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About the Author

Dr Olayinka was born in London in 1970. She spent most of


her childhood in Nigeria where she trained as a medical
doctor. She returned to the UK in 1999 to continue her
postgraduate training in the field of Psychiatry.
She is happily married with two beautiful children. She lives
with her family in Rotherham where she also works as a
Psychiatrist.

Dedication
This book is dedicated first and foremost to GOD
ALMIGHTY for his mercy and grace to my family.
Secondly to all my sisters out there crying unheard,
Sighing unnoticed under heavy burden of psychological
harassment and maltreatment that continues to thrive
unchecked behind the shackles of many marriages.
May the Good Lord send you peace and happiness.

O O - O L AY I N K A

GESTALT HOSPITAL

Copyright
(2015)

OLUFUNMI

OMOPARIOLA-OLAYINKA

The right of OLUFUNMI OMOPARIOLA-OLAYINKA to be


identified as author of this work has been asserted by her in
accordance with section 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs
and Patents Act 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be
reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any
form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,
recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the
publishers.
Any person who commits any unauthorized act in relation to
this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil
claims for damages.
A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the
British Library.
ISBN 9781785545924 (Paperback)
ISBN 9781785545931 (Hardback)
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First Published (2015)
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Printed and bound in Great Britain

Acknowledgments
Love and kisses to all my little helpers namely Morayo,
Anthony, Tolulope, Alex, Debby, Ayomide and Abiola who
all worked hard with me to make this book a reality.

PROLOGUE

Suddenly, her body had become very heavy; it felt like she
was putting on an armour of steel. She pushed, pushed and
pushed, but only managed to open one eyelid by a tiny
fraction.
What is this doctor adding to my drip this late at
night? Where is Nurse Ciara? Kim was screaming, but no
sound came out of her mouth.
She watched helplessly as her murderer increased the
flow of her drip after injecting a colourless liquid into it.
Soon even the opened eyelid became too heavy and
snapped shut.
Thank God, said Kim, sitting up at the foot of her
hospital bed, Im feeling much better now. She got up,
glanced at her bed and froze in shock. Why is my body
still lying on the bed? What did you put in my drip?
Answer me! You killer doctor! She screamed and
screamed but the man in the white coat could not hear nor
see her transformed form. Tearfully she sat at the foot of
the bed again and thought about her life.
Kim Richards was a successful beautician with a
booming beauty clinic for the rich and famous of society.
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Looks can be deceptive, because despite her petit size with


soft, delicate and flawless chocolate skin, when it came to
business, she was bold, fiercely independent and astute. She
resisted several subtle suggestions by her husband over the
years that she should sell the business and go into a
partnership venture with him, claiming that he too was
about to sell his dental practice. Hes been saying that for
the past six years, yet his practice has continued to expand.
Perhaps the only thing Kim loved more than her
business were her children, Olivia her daughter is twelve
while her son Junior is nine. Kim was utterly devoted to her
children, which is why she had put up with their father
despite his flaws. She tried desperately to cling on to a
picture perfect family.
Her husband, Jim Richards is every womans fantasy in
the looks department, tall with dark smooth milk chocolate
skin, complete with a heart melting smile that reveals
perfect set of even white teeth. His low cut afro hair is
always fashionably styled.
Unfortunately, Jim Richards shortcomings are also
every womans nightmare. Serial unfaithfulness! First there
was Angela the child minder, next it was Bree his secretary
at the dental surgery, oh, not forgetting Nurse Kelly. Each
time Kim discovers his indiscretion, Jim becomes very
emotional and remorseful. He swears by heaven and earth
that it was the last time, saying, None of these women
mean anything to me babe, you will always be the only
woman for me! Lets fight for what we have! Sadly his
promises have the lifespan of a bottle of fresh milk.
Beverley, Fiona and Shade, her best friends, have
called her crazy several times for taking Jim back after
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initially insisting he packs out of the family house


following discovery of another indiscretion. Nevertheless
are friends were always there to pick up the pieces of her
broken heart.
The public scandal caused by Jims affair with Cheryl a sixteen year old medical student whose mother threatened
Jim with a lawsuit if he did not leave her daughter alone,
was the final straw that broke the camels back. Kim finally
took her friends advice and called a divorce attorney. She
smiled when she remembered how pleased her friends were
that shes finally woken up to the fact that Jim will always
be Jim, regardless of what he says and how he says it.
However, instead of pressing ahead with the divorce
suit, Jim once again convinced Kim to give him one last
trial. Even though her friends were tight lipped about her
decision, she knew she broke their hearts!
A great suctioning force sucked Kim Richards out of
the recovery ward of the GESTALT HOSPITAL. To
where? It is uncertain, but of a certainty the remains of her
beautiful trusting body would be discovered in the morning.
After waiting for a few minutes, the doctor took Kims
pulse, satisfied that there was none, he disconnected the IV
drip and stuffed it inside his leather bag. He went gingerly
out of the ward. Ciara the staff nurse on duty was fast
asleep, head slumped on desk at the nurses station. All
thanks to the spiked coffee the doctor gave her around
10pm just after he had finished handing over to night on
call doctors.

All he had to do was flirt with her a little before


offering to get drinks for both of them from a nearby
vending machine. It was bread and butter easy to slip a pill
into her drink on the way back. The doctor made sure he
left for home long before the Xanax pill began to take
effect, giving him an iron clad alibi should the need ever
arise for one.
The drug Xanax is a wonderful multipurpose tool, in
small doses it induces a narcolepsy like state, and the
individual simply drops off to sleep for several hours. In
higher doses, especially in the intravenous form, such as
hed administered to Mrs Kim Richards, the drug causes
the brain to rapidly shut down the central nervous system
leading to generalized paralysis, gradual loss of
consciousness culminating in death. The beauty of it is that
the drug is almost immediately broken down into a
naturally occurring chemical that leaves no detectable trace
in the body.
As far as Ciara and the two other patients on the
recovery ward were concerned, he left the ward around
quarter past ten last night. Only Kim new that he came back
after midnight and she would never be able to tell.

CHAPTER ONE

Beverley Jones opened her eyes reluctantly as her bedside


alarm went off. It was 7am. Time to get up! her brain
screamed. Just ten minutes more! her body countered.
Just then, her mobile began to chirp loudly, bringing her
out of the inner struggle. She groaned and reached for the
phone, flipping it open, she said, It had better be an
emergency Fiona! Fiona is one of her three best friends.
The problem is that it is difficult to stay mad at Fiona,
despite her flair for the dramatics.
Kim is dead, screamed a hysterical Fiona. I know
she should have divorced that bastard when she had the
chance, that bastard must not get away with this! Fiona
raved on. Calm down and tell me what happened, said a
dazed Beverley, What do you mean Kim is dead? Didnt
we all have dinner two days ago? What happened between
yesterday and today to make her dead? Beverley fired
questions helplessly in desperate bid to prove Fiona wrong.
I dont know the full details yet, replied Fiona
tearfully, I called her house to cancel an appointment I
booked with her for facials later today and got Olivia
instead. From what I gathered, Jim spilled hot coffee on her
accidentally two days ago and rushed her to the Gestalt
hospital where she was treated for the burns injury and
admitted overnight for observation. Only for the hospital to
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call yesterday morning saying that Kim had a bad allergic


reaction and died during the night.
Allergic reaction to what exactly? asked Beverley
sternly. I dont think anyone knows right now, all I know
is that she should have divorced that poly-timing bastard
when she had the chance. How convenient that she should
die just after he convinced her to withdraw the divorce
suit? said Fiona suspiciously.
Ciara, one of my neighbours is a nurse at the Gestalt
hospital. I will pay her a visit and see if she can fill me in
on some of the missing details. Does Shade know about this
development?
Jim may have told Dipo, but I have not spoken to
her.
Why dont you contact Jim, find out what the hospital
told him, is there going to be a post-mortem? What
arrangement needs making concerning burial?
Slow down counsellor, we have not even confirmed
the story yet. For all we know there could have been a
miscommunication somewhere, said Fiona wishfully.
I doubt it, said Beverly realistically, anyway, always
better to be ready for the worst but hope for the best.
Remember my vet, Dr Amanda Sharpe? said Fiona.
Yes, what about her?
Well isnt it funny that just two months ago, she
developed a sudden stomach upset, was rushed to the
Gestalt hospital, and had emergency operation for
appendicitis. To cut the long story short she died a couple
of days after the operation. The official story was that she
died of septicaemia, in this day and age!
Now, slow down Fiona, I know how that crafty mind
of yours works. Your dislike for Jim is no ground to begin

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