Bola and a 35 year old man, was driving in his
Prado Jeep with his friend, Tommy.
Along a
stretch of a deserted road somewhere in
Lagos, the car suddenly jerked and stopped.
Bola and Tommy looked at each other.
Bola
tried the ignition but the car kept
spluttering. He opened his door and as he
got out of the car, his foot got caught in his
'Agbada' and he fell flat on his face, knocked
out senseless.
Tommy ran to him and tried to revive him.
Bola was still breathing but he needed help
fast. Tommy squinted his eyes and saw a
signboard; 'GRACE HOSPITAL' up the street.
Tommy ran the few metres to the hospital.
He fell twice on the ground but managed to
get to the hospital, panting. As he burst into
the reception, startling the nurses, he
panted urgently.
"Sir, what is wrong with you?'' One of the
nurses asked in alarm.
TOMMY: (Panting) My... My friend...
Bola...Bola...Bola... is... is...
One of the nurses shouted 'EBOLA' and the
hospital was empty in a twinkle of an eye
(the two doctors on duty, the cleaners,
Matron, security men and even a patient
who had just been operated on and was still
groggy from the anaesthesia, jumped
through windows, doors and balconies