Ben froze when the call ended. It was like his whole world had crashed. He had lost poeple in his life before now and all the death pained him but this pained him more because he has lost a kind man. Gerard was kind to him right from day one. He did not ask him any question about who he was. He accepted him the way he was and now that he found out that this was his father, here he was getting a call from his dad's personalassistant that his father was dead.Ben was heart broken. He was speechless on his way home. Brian noticed it and when he asked Ben what was wrong Ben told him he was alright. He couldn't think any more. When he got home he saw Mrs. Mendoza crying along with some other staffs that worked in the house. Immediately Mrs. Mendoza saw him she went straight to him and hugged him. "I am sorry for your loss. Please accept my condolences." When she said it was when Ben knew the reality of what had happened to him."Why! Ben yelled and ran into his room. He was still staying
After the burial, things went back to normal for some of the staffs of the household of Mr. Chamberlain but not for Ben or Casey. Ben's aunt showed up a day after the burial. She was distraught when she came in. She kept apologising for not coming into the country on time. She went to the grave that same day that she arrived to pay her last respect to his brother. Ben was in his room when there was a knock on the door. When Ben opened it, it was his aunt, Becky Chamberlain. She was not yet married. "Hi Ben! She greeted him when he opened the door. "Good morning." Ben returned her greeting. "Can I come in?" Becky asked. "Of course! Please do come in." Ben said. "I am sorry that we have not been able to talk since I came back from Africa." She said. "We have not. With everything that has happened in the last few days, what else do you expect." Ben said. "So you are the Ben my brother told me about. You are my niece?" She said. "So it seems aunt. If I am allowed to call you that." Ben
"You don't talk to your mother like that. Do you know what i have Bern going through?" Rose said. "What are you saying mom? Don't you know that you have made me lived a lie." She said. "Your life has not been a lie. Gerard was your father whether because he cared for you as his own." Rose said. "Mom! Why are you defending yourself this way?" Casey said."It is not about me defending myself, I am just saying that things happened and we have to live with it." Rose said. "If I may ask. Who is my father?" "Your father is dead." Shelly said. Rose was stunned. "Who asked her to come here?" She thought to herself. "What are you doing here?" Rose asked Shelly. "I asked her to come." Casey said."How could you do this to me?" Rose said. "You did this to yourself mom." Casey said. "Rose you have to tell her the whole truth. Answer the question; who is her father?" Shelly said. Rose was cornered. She did not know how she was going to get out of this. She wished that she listened to James when he
Ben was true to his words. Mr. Victor was disgraced out of the company after Ben played the recording of his confession to the disciplinary committee. Ben did not need someone like that in his company. His good friend, Brown replaced Mr. Victor as the H.R. of the company.Shelly with the help of Jackson found out how Gerard died and they both came to tell Ben. Apparently, it was one of Jackson's former associate who did the job. Jackson got all the evidence he could get against Rose, along with how she also was involved in the demise of James. Rose was put on trial and she was convicted for murder. Her daughter did not care what happened to her, discovering that she had a hand in death of her real father and the father that took care of her.Shelly later introduced Casey to Mrs. Welsh and her uncle Chase. She began to live with them.Ben travelled to the U.K to meet his aunt and Cousin, Henry. His first port of call was Scrawny who was now the leader of gang. He went to Scrawny and to
"Do you have this?" Ben asked and gave thestore attendant a piece of paper as he entered the pharmacy to get his sick mothers medication. The drugs were given to him and he paid for it "The money is incomplete." The attendant said as he was about leaving. "How do you mean", Ben asked, perplexed."You are short, five pounds""I thought the price was fifteen pounds?" "That was last week."the attendant said with a frown appearing on his face."Mate! I don't have five pounds to make it up." "Then you have to return the medication.""Please my mum is sick and she needs it very fast," Ben pleaded. "I am sorry. Its either you complete the moneyor return the medication."The attendant said.He was confused and had no idea what to do. He thought about making a run for it but threw that idea quickly out of his mind into the trash before it became reality. "Please my mum had an asthma attack this morning and her inhaler and drugs are exhausted. Please help me out." He said while on hi
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.
"Hey come in James; How have you been?" Gerard Chamberlain said heartily." I have never been better Gerrard." James replied. "Unfortunately for you mate, I am going on a trip." "When will you be back?" James asked. "Let's say, I will be spending a week," Gerard answered. "Safe trip friend." "Thanks mate." Gerard answered and left the house for the airport. Gerard and James were close friends from their university days and they still continued that friendship. "Oh! There you are." Roseline said as she came down the staircase. "Gerard just left." James said with hands in his pocket. "Yea I know; that's how he always does." Rose said "Is anyone in the house right now?" James whispered. "No one, except for you and I." Roseline said brazely. James without wasting time rushed at Roselines lips and kissed her hard; and she responded to it with so much verve and vigour. "Let's go upstairs." James suggested. "We can't right now. Mendoza will be back any minute now." "Oh! What
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