"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
"How is she?" Ben asked Dr. Mekenzie immediately he came out to the reception."She is okay at the moment but she is sick." "But what caused her to collapse? Its not like, I over worked her on the farm." Mrs. Palsy said uncaringly. The doctor gave her a look that was laced with questions. Mrs. Palsy just looked away."She was weak that's what caused her collapse." Dr. Mekenzie said with the expression he gave her earlier. "But what caused her to be weak to the point of collapsing." Ben asked worriedly."Come into my office please, let's talk in there." In the office, Dr. Mekenzie continued,"We.did a test on her, after I noticed the paleness of her skin; I realized there was an issue." "What sickness?" Ben asked alarmed."She has Acute Myeloid Leukaemia; and the situation is not looking good." Mrs. Palsy said nothing. She looked disinterested."Doctor I am surprised because she never complained about feeling sick," Ben said. "And no one noticed anything sickly about her all this
"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"