Ben was lying face-down when the vermin thatwas snooping around his foot brought himback to consciousness."Bullocks!" He exclaimed as he felt a sharp pain at the side of his ribs when he tried sitting up. As he sat up, he also felt a pain at the back of his head.It was as though his head was hosting a rock concert. "Where am I ?" He asked himself, still oblivious of his present state of existence.He looked around the alley where darkness held sway, to have a recollection of what happened to him but the throbbing in his head did not allow him.He then closed his eyes and clutched his knees to his chest; placing his head between them. A few seconds later; the events of the past few hours, came back with a force that threathened to bust his head up................................................................................Flash back begins"God! were you ever going to stop", Scrawny said after catching up to them. Scrawny was bent over with his hands on his knees panting heavily.

After the burial of Sofia, Ben's mother, Ben and his sister continued to stay in the one room apartment. The apartment was part of the Farmhouse owned by Mrs. Palsy's.Ben's mum was a housemaid in the farmhouse working for Mrs. Palsy. Mrs. Palsy agreed to allow them to stay on due to the persuation of people from the church Sofia attended.But it was also on the condition that they did farm chores and not loaf around for doing nothing.In spite of Betsy's condition, she assited her brother. Ben was feeding the pigs while Betsy was feeding poultry birds. While he was working he paused to rest.His hands found its way into his pocket; he picked something out of it. It was a piece of paper that had an address on it.The paper reminded him of the events of the day his mother kicked the bucket.................................................................................Flashback begins"I am your brother," the boy in the hood said."That can not be." Ben said."Its true Ben." The boy

"What kind of question is that James"? Rose asked with a stunned look."Don't toy with me Rose; who is the father of Casey?""Its Gerard of course; Whose else, would it be?" Rose said, avoiding his gaze."Then take a look at this." James gave her a piece of paper."What is this?" She asked; taking it from him reluctantly. She scanned it hastily and her expression changed suddenly like the weather. "How did you get this?" She said with fear written all over her face."It doesn't matter how I got it. Just tell me the truth."Rose was dumbstruck. She felt the world spinning round and everything was upside down."James how did you get this?" She asked again."Rose stop wasting my time and tell me what I need to know." James yelled."I do not know what to say." Rose said."Rose, listen to me," He said cupping her face in his hands. "Just speak to me; tell me the truth, please."She looked up at James and she was a bit relaxed."Casey, is your daughter." She said as she sank on the bed"

Thank you Mr. Harry." Mary said to her neighbor a former medic in the army."She is conscious now but she needs to get to the hospital.""We will be taking her there tomorrow." Mary said."She is in a critical stage. She might not pull through if this occurs again." Mr. Harry warned."Thank you once again." Mary saidMr. Harry just nodded and left."What do we do now?" Ben asked frenziedly."I don't know Ben, I don't know." Aunt Mary sighedHenry was on the phone with someone."Let me look at the things that I can pawn." Mary said.Betsy was resting but her paleness was very evident. Henry signalled to Ben for them to go outside after Henry was done with his conversation over the phone."Ben we have to do something fast so that Betsy can begin Chemo now."Henry said"Yea! she ought to have started it like yesterday." Ben replied.There was a brief silence. "But how do we get money?" Ben asked with worry as his companion."I think I have an idea on how we can get money." Henry said"But

Chapter TenTwo days later Aunt Mary came out of coma. At firstIt took her sometime to remember the events of the past few days that she was in a coma.But after some few hours she was able to recall what happened some few days ago."Your aunt is awake." Detective Chad told them.They were glad. They hoped that the four days they hadspent in the police station was going to end soon but theyboth knew things would never be the same with Besty gone."Can we go to see her?" Henry asked.He thought about it then nodded his head in the positive.They were transported there to the hospital, closely guarded and watched.When Aunt Mary saw the boys she was elated and glad."How are you boys?"She managed to say.Henry and Ben just looked at each other and said nothing."You ought not to have drove in the night especially with the bad weather." Ben said.If you both had listened to me, I wouldn't have done that""I am sorry Mary." Ben said."I can see the policemen outside." She said"Yes