Chapter 153
Nicol
While I was waiting for Geoffrey to come back, I finished my list to e-mail it to Dr. Versace then I send a message to JP to call me when he wakes up, I wanted us to start getting the clinic ready as soon as possible I wanted it up and running by last week already. Yes, when I start something, I want it done quickly one of my many bad habits, I don’t have patients not when I have the means to do something. About 3 hours later Geoffrey came back, my list where already send to Dr. Versace my message to JP was send and delivered and my list of things I wanted to buy at Target was made. I grabbed my handbag and put my nurse’s case in the boot of the car just in case we might need it today. “Where are we off to Nicol?” Geoffrey asked me. “Target please Geoffrey.” I was so excited to get there and to buy all the things I wanted to get the shelter, from bedding to the microwaves and then a few babies stuff as well. I wanted the moms to be to feel excited to bring their babies into this world and not worry about where the food, cloths or blankets will come from. When we stopped at target JP called “Hi JP.” “Hi Nicol how are you?” “I’m good out on a shopping spree.” “What on earth for don’t you have a house full of stuff?” “Yes, but I’m buying stuff for the shelter we are going to help.” “OH, that’s awesome Nicol, you want me to come and join you?” “You want to, aren’t you tired?” “Well, the witched told me I’m done in her ward as I was going to work for you know so I’m off until you need me.” “Oh, that’s awesome news JP, I definitely need you, can I send you, my location?” “Yes, I’ll be there as soon as I can.” “No rush I’m going to be here for a while.”
I grab the biggest trolley I could get which Geoffrey took from me and I took another, “We are looking for microwaves, bedding and baby stuff Geoffrey.” “It looks like we are going to need a delivery van.” Geoffrey joked. “We might.” I was standing at the microwaves trying to decide which one will work the best when JP touched my shoulder “Hi you.” He said hugging me. “Hi I’m so glad to see you.” “Why? The microwaves giving you a hard time?” “I don’t know what to choose.” Let’s make it simple. What is it going to be used for, the women won’t make their food in it will they?” “No just warming food and bottles.” “Then I suggest this one.” JP said taking one of the microwaves off the shelf. “You sure, isn’t it to cheap.” “It’s not the price that matters Nicol; you just want it to warm stuff that is all you need.” “Okay.” It’s weird when you have money you want to go for the more expensive ones if it was only me and Nikki, I would have gone for exactly the same microwave JP just gave me. “How many?” JP asked “10” JP and Geoffrey packed 10 microwaves on the trolley. “Now bedding.” JP, Geoffrey and I walked to the bedding. “I want something that would cheer up a room, no dull colors.” I told JP, we settled on different patterns of large flowers in all the colors you could think off and plain curtains, I went with block out just to keep the room dark especially for the babies. While we walked through the baby stuff, I asked JP “So Adri let you go just like that?” “Indeed, she did, not that I mind I mean she is the devil himself, but the way she did it, that women need some serious courses in working with people I don’t know how she works with patients.” “I always wondered the same thing.”
As I bend down to get something from the bottom rack my scarf slipped off. “What the fuck?” JP asked when he saw the bruises around my neck. “Tell me that was not Nicolas because I will kill him?” “No JP it wasn’t Nicolas.” “Then who? What the fuck happened?” Geoffrey moved away clearly, he saw we needed some time to speak about this incident. “It happened yesterday at the women shelter.” “How?” “Well, I went home to get my nurses bag because one of the ladies didn’t feel their baby move for a few days, when I got back there was a man at the gate yelling and screaming, when I asked him to move, he told me to fuck of, when I told him I was going to call the police he grabbed me and started to strangle me. I kicked and kicked until I hit him. He let go of me and that allowed me to call the police.” “Thank God was he arrested?” “He was but last night Nicolas called the station, he was let go JP, he is out there again.” “Okay now the big guy makes sense.” “Why you think he will come after me again?” “I really don’t know Nicol but men that hit women is normally a bit unhinged you can’t put it pass him.” “I know but I don’t want to think about it.” “I understand but you’ll have to keep your eyes open for him.” “Oh, I will.” “Now let’s forget about him, will you come with me next week to get the clinic up and running?” “Yes, off course apparently you are my new boss so I’m at your disposal.” “Awesome JP, I’m so happy.”
“Okay anything else we need?” “No, I think we are good for now.” We went to the till where I paid for everything, then it was the big task of getting everything in the Audi. Geoffrey played Tetris a bit but got everything in at the end. I wanted to stop at another grocery store to get some fresh produce fruit and vegetables for the ladies but I’ll probable have to wait with that. When we got to the shelter a big guy open the gate for us. “Enzo” Geoffrey greeted him “Hi Geoffrey. Good to see you.” “You to this is Nicol, Nicolas’s girlfriend and her friend JP.” “Enzo so nice to meet you.” I said shaking his hand. “The pleasure is all mine miss.” “Please call me Nicol.” “Enzo will you help us unload please.” Geoffrey asked Enzo while I went looking for Carol.