Dance With Me (Silent Whisper’s)

‘When life gives you a Lemon, make Lemonade.’

Somewhere around a mountain:

A little girl of about 10 years old was seen crying as she quickly dialed a number from her phone. On the third ring it was picked.

“Hello mummy.” Lola said in tears.

“Yes, what is it? Why are you crying? You and Nora aren’t back from the walk you both took one hour ago.” Mrs Mary, the twins mother said worriedly as she put the phone on loud speaker so that her husband will also hear their conversation.

“Mummy Nora fell of the mountain.” Lola answered sobbing badly.

“What!? Oh my Gosh, how did this happened?” This time around it was James, their father who asked.

“We were both playing around the mountain when Nora feet suddenly slip and she fell off the mountain, please come quickly and help her mum. We are at the mountain close to our house, hurry up please.” Lola answered still crying.

Soon ambulance and helicopter came down to the mountain, the helicopter went down to the bottom of the mountain and fly out with a bloody Nora.

They quickly put her body in the ambulance which zoom off.

***

The Next Day:

News reporters were seen littering around the hospital and were been blocked from coming inside the hospital by the police.

When they saw the white limousine that drove the Dantes, they rushed to meet them, but their bodyguards and police prevented them from getting closer. A reporter successfully maneuver the guards and police and reached the couples heading worriedly inside the hospital, holding up his phone to them as he put it on record.

“Sir, sir one moment please, is it true that the young star actress and singer who has appeared in numerous movies met with an accident today?”

James stopped briefly to answer the young man.

“Yes, one of my precious daughter met with an accident today, I don’t know her condition yet.”

“Will she be okay?” The man asked still persisted.

“I don’t know, I can’t answer that question now.” With that, James quickly left him and entered the hospital with his wife.

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The doctor in charge requested for them immediately in his office.

“What were they doing in that mountain all by themselves? Didn’t someone go with them? Assume someone went with them this wouldn’t have happened, so why where they alone?” Doctor Maliki asked Mr and Mrs Dantes.

“We didn’t know they went to play on that mountain, we thought they were at the back of the house, please is Nora okay?” James asked in a worry tone as his wife, Mary, sitting beside him and crying out her eyes.

“She is okay, though she is now awake, it still baffles me that Nora would survive such a great fall,” Doctor Maliki said with a smile, Mary and James breathed the breath they didn’t even noticed they were holding, and smiled at the doctor.

“But I am sorry to say this, the fall didn’t kill her and for that we are thankful to God, but some of her body won’t be the same again.” Maliki added, the smile on the faces of the Dantes vanished as it had quickly came.

“What do you mean doctor, won’t she be able to walk again?” Mary asked her deepest fear.

“I wish that was the case ma’am, but it is not, it is more than that.” Doctor Maliki answered.

“Then what is it?” James demanded.

“She has lost her sight.” Maliki finally told them.

“I don’t get you doctor, please elaborate.”

“Your daughter Nora is blind, and no, there is no operation that can fix that. My guess was she belabour her head against the rocks many times she fell down the mountain.”

“This can not be happening, how can Nora be blind, is there nothing we can do doctor, we don’t mind the amount, we will pay you.” Mary said crying.

“I am sorry but there is absolutely nothing that can be done in her condition now, and also, the impact of her, hitting her head on the bottom of the mountain so hard, made her larynx, which is her voice box, got damaged as well, she can’t talk again. Like I said, I am still in shock she survived that fall, her bones weren’t broken, it still a miracle. This is the time she will need you both most, and with your support and love for her, she will pass through this deep waters.”

“Okay doctor, thank you so much for your help. So can we see her?”

“Sure, follow me.” The doctor said and took them to the ward Nora was, in there, she was greatly bandaged, her throat that was slash before had been stitched.

***

Lola switch on the T. v. in the living room as she sat down on one of the sofas to watch the latest news. Lola and Nora weren’t identical twins so it was easy to differentiate the both of them.

“We just got an information from an insider who confirmed that Nora, the star reality child was met with a terrible accident, the insider also informed us that the accident she had has rendered her blind and her voice box was damaged permanently. In case you don’t know the accident victim, she is the Popular child actor who rose into fame in a T. v. reality show, Sing with Nora, where it was widely known to the billions of viewers how melodious her voice was. Not only is she good at acting, she is also good at singing. Her twin sister Lola, famous for music, hasn’t been seen since Nora’s accident. We do hope and pray that the trial moment for our young celebrity reality actress should pass her by.” The T. v. news reporter said.

Lola heard her parents car driving in, she quickly switch off the T. v. and ran upstairs to her room she shares with her twin sister, climbing the twin big size bed, she pretended to be asleep.

Mary quietly entered the room and saw Lola asleep. She gently woke her up.

“Lola dear, wake up.”

Lola opened her eyes and yawned out loudly in pretence.

“Mummy is my twin sister okay?” Lola asked in a concern tone.

Mary started to cry afresh again. “I don’t think she will ever get better, the fall she had damaged her eyes sight and it also affected her voice. Doctor’s report said she wouldn’t be able to sing or see again. I kept on asking myself why wasn’t it her bones that break when she fall off that mountain?”

“Don’t worry too much mum, I am here for you and daddy, I will make you guys proud.” Lola said hugging her mum.

***

The days rolled by as weeks passes by, Nora was discharged a month later after the stitch she had in her throat and head were removed.

She was put in a wheel chair and Mary took her home blocking the questions throw at her by the reporters, once at home, things weren’t the same again, everyday Nora finds herself getting lonely in the house, since she couldn’t see or talk she find herself feeling dejected. Although even with the state of her blindness, she knew her way round the house like the back of her hand.

Her parents would leave the house for their beloved daughter T. v. reality show, Sing With Lola, she has overthrown her sister and taken the show from her. Mary and James wouldn’t come back until midnight, they have to be there for their beautiful daughter, Lola, always. By the time they arrive, Nora would have gone to sleep.

Lola then quickly requested that Nora was moved into another room that she can’t stay with her twin in the same room again, which was carried immediately.

James couldn’t take it anymore and he decided to call his mother, Mrs Kate, to come and carry Nora.

Kate came and took Nora but not without exchanging some words with her son and wife.

“I am deeply disappointed in you two.”

“Mum, it’s Lola wish, she doesn’t want her friends or her growing fans to ridicule her about her twin sister who is a handicap, try to understand us mother.” James tried to let his mother see his reason. Lola was hiding and listening to their conversation.

“I just hope that you don’t regret your actions you took today James, one day you both will realize the grave mistakes and decisions you make today, mark my words, I just hope then, it wouldn’t be too late.” Kate said and gently took Nora’s hand in hers and lead Nora to her rented car, she drove off. Lola came out from her hiding place.

“Mum and dad, since Nora won’t be coming back ever again, from now henceforth, I don’t have any twin sister, okay.”

“But people know that your are a twin and also know that Nora is much alive.” Mary said.

“Not for long, leave everything to me.”Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

The following day, the whole T. v. station talked about the sudden death of Nora.