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*CHAPTER 73*
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Frank gets up from his desk, about to make
his routine check up to the prison cell to
ensure everything is in place for his execution
plan tomorrow.
”Frank ?”
He turns to find Salim standing by his door
”Yes Sir”
”Step into my office will you?”
”Yessir”
He walks in to find Gareth there. ”Gareth”
”Frank!”
He nods ”Sir , you nee-ded me”
”Yes. As you know, we had Gareth here on
suspension due to the incident on the Heritage
primaries because we were carrying out an
investigation.’
”Okay!”
”He has been reinstated to his position but on
limited leash. We are still un-dergoing
investigation but..he is being reinstated”
”Okay Sir”
”Tomorrow the Mayor is having a party at his
estate for his son, who is the new President of
the Heritage group and there would be a lot of
dignitaries and senators as well as people
there so we would nee-d maximum security
lock down for safety ”
”Okay Sir” he says nodding his head, Salim
continues
”I would be there and a few other officers but I
would nee-d someone to be here while I am
out, I do not exactly trust Gareth at the
moment so I want him on in my line of sight
at all times. ”
Gareth says nothing, he co-cks his head to the
side”What would you have me do boss?”
”I nee-d you to keep an eye out on the activities
in the station while I am out, there are a few
prisoners who are expected to be released
tomorrow so I want you to coordinate with the
as-sistant chief tomorrow and ensure there is a
smooth process plus to keep an eye out for
anything that goes down that shouldn’t . the
reason I am calling you is that most of my
guys would be out with me tomorrow due to
the elites that would be in town and the radio
hasn’t picked up any disturbances for the last
48 hours so i believe less hands can be
afforded in the station, and that leaves you
who is a higher police officer in here to watch
the front. Do you have any issues with this
task Frank?”
”No Sir, I do not!” He nods, well isn’t this
perfect timing, Salim just made his job easier
tomorrow.
”Good, you are dismissed !”
”Thank you Sir!”
”Gareth?” he hears Salim says as he leaves
”You are un-der probation as I told you, which
means that you do not do anything on your
own unless i okay it, you would be at my beck
and call and you do not have jurisdiction over
any unit. You laptop crashed so you would be
given a desktop to work with while we access
it..i nee-d to know what you have been working
on and my balls are itching me and until i
ensure there is nothing stinking like fish, you
are off the hook but…this is between me and
you; if I do find anything incriminating against
you..you would do the time, I promise you”
”I swear it Sir, whatever happened in that room
that day was never planned. I thought she had
a gun and then-” he began lying.
”Whatever! Jaime Lockswire has ordered an
eye out to put on you and that is what we are
doing, but if you have issues against this…you
can drop your gun and take the door”
”No Sir, I do not” he keeps quiet
”Good, you are dismissed”
Gareth nods standing up ”Thank you Sir!”
He leaves his office as Salim picks up a call
”Yes Mayor!” He answers ”Yes yes I have the
officers on stand-by and-”
Gareth closes the door.
Frank watches him leave the office, he goes
back to shifting docu-ment on his deck, Gareth
pas-ses him ”Meet me in the Lu in five”
Frank gets there in ten. He shuts the door and
then turns on the taps ”what?”
”Thanks man, I owe you one!” Gareth smiles at
Frank
”Right! What was in that computer anyways?
From one criminal to another”
Gareth smiles ”stuff, not worthy of a cop. I
would have been locked down by now if it
wasn’t for you..so thank you!”
”I see! You are welcome”
”So…I nee-d another favor to ask. Tomorrow,
can you help with a diversion?”
”Why?”
”Can you?”
”Dude i asked why?”
”Something is about to go down tomorrow, so
i just nee-d you to create a diversion when we
nee-d it that’s all”
”Who is we?”
”Give you a hundred so you stop asking
questions”
”Look Dude, tomorrow i also do have a job to
attend to so i cannot be your babysitter” He
says opening the door and leaving
”Fxxk you Frank!”
”Not interested!”
”as-s-hole! He sighs , he would have to find one
of the guys with him tomorrow to create the
diversion for Jimmy and them after he makes
his killing of the Wellingtons.
Sighing he turns leaving the bathroom.
*
Jimmy stares at her across the table ”You
know we shouldn’t be seen together” He tells
her taking a sip of wine. They are in a five star
restaurant having lunch.
”’Why? Am i being limited to who i speak to
and who i have lunch with?”
”Christine, we have to be discreet is that not
so?”
”Right now if you think i give a shit then you
have another think coming, besides, it’s good
they see us together …a harmless lunch with
the brother of a man i used to date”
”For the few people who know we are brothers”
he says sarcastically
”Oh well, who cares” she eats , then she
pauses ”You will pick me up by what time?”
He laughs ”I am no picking you up”
”Jimmy!!”
”You are not my date”
”You can be a fxxking as-s-hole you know that
right?”
”I have always been one, did you suddenly
forget? Plus..us just suddenly getting all date-
y would be suspicious, you get some fool to
take you and i would come along with a
date..less eyes on us. Besides i nee-d people
to see me leaving my house, with my date and
going to the Mayor’s place and then leave with
my date too”
*
She smiles ”Whatever that is fine. I cannot wait
till tomorrow, ”
”Neither can i”
” the fact that I never have to see that smile on
her face when she stares at him neither while i
ever have to hear him say he loves her ever
again is giving me happy bubbles. Maybe,
maybe then we both can have something
permanent..right? ” She stares at him, atleast
since Jaime and her didn’t work out, she and
Jimmy might. After all they have been getting
rather cosy this past few days..he may like her,
and he is just a necessary fall back plan for
her.
He looks away from her, staring at the door,
his eyes dims for a moment, he chuckles
”Apparently, the big guy up there likes to have
a few tricks off his sleeves”
”What does that mean?”
”See who just walked in ” he says taking a sip
of his wine
She turns to look and then her mouth drops.
*
Walking into the restaurant, her phone rings,
she answers, Tinny-B enters behind her
”Hello?”
”Hey girlfriend?” his rich voice sends sweet
chills down her, her blus-h rises to her cheeks
”Hi Jaime” she smiles
Tinny-B smiles ”Oh love birds! ” she coos,
Alexander hits her playfully
”How are you , where are you?” he asks
”Ah! Oh that! You see..i am in an African
country spending all of your money!” she
teased
”Oh that sounds like fun, can i come with?”
”You would have to become some African
prince maybe”
”Like the Prince of Zamuda?”
”Exactly!” she smiles when she heard him laugh
”How are you?”
”Good, just missing you terribly. I had some
engagements in the office and i am done. My
parents asked if we can swing by for Dinner
so…”’ he trails off.
”Dinner with the parents?”
Tinny-B goes ”Wow! He is moving fast girl”
She nudges her friend again who laughs
”Yes, but if you don’t want it’s fine” she hears
him say
”No…its good. I would love to”
”Great, so that would be like another 5 hours
away but , i want to swing you out for lunch”
she bites her li-ps ”I kinda already out with
Tinny-B for that..”
”Oh! Where are you guys?”
”Some fancy place one of your guys took me
to and ..i think-i do not remember the
name..is it- er” she thinks for a moment
”Never mind i would just call him, see you in a
minute-”
”No its the Grove place, yes. Grove!”
‘Ah,” there was slight laughter in his voice ”It’s
five minutes away, be there before you blink,
don’t miss me too much beautiful. Book a
reservation with my card”
”I would try not to, infact i do not miss you.”
”Liar!”
She smiles ”Not lying”
‘Then why are you smiling like a fish!”
She pinches her cheeks trying to steal the
blowing smile ”Not, you do not see me so how
you suppose i am?”
”Because i love you and hearing my voice
gives you chills, deny that and i would come
there wielding bananas like a monkey and
singing the Aladin song to you”
She laughs ”You are just a clown”
”A clown who proudly loves you so…yeah i am
good with being a clown. See you in a second
babe, i am turning right in”
”Okay” She says cutting the call
”Oh, baby baby mwah mwah mwah!” Tinny-B
sings to her
”Shut up!” she blus-hes
”Good afternoon Ma’am, welcome to the Grove
restaurant, do you have a reservation or you
would like to book?”
”Er book, for three” she hands her his gold
card, the woman takes it and then smiles ”Ah,
Mr Jaime Lockswire..” then she looks up ”But i
see just two” The lady who approached them
had an accent ”Would he be joining you so i
get the VIP lounge vacated?”
”VIP Lounge?” she sounded confused ”Yes my
boyfriend is on his way and would be joining
us, here is fine we do not nee-d to go to VIP”
”Very well Madam, allow me see you to your
lounge and i would get the menu while we wait
for Mr Lockswire”
”No VIP lounge here is—fine” the woman was
already leaving ”Er-Thank you” she shrugs as
Tinny-B teases her ”From Ma’am to Madam,
girl!!” they laugh
”Boyfriend?”
They both turn to see Christine standing there,
a bitter smile on her face
Tinny-B co-cks her head to her side
recognizing her ”Yes, boyfriend! have you got a
problem with that mama!”
”Don’t talk to me little person..” she gives her
her palm
”Oh you bitc-h!” Tinny-B hits it away
”Tinny-B, don’t !” Alexander pulls her friend
away ”Is there a problem here Christine?”
”Yes, there is. I remember how i came to his
house a number of times and you kept going ” i
do not like your man nor want him and bla bla
bla…, Now look at you wearing fancy cloths
and smelling like Gucci perfume coming into
five star restaurant and going
my boyfriend! …You lying bitc-h, man snatcher,
my man snacherrrrrrrrrr” she stressed it.
Alexander stares at her ”Look Christine, then i
wanted nothing to do with him but right now,
we are dating and i did not steal him from you,
he wasn’t yours..and he isn’t a thing to be
taken okay, he is a person so he has a mind
of his own”
”Oh she has a mouth to defend her slut game
huh!?” Christine spat
”You would not call my friend a slut you half-
hazard witch!” Tinny-B spat back at her
Christine turns up her nose ”I wonder from
which gutter you pulled your friend out from but
she nee-ds to shut up before i run my heels up
her as-s”
Tinny-B laughs ”Girl i am from the street and i
would have my fingers clawing your face
before you can blink ! I would fxxk you up so
bad your mama would reject your fake as-s”
”Tinny-B stop!” Alexander pleads not wanting a
scene
”She is disrespecting you and your man” she
tells her all dramatically ”I would fxxk her up
big time, i eat roaches like this for playtime”
she tells Christine pointing at her, Christine
laughs
”I can handle it!”
”Exactly, handle it how? By seducing my man?
obviously that is what you did if not he
wouldn’t have left me”
”You left him Christine, if i have the jist
straight, you left him for someone else and he
moved on ..and right now ..he is with who he
wants to be with and i am sorry truly i am that
it’s not you but you cannot say i did something
when i didn’t!”
”Liar!”
”I would not fight with you!” Alexander turns
away
Christine grabs her and turns her to face her
”You would not turn your back at me when i am
talking to you-you slut!!”
”Let go of me, don’t you dare” Alexander points
at her angry now ”I am trying to control my
anger Christine but don’t come up all in my
face, you would hate me if i get angry so don’t
you dare touch me again- leave me alone
okay?”
”Or else what?” She steps closer
Alexander shakes her head ” You know why i
won’t fight you? Because you are a crazy
person and i feel mighty sorry for you, plus
Jaime isn’t a man i have to fight for..he knows
what he wants and it’s me, so deal with it and
maybe if you are less crazy, someone might
actually love you. So..you can enjoy your
restaurant..i am leaving..yes!Tinny-B , lets go!”
She grabs her again, with one hand and about
to slap her with other
”Christine!!!!” His voice was loud, angry.. Her
hand stops midair, she drops it, Alexander’s
hand was folded into a fist, by God Christine
would have loosed her hand if she had slapped
her.
Jimmy who had been watching the scene from
where he sat, he stands up smiling, he bu-ttons
his shirt and then slowly walks up to the
scene,
”Madam, is there a problem?” the attendant
comes quickly to Alexander ”Sir..we are so
sorry, Madam if you would come with me we
would-”
”No, it’s fine we are leaving” Alexander says
”Yes, go on you slut!! Gold digger! the only
reason you are with Jaime Lockswire is
because of his money i can swear it you slut!!”
Jaime walks up to her and then turns her to
face him standing between them ”You would
not disrespect my girlfriend, i forbid it!”
She laughs, her eyes ha-rd ”You loved me, me!!”
she points to herself
”Loved. Operative word!” he points out ”And i
doubt that it was even real because i probably
didn’t know what love meant this much until i
met her”
”Now you pick her over me?’ This thing!!’ she
points at Alexander, anger in her eyes
”Oh bitc-h i am about to slam you so ha-rd”
Tinny-B says shaking her head and then
folding her fist, Alexander grabs her hand to
stop her
”I would pick her over and over and over again
Christine, you said you were over this but
apparently you lied, i hate those”
”I don’t care if you do. You belong to me and if
i can’t have you no one will!” she says with
bloodshot eyes
Jimmy frowns, n ow she was being
stupid ”Christine,” he comes to them
”What is that supposed to mean !?” Jaime
frowns not liking her tone
”You–her!…you think you would enjoy this love
you share? You think i am going to let you-”
Jimmy grabs her and shakes her to her
senses
”What nonsense Christine, !” he says digging
his nails into her as he whispers for her
hearing alone ”shut the fxxk up!” Then he
raises his voice ” You have had too much to
drink, stop being silly!”
”No..Jimmy, what the hell does she mean?”
Jaime wanted to know
”How am i supposed to know that? she is a
heart broken woman seeing her lover’s new
lover, what do you think she would say and
feel?”
”Ex Jimmy, you of all people should not make
mistakes like that”
”Whatever Jaime!” He spat
Christine snaps bitterly at Alexander ”Slut!” she
spat
Alexander blinks ”I think you nee-d help!”
”Fxxking Gold digger”
Jaime angrily nudges Jimmy away and then he
grabs her shoulders and then shakes her ”Stop
it, okay stop it! YOU HAVE GOT TO STOP THIS
CHRISTINE!” He screams at her
”Jaime?” Alexander touches his shoulders
”It was me you loved, why her? why?” she cries
”Because for the first time, saying ”i love you”
felt real to me when i said it to her and she
means the world to me, so stop all this
nonsense and apologize to my girlfriend!”
”Never!”
”Apologize damnit!”
She blinks back tears
”Tell her Jaime!” Tinny-B nods
”You won’t make me do it!”
”Apologize!!” he says firmly
”Christine, apologize, you are better than this!
You called me here to talk and if i knew this
was how you would behave i wouldn’t have
come really” Jimmy says ”Apologize and show
them that you are strong, that is what you nee-d
to do..he has moved on with his life with
Alexander, you should too okay..come one, be
the bigger person now..”
Christine’s eyes darts to her ”Fine! Let me go
Jaime!!”
He does, she adjusts her dress, sniffs ”I am
sorry Alexander..for not being sorry for all i
said. You are a lowlife, you will never be
happy, both of you won’t! ” then she turns
walking away exiting the building.
Jaime stares at the exited door.
”You didn’t have to be a dxxk to her, it’s bad
enough you left her and you bring your
girlfriend here?”
”I am surprised you are still walking around
freely !” Alexander says to him
He smiles ”Because what you accused me off
held no water in them Alexander, and women
like you should be slapped to common
sense…how dare you accuse me wrongly?…it
is a shame, i would have spa-nked you as i did
little girls who have no sense. But i forgive
you, i do, after all…you probably did come for
the money, maybe Christine is right!”
Jaime turns to him ” You should leave!” his
hands folded into a fist
”Are you going to chase me from entering a
restaurant ?”
”Owned by me, yes–”
He laughs, Jaime’s face didn’t change then he
frowns ”You bought it?”
”I said you should leave or i would have
security toss you out”
He steps closer to him, two men suddenly
walk into the restaurant, a few men dressed in
suit stand up, Jimmy sees them, he smiles ,
he lowers his voice ”You do this to me
because of her? you never had such boldness
when you carried the other women, but she
comes into your life and you challenge me
openly – why?”
”’Because maybe it is high time i start taking
back what you took from me. My life…now get
out from my property!!!”
He reaches out and then pats Jaime’s face
”See you tomorrow, and you took Alexander,
you too!” he turns and then walks away
He turns to Alexander ”You okay Babe?”
”I want to go home!” she blinks
He nods taking her hand and they leave. The
security detail follow behind them.
It was a quiet ride; Alexander stares out of the
window throu-ghout the journey. Jaime is
worried and Tinny-B is angry as she curses a
thousand times un-der her breath, wishing she
had had a good chance to slap Christine to
oblivion.
*
Christine drives to Jimmy’s house,alights from
the car and the enters his house, and going
upstairs angrily.
Jimmy drives into his compound behind her,
enters his house, ignores his butler and then
storms into his room.
”Oh i am so going to kill him, i would strangle
her with my ba-re hands i swear to God and i
would-”
He didn’t let her finish, he flings his hand
hitting her as she cries out falling to the
ground
”Jimmy?” she gasps in shock holding her face
and then staring at him, She tasted the blood
in her mouth before she felt it slide out the
corner of her mouth and then drop to the floor.
”You fxxking fxxking stupid as-s!” he yells at
her, he grabs her and then pulls her to her feet
”You fool!! you cannot control your emotion you
had to… argh!” he slap-s her again as she falls
to the ground, she screams out
”Jimmy!! Jimmy stop!”
He kicks her and then kicks her again , he
grabs her and then flings her to the bed ”I am
this close, this close from getting all i want
and you want to ruin it for me? I won’t allow
you to do that you un-derstand?..How dare you
say if you don’t have him no one would right
there in front of him? You think Jaime is stupid
or that Alexander is dumb?..How dare you…
argh!!! i could kill you right now! i swear you
fxxking as-s-hole…your anger would be the
death of you you fool!” he pins her to the bed
holding her ne-ck
”Jimmy..stop..please” she cries out as he hits
her again, she chokes ”Please”
He stares at her angrily ”If anything goes wrong
i swear i would kill you.” He sneers not
bothered that her veins were showing as he
held her ne-ck ti-ght ” if he gets suspicious after
now i would kill you so just pray that he sees
this as nothing other than a jealous feat from
an ex who had drank too much. You just had
to pay it cool but no..you bitc-h!!” he screams
at her releasing her as he raises his hand to hit
her again, she covers her face and then pleads
”No Jimmy please!” she cries ”I beg you stop!
I am sorry, i am sorry!” she cries, he stares at
hyer angrily, then He drops his hands
”Control your fxxking emotions Christine, we
are this close, don’t ruin it, you get it?”
She nods her head
”Good, now get out!!” he grabs her pulling her
off the bed, opens the door he drags her out,
down the stairs, out the door, to the garage, he
opens her door her and then pushes her inside
”Go home, i don’t wait to see you anymore
today” he slams the door and walks back into
the house.
Shaking, she turns the ignition and then drives
out of his compound.
She reaches home, she painfully drags herself
out of the car, ignoring the security guard who
came to her, she waves him off, she enters her
house seeing her mother watching Tv, she
turns away and headed upstairs.
Christine sees her condition and then rushes to
her daughter, her eyes filled with worry and
then fear her mother ”My God Christine, what
happened to you? my God! Call the police, call
911-” she holds her daughter ”What happens,
who did this to you Christine?”
”No mother, i am fine, just got mugged but i
am okay” she lies pushing her mother away
from her
”Christine..no! did someone beat you
up..who..oh God we nee-d to take you to the
hospital, come let’s-”
”Dammit mother fxxk off and leave me alone, i
am fine” she screams at her , pushes her out
her room and then bangs the door on her face
”Call anyone and i would fxxking leave and you
won’t see me again you hear me, i am
fine..just slight bruises!!”
”Oh baby Christine, what has happened to you!”
she cries behind the closed door
”I said leave me alone!!!” she screams. She
could hear her mother crying, she didn’t care.
She stares at her self in the mirror, ”All of you
will pay, all of you will!” she sniffs ”I swear to
God!!” She washes her face ”But first,
Alexander, Jaime..then when i get what i
want..Jimmy, i would run a knife throu-ghyour
heart, i promise you!” she coughs spitting out
blood, she goes to her bed and painfully sinks
to it, ”All of you would pay for hurting me, i
swear to God!”
*
*TO BE CONTINUED*……