Episode 14
Jane’s side of the story continues from the last scene
of the previous episode
I waited nervously all morning for Charles’s call and
when it eventually came, it was nothing but sad news. I
couldn’t believe he was so incapable. I couldn’t believe
he was unable to get rid of Isadora, a simple job a
teenager could even pull off. Yes of course his call
totally enraged me.
‘’I’m hurt Jane, I’m bleeding right here. Wait for me at
my apartment while I go stitch up myself’’ the silly
idiot breathed and hung up, leaving me boiling with
great anger as I wondered what else to do concerning
Isadora. I had the feeling the poor girl would be too
terrified to return to the house, thus making
everything much more complicated. I hurriedly dressed
up and rushed out of the house, running into Val at the
car park.
‘’where are you going to in such a hurry?’’ he asked
suspiciously.
‘’my friend just had an accident; I’m going to see her
at UNTH. I will be heading over to my family’s house
afterwards’’ I quickly answered, pecked him and jumped
into my car. I was nervous as ever. I needed to know
exactly how Charles carried out the operation, every
single detail.
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I barely spent up to an hour in Charles’s house when he
showed up with a bottle of hot drink in his right hand. I
really felt like slapping him there and then but
managed to control my temper.
‘’baby I’m sorry to say this but I think it’s time you
stop thinking about saving your family but saving your
own as.s. That girl really seems to have a guardian
angel following her around. I was about putting two
bullets in her skull when a shot from nowhere took me
unawares. I had to abandon her there and run. I had no
choice. I was all alone’’ he narrated, pulling off his shirt
and revealing a bandaged arm.
‘’my arm was grazed by pellets. I was a lucky the shot
was from a local gun’’ he added as he sipped his drink.
I eyed him, not exactly knowing what to say.
‘’the she devil even saw my face, I will be staying low
for a while but you have to work on your own side and
get married to your Val before the whole thing blows
up. The whole truth will come out sooner or later and
the best leverage you have is getting married as soon
as possible. At least we can take out Val and his mum
and have enough money to start a new life’’ he
breathed softly.
‘’and then what happens to my family huh?’’ I asked
angrily.
‘’my dear you have to stop worrying about them,
moreover you can even help them with your money, that
is if you succeed with the marriage. You need to work
on getting married as soon as possible’’’ he replied,
drawing close to sit beside me. I quickly stood up but he
grabbed me with his other good hand.
‘’my love you know the last thing I would ever want is
you being with that bastar.d but I got no choice. You
have to marry him. I can endure the pain and derive
unending satisfaction in getting rid of him afterwards’’
he muttered, kissing me. I instantly avoided his kiss.
‘’you couldn’t kill a naïve small girl. Now you are talking
about taking out a full grown man, come on’’ I hissed
with disdain.
‘’just try and get married as soon as possible. That’s
the only leverage you have now. You can tell him you
are pregnant to fasten up everything’’ he advised while
I stared at him suspiciously.
‘’I have this feeling you are using me. You are not in
love with me but in love with the money?’’ I asked
curiously.
‘’come on sweety, you know me very well. We lost
Isadora, don’t let Val equally slip through or else your
whole family and I might end up in jail. We are already
too deep into this to back out’’ he breathed.
‘’how about you getting some guys and going back to
the forest?’’ I asked as an afterthought.
‘’jeez, the whole place will be swarming with police by
now. That will be a suicide mission. Even a mad person
would know that we might come back to finish the job
and of course will be ready for us. For now forget
about Isadora even if she returns to the house. You
equally need to ask your family to prepare for the
worst just in case’’ he replied, slowly unbuttoning my
top.
‘’you are spending the night with me sweety and I
won’t take no for an answer’’ he breathed as he slowly
fondled me.
I really was far from happy with Charles. He totally
failed me and I couldn’t help but notice that all he
cared for was me getting married to Val. I knew I now
had no choice than to hand over isadora’s issue to my
mum. I couldn’t get rid of the girl, maybe she could.
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Val’s side of the story continues
5:45pm, same day
I was about editing some episodes of my new book when
my mum and Martha walked into my library looking very
scared. I looked up at them with great curiosity.
‘’what’s going on?’’ I asked.
‘’Isadora is yet to return to house. Madam Jane sent
her on an errand in the morning and till now she hasn’t
returned’’ Martha nervously explained while I stared at
the two women with disbelief. Slowly all Isadora told me
about her fears concerning Jane flew back to my head.
‘’what do we do?, should we go to the police?, we don’t
even know her family’’ my mum cried. I slowly reached
for my phone and dialed Jane’s number but she didn’t
answer. I called her seven times but she failed to pick
up.
Meanwhile at the outskirts of the town, Isadora is seen
shivering beside a campfire as the hunter who saved
her life hours ago roasted a young Antelope.
‘’my dear I heard all the young man said before trying
to kill you. I was so close that I could easily have shot
him to death but I’m not a murderer but a poor
hunter, moreover I’m still battling my conscience over
the mistake I made about nineteen years ago, that led
to the death of two people I cared for. So for now you
are not going back to city. You already know you have
enemies in town and I’m willing to assist you in every
possible way to get your life back’’ the poor hunter
promised while tears dropped from Isadora’s eyes. Of
course she looked very traumatized and confused. Who
wouldn’t be?
To be continued
