SENSE OF FREEDOMAlfred walked out of the house and onto the compound with his backpack tucked firmly on his back.He walked hurriedly towards the exit.As he got to the gate, he was approached by the security.“ Excuse me, sir, sorry, but you can not go out. Your father has instructed me not to allow you” the security said politely.Alfred looked at the man with a serious face.“ I just got off the phone with him.The man who came in came with something and I needed to go deliver it with somebody else.I just spoke to him a few minutes ago, and you can call him to confirm.” Alfred said with a stern face.The security man saw the seriousness in Alfred’s face and knew there was no need to call anyone to confirm.He quickly apologized to Alfred and opened the door for him.Alfred smiled widely and walked out.Getting outside, Alfred contemplated which part route he was going to take, and after a few seconds, he took one.He knew his father might get home very soon, and

THE CHANGE IN COUNTENANCEThe next morning, Jack's Mansion.Jack and Jane were having their breakfast. They were getting ready to go to the court to witness the proceedings and judgment of the mayor.They had had a late breakfast because the time to appear in court was a bit farther away than the normal time Jane was supposed to report to work.At the table, Jane and Jack were discussing what was really going to happen in the courtroom.Jane was a bit nervous that something bad was going to happen, but Jack was certain that it was not going to happen.“ How many years do you think he is going to be served?” Jane asked Jack.“I don't really know that much about law but from the recent news they made about his charges, he had seventeen charges and he was likely to be jailed for a minimum of fifty five years, and now there are two more charges, that means he could go for a minimum of more than sixty years” Jack replied.“ Whoah, I think that is really serious. He might end up dying in

IMAGINATION AGAINST REALITYAlfred was led away into the police car by two of the police men.They put him in the police car and only one of the policemen sat with him in the back.Soon, they were all set on the road and heading towards the police station, back in the city they had come from.Alfred's car had three policemen. The driver, one of the men sitting in the front seat, and the third policeman sitting right beside him.A lot was going on in Alfred's mind.He knew very well that he had messed up big time.At first, he thought he could just plead with his father for mercy, but from what his father had said to him earlier, he was sure that he was in deep trouble.His father's words kept ringing in his ears like a bell.“..... You can always run, but you are not good enough to hide.I wanted to give you a last chance, but you threw it away in the trash.I know I can no longer trust you again.I knew you to be so many things, but theft was never one of them.Anyways, you remembe

A GOOD FRIEND, A GOOD ENEMYGeorge was in his room as usual, with his bottle of Heineken in front of him and packs of cigarettes beside him.Tracy rushed into the room, panting heavily.“ You need to see this, babe,” Tracy said.George seemed not bothered about Tracy's presence and ignored her totally.“ You need to see this, George, it is very serious, it is about Alfred” Tracy said with a serious face.George chuckled.“ Just tell him I don't want to see him, get him out of my house” George replied as he took a puff of the cigarettes and blew it into the air.“ No, he is not here. He is the news, he is dead” Tracy said.George was taking a gulp from his drink, but his hands remained suspended in the air as he turned his head to look at her.“ What did you just say?” George asked with a soft voice“ You heard me right. They are talking about it on the news. He is dead” Tracy said.George looked at Tracy with a straight face.He jumped off and headed out, walking past Tracy hurriedl

SEE TO THE BETTER PARTJack drove into the premises of the courtroom.There were cars parked around that were obviously belonging to top profile people.As they drove through the lot, looking for an available space to park, the two were looking around.Some of the policemen had arrived and were securing the police while important men and women of the state were also around, greeting themselves and having conversations amongst themselves.Jack finally found an empty spot and parked.He turned the ignition off and heaved a sigh.“ This case is more serious than I thought,” Jane said as she looked outside.“ Of course, the case is. The man was the Mayor of the state, and that means he was a statesman.I am certain that a lot of other people will show up here sooner or later.” Jack replied.“ I am actually seeing people here that I only see on TV,” Jane said.Jack just smiled and looked around.“ I am sure the man has not been brought in yet and will be brought in later. The pr