REDUNDANT 23 Jack opened his eyes to the constant beeping he was hearing. His vision was blurry and he could barely see anything at first, but it cleared after a few seconds. He looked at what he could see, it seemed like an environment he had never seen before. He could see a white ceiling with mild light all over. And from where he laid, he could hear the constant beep of something from his side. He tried to raise up his hand but felt he some pains on wrist and that made him stop trying He slowly turned his head around and viewed where the sound was coming from. He saw some machines beside him of which he soon recognised it to be a heartbeat monitor. He saw a drip beside and realized it was that which caused him the pain in the hand when he tried to raise it up forcefully At that moment he realized where he was, IN A HOSPITAL. He wondered what he was doing there and what had brought him there. He looked back up and tri
THE MAN IN LOVE “ How are you feeling now Mr Jack?” The nurse asked with a smile. “ I'm okay now,” Jack responded. “ May I know your full name?” The nurse asked again. “ Jack, Jack McAllister,” Jack replied. “ Well, Mr McAllister, you are well now, we just need to give you some drugs for you to take and you will be okay. We just have to wait till the contents of the drip are all exhausted, then we can discharge you. In the meantime, you have to eat something. You have to eat something to gain some energy. You did not eat for the whole of yesterday. Your food will be in very soon” the nurse said. “ Yesterday? . I was brought here today. What do you mean yesterday?” Jack asked in surprise “ Well you were brought in at the same time yesterday after falling unconscious in the moving train. The lady here brought you in. You went into a state of unconsciousness for the whole day, and you only woke up previously around 9 pm yesternight” The nurse ex
IN FANTASIES Cont’d, from Chapter 18. Jack thought about the circumstances in which he met Jane, it was surely a coincidence, but not just a mere one. From the very first time he saw Jane when he was on the hospital bed, he had gotten a different thought. He wished he could have told her what he had seen, but it was just impossible. At that very moment, he looked at her in the hospital, his heart began racing for her. He fell in love with the girl at first sight. Regardless of the fact he was broken-hearted and pained by what he was going through at that time, coupled with the fact that he had just lost a chance to gain millions of dollars, he still felt calm when he saw JJane. A young and calm hearted young lady with a heart of gold. When she smiled at Jack, he just could not control his emotions. He remembered when he opened his eyes for the second time in the hospital, just before the nurse could
A LETTER TO HIM Thursday Morning, Jack’s Residence. Jack had woken up from sleep and was preparing to go look for Jane that day before going to work. He had no idea whatsoever whether or not he was going to find her, but he had high hopes and a great feeling that he was going to see her. He was already dressed up and was getting ready to leave. It was about 5:45 am, and Jack planned on driving through the ten minute journey to the subway and getting there around 6 am. He got into his car and drove off to the subway. Jack got to the subway, found a parking spot to park his car and went out. He went into the subway and looked around . He saw the very first place had spent his first night as a homeless man. He heaved a sigh. The whole place was busy and everybody was going about their daily business. Jack looked around, thinking of what he was going to do and how he was going to find Jane. As he stood there contemp
THE RICH MAN “ I knew you would come looking for me. I don't know where I will be going, and I don't know where I will end up, but I will definitely see you one day. Maybe soon. I am sorry i could not wait for you to come back Thank you for the money, it is going to help me survive for days. I will be around when you come, and in case you want to find me, you know where to. Jane.”Jack read the contents of the paper. He knew the paper was meant for him He held the paper in his hand as he looked at it sadly. After standing there for a while, remembering the previous discussions He had with her, He knew exactly where to find her. With the paper in his hand, he hurried to his car in the quest to go find Jane. He walked to the park where he had parked his car and got in. He quickly drove out to a location he thought he would find Jane. After fifteen minutes of driving, he finally got to a location where he had to continue the
ANALYZE HIS PERSONALITY Thursday Morning, McAllister Mansion. George was sitting on a couch in his living room. A man stood in front of him with his hands behind him. George was giving the man some instructions as to what to do. The young man was seriously listening and nodding his head in affirmation. “ You have to get to work now. Remember if you are able to do your work, you will be given a hundred thousand dollars, and if you are not able to, you have your family at stake. Now just make sure they do not find out about you. Immediately everything is in motion and going as planned, just call me and I will handle the rest” George said to the young man. “ Okay sir. I will do just that” The man replied. “ Alright, it's already late. Get to work now. I will take care of the rest, and make sure not to mess it up. If you get caught, I don't want you to mention my name, and if you do, you know what will happen. Now leave here at once.” George said to the man. The ma
I WILL COME FOR YOU George heaved a sigh after listening to his narration. “ So if you are going to settle on the last one, which is also valid, that means, we should be able to link it to a heist around the country anywhere within last week. If we are able to get any news of such, we might be able to get him audited” George said. Alfred nodded with a smile. “ Well, I will try my best, but I know very well that if indeed it was a heist, it would not be within last week, it would have been a very long time, and they have hid the money to this time.Beside his money is very huge as far as i can see. The very day I came back from the interview, I remember we planned on setting the place ablaze, and we actually did it. I was around and silently observing it when the firemen went to quench the fire.I saw Jack around but just after five minutes of being there and speaking to one fireman, he then left immediately. With his demeanor, he seemed not concerned with the whole thing. I tho
A NEW CUSTOMER Jack’s office, Thursday Afternoon. Jack was seated in his office, Jane was sitting right opposite her.. They had driven to the office and Jack had talked to her for some hours before they finally went out again. The company was working and all the workers had reported. He took Jane out and went to his house where she washed down. They then headed to the boutique where Jack went to get some new clothes for Jane. The two had been in a long discussion since they met and Jack had told Jane a lot of things she needed to know. They were now cool and now all of them were okay, they had all let go of the past, and Jane had now come to accept the fact that Jack was a rich man and really owned the company. Jack had taken her around and showed her all the fields he had and the company’s warehouse where they refined, stored and sold the oil and its products. Jack had then told her something he wanted her to do for him. It was a part of his plans to take revenge on his fami
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