TIME FOR JUDGEMENTAfter twenty minutes of the judges being away, they finally came back in, and the court resumed.Everything was set, and everywhere was quiet.They were all waiting for the judgment that was going to be pronounced.The judges finally settled, and their leader began speaking.“ We are sorry for the short break in the proceedings.We had to decide on suitable punishments and reliefs for both parties.Thus is hereby our judgment…” The judge began to read out their judgment.The whole place was as quiet as a cemetery.It is so quiet that one could hear his or her own heartbeat.Jane was very nervous and had her hand pressing against Jack's hand so hard that one would have thought she wanted to break them.Jack, on the other hand, kept his composure and had smiles playing on the corners of his mouth.The judge continued reading.“ we, the three residing members of the court, have all agreed upon this judgment being delivered today.Before the judgment is read, I would li
TIME TO SAY GOODBYEJack heaved a sigh as he was finally able to get on the highway, away from the curious media men and women.Jane also heaved a sigh as she finally put on her seatbelt.“ Phew..” Jack exclaimed“ That was a close one,” he added.“ I guess so. I seem to now understand why it is not that good to be famous. You can't even have breathing space now” Jane said.“ Well, you can't help it. You are famous now, so expect this more often” Jack said.Jane's facial expression changed at once.“ You mean I am going to encounter this every day when I go out?” She asked with surprise.“ Apparently, yes. You have now become a media sensation, the lady whose mother was murdered by the Mayor. That is how it is like, be ready to experience this more often” Jack said.“ Oh no, I don't think I can cope with this. I think I have to be secretive then” Jane said.“ Well, it all depends on you, but on a more serious note, how did you see the judgment?” Jack asked her, trying to put away th
DILEMMA OF A SECRET ADMIRERJack and Jane got back into the car and drove away.Jack noticed the Jane was still moody and was very sad, so he opted for something else instead of going to work.“ I think you should take the day off from work.It is not good going to work this way, and you need some rest now. Besides, the day is already far away, " Jack said.Jane looked at him silently and nodded without saying a word.“ What is the time now?” Jane finally asked.Jack took a quick glance at Jane and smiled.“ A few inches away from 12 pm.” He repliedJane only nodded silently.Jack smiled, and continued driving as they headed home.The journey back home was a very quiet one as Jane was very moody, and Jack did not want to bother her, so he also remained quiet throughout the whole journey back home.When they got home, the sun was shining high above the sky, and the radiation was at its peak because it was already 12 pm.Jane got down from the car, and without a word, she headed for the
A TOTAL STRANGER: A NEW KING FOR THE FAMILYJane sat in the garden for about thirty minutes before finally going back inside the house.Ny the time she got back inside.Her face was dried and smiley and hence, there were no traces of sadness in her again.Jack was sitting in the living room with his laptop on his lap, busily doing something.“ What's up? What's going on?” Jane asked as she walked in.Jack looked back at her for a moment“ I am working on some files from the office.I want to finish them up today because I have something else to do after this, so I want to sum it up” Jack replied.Jane joined and walked into the room. Jack smiled as she left the living room.The moment Jane was out of sight, Jack spoke softly.“ I am listening now, let's go” He said, and a voice began speaking.The voice was from the bluetooth airpod in his ear, which Jane did not obviously notice, and he was on a call before Jane walked in, and he had pretended to be normal.The voice began speaking.
A BEAUTIFUL PLANMONDAY MORNING, JACK’S MANSIONJack and Jane were already in the car, heading towards the workplace, and they were in the middle of a serious discussion.Jack had a meeting later in the day where her job was to go buy some properties in the name of the company.She was being briefed by Jack on how she was supposed to go about it and get what she wanted.Jane did not understand why she had to do that, and Jack had to take his time to explain to him why she was supposed to do that.That was the last task Jane was to do as the CEO of the JOMAR company, and if she wished to continue it, she was okay to do so.Three days ago, she had discussed with Jack what she wanted to do with the money she had been paid by the court as her compensation.Shebnoow had the money, and Jack had asked her how she was going to use the money.Jane confided in Jack, her motive for the money she had just gotten.“ When my mother was alive, she used to sell hamburgers on the streets,
NO CODE IN TRANSACTIONAs Jack drove with Jane, he received a call on his phone.His phone was connected to the car's Bluetooth system, so he answered it and waited for the caller to speak. “ Good morning sir” the caller greeted.“ Good morning, Alves. How are you doing?” Jack asked the caller “ I am very fine sir, there is some important update I need to let you know” the caller said.Jack and Jane looked at each other for a second, and Jack looked back on the road.“ What is it, Alves? What is going on?” Jack asked the caller.“ I just received a call a few minutes ago from Mr George with an update concerning the purchase of the property.He called to ask if we would still come by for the purchase, and I said yes, then he told me that he had reservations on the mode of payment, that is, the transfer. He said he does not want the mode of payment to be by transfer. Instead, he wants cash” the caller said.Jack seemed a bit surprised, but he heaved a sigh.“ Okay, don't worry, I wi
THE LAST STEP TO FREEDOMJack called a number, and the call was answered on the first ring.“ Hello, sir,” the receiver said.“ Man, I'm in a bit of a fix here, and I need you to help me as soon as possible.” Jack said.“ I am listening, sir” the receiver said.“ With the plan we had today, I just received a call from Alves that George is requesting cash payment instead of transfer. So I called one of my men and asked him to give me fake dollar bills within the next one hour. However, I can not let Jane go with the man because of the risk involved in using the fake bills. George might see, and it's going to be a rather unfortunate situation over there, so I have to protect her and let her stay at home while I go by myself.But you know I can't go there unless I am in disguise, so I will need you to get me my backpack and also include a pistol just in case of any emergency. I will pick it up within the next hour because I am currently headed home to prepare myself.” Jackll said to
A PLAN TO ESCAPEMONDAY MORNING, George’s House.George was in his living room, unusually, without any drink or cigarette.He was patiently waiting for the estate agents to arrive with the potential buyers of the house..Earlier that morning, he was ready to receive his people, but the offshore account he had wanted to use for the transaction was something he could not trust. He had had a second thought about it since the account was not in his custody but that of his friendEarlier that morning when he called his friend for the account details, but after being given the details, he had a second thought knowing that the money was going to be in the account and he would not have access unless it had been pushed to his own account.He had trust issues with his friend, knowing that the money was huge and his friend could just decide to keep it.The moment that thought came into his head, he decided not to take chances with the money. Therefore, he had to find another means of receivi
AFTER THE SENTENCEAfter the audio ended, everywhere in the room went quiet.Jack had a wide smile on his lips.Alfred looked shocked as he gave Jack a deadly stare. He knew he was not in a position to say anything at that point, and whatever he said at that time would not be considered.The judge went on to speak.“ We have heard your piece of evidence counsel, however, I don't think it is going to alter our judgment today looking at the fact the accused have already pleaded guilty to all the accusations levelled against them, and the details of the audio happen to be one of them.However, his property will be confiscated and handed over to the state, who will decide what to do. Now, before we pronounce judgment, does anyone have anything to say?” the judge repeated his earlier question.The whole room went silent for a while until the judge spoke again.“ Okay, after reviewing all the evidence provided, and listening to the accused and their statements, here is the court's ruling Fo
PLAN WORKEDVery soon, they would enter the city and would be transported to the police station.They were on the busy highway, but the cars were all moving at top speed.Alfred slowly looked at the policemen sitting next to him.He was a bit unaware. Alfred slowly directed his cuffed hands to the car door.He heaved a heavy sigh, pushed the locker to open the door, and dived out of the car in a split second.Everything happened so fast that he did not have time to think of what to do next.The moment he fell out of the car, he could feel pain in his whole body, and within another split second, he saw a car coming towards him at top speed.Alfred screamed out his lungs loudly in fear as if his shouts were going to stop the car from coming towards “ NOOOOOO” He could hear the car tyres screeching loudly on the road, but it was useless; the car was already close, and he had no time to run.Apparently, when Alfred threw himself out on the road, he sustained serious injuries, but he co
THE GENIUS PLANThe judge continued with his speech.“ … to Mr Alfred Enzo, here are his allegationsFirst-degree murderThieveryForgery of death to escape police custodyKidnappingConniving to the destruction of personal propertyBreaking an individual out of police custodyForgery of the testament of an individualAssault and misconductMr Enzo has also pleaded guilty to all the allegations against him.To Madam Tracy Donalds, her crimes areFirst-degree murderThieveryConniving to the destruction of personal propertyShe has also pleaded guilty to all the accusations.To Miss Vivian Luke, her crimes are First-degree murder and Conniving to destruction of personal property.She has also pleaded guilty to all her accusations.These are all the crimes of the accused. Before we pass our judgment, do any of the counsels have anything else to say?” the judge asked at the end of his speech.The counsel for the state stood up.“ Yes your honour, I have a voice recording that Mr Jack Mc
CRIMES SPELLED OUT“... Jack was left devastated and had to find somewhere to go. The only place he could go was his girlfriend's house.Alfred and Tracy knew the day was the very day Jack was going to be thrown out of his house, and as a win for them, they were celebrating in Tracy’s apartment.Jack walked in on the two and was broken-hearted and left the house.Now, Jack was out of the picture and no one heard from him ever again.Everybody is happy.George was now the new boss. Unfortunately, he fired all the old employees and employed new ones, mostly his friends and their friends, and succeeded in buying everyone over.’Just one day, George ran into Jack in a gym and got into a fight with him. George ordered his bodyguards to fight Jack and Jack beat them upJack defeated George and his men and left the gym.George was angry with his men and left them behind to walk on their own.He passed Jack and left the scene, but he placed a call to Alfred for help.Jack on the other hand s
STANDING AGAINST TRIALIn the courtroomThe clerk was called upon to come explain the current state of the case.George, Alfred, Tracy and Vivian all stood in the suspect box, with their heads bowed as they listened to the summary of the case so far.*****************************“ According to the speeches of the witnesses and the confessions of all the accused, this is the story so far.Mr McAllister, Jack's father, was the boss of the McAllister group, and his son, Jack followed in his footsteps, aiming to take over from him.George went home and his father is disappointed in him, but there is nothing he can do.However, from his previous unsuccessful attempt to take over the family business from Mr McAllister, he plans on getting everything to go in his favour and taking the property for his son.Mr Daniel, called his son, George and spoke to him about his planMr Daniel and George found out that they could not do everything alone since they were not very close to Mr McAllister an
THE STARTLED TRIOJack followed Newman as they walked into the inner room.They tiptoed slowly as they made their way to the first door in the room.Voices could be heard in the room as the trio enjoyed their breakfast.Newman turned around and pointed at the smoke releaser on Jack's belt.Jack understood the assignment at once and took it out. He handed it over to Newman, but to his surprise, Newman did not throw it nor activate it, instead, he buckled it on his belt.“ Guys, we have twenty-five minutes on the clock.” Max's voice came in on the line.“Okay, Roger that” Emry was also heard on the line.Neither Jack nor Newman spoke.Newman turned and whispered at Jack.“ Masks on now. We barge in the room on three. My count” Newman said and turned again, facing the door.He raised three fingers in the air, reduced to two, and then one.Jack pulled his mask up to cover his face except his eyes held his guns well and positioned them well.Newman kicked the door as hard as he could and e
PREPARATION FOR WARNewman opened his bag again and took out a small bug. He dropped it on the motorbike.Jack recognised the bug at once as the one he had used when he was going to capture the mayor.He heaved a sigh as he looked at Newman doing his work.Newman took the bug controller and started it.The bug came to life and began wheezing almost inaudibly.“ The bug is ready Max” Newman spoke into the microphone.“ Screen activated on my side. Begin movement” Max's voice came on the line.Newman began controlling the bug and it moved upwards.Newman directed it towards the building ahead and it went.As he directed the bug with the controller, Max gave him orders on what he was supposed to do and where he was supposed to navigate the bug.“ Slow down, I can see someone in sight …. This is the side of the building, only one person there …. Go left … go up a bit …. left again …. up … now stay at one place …. I can see two other men. You are at the front now.It's only a single door …
BORN READY: TIME FOR ACTIONJack opened his eyes slowly to the morning sunlight.He looked beside him and realized that Jane was lying beside him.That meant he had slept more than usual.He stretched lazily on the bed and sat up.Picking up his phone, he realized that it was already 7 am.He stood up, and without going to the bathroom, he quickly walked out of his room.He met Jane at the door.“ Oh, you are awake. I was just about to come call you for breakfast” Jane said.Jack nodded.“ Good morning “ he greeted Jane.“ Good morning. How was the night?” Jane asked with a smile as she turned around.They both made their way to the dining table.“ well…. Not bad, except I do feel like I could use a few more minutes of sleep” Jack confessed.“ You look tired. You didn't sleep very early last night.you can go catch some more sleep after having your breakfast” Jane replied.They both sat at the dining table. After breakfast, Jack went back inside, and this time, he went to take his sh
THE SECRET TEXTJack and Jane were seated at the table having dinner.Jack was briefing Jane about his day, explaining how he got to know that George had escaped from police custody.Jane was scared and pointed out clearly to Jack that she was sure George was going to come after them Jack just smiled and brushed it off.“ Just leave this to me. I have everything under control. Everything will end very soon” Jack reassured Jane.Although she was not convinced of Jack's reassurance, she only nodded, with fear in her heart.After dinner, Jack sat in the living room with Jane.Jane was watching the evening news while Jack worked on his laptop He was checking the reports of work on his companies, cross-checking their finances to see if the accountant had not made any mistakes.As the news progressed, They soon began talking about a young man who had just escaped police custody.They both knew at once that the person in question was George.Jack paused what he was doing and focused on the