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"
Janehasbe
enk
idnappe
d"
J
effe
ry'
smi
ndstart
e draci
ngfas
t,"
whatdi
dyou
j
ustsay
?Whendidthishappe
n?"
"
Ear
li
ert
oday
"
"
Whatofhe
rbodyguar
d,wherewashe?
"Del
e
e
xpl
aine
dever
ythi
ngthathewastol
d,t
oJe
ffe
ry.
"I
'monmyway "Je
ffer
yimmedi
ate
lygr
abbe
dhi
s
bagands
tar
tedtoleav
ether
oom.
"
Jef
fer
yIdon'
tthi
nkt
hat
..
..
"
"
Shutuppl
eas
e,s
topt
alk
ingt
hisi
smygi
rl
fr
iend
wear et
alk i
ngabout .Nowlis
ten,Ine
edyouto
helpmet akec hargeofthi
ngsinmys t
eadunt
ilI
getther
e"J eff
e ryqui
cklyr
ushedbacktothe
ai
rporttos eei
f hecouldgetafl
ightt
otakehi
m
backtoNi geri
a.
"I
'msorr
ysi
r,butt
hene x
tfl
ightle
av i
ngforNige
ria
i
sintwodaysti
me"thebeautif
ulladyatthe
ai
rpor
tsai
dtoJeff
ery.
"Y
oudon'
tunder
stand,
Ican'
twaitunti
lthen.
The
womanIl
oveisi
ndangerandIqui
cklyneedtoge
t
t
oher"
"
Itr
ulyunder
standsi
r,butther
eisnoothe
rfl
ight
l
eav
ingforNi
geriabe
forethen.I
'msor
ry"
Jeff
erykne whehadt oge tbacktoNigeriaass oon
aspossible,ift
hekidnappersweregoingt o
contactany one,i
twasde f
ini
tel
ygoingt obehi m.
Hisfat
he rhadt ak
ent hei
rfamil
ypri
vat ejetto
SouthAfrica,andsendingitf
romSout hAf r
icawas
goingtotak eti
me .Sohede ci
dedtoc al
laf r
iendof
hi
swhoownedapri
vat
eje
tint
heCar
ibbe
an.
He
owedJ
eff
eryaf
avour
.
"
Hel
loRadf
ord,
howar
eyoudoi
ng?
"
"
I'
mgoodJef
fer
y,i
t'
sbeenawhi
le
.Imus
tsayI
am
s
urpr
ise
dtos
eeyourcal
l"
"Y
eah,I
'ms
orr
ytoc
all
youl
ik
ethi
s,butI
nee
dyour
hel
p"
"
What
eve
riti
syoune
edmyhe
lpf
or?J
eff
eryI
owe
y
oubi
gti
me "
"I
'ms t
uckintheCari
bbeanrightnow,thene x
t
fl
ightl
eavi
ngforNiger
iai
sint wodaysandI need
tobeinNiger
iaASAP.Iwaswonde ri
ngifyouc oul
d
bek i
ndenoughtolendmey ourpriv
atejet?
"
"
Wit
hthewayy
ous
ound,
its
eemsr
eal
lyur
gent
?"
"
It'
samat
terof
li
feandde
ath"
'
'
whatpar
tof
theCar
ibbe
anar
eyou?
''
'
'
Cuba'
'
"Then,
sendingmyj e
tallthewayfromHaiti
down
ther
ewill
takemor etime,Ihappentohav
eaf r
iend
whoownsaj ethi
ms elf
.Andhei sc
urre
ntl
yinthe
Cuba.Iwi
llputacallacr
osstohimandhaveitwill
comepickyouup"
"
Thatwoul
dbegr
eat
,thanky
ouRadf
ord"
"
Nah,i
t'
sli
tt
lecompar
edt
othehe
lpy
ouhav
e
r
ende
redme "
Twohour slat
er,Jef
ferywasi napr i
vatejetonhis
waybac kt oNigeri
a.Allt
hrought hejourney,allhe
keptthinkingaboutwasJ ane .Howwass hefee l
ing,
whati fMr.Okafor'
ssonde cide stohur ther?
Jeff
e r
yk newhes houldhav eins i
steds hecame
withhim, thenalloft
he s
ewoul dhav ebe en
avoided.Thet houghtofany thinge verharming
Jane, madeJ eff
erysoangryhec linchedhisfi
s tso
hardhef orgothewashol dingac anof beer,sohe
ende dupc rushi
ngit.Hedidn' treali
zewhathehad
done ,unti
lhispalms t
artedbl eedingf r
omac ut
f
romt
hec
an.
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J
anewok euptof
indhers
elft
iedtoachai
r,s
he
s
truggl
edtoge
therse
lfof
fthechai
r,butc
ouldn'
t.
"I
sugges
tyousavey
oure
ner
gy,
youar
egoi
ngt
o
beneedi
ngiti
ndueti
me.
"
Whatdoyouwantf
rommeTi
mothy
?"J
aneas
ked,
t
ryi
ngt
obuyhers
elf
somet
ime.
"Wi
thall
thepainyoucausedmyfamil
y,yous
til
l
havet
hegutstoaskmes uchque
sti
on?Youki
ll
ed
myfat
her!Andyousitt
hereandaskmewhatI
wantf
romy ou?
"
"
Foral
li
t'
swor
th,
I'
msor
ryf
ory
ourf
athe
r'sde
ath"
"Iwantalotof
thi
ngsf
romyouJane,
andtr
ustme
bytheti
meI amdone,
youwil
lbesor
ry"
"
Youknowyouandyourf
atherar
en'
tinnoce
nt?
Y
ouandyourf
athe
ralmostrui
nedmylif
e!WhatI
di
d,I
didi
ttopr
ote
ctmy
sel
f"
"
Toprot
ectyour
sel
f?Hewasharmle
ssJ
ane
,and
y
ety
ous t
abbedhimwithakni
fe"
"
Harmles
sy ousay?Yourfat
herrapedmeal most
e
ver
yothe rday,
ands odidyou.Icoul
dhav ebee
n
y
oursi
sterTimothy.WhatwrongdidIevercommit
t
odeser
ves uchtre
atmentfromy ouboth?I'
m
s
orr
y,buttherewasonlyali
mi tt
owhatI coul
d
t
ake"
Timothywalkeduptoherands lappedherhardon
herlef
tcheek,whenJanerais
e dherheadtolook
athim,heslappedhe
ragain,thisti
me ,
itwas
hardercaus
ingJanetoble
e donhe rli
ps.
"Whathappe ne dtoyoursmartmout h?Goont al
k
tome !
"Timot hyy el
ledather."
Iamgoi ngtomak e
yousuff
erJ ane,youwi l
lsuf
fersomuc h,youwill
pleadf
orde ath.Iwill
mak esureyoufeelthepainI
fel
twheny out oremyf amil
yapart"
Janesmiled,
"I'
mgladyoufel
tpain,atl
eastI
know
Iwasn'tj
ustt
heonlyonewhofeltitt
oo.Youknow,
sometimesit
'sgoodwehaveatasteofwhatwe
alwaysdi
shouttoother
s"
"Icanseeyousti
llt
hinkyouares
mart,wewill
se e
aboutthat
.Butfi
rstwecallt
hatr
ichboyf
rie
ndof
yoursandgetsomemone yfromhim,the
reisalot
Icoulddowithit
"
______
____
Jef
ferygott
otheai
rpor
ttof
indDe
leandMi
chae
l
wai
tingtopic
khimup.
"Hey.
..wel
comebackman"Michae
lgreet
edashe
gaveJe
ffe
ryahug.Whil
eDel
etookhisbagf
rom
himandputiti
nthecar
.
"
Thanksguys,hav
eyouguy
she
ardany
thi
ngf
rom
t
hekidnappe
r?"
"Notye
t,butBl
ack
'sme
narework
ingonge
tti
ng
herbac
k.Sorr
yman"Del
esai
dasthe
ygoti
ntothe
c
ar.
"I
fthatbas
tardhaddonehi
sjobinthefi
rstplac
e,
t
hiswouldn'
thavehappened.Ineedt
oseehi m,
whereishe?
"J e
ffe
rygr
it
tedhiste
ethashes poke.
"
Heisatmyplacewi
thAmaka,i
ncas
ethe
k
idnappe
rsde
c i
detocont
acthe
r"Mi
chae
lsai
d.
"
Howi
sAmak
a,hopes
hewas
n'tbadl
yinj
ure
d?"
"No,shesuf
feredafewbruisest
hough,but
nothi
ngthatwon'thealwithi
nafewday s
"De le
hadtri
edtakingAmakatot hehospi
tal
butshe
ref
used,s
ayingalls
hene ededwassomepai n
kil
ler
s.Whic
hhel at
ergotforher,
buthestil
lthi
nks
sheneedstov i
si
tahospit
al.
"
Thisisexact
lywhatI wastr
yingtoav oidinthe
f
ir
stplace
, I
didn'twantanyonege t
tinghur t
"
J
effe
rylookedoutt hewindow, wonde r
ingwhe re
J
anec oul
dbe ,orwhatwasbe ingdonet ohe r.
Mi
chae
ldr
ovet
hemt
ohi
shous
e.Whe
nthe
ygot
t
here,
Amakawass
itt
ingqui
etl
ywi
thAni
tai
nthe
l
iv
ingroom.
"
Jef
fer
y"Amakaimmedi
ate
lys
toodupand
e
nvel
opedhi
mi nahug.
"
HeyAmak
a,howar
eyou?
"Je
ffe
ryas
ked.
"
I'
msos
orr
yforwhathappe
ned,
Ishoul
dhav
e..
"
"
Shhhh.
..
.Noneof
the
sewasy
ourf
aul
t"J
eff
ery
r
ubbedherbac
k.
"Ishoul
dhavefoughtharde
r,maybeIs
houl
dn'
t
haveall
owedhimt osendJanet
hatte
xt"Amak
a
sobbedonJeff
ery'
sshoulder
s.
"
It'
sokay
,itwasn'tyourfaul
t.Youdidwhaty
ou
c
ould"Jef
fer
ycomf orte
dhe runti
lshest
opped
c
ryi
ngandhehe lpedhe rtosi
tdown.
The
nAnit
acameandgr
eet
edhi
m,"
heyJ
eff
ery
,
wel
comeback
"
"
HeyTr
oubl
e,howar
eyou?
"
"Is
houldbetheoneaski
ngyouthat
,howarey
ou?
Youdon'tl
ookli
keyouhavesl
eptawinki
nthe
past2
4hrs?"
"Actual
lyI
haven't
,butt
hat'
sthel
eas
tof
my
problemsri
ghtnow.Wherei
sBlac
k?"
"Heisoutatthebackofthehous e,I
thi
nkheis
gett
ingasmok eorsomething.Andwhathappened
toyourhand?"Sheaskedre f
erri
ngtothecuton
Jeff
ery'
spalmwhi c
hhehas n'tevenbothe
redto
cle
anthedriedbloodonit.
"Thatbastar
dhast hener
vet
obesmokingwhen
mygi r
lf
rie
ndi soutthe
rei
ndange
r?"J
effe
rywas
aboutstormingofftot
hebac
kyar
d,whenDel
e
stoodinhisf
ront.
"
Cal
mdownJ
eff
ery
,vi
ole
ncewi
ll
nots
olv
eanyof
t
hes
e."
"
Calmdownyousay?Mygir
lf
ri
endhasbee
n
k
idnappe
dbythati
diot
icl
unati
c,andy
ouare
as
kingmet
ocal
mdown?
"
"AndI ass
ur ey ou,
wewi l
lge the rbac ksi
r"They
turnedtofindBl ackst
andingi nt heli
v i
ngroom.
"I'
ms orry
, shegotk i
dnappe dunde rmywat ch,
andI don'tthinkIcaneverfor gi
v emy sel
fif
any t
hingistohappe ntohe r.Sopl easetakemy
wor dfori
t,I amgoingtoge the rbac kali
ve.Eve
nif
i
t'sthelastthingIdo"
"Idon'tcarewhaty oudoorhowy oudoi t
,Iwant
mygi r
lbac k!
"Je f
ferybar
kedout.Thewholer oom
wass i
lent,ever
yonewasaf rai
dtospeakforthey
allk
ne wthe ywe r
etreadi
ngone ggshel
lswit
h
Jeff
ery.Blacknodde dquiet
lyashepacedthe
roomt ryi
ngt ocontacthi
sagencyforanyfee
dbac k.
"Ver
ywe ll
then,whil
ewewaitwhowoul dli
ke
somethi
ngt oeat
?Pe r
hapsasnackmaybe?"Ani
ta
aske
d, t
ryi
ngtobreakthesi
le
nc e
."Jef
fer
ywould
youli
kesome thi
ngtoeat?
"Shedire
ctedatJef
fer
y
whennoot herpers
onanswered.
"
NoI'
mfine
"Jeffe
rygr
umbl
edashes
lumpe
dona
c
ouc
hfromfat
igue.
"ForgetIe
v erasked, it'
snotnegot i
able
.Ever y
one
i
se ati
ng,soy ouall hadbe t
tert
ak eyourseatsand
begoodboy s.I
ncludi ngyouBlack ,
youareabout
toboreahol eintomyr ugwithy ourconst
ant
pacing"withthats aid,Anit
aleftthesi
tti
ngr oom
andwe ntintothek itchentogete very
ones ome
snacks.
Fewminutesl
ate
r,shecamebacktothesit
ti
ng
roomcar
ryi
ngatraywithsomepeanutsanda
glas
sofj
uic
eforevery
one.
"
Ani
taIj
ustt
oldyouI'
mf i
ne,
Ireal
lydon'
tfee
lli
ke
e
ati
nganyt
hingr
ightnow"Jef
fer
yprotes
tedas
s
heser
vedhim.
"ThatisthereasonIamof f
eri
ngyous nacks
,and
youhadbe tt
e re
atitbefor
eIgobringyouamai n
mealwhic hyoumus te
at .
Howdoy ouint
endto
hel
pJ aneifyoudon'teatsomethi
ng?Innot i
me
y
ouwillr
unlowone nergyandwhatdoy ouintend
t
osaveherwit
hifyoudon' thavee
noughene r
gyto
e
venhelpyour
sel
f?Pleasee at,
whil
eIgogetthe
f
ir
stai
dkitt
oatte
ndt oy ourwound"
Toav oidfurthe rargume nt
,J eff
e r
yt ookas i
pof hi
s
j
uice." Good, nowdowe l
ltoe atthepe anutsas
we l
l"Anitaor de r
edass hec amebac ktothes it
ti
ng
roomc arr
yingaf irstai
dk i
tands t
art e
dc l
eaningup
hiswoundwi t hsomes piri
t.Heobl igedhe rand
tooks omepe anutsandj ustthen, hisphoner ang.
Hequi cklyabandone dthepe anut sandt ookhis
phoneoutof hispoc ke
ttofindi twasapr i
vate
numbe rcal
ling.
Blackqui
ckl
ybroughthi
slaptopandconne
cted
Jeff
ery'
sphonetoi
t,andaskedJeff
eryt
opickt
he
call
andplacei
tonspeaker.
"
Hel
lo?
"Je
ffe
rys
aid.
"
GooddayMr
.Je
ffe
ry,
Ibe
li
evey
ouk
nowwhoi
s
t
alk
ing?
"
"
NoI
don'
t,pl
eas
ewhoi
sthi
s?"
"
We l
lthi
sisTi
mothyOkaf
or,
themonst
erwhom
y
ouhav ebeentr
yingt
opr
otecty
ourgi
rl
fr
iend
f
rom"
Jef
fr
ey'
sjawwasc
li
nched,hewantedt
oye
llathi
m,
butt
henheknewbet
terthant
hat.
"GooddayTi
mothy
,Ibe
li
evey
ouhav
emy
gir
lf
ri
endwit
hyou?
"
"Youareve
rycor
rect,
andIhav
enointent
ionof
holdi
nghermuchlongeri
fmydemandsarenot
me ti
nthenex
t24hrs"
"
What
..
whatdoy
oume
anbyt
hat
?"
"If
byt henext2 4hrs,I'
mnotgi v
e n100milli
onnaira,
thencons i
derthel astti
mey ousawy ourgirlt
obe
theverylast
. Andif y
oue verthi
nkof contact
ing
thepolice,
Iwi l
lhav eherbodyc hoppedt opiec
es
andde li
veredtoy ourdoorstep,youhav e24hrs"
Withthatsaid,Timot hyendedthec al
l.
"
Didyougetanyt
hing,we
reyouabl
etot
rac
ehi
s
l
ocat
ion?
"Jef
fer
yas k
edBlac
k.
"No,itkepts
howingse
verall
ocati
onsatonce,
that
guyisquites
mart,wewouldhaveke e
phimmuc h
longeronthephonewhenhec al
ls
,itwil
lhe
lp.
."
Blackwas n'tdonetalki
ngwhe nJeff
erygrabbed
hi
mbyhi sshirtandpus he
dhimt othewal l
."Now
l
istentome ,Idon'
thaveallday,mygirl
fr
iendisi
n
dange rof be i
ngk i
ll
edbythatlunati
c,s
oy ouhad
betterhur ryup!"Hes ai
dwi t
hgritt
edteet
h.
Michae landDe l
ehadt opullJef
fer
yawayf r
om
Black.
"J
e f
fer
yy ounee
dtoc
almdown,
wear
egoi
ngt
o
getherback"
"Guy,thenextti
mey ouas
kmet ocalmdown,
Iwi
ll
haveyourteethremoved.
Unde r
mini
ngyouar
emy
si
ster
'shusband,Iwi
lldoi
tal
lthesame!
"
"
Noonei
shav
ingt
hei
rte
ethr
emov
ed.
Weal
lne
ed
tocalmdown, Jeff
e r
ywear egoingt ogetJane
backalive,
Ineedy outohav efai
th"Anitasaidand
tur
nedt olookatBlackwhowass tr
aighteninghis
shi
rtthatJeff
eryhadr uff
ledup."Blackdoy ou
thi
nky oucanwor kont helocati
onsy ougotfrom
thecallandseeifi
twoul dleadustos ome whe r
e?"
"
That
'swhatI
int
endt
odo"
"Good,nowyoudothatwhil
ewehopehecal
ls
agai
nsoonandwet ryt
ostal
lthec
all
sohi
spreci
se
loc
ati
onc anbegot
ten"
"
Thi
sisr
ubbi
sh,
Ineedt
ocall
mybank
"Je
ffe
ry
s
tar
tedt
ypi
ngonhi
sphone.
"
Anddowhat
?"De
leas
ked.
"Whatdoyoume ananddowhat
?Didn'
tyouhear
whathesaid?I
'mgoingt
ogethi
mthemone ys
ohe
canrel
easeJane"
"
Andy
outhi
nk,
hei
sgoingt
ogiv
ehe rbackonce
y
ougi
vehi
mthemone
y?Heisdefi
nit
elynotgoi
ng
t
odot
hat
"Mi
chae
lsai
d.
"
Jeff
ery
,Idon'
tthi
nkgi
vi
nghi
mthemone
yisgood
i
dea"Del
esaid
"Ther
ans
omi stheonlybai
twehave,onceyou
handi
tovert
ohim, t
he nwear
epowe rl
ess"Bl
ack
sai
dfr
omadistancetoavoi
dbeingpunched.
"Sowhatdoy
oual
lsugge
stwedo?
"Je
ffe
ryas
ked
hel
ple
ss.
"Wewait
,defi
nit
elyheisgoi
ngtocal
lagains
oon
t
ogiveyouanaddressofwheretobr
ingthe
money"Bl
ackwasal r
eadyseat
edatthedini
ng
wit
hhisl
aptop.
Jef
feryf
elts
ohel
ple
ss,thewaiti
sk i
ll
inghi
m.He
walkeduptoMi
chael
'sbaratthecornerof
the
si
tt
ingroomandpouredhimselfs
omes cot
ch,
whichhedownedi
mme diatel
y.
"I
thi
nkt
her
eiss
omethi
ngJanewoul
dhave
want
edust
odoatat
imeli
kethi
s"Amak
awhohas
be
enqui
etal
lthe
sewhi
les
aid.
"Andwhatc
ouldthatbe?J
eff
eryas
kedwi
ths
o
muchhopeinhi
sv oi
ce"
"
Pray
,shewoul
dwantust
opray
.Sole
t'sal
lcome
t
oget
herandpr
ayf
orJane
'ss
afe
ty"
Theyal
lcamet
oget
herandhel
deachot
her
's
hands,
asAmakal
edtheminpr
ayer
s.
I
fyou'
rer
eadi
ngt
hiss
tor
y,j
oint
hemi
npr
aye
r..
.
..
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SODE2
"AmakaI t
hinkyoune e
dt ogot othehos pit
aland
havethosebruis
eschecked, i
fnotforany t
hing,but
toascer
tainyoudidn'
tsufferanyinternalbleedi
ng
orsome t
hingofsort
"Jeff
e r
yt ol
dhe rasthe y
fi
nis
hedpr ayi
ngandwai t
edf orMr.Okafor'ssonto
cal
lbackagain.
"
I'
mfi
neJ
eff
ery
,youne
ednotwor
ryy
our
sel
f"
"Je
ffer
yhasapoint
,It
hinkyoushouldgot
othe
hospi
talandhav
ethos
ebr ui
sesche
ck e
d"Ani
ta
i
nsist
ed.
"
Iwi
l
ltak
ehe
rtot
hehos
pit
al"De
leof
fer
ed.
"
Goodthen,
Amakapleas
eall
owDel
etot
akey
ou
t
othehos
pit
al"J
eff
erypl
eaded.
Amakawhodi
dn'
twantt
oar
gueanyl
onger
,
dec
idedt
oall
owDel
etak
ehert
othehos
pit
al.
"Y
ouknowyoudon'thav
etodothisri
ght?
"Amak
a
as
kedasDe
ledrov
ehe rt
othehospit
al.
"
Iwantto,
youneedtohavet
hosebr
uise
schec
ked,
s
opleas
eallowmetakeyout
othehospi
tal
"
"Whydoyouactli
key
oucar
e?Ther
eisnonee
dto
pre
tend,
becausewebot
hknowyoudon'
tcar
e"
"AmakaI
'mtr
ulysorr
yforwhathappene
d
betwe
enus"Del
es ai
dremors
eful
ly.
"Whatarey outal
ki
ngabout ?Be caus
eI c
an'ts e
em
tofi
gureoutwhaty ouaresaying"Amak afeigned
i
gnoranceof whatDelewastalkingabout,she
wasn'treadytohavehimc r
eapi ntoherl
ifewith
anotherofhisweakapologi
e s
.
"Y
ouknowwhatI'
mtal
ki
ngaboutAmak
a,t
her
e's
none
edtopr
etend"
"Pl
easef
ocusont
her
oad,
Iwouldn'twantt
oadd
anot
heri
njur
ytot
hes
eonesal
readyonmybody"
Del
ese
eingshewasn'
tinthemoodt
ospe
akt
o
hi
m,deci
dedtokee
pqui e
t.
Whe ntheygott
ot hehospit
al,thedoct
or
examinedAmak a'
sbr ui
ses,
andr anatesttoseei
f
shesuffe
redanyformof int
ernalbl
eeding.Thete
st
cameoutne gat
ive.Soshewaspl acedons ome
painki
ller
sandask edtocomebac kaft
e raweek.
Whentheygotbac
ktoMichael
'spl
ace
,Jef
fer
ywas
aboutl
eavi
ngthehous
einthecompanyofBl
ack
andMi
chae
l.
"
What'
sup?
"De
leas
kedashegotdownf
romt
he
c
ar.
"
Black'
sme nhavebeenabletotr
ackdownoneof
t
helocat
ions,wearegoi
ngtoc he
ckitoutandse
e
i
fthat
'swhereheishol
dingJane"Jef
fer
ytoldDel
e.
"
I'
mc omingwit
hy ouguy
sthen"De
legotbac
k
i
ntohi
scartodri
veoutwit
hthem.
"Al
ri
ghtthen,
Amakayous
tayhomewithAni
ta.
We
wil
lkeepyoubot
hinf
ormedofany
thi
ng"
"Al
right
,pl
eas
ebesaf
e"AmakahuggedJef
fer
y
befores
hewenti
nsi
detof
indAni
tanurs
ingher
son.
"
Hav
ethe
ygone
?"Ani
taas
ked.
"
Yes
,the
yjus
tle
ft"
"Okay,
whatdi
dthedoc
tors
ayabouty
our
brui
ses
?"
"Hesai
d,i
t'snot
hings
erious,I
wil
lhe
ali
namatt
er
ofdays
.ThoughheaskedI c
omebackaf
tera
week"
"Ohthat
'sgood,woul
dyoul
ik
esome
thi
ngt
oeat
?
Ther
eisri
ceintheki
tche
n"
"
NoI
'mgoodf
ornow"Amak
ade
cli
ned
"Don'
tworr
y,onceI'mdonenurs
ingWi
ll
iam,I
wil
l
goser
veussome ,
y oune
edtoeatsome
thingt
o
holdt
hosedrugsyouweregi
ven"
WhenAnit
awasdonenur s
ingherson,sheputhi
m
i
nhiscr
ibandt hen,we
nttot
hek i
tchentodis
hout
somef
oodf orherandAmakatoeat.
"
Nowe atup,
soyouc
antakeyourdr
ugs"Ani
ta
s
aidasshepl
ace
daplat
einfr
ontofAmaka.
"
Howdoy
oudoi
t?"Amak
aas
ked.
"
Dowhat
?"
"
Howdoy
oumanaget
oknowwhate
ver
yone
needsandsti
ll
enf
orcei
tont
heme
venwhe
n
the
y '
rebei
ngadamant?
"
"
Iwouldn'
tsayI
enfor
ceany
thi
ngonany
one
.Ij
ust
t
ell
the
mwhatt odo"
"
Noyoudo,lookatJe
ffe
ryforex
ampl e,when
e
ver
yotherpers
onwass car
edoftalk
ingtohi
m,
y
ousti
l
lwe r
eabletof
orcehimtoe at
"
Ani
tasmiledassheate.
"Whe nmyparent
sdi
edin
aplanecras
h1 5year
sago,Iwasf
orcedtobe
st
rong,notjus
tformysel
f,
butals
oformybrothe
r
Del
e "
"
I'
msor
ry,
howol
dwe
rey
out
hen?
"
"Iwasjust1
3andDe l
ewas1 5.ButDel
et ookthei
r
deathsohardital
mos taff
ecte
dhi mme ntall
y.SoI
knewI hadtobestrongforusboth.Bef
or e
Jeff
ery
'sparentst
ookusi ntostar
tli
vi
ngwi th
them"
"
Thatmus
thav
ebe
env
eryhar
dfory
oubot
h"
"Itwasactual
ly,butthankGodfortheAdemolas,
theymadei tl
esspainful.
Theyneverforonce
madeusf eell
ikewewe ren'
tpar
toftheirf
amil
y.
Upunt i
lnow,somepe opledon'
tknowt heyar
en'
t
ourbiol
ogicalparent
s "
"
Oht
hat
'sv
eryni
ce"
"
Ye ah,
growi
ngupwit
hJeff
eryandDelei
nthe
s
amehous e,mademere
ali
zethoset
worequi
re
s
tronghandsif
youar
eevert
ohaveyourwaywit
h
t
he m"
"
Hmmm.
.
"
"Y
oune edt
omak eDel
ereali
zewhathewoul
dbe
miss
ingbynotbe
ingwit
hy ou"
"
Whatar
eyout
alk
ingabout
?"
"
IknowAmak
a,I
seet
hings
"
"Ir
eall
ydon'tknowwhatyouaret
alki
ngabout.
Butif
youdon'tmind,coul
dyoutel
lmehowy ou
andMichae
lme t?Ihav
ealwaysbe
encuri
ous
abouty
outwo"Amakas
aidt
ryi
ngt
ochanget
he
li
neofconv
ers
ati
on.
"
Ofc
ourse
.Doyouk
now,
Ine
verr
eal
lyl
ik
edhi
min
t
hef
ir
stpl
ace
?"
"
Real
ly
?"
"Y
eah,
Iactual
lyhatedMi
chae
l.Healwaysgoton
myner
veswhe neve
rhecameovertothehouse
wit
hJef
fer
yandDe le"
"
Sohowdi
dyoubot
hendupf
all
ingi
nlov
e?"
Oneday ,aft
ertheirgraduati
onfromt heUni ve
rsi
ty,
Michaelcameov ertot hehousebutDe leand
Jef
feryhadgonet opl aygolfwit
ht hei
rfather,
and
Eri
cawhowasdat inghe rhusbandt he
n, hadgone
outonadat ewi t
hhi m. Whi
letheirmothe rhad
goneforac hurchme eting.
SoAni tawhoal ways
lov
e dtostayindoors,wastheonlyonehome .
"
Ithi
nkyous
houl
dleav
e,nooneisathome"Anit
a
s
aidass
heopene
dthedoort
ofindMichae
lther
e.
"Wheny ousaynoone
,are
n'ty
ousomeone?
"
Mic
haelaskedashepushedhi
swaypas
tAni
tai
nto
t
hes i
tt
ingroom.
"
Idon'thav
eti
mef ort
his
,sopl
eas
ele
ave
"Ani
ta
s
til
lhe
ldthedooropen.
"NoI'mnotl
eav
ing,
I'
mgoingt
owaitf
orDel
eand
Jeff
eryt
ocomeback"het
ookase
atandcr
osse
d
hisl
egs.
"Youk
nowyouc
anactual
lygoov
ert
othegol
fcl
ub
andmeett
hemr
ight
?"
"
Yes
,butI
choos
etowai
the
rei
nst
ead"
"
What e
v er
"Anitaclos
edthedoorandl
eftt
he
s
itt
ingroomt ogoupstai
rsbutMi
chael
stoodi
nhe
r
f
rontbl
oc ki
nghe rway.
"Whatdoyouthi
nky ouar
edoing?
"Anit
atri
ed
get
tingpas
thim,buthekeptbl
ocki
ngherway.
"Getoutofmyway"
"
Iwi
l
l,i
fyouc
omebac
kandc
ont
inuet
hemov
ie
y
ouwe
rewat
chi
ngbe
for
e,I
camei
n"
"I
'mnolonge
rint
ere
ste
d,y
ouc
anwat
chi
tonmy
behal
f"
"
Ple
ase
,Ir
eal
lydon'
twanty
out
ole
ave
"
Anit
afinal
lyobli
gedhimandt heywatchedt
he
mov i
etogetherandaft
erthat,t
heywatched
anothermov i
e,bef
oretherestoft
hefamil
ycame
backandthe yal
latedi
nne rt
ogether
.
"
Soaft
ert
hatdaywhathappened?Didy
oubot
h
c
ont
inuet
alk
ing?"As
kedac ur
iousAmaka
"Af
tert
hatday,
Ididn'
tseehimagain,
unti
ltwo
weeksl
aterwhenhestoppedbythehous
eagain"
Anit
awaswatchi
ngamov iei
ntheli
vingroom,
whil
eshemunchedonsomepopc orns,whenshe
heardt
hedoorbel
lri
ng.Shegotuptoans wert
he
dooronl
ytof
indMichae
l s
tandi
ngthere.
"
The
yarenothome
,yous
houldal
readyk
nowy ou
c
an'
tfi
ndt
hemhomebythist
imeonaTuesday
,
t
heyhav
egonet
opl
aygol
f"
"
Iknowt
hatal
ready
"Mi
chae
lre
pli
ed.
"
The
nwhyar
eyouhe
ret
hen?
"
"
Ple
asec
anI
comei
n?"Heas
ked
Ani
tas
teppe
doutof
thewayandal
lowe
dhi
mto
goi
n.
"
Nowy
ouar
ein,
whatdoy
ouwant
?"
Hewasti
ptoei
ngonthespotne
rvous
lywi
thhi
s
handspl
acedhi
spoc
k et
s.
"
Whati
sthepr
obl
emMi
chae
l?"Ani
tabe
came
c
onc
erned.
Michae l
grabbedAnit
aandkissedher,
atf
ir
s ts
he
wass hockedbutthenrel
axe
dhe rs
elft
oenjoyit
.
Sheope nedhe rl
ipsf
orhi
m, andassheye
arnedfor
mor e
, hestopped.
"
I'
ms or
ry,I
don'tknowwhatc
ameov
erme
"he
s
tar
tedtoapol
ogiz
e .
"
It'
sok
ay"Ani
tas
aidass
hel
ook
eddown.
"I
act
ual
lycamehe
ret
oas
kyout
ogooutwi
thme
onadat
e?"
"
Real
ly?
"Ani
tal
ook
edupwi
the
xpe
ctat
ionsi
nhe
r
e
yes.
"
Yesof
cour
se"
"
Iwoul
dlov
ethat
"Ani
tas
aid.
Theyendedupgoingfordi
nnerl
ate
rthatweekend
andonedateledtoanothe
randanotherand
befor
eAnit
ak newit
,shewasheadoverheel
sin
lov
ewi t
hMichael
.
"Li
keyoualreadyk now, t
herestt
heys
ay,i
s
his
tor
y "Ani
tacleanedt hedis
hesAmakawashe
d,
andplacedthemi nac abine
t.
"Awwwwwww, t
hat
'ss
oswe
et,
butwhydi
dyou
hateMi
chae
lsomuch?
"
"
Ire
all
ydon'
tknow,
Igue
ssbe
caus
ehewasage
ek
andwasal
waysr
eadi
ngandI hat
edtore
ad, ex
cept
i
twasfore
xams.
SoI di
dn'
tli
kethef
actthathe
remi
ndedmeofwhatIhat
ed"
"HahahahahahaAni
tayouarev
e r
yfunny
,soy
ou
hatedhimbecausehel
ikest
oread?"
"
Yesnow,youshouldhaves
ee nhimwheni
s
t
alk
ingaboutbookshehadread.Hewasal
way
sa
c
onstantr
eminderofwhatI
hat e
d"
"I
can'tbel
ie
vet
his
,we
llt
hankGodhek
iss
edy
ou
onthatday"
"
Yeah,
lookwhe
rei
tbr
oughtus
"
*
Somehour
slat
er*
Itwas1 0pmandt herewasst
il
l nocal
lfr
omMr .
Ok af
or'sson.J
e f
fer
ylookedaroundthes i
tti
ng
room, hishear
tswell
e dwi
thprideatthes i
ghtof
hisfr
iendsandfamilyseat
ed.Nonemak i
ngany
attemptt ogotobed.EvenEri
cawhoj ustgotback
fromJ apanandwass upposedtobere s
tingwas
t
her
etoo.
Amakawho'sf
acewassti
llbr
uis
ed,wasse
ated
agi
le
,herf
aceshowedshewase x
haust
edbutshe
coul
dn'
tgether
sel
ftor
e s
t.
Ani
ta, hisbeauti
fult
roublesomesis
terhasbe en
nothingbutadar li
nghos t
esstothemall.Shehas
tak
e nt oservi
ngthemf oodandmak ingsurethei
r
energyl ev
elisopti
mal l
ikesheli
kestocalli
t.
Mic
hael
andDel
ehadde
cide
dtok
eepwat
chov
er
agameofc
hes
s.
Blackhadtoaskforthebestt
echguyinhisagenc
y
tocomehe l
phi mtrackTi
mothy'sl
ocat
ion,when
nexthecall
s.Theywe r
ebothconst
antl
ytyping
awayont hei
rlapt
op.
Jef
fer
yfe
ltgr
ate
ful
,thathehadhi
sfami
lywi
thhi
m
atati
meli
kethi
s.
*
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**
J
ane
'swhol
ebodyac
hedf
rombe
ingi
none
posi
tionf
orov e
r24hrs.Theonlytimeshewas
al
lowe dt
ostandup, waswhe nshereques
tedto
usetheres
troom.AndTi mothystoodinf
rontof
herwitht
hedoorwi deopen.
"Couldyouatleas
tgi
vemesomepr
ivac
y?"J
ane
askedastheygottot
here
str
oom.
"Soyoucandev
iseame ansofes
cape?Ther
eisno
wayinhell
I'
mlett
ingyououtofmysight
,soI
sugges
tyoubet
terdowhateveri
tisy
ouwanttodo,
becausey
ouonlyhaveaminute"
J
anes
toodl
ook
ingathi
mwi
tht
ear
sinhe
rey
es.
"Come,ar
eyougoingtopeeorwhat?Ordoy ou
wantmetotakeyouback?whatar
eyoue ve
n
hidi
ng?I
t'
snotli
keIhaven'
tseeni
tbefor
e"
Janefi
nall
ysatdownonthetoi
le
tseatandeased
hers
elfwit
hTimothyst
andi
ngandwat c
hingher.
Whens hewasdone,hel
edherbacktothechai
r
andtie
dhe rt
oit.
"
Whatdoyoui
ntendt
oachi
evewit
hthi
s?F
orhow
l
ongdoyoui
nte
ndtokee
pme ?"
"
Forasl
ongasIdee
mne
ces
sar
y,I
cank
eepy
ou
f
orasl
ongasIwant
"
"Forwhatit
'swor
th,
Iams
orr
y.Pl
eas
ejus
tle
tme
go,Ibegyou"
"Sorr
yyousaid?Didyoujustsayyouaresorry?
Becauseofy
ou, Ic
anne verse
emyf atheragai
n!
Becauseofy
ou, mymot herdi
e dofaheartatt
ack.
YouJane,ar
eamur de
rer"
"I
'mt r
ulysor
ryforyourfather
'sdeath,Ineve
r
me anttok i
ll
him, butyourfat
herviolat
edme .And
I
'ms orr
yforyourmot her'
sdeathtoobuts he
was n'ti
nnocenthe r
self
,shewatchedallthese
happe nedanddi dnothing"
Ti
mot hyangri
lystoodupandpoure
dac hi
ll
ed
wateronherface."Youmustnev
erspeaki
ll
ofmy
motheragain.Youareluc
kyI'
mwaiti
ngtoget
moneyfr
omy ourboy
fri
end,
Iwoul
dhav
eki
ll
ed
yout
hisver
yminute!
"
Timothystor
me doutofthedar
kroom,Janecoul
d
hearhimconversi
ngwithsomeoneout
side.Shei
s
yettoseeanyoneelse
,butsheknowst
he r
eare
abouttwootherme nwit
hTimothy.
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Jeff
eryknewhene ededtorestbuthecouldn'
t,he
couldn'
tgethi
ms e
lftorestwhenhedidn'tknowif
hisbabywasdoingokay,everyt
imehethought
abouther,
hisheartbrok
e.
Thelocati
ontheyhadearl
ie
rgonet o,
wasan
abadonedwar e
house,andtherewasnot
rac
eof
Mr.Okafor
'ss
onorJ anethere
.
"Whyhasn'
thef
uck
ingc
all
edbacky
et?"J
effe
ry
gotupf
romhisc
hai
randpace
dtheli
vi
ngroom
s
tar
ingathi
sphone
.
"Amak adoyouthi
nkwene e
dtoprayagai
n?
PerhapsGoddidn'
thearust
hefi
rstt
ime?"Hewas
desperat
eanddidn'
tknowwhattodo.
"I
'mverysureGodhe ar
dust hefi
rstti
me ,heisnot
deaf
"Anitawasservi
nge v
e r
yoneinther ooma
mugof hotc
offee
, s
incenoneof t
he mwe rewill
ing
togotobed,shethoughttheycouldallusesome
caf
fei
ne.
"
Ijus
tthi
nkweshouldprayagai
n,pr
obably
r
emindGodaboutoursi
tuati
on"Jef
fer
yins
ist
ed.
"Okay,l
etusal
lpray"Anitaplacedthetrays
he
waswithonthecentertable,andthist
imeJeffer
y
wentonhiskneesande veryotherpers
on
i
ncludi
ngBlackandhi spart
ne rf
oll
oweds ui
t.Ani
ta
l
edt he
mi nashortprayerandc ont
inuedtoserve
t
hemaf ter
wards.
"
Ani
taI
thi
nky
ous
houl
dgoge
tsomes
lee
p,y
ou
hav
ebe
ens
erv
ingusal
lday
"De
les
aid.
"Youshoul
dgivey
ourse
lft
hatadv
ice
,I'
mnotthe
onelooki
ngli
kehecoul
dusesomecaff
eine
"
Delet
rie
darguingbutAnit
ashuthimupwi t
ha
rai
seofherhand."Pl
easedon'
targuejus
tdri
nkup
yourcof
fee,Godknowsyouallne
e dthecaf
fei
ne"
"Ani
ta,IthinkDelei
sri
ght.
Youhavebeense r
v i
ng
usallsi
nce. Pl
eas
ehaveaseat"Er
icagotupand
tookthetrayfromherandser
vedtheremaining
people.
Theywe r
eallqui
etl
ysippi
ngont hei
rcoffe
ewhe n
Jeff
ery'sphonerang.Theyallk
eptquietasBlack'
s
part
ne rconnecte
dittohislapt
op,pi
cke ditand
place
di tonloudspeaker.
"
Hel
lo?
"Je
ffe
ryans
wer
ed
"
Yous
houl
dhav
egot
tenmymone
ybynow"
"
Yes,
I'
mtal
kingt
omybankal
readyandy
ou
s
houl
dgety
ourmone
ybytomorrowmorning"
"Good,r
emembernofoulpl
ay.
Ify
ouwantt
ose
e
heral
iv
e,youmustnoti
nfor
mthepol
ic
e"
"Y
esIt
otal
lyunders
tand,
butpl
eas
ecanI
spe
ak
wit
hher
?Please?
"
"Okay,
youhavejus
tthi
rt
yseconds
"Ti
mot
hy
plac
edthephoneonJane'
sear.
"
Hel
lo"c
ameJ
ane
'swe
akv
oic
e.
"
Babyhowar
eyou?Ar
eyouhur
t?I
s.
."
"
Jef
fcal
mdown,
I'
mok
ay"
"
Ipr
omis
etoge
tyououtof
the
rev
erys
oon.
Ilov
e
y
ouand.
.
."
Timothytookt hephoneawayf romJ ane'
sear.
"Nowy ouhav espokent oher,
ifyoudon'twant
thi
stobet helastti
mey ous pe
akt oher,
Isuggest
yougettowor kandge tmymone yreadyby9:am
tomorrow.Iwillcal
lyouandt el
lyouwhe ret
odrop
i
t"Timothye ndedthec all
.
"
Didy
ouge tanyt
hing?"Je
ffe
ryas
ked,
i
mmediat
elyTimothyhungup.
"
YesI
did"Bl
ack
'spar
tne
rsai
d"gi
vemeami
nut
e"
The
yallhe
ldt
hei
rbr
eath,
wai
ti
ngpat
ient
lyf
orhi
m
tot
ell
themhi
sfi
ndi
ngs
.
"
Iwasabl
etot
rac
khi
sloc
ati
on,
the
yar
ein
I
kor
odu"
"
Good,nowwehav eal
ocat
ionsolet
'smove
"
J
eff
erywasal
readyonhi
sfeetashespok
e.
"Notsofast
,wene e
dt oaskformoremen,we
can'
tjustgobust
inginonthe mwit
houtbei
ngful
ly
equippe
d"Blacksaid,ashegotuptocal
lhi
s
agencyformoreme ntobese nt
.
Anhourl
ater
,Black
'sagencyse
ntfi
vemor
eme
nto
Mic
hael'
shousetogogetJanebac
k.
"
I'
mc omingwi
thy
ouguy
s"J
eff
erygotupand
t
ookhisc
arkey
s.
"I
'msor
rysir
,butyouwoul
dhavetowaither
e,I
pr
omiseyou,wearegoi
ngtogetherbac
ksaf
ely
"
Bl
acktr
iedpers
uadingJ
eff
eryt
os t
ay.
"Youwoul
dhav etot
iemetoac
hair,
because
nothi
ngi
sstoppingmefr
omcomingwit
hy ou"
"
I'
mcomi
ngwi
thy
out
oo"De
les
aid.
"Met
oo"Michaelgotonhi
sfe
etandpl
ace
dak
iss
onhi
swif
e'sfor
ehead.
Blac
kknowi
ngclear
lyhecoul
dn'
twinaf
ight
agai
nstt
hem,de
cidedtoobli
get
hem.
"
Fine
,buty
ouwi
ll
all
wai
tout
side
,whe
nwege
t
t
here"
"
Let
'sge
tthe
ref
ir
st"J
eff
erys
aid.
Theyal
lsetoutanddr
ovet
oIkorudu.Je
f f
eryand
hi
stwofri
endsdrovei
nonecar
, whi
leBlackand
hi
sme ndroveintwos
epar
atecars.
"
OhGodpl
eas
egui
det
hems
afe
ly"Er
icapr
aye
d
outl
oudaf
tert
heme
nhadal
readydr
ive
nout
.
"Ar
eyougi
rl
sthi
nki
ngwhatI'
mt hi
nki
ng?"Ani
ta
ask
edusi
ngheri
ndexf
inge
rtotapherchi
n.
"
Andwhate
xac
tlyar
eyout
hink
ing?
"Amak
aas
ked.
"Thesemenneedbac kup,nomat terhow
stubbor
ntheymightthinktheyare,Idon'
tthi
nk
theycandothi
salone.Wedon' tknowhowmany
of t
heki
dnapper
sar ethere
. Whatift
heyareout
numbe r
ed?"
"
That'
saris
kwec
an'
taf
for
dtot
ake
"Er
icas
aid
t
houghtf
ull
y.
"
Ithi
nkwes
houl
dinv
olv
ethepol
ic
e"Amak
asai
d.
"Youjustt
ookthewordsri
ghtoutofmymout
h"
Anit
ac onc
urr
ed."Ihavet
henumbe rof
thi
s
di
v i
si
on'spol
ic
e "
"
The
ncal
lthe
mimme
diat
ely
"Er
icas
ugge
ste
d.
Ani
tat
ookouthe
rphoneanddi
ale
dthenumbe
rof
t
hepol
ic
est
ati
on.
"
Hell
o,t
hepol
ic
eisy
ourf
ri
end"c
ameaman'
s
v
oic
e.
"He
llogoodeveni
ngof
fi
cer
,pl
eas
ewehav
ea
matt
e rt
orepor
t"
"
Whati
sitmadam?
"
"
It'
saboutk
idnappi
ng,
ourf
ri
..
.
"
"
Madam, I
sugges
tyoucomeove
rtot
hepol
ic
e
s
tat
ionandrepor
tthemat
ter
"
"
Buty
ouhav
en'
tev
enhe
ardwhatI
hav
etos
ay?
"
"
Ibe
li
evey
ouk
nowwhe
reours
tat
ioni
s?"
"
YesI
dobut
..
"
"Thenc
omet here
"andwi
tht
hats
aid,
thepol
ic
e
off
ic
erende
dt hecal
l.
"Whatdi
dhes
ay?
"Amak
aandEr
icaas
kedi
n
uni
son.
"
Hes
aidwes
houl
dcomeandr
epor
tatt
hepol
ic
e
s
tat
ion"
"Letusgot
hen"Eri
capickedupherc
arkey,whi
le
Anit
agavei
nstr
ucti
onstothenannyr
egardi
ngher
baby,andt
heyall
we ntt
othepoli
cest
ati
on.
Whe
nt he
ygott
othes
tat
ion,
the
ywe
reas
kedt
o
makeastat
eme
nt.
"Somadamwhatyouar
esay
ingist
hat,yourf
ri
end
waski
dnappe
d?"Oneoft
hepoli
ceoff
ic
erasked.
"
Yess
ir"t
het
hre
ewome
nans
wer
ed.
"
Hows ureareyouthat
,itwasact
ual
lyak
idnap?
F
orall
y ouknow,shecouldhaver
anawaywithher
l
ove
r"
"Butoff
ic
e rIj
ustt
oldy ouwhatt
hekidnapperdi
d
tomebe foreki
dnappingher,
can'
tyouseethe
brui
sesonmyf ace?"Amakashowedtheoffi
cerher
face
.
"
Ok ay
..
.soyouwe
ret
her
ewhe
nshewas
k
idnapped?
"
"
Yesnow,
off
ic
erdi
dn'
tyour
eadt
her
epor
t?"
"
Hat
hatme
ansy
ouar
eunde
rar
res
to"
"
Forwhat
?"
"
Forbe
inganac
compl
ic
etoy
ourf
ri
end'
ski
dnap"
"Offic
eryoucan'
tarresthernow,di
dn'tyouhear
allwhatshesai
d?Shewasal sobeatenbythe
kidnapper.I
sn'
tthebruise
sonhe rf
aceobvious?
"
Ericaask
e di
nangerasoneof theof
fi
c er
stri
ed
takingAmakaintothecell
.
"
Madam, ar
eyout
ryi
ngt
ote
achmemyj
ob?
"The
f
ir
stof
fi
cerask
ed.
"Well
, i
sn'ti
tobviousyoudon'tknowhowt odo
yourjob?Wec amehe retore
por tacaseofki
dnap,
andinsteadof y
out odosome thingabouti
t,y
ou
arearrest
ingus"Anitawasalr
e adyfumingwit
h
angerass hespoke.
"Comeyouthi
sgir
l,Is
uggestyouwat
chyourt
one
ofvoi
cei
fyoudon'twantt
oj oi
nher
.Al
lowustodo
ourj
ob.I
fyouknewhowtodoi
tony
ourown,
the
n
whydidyoucometous
?"
"
Seeof
fi
cer
,shei
sonl
ytr
yingt
oex
plai
nthi
ngst
o
y
ou"Er
icas
aid.
"Pl
e asek
e epyourexpl
anat
iontoy our
self
,wear
e
goingtoinvest
igat
ethi
smatterandonc ewe
confir
ms heisi
nnocent,
shewillberel
eased"
"Andhowl
ongi
sthats
uppos
edt
otak
e?"Er
ica
asked.
"Wel
l,wee
ksormont
hs,i
tal
ldependsonhowlong
i
ttak
esuntil
wear
eablet
olookful
lywel
lint
othe
matt
er"
"Youmeanshei
sgoi
ngt
obehe
ref
orwe
eks
?"
Anit
aangr
il
yask
ed.
"Youcanbai
lherouti
fyouwant
"theof
fi
cers
aid
nonchal
antl
y.
"
What
?Youmus
tbej
oki
ng"
"I
t'
sokayAni
ta,
off
ic
erhowmuc
hdowene
edt
o
bai
lhe
rout?"
"
Fif
tyt
hous
andnai
ra"
"Youneedf i
ft
ythousandnair
at obai
loutsomeone
youjusttookintot
hec el
ll
essthanaminuteago?"
Anitaask
e d,t
histi
mes hewaslooki
ngintothef
ace
oftheoff
icer.
"
Madam,
doy
ouwantt
obe
atme
?"
"Y
ouar egoi
ngtorel
easehernow,andwearenot
gi
vingyouadime"Anit
ahitherhandsont
he
of
fi
c e
r'sdes
kasshespoke.
"
Youar
eunderarr
estmadam"anot
herof
fi
cers
aid
t
oAni
taappr
oachi
ngherwit
hcuff
s.
"
Whatf
or?
"
"
Fors
peak
ingr
ude
ly,
toanof
fi
cerof
thel
aw"
"
Don'ty
oudar
etouchme "Ani
tast
eppe
dbackas
s
hespoke.
Andastheof
fi
certr
iedt
ocuff
her
,she
pus
hedhi
m.
"
Youpushe
danoff
ice
rofthel
aw?doubl eof
fens
e"
t
heof
fi
cerf
orc
eful
lyt
ookAnit
a'shandsandcuff
ed
t
hem.
"
Gety
ourhandsof
fme
!"
"
Wait,what
?Y oucan'
tjustarr
esther
"Eri
catr
ied
s
toppingt
heof f
ic
erwhot ookascre
amingAnit
a
i
ntothecel
ltojoi
nAmak a.
"
Off
ic
ery
ouc
an'
tdot
his
,thi
sisnotr
ight
"
"Wehaveal
readydoneit
.Andifyoudon'
twantt
o
bearr
est
edalongsi
deyoursi
ste
rs,Is
uggesty
ou
watc
hwhatyous ay
"
"Wat
chwhatIsay?Y
ouaretheonear
res
ting
i
nnocentpe
opl
efornoreas
on.Andyouareask
ing
metowatchwhatIsay
"
"
Soyouhavedeclar
edsomeonetobeinnoc
ent
e
venbef
oreanyformofinv
esti
gat
ionhasbeen
c
onduct
ed?"Thepoli
ceoff
ice
rasked.
"
Whatofy
outhatar
res
tedsomeonewi
thoute
ven
c
onf
ir
mingif
theyar
eguil
tyornot
"
"Abdul
"thef
ir
stof
fi
cerc
all
ed.
"Ye
ssi
r"Abdul
answer
ed.
"
Takethi
swomanintot
hecel
lwi
thhe
rsi
ste
rs,
she
i
sbe
ginni
ngtot
alktoomuc
h"
Of
fic
erAbdulf
orc
eful
lyt
ookEr
icai
ntot
hec
ell
to
j
oinAmakaandAnit
a.
.
.
Chai
ii
ii,
nai
japol
ic
e...
..
Ithi
nktheyar
eri
ghtand
they
'redoi
ngthe
irjobperf
ect
ly,
onewordfor
them
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UST_HAPPENS_2
EPI
SODE4
Bl
ackandhi
sme
nst
oppe
daf
arof
ffr
omabui
ldi
ng,
whi
chthei
rtr
acke
rle
dthemto.J
e f
fer
yandhi
s
f
ri
endspul
ledupqui
etl
ybe
hindthem.
Blac
kandhismengotdownfromthe
ircarsandhe
quic
klys
ignal
edeac
honeonwhi c
hdire
c t
iontogo.
ThenhecametowhereJef
fr
eywasparked.
"Y
ouwouldhav
etowaitouther
eforuss
ir,
ple
ase
donotc
omein,i
t'
stoori
sky"
"
Wetotal
lyunder
stand,
wewil
lwai
touthe
re"
J
eff
erynoddedashespoke
.
Bl
acktur
nedandwenti
ntothebuildi
ngwi
thhi
s
men,l
eavi
ngJef
fer
yandhisfr
iendstowai
tout
side
.
Attheent
ranceofthebuil
ding,t
he r
ewasan
armedmanonguar d,Blac
knot i
cedhimfi
rst
,and
shothi
monhi schest
.Lucki
lyforthem,t
heguns
theyhadweresi
lencer
s,sonoonewoul dheart
he
gunshot.
Theywenti
n,t
ofindt
womoremenguar
ding
anothe
rdoort
hatsee
medt
obele
adingtoaroom,
theytur
nedalmostsameti
meBl ackandhismen
gotther
e.Twoofhismenquickl
yshotatthem,but
onewasquickenoughtoshootatoneofBlac
k's
me nfi
rst
,bef
oreBlacks
hothiminhishead.
Wi ththetwome nde ad,Bl
ackbe ntdownt o
ex aminehiswounde dman. Thebul l
etgrazedhi
s
rightshoulder ,
soitwasn'tade epinjur
y.Black
appl i
edpre s
s ureonitandas ke
doneof hismento
tak ehimtot hec ar
.
"Takehi
mtot
hec
arandc
ont
inuet
oappl
y
pres
sure
"
Blackopene
dthedoortofi
ndanemptyr
oom,with
thebackdoorope
n.Itwasobv
ious
,Ti
mothyhad
escapedwit
hJane.
Blac
kandhismenqui
ckl
yranoutt
hrought
he
backdoort
ochas
eaft
erTi
mothy.
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***
"
Whos
eide
awasi
tforust
oev
enc
omet
othe
pol
ices
tat
ioninthefi
rstpl
ace?"Ani
taas
kedass
he
hel
dthecel
lbarslook
ingdeje
cted.
"Was
n'tityouri
dea?Were
n'ty
outheonehavi
ng
t
houghtsabouttheboy
snothavi
ngenough
manpowe rtowit
hst
andMr.Okaf
or'
ssonandhi
s
men?"Ericaask
ed.
"Oh..
.thatwasmyi de
a?AreyousureIwastheone
whos ai
dit?"Ani
taaskedwit
hsomuc hinnocenc
e,
asif
shec ouldn'
tre
me mberanyt
hingshesai
d.
"No,
Iwastheonewhosai
dit"Eri
casai
dwit
hso
muchsar
carmwhichmadethethreeof
the
mt o
l
augh.
"Ic
ans eeyouladi
esarehavi
ngfun,I
sugges
tyou
keepitupbecauseyouaregoi
ngtoneedalotof
i
t"thepoli
ceoffi
cerwhoarres
tedthe
ms ai
dashe
passe
dbyt hei
rcell
.
"Whatisevenhi
sproble
m?"Er
icaas
kedaf
tert
he
pol
iceoff
ic
erhadle
f t
.
"Idon'tknow,probabl
yhejustf
oundoutthathi
s
wifecheatedonhimwi t
hthei
rgateman?
"Amak a
saidwithashrugofhershoul
ders
.
"
Hehehe
he hhe
he .
..
.
Amak a,wher
edidt
hatc
ome
f
rom?
"Eric
abe ntoverasshel
aughe
d.
"
DoIknow?Ishenottheoneact
ingl
ik
ehiswi
fe
r
anof
fwithhisbe
stfr
iend?St
upi
dman! "
Er
ical
aughedal
lthemor
e,e
venAmak
awas
l
aughi
ngtoo.
"
Poorman,
Ipi
tyhi
m"Ani
tas
aidi
nlaught
er.
"Come ,t
hisonewearealll
aughing,howarewe
goingtogetoutoft
hisplac
e? "Themome nt
Amak aaskedthi
squesti
on,theyall
stopped
laughi
ng.
"
Theboy
sar
eoutt
her
etr
yingt
osav
eJane
"Ani
ta
s
aid.
"
Andwedefi
nit
elycan'
tinv
olv
emomanddadin
t
his
,andmyhusbandisnoti
nthec
ount
ry"Er
ica
s
aid.
"Thenwear
efini
she
d,ewo..
.
..Mybabyo.
..
.
.who
wil
lbre
astf
eedhim?"Ani
tal
amented.
"Le
t'snotl
osehope,l
et'
sjustpraytheboysar
e
abl
et osav
eJaneinonepiece,t
he ntheywoul
dbe
abl
et ocomegetus"Er
icasaid.
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Blac
kandhisme ncameouttothebackofthe
houset
ofindTimothyhol
dingJanewithhi
slef
t
armacros
she rne
ck,andhi
srighthandhol
dinga
guntoherhead.
"Donotcomeanyc l
ose
rorI'
mgoingtoblowup
herbr
ains"Timot
hythr
eate
nedasBlackandhi
s
me nt
ri
edt ogetc
los
ertohi
m.
Bl
ackk
newhehadt
obec
are
ful
toav
oidJ
ane
be
ings
hot
.
"
Timot
hypl
eas
edon'
tdo.
.
."
"Shutt
hefuckup!
NowI wanty
ouandyourme
nto
dropyourguns
"Ti
mothycommanded.
Bl
ackandhi
sme nimmedi
atel
yobeye
dand
dr
oppedthe
irgunsont
heground.
"
Nowki
ckt
hemt owardsme"Bl
ackandhi
sme
n
k
ick
edt
hei
rgunstowardsTi
mot
hy.
"
Good,nowIwanty outot
urnaround,
anddonot
l
ookbackorIwil
lshoother
"Timothyt
hre
atened
t
hemashet r
iedmov i
ngbackwardswi
thJane.
AsTi
mothywastalk
ing,Blacksi
ghte
dJ ef
fer
y
comi
ngbe hi
ndTimothywithaguninhishands
,so
hesl
ight
lynodde
dhishe adforhi
mt oact
.
Jef
feryqui
cklyshotTi mothyonhi sri
ghtk nee,and
heimme di
atelyletJ anego,ashef e
llt
ot heground
holdi
nghiskneeandgr oaninginpains,Jeff
ery
rus
he dtoJane'ssideandi mme diat
elyenv el
oped
herinahug."Babyar eyouokay ?
"Hes tarted
l
ook i
ngherove r
,se archi
nghe rbodyforinjur
ies.
"I
'mfi
ne,ohJeffy
ouareher
e"s
hehuggedhi
m
agai
n."
IthoughtImi
ghtne
vers
eeyouagai
n"
"I'
mhe rebabydon'tcry"astheyhugged, t
hey
heardt hesoundof agunbe ingcocked.Jef
fery
turnedt ofi
ndTimot hypointi
ngagunatt hem. But
beforehec ouldtak
eas hot,
Blackquick
lyshothim
i
nt hehe ad.Andhewe ntovertocheckforapulse
aftertheyalls
toodins hockwatchinghi
ms t
ruggle
forhislif
e.
"Heisdead"hesai
dtoJeff
eryandJane.Jane
placedherheadonJe
ffe
ry'
ss houl
der
s,and
star
tedcryi
ng.
"Shhhh.
..
it'
sokaybaby,don'
tcry
,you'
res
afe
now"herubbedonhe rbackashespok
e.
Aft
erJanehadstoppe dcr
ying,
J e
ffer
ycarr
iedhe
r
bri
dalst
yle
,tothec arwherehehadDe l
eand
Michael
tobeons tandbyincaseTimothycame
outthr
oughthefront.
"Whathappene
dt ost
ayi
ngi
nthecarsi
r?"Bl
ack
ask
e dJef
fer
ywithasmil
eonhi
sfacewhenthey
wereabouttol
eave.
"L
et'sj
ustsayIhadotherpl
ansinmind,I
wasn't
wil
li
ngtoleaveanyt
hingtochance.
Youshouldbe
t
hank i
ngGodI came,i
fnotprobabl
yTimothy
wouldhaveescapedbynow"
"
AndI
sav
edy
ourl
if
etoo"
"
Igue
sswear
eev
ent
hen.
Thank
ssomuc
hman"
"
Iwasj
ustdoi
ngmyj
obsir
,be
side
sIhavey
out
o
t
hankt
oo,eve
nif
whaty
oudidwasri
sky
"
Jeff
erysmil
edandgoti
ntot
hecart
odri
veJanet
o
thehospi
tal
,whil
eBlac
kandhi
sme nf
oll
owed
behind.
______
_____
"J
effI
'mok
ay,I
don'
tne
edt
ose
eadoc
tor
,Ij
ust
wantt
ogohome"
"Babyareyousure?"Jeff
erykeptlooki
ngherover,
asifhewassearchi
ngforsome thi
ngthatwas
amissonherbody .
Hec ouldn'
tgethimsel
ftotake
hiseyesof
fher,
sohehadt oaskMichaelt
odri
v e
themwi t
hDeleinfrontsohecoulds i
tatt
heback
withJane.
"
I'
msur
eJe
ff,
ple
asej
ustt
akemehome
"
"Okayf
ine
,wewi
llj
ustov
ertoMichael'
spl
aceso
Amakaandmysi
ste
rswouldknowy ou'
res
afe,
the
yhavebee
nworri
edsic
kaboutyou''
"Oh.
..
..
Amak
a,howi
sshe
?Hopes
hewas
n'tbadl
y
hurt
?"
"Noshe'
sfine
"J ef
fer
yplacedherheadonhisches
t
andrubbedonhe rhead.
Theimageof Ti
mothy
hol
dingagunt oherheadcoul
dn'tl
eavehismind,
andi
tmadehi mt onotwantheroutofhi
ss i
ght
.
J
anewantednot
hingbuttos
lee
p. Hopef
ull
ywhe
n
s
hewakesup,t
hiswil
lal
lbeadream.Asthey
changedrout
eandde ci
dedtogohome ,Jef
fery
cal
ledBlackt
oinfor
mhi mofthechangeofplans
butaskedhimtotakehi
sinj
uredmant othe
hospit
alandpromis
edtocomev i
sithi
mt henext
day.
Whe ntheyarri
vedMi chael
'shouse ,i
twasawf ul
ly
sil
ent.Sotheythoughttheladiesmus thavegone
toslee
p. Mic
hae l
we ntupstai
rstoc hecktherooms,
buttheywe renotthere.I
twasjus tthenannyand
thei
rbabywhowe resleepi
ngint hebaby '
sroom.
"Theyar
enotupst
air
s"Mi
chae
ltol
dthe
mashe
gotdownst
air
s.
"Thenwhe r
ecouldtheybe?I
hav
ec hec
kedthe
backofthehouseandt he
yar
en'
tther
ee i
the
r"
Deleas
ke di
nc onf
usion.
"I
noti
cedEri
ca'
scarwasn'
touts
idewhenwe
dr
ovein,
couldi
tbetheywentout?
"Jef
fer
yas
ked
"
By6
am?Whe
rec
oul
dthe
yhav
egonet
obyt
his
t
ime
?"As
kedMi
chae
l.
"Theonlywayt of
indoutwheret
heywe nt
,ist
o
askthenanny,shewashomewhe ntheyle
ft"
Jeff
erysuggest
ed.AndMichae
lwentbackupstai
rs
towak ethenanny.
"Theysai
dthe
ywe regoingt
othepoli
cest
ati
on
andthatt
heyweren'tgoi
ngtotak
elong"t
he
sl
eepynannysai
d.
"
The
ywe
ntt
othepol
ic
e,what
eve
rfor
?"
"
Idon'tk
nows
ir,
the
yonl
ysai
dIs
houl
dn'
twai
tup
f
orthe
m"
"
Whatt
imedi
dthe
yle
ave
?"
"
Almos
timme
diat
elyy
oul
eftt
hehous
esi
r"
Michaelc
hecke
dhiswri
stwat
ch"That
'sov
ers
ix
hoursagoandthe
yare
n'tbacky
et?"
"
Nos
ir"
Mi
chae
lwe
ntbac
kdowns
tai
rst
oinf
ormJ
eff
ery
andDe
le.
"Whatdidtheygoanddoi napoli
cestat
ion?I
thoughtIas
k e
dt he
mt ostayhe
re?"Jeff
e r
yask
ed
ashetrie
dc al
li
ngErica"
haveyoutri
edc al
li
ng
Anit
a?"Heas kedMichae
l.
"
Ihav
ecal
ledhe
rtwi
cebuts
hei
snotpi
cki
ngup"
"Cal
lheragai
n,Eri
cai
snotpi
cki
ngupaswe
ll,
Ijus
t
hopetheyaresaf
e"
Af
tert
enmi nute
softhe
mt ry
ingt oreachthel
adi
es
wit
houtanyofthempicking,theydecidedto
se
archfort
he mint
hene arestpolic
es t
ati
on.
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'
'Ifwehadk nown, wewouldhavejusts
tayedat
home .Nows eeeventhepeoplewewe r
et ry
ingt
o
help,
I'
ms ur
et heymusthavegoneandc ome
back'
'Anitastoodholdi
ngthebarofthec el
l
l
ook i
ngsopi t
iful
.Evers
inceshewasthrowninto
thecel
l,shehasbe enre
grett
ingthedeci
sionof
t
hemc
omi
ngt
oas
kfort
hepol
ic
e'she
lp.
'
'
howdoweeve
nk nowif
theywer
eabl
etor
esc
ue
J
anes
ucc
ess
ful
ly?
''as
kedAmaka
'
'Wewouldhavet
ocal
lthe
mandk
nowf
ors
ure
''
Er
icas
uggest
ed.
"Off
icer
,pleas
eallowust omakeacalltoour
famil
y"Amak apleadedtooneoftheoffi
cerswho
waspassingby.Theirphoneswerese
izedwhe n
theywereputintocell
,sotheyc
ouldn'tre
ac h
anyone.
"
Ithoughtyoul
adi
eswerebei
ngsmar
t?Us
eyour
s
mar t
nessandr
eachyourf
amil
ynow?"
"
Pleaseof
fic
er,wearesorr
yf orwhat eve
riti
swe
s
aid.I
nfactwedon'twanttor eportanycaseagai
n,
j
ustal
lowustoc ont
actourfami l
ie
s "Anit
apleade
d
t
histi
memak ingababyface.
"F
ine,
butonl
yoneof
youwi
ll
beal
lowe
dtomak
e
acal
l"
"Al
ri
ghtnoprobl
em, t
hankyousomuc h,Iwi
ll
makethecall
"Anit
aquick
lyranoutof
t hece
llas
t
heoffi
ceropenedit
.
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*
Mi
chael
andtherestwereabouttoleavethehouse
whenhi
sphonerang.Hetookitoutofhispocket
t
ofi
ndAnit
a'snameont hescr
een.
"
Hel
lobabywhe
rear
eyou?
"
"
Wear
eatt
hepol
ic
est
ati
on"
"
Doi
ngwhat
?"
"J
ustcomedownt
otheI
koy
ipol
icediv
isi
ont
obai
l
us,
the
r ei
snomuc
hti
metoexpl
ain"
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"
Whowast
hat
?"De
leas
ked
"
Anit
a,shes
aidtheywerearr
est
edatthepol
ic
e
s
tat
ion,
wehav etogobail
themout"
"
Whatdi
dthe
ydowr
ong?
"
"
Wewouldhavet
ofi
ndoutwhe
nwege
tthe
re"
J
eff
erys
aid.
Theyallgoti
ntotheirs
eparat
ec ar
sanddr ovet
o
thepoli
cestat
ion.Sinc
eJeffe
ryhas n'
tbeenhome
yet,
hehadt odriveoneofMichael
'scarsbec
ause
heinte
ndst ot
ak eJanehomes tr
aightf
romthe
poli
cestati
on,af
tertheyweredonet her
e.
Whenthe
ygottot
hepolic
estati
on,Mi
chael
i
ntr
oducedhi
msel
ftothepol
iceandaskedt
ose
e
Ani
ta,
Eri
caandAmaka.
"Andwhodoyouthinkyouare
, t
ojustwal
kinher
e
demandi
ngtoseeyourwif
e?"oneoftheoff
ic
ers
whohadarr
est
edthe maskedrudel
y.
"MayIeve
nk nowwhatt
hei
rof
fens
ewasf
ory
out
o
havear
rest
edthem?"
"
AndogaIs
aidwhodoy
out
hinky
ouar
etoas
kme
s
uchaque
sti
on?"
"
Exc
useme
?"Mi
chae
las
kedi
ndi
sbe
li
ef.
"Youar eexc
usedal
ready,andIsuggestyouuse
thatexcusenowande xc
useyourself
outof thi
s
placeifyoudon'
twanttobet hr
owni ntothecel
l
l
ikey ourwif
e"
Bef
oreMichae
lcoul
dreact
,Jef
fer
yqui
cklycame
f
orwardandcalmi
nghimdownanddecidedto
spe
aktothepoli
cehi
ms e
lf.
"
Offi
cer,
all
wear easki
ngistos
eet
hemandthe
n
s
eekforabail
forthe
m. Theyar
eac
tual
lymy
s
ist
ers"
"Whobethisoneagai
n?Shebi
thi
splacebeli
ke
yourhous
et haty
oucanjus
tbegi
vingorde
rs
anyhow?"
"
MynameisJ
eff
eryAde
mola"J
eff
eryr
epl
ie
d
c
alml
ywi
thanai
rofpri
de.
"Ademol
a,l
iket
heAdemol
as?
"Thepol
ic
eof
fi
cer
aske
d.Jef
fer
ynodde
dinre
spons
e.
"Youmeanl
ik
ethef
orme
ras
sis
tanthe
adof
stat
e
Ademol
a?"
"
I'
maf
rai
dyouar
ecor
rec
t"
"
Ehmmmmm. ..
..Oganorvex,
.Inorknows ayna
y
ours
ist
ers
,oyasergeantr
ele
as et
hemf as
tfast
"
t
heof
fi
cerwasshakingal
loverashespoke.
Theserge
antquic
klyre
leasedthem,andwhen
the
yc ameoutandsawJ ane
, t
heyallsc
reamed
andhuggedheratthesametime,theyalmos
tfel
l
her.
"Janey
ouareal
ive
,Iwass
caredsomethi
ngbad
hadhappenedt
oyou"Amakahadtear
sinhere
yes
asshespoke
.
"Sowhyweretheyar
rest
ed?"J
eff
eryaskedthe
poli
ceof
fi
cerwhowassti
lls
haki
ngfromfearof
whatJef
fer
ymightdotohimandhiscol
league
s.
"
Emmmm.
.
..
"
"
Jef
ferylet
'sjustforgeti
t,t
hankGodJaneisback
s
afel
y"Ericasaidass hewalkeduptot
heoffi
cer.
"
Youshouldt hanky ours
tars,
it'
sadayof
c
ele
brationforus. i
fnot,
wewoul dhaver
eported
y
outoy oursupe r
iorsandmades ur
eyoulostyour
j
ob"
"Godble
ssyouma, t
hanky
ouv e
rymuchsi
r"t
he
me nk
eptthanki
ngthemprof
usel
yast
heywal
ked
outoft
hestati
on.
"Sowhatbr
oughtyoupeopl
eher
einthefi
rst
plac
e?"Del
easke
dt hel
adi
esast
heygotoutsi
de.
"Pleaselet
'sal
lgohome,I'
mv erysureJaneneeds
torest.l
etustal
kaboutthi
ssomeot herti
me "
Anitaquickl
ygotint
oherhusband'scarasshe
spok etoavoi
danyformofint
errogati
onfromany
oftheme n.
The
yal
lconc
urr
ed,
butt
heme
nkne
wthel
adi
es
wer
ehi di
ngsomethi
ng.Butli
keAnitasai
d,now
was
n'ttheri
ghtti
met odis
cussi
t.Theyall
deci
ded
t
oletthematte
rdiefornow.
Eri
casai
dhe rgoodbyes,
gotint
ohe rcaranddr ov
e
out,whi
leMichaelandAnit
adroveoutint he
ircar.
Soitwasjus
tDe l
e,Amaka,Jeff
eryandJ anethat
werelef
t.
"Amakay
ouwoul
dcomewit
husri
ght?"J
ane
aske
dAmakawhowasl
ook
ingal
lweakandt
ir
ed.
"
Iwi
l
ltak
ehe
rhome
"De
lequi
ckl
yof
fer
ed.
"Y
oudon'thav
etobothe
ryour
sel
fIwi
ll
jus
tgo
wit
hJaneandJef
fer
y"
"
Iins
ist
,pl
eas
e"
J
eff
erywhohasbe
ennotic
ingthete
nsi
onbet
ween
t
hosetwo,
sinc
ehegotback.
De c
idedt
ohel
phis
f
ri
endout.
"
Heyemm..
.Amak
awhydon'
tyoual
lowDel
etake
y
ouhome?I
'mver
ysur
eyouwoul
dne e
dtor
eston
yourdri
vehome .Andbeingwi
thJanei
nsamec
ar,
won'tall
owthatbecauseyoubot
hwill
keep
chatt
ingall
thr
ought hedri
ve"
Theyal
ll
ookedatJef
fer
ywi t
hafunnyl
ookon
the
irf
acesf
orther
idi
culousexc
usehej
ustmade
.
"F
ine,thatwasalameone ,
pleas
ejoinusinourc
ar.
Del
ey ouaregoinghomealone"the
yal l
buste
d
i
ntolaughterf
orhissudde
nf r
anknes
s .
"
It'
sfi
ne,
Iwi
ll
gowi
thDe
le"
"
Amak
aar
eyous
ure
?"J
aneas
ked.
"YesIam"AmakahuggedJaneandwhisper
edin
herears"
twoisacompany
, t
hreeisac
rowd.Enj
oy
yourri
dewit
hJ e
ffe
ry,
wewi l
lcat
chuplate
r"
Janesmil
edatherfr
iend'
sthoughtf
ulness
,even
wheniti
nconveni
encedher,shest
il
lthoughtof
other
s.
Whentheygothome ,
Jeff
eryc
arr
iedJ
anebr
idal
st
yleandtookherupst
air
s.
"
Jef
fI c
anac
tual
lywal
k,y
oudon'
thav
etok
eep
c
arr
yingme"
"AndIchoset
ocar
ryyou,
soenjoyi
tbe
causeI
'm
notpl
anningonbr
ingi
ngyoudownunt
ilwege
tto
thebe
dr oom"
Janenuz zl
edherheadonhisc
hestashecarr
ied
herthroughthest
airs
,andwhentheygottot
he
bedroomhepl acedherdownonherfeet
.
"Woul
dyoul
ik
emet obat
hyou?
"Jeff
eryas
ked
wit
hsomuchtende
rne
ssi
nhisv
oic
e.
J
anetouchedhi
sfacewi
thhe
rpalm.'
'y
oulookso
f
ati
guedbaby'
'shehads
omuc hwor
ryinherv
oic
e.
Je
ffer
ykis
sedt
heins
ideofherpal
m.''
thatdoe
sn'
t
matt
er,t
hemosti
mportantt
hing;
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hatyouare
her
enow''
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Janehadgonei ntothebathroomtotak ehe
rbath
forovert
hir
tymi nutes,
ands hewasn'touty
et.
Jeff
e r
ywasbe gi
nningtogetwor r
ied,
s ohe
decidedt
ok nockont hebathroomdoor .
"
Heybabe
, y
ouhavebeeninther
ef orqui
tesome
t
ime,
areyouok
ay ?
"Helis
tenedforareplybut
t
her
ewasnone,soheknockedagain,st
il
lnorepl
y.
"Babeareyouthere?
"Theonl ys
oundthatc
ame
wasthatoftheshowe randi
thasbee
nons i
nce
shewentintothebathroom.
"BabeI
'mcomingin"heannouncedashewent
i
ntothebathr
oomt of
indJanesi
tt
ingonthef
loor
andcry
ingundert
heshowe r
.
Shecoul
dn'
tgether
sel
ftotaketheimageof
Timot
hy'
sdeadbodyonthegroundoffhermind,
somehowsheblamedher
self
forhisdeat
h.
"
Ohbabywhati
sthepr
obl
em?
"Hequi
ckl
ytur
ned
off
theshowerandgotat owe ltowraparoundher.
Shewasshiv
e r
ingfr
omc old. Je
ffe
rycarr
iedher
i
ntothebedroomands athe rdownonac hai
rand
st
oopeddownt olookathe rface.
"Hey.
.
. Whatisthemat te
r,whyareyoucry
ing?"
Janewhowasnowt r
yingtosti
fl
eherte
ars,s
hook
herhead.'
'nothing,
I'
mj usthappy'
'
'
'
arey
ous
ure
?''
shenodde
dhe
rre
spons
e.
Je
ffer
ytowel
edherbodydr
y,andt
hengotoneof
hi
srobesf
orhert
oputon.
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ketoliedown? "InresponseJ ane
spreadherhandsforJe f
ferytocarr
yhe r.He
i
mme di
atelyobli
gedhe r
, s
hewr appe dherlegs
aroundhimandbur iedhe rheadint hecrookof hi
s
neck.Heke ptwhis
pe r
ingsoothingwor dsintohe r
ears,t
ryi
ngt opaci
fyherashec arri
e dhertot he
bedandpl acedhercareful
lyonit.
"
Ple
asedon'
tle
avemeJ
eff
"shehe
ldhi
shandsas
hec
ove
redhe
rwi
thaduv
et.
"I'
mgoingnowhe r
ebaby ,I
justneedtoqui
ckly
takeashowerandIwill
bebac ktobewithyou"
Janenoddedsli
ghtl
y,Jeff
erybentdownand
kis
sedheronherfore
he adbeforegoi
ngint
othe
bathr
oom.
"Wouldyouli
kesomet
hingtoeat?
"Heaskedashe
gotoutoft
hebathr
oom. "
Myhous e
keepe
rshoul
d
bearoundbynow,whatwouldyoulik
ehert
o
makeforyou?"
"
Noodle
swill
befine
"Janes
aidquie
tlyass
he
f
olde
dhers
elfi
ntoabal
lont
hebe d.
"Noodl
esiti
sthe
n"Jef
fer
yplacedacallt
ohis
housek
eeperwhowasalr
eadydownstai
rsdoing
herwork,
andaskedhe
rtopreparenoodl
esfor
them.
Fi
fte
enminutesl
ate
r,t
her
ewasasof
tknockont
he
door.J
eff
eryope
ned,t
ofi
ndhi
shous
ekeeperwi
th
at
ray
.
"
Goodmorni
ngs
ir,
Ithoughty
ouwe
reoutof
the
c
ount
ry?
"
"
YeahIwas,
butI
'mbac
know"het
hank
edhe
rand
t
ookthef
oodfr
omher.
J
eff
eryandJ anebot
hsatdowntoeat
,butaf
ter
t
aki
nge at
ingonlyal
itt
le,
Janes
toodupand
c
li
mbe dthebe d.
"
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step"Amak
asaidasthe
ygottoher
str
eet.
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apar
tme nt
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ghtsoshere
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e dand
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lowe dhi
mt akehertoherapart
ment.Whenthey
gottotheapart
me nt,
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nside.
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"
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leas
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"
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y"shegotoffhi
slapsandshooedhimwi t
h
herhands.Jef
fer
ylaughe dashetookhi
slaptop
andwe ntbacktowork.
Whe
nJaneandJ
eff
erygott
othec
ine
ma,
the
y
argue
donwhatmov i
etosee.
Jef
fer
ywante
dto
seeanact
ionmovi
ewhileJ
anewantedt
oseea
romancemovi
e.
"Babe
..pl
eas
e,I
did'
tcomeallt
hewayher
etos
ee
aromancemovi
enow"Jef
fer
ylament
ed.
"Butwhatiswrongwi
tharomancemov
ie?I
sn'
tit
all
aboutlove?I
sGodnotl
ove?"
"
Whenyouputitl
ik
ethat
,youmak
eits
oundl
ik
e
I
'magai
nstl
ove
"
"
Wel
li
fyouar
en'
t,l
et'
sse
ear
omanc
emov
iet
hen"
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fer
yhadnoc hoi
cebuttofoll
owhertoseet
he
movie.
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r i
edfr
omt hebe gi
nni
ngofthemovie
unt
ilt
heend.AtapointJe
ffe
rythoughtsomet
hing
waswrongwi
thhe r
.
"Babear
ey ouokay?I
ssomethi
ngwrong"Je
ffe
ry
askedaf
tershehadbeencr
yingf
orover2mi
nutes
.
"
I'
mfi
ne,
it'
sjus
tthi
ssc
ene
"shes
aids
nif
fi
ng.
"
What
'swr
ongwi
thi
t?"
"
It'
s.
..
so.
.
.touc
hing"
Jef
feryhadtolookatt
hescreenagain,
tofi
nd
whatwast ouchi
ngabouti
t,y
etthemor ehe
watchedthemov i
e,t
hemorehej ustwant
edtoge
t
outofther
e .
Whenthemovi
ewasov
er,
hec
oul
dn'
tbeany
mor
e
gr
ate
fultol
eav
e.
"
Idon'tk
nowhowyoucoul
dwat
chamov
iel
ik
e
t
hatandnots
hedate
ar?"
"
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'sbe
caus
eIdi
dn'
tse
eanyne
edt
ocr
y"
"
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ly
?Wi
thal
lthos
etouc
hings
cene
s?"
"Babepl easel
et'
sjus
tgoandeat,
I'
mfamished.
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leastift
hosetouchi
ngsce
nesli
keyoucal
lthe
m,
didn'ttouchmye moti
ons
,the
ytouche
dmy
appe ti
te"
"
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sor
rys
wee
the
art
.Howaboutwego
ge
tsomes
uya?
"
"
Ithi
nkthati
sagoodi
dea,
Iknowagoods
uya
s
potcl
oseby"
"
Iwasn'
tre
fer
ri
ngt
oanyof
thos
efanc
ysuy
a
s
pot
s"
"
The
nwhi
chonewe
rey
out
alk
ingabout
?"
"
Roads
ides
uya"
"
Youwantmetobuyr
oadsi
desuyaandeat
?"
J
eff
eryas
kedwi
thsomuchhor
roronhisf
ace.
"
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omewi
thme
"
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ofoll
owy outowatcha
movieagain"Je
ffe
rygrumbledasJanepurchas
e d
thesuyafr
omar oadsi
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ler.
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t.
"
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inc
ewhe
ndi
dyous
tar
tcar
ingaboutwhat
peopl
esaysomuch?"Janepai
dfort
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rsuy
aand
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ffer
yimmediat
elys
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edwalki
ngint
he
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rect
ionwher
eheparkedhisc
ar.
"
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rear
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ushi
ngt
o?"
"Togeti
ntot
hec
arof
cour
se,
ordoy
ouhav
eot
her
plans
?"
"
Aren'
tyougoingtot
ast
ethes
uya?"J
aneopened
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tandtookoutoneandt
rie
dfe
edingJef
fer
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hit
.
"
Onthestr
eets?Youar
enotser
iousarey
ou?
"
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eff
eryl
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ehecouldbur
stwith
e
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me ntanyminute
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us topenupfi
rst
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ffer
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nall
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at
et hesuya.
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snotoneoft
he
bestsuyayouhavetast
ed?"
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l.
.i
t'
snotbad"herepl
iedashechewed.
Ifhe
wasgoi
ngtobehonest,
itwasreal
lyni
ce.
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spi
cesmar
inat
edwe l
li
ntothebe e
f.
"
Good,
thatme
ansy
ouc
anhav
emor
e.He
re"J
ane
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ookoutmor
etof
eedhi
mwi
th.
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ouldweatle
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ilwege
thome
befor
eeati
ngthi
s?"Jef
fer
ybegged.
"
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en'ty
out
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alk
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f
ami
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d?"
"Y
eah,butI
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fert
oeatathome.Youk
now
what
?I'mnolonge
rhungr
yle
t'sj
ustgohome"
"Wel
lthi
ssuy
awoul
dhav
ebe
enc
oldbyt
het
ime
wegethome"
"Ther
eissome t
hingcall
edami crowavebabe,you
wil
luseit
.Itwasboughtforreasonsli
kethi
s"he
wasclear
lygett
ingpiss
ed.Janewhowas n'teven
deter
redbyhisatti
tude,s
tart
e dtoeathersuy
aas
theyst
ood.
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"s he
didn'
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spons ebe f
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ethec hai
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erywhohadno
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umble
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"
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ndon'
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anef
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thmor
esuy
a.
"
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ly
ingtoni
ght
?DidIdo
s
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hingwr
ong?"Heaskedoutof
confus
ion.
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he he
he .
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.
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hol
dhe rmiddleass hel
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hemoreshe
l
ookedatJe f
fery'
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l
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"
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unny
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"Youofc
our
se,
whatmake
syout
hinkI
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ryi
ngt
o
punis
hyouf
orsome
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ng?
"
"
The
n,whyar
eyoudoi
ngal
lthe
se?
"
Janefeedhimwi t
hs omes uyabeforeshereplied
hisques
tion."Y
ouhav eshownmey ourwor ldand
alli
t'
sgl
amour ,butyouarey ett
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s
i
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dlooksli
k e
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ings uya
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s,watchingaromanticmov iethat
make
smecryall
thr
ought
hemov
ie.
Thi
sisapar
t
of
myworl
dJ e
ff"
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ffer
ytooksomeof
thes
uyaandf
edhe
randt
hen
bentt
ok i
ssher
.
"
Isther
eanyot
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tof
yourwor
ldy
ouwoul
d
l
ik
et oshowme?
"
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eIthi
nkI'
mstr
ongenought
oc ometot
he
dini
ngandeat
"Amakas
toodupfromthebed.
"
Arey
ous
ure
?Ic
oul
dbr
ingt
hef
oodt
oyouhe
re"
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fthefoodyouser
v e
dmee ar
li
erisanyt
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by,the
nI woul
drathere
atoutofbed,j
ustinc
aseI
needtothrowup"Theybothl
aughed.
"Forsomeonewhodoes
n'tknowhowt omake
eggs,yousur
edoknowhowt omakeagoodyam
porri
dge"Amakacompl
imentedDel
eastheysat
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htowatchTVaft
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I actuall
yorde re
df orit"Del
e
couldn'tcook,evenif i
twast osav ehislif
e.While
growingup, hene verlikedanythingthathadt odo
withthek i
tchen.Theonl yti
mehet r
iedmak i
ng
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cksisterwhe ntheywe r
elitt
le,he
almos tburntthehous edown. Ev ersi
nc ethen,he
hadn'tattempt edtoc ookunt i
lthatmor ning,when
hede cidedtomak ee ggsf orAmak a.
"
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bleat
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ightwit
hyou"
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ngabout?Ifi
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ime,youshouldknowIhol
dno
grudgeagai
nstyou.Ik
eeptell
ingyouthi
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"
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ly
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now?
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ouwouldn'tbr
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ltoge
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Youarer
ight.
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tti
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t
imeand.
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"
Hey,hey.
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s
tophim."Whatar
eyoutal
ki
ngabout?Whatdo
y
oume anbythist
ime,
thi
ngswi
llbedif
fer
ent?
"
Del
etookAmaka'
shandi
nhis
,"Iwoul
dli
ket
o
dat
eyouthepr
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l
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dIsay
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hingwrong?
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mplybecauseIhadse
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ti
me sorIdeci
dedtofoll
owyout oyourhouse
,
doesn'tmeanIwanttodateyou"
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etri
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dehi
shurt
."Amak
aI don'
t
under
stand,
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hefe
eli
ngwasmutual"
"Thenyouthoughtwrong,I
will
not
,andwil
lne
ver
dateyou.
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rstt
hingi
nthemorni
ng"
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ng
up.
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babyi
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.Al
lowmet
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.We
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eeping,r
eme mberwearet
rav
eli
ngthisweek?
"
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e r
yturnedonhisst
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nued
sle
e pi
ng.Janepulle
douthisduvetc
ov e
randjust
then,Jeff
erypull
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ntothebed.Janeshr
iek
ed
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llonhim.
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ncey
oupull
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myc
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oumi
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fst
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et'
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effe
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ace."
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t
oldyouhowbeaut
if
ulyoulookthismorni
ng?"
"No,buty
ouj
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tandupl
et'
spac
kour
bags
"
"
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ooke
venmor
ese
xywhe
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lbos
sy"
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lyandt he
n
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hersel
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ps.
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ear
ntodot
hat
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ked
dre
amingl
y.
"
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ant
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kyoui
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blywi
thmyf
inge
rs?
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J
anewhowast
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hame
dtos
ayt
hewor
d,
nodde
dhe
rhe
ad.
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fer
ysmi
le
d.
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ouk nowy oucansayt hewordri
ght
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sfuck
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l
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os shisl
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nky
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lpy
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k?"
"
What
?"
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prepar
ef orr
e member?"Jef
ferysmi
ledatherashe
walkedintothebat
hroom. Leavi
ngJanelyi
ngon
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fJef
ferywasgoingt
omak e
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ngherhangi
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Idon'
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asel
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opi
c"
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nge l
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cisbegi
nni
ngt
o
giv
emec onsti
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a?"Janemovedclos
ert
oheronthebe
d
andhel
dherhands.
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twanty
outomakethe
samemist
akeIal
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"
Whi
chi
s?"
"Fight
inglove.Youli
keDele,
it'
sobvi
ouse ven
beforeheas kedyouout.Whydon'tyougiv
e
yourself
ac hancetolov
e?Ime an,
thatiswhatyou
alwaystellme"
Amak
asatupont
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dre
sti
nghe
rbac
kagai
nst
t
heheadboard.
" Y
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t
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ll
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m. I
can'
tc ont
inueli
vi
ngli
k ethi
s.I
ne e
dtolear
ntobe
wholebe i
ngbymy se
lf"
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twasbr ok enbySe un, and
shelosthe rpregnanc y,allshehase verdonewas
datenume rousme n.Some how, s hewashopi ngto
fi
ndanot he rpersonwhowasgoi ngt olovehe rand
takeawayal lt
hepai nsSe unc aus edhe r.But
i
nstead, eachmanc amewi thhisownpai nand
heartache.Mak ingAmak atojumpt ot hene xtone,
andthe nthene x tands othec yclec ontinued.Now
sheisburne doutf romdat i
ng.
"
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now,Ial
wayst
houghtIwast
heoneme e
ting
t
hewr
ongguys
,butt
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iz
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tofthe
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elat
ionship,hoping
tobefixedbythos
eme n"Andeveryti
me ,she
dis
cov er
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entheme nhadtheirown
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s
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eft
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ears
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"
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i
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"
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ilwhe
n?"
"
I'
mabl
etof
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ssue
s"
Janehuggedher"i
fthere
'sany
thingI
coul
ddot
o
help,
pleas
edon'thesi
tat
etoletmeknow"
"
The
re'
ssome
thi
ngac
tual
ly
"
"Whati
sit
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ledoutof
thehugt
olookat
Amaka'
sface
.
"
Giv
emegi
st,
haveyouandJ
eff
erydonei
tye
t?"
s
heask
eds
mili
ng.
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hatgott
odowi
thwhatwear
e
dis
cus
sing?
".
"Wereyounott heonewhoas k
ed,anythingyou
candotohelp?Andt hist
opi
cisagoodt herapyfor
me .
Oyastar
tt alk
ing"Amakawasgrinningfrom
eartoe
arass hewai t
edforJ
anetostarttal
k i
ng.
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Wel
l.
.wehav
en'
tre
all
ydonei
t"
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c honeisy
ouhav
en'tr
eal
lydoneit
?It
'say
es
ornoquesti
on.Ye
swehavedoneit
,ornowe
haven'
t"
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, s
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ical
lye
ver
yot
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ati
ves
ex"
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Areyous
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ngisnotwr
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t
here
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edwi t
hconcer
n.
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o,whene
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..
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en'
thads
exeversi
ncethat
i
ncide
ncehav
eyou?"Amak
awasref
err
ingtoJane
bei
ngrape
d.
"
NoI
hav
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"
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ear
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right
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"
That
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ti
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kelytohavegrown
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ionbye ngagi
ngi nmor eoffor
eplay"
"
Yout
hinks
o?"
"
It'
sjus
tat
hought
,I'
mnots
ure
"
"
Anyadv
iceonwhatI
shoul
ddo?
"
"
Youneedtogetal
ubric
ant,es
pec
ial
lyont
hist
ri
p
j
usti
ncasesomet
hinggoesdown"
"
Whatwoul
dInee
ditf
or?
"Janeas
kedwi
tha
c
onf
usedl
ook.
"
Youdon'tk
nowwhatalubri
canti
s,doyou?
"Jane
s
hookherheadi
ndi
cat
ingshedoesn'
t.
"
Whe
rehav
ebe
enl
i
ving?Unde
rar
ock
?"
______
__
Novemberisal
way sthewors
tmonthoft
hey
ear
f
orDeleand3 0
thisthehardes
tdayf
orhi
m,f
ori
t
wasonthatday,hi
spar e
ntsdi
ed.
Jef
fer
yhadt omov ehistr
ipwit
hJ anetothe
weekendbe c
aus et
her e
me mbrancetheyalways
hel
dforDe l
e'spare
ntswasthatwe ekand,hehad
tobearoundhim.
F
ivey
ear
sago,
ont
hedayof
ther
eme
mbr
anc
e,
Del
egots odrunkheal mostjumpe dofft
hetopof
abuilding.Eversincethen,
Je f
fer
yhaslearntt
o
nev
e rleavehimt obebyhi ms el
fonthatday.
Becauseof that,healwaystr
iestoschedulehi
s
workc alendarins uc
hawayt hatonthatparti
cul
ar
day
, hei sfr
ee.Nome eti
ngs
,not r
ips.
"
Idon'tt
hinkIwil
lbegoingt
ovis
itmypar
entsat
t
heceme t
erytomorrow"Del
esai
dtoJef
fer
yas
t
heysatataloungehavi
ngdri
nks.
Everyyear
,hi
m,Anit
aandtheAdemol
asal
way
s
takefl
owerst
othecemet
eryonthe
remembe r
anceday
.
"
Butwhynot
?Doy
ouwantt
odos
ome
thi
nge
lse
?"
"No,Idon'
tjus
twanttogo.
Mypar
ent
swoul
dbe
ashamedofme ,e
spec
ial
lymymot
her
"
"Whatar
eyoutal
ki
ngaboutman?Ifany
thi
ng,I
thi
nkthe
ywouldbever
yproudofyou.Imeanl
ook
atwhoyouhav
ebe c
ome.Youhavebeenablet
o
manageyourf
athe
r'scompanysowel
l,
youhave
ex
pandedtotwootherst
atesi
nthec
ountr
y.Who
woul
dn'tbepr
oudof t
hat?"
"
Ist
il
lhav
en'tmadepeac
ewiththe
irdeat
h.ManI
c
an'
tevenfuck
ingl
iv
einaspaci
ousapart
ment"
WhenDe legothi sf i
rsthouse ,
itwasat wo
bedroomdupl ex.Hewasal way sgoingt ospend
thenightatJe f
fery'sorhispar entshous e .
Thi
sgot
ever
y onewor ri
e dunt i
lheope ne dupt othemt hat,
hecouldn'tstayal onebe causeabi gapar t
ment
madehi mf eellone l
yandy earnedforhi sparents,
makinghimc rye ver
yt i
mehegotbac kfromwor k.
Helaterwe nttot herapyandhi st
he rapistadvised
hegotas mal l
e rapartme nt.
"
Guy
,youlivi
nginasmallapar
tmentdoesn'
tmake
y
ouafai
lure
,youwill
movei nt
oabiggeroneonc
e
y
oust
artyourownfamil
y"
"
Whi
chi
sne
vergoi
ngt
ohappe
n"
"
Howdoy
oume
an?
"
"Shere
jec
tedme,s
hesai
dshei
sneve
rgoingto
dateme.I
'mgoi
ngtobeal
onef
ort
herestofmy
l
ife"
"
Del
ewhatar
eyout
alk
ingabout
?"
"
Amaka,
shere
jec
tedmewhe
nIas
kedhe
rif
we
c
oul
ddate"
Jef
fer
ycouldunde
rstandwhatDel
ewasgoi
ng
thr
ough,hewentt
hroughsamethi
ngwhenJane
hadrej
ecte
dhimatfi
r s
t.
"
Butt
hatdoes
n'tmeany
oushoul
dgiveup,y
ou
c
anpers
uadeher,
makehers
eere
asonstodate
y
ou"
Thatni
ghtDelehadsomuchtodrink,unt
ilJ
eff
ery
hadtofor
cehimt os
top.Hecoul
dn'tevenst
and
proper
lywit
houtwaveri
ng,s
oJ e
ffer
yhadtodrive
hi
mhome .
"
Comeonman,
youdon'
thav
etodr
ivemehome
,
I
'mt
otal
lys
obe
rIpr
omi
se"
"Del
e,youareaf
arc r
yfr
ombe i
ngsober,Imadea
mist
akeofall
owi
ngy outodrinktoomuc handI'
m
notgoi
ngtomakes amemi s
taketwicebyall
owing
youtodri
veyour
self,
Ihavetoldthel
ounge
manageryouwouldbecomi ngtogetyourcar
tomorr
ow"
Whentheyar
ri
vedatDe
le'
sapar
tme
nt,
Jef
fer
y
he
lpedint
obed.
"Guyall
theset
hingsy
ouaredoi
ngi
snot
neces
sary"Del
egrumble
d.
"
Ify
outal
ktoomuchnow,
Iwi
ll
li
edownand
s
nuggl
enextt
oyou"
"Guyabegthi
sise
nough,youcanl
eave.
It'
sev
en
usel
essbec
auseIwil
lst
il
lhavetos
tandupand
l
ockmydoor "
Af
terJ
e f
fer
yhadlef
t,Del
ewai
tedawhi
lebef
orehe
dr
essedup,tookhi
ssec
ondcarke
yanddrov
e
downt
oAmak
a'sapar
tme
nt.
AmakaandJaneweresl
eepi
ngwhenthe
yhear
da
l
oudbangonthedoor.
Theybot
hsatupinf
ear
,
noneoft
hemmak i
nganyatt
emptt
ogoandopen
thedoor
.
"I
thoughty
ous aidMr
.Okaf
or'
ssonwasde
ad?
"
Amakawhispe
re dtoJ
ane
.
"
Yesi
s"J
anewhi
spe
redbac
k.
"Thenwhoi sknocki
ngatt hedoorbyt hi
stimeof
thenight?Wai twhatifhedidn'
tdie?Maybehei s
sti
ll
alive.Chineke.
..
.Ourowni sfi
nished.Jane
quick,l
e t
'shideunde rthebed"Amak aquickl
ygot
downf romt hebedt ogounde rt
hebe dwhe nshe
heardhe rnameatt hedoor .
"
Amak
a!Amak
a!Ope
nthedoor
"
"Hecameformethi
stime''
s hewhis
pe re
dinfear
andt
he ns
tart
edtopray'
'bloodofJesuso,Isoak
myse
lfint
hebloodofJes
us .Fat
herpleases
end
yourangelstofi
ghtforuso,chi
nek eGodbik
o
comeandhe l
puso"Amak aopenedhe re
yesto
seeJanewal ki
ngtothedoor."Janeareyoumad?
Whe rear
ey ougoingto?"shewhispere
dinabarel
y
audiblev
oice.
"That
'sDel
e'svoi
ceI
'mhear
ing"Janewhi
spe
red
backassheplace
dhere
artothedoor.
"Amakaple
aseopenup,
Inee
dt ot
alktoyou,I
'm
beggi
ngyou,pl
eas
e"Del
ecal
ledoutasheknocked
agai
n.
"
Thener
v e
!"Amakai
mmedi
ate
lygotupandwent
t
oopenthedoort
ofi
ndadr
unkenDeles
tandi
ng
t
her
e.
"
Whatdoyouthi
nkyouaredoi
ng,Comingto
k
nockatmydoorbythi
sti
meofthenight
?"
"
Ine
edt
otal
ktoy
ouAmak
a"
"I
t'
stwelv
emi dni
ght
,DelegohomeI'msur
e
whatev
eriti
scanwaitunti
ltomor
row"Amaka
t
ri
edc
los
ingt
hedoorbutDe
lehe
ldi
twi
thhi
sle
g
"
I'
mbe
ggi
ngy
oupl
eas
e,Amak
a"
"
Okayf
ine
,whati
sit
?"
"Amak aIl
ov eyou,ple
asedon'tl
eaveme.I
'msor
ry
forthepainsIcausedyou,
IpromiseIwi
ll
neve
r
hurtyou.Pleas
ec omebacktome "
"
I'
msor
ryDe
lebutI
can'
t"
"
Butwhynot
?"
"
BecauseI
'mbrok
en,I
'mdamage
dgoodsandI
'm
s
ureyoudon'
twantt
hat"
"I
'mnotcomplai
ning,
Idon'
tmind,
wec
anwor
kit
out.
Butple
asedon'tl
eaveme"
"I'
ms orrybutIcan'
t"Amak ajamme dt hedoori
n
hisfac eandwe ntbacktobed. Delekeptbangi
ng
onthedoorandc al
li
ngAmak at ocomeoutand
tal
kt ohi m.Janehadtofinall
yope nthedoorfor
him, andt hemome ntshedid, shere
gre t
tedi
t.F
or
het
hre
wuponhe
randpas
sedout
.
WATCHOUTF
OREPI
SODE8
#
WHEN_L
OVE_J
UST_HAPPENS_2
EPI
SODE8
"Amak agetupandc omehelpmec arr
yhim
i
nside"Janewhohasbe entryi
ngtodragDe l
einto
theroombyhe rsel
ftonoavail
,wasnowbr eat
hing
heavil
y,andwasatthevergeofpukingfors
hes t
il
l
hadDe le
'svomitonherni
ghtwe ar
.
"
Shebiyouaret
heonethatwentt
oopenthedoor
f
orhim?"Amakagrumbl
edassherel
uct
antl
y
s
toodupfromthebedandcametoassi
stJ
anein
c
arry
ingDelei
nsi
de.
"
Let'
sseei
fwecanpl
acehi
monthebe
d"Jane
s
aid,
aft
ert
heyhadmanage
dtot
akehi
minside
.
"
Biathi
sgi
rl
,it
'sasify
ouhav
etoomuchs t
rengt
h.
Y
ousawhowdi ff
ic
ulti
twasf
orustoc
arryhi
m
i
nsi
de,nowyouwantustoputhi
mont hebed?"
"
Wec an'
tjus
tle
avehimonthef
loor
,hemi
ght
c
atc
hac old,
let
'sputhi
monthebedpl
eas
e"
"
Then,
whe
rewi
ll
Isl
eep?Whe
rewi
ll
youy
our
sel
f
s
lee
p?"
"
Youbothc
ans
tayont
hebe
d,I
canmanaget
he
c
ouch"
"Youar
enots
eri
ous
,leav
ehi
monthefl
oor.
When
hecomest
ohiss
enseshewi
ll
got
ohishous
e"
"Amakapleas
ehel
pmecar
ryhi
mtothebed,
rememberhenur
sedy
oubackt
oheal
thjus
tfe
w
daysago"
Af
termuchper
suasi
onf
romJane,Amakaf
inal
ly
begr
udgi
ngl
yhelpe
dherinc
arr
yingDel
etothe
bed.
"
Let'
sjusthopehehas n'tbr
ok enanybonewi
th
t
hewayy ouke ptpull
ingathisarmangri
ly
"Jane
s
aidasshewe ntintothebathroomtowashup.
Whe
nshec
ameoutof
thebat
hroom,
shef
ound
Amakasit
ti
ngonthecouchwat
chi
ngDel
esl
eep.
Janej
oinedhe
randtheyboths
atwat
chi
nghi
m.
"OnlyGodknowswhatwoul
dhav
emadehi
mthi
s
drunk"Amakasai
d.
"Youofc
our
se,
hemus
thav
etak
eny
ourr
eje
cti
on
badly
"
"
Idoubtt
hat
,the
remus
tbemor
etoi
t"
"
Howdoy
oume
an?
"
"Whi
ley
ouwer
einthebat
hroom, hekept
mumbli
ngs
omethi
ngabouthisparent
sfor
giv
ing
hi
m"
"
Whatdot
hinkwes
houl
ddo?
"
"Wehaveal
readydoneourbes
t,wefor
fei
tedour
bedf
orhim.NowI wi
llhav
etowatchhi
mc ras
hall
ni
ght"
"
I'msor
ry,
butI
coul
dn'
tle
avehi
mtos
lee
pont
he
f
loor
"
"Noproble
m, j
ustknowif
Icomedownwi
t ha
migrai
neattheoff
icet
omorr
ow,I
'mhol
dingyou
r
e s
ponsibl
e"
Fir
stt
hingthenex
tmorni
ng,Janec
all
edJef
fer
yto
comepickDelewhowasst
il
lsle
epi
ngli
keadead
manont he
irbed.
Whe
nhearr
ive
d,De
lewass
til
lsl
eepi
ng.
Sohehad
t
owakehi
mup.
"Delewakeup"J e
ffe
rytappedhimge nt
lyunti
l
De l
esti
rre
dandope nedhiseyes.
"Guywak eup,
youne edtogotoyourapartment.Y
ouhav e
alre
adyde pr
ive
dtheladiesoft
heirsl
eep,atl
east
letthe
mhav ebackthei
rpr i
vac
y"
Deles
atupsl
owl
yashet
ooki
nhi
ssur
roundi
ng.
"HowdidIge
the
re?
"
"Youpas
sedoutl
astnight,
sotheytookyouin,
comeonletmetakeyouhome "Jeff
eryhel
ped
Delet
ostandt
ohisfeetandwalk
e dhimtohiscar
.
"Youwil
lhavetocomebackforyourcarwheny
ou
aremuchsober.Don'
tfor
getyoulef
tyourot
her
caratt
heloungetoo"
Aft
erJe
ffer
yhadhe l
pedDe l
eint
ohiscar
,hewent
backi
nsi
detoapologiz
et oAmakaandJane.
Amakawasinthebathroomtaki
ngherbathsoshe
coul
dpreparef
orwork.
"I
'mtrulysorr
ybabe ,hehasbeengoingthrougha
l
otrecentl
y,butthatisnotanexcus
ef orwhathe
did.
Iapologiz
eonhi sbehalf
,andIpromiseto
makeitupt oyou"hehe l
dJ aneonherwaistashe
spoke.
"I
t'
sfi
ne,i
t'
sAmakaI'
mpityi
ngact
ual
ly,bec
ause
shehast
ogotoworkandshebar
elys
lept.
Asfor
meI c
ansle
epdur
ingtheday"
Je f
fer
yk neadedhiste
mple."Pl
easete
llherI
'm
trulysor
ry,Icanspeaktoherbosst
ogiveherthe
dayof fi
fshewants,hehappenstoowemea
favor"
"Y
esJef
fer
ythatwi
llbever
ymuc happr
eci
ate
d"
Amak
as c
reamedfr
omt hebat
hroom.
"
AmakaIthoughty
ouwe
rehav
ingy
ourbat
h?"
J
aneask
ed.
"I
was,unti
lIhe
ardJe
ffe
ryt
alk
ingaboutme
get
ti
ngthedayoff
"
"Al
ri
ghtAmakaIwil
ltal
ktohim"Jef
fer
ypromi
sed
asheki
ssedJanegoodbyeandl
eftt
heir
apar
tment.
Anhourlat
e r
,Jeff
erycall
edJ anetoas
khertot
ell
Amakahec ouldn'
treachhe rbosssos
hewould
havetogotowor k,butpromisedheraspa
tr
eatmentoverthewe ekend.
"Thi
syourJ ef
feryshak nowshowt otreata
woman, notli
keal l
thosemonk eyme nt hatdon't
haveanyiotaofc ar
ei nthem.Pleas
elethi mk nowI
wil
ltakethespat re
atme ntabeg,Ieve
npr ef
erthat
one"Amak asaidass hehurri
edlygotdre s
sedand
l
eftforwork.Whi
leJ
anedec
idedt
or e
st,
sinc
e
Mi
c haelhasgi
venhert
heweekof
f.
Aft
erJef
fer
yhadl eft,
De l
ede cidedtotakea
showerandgov isi
thissi
sterAnita.Theywer
e
supposedt
ov is
ithisparents'
gr ave
s i
deatt
he
cemeter
ylateri
nt hee v
ening.Hewasgoi ngtot
ell
herhewon'tbec omingwi t
ht hem.
"L
ookwhowehavehe
re"Anit
asaidt
ohe
rbaby
whowass
uck
ingwhenDelearr
ive
d.
"
Goodaf
ter
noonNi
tee
"anick
namehealways
l
ove
stocal
lhe
rwheneve
rhenee
dedafavor
.
"
HiDe
leWe
lcome
,howar
eyoudoi
ng?
"
"
I'
mgood,
howi
sWi
ll
iam?
"
"Heisfi
ne,butyoudon'
tlookf
ineatal
l.
What
happened?We r
eyouhitbyatr
uckorsomet
hing?
"
"
Nothinghappened,
Ijusthadtoomuc ht
odrink
l
astnight
''hes
atonac ouchoppos
iteAni
ta.
'
'
Any wayIcamebytote l
lyou,
Iwon'tbegoi
ng
wi
thy
ouguy
stothec
eme
ter
yformomanddad'
s
r
emembr
ance"
"
Ical
ledi
tof
fal
ready
"
"
Why
?"
"Jeff
erycal
ledtotel
lmey ouwe re
n'tcomi
ng, s
oI
de c
idedt
oc alli
tof
f.Probabl
yitwastimewe
stoppedthetradi
ti
onany way.Imean,wecan
alwaysgovisi
tthei
rgravesi
de,butitmust
n'tbeon
thedaytheydied"
"
Youhav
eapoi
nt"
"Yeah,it
'sl
ik
eweopenthewoundaf r
e s
he very
ti
mewegot her
eonthesamedaytheydi ed,
becausewek ee
prememberingeve
rythingthat
happene dt
hatmor
ningbeforet
heyembar kedon
thattr
ip"
Onthatpart
icul
armor
ning,Del
ewant e
dtogoona
roadt
ripwit
honeofhiscl
assmateandhisfami
ly
,
buthi
sfathe
rhadref
used.Sohedecidedtogo
s
peakwi
thhi
smomt
ohe
lphi
mtal
ktohi
sfat
her
.
"
De l
e,youneedt
ounde
r s
tandt
hatIamwithy
our
f
atheronthi
sone.Y
oucan'
tgoonthatt
ri
p"
"Butwhymummy ?Ihaveal
wayswantedt
ogoon
aroadtr
ip,
thi
sisagoodoppor
tuni
ty"
"Y
ouc an'tgoDe l
e,wedon'tevenknowthi
sfamil
y
wellenough.If
itweretobetheAdemolasI
wouldn'tevenbataneyeli
d.Besi
desif
yougo,your
si
ste
rwi ll
beleftal
lbyhers
e l
f"
"MummyNi te
ewi l
lbefi
ne,shewi l
lal
waysbe
goingforherholidayle
ssonssos hewon'te
ven
feeli
t.WhatifIcallmyfri
endandas khimtogi
ve
thephonetohi smoms oyouc anspeakwit
hher?
"
"Theans werisnoDele,s
tayathomeandl
ook
aft
e ryoursi
ster.
Whe nwearenotar
oundt
hat
responsibi
li
tyfal
lsonyou"
Del
ewalk
edoutofhi
smother
'sr
oomangri
ly,and
whent
heywerel
eavi
ngf
ortheai
rpor
t,her
efused
tocomeoutf r omhisroomt os aygoodby et
othem.
Evenwhi let
he ywe reattheairport
,beforet
heir
planetookoff, hi
smot hercall
edthehous eand
afters
pe aki
ngt ohissist
er,sheaskedtos pe
akto
De l
ebuther efusedans weri
ngt hecal
l.Anacti
on
hewi l
lforeverregre
tbe causethene x
tcallt
heygot
fr
omt heai r
por twastoinformt hemtoc omeand
i
de nti
fythei
rpar ents'
body .
Aweeklat
erheheardhi
sfr
iend'
sfamil
y,were
i
nvol
vedinaghas
tlymotoracci
dentonthe
irway
r
etur
ningfr
omtheroadtri
p.
"De
ley
oune e
dt ofor
giv
eyour
sel
f,
youdidwhata
nor
malchi
ldyouragewoul
dhavedone
"
"Iwasbei
ngstupi
d,andbecauseof
thatImi
sse
d
theonl
ylas
tchanceIhadtoseeandspeakt
hem"
Delehel
dhisheadi
nhishandsashespoke.
Anit
acall
edthenannytocometakeWill
iamwho
hadfal
lenas
leeponhe rbr
eas
ts.Shegotupand
satonthear
mof thecouchDel
ewass i
tti
ngand
pl
ace
dhe
rar
mar
oundhi
m.
"Evenifyouhads ai
dgoodby etothembef
oret
hey
l
e f
tfortheair
portortakenthatcal
lwhenmummy
call
ed,doy outhi
nkitcouldhavepreve
nte
dthe
planecrash?"
De
les
hookhi
she
ad"
Idon'
tthi
nks
o"
"Thenwhyar eyoubeati
ngy ourse
lfup?Ify
ou
thi
nkmummyanddaddywe reangrywit
hy ou
beforethe
yleftt
henIdon'tthinkso,bec
aus et
hey
sai
dt otel
lyou,t
hatwewe regoingtohaveour
ownr oadtri
poncetheyreturnedandthatthey
l
ov edyou"
"Real
lythe
ydi
d?"De
ler
ais
edhi
she
adt
olookat
hissi
ste
r.
"Yesmummytoldmethatwhenshec
all
edfrom
theai
rpor
twhenyour
e f
usedt
alk
ingt
ohe ror
daddy"
"
Howc
omey
oune
vert
oldme
?"
"
Imme diat
elyaft
erthecal
l,Ic
amek noc ki
ngon
y
ourdoorbuty ourefus
edtoopent hedoor .
Then,
I
lef
tformyhol i
dayless
onsandwhe nIcameback,
y
ouwe r
ecryi
ngthatthetheywerede ad.Andaf
ter
t
hat,
I di
dn'tseetheneedtotel
lyou"
Del
ehuggedhiss
ist
erandcri
edreal
lyhard,
and
f
orthef
ir
stti
meinfif
teeny
ears,
hefeltatpeac
e
wi
thhimsel
f.
______
_
"He y
,howi smybabydoingt hi
smor ning?"
Jeff
rey'
sv oi
cewashoarsefromtiredne s
s.I
twas
fi
veinthemor ni
ng,andhehasbe enawak eal
l
nighttr
yingtoatt
endtoev e
r yof
fi
cewor kthat
requir
eshisatt
enti
on,sohedoe sn'thavetoworr
y
aboutwor kduri
nghisvacat
ionwi t
hJ ane.
"Goodmornings
weet
,I'
mdoingokay
,butI
'mnot
sureIcans
aysamef
oryou.
We r
eyouablet
osl
eep
atall
?"
Jeffe r
yus edhishandt or ubhi sfaceashes t
ared
outt hewi ndow, wat chinghi swat e rfountainglow
unde rthes ecurityli
ght. Thiswe e khasbe ena
he cticonef orhi m,fromhe lpingDe letode alwith
hispar e nts'reme mbr anc e,t
oat t
e ndingt ohis
bus inesswhi c
hwasde mandi nghi sat te
ntionmor e
andmor et heseday sbe caus eof thene wbr anch
the ywe r eplanningonope ningout si
det he
count r
y. Hewasr eal
lylook ingf orwar dt othetri
p,
i
f notf orany thingbutf ort hefac tthathewoul d
hav et hewhol etimewi thhi swoman, andal s
o
relaxandge tawayf romal lt
heL agoss t
ress.
"Babe,
let
'sj
usts
ayI
can'
twai
ttohav
eyoui
nmy
armsagai
n"
"Thatwas
n'tt
heque
sti
on,
yous
oundr
eal
lyt
ir
ed
andgrumpy"
"I
'mgrumpybe c
auseI haven'tsee
ny oufort
hree
dayss
trai
ght,
whe narey oucomingov er?
Remembe rwearele
avingf orJamaic
at omorr
ow"
"
Iwi
l
lbet
her
elat
ert
hise
veni
ng"
"Ev
eni
ngisf
arbabe
,whathappe
nedt
othi
s
morni
ng?
"
"
Iwi
l
lbet
her
eint
hee
veni
ngs
wee
t"
Jef
fer
ydidn'
twanttowaituntile
ve ningbefore
se
eingher,s
ohehadt ousesome thingthatwil
l
makehercomerunning."
IthinkIwi l
lbene edi
ng
hel
pwithmypacking"
"
Whatareyout
alki
ngabout
?Iper
sonal
lypac
ked
y
ourbagandmineonSunday"
"Ehn..
..
.
thethi
ngis,I
wasac tual
lyl
ooki
ngfora
parti
cul
arboxerandIthoughtyoupackedi
t,s
oI
kindofscat
ter
edthebaglook i
ngfori
t"
"
Sodidyouseei
tthe
re?
"J aneas
ked.Jef
fer
ycoul
d
t
ell
Janewasget
ti
ngangryandprepar
ingf
orwar.
"
Emm. .
.Notr
eal
ly
"
"
Jef
f!y
ouhavesomanypai
rsof
boxer
s,e
noughto
s
tar
tabout
iquef
orbox
ers.
Andyet
,youchos
eto
sc
atte
rabagI
suf
fer
edtopac k
,jus
tbe
caus
eyou
werel
ooki
ngf
orapart
icul
arone?"
"
I'
msor
ry"
.
"Thatoneisyourown,I
'mnotcomi
ngt
opackt
hat
bagagain,
y ouaregoi
ngtopac
kity
our
sel
f"
"Babe
eee.
..
ple
asenow,jus
tcomeovert
his
morni
ngandquic
klyhe
lpmet opac
k.Pl
ease.
.
..
."
Janewhocouldn'
tst
ayangryathermanf
orlong,
deci
dedtogethert
hingsandgodowntoJef
fery'
s
plac
e.
"Wheny ouarecomi
ngbackbet
tergetme
somethingni
ce"Amakasai
dtoJaneasshewas
abouttoleav
e .
"
Whatwoul
dyoul
ik
emet
oge
tyou?
"
"
Anyt
hingni
ce.
Buti
thastobeni
ceo,
els
eIwi
ll
s
endyoubackf
romtheai
rpor
t"
"
Yesmadam"
WhenJ anegottoJeff
rey'
shouse,hi
shous ekeeper
t
oldherhewasathi shomegy me xer
cis
ing.So
Janedecidedtogotohisroomtohe l
phimpac k
t
het hi
ngshehadunpac ked.Buttohersurpri
se,
t
hebagwasl ook
inguntouched,i
twasstil
linthe
samepos i
ti
onwhe reshehadlef
tit.
Shewassti
lls
tandi
nginf
rontoft
hebag
wonderi
ngwhyJ ef
fer
yhadaske
dhertocomehel
p
hi
mpac k,whenshehear
dhimcomingbehi
ndher
,
hehuggedherfr
ombe hi
ndandnuzzl
edherne
ck.
"Hmmmmmm, y
ous mel
lsoni
cebaby"hes
aidas
heke
pthi
sey
esshutandnuzz
ledherne
ckf
urthe
r.
J
anetrie
dpul l
ingoutofhi
sgr
ipbuthehe
ldher
s
til
l"J
eff.
..
.y
ouar est
ick
yandsweaty,
gotak
ea
s
howe r
"
"
Car
etoj
oinme
?"
"
NoI
jus
thadmybat
hbe
for
ecomi
ng"
"
The
nyoubat
hagai
n,pl
eas
e..
'
'Hehe
ldunt
ohe
r
l
ik
ehi
sli
fede
pende
doni
t.
"
Jef
far
eyouokay
?Youseemabi
tof
f"J
anet
urne
d
t
ofr
amehisf
acei
nherhands
.
"I
'mjustex
haus
ted,butI
wil
lbef
ine
,oncey
ou
agre
etotakeashowerwi
thme"heki
sse
dthet
ip
ofhernos
e.
'
'Je
ffer
yI t
hinkwene
edt
otal
k'
'Janel
ook
eddown
asshespoke.
Je
ffe
ryusedhisfi
nge
rtor
ais
eherchi
ntolookat
hi
m" whati
sityouwantt
otal
kabout
?''
'
'
doy
oumi
nd,
ifwes
it?
''
'
'
Sure,come"hele
dhe rt
osi
tonthebed,whi
lehe
s
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her
.''
whati
sity
ouwant
t
otalkabout
?''
'
'I
ssomet
hingwr
ongwithme
?li
ke,
iss
ome
thi
ng
wrongwi
thmybody
?''
'
'
No,
ofc
our
senot
.whywoul
dyoue
venas
kthat
?''
'
'wel
l,youareyettohav
esexwit
hme ,soIwas
begi
nningtothi
nkprobabl
yyoudidn'
tli
kemy
bodyorsome t
hing'
'
'
'Ohmygoodne
ss,
youhavei
tal
lwrong'
'hes
tood
upandj
oine
dhert
ositont
hebed.
"Ienj
oybe ingwi t
hy oubabe,Ienj
oyyourcompany.
AmI sexuall
yat t
ractedtoyou?Ohhe l
lyes
,
some t
ime sIwonde rhowI havebeenabl
etohold
thisl
ong.ButI wanty outoknowI'mnotwithyou
j
us tf
orthes ex
. DoyouwhyI k
eepholdi
ngback
fromhav i
ngs exwithy ou?
"
"
No,
why
?"
"I
t'
sbe causet heonlyimagey ouhav eaboutsexis
marre d,andI wantt ocorrectthat.
I'mtryi
ngas
muc haspos sibl
etomak ey ous eethatsexcan
act
ual lybee njoyed,I'
mtr y
ingt omak eyoufeel
ple
as ureinpl acesyoune verthoughtpos s
ible
.I
wanty out owants e
xbe causey ouactual
lywanti t
,
andnotbe caus eyouseeitasanobl i
gati
ontoy our
boyf
ri
endorsomeoneyouareinarelat
ions
hip
wit
h.WhatIhavewi
thyouisspeci
albabeandIam
wil
li
ngtosaf
eguar
ditwit
hallIown"
"
Howdi
dIge
tsol
uck
ytohav
eyoui
nmyl
if
e?"
"It
hinktheque
sti
onshouldbe
,howdidwege ts
o
l
uckytohaveeachot
her?"Hepul
ledheri
nfora
hug"Ilovey
oubaby"
"
Ilov
eyout
oo,
butJ
eff
..
?"
"
Yesbaby
?"
"
Ple
asegoandt
akeas
howe
r,y
ous
tink
"
Onthemorni
ngoft
hei
rtr
ip,
Janewok
eupase
arl
y
as5
amt ogetr
eady
.
"
Babec omebacktobe
d,it
'ss
til
lqui
tee
arl
y,our
f
li
ghtdoesn'
tle
aveunt
il1
0o'cl
ock"
"Youcangobackt
osle
epbutI'mgoingtohavemy
bathandgetpr
epar
ed,Idon'
twantustomissour
fl
ight
"
"
Ofc
oursewec
an'
tmi
ssourf
li
ght
,jus
tcomebac
k
t
obed"
"
Jeff
,Ik
nowy oumightbeinf
luent
ialandall
,but
t
hatdoesn'
tmeani
f youar
elatetotheair
port,t
he
f
li
ghtwi
llbewai
ti
ngforyou"
"
Ofc
our
sei
twi
ll
wai
t,be
caus
eIowni
t"
"
Whatar
eyout
alk
ingabout
?"
"
Iwi
l
lte
lly
ou,
ify
ouc
omebac
ktobe
d"
J
anequick
lyj
umpe
dont
hebe
d."
Tel
lmewhat
y
oume ant
?"
"Babypl
eas
ejus
tsle
ep,
youwi
ll
fi
ndoutwhe
nyou
gettot
heai
rpor
t"
"
Not
ell
menow"
"
Okayf
ine
,wear
eus
ingmyf
ami
ly
'spr
ivat
eje
t"
"
What
..
..
.
..
?"J
anes
cre
ame
d.
"
Whathappened?Didy
ouhur
tyour
sel
f?
"Je
ffe
ry
s
atupi
mme diate
ly.
"
YoumeanI
'mgoingtobet
rav
eli
ngi
napr
ivat
eje
t?
Y
ouarej
oki
ngr
ight?
"
"Wasthatwhyyouscr
eamed?Ialmosthadahe
art
att
ackbabe"Je
ffer
yplac
edhishandsonhis
for
ehead.
"I
sthatnotenoughreas
ontosc
ream?Sot
ell
me
whatiti
sli
ketoflyi
napriv
atej
et?
"
"Youwill
exper
iencei
twheny ouusei
t,nowI
'm
goingbacktos
leep,s
topdi
sturbi
ngme "
"
Youar
eme
an"J
anegr
umbl
ed.
"Sayst
hel adywhowak e
supby5 amt opre par
efor
a10amt rip"Jef
ferycover
edhimselfwit
ht heduvet
andsleptwhileJanewhowast oogiddywi th
exci
teme nttogobacktobe d,s
atdownandk e
pt
bombar dingJef
ferywhok eptt
ryi
ngtoge tsome
sl
eep,wi t
hque s
tions.
Whentheyarr
ive
dtheai
rpor
t,J
anecoul
dn'
t
cont
ainhere
xcit
ement,
shest
il
lcoul
dn'
tbe
li
eve
s
hewasf
lyi
ngi
napr
ivat
eje
t.Shemades
uret
o
c
apt
uree
verymome
nt.
"Babymyhandi sachi
ngfromallthepictur
esI
havebeensnappingyou"Jeff
erypassedherphone
toherandheclosedhisey
e st
or e
st,asthejett
ook
off
.
"
Ithi
nkIshoul
dhavebroughtacamer
awithme
,
t
hatway,Iwon'
tmissanysi
nglemoment
"shes
aid
t
hought
full
ytoher
self
.
"
Jeff
eryAdemol
a,Ibeli
evey
oudidn'
tbri
ngmeon
t
hist
ri
pt os
tar
tsle
epingonthepl
ane,wakeup!
"
J
aneshookJeff
rey'
sarm.
"Whe ndidy oubecomet hi
stroublesome ?
"He
opene dhise y
estolookathe randsheleanedove
r
andk i
ssedhi m."
Thedayy oude ci
dedtobemy
boyfri
end, y
ous i
gnedupf orthis"hersent
ence
madeJ e
ffer
ys mi
le" andIhavene verr
egrett
ed
thatdecisi
on"hek i
ss edherback.
"Soyous
til
laren'tgoingt
ote
llmet
henameof
the
hote
lwewillbelodging?"
"
Nopei
t'
sas
urpr
ise
"
"
Whyc
an'
tyouj
ustt
ell
me?
"
"BecauseifIdi
d,itwillnolongerbeas urpr
ise
,
nowbabeI s
ugges tyourestandc onser
veyour
str
ength,becausey ouarede f
ini
telygoi
ngtobe
needingitonthi
st ri
p"J e
ffer
ywi nkedather.
Whe ntheyarri
vedtheairporti
nJ amaica,acarwas
alr
eadywai t
ingtotakethemt otheirhote
l.Jane
couldn'
tstophe r
sel
ffroms mil
ingandaf t
erawhile
shefearedherfaci
almus cl
eswe r
egoi ngtoburs
t
fr
omal lhersmile
s.
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verdrovethemt oaf i
v estarhotelin
Mont e
goBayandast he yst
e ppedi ntothe
rec
e pti
on,andc hec
ke din,the ywe rebothoff
ere
d
aglassofchampagnee achbyamanwho
i
ntroducedhi msel
fasBos co, t
heirpe rs
onalbutl
er.
"
Wehav eape r
sonalbut
ler
?"Janewhi
sper
edto
J
eff
eryastheyfol
lowedBoscowhowastaki
ng
t
hemt othei
rsuit
e.
"Y
e s
"Jef
fer
ywhis
peredbac
kinhe
rearashedr
ew
hercl
ose
rtohi
mself
.
J
anethoughts
hehadseenital
lunt
ilt
heyarr
ive
d
t
hei
rsuit
eandshedi
scov
e r
editwasapres
identi
al
s
uit
e.
"OhmyGod! "J anee xcl
aime daft
e rthebut le
rhad
le
fttheroomas k i
ngthe mtoc al
lhimi f
t he
y
neededany t
hing."Doy ouk now,fiveof my
apartmentcanac tuall
yfi
tintothisr oomal one?
Woahl ookatthev ie
w! Thi
si sasi
ghtI canne v
er
getti
redofwak ingupt o"fr
omt he irsuite,t
hey
hadanampl ev i
e wof t
heoc eanandi t'
swav es.
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feryleanedagai
nstt heglas swal
l,cr
ossedleg,
watchingJanemar v
el atther oomandal l
it'
s
f
eatures.Ifonl
yshekne whehadmor ebeauti
ful
t
hingsandpl acest
os howhe ronthistr
ip.
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'Wakey-
wakey…..babewak eup,wehav
etoget
goi
nginanhour'
stime''
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e r
yknel
tbes
ideJ
ane
onthebedashewok eherup.
''I
sti
ll
wanttosl
eep.
..
.'
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iedhers
e l
funder
theduvet.
Shewasst
il
lti
redfr
omallthefunshe
hadlastni
ght
.
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rthe yarri
ved, Bos c
ot he i
rpersonalbutl
er
camet oinformthe m, t
hatt herewasapar tygoing
onatthehot elclubl aterthate veni
ng.Which
Jeff
eryandJ anel aterattende d.Janedanc edand
dranksomuc hhe rhe adstar te
ds pinni
ng.Jeff
ery
hadtoc arryheronhi sshoul der
sbac ktotheir
suit
ewhe nshewoul dn'tstopdr i
nking,f
orhek new
shewasl ight
heade d.
Nows
hewass
uff
eri
ngt
hec
ons
eque
nce
sof
her
ac
tions
,forhe
rhe
adac
hedbadl
y.
'
'
Alr
ightt
he n,
IguessI
wil
lj
ustgoont
hatboat
c
rui
sewithoutyou'
'
'
'whatdidy
oujus
tsay
?''
Janei
mme
diat
ely
uncove
redher
sel
f.
'
'
I'mgoi
ngdownt ohavebre
ak f
ast,
andthenle
ave
f
oraboatcr
uis
e,whil
ey oucanconti
nuesl
eepi
ng'
'
J
effe
rybl
ewathisnail
sashespoke.
Janequi
ckl
ygotof
fthebedandrushe
di nt
othe
bathr
oom,whi
leJef
fer
ysatonthebedlaughi
ngat
her.
Thi
rtyminuteslater
,theywe r
ehe adi
ngt ot
he
hotel
'sre
stauranttohav ebre
akfast.
''weonl
yhav e
abouttwentymi nut
est ohavebreakfast
,al
lthank
s
toyoufortaki
ngov erthirt
yminutestoget
dres
sed''
'
'I
fonl
yyouhadt
oldmeaboutt
heboatcrui
sel
ast
ni
ght,
thenI
woul
dhavewokenupearl
ie
r''
'
'yeahri
ght
,te
llmeaboutit,
likei
t'smyf
aul
tyou
hadtoomuchtodri
nklastnight'
'
'
'
youarejustj
eal
ousbecauseIamlook
ingbet
ter
t
hanyouthismorni
ng'
'Janewiggl
edherhi
psas
s
hest
e ppedoutoft
heelevat
or.
Shewasput ti
ngonas le
evel
e s
ssunflowerdress
wit
hav -
cutont hene ckwhiche x
pos edsomeof
hercl
eavage,thatJ ef
fer
ycouldn'tgethimselft
o
l
ookawayf rom. Thegowns toppedabov eher
kneesmakinghe rlookreal
lysexy.WhileJeff
ery
hadonawhi teshor tandandawhi teshirtwhi
ch
hedidn'
tbut t
onupc omplet
e l
y.
'
'
someoneisf
eel
ingher
sel
f'
'Jef
fer
ypul
ledouta
c
hai
rforhe
rtosi
tatthe
irt
able
.
Aft
ertheywe redonehavingbreak f
ast,theywe nt
ontheirboatcrui
se,wheretheyme tothercouples
l
ikethems el
veswhowe reonav acati
ont oo.Jane
coul
dn'tbeli
ev et
hiswashe rli
fe.Ay e
aragos he
wasunhappyandbi t
ter
,hatingalmos teveryt
hing
abouthe r
sel
f,wonde
r i
ngifshewasev
ergoingto
findlov
e.Now, he
reshewaswi t
hthemans he
lovedsomuc handwhol oveshert
oo.
Ift
hiswasa
dr e
am, t
henshedoesn'twanttobewokenup.
Whentheygotbackt
otheirhot
elsui
te,thei
rbut
ler
whobroughtf
ooduptothe minthei
rsuite,
r
emindedJeff
ery,
thei
rcouple'
syogaclasswasi
n
t
wohour s
.
"Wear
egoi
ngf
orac
oupl
e'sy
ogac
las
s?"J
ane
ask
ed
"
Yesmydarl
ing,butt
hatwoul
dbeaf
terwehav
e
e
atenandr
ested"
Janewal kedupbe hi
ndhi m,ashest
oodbythe
glasswall,watchingtheoc e
an.Shepl
ace
dhe r
chinonhi sshoulder."Howmanymor eevent
sdo
youhav elinedupf ortoday?"Shewhi
spe
redsexi
ly
i
nt ohisears.
"
Youwoul
dhav
etof
indt
hemoutf
ory
our
sel
f"he
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urne
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iss
edhe
r.
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imetheywe r
edoneeati
ngandr e
s t
ing,
the
ywentdownf ort
heirc
ouple'
syogaclasswhic
h
wasbei
ngheldinthehote
lpre
mi s
esforcouple
s.
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heygotther
e,t
heywe r
etakenint
oatent
whi
chwasusedasacoupl
e'schangi
ngroom,and
t
heywerebot
hgivenwhit
erobestochangei
nto.
"It
houghtyous ai
dweweregoi
ngtoac oupl
e's
yogacl
ass?
"J aneask
edastheat
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.
"
Yes
,that
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xac
tlywhatwear
edoi
ng"
"
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ngi
ntoar
obe
?"
"
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ithe
r,wewi
ll
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etof
indout
"
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anothertentwhichwasdimlylitwit
hs ce
nted
candles,andasoftmusi
cwasbe i
ngplayedatthe
background.Therewereothercouplesalr
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seat
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ve.
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ate
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if
ulfai
rcomplexi
oned
woman, whol
ookedtobeinherfi
ft
ies,
camein
andi
ntroduce
dhe r
sel
fast
heiryogains
truc
tor
.
"
Goodeveningeveryone,wel
cometotoni
ght
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c
oupl
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ass
.Mynamei sBeat
ri
ceandIam
y
ogai
ns t
ructorf
ortonight
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yal
lre
sponde
dtohe
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eet
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"
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ightlet'
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rossedleg,f
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t
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hother.
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other'
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s .Thee yesisthewi ndowt os oul,
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wanty outol ookintoy ourpartner'
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other'
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mak esuree achcoupl ewe redoingwhats he
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hy our
part
ner
,thi
shelpstobui
ldac
onne
cti
onbe
twe
en
youandyourpart
ner"
Aft
ert
enminutesof
bei
nginthatposit
ion,
the
yogai
nst
ruc
toraske
dthemtoc hangeposi
ti
on.
"Nowletthewomans i
tinfr
ontoftheman,whi
le
t
hemanpl aceshi
shandsonhe rs
houlder
sand
massagehe rgent
ly"Beatr
icei
nst
ructe
d.
Janefel
tsore
laxe
dasJ eff
erymassagedhergent
ly,
shecl
osedhereyesasthesweetscentf
romthe
candl
esfi
ll
edhernostr
ils
,makingherwant
nothi
ngbuttohugJeff
e r
yandremai ni
nhisar
ms.
Af
tersometi
me ,
theyswit
chedposit
ionandJ ane
massagedJef
fer
y'sshoul
ders
.Aft
erthat,
t hey
pr
actic
edotheryogaposeswhic
hthe i
rteacher
i
nstr
ucted.
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ntheel
evat
orgoingbacktothei
r
sui
teaft
erthe
iry
ogacl
ass,J
e f
fer
yplacedhis
handsonthewall
oft
heelevat
orcagingJanetoa
spot" Ihavewant edtodothisallnight
"hes eal
ed
herlipswithhi s
, i
nak i
ss.
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es t
il
lkis
sing
whent hee levatoropenedandanot hercouple
whodi dn'tlookt oohappybeingwi theachother
walke din,mak i
ngJ aneandJe f
feryimme di
atel
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pullapart.
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lsgroupand
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"Whyc an'tyoujustbealit
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c,whyc an't
youjustletgoal i
tt
le,f
oronc e
?Can' tyous e
ey our
mate?"Thewi feof t
hegrumpymans aidtoher
husbandinahus hedtone."We l
lromanc edoesn't
provi
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minute.
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ygottothei
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oor,s
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nedandlook
ed
atJ
aneandthe
ns ai
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ytohavea
hus
bandwhoisn'
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vator,
holdont ohims i
s"shegav eJaneawe ak
smil
eandt heelevat
orcl
os edbeforeJanegott he
chancetocorr
ectherthatJeff
erywas n'ther
husband.SheturnedtolookatJe f
fery
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ion,
buthewass mil
ing.
ThatnightasJe
ffe
ryandJanelaydowntogot
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bed,Janek e
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ther
sel
fto
sl
eep.
"Babyareyouokay?Y
ouhavebe
ent
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ingf
or
overf
if
teenminute
snow?"
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ror
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irr
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eff
erydi
dsame
andtheywer
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vesi
nthe
mirr
or.
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ouk nowy oulooki
ncr
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blysex
yinthi
sy our
ni
ghtgown? "Janewasput
ti
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eke
nd
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hingbutbli
ssf
ul"
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an'treal
ly
placemyfinger
sonit,butIfe
ltconnecte
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onanotherleve
ltoni
ght.Itwasasifwewe reon
anotherlev
elofi
nti
mac y"
"
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Whatdoy
ouwantt
odobabe
?"J
eff
eryas
ked.
"
Aboutwhat
?"
"Y
ourcar
eer
,doyoual
wayswantt
obeape r
sonal
ass
ist
ant
?Whatar
eyourdr
eams,y
ourgoal
s?"
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onl
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ameape r
sonal
assi
stant
,becaus
ethat
wast
heav
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khome
"
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dli
ket
odoi
fmone
y
wasn'
taprobl
em? "
"Iwoul
dl i
ketohavemyowni nte
riordecor
ati
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company .
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am, i
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sthe
reas
onI wenttoworkatHighWatersi
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st
plac
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'
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ify
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dst
arty
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'
'
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'
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any
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sinherey
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donetodeser
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ygoodi
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pr
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'
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yes
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Thene xtday,JaneandJ eff
erywenttoswimatthe
hotelpool,wheret heyl
oungedlazi
lyf
orhours.
Aft
erwhi ch,t
he ywe ntf
orwindowshopping,
whichac t
uall
yt urnedouttobeanac t
ualshoppi
ng,
becauseJ ef
fer
yi nsis
tedshetookal
mos tever
y
dresssheadmi red.
"Babe,
reme mberwearegoingforwinetas
ting
thi
seveningby7
"J e
ffe
rysaidastheybothsat
downwat chi
ngamov i
ewithabowl ofpopcornon
Jane'
slaps.
"Y
eah,Ir
emember.
Ist
il
lhav
en'
tmadeupmymi
nd
onwhattowe
ar"
"Howaboutthatr
edgownwegottoday
?Itgoe
s
wit
hthest
raphe e
ls"J
eff
erys
aidwi
thacoysmil
e
onhisf
ace.
"Somethi
ngtel
lsmeyoumademepic
kthatdres
s
andshoe,j
usts
oy ouc
oul
daskmetowearitt
his
eveni
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'
'
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tdenyt
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dher.
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fer
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pantandalongs l
eeveshi
rtwhichhedidn'tbut
ton
upful
ly.Hewaswat c
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ingf
orJanewho
wasinthebathroomapplyinghermak eup.
Whens heste
ppe dout ,Jef
ferycouldn'twipeoff
thegri
nonhi sfac
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beauti
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nther e
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huggedherbody ,stoppingalitt
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eff
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if
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"
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ou"J
anes
aidwi
thanai
rof
pri
de.
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gedhi
m
andturnedaround,t
henshewalkeduptohim
"youlookincr
edibl
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ght"
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fer
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sse
dher"
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twes t
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goi
ng,bef
oreIchangedmymindandtookthi
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dre
ssoff
"
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ntheyweredonewit
hthewinet
asti
ng,
on
t
hei
rwaybac
k,Jeff
eryr
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vedacal
l.
"Heybabe,whydon'tyougoon?thi
sisaworkcal
l
anditmightt
akeabitlong"heki
sse
dhe ront
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for
eheadandwe ntouttoanswe
rthecal
l,asJ
ane
ste
ppedintotheele
vator.
Whe nJaneopenedthedoortothei
rsui
te,
some t
hingwasn'
tquit
eright,t
heli
ghtwasoff
and
t
he yusual
lyl
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ton.Sheturnedonthel
ightt
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f
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e tandsomerosepet
als
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mingasor
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upt
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dit.I
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myl i
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fol
lowthepetalsmylove''
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anes mil
edasshefoll
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s
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acedthepetal
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nd
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hpetalsar
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thscentedcandles
simil
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ryogaclassl
astnight.
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ofmebyJ ohnLegendwasplayi
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can'
twaittowak eupne xttoyoue verymorning,
fort
her es
tof myli
fe.WILLYOUMARRYME? '
'
Janegas pedass her
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hel
asts
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ence,
she
plac
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hes
tasshetri
edtos
til
l
herrais
inghe art
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llyou?
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.Janeturne
dtofi
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lyoumar
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har
efor
eve
rwi
thme
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"
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everi
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meaway,I
wantt
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oday,andyourt
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seemsnott omatter."
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wantnot hi
ngmor ethantomak eyoumywi fe"
"
Yes
"Janes
aids
mil
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"Wouldyoumarryme
?"J
eff
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obes
urehe
hear
dc or
rec
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,I wi
ll
marryy ouJeff
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st
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her.
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hens he
foundoutitwassameringshehadadmire
di nt
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pageof amagazi
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opos i
ngt o
Jane,butwas n'tsureonwhatt y
peof ri
ngshe
wouldlike.Sooneday ,whileshewasathi spl ace,
hetookoneof thefas hionmagaz ines heli
kedt o
read,andope ne dittot hepaget hathadpi cture
s
ofdiff
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ngsoni t,thenmade
suretodropi twhe res hewoul dfindit.makingit
lookli
kebr eezemus thav eopene dittothatpage ,
andhes atdownpr et endingtowat chTVwai ting
forJanetoc omedowns tairs
.
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oom,shepi
ckedup
t
hemagazineandJef
fer
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etowatch
cl
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ngapar ti
cularone,befores he
closedthemagaz ine,mumbl i
ngs ome t
hingabout
he rf
orget
tingtore movethemagaz inefromt he
chairthel
as tti
mes hereadit.
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ferymades uret
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rystore,andboughtthee xactsamer i
ng.
"
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omeI
nev
ers
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cte
dat
hing?
"
"
Be c
auseIne
vergaveyouare
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ssed.
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rey'sshirt
,ashes t
oodatthee ndofthebed.
Sheplac edhe rli
psonhislef
tnippleandsuckedon
i
t,teasingwi t
hhe rte
ethandt ongue.Je
ffe
ry
caress
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rsandslowly
unzi
ppe dherdr es
sande as
edi tof
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t.She
pre
ssedherbr
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nsthi
sches
t.
Jeff
erybentdownandbur i
edhisfaceinbe t
we e
n
herbreas
ts,beforetaki
ngoneof t
he mi nhis
mouthandt easedhe rj
ustsameways hewas
teasi
nghimawhi l
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heronthebe dande asedherdres
sof fslowl
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thenproceededtos l
owlytaki
ngoff he
rpant ,
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ngsuretot e
asehe r
.
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outotouc
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fbabe
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aidashe
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ps.
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dhandleonemore?
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ffe
ry
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earl
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ohi
m.
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ffer
ysmil
edashehel
dher
handsinhi
s,aboveherhead,
kis
singhe
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th
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ningdesi
re.
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tle
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fer
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ure.
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ffer
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aid,
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erri
ngt
o
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fer
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fery'
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shouldersashewor ke donhislaptop,try
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catc
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seddur i
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rv acati
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et?
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eff
eryl
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edupf
romhi
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op.
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ll
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lege
ttogetherforour
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ed,whenI waskidnappe
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"
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ightnoprobl
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ustt
ell
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n,andI
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c
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so,canwenottel
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ngage
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ther
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ngage dtothewomanof my
dreams"hek i
ssedherfore
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"
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hesur
pri
se"
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ri
ght
,what
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"
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l,
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"
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bi
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fer
yturne dbacktocontinuewhathe
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ngJanes pee
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ri
vedt
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rpor
t,Sol
omon;J
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rey
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ery
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hemashe
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mt oge
tin.
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youhadani
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mei nJ
amaica?'
'
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yeswedi
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"
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tment
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e f
fer
yaske
dashi
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ive
rtookt
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adi
ngtoJane'
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nt.
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es,andy
ouaski
ngmer
epeat
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sn'
tgoi
ngt
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nd"
"
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ouk
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y
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lymovei
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"AndIalr
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heywould
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'
'
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eff
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rri
ng.
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ous e
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ort
hene
xtt
wo
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lyou"
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ahright
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yfory
outosay"Jef
fer
ygrumbled
asthe
ypull
edupinfr
ontof
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ver
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rdoorandJ
eff
erywal
kedhe
r
t
othedoor.
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aut
yisback
"Amakagotupand
huggedJ
aneass
hecamein."
Imi
sse
dy ou"
"Imis
sedyoutoo,
howhaveyoubeen?
"Theyboth
abandonedt
hebagsJanecar
ri
edi
nont hef
loor
,
andsatdownonthebed.
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havebeenokay,
nos c
rat
chthat.I
amgreat
,wi
th
t
hatspasess
ionJ
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rybooke
df ormeov
erthe
week
e nd"
"
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t?"J
aneas
ked.
"I
twasawesome,Is
wearthosepe
oplepamper
ed
meupIdidn'
twanttol
eave.NowIseewhyyou
al
waysfe
elrel
axe
danyti
mey ougother
e"
"
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mgl
ady
oue
njoy
edy
our
sel
f"
"YesIdid,enoughaboutme.
Howwasyourtr
ip?I
cans eeyoucamebac kwi
tht
woextr
abags,
soy ou
mus thavereall
yhadagoodti
me"
"
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l.
.Ir
eallyhadagre
atti
me"J anespokesl
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s
tre
ssi
nge achwordassheuse
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usts
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e
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ng.
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,wait,whati
st hatI
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ngonyourfi
nger
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Amakaas ke
dass hequi c
klygrabbedJ
ane'sl
eft
hand,andscreame dimme diat
elys
hehadac l
ose
l
ookatt heri
ng."Yougote ngaged?
"
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ngy ourvoic
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nei
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ng
somethi
ngishappeningtous"
"Thatisthe
irprobl
em, whodemhe l
p?gi
vemegis
t
abeg,howdi dhepropose?"Amakaj
umpedonthe
bedwit hexc
ite
me ntasshespoke
.
J
anetol
dherev
eryt
hingabouthe
rtr
ipand
J
eff
ery'
spr
opos
al.
"
Sohaveyouguysf
inal
lydonei
t?"Amak
aas
ked
s
mil
ingshee
pis
hly.
"
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anenodde
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li
ng.
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ributedtoMontegoBaye x
peri
enc
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fi
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enlai
d"shelaughedouts
oloud,Jane
becames hy.
"
Amak
ayouar
enotani
cepe
rson,
youk
nowabi
?"
"I
agr
e ewit
hwhatev
eryous
ay,
Shat
ell
mehow
wasi
t?Didyoue
njoyit
?"
"Y
ouhavenoi
dea,i
t'
samirac
lehowI
wasabl
eto
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eett
hismor
ning"
"
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..I
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ustamat
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imebefor
etheperv
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sbags.
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itt
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Jef
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e y
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ends.Wewill
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ourengagementonthatday"Janetol
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.
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"
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y
ouguysf
ory
ourhel
pwhenIgotk
idnappe
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"
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ight
,whe
nar
eyout
hink
ingof
doi
ngi
t?"
"Thisweeke
ndhope f
ull
y,Iwil
laskJef
fer
ytoche
ck
withever
yonetoknowiftheyarefr
eeonSunday.
Youwill
befreeonthatdayri
ght?"
"
Yesnow,eve
nifI
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ome
thi
ngpl
anne
dout
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m
s
ocancel
ingi
t"
"
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wil
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edi
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ourhe
lpwi
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t
heplanning"
"
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enotf
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ree
"
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rJef
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deci
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ents.Ev
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ncethe
ycame
topr
ayforhi
mandJ ane,hehasn'
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enthem.
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r,
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athe
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omthebi
ble
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ng.
"
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ngmummyanddaddy
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rat
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i
ngr
eet
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ngmyde
ar,
hav
eyours
eat
"hi
s
mothers
aid.
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nJ amaicaov
erthe
weekend?"Hi
sfat
heraskedasheputdownt
he
newspaperhewasreadi
ng.
"Ye
sDad,I
camebac
kye
ste
rday
,howhav
eyou
bothbe
en?"
"Wehav
ebeengood,j
usty
ourf
athe
rwhohas
bee
nacti
ngs
tubborn"
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easenotnow,
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t
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"
"
Whi
chonei
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lyi
ng?Orhav
en'
tyou
be
enac
tings
tubbor
n?"
Astheyst
artedarguing,Jef
feryknewhec ame
vi
sit
ingonthewrongday .
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betweenhispare
nt s
' ar
gume ntbecaus
eitalway
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endedupbac kf
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ingast heyalwaysuse
dhi mto
set
tle.
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nghisBPme
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ati
ons
,
pl
eas
eas khi
mwhyhewon'tt
akehis
medi
cati
ons?"
"Ofc
our
s eI
tak
emyme di
cat
ions,
yourmotherj
ust
l
iket
oblowthi
ngsoutofpr
oport
ion"hi
sfat
her
mumble
dashepickeduphisnewspape
r.
"
Dad,
ify
ouaretak
ingyourmedic
ati
ons
,the
nwhy
i
smomsayi
ngyouarenottak
ingthe
m?"
"
Yourfat
heral
waysli
kestochoos
ewhi
chdrugto
t
ake,s
ome t
imeshetakeshal
foft
hemedi
cati
on,
s
ome t
imeshedoesn'
teventaket
hematal
l"
"
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ll
youal
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otal
k?I
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ighthe
re
y
ouk
now?
"
Jef
feryhadt os eriousl
yr esi
sttheurgetol augh,
seei
nghi spare ntsfi
ghtov ertri
vi
aliss
ue salway s
madehi ml augh. Buthewoul dn'
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t
he i
rpresenc et oavoidhi smother'
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l hewasoutof the re.
He
coul
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fandJanedoi ng
t
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ar sofmarri
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mot herwil
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thatissi
ck?isityours i
ckness
?Si nceyouaret
he
onet el
li
ngthedoc t
orwhatiswr ongwi t
hme ,
then
yous houl
dbet heonet otak
et hedrugs"
"I
'mdoingthatbecaus
e,if
I don'
tte
llhi
m, y
ouwil
l
te
llhi
my ouarefi
newhe nintheact
ualsensey
ou
aren'
t"
"
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eI'
mfi
neandy
ouc
an'
tte
llmeot
her
wis
e"
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smot
herwhol
ook
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e
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"
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re?We
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yjus
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thefoodont hatdayi smakingherregrethernot
li
steni
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e r
ywhe nheas kedtoallowthe
hous e
kee perhandl eit.
'
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his,s
inc
ey ouwil
lbeatworkthroughoutthe
week'
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feryt
oldJaneove
rthephone .
'
'
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rtodot
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ual
lyhe
rof
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est
hatt
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and
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ldren'
'
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desi
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gne
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ways
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kethi
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'
'
'
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nsi
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omeoneels
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'
'ohGod,youares
ost
ubbor
n''
Jef
fer
yMut
ter
ed
underhi
sbreat
h.
'
'
whatdi
dyous
ay?
''
'
'not
hing,justl
etmek nowi
fyoune e
danyt
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'
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feryknewbe t
tert
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msel
fi
fhe
doesn'twanttr
ouble
.
I
twasonaSaturdayaf
ternoon,JaneandAmak a
wentt
othemarkettogetthelas
titemstheywil
l
benee
dingf
ortheget-
togethert
hene xtday.
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fpl
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it
tl
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theri
sthi
sstr
essf
ul,
I
wonderhowIwoul
dbeabl
etocopewit
hplanni
ng
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ddi
ng"
"
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umey
ouar
ethi
nki
ngof
planni
ngi
tby
y
ours
elf
?"
"Ye
sofcour
se,
I'
mgoi
ngtoplani
t.ThankGodI
havey
outohel
pmesoit
'sgoi
ngtobeal ote
asi
er"
"
Youandwho?Whoar
eyoupl
anni
ngt
oki
ll
?"
"
Idon'
tunde
rst
and?
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ook
edc
onf
use
d.
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ng?I
nc as
ey ou
haveforgotte
n, le
tmerefre
shyourmemor y;i
t'
s
Jef
feryAde mola,soyouknowwhatthatme ans?
peoplewithclasswil
lbeinatt
endance
, manyof
them.Hav en'
ty ouhear
dof weddi
ngplanners
befor
e?"
'
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ual
lypl
anni
ngoni
nvi
ti
ngj
ustf
ew
peopl
e''
'
'e
venatt
hat
,youst
il
lcan'tpl
ani
tyour
sel
fJane
,
pl
eas
egetaweddi
ngplanner'
'
Janek newAmak awasri
ght,s ometi
me ss hejust
getscarri
edawayandforgetswhoi sdating.
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telypl
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sel
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ti
nghersel
fup.
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I guessyouar eri
ght,I
wil
l havetol
ettheweddi
ngpl anner
shandl eit"
Thene x
tdaybynoon,JaneandAmak ahad
fi
nis
hedupwi t
hthecookingandset
tingupof
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fery'
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vi
ngroomforthelit
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lthank
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toJeff
erywhohadtocomei nandassis
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eryones
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orhel
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ffer
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ar
rangement
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ewhe rback''
anot
he ronefort
heroad'
'
Del
ewasthefi
rstpe
rsontoarr
ive
, andt
he
momenthesawAmak a,hetr
iedconver
singwi
th
he
r.
"
Del
enotnowpleas
e,I'
mhe r
etohe
lpmyf
ri
end.
L
et'
snotmak
eitaboutus"
"
Alr
ightf
ine
,hav
elunc
hwi
thmepl
eas
e"
"
Del
eIc
an'
t,I
'ms
orr
y"
"Whatof di
nner
?Orj ustawalki
nthepark?But
ple
aseAmak alet
'sjustseeandtal
kaboutthis
.I
knowy ouwon'tal
lowmet ocometoyourplace,
sople
as egooutwithme "
"
Okayf
ine
,lunc
hthe
n"
"
Gre
at,
whe
n?"
"
Iwill
communi
cat
ethedat
etoyou,
nowpleas
e
l
eavemeal
onel
etmeconcent
rat
eonhel
pingmy
f
ri
end"
AsDeleandAmak awe ret
alk
ing,Anit
aandher
husbandMi c
haelwalk
e di
nwi t
htheirsoni
na
st
roll
er.Short
lyEr
icacame,i
nt hecompanyof
her
husband.
J
anewass ayi
ngherhel
lost
oall
ofthe
mwhe n
J
eff
ery
'sparentswal
kedin.
Sheimmediat
elywent
t
ogreett
he m.
"He
lloJanemydarl
i
ng,howareyou?
"Je
ffe
ry'
s
motherrai
sedhe
rwhensheknel
tdownt
ogreet
t
hem.
"I'
mfi
nema"
"
Youhav
en'tbeentomyplaceeve
rsi
nceIi
nvi
ted
y
ouandyourfr
iendove
r,i
t'sbe
enmonthsnow"
"
I'
msor
ryma,
wewi
ll
bet
her
etov
isi
tyous
oon"
"I
t'
snoproblemdear
,whe
reismyson?Ohthat
's
hi
mov ert
here"s
helef
twi
thherhus
bandtogosay
hel
lot
oJ e
ffe
ry.
"Al
ri
ghtever
yone,thankyouallf
orcoming.
Be f
ore
wegetstar
tedIandmys weethear
t,have
somethi
ngtotel
lyouguys"Jeff
eryannouncedto
t
hehouseashehe l
dJ anebyhisri
ghthandsi
de.
"Wearegett
ingmarried!"t
heroomerupte
din
happyscr
eamsase veryonest
oodupto
congr
atul
atethem,thewome nwowingand
awwingoverJane'
sring,whil
ethemenpatted
Jef
fer
yonthebac kf
ort aki
ngsuchaboldst
ep.
"
Sowhe
nist
hewe
ddi
ng?
"Er
icaas
kedc
hee
rful
ly
.
"
Int
womont
hs"J
eff
eryr
epl
ie
d.
"
Twomonths
?Whysosoon?
"Anit
aas k
ednot
l
ook
ingt
oohappywi
ththet
imeoftheweddi
ng.
"What'
swrongwi
thusget
ti
ngmar ri
edintwo
monthsti
me?Ori
stwomont hsnotenought
ime
f
oryoutosewwhatev
erdres
sy ouwanttowearf
or
t
hewe ddi
ng?"
"That'
stooshortatimenow,I
needtimeto
prepar
e,it
'snoteveryt
imeoneof
y ourbe
st
brothe
rsgetmar r
ied"
"Anit
ait'snotyourwe dding,noneedt oprepar
eso
muc h,andI t
hinktwomont hsi
slonge noughto
prepareforawe dding"theirmothersaid,
everyonelaughe dathercomme ntbec ausethe
yal
l
knewi fshehadhe rway ,
shewoul daskt hemto
getmar r
iedthatinstanttoavoi
dJ ef
feryfrom
changinghismi nd.
"ThankyouMom,andbesideswearethi
nki
ngof
doingsomet
hingsmal
land..
"Jeff
erywasn'
tdone
speaki
ngwhenhismotherquic
klycuthi
mshort.
"
Whatar
eyoudoi
ngs
mal
l?Y
ourhone
ymoon?
"
"Nomom,I'
mtalk
ingaboutourweddi
ng,ri
ght
honey
?"Hetur
nedtolookatJanewhonoddedi
n
agr
eement
.
"Youmustbejoki
ng,
soaft
erbe
ggingy
outoget
marri
edf
orov ert
woyear
snow,youwantt
odoa
small
wedding?"
"
Momwej
ustwantabout1
50gue
stsbe
ca.
.
."
"Hol ditpl
ease,
1 5
0gue s
ts?Ist
hatthenumberof
pe oplethatwi
llbeinv
ite
df r
omy ourfat
her
'ssi
de
aloneormi ne?Comet hi
sboyhav eyoubeen
drinking?"
"Emm..
.RonkeI t
hinkwes houldhav ethis
dis
cuss
ionanotherti
me ,
I'
ms ureJefferyandJane
wouldworksome t
hingoutonhowt o
accommodatemor eguest
s "hisfat
he rquick
ly
ste
ppedinandledhe rt
oas e
at.
"
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yhadbe
tte
ro"s
hemut
ter
edunde
rbr
eat
h.
"Well
..It
hinkweshoul
dtoasttothej
ustengage
d
couple
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ica'
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drais
inga
glas
s.
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eranhourofe
ati
nganddrink
ing,J
eff
ery
's
parent
shadtol
eave,ast
heyhadother
engagement
stoatt
end.
"Myde arpl
easedofi
ndti
metocomeseeme ,as
wehav ealotofpl
anni
ngandthi
ngst
odisc
uss
about"Jeff
ery'
smothers
aidt
oJaneonthei
rway
out.
"
YesmaI
wil
l"
"Sonowt hatit
'sj
ustus,It
hinkJanehas
some t
hingtosay.Babe?"Jef
fer
ysaidtot
hehouse
afte
rhisparent
shadl e
ftandtheywe r
eal
lse
ated
playi
nggame s.
"
Iwanttous ethismedi
umt othankyouall
for
c
omi ngalloutt
ohe l
pgetmer el
ease
d,whe nI
was
k
idnappe d,t
hatwasactual
lyt
hemai nre
asonfor
t
hisgettogethe
r.I'
mgratef
ul.
Thanksguys"
"Youar
ewelc
omeJ ane
,y ouar
eourf
amil
ynow
andwealway
sst
ickoutforeac
hothe
r"Mic
hae
l
sai
d.
"Nowthateveryoneishere,I
thinkthi
swoul
dbea
goodti
mef ort
hel adi
estotell
ushowt he
yended
upinpoli
cedetentionthatni
ght?"Del
easke
d
look
ingatAnit
a.
"I
thinki
t'
sti
met
ofe
edt
hebaby
"Ani
tas
tar
tedt
o
getup.
"
Eh..
..
Ani
tat
hebabyi
ssl
eepi
ng,
sos
itdown"De
le
s
aid.
"
Sowhathappene
dthatnight
?"J
eff
eryaske
dwi
th
k
eeni
nter
est."
Amaka,youcar
etote
llus?
"
"
What
?Whyme
?"
"
Wel
l.
..
.youal
lwe
ret
her
e"
"Mymouthispai
ningmeabeg,I
can'tt
alk"Amaka
i
mme di
atel
ystuf
fedhermouthwit
hme attoav
oid
herf
romtal
k i
ng.
"Er
ica?"Jef
fer
ylookedathi
sel
ders
isterwhowas
nowt r
yingt
oac tbus
ybyref
il
li
ngherhusband'
s
dri
nk.
"HoneyIdidn'
tas
kf orar
efi
ll
"Desmondher
husbandsaid.
"It
hinkyoushoul
danswert
he
questi
on"
"
AskAni
ta,
itwashe
ride
a"
"
Me?Was n'
tity
ouandAmakathatk
eptsay
ingwe
s
houldgotothepol
ic
etoav
oidthemfr
ombe i
ng
k
il
led?"
"
Ani
ta!
"Er
icaandAmak
abot
hcal
ledoutatt
he
s
ameti
me.
"
So,youladi
eswe nttot
hepoli
cebecaus
eyou
t
houghtwemi ghtgetki
ll
edbythek
idnappe
rs?
"
De
leas
ked,
notqui
tebe
li
evi
ngt
hem.
"
Yes
,andi
twasal
lAni
ta'
side
a"Amak
asai
d.
'
'YouseewhyI c
all
y out
roubl
e?'
'Je
ffe
rysai
dto
Anit
a.'
'whathappenedtonoti
nvol
vi
ngthe
poli
ce?
''
'
'
youdidn'
ts pec
if
ywhichpar
ti
cularpoli
cethatwe
s
houldn'
tinvol
ve''
Ani
tasai
dinherdefense.This
s
tat
eme nt
, madeever
yoneburs
tintolaught
e r
.
"See
,all
I'
ms ayingis
,wewe reonl
ytr
yingtoas
sis
t
youguys,
wet houghtinvol
vi
ngthepol
icewoul
d
hel
p,butcl
earlyitdi
dn't
"Anitas
aidi
nthei
r
def
ense.
"
Wer e
all
yappre c
iateyouref
for
t,butIt
hinknext
t
imeyoushouldjustli
stent
owhaty ouarebei
ng
t
old"Jef
fer
ysaid.
'
'Al
rightguy
s,whowant
smorewi
ne?
''J
aneas
ked
asshec l
ear
edoutt
hei
rdis
hes
.
'
'
Ido,
butl
etmehe
lpy
ouwi
tht
hos
efi
rst
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le
s
toodupandjoi
nedJ
anei
ncar
ryi
ngt
hepl
ate
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t
hekit
chen.
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'
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ethank
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eas
epl
acet
hemi
nthes
ink
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ane
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'
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ot
herday,I
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yformybe hav
ior'
'
'
'
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sfi
neDel
e,Iunder
standy
ouwe
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ng
t
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otbackthen'
'
'
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ll
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t'snoex
cus
ef orwhatIdid.I
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ulys
orr
y,
andifyoudon'
tmind,Iwouldlovetomakei
tupto
you'
'
'
'youcanstar
tbyhel
pingmecar
rythi
sbott
leof
winetothesi
tt
ingr
oom''s
hehandedhimthe
bott
leofwineshet
ookoutof
thefr
idge.
"Al
ri
ghtguys,I
thi
nkwewil
lbeonourwaynow"
Eri
ca'
shusbandst
oodupasJaneandDel
ecame
bac
kint
othes
itt
ingr
oom.
"Oh,whysosoon?"Janeas
kedlooki
ng
dis
appoi
ntedthattheywer
ele
av i
ng.
"
Wehav esomewhereel
setobe
"Eri
cas
aidasshe
s
tooduptoo,andasshet
ri
edtotak
easte
p,she
s
lumped.
"Eri
ca!"Herhusbandwasqui ckenoughtocat
ch
herbe f
oreshef
e l
ltothefloor
.Jef
fer
yandthe
othersquic
klyr
ushe dtohe rs
idecal
li
nghername,
butshewas n'
tresponding.
Herhus
bandimmediat
elycar
ri
e dherinhi
sar
ms.
"Weneedtot
akehertothehospit
al"
Jef
fer
yquicklygothi
scarke
ysandrus
hedoutt
o
dri
veitc
losertothedoor
.Whil
eEri
ca'
shus
band
car
ri
edhe rout.
"I
'mcomingwi
thyouguys
"Ani t
asai
dafte
rthey
hadcar
ri
edEri
cai
ntothecarandwereaboutt
o
dri
veout
.
"NoAnita,
youcan'
ttakey ourbabytot hehospi
tal
,
j
ustgohomeI wil
lkeepy ouguy spos
ted"J ef
fer
y
sai
dashegotintothecar,andDe lej
oinedhimin
thefr
ontseat
,whil
eErica'shusbandwaswi thher
attheback.
"Pl
easel
etnothinghappentoher"Anit
aprayed
outl
oud,asJe
f f
e r
ydroveoutof
thec ompound.
"Babycalmdown, I
'ms ureshewi l
lbef
ine
"
Michaelsai
dashec ar
ri
e dtheirbabyi
ntothecar
.
TheysaidtheirgoodbyestoJ aneandAmak aand
thenle
ftfortheirhouse.
"Whatcouldhav
emadehert
ofaint?"Amaka
askedassheandJanewe
rec
leaningupthesi
tt
ing
room.
"
Onl
yGodk
nows
,Ij
usthopei
t'
snot
hings
eri
ous
"
Whentheygott
ot hehospi
tal
,Del
equic
klygot
downtocal
lthenurseswhocameoutwitha
st
ret
cher
,whichtheyusedincar
ryi
ngEri
caint
o
t
hee
mer
genc
yroom.
"Dids
hes howanysi
gnofnotf
eeli
ngwe l
lor
somethi
ng?"Jef
fer
yaske
dEric
a'shusbandast
hey
all
waite
datthehospi
tal
'swai
ti
ngroom.
"
Nos hedi
dn'
t,s
hedi
dn'
tshowanys
ignof
bei
ng
s
ick
"
"Then,
whatcoul
dhav
ecaus
edhertof
aint
?"De
le
whohasbeenpaci
ngt
hewai
tingr
oomsinc
e,
aske
d.
"Igues
swewillhavetowaitf
orthedoc
tort
ocome
outandte
llus
"he rhusbandrepl
ie
d.
The yal
lwait
edforanothert
wohour sbef
orea
stoutmanwal k
edi n,
look
inglikehewant
edtobe
anywhe r
ee l
sebutthehospi
tal,f
orheworeaver
y
grimlookonhisface.Hei
ntroducedhi
mselft
o
themast hedoctoronduty.
"
Whi
chof
youi
she
rhus
band?
"Thedoc
toras
ked.
"
Iam"De
smondr
epl
ie
d.
"Okay,pl
easelet
'sseeinmyof f
ice
"Eric
a's
husbandfol
lowedt hedoct
orintohisof
fi
ce,whi
le
Jef
feryandDelestayedbackatthewait
ingroom.
"Dohaveas
it"t
hedoct
ors
aidt
oEr
ica'
shus
band
asthe
ygott
ohisof
fi
ce.
"I
haveagoodnewsandals
oabadne
ws.
Whi
ch
woul
dyouli
ketohearf
ir
st?
"
"
Let
'she
art
hegoodne
wsf
ir
st"
"
Shei
s4we
ekspr
egnant
"
"
Okay
''hedi
dn'
tlooktoohappyaboutt
hatne
ws
'
'
andthebadne
wsi s
?"
"
He rc
anceri
sback
,andthist
imeshei
satahi
gh
r
iskofl
osi
ngherl
if
eifs
hedoe s
n'ts
tar
t
c
he mothe
rapyi
mme di
ate
ly"
"
Idon'tunde
rst
and?I
thoughtshewasc
lear
edt
wo
y
earsago?Howcomeit'
sback?
"
Twoy
ear
sago,
Eri
cawasdi
agnos
edwi
thbr
eas
t
cance
r.Thank
full
yitwasattheear
lys
tage
, s
oshe
wasabletobeati
twithchemother
apyorsothe
y
weretol
d.
"Youknow,thes
et hi
ngshappen.Some t
ime
saft
er
gett
ingcl
eared,
thecancerret
urns.Myadvi
ce
wouldbeforhertostar
tchemotherapyass
oonas
possi
ble
"
"
Whataboutt
hebaby
?"
"It
'sjust4we ek
s ,s
owemi ghthavetoinducean
abortion,becauses hecan'tgoi
ntoche mother
apy
whiles heispregnant.Ands hec
an'twaitunti
lshe
hasthebabybe forestar
tingchemo,thatwouldbe
toolate "
"
Thanky
oudoc
tor
,canI
seehe
rnow?
"
"
Yess
ure
,comewi
thme
"
Whentheygott
oErica'
sroom,shewasal
ready
awake.
Thedoctoraskedherhowshewasfeel
ing,
andcheck
edhervit
alsbefor
eleav
ingt
heroomt o
gi
vet
hems
omepr
ivac
y.
"Heyhone
yhowar
eyouf
eel
ing?
"He
rhus
band
ask
e d.
"Thenur
sesai
dthe
ywoul
dhav
etok
il
lourbaby
"
Eri
cahadte
arsi
nhere
yes
.
"Ye
s,soyoucanbeabletostar
tchemo,thedoctor
sai
dyourcanceri
sback"Desmondwhisperedasif
hewasscaredofs
ay i
ngthewordoutl
oud."I'
m
sor
ryhoney"heheldherhandasshecr
ied.
Anhourlat
er,
Eri
ca'
shusbandc
ameouttomeet
Jef
fer
yandDe l
eatthewai
ti
ngroomandt
oldt
hem
whatthedoct
orhadsai
d.
"I
thoughtshebeatt
histhi
ngbefor
e?"J
eff
ery
as
kedwi t
hs omuchpaininhi
svoic
e.
"Ye
ah,buts
ome
howi
t'
sbac
k,ac
cor
dingt
othe
doct
or"
"
Canwes
eehe
r?"De
leas
ked.
"Yeahbutsheissl
eepingbecar
efulnottowake
her,Ineedt
ogohomeandc heckonJ onat
han,
his
babysit
terj
ustcal
ledandsai
dhei sr
unning
tempe r
atur
e"
"
OhGod,
whati
sgoi
ngon?
"Je
ffe
ryas
ked.
'
'
Ihav
enoi
dea'
'Desmondt
ookt
hemtohi
swif
e's
r
oomandt
henl
eftt
ogohomeandche
ckonhi
s
s
on.
Anhourlat
er,
Eri
c awok
euptofi
ndJeff
erysi
tt
ing
onachairs
tar
ingather
.De
lehadal
readyle
fttogo
i
nfor
mt hei
rparents
.
"
Heys
is,
youar
eawak
e"
"Howlonghav
eyoube
enhe
re?
''Er
icaas
ked
weakl
y.
"
Notf
ort
ool
ong,
howar
eyoudoi
ng?
"
"Howe l
sewil
lIdo?Ihavetobefi
neorpre
tendto
be.I
t'
snotli
keIhaveac hoi
ce,
Ijus
thavetobe
fi
ne"shesai
dlooki
ngs ad.
"
Youdon'
thavetopre
tendtobeokay
,weknow
y
ouarei
npains,
it'
sokayt
os howy
ourpai
nssi
s"
"
Idon'tknowhowI '
mgoi ngtocopegoingf
or
c
hemoas ec
ondtime,Idon'tt
hinkIcanhandl
eit
.
I
'mscare
dJ eff
ery
,Ife
elsoalone"
"Noyouarenotalone,youhaveme,youhav
eall
ofus
;afamilythatl
ovesyouandmos ti
mport
ant
ly
youhaveyourhusband.Don'tc
ry"hest
oodup
andwipedhe rt
ears
.
"
IandDesmondar
eget
tingdivor
ced"Er
icas
aid
l
ooki
ngawaytoav
oidJ
effer
y'seyes
.
"
Idon'
tunde
rst
and,
howdoy
oume
an?
"
"
Youhe
ardmec
orr
ect
ly,
I'
mge
tti
ngadi
vor
ce"
"Butwhy
?Whathappe
ned,
Ithoughty
ouguy
s
weredoi
ngok
ay?"
"That'
sbec
ause,I
wantedyouall
tothi
nkand
beli
evewewe r
edoingok
ay,butwearen'
t.Our
marri
agehitr
ockbott
omalongtimeago,andwe
hav
ejustbe
enpr e
tendingtobeok
ay,
butnotany
l
onger
.I'
mt i
redofpre
te ndi
ng"
"Whatofy
ourtr
ipt
oJapant
oreconc
il
ethi
ngswi
th
him?It
houghty
ousai
dyoubot
hhadwor k
ed
thi
ngsout
?"
"Nowedidn'
t,i
nst
eadwede
cide
dtoge
tadi
vor
ce
onthatt
ri
p"
"Butwhywoul
dy oul
ietome?Infac
tthatdoe
sn'
t
matter,
whatc
ouldhavehappene
dbe t
we eny
ou
boththatc
an'
tberec
oncil
ed?"
"Hehasbe e
nc he
atingonmef oralongtimenow,
notjus
twithonewomanbutdi f
fer
entwome n,I
rece
ntlyf
oundout, oneoft
hemi spregnantwi
th
hischi
ld.
The r
ealimittowhatIcantake"
"
Thatbas
tar
d"J
eff
eryt
ight
ene
dhi
shandi
ntoa
f
is
t.
"J
eff
ery'
'Shepl
acedherhandove
rhis,
''
Idon'
t
wantyoutogof
ight
inghi
mpl e
ase,I
jus
twantto
haveseamlessdiv
orc
ef ort
hesakeofJ
onathan,
I
don'twantanythi
ngthatwil
ldr
agfort
oolong"
"
Justconce
ntrat
eonget
ti
ngbet
terf
ir
st,
wewil
l
t
alkaboutt
hiswheny
ou'r
edonewit
hchemo"
"No,I
wantitoveranddonewit
hsoIcan
conc
entr
ateonge t
tingbe
tte
r.I
fnotf
orany
thi
ng
butf
ormys on"
______
____
Whe nJaneandAmak awe r
edonec l
eaning,she
deci
de dtocallJ
eff
eryandfindoutwhatthe
si
tuati
onof thi
ngswereatthehospi
tal
,buthe
wasn'tpi
ckingup.Shedial
edhisnumbe rse
ve r
all
y
buthes t
il
ldidn'
tpic
kup.
"I
thi
nkyoushoul
djustchil
labi
t,I
'msur
ehe
wouldc
all
back"Amakas ai
dtoJanewhowas
begi
nni
ngtogetworr
ied.
"I
jus
thopeEri
cai
sokay"Janejoi
nedAmakawho
wassi
tt
ingont
hecouch,watc
hingacomedysk
it
onhe
rphone
.
Fewhour slater,JaneandAmak ahads leptoffon
thec ouc h.J anec oul
dfeelt
hepr esenceof
some onei nt heli
v i
ngroom,sheope nedhe reyes
tofindt womas kedpersonsst
andingov erherand
Amak a.Andbe foreshecouldmak eanys ound,the
fi
rstpe rsonc overedhernosewithanhandk e
rchie
f,
andJ anebl ac kedout.Thesecondpe rs
ondi d
samef orAmak aandt heybothc ar
ri
e dthemoutof
thehous e.
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OREPI
SODE1
3
#
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OVE_J
UST_HAPPENS_2
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3
I
twass
ixi
nthemorni
ng,andJ e
ffe
rywassti
ll
at
t
hehos
pit
alwi
thEri
ca,hehadtospendthenight
wi
thhe
rashecoul
dn'tbeart
oleaveheral
one.
"
Ple
aseI ne
e dyoutogotomyhous
eandcheckon
J
onathan,Inee
dt obesur
ehei
sdoingok
ay"Eri
ca
s
aidasJ
eff
erys
toodupt
otak
ehi
sle
ave
.
"
Alr
ightI
'l
ldot
hatonmywayt
owor
k"
"No,ple
aseJe
ffe
ryIneedyout
ogothe
rethi
s
morningfr
omhere"Er
icas
pokewi
thpani
cinhe
r
voi
ce.
"
Whyt
hepani
cEr
ica,
isany
thi
ngt
hemat
ter
?"
"Not
hing,I
jus
tneedyout
opr
omiseme,y
ouwi
l
l
gocheckonJonat
hanasy
oul
eav
ehe r
e"
"Al
ri
ghtI'
ll
dothatnow"hebentoverandki
sse
d
heronherfor
ehead"youwi
ll
befinewhil
eI'
m
goneyeah?"
"
Don'
twor
ryI
'mabi
ggi
rl
"
"
I'
msur
emomwi
ll
behe
res
oon"
'
'
Alr
ight
''
WhenJef
fer
ygotintohiscar,
hesawhi sphone
l
yi
ngonthedriv
er'sseat
.Itmusthavefal
lenof
f
whi
let
heywe r
erushingtotakeEri
cainsi
dethe
hos
pit
al.Andhedidn'
tevennot
icei
twas
n'twi
th
hi
mallthrought
henight
.
Heunloc k
editandf ounds e
veralmi
ssedcall
sfrom
Jane,hismom, andAni ta.Delemusthavetol
dhi s
momandAni t
at hes i
tuationofthi
ngs,s
ohe
deci
de dtocal
lJ anebac k,fi
rst
.Hecall
edseverall
y
butshewas n'
tpi cki
ngup. Soheas s
ume dshe
mustbebus ypre pari
ngf orwork.
Whenhegott
oEric
a'shous
e,he
rhusbandwas
aboutt
ogeti
ntohi
scarwit
hthei
rsonJonat
han.
Themome ntJonat
hansawhi
m,hequi
ckl
yrushed
andhugge
dhi sl
egs."
Heybi
gman,howar
ey ou?
"
Jef
fer
ycar
riedhimup.
"
Fine
"theli
tt
leboyr
epl
ie
d.Hes
eeme
dre
all
yqui
te
f
orhi
susualse
lf.
"Ar
ey ouguysgoi
ngout?"J
eff
eryaskedashe
walke
dupt othefat
herwhodidn'
tlooktoohappy
see
ingJeff
ery.
"
Yes
,I'
mtak
inghi
mtos
chool
"her
epl
ie
dhas
til
y.
"
Butwhyi
shenotonhi
ssc
hool
uni
for
m?"
"
Daddys
aidwear
etr
ave
lli
ng"t
hel
it
tl
eboys
aid
i
nnoc
ent
ly
"
You'
retravel
ing?
"Jeff
eryaskedt
hefat
heri
n
s
hock."
Wai t
,wasthataluggageI
sawyouputt
ing
i
ntot
hec arasIdr
ovein?"
Desmondwhowas n'tinthemoodt oans werany
ofJeff
ery
'sque s
tions, t
ri
edtotakeJ onathanf r
om
hi
shands ,butJef
feryhe ldontohim. "Handt he
boyovertome ,Idon' thaveti
mef oryour
questi
ons"hes t
retche douthi
sarms ,butthistime
aroundJeffer
ytookas tepback.
"Ar
eyoutry
ingtorunawaywi
tht
heboywhi
lehi
s
mothe
risatthehospi
tal
?"
"Hei
smys onandIwil
lgowhe r
eve
rIchoos
ewit
h
him,
Isugges
tyougothinkofhowtohavey
our
s,
andst
ayoutofothe
rpeople'
sbusi
ness!
"
"
Hei
smyne
phe
wre
membe
r?"
"
Andhei
smys
on,
nowhandhi
mov
er,
now!
"
Jeff
erytookafe
wmor est
e psbackwar
dsand
droppedtheboyontheground,andwhenthe
fat
hertri
edcomingcl
oser
, Jef
fer
ypushedhi
m
back,causi
nghi
mt ost
agge r
.
"Jonathanruntomycar
,ge
tin,
andclos
ethe
door"Je f
fer
ycommandedt
heli
ttl
eboywho
i
mme diat
elyobey
ed.
"Jonathanc
omebac khere!"Desmonds cr
eame d
buttheboydidn'
tanswerhim, i
nst
eadhedi d
exact
lywhatJeff
eryhadtoldhim."Youthi
nky ou
canturnmyowns onagainstme ?Is
uggestyou
handthatboyovertomei f
y oudon'twant
tr
ouble"
"Theonlyreasonmyfisthas
n'tmadeac onne
ction
withyournoseyet,i
sbe c
auseIpromis
edmys is
ter
notto.YoushouldbeluckyI
'ms t
ick
ingto
pr
omi
se"
Jef
feryturnedt
owal kt
ohiscar,
butDesmond
qui
cklyrushedtothecarbef
orehim.Je
ffe
rywas
qui
cke noughtousehisremotei
nlocki
ngthe
doorsbeforeDesmondgotthechanc
etoopenit
.
"I
gue ssI
don'thavetosti
cktomypromis
eaft
er
al
l"hepunchedDe smondhardonhisnos
eandas
hestagger
ed,Jef
ferygoti
ntohi
scarandqui
ckl
y
droveoutoft
hec ompound.
"Jonat
han,I'
ms or
ryyouhadtose ethat
,butyour
daddydidsomethi
ngbad"het ur
ne dtolookatt
he
boywhos atcal
mlyatthebac
ks eat.
"
Daddyal
waysf
ightwi
thmummyl
ik
ethatt
oo"he
s
pokei
nnoce
ntl
y.
"Y
ourdaddybeat
syourmummy
?"J
eff
eryas
ked
wit
hsomuc hs
hock.
"
Hmmmm"t
heboynodde
d.
J
eff
erys
awr
ed,
sot
hatbas
tar
dnotonl
yche
ate
d
onhi ssi
ster
,healsobeatsherupinthepres
e nce
ofthe i
rson?Howc omehene versawanyofthe
si
gns ?Thatexpl
ainswhymos tti
me sEri
caavoided
seeinghim,shealwaysclai
me dshewasbusy.
Probablyshewast r
yingtohidethebrui
sesshe
sustainedfr
omhisbe at
ing.
Jef
fer
yhadt oparkbytheroads
idetoavoi
dhim
fr
omc r
ashingint
osome t
hing,f
orhewassoangry.
Aft
erawhil
e ,hedeci
dedtocall
hismother
."Hel
lo
mummy ,goodmor ni
ngma"
"
Goodmorni
ngmyde
ar,
hav
eyous
een
J
onat
han?
"
"Y
es,heiswi
thme
.Ar
eyouatt
hehos
pit
al
al
ready
?''
'
'
YesI
amwi
thy
ours
ist
er'
'
'
'
Howi
sshedoi
ng?
"
"
Shei
sfi
ne,
arey
out
aki
ngJ
onat
hanhomewi
th
y
ou?"
"
YesIam,tel
lEr
icawhenIc
ome
,weal
lne
edt
o
t
alk
.Iwil
lbethe
resoon"
Jeff
erydeci
dedtodri
vetohishouseandhav ea
showerandchangehisc
lothesbeforer
eturni
ngto
thehospi
tal
.Al
lhismeeti
ngsforthedaywould
havetobehandledbyhi
smanage r
.Hekeptcall
ing
Janeonhiswayhomebuts hewas n'
tpicki
ngup
sti
ll
.
"Ple
asepickup"hemut t
ere
dashedr
ove
, her
eal
ly
neededsome onet
oc al
mhimdownandshe
usuall
yknowshowt o.
WhenJ e
fferygott
ohisgat
e,hef
ounditwideopen.
"I
'mreall
ygoingtohaveatal
kwit
ht hi
sgate
man
ofmine,Ihavewarne
dhimnottoleavemygate
wideopenfornoreason"
Ashedrovei
n,henotice
dtheestat
es e
curi
tyinhis
compound.Hewass t
il
lwonderi
ngwhatthe y
coul
dbedoinginhiscompound,whenhes awhis
housek
eepercomingoutoft
hehous ewit
ht ear
sin
hereyes
.Hequick
lypar
ked,gotdown,
andope
ned
thedoorforJ
onat
hantogetdowntoo.
"
MamaMar
tha,
whati
sthepr
obl
em?
"
"
Sir
,the
rehasbe
enas
ituat
ion"s
hec
rie
dass
he
s
poke.
"
Whati
sthes
ituat
ion,
andwhyar
eyouc
ryi
ng?
"
"
Thegat
emanwasat
tac
ked"
"
What
?how?Whatar
eyout
alk
ingabout
?"
"Icameinthismorningtof
indthegat e
manont he
fl
oor,hewasbleedingonthehe ad,t
henI t
ried
wak i
nghimupbutwhe nhewoul dn'
tresponding,I
decidedtogocall
youorMi ssJanefrominside,but
Inotic
edthedoorwaswi deope nandnoneof y ou
wereinsi
de.Thatwaswhe nI c
alledt
hee st
ate
securi
ty"
Jef
fer
ylooke
ddownt ofi
ndbloodstainsonthe
i
nter
locki
ngstones
.Hequic
klycar
riedJ onat
han
andrushedi
ntothehous
ecall
ingJane '
snamebut
s
hewasn'tthe
re,i
nsteadhemett
woe s
tat
e
s
ecur
it
ieslooki
ngaroundinhi
ssi
tt
ingr
oom.
"
Whatarey
oupe
opl
edoi
nghe
re?Andwhe
rei
smy
f
ianc
ée?
"
"shewasnother
ewhenI
camein"hi
s
housek
eepersai
dfr
ombehi
ndhim.
"
Wehav et
akenyourgat
emantothehospi
tal,
he
s
houldbeabl
etotel
luswhathappenedwhenhe
r
egai
nsconsc
ious
ness"oneoft
heestat
esecuri
ty
s
aid.
"Butmeanwhil
e,wet
hinkyoushouldinf
ormthe
poli
ceaboutt
his
"Theseconds
e cur
itymansai
d.
Jeff
erysl
umpe dti
redlyonthecouch,nothe ari
ng
anyotherthi
ngthatwasbe i
ngs ai
dtohim. What
hashedonewr ong?Whomhasheof f
e nded?Why
can'
thejusthaveamome ntofhappi
ne sswithout
anythi
ngcomingtoc uti
tshort
?
"
Mr.
Jef
fer
ycany
ouhe
arme
?"Hi
shous
eke
epe
r
as
ked,
aft
ert
hes
ecur
it
yme
nhadl
eft
.
"Whatwasi
tyouwe
res
ayi
ng?
"Heas
kedwi
tha
hoar
sevoi
ce.
"
Ias
k edi
fyouwouldli
kemet
ocal
lthepol
ic
e?"
s
helooke
dpiti
ful
lyathi
m.
"Nodon'tworr
y,Iwil
ldothatmy self
,ki
ndlytak
e
mynephe wandpreparehi
mbr eakf
ast.I
needto
makeafe wcal
ls
"hehande dMar thatheli
tt
leboy
whowasbus ypl
ayingwit
ht heTVr emote,
obl
iv
iousofwhatwashappe ning.
Jef
ferywentupst
air
sands e ar
c hedt
hewhol e
house,butnei
the
rJanenorAmak awereins
ide.
He
sawthatevery
thi
ngwasi ntact,notevenapinwas
missi
ng.Sothi
swasc l
earlyac aseofabduct
ion
andnottheft
.Hedecidedtoc allAni
taandher
husband.
'
'
Hel
loJe
ffe
ry,Iwast
ryi
ngt
oc al
lyoul
astnightt
o
k
nowhowEric
awasdoing'
'cameAnit
a'ssmall
v
oic
e.Chaos
'
'Sor
ryI
for
gotmyphoneint
hecar,
didJaneand
Amakaf
oll
owyouguyshomeaf
terwele
ft?'
'
'
'
No,
wel
eftt
hematy
ourhous
e.Whathappe
ned?
''
'
'
The
yar
emi
ssi
ng'
'
'
'
Mis
singhow?hav
eyouc
all
edt
hei
rphone
s?'
'
'
'
Ifoundbot
hoft
hei
rphonesont
hef
loorof
my
s
itt
ingr
oom,whe
nIcamein''
'
'
Jes
usChr
ist
!whati
sthi
snow?
''
'
'I
willc
ally
ouback
''Jef
fer
yende
dthec
all
and
deci
dedtori
ngupBlac
k.
"He
llobos
s,hav
eyouthoughtofhi
ringmebac
k?"
Heaskedwit
hasmil
eonhisvoic
e .
"I
thoughtyouconfi
rmedTi
mot hyandhismen
weretr
ulydead?"Jef
fer
ywentstr
aighttot
hepoi
nt,
hecle
arl
ywas n'
tint
hemoodf orj
ok es
.
"
YesI
did"
"
Didy
ougobac
kthe
reaf
terwewe
regone
?"
"YesIdi
d,I
ev e
nsett
heplac
euponf
ir
ewi
tht
he
bodie
sinit
,thene
xtday
.Why ?
"
"
its
eemsl
ik
eJanehasbe
enk
idnappe
d!"
"
What
?"
"
Yes
,andt
hist
imei
t'
swi
thhe
rfr
iend"
"Buthowcouldthathavehappene
d?Whocoul
d
bebehindherki
dnapt hi
sti
me ?
"Blac
kas
ked.
"
Idon'tknow,if
yousayTimothyistrulyde
ad,
t
henIdon'tknowwhoc oul
dhav ekidnapped
t
hem"J eff
erywascl
ear
lyexhaustedfromallt
hat
i
shappeningtohimandhisfamil
y.
Jus
tthi
sti
mey est
erday,hewashel
pingJaneand
Amakapre
pareforthei
rget-
toge
therandnowthey
hav
ebeenk i
dnapped.
"
Ithi
nkyoushoul
dinf
ormthepoli
cesi
r,asI
don'
t
t
hinkt
hisi
sli
nkedtoMr.
Okafor
'sson"
"
Yeah,
Iwi
ll
dot
hatr
ightaway
"
"
Letmek
nowi
fyoune
edme
"
"Iwil
l,thank sBlack"imme di
atelyJe
ffer
yended
thecall withBlack,hedecide
dt ocal
lthepoli
ce
andre por tthecasetothem.F e
wmi nutesl
atert
he
poli
cewe reathishous etosearc
hforanytrac
eof
thekidnappe randalsototakehisst
atementand
thatof hishous ek
ee per
.
"Inot
ice
dy ouhav
easur
veil
lancecamera
outsi
de?"Oneoft
hePol
ic
eof f
ic
ersask
ed.
"
Yes
,it'
sri
ghtatt
hefrontdoorandatt
hegat
eand
t
her
e'sals
ooneatthepoolarea"
"
Doy oumindifwecol
lec
tthef
ootage
sandgo
t
hroughthem?Oneofthemmighthavec
apt
ured
t
hek i
dnapper
sface
"
"
Yeahs
ure
,Iwi
ll
handov
ert
oyou"
Af
tert
hepol
ic
eoff
icer
shadlef
twit
hthepromis
e
of
comingbac
kintheeve
ning,J
eff
eryde
cidedt
o
dr
opJonat
hanof
fatAni
taandMi
c hael
'spl
ace
be
for
eheadi
ngbacktot
hehospi
tal.
'
'Idon'tgetanyof the
se ,whate xactl
yisgoi
ngon?
howc anthingsj
us tmov efrom1 0 0toa0inbarel
y
24hours?whohav eweof f
ende d?''Ani
talament
ed
af
terJe f
fer
yhadt oldhe ral
l aboutErica'
sheal
th
i
ssue,herdivorc
eandt henJ aneandAmak a'
s
ki
dnap.
'
'Ireallydon'tunde rst
andi tmy sel
f,butIdoknow
thingsar egoingt ot ur
nar oundf orgood''Jef
fer
y
gotupt oleave ,
hene ededt oseeEr i
caandhav ea
chatwi thhe r
. Hewasr eall
yt ryi
nghar dtonothave
abr eakdown. Thet houghtof J
anebe ingoutther
e
withs omet otal s
trange r,whomi ghtbec ausi
ng
he rharm, i
salmos tdrivi
nghi mmad. Hehas
che ckedhisphoneov erthirtyti
me sinthelas
tone
hour ,hopingtoge tame s
s ageorac allf
romthe
kidnappe r.
'
'
Iwi
ll
nee
dyout
olookaf
terJ
onat
han.
Ple
aseon
noacc
ounts
houldy
oule
thimoutof
yoursi
ght,
the
rei
snotel
li
ngwi
thwhatDe
smondcando''
'
'
Iwon't
,dotel
lEr
icaI
wil
lcomeov
ert
ose
ehe
r
l
ate
rthi
seve
ning'
'
'
'
Shewi
ll
hear
''
WhenJ
effer
ygottothehos
pit
al,
hismot
herwas
wi
thEr
ica'
sinherpr
ivat
eward.
"Er
icawenee
dtotal
k"hes
aidt
ohe
raf
terhehad
gre
etedhi
smothe
r.
"
Whe rei
sJonat
han?
"Eri
caaskedasshetr
ied
s
itt
ingupwit
hhermothe
r'sas
sis
tanc
e .
"Heiswit
hAni t
a,whydi dn'tyoutell
meDe s
mond
wasphysic
allyabusingy ou? "Themome ntthe
wordsle
fthismout h,hes tartedre
gre t
tingitfor
thel
ookonhi ssi
ster'sfacewast hatof bothshock,
andembarrassme nt.Foritwase vidents hedidn'
t
wantthei
rmot hertok now.
'
'
I'ms
orr
y''
Jef
fer
ymumbl
edunde
rhi
sbr
eat
h.
"Desmondbe
atsyou?
"Hermothe
ras
kedin
dis
beli
ef"
howcomeyouneve
rtol
dus?"
"Howdidy
ouknowaboutit
?"Eri
cadir
ecte
dto
Jef
fer
ywhowasal
readywal
kingbackandfor
thi
n
anger
.
"Fromy ourt
hreey earoldson!Eri
cathatboy
thinksDesmondbe atingyouup,issomet ypeof
play!Wasthattheli
ey oumus thavetol
dhi mto
cov e
rupforhisloserofafather
?whatt ypeofkid
doy ouwanttor ai
se?Awomanbe aterjustl
ike
..
."
"
Youhav
enor
ightt
ojudgeme
!"Er
icac
rie
dout
"
I'
mnotjudgi
ngyou,I
'mj
ustdi
sappoi
nte
dthat
y
oucondol
editand.
.
."
"
Enoughthebot hyou"thei
rmot hercauti
oned.
"
Jef
fer
yI won'thaveyourai
s eyourvoiceaty
our
e
lders
ist
er,apologi
zeimme diat
ely"
"
I'
msor
ryEr
ica,
but
..
"
"
Nobut
s,s
topt
hatpac
ingandt
akeas
it"J
eff
ery
i
mme di
ate
lyobe y
edhismothe
randsatdownon
oneoft
heplas
ticchai
rsi
ntheroom.
"Er
icaforhowl
onghasyourhusbandbeen
physi
call
yabus
ingy
ou?"Theirmotheras
ked
cal
mly.
"
Fort
hre
eye
arsnow"
"
Desmondhasbe
enphys
ical
lyabusingyouf
or
t
hre
eyear
snowandyoukeptquietabouti
t?"
"WhatwasIsuppos edtodomot her
?Youallsaw
himastheperfe
cts onin-
law!"Tear
swerealready
rol
li
ngdownEr i
ca'scheeks.'
'Howcoul
dI have
comebackjustbarelyayearaft
ermywe dding,to
complai
ntoyout hatmyhus bandwasabusive?'
'
"Youweresuppos edtot
ellus,
wear eyourfamily
Eri
ca,t
hatbastarddidwhathedi dbecauseyou
nevers
aidany t
hingtoanyone,hefel
thec ouldget
awaywithit
"s eei
nghissi
stercry
,make shimjust
wanttolookforthatexc
useof amanandbe att
he
he
lloutof
him.
"Youwoul dne v erunde r
s tandwhat '
sit'
slik
et o
havee veryonel ookupt oy ou,youhavenoi dea
whati t'
sli
k etobet hef irstdaught er,
pe r
fect
ionis
expe c
tedf romy ou. Ev er
y onel ooksuptome
Jeff
e r
y ,i
ncludingy ou. Ani tacall
smef oradvice
almos teveryti
mes hehasaf i
ghtwithherhusband,
becaus eshebe lievesmyhomei srunning
smoot hly.Thent herei sy ouandDe l
ewhoal way s
callusthepowe rcoupl e, youguy sidoli
zemy
mar ri
age,howwasI suppos edtocomeoutands ay;
thatsamemar riagei saf ailure?'
'
"ButmydearIneveraske
dy outobeperf
e c
t,no
oneispe
rfe
c t
,whywouldy ouchoos
etos acr
if
ic
e
yourownhappine
s sj
ustsoother
swon'tbe
dis
appoi
nted?"hermothersaidwi
thte
arsinher
eyes.
J
eff
erywhocoul
dnott
akesee
inghismot
herand
s
ist
ercr
y,de
cide
dtoexc
usehi
ms e
lf.
'
'J
eff
erypl
easedon'
tgoanddos
ome
thi
ngs
tupi
d''
hi
smotherpl
eaded.
'
'
mummyI '
mnotleavi
ng,Ij
ustwantt
ogetsome
f
res
hai
r'
'hecl
ose
dt hedoorbehi
ndhimashele
ft.
'
'Mummyr eme mbe ry ouus edt otellmewhe nI
wasmuc hy ounge r
,thatdi vorcei sas i
n?Y ou
alwayss ai
dGodhat e sdivorc e
. Iwasonl yt ryi
ngto
li
vebyt hepr inci
pley out houghtme .Idi dn'twant
toange rGod, Ididn'twantt odisappoi nty ou.You
anddadar er es
pe ct
e de l
de rsinthec hur ch,what
willpeoples aywhe nt heyfoundouty ourdaught er
divorc
e dhe rhusband?t hesewe rethet hingsthat
heldmebac kf r
omt e l
lingy ouort akinganyac ti
on
againstDesmondal lthe sewhi le'
'
'
'Whoc ar
esaboutwhatpeoplet
hinks?Theyc
an
thi
nkwhatevert
heywantI don'
tcar
e.I'
ms osor
ryI
gavey
ouawr ongnotionaboutmarr
iage''
her
motherweptasshespoke.
'
'
Nomot
hery
oudon'
thav
etoapol
ogi
ze,
you
didn'
tforcemetostay
,Ic
hoseto,
thi
nki
ng
probablyhemightc
hangeev
e nwhenhewas
cheati
ngonme ''
"
Heischeati
ngonyoutoo?Haegbami.
.
.(Meani
ng
'
hel
pme '
iny or
uba)I
'mfi
nis
hed,youar
eleavi
ng
t
hatmarr
iage"
"
Ial
readyf
il
edf
oradi
vor
ce"
"Er
icamyde ardaughter,youneednotre maini
n
anabusi
v emar r
iagebecauseofwhatpe opl
ewill
say,
peoplewi l
lsurel
ytalknomatterwhaty oudo.
Div
orcedornot ,youaresti
llmybeauti
fuldaughte
r
whomI lovesomuc h,Idon'twantyoutoe ver
thi
nkles
sof that"
"I
'msorr
yInevers
aidanyt
hingmom,Ij
ustdi
dn'
t
wantyouorDadtobedis
appoint
ed"
"
It'
sfinemydear,wewil
lpul
lthr
ought
his
t
ogether"hermothe
rgotupandhugge
dhe ras
s
hes atonthebed.
"
Hethreate
ne dtotakeJonathanawayfr
omme,
if
I
tel
lthecourtoranyonethatheisabus
ive"
"Leavehimtome ,hedoes
n'tknowt hefamil
yheis
mes s
ingwith.
BythetimeIamt hroughwithhim,
hewillre
greteve
rlayi
ngafingeronmydaught er
.
Youjustfoc
usonge t
ti
ngbetter
, I
willhandl
ehim"
Jef
ferywasoutt
ryi
ngtocle
arhislungs
,whil
e
tak
ingawalkwit
hinthehospi
talpremi
ses
,when
Deledrov
ein.
'
'He ybro,what'
sup?"Delegreet
edashegotdown
fr
omhi scar."Whatist
hisI'
mhe ari
ngaboutJane
andAmak a?'
'Jef
fer
ycouldseeDe l
ewasreal
ly
painedbyt henewsofAmak a'
skidnap,
evenifhe
wast r
yingtohideit
.
'
'
I'mc
onf
use
dmy
sel
fbr
o''
'
'
Ist
her
eany
oney
ouar
esus
pec
ting?
''
'
'I
can'
tsay
,Ihav
ebeenr
acki
ngmybrai
ntot
hink
ofs
omeonewhocoul
dorwoul
dwanttodot
hist
o
me,butIhav
en'
tbe
enabl
etoc
omeupwi
thany
name''
Del
efoldedhi
sarmsandleanedagai
nsthisc
aras
hetr
iedtothi
nk.'
'Andyouhaven'
tre
ceive
dany
cal
lfr
omt heki
dnapper
syet?'
'
'
'
NoI
hav
en'
t'
'
'
'Thi
sisse
rious
,whatofEri
cahowi
sshedoi
ng?I
havenewsaboutherhus
band''
'
'
Shei
sfi
ne,
whatne
ws?
''
'
'Afri
endofminewhoworksattheCanadi
an
embassycont
acte
dmee arl
ie
rtodaytosay
Desmondwasatthatt
heirof
fi
cesome t
imelas
t
week,ask
ingf
orhowhec anseekasy
lumin
Canada'
'
'
'
What
?Whatf
or?
''
'
'Heissayi
nghisl
if
eisunde
rt hr
eat.
Hiswif
e's
fami
lyareaft
erhi
sli
feandthatheneeds
prot
ecti
on,heals
osaidhewasbe i
ngphysi
cal
ly
abus
edbyhi
swi
fe'
'
'
'
Sothatwaswhyhewastr
yingtorunawaywi
th
J
onathant
hismor
ning,
nowI unde
r s
tand'
'
'
'Exactly
, hispl
anwastotak
etheboywi t
hhimand
t
he ns eekforasyl
uminCanada,andnoneofus
woul dhav eacces
stohi
mnort heboy'
'Dele
explained.
'
'Howcomenoneof
use
verk
newt
hisguywast
his
hear
tl
ess
?''
'
'
Wene e
dtopr
ote
ctJ
onat
hanf
romt
hatmanatal
l
c
ost
''
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SODE1
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UST_HAPPENS_2
EPI
SODE1
4
"OhmyGod,babewhe r
ehaveyoubeen?Ial
mos t
wentc
razyl
ookingeve
rywhe
reforyou"Jef
fer
y
hel
dJanesoti
ghtinhi
sarms,heal
mostcutoffhe
r
ox
yge
nsuppl
y.
"Jeff
..Ic
an'tbreathe"Je
ffe
ryrel
easedhi
sholdon
herandt he
nl eanedbacktolookatherf
ace
. "
I'
m
sor
r ybabe,i
t'
sj us
tthatImiss
edy ous
omuc h.
Pleasepromisemey ouwillneve
rleav
emeagai n?
"
'
'
Ipr
omi
set
one
verl
eav
eyouagai
nJe
ff'
'
Hebe nttokissher,butthei
rli
psne verseemst o
touch,thecloserhecame ,t
hefartherapartthey
we nt.
Shet r
iedbringi
nghe rli
pclosertohis,but
i
ns te
adhe rfacewasgr eet
edwi t
has plas
hof c
old
wat er
.Some onepour e
dc oldwateronhe rface.
Janewasi mme diatel
yawok ent oc onsciousness
,
shewasdr e amingal l
thesewhi le.Whe rewass he?
andwhyc ouldn'tshes e
eany thing?' '
OhGod,
pleaseleti
tnotbet hatIambl ind''shepr ay
e din
herhe ar
t.Shet r
iedope ninghe reye sagainbut
wasgr eetedwithar esis
tance,itwast he nshe
reali
zedshehadabl i
ndfoldon.
Herwr i
stswe reachingf
rombe ingti
edtoge the
rfor
solong,eacht imeshetri
estomov ethem, the
ropesatedee pe ri
ntoherski
n.Becauseofthe
bli
ndfol
d, s
hec oul
dn'tseewhereshewas .Shewas
sti
llt
ryi
ngtof igureouthows hegotthere
,whe n
sheheardaf aintwhisperofhername .
"
Amak
aist
haty
ou?
"
"
Jane
,it
'sme
.Ar
eyouok
ay?
"
J
anec oul
dhearAmaka'svoi
cecomi
ngfromher
r
ight
handside
,andwiththeclos
ene
ssofherv
oic
e,
s
hek newAmakawasn'ttoof
arawayfr
omhe r
.
"
Amak
aar
eyouok
ay?Howdi
dwege
the
re?
"
"I
thinkwehavebee
nki
dnappe
d"Amak
a
whis
pe r
edbac
k .
"
OhGodnotagai
n"
Someonewalkedinastheyspoke,
thepe r
son
movedaroundJane'sc
hairandthenstoodinf
ront
ofhe
r.Janecaughtawhif
fofthepers
on'sperf
ume,
i
twasf
emini
ne,
sos
hes
uspe
cte
dthepe
rsont
obe
awoman.
"Iadv i
c eyouladi estoreminis
ceal l
youwant"
Janewasr ight,thev oic
ewast hatofawoman. She
l
e ane dov erands pok etoJane'sfac
e.Thevoi
ce
see me dfami l
iar,shetri
edrecalli
ngwhereshehad
he arditbefore ,
butc ouldn'
t.What e
verwasused
tomak ehe rpas sout,wasme ssingwit
hherbrain.
"Becauses oon, y
ouwon' tbeabl et odot hat.Y ou
knowwhy ?Be causey oubot hwoul dsoonbede ad!
Hahahahahaha. .
."Thewoman' sme anl aught er
sentcoldshiversdownJ ane 'sspine.Thewoman
mus thaves eenthef earonhe rface,forshes lowly
caressedJane '
sfac e."None e dtobes c
aredmy
dear,Ipromisei t
'sgoingt obeapai nlessde ath''
Shewal kedtowhe reAmak awas ,
andt ouc hedhe r
facetoo.''
Or...
.
..may benot .He he hehehe .
...
."As
shelaughed, graduallyherv oicefade daway ,and
shewasoutof ther oom.
*
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
*
"Ihavedeci
de dtohaveadoubl emas tect
omy "
Eri
casaidtoAni t
aasthe ybothtookawal kwit
hin
thehospit
alpremi s
esast hedoctorrec
omme nded
sheshould.Theirmotherhadgonehomet or
est,
andEricahasn'ttol
dhe rabouthe rde
cisi
onto
haveadoubl emas t
ectomyy et.
The i
rmot her
'sonl ysisterwhoms hewasv er
y
closeto,haddie dof breastcancert
eny e
arsago.
Shedi eddurings urgerywhileundergoi
ngadouble
mas tect
omy ,asthatwashe ronlychanceof
surviv
al bec
aus ethec anc e
rhade at
e ndeepint
o
he rs
yste m.
Herdeat
hde al
treall
yhardont hei
rmot herwho
mournedhe rforalmostaye ar
.Thatwaswhy ,
whenEricawasf i
rstdi
agnos edwithbreastcancer
twoyearsago, e
ve r
yotherpe r
sonk newbuthe r.
Theyhadtomak esureEri
cawas n'tinanysortof
ri
skordange rbefor
etheyfinall
ytoldher.
"Haveyouthoughtaboutt
hisc
aref
ull
y?"Ani
ta
wasn'tl
ook
ingtoohappywiththei
dea.
"Ye
s, i
t'
sthebestopti
onformeasi ti
s,havi
nga
chemoi sonl
ygoingtokeepthecanceratbayin
myc ase.Havi
ngadoublemas t
ectomywi l
lreduc
e
t
her i
skof r
eoccur
rencet
oami nimum"
"
Youhavemys
uppor
tsi
s"Ani
tahugge
dhe
r."
Hav
e
y
outol
dMomaboutt
his
?"
"NoIhav
en't
,youknowt
hisisase
nsit
ivet
opicto
her
?I'
mjusttr
yingt
obecare
fulwhenapproachi
ng
i
t".
"
Wewil
lpullt
hrought
hisEr
ica,
Godwi
ll
def
ini
tel
y
s
eeust
hrough.
*
***
***
***
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**
I
twasalr
e ady2 4
hourssi
nceJaneandAmakawere
ki
dnapped,andt her
eiss
til
lnonewsonthei
r
where
about .
Je f
fer
yandDeledeci
dedtopayav
isi
t
t
othepolicestati
onandseeift
heyhavebee
nable
t
ocomeupwi
thany
thi
ng.
'
'Wec oul
dn'tf
indanythingontheCCTV,itse
ems
l
ikeithasn'
tbeenwork i
ngforsome t
imenow''One
ofthepoli
ceoffi
cer
sinc har
geofthecasetol
d
Jef
feryandDelewhowe res
eatedintheD.P.
O's
of
fice,wi
ththehopeof heari
ngagoodne ws.
'
'Nothatcan'tbec orr
ect,t
hosec
ame r
aswere
worki
ngfinebe f
oreI wentonmytri
ptwoweeks
ago,
be si
destheyal l
can'tst
opworki
ngatt
he
sametime''J
e f
feryargued.
'
'Orcoulditbethatt
heyweret
amperedwit
h?
probablysomeonehadthe
mdi s
conne
c t
ed?'
'De
le
sai
dt hought
ful
ly.
'
'Mythoughte xact
ly,
wet hi
nksome onetampe r
ed
wit
hthosec ame r
aswe eksbef
orethekidnap.
Whoeverisbe hi
ndthis,
haditcare
full
ythought
out
''Sai
dt heotheroff
icerwhohasbe e
nwr it
ing
onl
yGodk nowswhat ,
sinceJef
fer
yandDe le
walkedi
ntot heoff
ice.
'
'
SoD.P.
O,whati
sthewayf
orwar
d?'
'Je
ffe
ryask
ed
t
hepotbel
li
edmanwhokeptpi
cki
nghi
steet
h.
'
'Li
keItol
dyouthel as
ttimewes pok eonthe
phone,
wear egoingtoleavenostoneuntur ned.
Wewill
mak esurewege ttothebottomof this
. Y
ou
don'
tworryyoursel
f,j
ustrel
axokay?''
J
effe
rycoul
dn'
tbel
iev
et hi
smanwasaski
nghimto
r
elax
,whil
ehesatt
herepic
kinghi
ste
ethl
ikehe
j
ustf
ini
shedamealf
ulloff
is
hbones.
'
'D.
P.O,
Ican'
trel
ax.
It'
sthewomanI
wantt
omar
ry
wearet
alki
ngabout
''
'
'Andherbe
stfr
iendwhomIhappe
ntoc
ares
o
muchabout'
'Del
eadded.
'
'Ehn..
..
.Iunde rs
tand,butyouseethe r
eisa
proces
stot hesethings,wecan'
trushit.Sojust
calmdowne hhh?Ik nowyourgenerati
oni sal
ways
i
nahur rybutI advi
c eyoutocal
mdown' 'Hekept
mak i
ngannoy ingsoundsashepicke dhisteet
h.
'
'Is
n'tthe
resome thi
ngthatcanbedonetohas
ten
theprocess
?''
De l
easked,t
ryinghar
dnottoge
tup
andslapthattoot
hpickoutoftheD.
P.O'
smouth.
'
'Nosir,
themone yMr.Ademol aheregaveus
yes
terdayi
ss t
il
li
nmot ion.Orexceptyouwantto
addsome t
hingtoitt
ofas t
enitabitmore?'
'he
sai
dlaughi
ng,exposi
ngt hosebrownteethofhi
s.
Toavoi
danyfor
mof vi
ole
nce
,Jef
fer
yandDe
le
st
oodupalmostatt
hesameti
me.
'
'Thankyous omuchforyourti
meD.P.
O,wewil
l
keepint
ouc h''
Del
espokethisti
measJef
fer
ywas
al
readyatthedooronhiswayout.
'
'Br
o, weneedtofi
ndanothe
ral
ternat
ive,t
hese
guysdon'tl
ookli
kethe
yhavebeendoingmuc h'
'
Jef
ferys
aidtoDeleast
heygott
owhe rethey
par
k e
dt hei
rcar
.
'
'
SamethingIhav
ebe enthi
nk i
ng,be
causewi
th
t
hewaytheseguysar
es t
all
ing,wedon'
tknow
whent
heywi
llge
ttot
hebot
tomof
thi
s,t
hat
'si
f
t
heyeve
rdo'
'
'
'Theworstpar
tist
hat
,wehaven'
thear
dfr
omt he
ki
dnappersyet
,sowedon'
tev
enk nowwhatt
o
workwit
h''
'
'It
hinkwenee
dtogetapr
ivat
einv
est
igat
or,
andI
happentok
nowone'
'
'
'Guyweti
nyoucomedeywai
tsi
ncena?Contac
t
hi
mAs ap'
'Je
ffe
ryt
oldDel
east
heygoti
ntothecar
.
'
'
Iwi
ll
dot
hatr
ightaway
''
Thenextday,
Jeff
e r
ywass i
tt
ingpat
ient
lyinhi
s
compoundwaiti
ngf orDel
ewhowasc omingwit
h
thepr
ivat
einves
tigator
.
"Heybro,sor
ryf
orkeepingyouwait
ing.We
encounter
edali
ttl
etraf
ficonourway"Del
e
apologi
zedtoJe
ffer
yashegotdownf romhisc
ar.
"I
t'
sokay,I
jus
thope.
."Je
ffe
ry'
swordsgots
tucki
n
hi
stongueast
hepri
vatei
nvest
igat
orst
eppedout
ofDel
e'scar.Fi
rstofal
l,
itwasn'
tahebutas he
.
Andnotjustanys he
,butJef
fery
'shi
ghschool
sweet
he ar
tLauretha.
Shewassti
llasbeauti
ful
asJ ef
fer
yreme mber
sher
tobe.Hecouldse
es hesti
llposs
essedherpoi
seas
shewalke
dupt ohiminhe rusualel
eganceal
l
smil
es.
"Andwhoc ouldhavethoughtIwoul ds
eethe
famousJeff
eryAdemolat oday?"Sheenve
loped
Jeff
eryi
nahugbe f
orehehadt imetoreac
t."Ni
ce
toseeyouagainaft
ersuchal ongtimeJef
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aseJ
eff
eryhol
don,
let
'st
alkaboutt
his
"
"Ineedtoproc
essal
lofthes
eL aur
etha,
Iwill
talk
toyoulate
r"Jef
fer
ystormedoutoftheres
taurant
befor
ehedi ds
ome t
hingst
upid.Hegoti
ntohiscar,
anddrovetothebeac
hJ anetookhimt oonhis
bir
thday.Heneede
dtoc l
earhishead,probabl
y
theoceanwaveswouldhelpi
nc al
mi nghimdown.
Bytheti
mehegottothebeac
h,i
twasalr
eady
get
tingdark
,hewentt
otheseas
horeand
sc
reame doutl
oud.
"Godwherearey
ou?WhathasIandmyf amil
y
donewrong?Whyar
ey oual
lowingall
the s
eto
happentous?
"Theseawavescarri
edhiswordsof
f
i
ntothesea.
"Comeon, t
alktome ,comef uc
kingt alktomeGod,
Ineedans wers!Iknowy oucanhe arme ,
Iknow
youareoutt her
e !
"Hef ellt
othegr oundashe
yel
led.Andasi f
toans we rhi
sques ti
ons ,
these
a
wavesc ameands plashedwat e
ronhi m.
"I
'ms orryGod,IknowIshouldn'tbes weari
ngat
you,pleasehelpmeoutof t
hismi ser
y, I
t'
stoo
muchf orme .Healmysi
sterLord,pleasedon'tl
et
herdieIbe gyou.Bri
ngJ
anebac ktomei none
pie
cepleas
e,Ic
an'tbe
artothi
nkofanyt
hing
happe
ningtoherorherf
ri
endple
ase.
..
.
."
Andforthefir
stti
mee ve rsi
nceal lofthe ses t
arted,
Jef
fer
ybr okedownandwe pt.Hewe ptforhi s
si
ste
rwho' sli
fewashangi ngint hebal anc e
, he
weptforhisfi
ancéeandhe rf
riendwhohec ouldn't
fi
ndanddi dn'
tknowi ftheywe res ti
llali
v eornot.
Hewe ptforhi
signoranceal l
the seye arsof not
knowinghehadas on. Thes eawav esk e pt
spl
ashingwateronhimashek ne l
tdownandwe pt
i
nagony .
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*
Meanwhile,JaneandAmak a'skidnapper
shave
beentorment i
ngthe mallday.TheladytookJane
tothebathroom, f
il
ledthebat htubwithwate
r,and
madehe rkneelinfr
ontof itwithherhandsti
edto
herback.Thens heforc
edJ ane '
sheadintot
hetub
ful
lofwaterandhe l
dhe rhe adstil
l.
J
anes
truggl
edf
orai
r,butt
hel
adyk
eptpus
hing
herheadint
othewater
.Andwhenshewasalmost
passi
ngoutforl
ackof
air,
shepul
ledJane
'shead
outofthewater
.
"Howdoe st hatfeel
?"Thewomanas kedJ anewho
wasgaspingf orbreath."Answe
rmey oubi t
ch,
howdoe sthatf e
e l
uh? "Shepushe
dJ ane'shead
backi
ntot hewat erandhadhe rst
ruggli
ngagain
bef
orepullinghe rheadout .
"Youseethatfeel
ingri
ghtthere?That'
showI feel
ever
ytimeI se
ey ouandJ ef
ferytoget
her.That'
s
howI f
uckingfeelwhenhewoul dn'teve
nnot i
ce
mebe causeofyou"Shepus hedJ ane
'sheadinsi
de
thewateragai
nandt histi
mewhe nshebrought
outherhead,Janes t
arte
dc ry
ingandpleading.
"Nowy ouarepleading,i
fyouhadl ef
tmyman
alone,wewoul dn'tbehe r
er i
ghtnow.Youare
pleading,bythetimeI '
mdonewi thyou,you
wouldwi shyouwe r
ene verborn,I
willmakesur
e
yous uffe
rforeverypainyouc aus
edmebymak i
ng
Jef
fer
ytos
toplovi
ngme!"Shes
lappedJanes
o
har
donherfac
e ,
shef
ell
onthefl
oorandpass
ed
out
.
Herpart
nerc
amei
nandc
arr
iedJ
aneoutof
the
bat
hroom.
"Ithi
nky ous houl
dtakeite
asywiththem,
especi
all
yt hisone,wedon'twantanyt
hing
happeningt othembe f
orebossarr
ives
"
"Theyar egoingtobek il
ledany way ,
sowemi ght
aswe ll
ge tst
artedwiththepr oc e
ss"Shewe ntov er
towhe reAmak awas ,unti
e dhe randdr aggedhe r
byhe rhairtothebathroom. Amak akepts houting
astheladyk eptpulli
ngathe rhair."Shutupy ou
stupi
df ool!
Ifyouhads huty ourmout hinthef i
rst
placeandmi ndedy ourownbus i
ness,you
wouldn'tbehe re.Butno,youde ci
de dtomak e
otherpe opl
e '
sbusinessyours,byadv isi
ngy our
fr
iendtot akeanotherwoman' sman! "
"
Idon'
tknowwhaty
ouar
etal
ki
ngabout
"Amak
a
c
rie
dast
hel
adypul
ledhar
derathe
rhai
r.
"Don'
tworr
y,I
'msur
ethiswi
ll
refr
eshyour
me mor
y"Thel
adypushe
dAmak a'
sheadint
othe
water
.
WhenshebroughtAmaka'
she
adupf
orai
r,s
he
st
art
edbeggingthel
ady
.
"Pl
easeIbegyout ofor
giv
eme ,
forwhate
ver..
"
Amakawass t
il
l s
pe aki
ngwhenthel
adypushed
herheadbackintothewater
."I
dothetal
king,not
you"
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***
*
Thesepastfewday s
,Vivi
anhasbeensus
pic
iousof
Kather
ine'smov e
me nt.
Shealwaysmovedl
ikeshe
wasinahur ryandsneaksoutt
otakecer
tai
n
phonec al
ls.
Atfi
rst
,Viviansus
pecte
ditwasbecaus
eofthat
l
owlif
es hewass eei
ng,s
oprobabl
yshedi
dn'twant
toanswe rhisc
alli
nherpre
sence.
ButonSunday
evening, Vivi
anwe nttoKather
ine'
sroomt ot al
kto
her,ands heove r
he ar
dKathe
rinemak i
ngaphone
cal
lint hebat hroomands hewast e
lli
ngwhoe v
e r
wasont heot hersideoft
heli
ne ;
"wes tr
iketonight,
thei
rs oc all
edpr otect
ori
snotarounds otheir
def
e nsewi l
lbewe ak ,
Iwi
llmeetyouupi nthirt
y
minute stime "
Andthatnight,Katheri
nedidn'ts
lee
pint hehouse.
Vi
viandidn'tpaymuc hatte
ntiontothi
s,unti
lthat
pri
vateinvest
igatorcameandt ol
dhe r
;Janeand
Amak ahadgonemi s
s i
ngonthatsamenight.
SheknewKat herinedisl
ike
dt hosetwogirl
s,but
nottotheextentof ki
dnappingthem. Vi
vi
an
blamedhe r
selff
oral l
these,shewastheonewho
soldt
hei de
aof datingJeff
eryintoKather
ine'
s
head,nowAmak aandJ anear epayi
ngfor
somethingthati
sn'ttheirf
ault.
Whatwass
hegoi
ngtodo?Shoul
dshetel
lJe
ffe
ry
t
oinvol
vet
hepol
ice
?Orshoulds
hejus
tpret
end
l
ik
esheknowsnothing?Aft
erall
,shealr
eadytol
d
t
hepri
vat
einve
stigators
hedidn'thaveahandin
J
aneandAmaka'sk i
dnap,whic
hwast rue.
Butwhatif Kat
heri
neharmst hem,
orevenworse
kil
lsthe
m?I fanyt
hinghappenstothos
egir
ls,
and
shelaterf
indsoutKathe
rinehadahandinit
,she
won'tbeabl et
oforgi
vehe r
self
.
Vi
viandeci
de dtocal
lJe
ffe
ry.Shehadt
ocal
l
se
ve r
all
ybeforehefi
nal
lypic
kedup.
"
he l
loJe
ffer
y,sor
ryt
oc al
lyouatt
hishour
,butI
t
hinkImighthavei
nfor
mationonthepers
onwho
k
idnappedJaneandAmak a"
"Youk nowwhoi ske e
pingJ aneandAmak a?Who
i
st hat?Whereisthepe r
son? "Jef
fer
ywhohad
pas s
e doutonhiscouchafte rhegotbackfr
omt he
beac h,wassuddenlyaler
t,hei mmediat
elysatup.
"I
'mnotsosur
e,butI
haveanudgethatKat
her
ine
mighthav
eahandinthe
irk
idnap"
"
Youme
anKat
her
iney
ourni
ece
?"
"Ye
s,I
havebeensus
pic
iousof
herbe
hav
iorf
or
qui
tesomet
imenow"
"Doyouknowwhe reshecouldbeke
e pi
ngt
hem?
"
Jeff
erywasal
readyonhisfe
etashetalk
edt
o
Viv
ian.
"
I'mnotquitesure,
butI hear
dhermaki
ngaphone
c
allaboutme e
tingsome onei
nafewminut
esti
me,
I
willf
oll
owhe rtowhe r
es hei
sheade
dandthen
f
indoutift
hat'
swhe reshehidthe
m"
"Alr
ight
,youdothatandsendmetheaddr
ess
,I'
m
l
e av
ingthehous
enow, soIcanme
e ty
ouup.
Thankyousomuc hVivi
an"
Je
ffe
ryquicklywe ntups
tai
rsandchangedoutof
hi
swe tc
lothes,whichhewastoolazyt
oc hange
whenhee arl
iercamebackfromthebeach.
F
ewminutesl
ater
,Je
ffe
r ywasalr
eadydre
s s
edto
l
eav
ethehouse,
hedecidedtocal
lViv
iantoknow
wher
eshewas,s
ohec
oul
dme
ethe
rup,
buts
he
was
n'tpi
cki
ngup.
Hehasal
readyi
nfor
medDelewhowoul
dbe
meeti
ngupwitht
hem,al
ongsi
desomepol
ic
eme
n.
Hek eptt
ryi
ngse v
eral
lytogetVi
vianonthephone
,
butshesti
ll
was n'
tpicki
ngup.Jeffe
rybe
c ame
concerne
d,howwe r
etheysupposedtoknow
whe r
eKatheri
nehadk eptJaneandAmak aif
Viv
iandoesn'
tpickup?
Hefi
nal
lydec
idedtogotoVi
vi
an'shouseand
spe
aktoheri
npe r
son.Hewasaboutdri
vi
ngout
f
romhiscompound,whenDel
ec al
led.
"Br
o,what
'sup?HasVi
vi
ant
oldy
ouwhe
re
Kat
heri
nekeptt
hem?"
"No,
sheisnolongert
ak i
ngmyc al
ls
. I
havec
all
ed
hers
ever
all
ybuts hei
sn'tpi
cki
ngup. I
'monmy
waytoherpl
acenow. Iwil
lkee
pt r
yinghe
rli
neon
mywaythere"
"
Ok aybr
o,k
eepmei
nfor
medonwhat
eve
ryou
f
ind"
"Al
ri
ghtsur
e,I
wil
l.
Hav
eyoui
nfor
medt
hepol
ic
e
menalre
ady?"
"
Yes
,al
lthe
yar
ejus
twai
ti
ngf
ori
stheaddr
ess
"
"Okay,onc
eIge
titf
romVi
vi
anI
wil
lse
ndi
ttoy
ou
guy
s "
"
Alr
ightc
ool
.AndJ
eff
ery
?"
"
Yes
?"
"
Ple
asebec
are
ful
"
"
Isur
ewi
ll
,andy
oubec
are
ful
too"
Jeff
eryprayedsi
le
ntlyonhiswaytotheVivi
an'
s
house,thatVi
vi
anisablet
ol e
adthemt owhere
JaneandAmak awe r
ebe i
ngk ept
.Andlett
hembe
foundinonepiece.
OnhiswaytoVi
vi
an'
shouse,
hee ncounte
red
tr
aff
icwhi
chmadehi
mt ak
eal onge
rt i
mein
ge
tti
ngt
her
e.
WhenJeff
erygottoViv
ian'sst
reet
,hec ouldhear
somenois
ec omingfr
omt hedirect
ionofhe rhous
e,
andashegotcloser
,hediscover
edt henoisewas
act
ual
lycomingfromVivi
an'shouseandal otof
peopl
ewe r
egatheredinfr
ontofhe rgate
.
Je
ffe
rygotdownfr
omhiscarandask
edoneof
the
wome ns
tandi
ng,
whatwasgoingon?
"
Dematt
acktheowneroft
hishous
eandhi
m
f
ami
ly
"shesaidi
npidgi
nEngli
sh.
"
Att
ackhow?I
don'
tunde
rst
and?
"
"
Someboy
scomet
hei
rhous
ecomes
hoott
hem"
"What?Thi
scan'tbehappe
ning"J
eff
erys
udde
nly
becameconfus
ed.
"Peoplede yevent
alksay
,naoneof theoga
oppone ntsgodonsendthem,becauset he
mnor
takeany t
hingfort
hehouse"Anot
he rladywhowas
standi
ngc los
et oJ
eff
erychi
ppedin.
"Buthowdi
dthi
shappe
n?Ij
ustspok
etothe
madamof t
hehous
enotqui
tel
ongago"
"
Ene
vert
oot
eywe
nthet
hinghappe
n"
Jef
fer
ytri
edtogoint
othecompound,
butwas
st
oppedbyanoffi
cerwhowastapi
ngt
hegatet
o
pr
eventpeopl
efr
omc omingi
n.
"
I'
msorr
y,buty
ouc
an'
tgoi
nsi
r,t
hisi
sac
rime
s
cene
"
Jeff
erysteppedbac k,confuse
dathowal l
ofthes
e
couldhavehappe nedbe tweent hes paceoftwo
hours.Hewass ti
llponde r
ingonwhatt odo,when
somepar ame di
cswhe eledabl eedingwomani na
str
etcheroutofthehous e.Jeffer
ywe ntcl
oseto
getac l
oserlook,
andhes awt hatthewomanwas
Viv
ian,shewasgr oaninginpainsass hehel
dher
bleedi
ngabdome n.
Theparamedi
cs,
carr
iedheri
ntot
heambulance,
andfewminut
eslat
er,t
heywheel
edoutanothe
r
youngerl
ady,wholookedunconsci
ousandwas
bleedi
ngprof
usel
yfromherchestandthi
ghas
theycar
ri
edheroutofthehouse,i
ntothe
Ambulance.
Thelady
'sfac
elookedf
amili
ar,heke
pttry
ingto
rememberwhe r
ehehasseenthatf
acebefor
e,
thenheremembe r
ed;t
hatwasKather
ine
.
I
fKather
inewasshott
oo,t
henhowwashegoi
ng
t
ofindoutwhereshehi
dAmakaandJane
?
Jeff
erys
toodstar
ingattheambulancewithi
t'
s
blar
ingsi
ren,
asitdroveoff
tothehospit
alwi
thal
l
thehopehehadof f
indingJanet
hatnight
.
WATCHOUTFOREPISODE
16
#WHEN_LOVE_J
UST_HAPPENS_2
EPI
SODE1
6
"Pl
eas
ehaveme r
cyonus, what
e v
eri
tiswehave
donet
oyou,Ibegyouinthenameof what
everyou
hol
dscar
ed,pl
easefor
giv
eus "Janewascr
yingas
shepleadedtotheirkidnappers.
Theladys ti
ll
wore
themas kshehadons incet
hedayt heywere
kidnapped,soJanec ouldn'
tseeherface.But
everyti
mes hespok e,Janefee
lsshehashe ard
thatvoi
cebe f
ore.Shehasbe entryi
nghe rbestto
reme mberwheres hehadhe ardthevoic
ef r
om,
buthasn'tbeenablet o.
"Ibegyouma, pl
easedon'tkil
lus.
Wepr omiseto
st
ayoutofyouandJ eff
ery'sl
if
eforgood.Youcan
havehimifyouwant,butpleasej
ustletusgo"
Amak apl
eadedthisti
me.
"Shutupy outwo, i
fyouhadj us
tstay e
doutof I
andJe ff
ery'sl
if
einthefi
rstplace
,wewoul dn'tbe
here,butinste
ady oudeci
de dthatmyJ eff
eryis
themany ouwant.Noamountof pl
e adingcange t
yououtof t
his
,soI s
uggestyoustartsayingyour
las
tpr ayers
"
Ass
hespoke
,he
rpar
tne
rwal
kedi
nands
aid;
"The
bos
sishe
re"
"
Whe
rei
she
?"
"Hei
sout s
ide,hewil
lbehe reanyminute"They
ares
til
ltal
king,whenalanky,darkmanwal ke
din.
Themome nthec amein,theladyandtheguy
i
mme diate
lywe ntt
ohisside.
"
Wel
comebos
s"Thel
adygr
eet
ed
"
Howisi
tgoi
ng?
"Themanas
kedi
nagr
umpy
v
oic
e.
"Ve
rywe
llbos
s,wehav
eev
ery
thi
ngunde
rcont
rol
boss
"
"Andwhothehe
lli
sthi
s?"Heaske
dref
err
ingt
o
Amakaashewalke
duptowhe r
eshewas.
"Emm,that
'sherbes
tfr
iendbos
s"t
hel
ady
answe
redstutt
eri
ng.
"Andwhythehell
isherbes
tfri
endher
e?Whati
s
shedoi
nghere?Wedon'thaveanybus
ine
sswit
h
her!
"Thebossbarke
dinanger.
"
Sheissoughtof
invol
vedt
oo,boss"t
hel
adywas
v
isi
blys
caredofthemanasshespoke
.
"
Ist
il
ldon'
tgethowshei
sinvol
vedi
nthi
s,I
s
peci
fi
cal
lyt
oldyout
ok i
dnapjus
thi
sfi
ancée"
"Ye.
.
sbutt
hethingis
;the
ywe r
ebotht
oget
her
whenwewentfortheoperat
ion"t
heothe
rguy
spoke.
"Soifs
hehadbe enwit
hhe
re nt
ir
efamil
ydur
ing
theti
meof k
idnap,y
ouwouldhaveki
dnappe
dall
ofthe
mt oo?"
"
Nos
ir,
wet
ookhe
rbe
ca.
.
..
"
"Shutthefuckup!justfuck
ingshutup!"He
grabbedabot t
lewhi c
hwasont hefloorand
smashe di
tagainstthewalli
nange r
.Eve r
yone
becames uddenlysi
lent,evenAmakawhowas
groani
nginpains,wast ooscare
dtobr eathout
loud.
"
Doy
ouk
nowwhyI
agr
eedt
obr
ingy
oui
non
t
his?"Heas kedtheladywhowasalr
eadyshaki
ng
l
ik
eaj el
lyf
is
h. "
It'
sbecause
,wehaveacommon
e
ne my ,andwewantac ommongoalwhi
chisto
e
li
mi nateJane,whywoul dyouc
hoosetobri
ngin
s
ome oneels
e?"
"
I'
msor
rybos
s"
"Nowli
ste
ngood,
Iwanty
out
otak
ethatgi
rloutof
here
,now!"
"
Sur
eboss"Thel
adys
tar
tedunt
yingAmak
afr
om
t
hechai
r.
"
No,youleav
eherandle
thi
mdoiti
nst
ead.
The
re
i
ssomethi
ngels
eIwil
lbene
edi
ngyout
odo"
Thesecondguyunt i
edAmaka,andcarr
iedhe
r
overhiss
houlderint
othecart
hatwasparked
out
s i
dethebuil
dingandst
arte
dt odri
ve.
Amaka'
shandsandlegswer
esti
ll
tied,andher
eyeswe
rebli
ndfol
ded,sos
hecouldn'tseewhe
re
the
yweregoi
ng.
Theguydr oveataveryhighspeed,Amakafeare
d
theymightcrashint
os omethi
ngors omeone.Af
ter
aboutanhourof himdr i
vi
nglikeamaniac,t
heguy
fi
nall
ystopped.Hegotoutof thecarandcar
ried
Amak aout,andplacedheroverhisshoul
der.
"
Ple
asedon'
thur
tmeI
begy
ou,
ple
ase
"
Theguydidn'tsayaword,
hej us
tke
ptwalki
ng.
Andaft
erwalk i
ngforawhi
le,heunt
iedAmaka'
s
handsandlegsandthendroppedheri
nthebush.
Earl
ythenextmorning,
Jeffe
rywasonhi swayout
ofhiscompound,t
ogov is
ithiss
ist
eratthe
hospit
al,
whenhes awtwope oplestandi
ngi
nfront
ofhisgat
e.Hegotdownf r
omhi scartofi
nda
fee
blelooki
ngAmak ast
andingathisgatewit
ha
middleagedman.
Jef
fer
yhadt ocle
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estomakesur
ehe
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ucinati
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lyyou"Jeff
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kly
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owhe reshewasstandi
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.
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ntheplace
ss he
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uri
es.
"
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y,areyouhur
t?"Jef
fer
yhe
ldhe
ront
he
s
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r?"J
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eryas
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ightc
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atel
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fer
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ngAmakali
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ay"
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orsai
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leas
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ths
omuc
hfe
ar
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n.
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eri
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k
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omwor kinthe
eveni
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ffe
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essher
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lhave
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nis
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ot oatt
endto
herme dic
al ne
edswhileI'maway "
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eff
erywal
kedtheDoct
orto
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ome etDe
leandLaur
etha
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nt e
rrogati
ngthemanwhocamewithAmaka.
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smorni
ngwhenIgot
t
heretoworkasus
ual
"themansai
dtot
hem.
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armquit
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r
thanusual
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tkil
lme "shebeggedt
hefarmerwhohadhi s
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danger,ands hene ede dtogettoJe f
fery
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mme di
ate l
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r,
andhows hegottoyourf
arm?
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ha
quest
ione
d.
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dn'
t,s
hewasv
erywe
akandc
oul
dn'
tsay
much"
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sswewouldhav et
owaitforhert
owak eup,
andtel
luswhathappenedhers
e l
f.
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lyshe
shoul
dbeabletoleadustot
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dnappers
"said
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le.
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Thankyousomuc hsi
rforyourhelp,
Godbl
ess
y
ou"Jeff
erywentove
rtowhe rethemanwas
s
tandi
ngandshookhishands.
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ewe
lcomes
ir,
Iwi
ll
hav
etobeonmyway
now"
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hav emydr iv
ergodr opy ouoff
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fery
call
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vethef armerback
.But
notbe f
oreaskingthefarmerforhisaccountdetai
ls
andtransfer
redthes umof t
hreehundr ed
thousandnairaintohisacc
ount .
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Jeff
eryple
asecanI
tal
ktoyoui
npri
vat
e?"
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aurethaaske
dasJef
fer
ycamei
nfr
oms ee
ingt
he
f
armeroff
.
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Yeahs
ure
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t'st
alki
nmys
tudy
"
Laur
ethafol
lowedhi
mintohi
sst
udy
,whi
leDe
le
wenttocheckonAmaka.
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fer
yI'
msor
ryI
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tte
lly
ouaboutours
onal
l
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seyears
.Iknownoamountofapol
ogycan
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ngbackall
theye
arsy
oulostwit
hhim,I
'mtrul
y
sor
ry"
"Whatyoudi dL auretha,isbad.Youkeptmeaway
fr
ommys onal ltheseye ars
,andthati
sv e
rywr ong.
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sisthebe stt
imetodiscussthi
s
i
ssue.Onceal loftheseisov er
,wewill
ne edtos i
t
anddisc
us sthewayf orward"
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trul
yunde
rstand,doe
sthatmeanI
canc
ont
inue
worki
ngonyourfi
ancée'
scase
?"
"I
fIdi
dn'twanty outoconti
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cas
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comehere.Ple
as edogoonwi t
hy ourinv
esti
gati
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andhel
pmef indmyf iancée
"
"Thankyou.Iwil
lbeme et
ingwithmypar t
ne r
today,
wear ebothgoi
ngtoc heckonyour
gatemantoseeifhehasregainedcons
ciousness
,
andseeifheremembe r
sany t
hing'
'
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right,
thoughIspokewi
tht
hedoct
orinchar
ge
ofhiscaseyes
ter
day,andhes
aidhewasst
il
l
unconsci
ous''
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'
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ight.Butst
il
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dgot
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t
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ei sanyimprovement
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ffe
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ethac
ameoutof
thestudy
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ewasatthebarpouri
nghi
mse
lfadr
ink.
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"
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eas
ked,af
terL
aurethahasle
ftthehouse
.
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t'
sverycompli
cate
dman"Jeff
erysatdown
t
iredl
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leDe
lecamet owher
ehe
wasseate
dandhande dhi
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nk.
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Howdoy oumeancompli
cat
ed?Don'
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ou
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til
lhav
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li
ngsf
orher
?"
"
Nooo.
.that
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arf
romi
t"
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tthen?Bec
auseIse
ethewayshelooksat
you,i
t'
sevidents
hesti
ll
hasfee
li
ngsf
oryouaft
e r
all
theseyear
s"
"Howcomeyouneve
rtol
dmeLaure
thawast
he
pri
vat
einv
est
igat
ory
ouwe r
ehi
ri
ng?"
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didn'
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omy s
elfunt
ilImether,s
hecame
hi
ghlyre
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iend.
Be si
desIk
newif
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oumightnothaveagr
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Well
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tknowifIs
houl
dbegrat
eful
forwhat
y
oudidornot"Je
ffe
ryswi
pedhi
spalmoverhi
s
f
ace
.
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Howdoy
oume
an?
"
"
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scov
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onwi
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aur
etha"
"
Whatar
eyout
alk
ingabout
?Ac
hil
dhow?
"
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entl
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oundouts
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egnantaf
ter
webrokeup"
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Andt
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ywasy
our
s?"
"
Yeah,
wehav
eas
ont
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r"
"
Butwhydidn'
tshetel
lyouallthe
seyears?Who
k
eepsachi
ldfromhisf
atherthatl
ong?It
'snotasi
f
y
oubrokeherhear
torsome t
hing.Ir
emembe r
y
ourbre
akupwasmut ual"
"
Samet
hingI
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enas
kings
inc
eshet
oldme
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"
Exc
eptf
oronet
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hough"
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Whati
sthat
?"
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stheonl
ychil
dofherpar
entsri
ght
?
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nowhowhe rf
atherwant
edas on
badly
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"
Yourpoi
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hedidn'ttel
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fathert
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r.Andtheboycoul d
bebe ar
inghissur
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i
st hecase,t
hen,theymightputupas tr
ongfight
be f
oreeverall
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romk ee
pi ngmeawayf romt heboy'sli
feall
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while"Jef
fe r
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ngfuriousatthe
t
houghtof Lauretha'
spar ent
spreventinghimfrom
seei
nghiss uppos edson.
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ytol
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nk.I
didn'
tsayt hati
swhatisgoi
ngt ohappen.I
t'
sjusta
probabil
it
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hinkweshoul
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ocusonfi
nding
Janefir
st,andthenwec anthinkofawayforward
onthismat ter
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"
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ngtose et
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ly?That
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mbingt
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fer
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atatthee
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whil
e
J
eff
erystoodbythewal
l."
Howarey
ou?"
"
Wat
erpl
eas
e"
Delegothersomewat e
r,andhel
pedhert
ositup.
"I
sthatcomfort
ableenough?"Heas
kedref
erri
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tohersi
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ngposture
.
"
Yes
,thanky
ou"
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edforhe
rtofini
shdr
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inghe
rwat
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bef
oreask
inganyquest
ions.
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eme
mbe
rany
thi
ng?
"Je
ffe
ry
aske
dc al
mly
.
Amak
anodde d"Y
es,butj
ustaf
ewt
hings
.Ik
now
wewerek
idnappedbyamanandawoman"
"
Doy
ouk
nowwhot
heywe
re?
"
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Howdi
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scape
?"
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,theyc arr
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heplac
e
anddumpedmei nt hebush,Imanage
dt owalk
somedis
tancebeforeIfai
ntedint
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far
m.Andthenhec ameandf oundme"
"
Whydi
dthe
yre
leas
eyou?
"
"The i
rbosstoldthemt heyshouldn'thave
kidnappedme ,t
heonl ypersontheyne e
de dwas
Janeandnotme .Soheas k
edI bereleased.Jef
fer
y
Ithink,t
hishastodowi t
hsome oney oubr ok
ehe r
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,becausetheladyamongs tthem, keptsayi
ng
Janemadey outos toplovi
nghe r"
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What
?Di
dshes
ayhe
rnameors
ome
thi
ng?
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t,butshewasver
ybitte
r.Wene
edt o
getJaneoutofthatpl
acepl
ease,
be f
oret
hos
e
peopleki
ll
her.Ibegyou"Amakastar
tedt
ocry,
De
legotc
los
erandc
ons
ole
dhe
r.
"Doyouatleas
tre memberthedi
rec
tionbackto
thepl
ace?"Jef
ferycont
inuedwit
hhisquest
ioni
ng
aft
ershehadstoppedcryi
ng.
"
No,
Iwasbl
indf
olde
dal
lthr
ought
her
ide
"
"Howaboutwegobac
ktothefarmer
'sf
arm?
Wouldyoubeabl
etot
rac
ey ourwaybac
k?"
"I
'mnots osure
,thoughIwil
lbeabl
etotracei
t
backtowhe r
etheydroppedme .
Butaf
terthat
,I
real
lycan'
tremembe rany
thi
ng"
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ewalkedi
n"I'
ms or
ry,butyouwoul
d
havet
oe xc
useme,i
t'
sti
mef orheraf
ter
noon
medic
ati
on"
"
Alr
ightAmaka,y
oujustr
est.Wearegoi
ngtoget
J
aneoutbyallmeans"Je
ffe
ryassure
dherbefor
e
l
eav
ingtheroom.
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eas
kedast
heywe
nt
backtot
hel
ivi
ngroom.
"
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allydon'
tknow,I'
ms oconf
use
dri
ghtnow"
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eff
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iv
ingroom.
"I
sther
eanyoneyoucant
hinkofwhoc
ouldhav
e
beenunhappywi
thyoubr
eakingupwi
thher
?"
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ype r
sonwhoc omestomymindisTani
a,
andshehasbe e
noutof t
hecount
ryev
ersincet
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las
tti
meI warnedhert
os t
ayoutofmyli
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confi
rmeditmysel
f"
"The
n, t
heremustbesomeoneels
e,af
terTani
a
youwereneveri
nvol
vedinaser
iousre
lati
onshi
p,
orwereyou?"
"
No,aft
erTania,
Ionlyhadoneni
ghts
tandsand
f
li
ngs
.Nothingser
ious"
"
Soi
tcouldbesomeoneyoudate
dbe f
oreTani
aor
c
oul
ditbeoneofyouroneni
ghtst
ands?"
"It
hinkthisper
son,shouldbesomeoneIhad
some t
hingtodowithafterIbr
okeupwit
hTania,
becauseTanianeve
rr ec
eivedanyt
hreat
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ret
oge
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r"
"
Doy ouknowal
lthel
adi
esy
ouhav
ebe
enwi
th
s
inc
et he
n?"
"Guy
..
..
Idon'
thav
eal
is
twhe
reI
wri
tet
hei
rname
s
now"
'
'
Nawao,
thi
siss
eri
ous
'
Ast
heyspok
e,Laur
ethawal
kedinwit
haguys
he
i
ntr
oduc
e dt
othemasherpart
ner.
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lloguy
sme etmypar
tne
rMay
or,
May
ort
hisi
s
Del
eandJeff
ery
"
"Niceme e
tingyouguys"Hewasashortguywho
l
ook edsoconfide
ntofhimsel
f,
somuc hthatyou
couldsme l
litf
romafarof
f.I
twasasif
hewor ehis
confide
ncelikeaper
fume .
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height,
hemadeupf orconfi
dence
.
"
Sameher
e"De
leandJ
eff
erys
aidal
mos
tathe
s
ameti
me.
"
Lauret
hahast
oldmee v
e r
ythi
ng,i
sthegi
rlawak
e
y
et?"Heas
kedref
err
ingtoAmak a.
"Y
eah.butshei
staki
ngheraft
ermedic
ati
ons,
so
wemighthavetowaitawhi
lebef
oregoi
ngtosee
her
"explai
nedDele
.
"That'
sokay
,wass
heabl
etot
ell
youguy
s
anythi
ng?
"
J
eff
eryt
oldt
heme
ver
ythi
ngAmak
ahads
aid.
"
Ithi
nky ouwouldhavetothi
nkaboutwhichof
y
oure xy
ous uspec
tiscapabl
eofsomethi
nglik
e
t
his.
Butme anwhil
e,Iwouldl
iket
ointe
r v
iew
e
veryoneagain"
"
Howdoy
oume
ane
ver
yone
?"
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ourfami
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rs,f
ri
ends
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aff
.Ev
eryone
whohasorhadc
ont
actwit
hJanei
ntheti
mepast
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les
aid.
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oldmet
hatal
ready
,butI
woul
dst
il
l
l
iket
ospeaktoevery
onemy sel
f.
Theremightbe
s
ome t
hingthe
yreme mberbet
we enthe
nandnow
t
hatmightbehel
pful
.If
that'
snottoomuch
t
roubl
e?"
'
'
Mayorthi
nkshemightf
indami s
singl
inkor
s
omethi
ng.Trustme
,hek nowswhatheisdoi
ng'
'
L
aur
ethaexpl
ainedt
othem.
"
Alri
ght
,noprobl
em,j
ustte
llmewhe
nyouwoul
d
l
ik
etostar
t,andI
wil
ll
etthemknow"
"
Okaygr
eat
"
Astheys
poke,
thehous
e k
e epercameint
otel
l
Jef
fer
yshewantedt
ocloseforthedaybe
caus
e
shehadsomeerr
andst
or un.
"I
t'
sokayMart
ha,y
oucango.
Ple
asee
nde
avort
o
beher
eontimetomor
row"
"
Whoi sshe?
"May
oras
kedasMar
thal
eftt
he
s
itt
ingroom.
"
That
'smyhous
eke
epe
r"
"
Thatme
anss
hes
houl
dknowy
ourf
ianc
éer
ight
?"
"
Yeah,
shedoe
s"
"
Good,
canI
spe
akwi
thhe
rbe
for
eshel
eav
es?
"
"
Yess
ure
,le
tmec
all
herf
ory
ou"
Jef
fer
ywe ntout
sidet
ocal
lMart
haass
hewas
aboutst
eppingoutof
thegat
e.
"
HeymamaMar
tha,
ple
asec
omei
nforami
nut
e"
"
Hopenopr
obl
emMr
.Je
ffe
ry?
"
"No,
notatal
l.
Thepri
vatei
nve
sti
gat
orj
ustwantt
o
asky
ouafewquest
ions"
"
ButI
alr
eadyt
oldhe
rev
ery
thi
ngI
know"
"
YeahIknow,
butthi
sisanewguy,hewant
sto
j
ustdos
omefoll
owup, t
hat
'sal
l"
"
I'
mactual
lyi
nahur
ry,
can'
titwai
tunt
il
t
omor
rowwhe nI
cometowork?"
"
NoMartha,
thi
swon'tt
aketi
meIpr
omi
se"J
eff
ery
l
edMar
thabackint
othehous
e.
"Ihear
dy ouhavebe
enJ ef
fery'
shous
eke
eperf
or
quit
esome ti
menow?"May oraske
dMart
haaft
er
theywerealonei
nJeff
ery
'sstudy.
"
Yes
,andMr
.Je
ffe
ryi
sjus
tli
keas
ont
ome
''
"
Thatmeansy
oumus
tknowJ
anehi
sfi
anc
ée
t
hen?"
"
Yes
,Ido"
"
Howwoul
dyoude
scr
ibehe
r?"
"
Shei
sav
eryl
ove
lygi
rl
,eas
ygoi
ng"
"Onthedayofhe
rki
dnapyouwerethef
ir
stt
o
not
icethegat
emanonthef
loorr
ight
?"
"Y
es,Is
awhiminapoolofhi
sownbl
oodwhe
nI
ar
riv
edforwor
kthatday
"
"Doyoumindt
ell
ingmewhathappe
nedwhe
nyou
arr
ive
dforwor
kthatday
?"
"WhenIc
ameforworkt
hatday
,Is
awthegat
e
wasn'
tpr
ope
rlycl
ose
d,Icamei
nandf
oundthe
gat
emanl
yi
ngi
napool
ofhi
sbl
ood"
"
The
nwhatdi
dyoudoaf
tert
hat
?"
"Iquic
klyr
ushedinsi
detocall
Mi s
sJ aneandher
fr
iendAmaka,buttheywer
e n'
tinside,If
oundt
he
doorwideopen.ThatwaswhenI raise
dalarmand
call
edtheest
atesecur
it
y"
"
Okay,s
oifIge
tyoucor
rect
ly,
youwe
nti
nsi
det
o
c
all
Janeandherf
ri
end?"
"Emm, Y
e sandMrJ
eff
eryt
oo,
butI
didn'
tfi
ndany
ofthe
mi nsi
de"
"
Thenyoual
e r
tedt
hee
stat
ese
cur
it
y,be
for
e
J
eff
eryar
ri
ved?"
"
Yes
"
"Al
ri
ghtthatwil
lbeall
,pleasei
fyoureme
mbe r
anyt
hingthatwi
llbehelpful
inthi
sinv
est
igat
ion,
donothesit
atetole
tusk now"
"
Alr
ightI
wil
l"
Mart
hastoodupandtookherl
eav
e,whi
leMayor
wentbac
ki nt
othel
iv
ingroomtoj
oint
heres
t.
'
'Onthedayyouhos
tedt
heget
-toget
he r
,wasy
our
housek
eeperher
ewit
hyouguy
s?''Mayoras
ked
Jef
fer
y.
'
'
Noshewasn'
t,Sundayisusual
lyhe
rof
fday
,so
J
anedi
dn'
twanttodisturbher'
'
'
'Sot
hatmeans,
shewas
n'tawar
ethaty
ouhos
ted
aget
-t
oget
her?
''
'
'
Nos
hewas
n't
''
'
'
Thatals
ome ans
,shewasn'
tawarethatJane'
s
f
ri
endspentt
henighthe
reonthatpart
icul
arday?
''
'
'
Nos
hei
sn'
t'
'
'
'
Beforeyoucamebackthatmorning,
dids
hec
all
t
oinfor
my ouofwhatshefound?
''
'
'
No,Ionl
ycamebackt
ofindherc
ryi
ngandt
he
e
stat
esec
uri
tywer
eherealr
eady'
'
'
'
Ithi
nkwemi ghthav
eal
eadonwhot
he
k
idnappe
ris
''
'
'
Whoi
sthat
?''
'
'
Yourhous
eke
epe
r''
.
.
Howpos
sibl
eist
his
?
WATCHOUTF
OREPI
SODE1
8
#
WHEN_L
OVE_J
UST_HAPPENS_2
EPI
SODE1
8
"Haveyougonenut sors ome thing?Howc any ou
saymyhous ekeeperisbe hindmyf i
anc ée
'sk i
dnap?
Thatwomani slik
eas econdmot hertome ,and
shelove
sJ anejustasmuc h.Ithi
nki twoul dhave
beenbetter,i
fyoutoldmey oudon' tk nowwhoi s
behindthekidnap.Inst
eadof tel
lingme ;my
harmles
shous ekeeperisbe hindit"J e
fferywas
al
readyonhisf
eet
,look
ingdownons
hor
tMay
or
ashespoke
.
"It
hink,
y ouneedtocalmdownJ e
ffe
ry,
let
'she
ar
whyMay orthi
nksyourhousek
eeperi
sbehi
nd
Jane'
skidnap"Lauret
hatri
edcal
minghimdown.
"
No,Ithinky oubothjustneedt oshutital
ready,i
s
t
hisy
ourpl an?Tomak emet hinksome oneelseis
i
nvol
ved, t
he nIstar
tchasingshadows ?HowamI
s
ure,y
ouar e n'
tthek i
dnappersy our
selves
?F oral
l
I
know, thi
sc oul
dbey ourployt otakeJaneoutof
t
hepicturejustso,youandI couldgetback
t
oget
he r!"
Lauret
hawasshock
edatJe
ffe
ry'sac
cus
ati
ons
,she
stoodupi
nangerandt
ri
edtoslaphi
monhisf
ace,
butheimmedi
atel
yhel
dherhand.
"Howdareyou?Howdareyouaccusemeofdoi
ng
somethi
ngofsuchmagni
tude?Whenall
Ihave
done;i
sworkmyassofft
ryi
ngtofi
ndyour
fi
anc
ée '
ski
dnapper
s!"
Laurethawasalreadys houti
ngass hes poke."Y
ou
knowwhat ?I t
hinkit
'shightimeI l
e ft
,sinc
ey ou
alre
adyk nows omuc haboutpr i
vateinv es
tigat
ion,
Isuggestyougof i
ndy ourfi
ancéey ourself
!"She
pickeduphe rhandbag. "Mayor,
let'sgo"She
start
edwal k
ingoutof theli
vingroom.
"Laurethapleasewait,
don' tgo.I
'mverysure
Jeffe
rydidn'tme ananyof whathejustsai
dtoyou.
Pleasecomebac kl
et'
stalkaboutthis
"De l
e
pleadedwithL auret
ha."May or,
youtoo,ple
ase
don'tleave
.L et'
sall
sett
lethisandfi
ndaway
forward"
"I
t'
snotiny ourpl
acetosayDele,
J e
ffe
ryi
stheone
whoisinvolvedher
e ,
andifhethi
nksweare
worki
ngwi ththeki
dnappers,
thenwehavenous e
bei
nghe r
e "Mayorsai
dtoDe l
ecalmly.
"Pl
ease
,I'
mbe ggi
ngyounott
ole av
e.Guyyousef
apol
ogi
zena,
don'tyouwantJanetobefound?or
doyouthi
nkyoucanfi
ndherallbyyour
sel
f?"Del
e
t
urne
dtoJef
fer
ywhowasal
readys
eat
edwat
chi
ng
t
hemleav
e.
"Iumm,I
'msor
ryguy
s.I
sai
dwhatIs
aidoutof
anger
.Pl
eas
estay
"hemurmur
ed.
"Well
,youcankeepyourapologi
estoyoursel
f,
becauseI
'mleav
ing"Laure
thaope nedthedoor
andwalkedout.
Jeff
eryquick
lywe ntaf
terher
.
"L
aur
ethapl
easewai
t,don'
tgo"hequi
ckl
ycaught
upwi
thherbef
ores
hegottothegat
e.
"Je
ffer
ywhatdoyouwant
?"Sheturnedangr
il
y
andfacedhi
m."Hav
en'
tyousai
de nough
al
ready?"
"Pl
easeI'
msorryLauret
ha,
Isai
dallwhatI s
aidout
ther
einanger
,andI k
nowitwasoutofplace,
Ple
asefor
giv
emeandc omebacki
nside.
I begyou"
"
Jef
feryy
oucan'
tjus
tsaythingsl
ik
ethat
,and
e
xpectmetoj
ustf
orgetaboutit
"
"
I'
msor
ry,
ple
ase
..
"Je
ffe
ryl
ook
edr
eal
lyt
ir
edand
c
onfus
ed.L
auret
haimmediat
elytookpi
tyonhi
m.
"
ple
aseIneedy
ourhel
p,don'
tleave"
"Fi
ne,butber
estas
sure
dt hatyouoweme"she
walkedbacki
nsi
de,l
eavi
ngJ ef
fer
ytost
and
outs
ide.
"Al
right,nowthatwehav eset
tle
dt hatli
ttl
e
misunde rs
tandi
ng,I
thinkwec annowhe arwhat
Mayorhast osay"Del
es poke,
afterJeff
eryhad
gott
e nbac ki
nsi
deandt heywereallseat
e dint
he
li
vi
ngr oom.
"Yespl
easeMayor,
dotelluswhyyouthi
nkmy
housek
e e
perispar
tofJane'sk
idnap"Je
ffe
ry
spokesocal
mlythi
sti
me .
"Firstofall
,Iwoul dli
ketosaythatI'
mv ery
disappointedt hatJeff
erywoul
dt hi
nkwear epart
ofhi sfi
ancée'skidnap.Butwewi l
lhavetocometo
thatl at
er"May orsatup,"Nowy ouremembe r
,
yourhous ekee perdidn'
tknowJ aneandhe rf
ri
end
spe ntthenighthe reonthedaytheywe r
e
k
idnappe
d?"
"
Yes
?"J
eff
eryque
sti
one
d.
"Sohowc ome,whe nshec ameands awt he
gatemanl yi
ngont hefloorinapool ofhisown
blood,t
hef i
rstpeoples hewe nttolookforwas
JaneandAmak aandnoty ouhe rboss?"Mayorhad
notic
edt hehousekeepe rwast ry
ingtohide
some t
hingwhe nshes pok etohim.
"
Ist
il
ldon'
tge
tyourpoi
nt"J
eff
erys
aid.
"Hispoi
nti
s,pr
obablys hehasbee nkeepi
ngan
eyeonyouguyseversince,f
orhert oknowthat
JaneandAmakaspe ntthenighthereonthatday"
Delesai
d,c
oncurr
ingtoMay or'sf
inding.
'
'Andals
o,let
'snotf
orgetthatyourCCTVwas
dis
connect
edfewdaysbe f
orethek i
dnap.
Andt he
onlyper
sonswhohavee noughac c
esstoyour
houseasi
deJaneandy oursel
f,
isyour
houseke
eperandthegateman''
"I
tstil
ldoesn'
tmak eanysense,
whywoul dshe
wantt oki
dnapJ aneandherfr
iend?Besides,e
ven
i
fshewant edtok i
dnapJane,s
hedidn'thaveto
waitunti
lshewashe re,
shecouldhavejustgone
st
raighttoherhouse".
"Iguesswewoul dhav etofindtheans wertothes
e
questi
ons ,
whe nwebr inghe ri
nformor e
questi
oning.Wi t
hmyl i
ttleknowle dgei
n
Psychology,Iknowwhe nsome oneishidi
ng
some t
hing.AndI cancategoric
allytel
lyouthat,
yourhous eke
epe rhassome thi
ngs heishidi
ng"
"
Ist
il
ldon'
tbe
li
evet
his
"Je
ffe
rydoubt
ed.
"
Doy
ouk
nowwhe
res
hel
iv
es?
"
"
Yes
,why
?"
"Be
causeI
wouldl
ik
eforustopayhe
rav
isi
t,y
ou
nev
ercant
ell
whatwemightfi
nd"
"Y
ousoundsosur
ethats
heisinv
olve
dint
his
,
whati
fyouar
ewrong"Jef
fer
yasked.
"Andwhati
fI'
mr i
ght?Mr.Je
ffe
ry,
Ibel
ie
vey ou
wouldwantt
os e
ey ourf
ianc
éerel
eas
ed,is
n'tthat
i
t?"
"
Yesof
cour
se,
byal
lme
ansne
ces
sar
y"
"
SoIsugges
tyoutel
luswhereyourhouse
keeper
l
iv
es,
sowec oul
dgofindherandstopwast
ing
t
ime.
Everyminut
ecountsasiti
s"
Jeff
eryc ont
emplate
dforami nute
, whet
herornot
tobe l
ie
v eMayor,
theshortguy'
sconfide
ncewas
beginningtoannoyhim.Butthen,hewantstof
ind
Janebyal lmeans.
"Al
ri
ghtgivemeami nut
e,Ihaveitwrit
tendown
somewhe r
e,l
etmegoandge tit"Jeff
erywent
upst
air
stogetMart
ha'saddressfr
omwhe r
ehe
wrot
eit,andfe
wmi nute
slater
,hec ameback
downstai
rswit
hit
.
"Her
eiti
s"hehande
di tovertoMay
orwholook
ed
att
headdres
sandsaid;"I
thinkweshoul
dgopay
he
rav
isi
tri
ghtaway
"
"WhatofAmak a?Wecan'
tjustl
eaveherli
ket
hat
.
Wene edsomeonetoprot
ec the
rwhileweare
gone"Del
es ai
dasthe
ywe reabouttoleav
e.
"Youdohaveapoi nt,
Iwil
lcal
lthepol
ic
etobri
ng
someoftheirme ntobeonguardwhil
eweare
gone"Je
ffe
ryt ookouthi
sphonefromhispoc
ket
andcal
ledthepol i
ce.
"OgaJ ef
fer
y,Iknowi t
'sbe c
auseof yourfiancée
's
caseyouarecall
ing,li
keI al
readysaid,wear eon
topof t
hematter,andwewi l
lleavenos tone
unturnedunti
lwef i
ndt hepreparatorsof t
his
cri
me .Don'
twor r
ywear edoingourabs olutebest
toseethatshei
sf ound"TheD. P.Osaidinan
i
rri
tablevoi
ce.
"
IknowD.P.O,andIreal
lyappreciateyouref
fort
''
J
eff
eryal
mos tbi
thist
onguef orlying,f
orhedidn'
t
s
eethepoli
ceputti
nginanye ff
ortatalltor
escue
J
ane.Rat
her,all
theyhavedonei ss l
eeponthe
c
ase
.
'
'
Youarewelc
ome,y
ouarewel
come
''t
heD.
P.O
r
epl
ie
d,fee
li
ngpr
oudofhims
elf
.
'
'
Butt
hati
snott
her
eas
onf
ort
hisc
all
"
"
Whydi
dyouc
all
the
n?"
"
Iwi
l
lne
edyout
opl
eas
ese
nds
omeof
yourme
n
t
omypl
ace
"
"
Why
,whatf
or?
"
"
Myf i
ancé
e'sgi
rl
fr
iendes
capedf
romt he
k
idnapper
s,andwewouldneedsomeofyourme
n
t
owat c
hoverherf
orthemeanti
me "
"Y
ouseewhatI
tol
dyou?Weareworkingonit
.
Nowoneoft
hemhasbeenrel
ease
d.Thankstous
whohavebe
enworki
ngti
rel
ess
lyonthecase
''
Jeff
erywasamazedathowtheD.P.Owastak
ing
theglor
yforsomet
hinghedi
dn'tdo.But
,hechos
e
nottosaysomethi
ngabouti
t.
'
'I'
ms endi
ngtwoof myme nov
ertoy ourplace
now,y ouk
nowt heNigeri
anpoli
ceisy ourfr
iend?
Butyouwillhavetof
indsome t
hingfortheboy so"
theD.P.Osai
d,aft
ergloat
ingoverAmak a'sre
lease
.
"That
'snopr
obl
ematal
l,
thanky
ous
omuc
h
D.P.
O"
Thi
rtyminut
esl
ate
r,t
wopoli
ceof
fi
cer
swer
eat
Jef
fery
'spl
acet
okeepwat
chonAmakawhi
let
hey
weregone.
"Waitami nute,Ihopey ouguysreme mbe rAmaka
sai
doneof thekidnappe r
swereangr ybecause
Jef
ferybrokehe rheart?Youdon'tthinkthat
pers
oni shishous eke
epe rnow,doy ou?"De l
e
askedasJ ef
f e
rydrovefourofthemt oMar tha'
s
address
.
"
Wewil
lbeabl
etoputt
hepi
ece
stoge
the
rindue
t
ime
"Mayoras
sure
dhim.
Whe
nthe
yar
ri
vedatt
headdr
esswr
it
ten,
itwasa
blockoff
lat
swi t
hdif
ferenttenantsoccupyi
ng
them.Theyknockedont heflatnumbe rt
hatwas
supposedtobeMar t
ha's
, butnooneans weredt
he
door.Theykeptknocki
ngunt ilayoungmaninthe
nextfl
at,
cameout .
"
Areyoupe
opl
elook
ingf
ormadamMar
tha?
"The
y
oungmanask
ed.
"Y
espl
eas
e,doyouknowi
fshei
sins
ide
?"May
or
as
kedt
heyoungman.
"
Nos
he'
snot
,shej
ustl
efts
omef
ewmi
nut
esago"
"
Dids
het
ell
youwhe
res
hewashe
ade
d?"
"Noshedidn'
t,buts
helook
e dl
ikeshewas
tr
avel
ing,
be c
auseshewascarr
yingatr
ave
li
ng
bag"
Jef
feryimmediat
elyst
arteddiali
nghernumber
,
butshek e
ptendi
nghisc al
l,andaft
erawhil
eher
numbe rst
oppedgoingthrough.
"
Shei
snotpi
cki
ngup,
whywon'
tshepi
ckup?
"
J
eff
eryke
ptredi
ali
ngMartha'
snumbe
r,andaf
ter
s
ome t
ime,i
tst
oppedconnect
ing.
"
Whatt
hehel
l!
Shes wi
tche
dof fherphone.
Its
ays
s
wit
che
doff
!"Jef
fer
ywasbe gi
nningtopani
c.
"Y
ousai
dshel
eftnotqui
tel
ong,
right
?"May
or
as
kedMart
ha'
sneighbor
.
"Y
es,i
t'
snotbe
ent
ool
ongs
hel
eft
,whe
nyouguy
s
dr
ovein"
"ThenIt
hinkwes
houldgoi
nsear
chofher
,we
mightbeabl
etoc
atc
hupwithher"L
aure
thas
aid.
"
Whi
chdi
rec
tiondi
dshego?
"De
leas
ked.
"
Idon'tk
now,butmygue
sswoul
dbet
hebuss
top.
I
sther
eaprobl
em?"
"Notatal
l,
sheworksf
ormeandIwouldbe
needi
nghertodosomethi
ngur
gentf
orme"
Jef
fer
yassure
dtheyoungman.
"
Coul
dyoupl
eas
epoi
ntusi
nthedi
rec
tionof
the
buss
top?
"As
kedMay
or.
"
It'
satt
hejunct
ion,
I'msurey
oumus
thav
epas
sed
i
twhil
edri
vingi
ntothi
sstr
eet
"
"Al
right,t
hankyous omuc h"Mayorthank
e dhi
m,
andt heyall
gotint
ot hecar.
Jeff
erywasvisi
bly
confused,andcoul
dn' tdr
ive.
Delehadtotakethe
keysfromhim.
Marthahasbe e nwai ti
ngatt hebuss t
opf orcl
ose
totwe nt
ymi nut esnow, s
hene ededtoleave
beforeJe ff
eryandhi sfr
iendsc aughtupwi thher
.
Shewasl uckye nought ohav ebe enthefirs
ttosee
themwhi letheywe r
ec oming, andshequi ckl
yhi
d
hersel
f i
ns ome one'sshop, waitedunti
ltheyhad
passed.Shek ne wthe ywe r
egoi ngtoher
apartme nttol ookforhe r.Thatwaswhys he
quickl
ypac keduphe rthi
ngsandl ef
t.
Theywe
renotgoingtose
eherev
eragain.She
nee
dedtoquickl
yale
rtherpe
opl
e,s
ot heycoul
d
has
tent
hingsup.
Shehadt ol
dthemt ousethegi r
linge tt
ingmone y
fr
omJ eff
e r
ybefor
ek i
ll
ingher,butt hatmanhad
refusedsayinghewouldgivet hemt hemone yt
hey
ne eded.Thenwhywoul dn'thejustk i
llt
hegirl
al
r eady?Thelongersheisbeingk eptalive
,the
higherther i
skoft
hembe i
ngc aught .
Therewass ti
llnobusins i
ght,trustthes
est upid
busdr i
verstodisappointyouwhe ny ounee dthem
most.Ifonlyshek newhowt ous eas martphone ,
the
ns hewoul dhav eorderedforanUbe rri
de .
Severalti
me s,shehasbe e
nt aught,butshec an't
seemt oeverunde rst
andhowt hatcomplicated
thi
ngwor ks.
J
e f
feryandhisf
ri
endswouldbehereanyminut
e,
s
hec an'tr
iskbei
ngseenbythe
m. Shedec
idedt
o
s
tartwalki
ng,hopef
ull
yshewouldcatc
habusin
f
ront.
WATCHOUTF
OREPI
SODE1
9
#
WHEN_L
OVE_J
UST_HAPPENS_2
EPI
SODE1
9
"Ever
yone,pl
easewatchc ar
eful
ly,i
nc aseyouspot
her.
Itwil
lbeatouradvantageifwes e
ehe rbefor
e
shedoesus"Mayortol
dt hemast heydroveslowl
y
sear
chingf
orMarthaatthebusstop.
Ther
ewerealotof
peoplewait
ingtoc
atc
hthebus
att
hebusstop,
sotheyhadtodri
vesl
owl
ytry
ing
tos
potheroutf
romthecrowd.
"Wemi ghtne
verf
indhe rli
ket hi
s,thecr
owdatthe
busstopismuch.
J e
ffe
rydoy ouhav eherpi
ctur
e
i
ny ourphoneors
ome thing?"May orasked.
"No,Ir
are
lyt
akepic
tur
esofmys
elf
nott
otal
k
aboutt
hatofmyhouse
keepe
r"
"Whynotjustgothroughyourpict
uresfir
st?Ha,ha,
whataboutthatdayweor gani
zedas urpr
ise
bi
rthdaypart
yforyou?Shewast heretoo.AndI
remembe rwealls
nappe dagroupphot otoget
her"
Deleremi
nde dJef
fery.
"Okay ,l
etmec heck"Jeffe
ryhadt oscr
oll
through
severalpi
c t
ures,
andt heoneshek eptsee
ing,were
thoseof Jane,t
heone stheytookatthei
rrecent
vacation,othe
rssherandoml ysnappedwithhis
phonewhe ntheywe r
etoge t
her.
Fi
nall
y,hefoundoneofhi
mandMarthaonhi
s
bi
rt
hday ,
her e
me mber
saski
nghert
ojoi
nint
he
pi
ctur
ewhe nitwasbei
ngtaken.
"
Her
eisone
"Je
ffe
rys
howe
dthepi
ctur
etoMay
or.
"Ni
ce,peopl
eshoul
dbeabletor
ecogniz
eherwit
h
thi
s"Mayort
ookthephonefr
omJ e
ffe
ryandcame
downfromthecar.
"
Whe
rear
eyougoi
ng?
"Laur
ethaas
kedhi
m.
"Wearegoingtome e
ttheseagberos
(st
ree
ttout
s),
showt he
mhe rpi
ctureandseeif
theyhadseenher
around"
L
aurethagotdownf
romthecart
oo.
"Andyou
t
hink
,ifthe
yhadseenhe
rthe
ywouldreme
mbe r
?
The
rear
esomanype
opl
eatt
hisbuss
top"
"Tr
ustme ,withsomedr yginandf ewwr apsof
weed,youwoul dbeamaz edatthek i
ndof
i
nformati
ony ouc angetfromthe seguys.Isuggest
youbothremai ninthecar,butpleasebeatal er
tin
casewenee dtomak eaqui ckrun"wi t
ht hatsai
d,
MayorandL auret
hagotl osti
nt hecrowdatt he
busstop.
"I
fMarthatr
ulyhasahandinthis
,thenIdon'
t
knowifI'
me vergoi
ngtot
rustanyoneagain.
Becaus
e ,
Itr
ustthatwomanwi t
hmyl i
fe"
"
Jus
tcalmdownbr
o,e
veryt
hingwi
ll
wor
kouti
n
t
heend"De
leas
sur
edJef
fer
y.
F
ewminut
eslate
r,De
le'
sphoneranganditwas
L
aur
ethac
all
ing."
Hel
loLaur
etha,what
'sup?"
"
Youguyss
houl
dqui
ckl
ydr
ivet
othel
efts
ideof
t
hepark
"
De
lei
mme
diat
elydr
ovet
othel
efts
ideof
thepar
k
t
ofi
nds
omeme
nhol
dingas
truggl
ingMar
tha.
*
***
***
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***
*
Ani
tawasr ushingbac khomet ofeedhersonand
al
sotoche ckonJ onathan.WithJeff
eryandDele
busyt
ryingtofindJ ane,sheandMichaelhasa
madeitapoi ntofdutytoalway sbearoundher
motherandEr i
c a.
Theywereyett
otell
themt hatJanewasmis
sing.
Andwhenevert
heyask edofher,t
heykee
ptell
ing
the
mJ anehasbeenve r
ybusylatel
yandwould
cometothehospi
talsoon.
Herson'snannyhadc alledtotel
lher
; J
onathan
hasbeens t
ooli
ngandv omiti
ng.Hewasdoing
okaybeforeAni
talefttogot othehospit
ali
nthe
aft
ernoon,whyhes udde nlyst
arte
dstooli
ngand
vomiti
ng,isbeyondhe r
.
Whenshegott
othestr
eetl
eadi
ngt
ohere
s t
ate
,a
carwasi
nfr
ontofhe
r,andi
tseeme
dli
kethe
ownerwasindeci
s i
veof whic
hdir
e ct
iontogo,for
i
twasmov i
ngs l
owly.Sos hedeci
dedt oover
takeit
.
Onl
yforhertoscratchthecarint
hepr oces
s.The
owneroft
hec arquickl
ys t
opped,andgotdownt o
che
ckhercar.
"Youthisstupidgirl
!Haveyouseenwhatyour
i
mpat ie
nc ehasc aused?ar
eyoumad?Whoe v
en
gaveyouac artodri
veinthefi
rstpl
ace
?"The
womans ai
dangr il
ytoAnit
awhogotdownt o
apologi
zet oher.
"
I'
msos
orr
yma,
Iwasi
nahur
ryt
o..
"
"I
nahurrytoseeyourst
upidboyf
ri
endIpr
esume?
Orisi
tyoursugardaddy
?Whatiswrongwi
thyou
younggi
rlsoft
hesedays?"
Amak awasal
readyusedtopeopl eref
erringt
oher
asachil
dbecauseofhersmalls
t ature,
butwhat
shecan'
tgetusedto,i
sbeingi
ns ulte
d. L
ook i
ngat
thewoman,shecouldtel
ltheagedi ff
erence
betweenthemwouldn'tbemuc h.
"
I'
ms orrymadambutdon'tyouthinkthati
sgoi
ng
t
othee xt
reme?Idi
dn'
tscr
atchy ourcar
i
nte
ntionall
y,I
wasjus
ttr
ying..
"
"
Toge
ttoy
ourhor
nyboy
fri
end?I
sn'
tthati
t?"
Wouldthiswomanst
opcutti
nghershortandallow
hert
os peak?Whyi
sshesostuc
kupany way ?I
t's
notl
ikethedamagei
smuc h,
justali
tt
lescratc
h
whic
hc anberemovedi
nnot i
me .
"Andwhati
fIwasgoingtomeetmyboy
fri
end?
Whatdoyouhaveagains
tthat
?"
"
YouseewhatI'mt al
ki
ngabout
?Becauseoneof
y
oursugardaddiesgaveyouac
ar,y
ounowt hi
nk
y
oucantalktopeoplethewayyoul
ike
.Nowl i
ste
n
y
ouli
ttl
ewhor e,
Iam. .
"
Shewasn'tdonet alk
ingwhenAnitawentbackto
herc
ar.Thewomanc al
ledherwhore,
nows heis
goi
ngtoshowhe rhowawhor etrul
ybehaves.She
goti
ntohe rc
ar,dr ovebackali
tt
le,
andthen
mov
edf
orwar
dbas
hingi
ntot
hewoman'
scar
.
"
Hav
eyougonemad?
"Thewomans
cre
ame
d.
Anit
adrovebackagainandbas he
dt hewoman' s
caragai
n,t
hist
imer ai
singthehoodof thecari
n
theproc
essanddestroyingtheheadli
ghts.
Then
shecamedownande xaminedthedamagedone
onbothcars
.
Event
houghAni
ta'
scarwasn'
tspar
edf
romt
he
damage,
shewasn'
tbothe
red.
"Nowthat'showawhorebehaves,hereismyc ard.
Takeyourcartot
hemechanicands e
ndmet he
cost
,orIcouldge
tyouanewonei fyouwant "
Anit
aplacedhercar
donthedes t
royedhoodof the
carandgotbackint
oherownc ar
,andt hendrove
off
.
"I
will
dealwi
thyou,
y oudon'
tknowwhoI am"t
he
womankeptscr
eamingasAnit
adrov
eoffand
peopl
est
arte
dgatheri
ngtoknowwhatwas
happe
ning.
Whe nAnit
agothome ,shepar
kedhe rdamagedcar
,
andrushedin,t
oseeJ onat
han.Thelit
tl
eboywas
ly
ingdowni nt
hesitt
ingroom,we akfr
omc ons
tant
stool
ingandvomit
ing.
"
Quic
k ,
wene edtogethimtot
hehospi
tal
"she
s
aidt
ohe rs
on'snanny,ass
herus
hedtogetthe
k
eystohersec
ondc ar
.
Ani
taquic
klydr
ov eJonat
hant othehospi
tali
nher
est
ate.
Thenursescheckedtheli
ttl
eboy,and
deci
dedtoadmithimintotheeme rge
ncyroom.
Shewaswait
ingforthedoct
ortocomeinand
chec
khim,whent hewomanwhos hejustbas
hed
hercar
,wal
kedintotheroom.Shewasthedoctor
.
"
Ohhe
llno"
______
________
De
lequic
klydr
ov et
owher
eMay orandLaure
tha
wer
e.Twoagberoswer
ehol
dingMarthainpl
aceas
s
hek
epts
truggl
ingt
oge
tawayf
romt
hei
rgr
ip.
"
Deler
ever
set
hec
ar,
let
'sge
the
rins
ide
"May
or
i
nst
ruc
ted.
"
Iamnotgoi
nganywhe
r ewi
thy
ou!
"Mar
tha
s
cre
amed."L
eavemealone!
"
"Madamy ous upposet hankGods ay;t
hisogatel
l
usmakewenorbe atyou.Ifnotehn,youfornotf
it
deyopeny ourmout hbynow"t hescaryone
amongstthetwoagbe roswarne d.
Mar t
hamus t
havebeent hr
e at
ene dbyhiswor ds,f
orshekept
qui
et.
"Thank
ssomuc hguy s
,ple
asehelpusge
ther
i
nsidet
hec ar
"May ort
oldtheagber
osaf
terDe
le
hadrever
sedthecar.
"Ogamakewet i
ehe
rhandandlegf
ir
stbef
oreuna
comoto,t
hiswomanfi
tdoandundoo"theagber
o
advi
sedMayor.
"
Ihav
eat
apei
nmyc
ar"J
eff
eryqui
ckl
ygoti
ntohi
s
carandbroughtoutasel
lotapeandgav eitt
othe
agberoswhouseditint
apingMartha'slegsand
handstoget
herafte
rtheyhadputhe rinthecar
.
"Thankyousomuc hegbon(
me aningseni
orin
yoruba),
Abegmak eunamanaget hi
ssmallt
hing"
May orbr
oughtoutsomebunchof 1000nai
ranotes
f
romhi swall
etandhandedi
ttot heabeger
os.
"Twualeoga( meaningsal
ute)
,namany oube .
See
ehn,i
f youwanc atchanybodyforthisarea,
come
me e
tus .Nothingwe ndeyhappenforhe r
ewi t
hout
ourpe r
mi s
sion,naourcabalbethi
s "Oneof t
he
agberostoldthemashepl acedthebunc hof
mone yinhispoc k
et.
"
Wewi ll
keepthati
nmind"MayorandJef
fer
y
j
oine
dMar t
haatthebackse
at,
whileDe
leand
L
aurethawereinfr
ont
.
"Whenwegett
oapoli
cec
heckpoi
nt,I
wouldlov
e
t
os e
ehowyouaregoi
ngt
oexpl
ainhavi
nga
womanbei
ngtir
edatt
hebac
kofyourcart
othe
poli
ce"Marthas
aidwit
hasmil
eonherf
aceasshe
spoke,f
orsheknewther
ewasapol
ic
echeckpoint
atthenextj
uncti
on.
"That
'sif
wee ncounte
ranypoli
ceonourway"
Deler
eplie
dashet ookanot
herrout
e,i
nst
eadof
themajorroad.
"MarthawhatdidI ev
erdot oyou?Whywoul dyou
wantt ohurtmethisway ?"Je
ffer
yaske dhe rwith
somuc hpaininhisvoic
e .Hehasneverfeltso
betr
ay edandstupidi
nhi senti
reli
fe.
Hef eltstupi
d
becausetheMar t
hahet houghthekne w,istotall
y
dif
fer
e ntf
romtheonehei sseei
ng.
"I
fitwasmone yyoune eded,youcouldhav etol
d
me .I
wouldhav egi
veny oumor emone yandyou
knowit!ForGod'ss
ake ,
I payyoutwicewhat
peoplewhodoy ourtypeof j
obe ar
n, wasthatnot
enoughforyou?Didyouhav etok i
dnapmyf i
ancée
?
Janelovesyouli
keshewoul dtohe rownmot her.I
j
ustwantt oknowwhyy ouwoul ddos omethi
ngas
he
art
les
sast
his
"
"Youwouldbeaf oolt
othinkIdi
dt hisj
ustf
orthe
mone y
. I
guessyouarenotassmar tasIt
hought
youwe r
e.It
'snosurpr
ise
,be i
ngaroundthatcheap
heif
ercandulloneup"Marthaspok ewi
thsomuc h
hate.
"
Wherear
eyouk
eepi
nghe
r?"May
oras
kedt
his
t
ime
.
"Youwouldhav
etoki
ll
mef i
rst
,be
foreyouc
ange
t
anythi
ngoutofme
"Marthasai
dsmil
ing.
"Wi
thal
lpl
easur
ethen,
Del
edoyoumindst
eppi
ng
oni
t?Wearegoi
ngsomewher
ewecanhav
efun"
DeledroveasMayordir
ectedhimonwhi chrout
e
totake.Whenthe
yarrivedthelocati
on,i
twasa
bungalowinadesert
edpar tof
t own.I
twas
surr
ounde dwi
thbushes,andve ryf
ewhouseswere
aroundthatar
ea.
"
Alr
ightguy
s,he
rewear
e"May
orannounc
edas
t
heyal
lgotdownandhe
lpe
dMar
thaoutof
thec
ar.
"Wherethehe l
li
sthisplace
?"Del
ewhi spe
redt o
Lauret
ha."Thisi
swhe reMayorbr
ingsthestubborn
ones"Laur
e thawentaroundandtookthek eysto
thehousefromMay or,andopene
dt hedoor.
Thedoorope nedtoaspaci
ousandwellfur
nis
hed
si
tt
ingroom. "Thi
swayguys"Mayoral
readyhada
gunpoi
nt edatMartha'
sheadasshemov ed
obedi
entlyinthedir
ect
ionhegaveher
.
Whe nthe ygott oadoor ,Laurethaope ne ditfor
them. I
twasal argeroomwhi chl ook edlikean
abattoir
,forithadbl oods tai
nsal loverthewal l
s,
thefl
oorande v enthesomepar tof t
hec eili
ng.
Therewasat ableonones ideof theroomwhi ch
hads everalequipme ntoni t,f
romdi ssectingtools
,
toknives,pli
e r
s ,el
ectr
iciron,hamme randot her
severalsharpobj ects
.Inthemi ddl eofther oom
weret woc hair
sf aci
nge achot he r.Jef
fery
suspectedonet obeane l
ec t
ri
cc hair
.Ev ent he
mosthar
de nedcr
imi
nal
woul
dbes
car
edatt
he
si
ghtoft
hisroom.
May
orledMart
hat
ositononeof
thechai
rs,
gota
r
opefr
omt het
abl
eandtie
dhert
othechai
r.
"Guys,y
oumightwanttoe
xcus
eus,
becauset
his
mightgetal
it
tl
ebloody
"hesai
dtoJef
fer
yand
Dele.
"No,wearest
aying"Je
ffe
ryinsis
ted,i
fthi
swoman
real
lykne
wwhe reJanewas ,
thenhewouldstay
heretoseehe
rfacewhens heconfes
ses.
"Bemyguestthen"Mayortookapli
erfromthe
t
ableandt
he nsatonthechairdi
rec
tlyopposi
te
Mart
ha.
"
SoMart
ha,ar
eyour
eadytotel
lmewherey
ouar
e
k
eepi
ngJane,
ordoI
forc
eitoutof
you?
"
Mar
thadi
dn'tres
pond,i
nste
adshelookedat
Mayorwi
thdis
dain,
the
nt ur
nedherfac
eaway
f
romhim.
"
Itakeit,youwanti tt
hehardwayt hen"May or
t
ookhe rrighthandandt henbroughtthepli
er
c
lose."
Y ouhav ealastchance
,whe reareyou
k
e epi
ngJ ane?"
"
Doy
ourwor
st"
"
Byal l
me ans,
Iwil
l"Mayorcl
ippedoutoneofher
f
ingernai
l.Mart
haletoutal
oudc r
yasthenai
lfe
ll
t
ot hefl
oorandshestart
edt
obl e
ed.
Del
ewhocoul
dn'ts
tandthesightof
blood,
hadt
o
ex
cusehi
msel
fandwe ntout
side.
"Arey our
e adyt
otalknow,ordoIpr
oce
edandc
li
p
offyourothernai
ls
?Be caus
etrus
tmeIwoul
d
gladlydoit"
Mar
thast
art
edc
ryi
ng,
"pl
eas
edon'
t,I
wil
lte
lly
ou
wher
esheis
"
Mayorsmi
led,
hek newi
twouldn'
ttak
elongbef
ore
shecav
edin."
ThatiswhatI
wanttohear,
sonow
t
e l
lmewhereiss
he ?
"
"
Idon'
tknow"
"
Wronganswer"Thist
ime,
wit
houtwarni
ng,May
or
t
ookoutherse
c ondnai
lmaki
ngMart
hascre
am
l
ouderi
npain.
"
Iwi
l
lte
lly
ou,
ple
aseI
wil
lte
lly
ou"
"I
fyoudon'tt
ellmewhatIwanttohearthi
sti
me ,
I
'mgoingtotakeoutyourr
emaini
nge i
ghtf
inger
nai
ls.
Nojokes.Doyouunders
tand?
"
"
Yes
,ye
s"Mar
thanodde
d.
WATCHOUTF
OREPI
SODE2
0
#
WHEN_L
OVE_J
UST_HAPPENS_2
EPI
SODE2
0
'
'J
eff
ery
,itwasbecaus
eof
youI
didwhatI
did'
'
Mart
hasaid,
sobbi
ng.
"
ButwhyMart
ha,whatdidIorJ
aneev
erdotoyou
t
odese
rvesuc
h?Itookyouasamothe
r,what
c
oul
dIhavedonewrong?"
"Whatyoudidwr ong,
wasnotmarr
yingmy
daughte
r!Inst
ead,youwentt
oengagethatgol
d
di
ggingbrat"
"Yourdaught
er ?Whothehelli
syourdaught
er?
BecauseIdon'tknowhe r
,andneit
herdoI
re
me mbe reve
rpr omi
singhermarri
age"
"
Mydaught
eri
sSandr
ayoui
diot
"
"
Sandr
a?AsinSandr
amys ecr
etary
?"Jef
ferynever
k
newhishouse
keeperandSandrawer
erelated.
"Ye
s,Sandrayoursecr
etary,
youkeptte
lli
ngher
howmuc hyoul i
kedherandhowc ompetents
he
was,butneveraske
dhe routonadatef
oronce.
Andreal
lybrokemypoorgi r
l'
sheart
"
"ButInev
erpromisedtomarryher
?Ineverfor
oncesawheri
nt hatl
ight,
yesIt
oldheral
lthose
thi
ngsyousai
d,butIme antt
hemascompl i
me nt
s
andnothi
ngmor e"
"
Shedi
dn'
tse
eitt
hatway
.Youhav
enoi
dea,
how
manyt i
me smyde archil
dhadt ocryhersel
f t
o
sl
eepbe causey ouwoul dn'tl
ookhe rway.You
havenoide a,howmanys l
eeples
snightsIhad,
consol
inghe ranytimey ouwe ntondatewi t
hother
gir
ls.
Andasi fthatwas n'tevenenough,youhadt o
goengageJ ane! Youarenots upposedtomar ry
anyotherpe rs
onbutSandr a!Mydaughterloves
you,butyouar etooblindt oseeit
"
"Pl
easeI'
msorry,butIdon'tl
oveyourdaught
er,
I
onl
ygaveherthosecompl i
me nt
sbecauseshe
dese
rvedthe
m. PleasewhereisJane?Wheredi
d
youkeepher
?Shedoe s
n'tdeser
vewhateveri
s
bei
ngdonetohe rpleas
e"
"
Hei
sgoi
ngt
oki
ll
herany
way
,sowhat
'st
heus
e?"
"Whoisgoi
ngt
oki
ll
her
?Whatar
eyout
alk
ing
about
?"
"I
don'tk
nowhisname
,weagr
eednott
ote
lle
ach
ot
herourname
s"
"
Thenwher
eisshe!
"J ef
fer
yshoute
dather.He
c
oll
ect
edt
hepli
e rf
romMay orandwasaboutt
o
r
emovehe
rthi
rdnail.
"
Shei
satAj
ah"
"
Whe
rei
nAj
ah?
"
"Iwil
ltak
eyouguy
sther
eif
youpr
omi
senott
o
hurtmeormydaught
er?
"
"
It'
snotinyourpl
acet
oaskforf
avor
snow,you
l
ostthatpr
ivi
le
gewhenyoudeci
dedtoki
dnap
J
ane "
Justthen,Jeff
ery'
sphonebe epedtoi ndi
catet
hat
ane wme ssagewass ent
.Hebr oughtouthisphone
andope nedtheme s s
agewhichwasf roman
unknownnumbe r
.Itwasavideoof J
anebe ing
tor
tured.Some oneinamas kwasus inganak e
d
wir
et oshockhe runderherf
e et.
Janeke
ptscr
eami
nginpai
nsasthewir
ewas
plac
edunde
rherf
eet
.AsJef
fer
ywatchedhe
r
s
cre
aminpai
ns,hest
art
edtocr
y,andi
nange
rhe
s
mashe
dhisphoneagai
nstt
hewall
.
'
'
Wear
egoi
ngt
oAj
ahnow!
''
______
_______
Je
ffe
rydroveli
keamaniac,asMar
thagavethe
di
rect
ionst
owhe r
ethe
yk eptJane
.De l
ehad
i
nsi
stedhedrove,
butJeff
erywoul
dn'thearanyof
i
t.
Thepolic
ev anbe hi
ndthe m,s
eemedtobek e
e pi
ng
upwithhisdr i
vi
ngpac etoo.
Theyhadcal
ledthe
poli
cetoinformt he
maboutt henewdevel
opme nt,
andalsoforthepolicetoacc
ompanythem,tohelp
getJanereleased.
"Jeff
eryple
ase,r
educeyours
pe e
d.Oryouar
e
goingtogetusal
lki
ll
ed"Laur
ethaple
adedashe
keptdriv
ingataver
yhighspeed.
Je
ffe
rydi
dn'tr
eplyher,
ins
teadheke ptdri
vi
ngfas
t,
hi
sgri
pontheste
e r
ingwheelt
ight
,jaws e
t,te
eth
c
lenc
hed,
ande
yesf
ocus
edont
her
oad.
"Jus
tpray,not
hinghappenstoJane,bec
auseif
anyt
hingshoul
dhappe nt
ohe r,
Iwillmakesur
eto
ki
lly
ouwi t
hmybar ehands!"Je
ffer
ythreat
ened
Mart
hawhowass eat
edatthebackwithMayor
andDele.
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*
"Fore verypai
ny ourstupidboy fr
iendc ausedme ,I
amgoi ngtogiv
ey oudoubl e"theme anlooking
guys aidtoJaneass helayalmos tlif
elessont he
fl
oor. Shehasbe enscreamingandc ryi
ngforov e
r
twent y-f
ourhours,nows hehasnos trengthlefti
n
her.Shes awdoubl eofeverything,evenhe rown
handswe redoubletohe r
.
JaneprayedtoGodt osaveher,t
earsrol
leddown
hereyesasshethoughtabouthe rsist
erwhos he
hasref
usedtoreconc il
ethingswit
h,sheprayedto
Godtoforgi
vehe rforhardeningherhear
tagainst
hersi
ster
.Jeff
ery'sfacefl
ashedbeforeherandshe
cri
edforshemi ghtneverseehimagai n.Sheclos
ed
hereyes,
tryi
ngt oshutoutev er
ythingthatwas
beingdonetohe r.The
nt herewasal oudbangon
thedoor,shesawpe opleinblackrunningaround
theroom.Whatwasgoi ngon?
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Whe ntheygottot heplacewhe reMarthahad
dir
ectedthemt o,thepol i
cesurroundedthe
buil
ding,whilesomewe ntin.
Itwasat wos torey
buil
ding,i
nt heG.R.A(Governme ntResi
dentialArea)
partofAj
ah. Jef
feryandt herestwe r
easkedt o
remainsomedi stanceawayf romt hebuil
ding.
Fewmi nuteslat
e r,t
herewasal oudguns hotinsi
de
thehouse.
"
Whatt
hehe
lli
sgoi
ngoni
nthe
re?I
nee
dtogoi
n
t
her
e"
"
Noy ouwon'
t,i
t'
stoodange
rous
"Del
eheld
J
eff
eryashet
ri
edtogotowardst
hebui
ldi
ng.
"Myfi
ancé
eisint
her
e,andyoutal
kingabouti
t
bei
ngtoodanger
ous
?Ge ty
ourhandsoffme"
Ast
heyargued,
oneof t
hepol
iceof
fi
cer
scameout
oft
hebuil
dingcar
ryi
ngJanei
nhisarms.J
eff
ery
i
mme di
atel
yrantohimandtookJanef
romhim.
Shefel
tsowe i
ghtl
essinhisarms,s
hewaslooking
pal
eandmal nouri
shed.Therewereinj
uri
esal
l
overherbody.J
eff
erywasatt hepoi
ntoftear
s
whenhel ook
edathe r
.
"
Ohbaby
,I'
msos
orr
y"
Janeopene
dhereye
ssl
owly"
Je.
.
.ff
?"Shec
all
ed
outhi
snameinawhi
spe
r.
"
Yesbaby
,it
'sme
.I'
mhe
ret
oge
tyou"
J
anet r
iedope
ninghermoutht
os pe
ak,
buthe
r
l
ipsonl
ymov ed,
butnowordscameout
.
"I
t'
sokaybaby,Igotyoubaby,I
gotyou"J
ane
cl
osedhereyesandshedri
fte
dinto
uncons
cious
ne s
s.
Jef
fer
yqui
ck l
ytookherint
othecar
.Whi
lea
pol
ice
manc ameandt ookMart
haoutof
thecar
,
andhandc
uffedher.
Anotherpol
iceoff
ic
erledoutanhandc uf
fed
Sandraoutofthebuil
ding.Behi
ndhe rwasSi
mon
Jeff
ery'
sbusi
ne s
sriv
alwhohads le
ptwi t
hTania
hisexfi
ancée
. Hewasbleedingonhisri
ghtarm.
Jeffe
ryrushedoutofhiscar
,andrantowhere
Simonwas ,hepunchedhimhar donhisf
ace.One
ofthepoli
c eoff
ic
ershadtoholdJef
fer
yfrom
throwinganotherpunchatSi
mon.
"Mr
.Jef
fer
ydonott
akelawsi
ntoy
ourhands
"one
oft
heoff
ic
ersr
epr
imandedhi
m.
"Youbastard!Soyouhavebeentheonebe hi
nd
thi
s,al
lthesewhile?Howdareyoulayyourfi
lt
hy
handsonmyf i
ancee?"Jef
fer
yfr
eedhimselff
rom
thepoli
ceof f
ic
er'
sgrip,
andpushedSimons ohar
d
hefell
ont heground.
"Imi
ghtbefor
cedtoar
restyouMr.Je
ffe
ry,
ify
ou
don'
tcont
roly
ouranger
"Theoffi
cersai
dto
Jef
fer
yashegrabbe
dhishands.
"
Youaregoi
ngt
opayde
arl
yfort
hisI
promi
se
y
ou!"
.
Anotheroffi
c erhelpedSimontostandupfromthe
ground."Itoldy ouIwasgoingtomak eyoupayfor
everypainy ouc ausedme ,
youwillknowwhatit
feel
sli
ke ,
tof eelthesamepainIfel
t,whenyou
tookeverythingawayf romme "Simonusedthe
backofhispal mt owipethebloodoffhi
sli
ps.He
hadac rooke dsmi l
eonhisface.
SimonandJ eff
eryhavebe e
nr i
vals
,rightfr
om
whe ntheywereinsecondaryschool
. Backthen,
theyusedtoalwayscompe teamongs tthemselves
,
whowasgoi ngtotaket hef
ir
stposit
ioninc l
ass.
Then,itwasahealt
hyf ormof c
ompe tit
ion,asit
alwaysspurr
edtheothe rpers
ontodobe tt
er.
Butt
hec
ompe
tit
ionbe
cameanunhe
alt
hyone
,
whenJ e
ffe
ryreturne dt
ot hecount
ryaf
terhi
s
t
ert
iaryeducat
ion, andstart
edhisowncompanyi
n
t
helineofreal
es t
at eac
qui s
iti
on.
Hef oundout ,hisri
v alsi
monwasal soint
os ame
l
ineof bus i
ness .
Almos tever
ycontractJef
fery
bidde dfor,Si
monal sobiddedforsamecont r
act
.
Some t
ime sJeffer
y'scompanywoul dbeawarded
thec ontract,
whi l
eot herti
mes,Simon'scompany
woul dbeawar dedthec ontr
actorsomeot her
companyge t
sit.
Theyconti
nuedthisway,unt
ilt
hefederal
gover
nme ntwantedtoawardthebuil
dingofa
newgov e
rnmenthous eatt
hefeder
alcapit
al
ter
ri
torytoareal
es t
atecompany.
Jeff
ery'
sc ompanybi dedfort
hec ontract,ands o
didSimon' s
.Whe ntheygottothefinal s
tage ,
Jeff
eryandSi monwe r
etheonlytwoc ont ractor
s
le
ft.Asotherseit
herdidnotme etupwi t
ht he
governme ntrequi
reme nt
s,orsome thinge ls
ehad
happe
ned.
Simonc amet oJeff
eryawe ekbe forethec ontract
wastobeawar ded,andaskedhi mt owithdr awhis
appli
cationasher e
allyneededt hemone yfrom
thi
scont rac
ttome etsomepe rsonal needs.But
Jeff
eryhadr ef
used,heinsis
tedt heybothwai t
e d
toseewhoge t
sthec ontr
act."
Le tthebes tman
win"we reJeff
ery'
swor dstohim.
Final
ly,
whenthefederalgover
nmentpubl
is
he d
thenameof t
herealestatec
ompanytohandlethe
proje
ct,i
twasJef
fery
'sc ompany.
Si
mondi dn'ttak
ethelosst
oowe l
l.Appar
entl
y ,
his
wif
ewass i
ckandne ededtobetakenabroadfor
anurgentsurger
y,butSi
mondidn'thavethe
mone y
.
Befor
ehiswif
e'si
ll
ness,hehasne v
e rbee
none
knowntosavefort
her ai
nyday .
Anymone yhe
everr
eali
zedf
romhi sbus i
nes
s,healwayss pentit
al
l,wit
hthehopeofge tt
inganothercont
rac tsoon.
Hehasbe enl
iv
ingont
hefas
tlane
,unti
lhi
swi
fe
tookil
landhecoul
dn'
taf
for
dtopayforhe
r
surge
ry.
Aft
erawe ek,hi
swi f
edied.
Becauset
hesur ge
ry
wasn'tdone.ThismadeSimonhateJef
ferywith
ever
yf i
berofhisbei
ng.Andhesworetotake
anythi
ngthatwi l
levermakeJ
effe
ryhappy.
F
r omt hatday
, Si
monkepttabonal
lthewome n
J
e ff
erydated.Andwheneve
ranyofhis
r
e l
ati
ons hi
pswe r
eaboutt
oge ts
eri
ous,hewoul
d
f
indawayt ospoi
lit
.
J
eff
erywasobli
vi
ousoft
his
,unt
ilt
hedayhe
c
aughthi
minbe dwit
hTani
aonthenightof
the
ir
e
ngagement.
Andwhe nSimonf oundoutabouthimandJ ane
,
hestart
edt odevi
ceame anstobri
ngthe
ir
rel
ati
ons hi
ptoane nd.Hek newhehadtodo
some t
hingordert
hans le
e pingwi
thJane.He
neededJ ef
fer
ytofeelthes amepai
nhefelti
nhis
hear
tany
timehepi
cke
duphiswife
'sphotogr
aph.
Hewante
dJ e
ffe
ryt
ofeel
thepai
noflosi
ngthe
womanheloves
.
Sohede cidedt okil
lJane ,
hewasde visi
ngaway
hecanbeabl etokidnapandk ill
he r
. Thenoneday,
hewasr eprimandingoneof hi
swor ke r
swhohad
arr
ivedlatetowor k.Andhet oldhimt hereasonhe
camelate, wasbe c
aus ehimandhi smot herhadto
rus
hhi seldersist
ertot hehospit
al,shehad
att
empt edt ocommi tsuici
debe causehe rboss
wouldn'tnot i
ceher,orlookhe rway.
WhenSi moninqui r
edfurther,hefoundouthis
si
ster
'sbosswasJ ef
fer
y,hisarche nemy.Thatwas
whenheappr oac hedthemwi ththede aloft
aking
outJane,asthatwoul dme anJ ef
ferywouldbe
wit
houtagi r
lf
riend,andSandr awoul dhavethe
opportuni
tyofwi nni
nghishe artandheal s
o
off
eredtopayt hemt hesumof t
womi l
li
onnair
a.
Mar
thaandhe
rdaught
eri
mme
diat
elyboughtt
he
i
dea,
Sandr a'
syoungerbrot
herwasn'
tokaywi
th
t
heplan,buthismotherandsi
ste
rconvi
ncedhi
m
t
ojoi
nt heminit.
Thatwashowt he ycarefull
yc r
af tedt hek idnapof
Jane.Firs
tMar t haturnedof ftheCCTV, andmade
sureitwasnol onge rwor ki
ngawe ekbe forethe
kidnap,be causes heov erheardJ efferyt alki
ngt o
Janeaboutage t-t
oge t
he rthatwi llbehe ldathis
place.Sos hek ne wthatwasgoi ngt obeape rfec
t
timetos t
rike.Ass hewass uppos edt os ne akinto
thekitchenwi thhe rownk ey,whi lethepar tywas
goingon, andadds omes leepingt ablett otheir
food.Buts hedi dn'tneedt odot hat,be caus e
Jeff
eryande veryot herpe r
soni nt hehous edr ove
outbe f
ores hec arri
e douthe re nterpr i
se ,l
eaving
JaneandAmak aal oneint hehous e.Thatwas
whe nshec alle
dhe rchil
dr enandi nf orme dthemt o
comec arryoutt hei
rope rati
on.
WATCHOUTF
OREPI
SODE2
1
#
WHEN_L
OVE_J
UST_HAPPENS_2
EPI
SODE2
1
"Whydidyounottel
lmes hegotkidnapped?And
all
thes
ewhileIwasthi
nkingshedidn'twantto
comeseeIandEri
caatthehospital"Jef
fer
y's
mothersai
dtohimastheywat c
he dJanewhowas
unconci
ousonthehospi
talbed.
Jeff
eryhadrushedhertothesamehos pitalwhe re
hissi
ste
rwasbe i
ngadmi tt
ed.Thedoc t
orhad
examinedheranddiscoveredherl
ungswe rewe ak
andatthev er
geofcol
lapsi
ng,sohe rbr
eat hing
hadtobes upport
edwithanox ygenmac hine .
Othertest
sthatwereconducted,s
howe ds hehad
twobrokenribs,
andpne umonia.
Jeffe
ryhasn'
tlef
thers
idef
orthepastt
wodays
thatshehasbeenonadmis
sion.Hehaspr
aye
d,
ande venf
aste
d.Now,hedoesn'
tevenknowwhat
elsetodoanymore.
Hiss i
sterwoul dbeleavingf orIndi
athene xtday
forhe rsurge r
y.Eversi
ncet hedayJ eff
eryforcef
ull
y
tookJ onat hanfromhe rhus band,theyhaven't
seennorhe ar
dfromhi m. Jefferyk
newhemus tbe
planningonhowt ogetbac katt hem,butthat
was n'tapr oblemhimandhi sfamil
ycouldn't
handl e.Themos ti
mpor tantt hi
ng,wasforhis
sist
e randJ anet ogetbetter.
De l
ehadgonetoJe f
fery'
shousetobewithAmaka.
WhileMart
haandhe rfamily,
incl
udi
ngSimon,
havebeenarr
ested.Jeffer
ywouldbegoingdown
tothest
ati
onlate
rint heday,tomakesome
stat
ementsre
gardingJ aneandAmaka'
sk i
dnap.
"Howi sJane?"Amak aaskedDeleashehe l
pedhe
r
tost
andup, s
os hecouldusetheres
troom.The
nurs
el ooki
ngafterher,hadgonetoge ts
omeof
herdrugsfromane arbypharmacy.
"
Sheisdoi
ngok
ay,
wewe
reabl
etoge
ttohe
ron
t
ime"
"
I'
mgl
adt
hos
eidi
oti
cfe
llowshav
ebe
enar
res
ted"
"
Met
oo"
F
ewmi nut
eslater
,Amakas
teppe
doutof
the
r
est
roomholdingherhe
ad.
"
Amakawhatist
hematte
r?"Del
equi
ckl
yrus
hed
t
ohers
ideandheldhe
rassheal
mostf
ell
.
"
I'
mfe
eli
ngabi
tdi
zzy
"
"
Yousee,
whyyoushoul
dhaveal
lowe
dmet
ake
y
ouint
other
estr
oommy se
lf?
"
"
Yourhe
adi
snotc
orr
ect
"
"I
'mgl
adyouhave
n'tl
osty
oursens
eofhumour
''
Del
ehel
pedhert
othebed,ands
helai
ddown.
'
'Thankyoufort
aki
ngcar
eofmeDe
le,
I'
msor
ryI
haven'
tbeennic
etoyoul
ate
ly'
'
'
'It
'snothi
ngtoapol
ogiz
eaboutAmak a,I
underst
andyouhatemef ort
hewayI pl
ayedwi
th
yourhearti
nthepast
,andforthat
,Iamtrul
y
s
orr
y''
Del
elook
edr
eal
lys
orr
yforhi
sac
tions
.
Amak atookhishandsi nhers,'
'I
t'sfi
ne,butyou
needtok nowt hat,Ididn'tref
uset odateyou
becauseof whaty oudidt ome ,alt
houghI was
deeplyhurtbyt hat.ButI r
efusedtodat eyou
because,Ineedt owor konmy self
,Ihavealotof
baggageDe le
,andI don' twantt obringyouint
oit
''
'
'Amaka,
youthinkIdon'
tknowthatalr
eady?We
al
lhav
eourownbaggage ,butt
hatshoul
dn'ts
top
usf
romexperi
encingl
ove.Wecanhe l
peachothe
r
wit
hourbaggage'
'
Amakaimmediatel
ywi t
hdrewhe rhandfromhis
'
'I
'msorr
yDele,butIcan't
.Ineedt oworkon
mysel
fandcompl e
telygetri
doffmyt oxi
cbaggage
bef
oreIcanev
e rgointoanyrel
ationshi
p''
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L
atert
hatev
ening,
J e
ffer
ywe ntt
othepoli
ce
s
tat
iontomakeastatementaboutt
hekidnap.
Whenhewasdone
,her
eque
ste
dtos
eeSandr
ahi
s
se
cret
ary
.
'
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"
"
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"
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"
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"
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"
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"
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chair
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ngtosaybut
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mst obetheis
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ouhav
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ffer
yaskedher
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know,that'
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fer
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hi
sfat
her.Younee
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epthi
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myli
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fer
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eff
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,what
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"I
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howdoyoume anwhat
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"Jef
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"
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li
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"Jeff
ery,what
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Jane,Icangiv
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pleadedwithdesper
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tic
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ane.Doyouknowwhatthat
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ltel
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swhat
l
oveandcommi t
me ntisall
about"
"
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us tst
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youusingt
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oluremeinto
marri
age?Areyout
hatdes pe
rat
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"J
eff
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"
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ms or
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I
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erystoodup,andl ef
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me ,
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ghtnow, was
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orJaneandhiss
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ertoge
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r.Ev
eryot
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hingwassec
ondary.
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ane'sward,
andchec
kedonher
,
bef
oregoi
ngtoseehi
ssis
teri
nherownward.
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nningtot hi
nky
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o
comese eme,bef
or eIl
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eonherface.
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dne verdothat"J e
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"
Howar
eyou?
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thc
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ern.
"
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mdoingok
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dbet
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don'talwaysbottlethingsup"
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lson
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gsi
s,y
oudon'
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ry
aboutme"
"
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fer
y?Y
ouar
eav
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ngt
het
opi
c"
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ne e
dt oleav
enow.Iwanttogoche
ckon
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han.Iwil
lcomes eey
oubefor
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depar
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sel
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he
atedar
gume ntwit
hhe rhusbandMichae
l,t
hey
di
dn'
tevennoti
cewhe nhec amein.
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eryignoredthem, andwe ntstrai
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ntothe
kit
chent oseeifther
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dhis
phonebeforeAni
ta.
"L
etmes eet
hat
"Je
ffe
ryt
ookt
hephonef
rom
Michae
l.
"
Troubl
e?Whywoul
dyoudos
uchat
hing
now?
"Heas
ked,
aft
erwat
chi
ngt
hev
ide
o.
"Thei
diott
hatc
apt
uredit
,didn'
thav
ethese
nset
o
als
ocaptur
ewhenshecal
ledmeawhore"
"
Shec
all
edy
ouawhor
e?"J
eff
eryas
kedhe
r.
Anitawentaheadtot e
llhimof al
lthatt
rans
pir
ed
betweenherandt hewoman. Andhows hel
ate
r
foundoutthewomanwast hedoctorwhowas
supposedtotr
e atJonathan.
"
So,
dids
het
reatJ
onat
han?
"
"
Yess
hedi
d,i
t'
sagai
nsthe
rme
dic
ale
thi
csnott
o"
"
ButAni
ta,It
hinkyouwentabi
ttothee
xtr
eme
.
Y
oushouldn'
thavebas
hedhercar
"
"Exact
lywhatIhavebe entr
y i
ngtotel
lher.
Andas
i
f t
hatwasn'tenough,
s hegavemyc ardtothe
womanas kinghertocallmeifshewantshercar
fi
xed.WasItheonewhobas hedhercar?
"Mi c
hael
askedinanger.
"Soitwasn'teveny
ourc
ardy
ougav
ehe
r?"J
eff
ery
aske
dl aughing.
"Icoul
dn'
tfi
ndmycar
d,andMic
hae
l'sc
ard
happenedtobel
yi
ngar
oundinmypurs
e"
"We l
l,
foryouri
nformati
onshesay s;
it'
sgoingto
costfi
vehundredthousandnair
at ofi
xhe rcar.
So
bereadytopayhe rorgotocourtandriskgoingto
pri
son"
"Godforbids,
thewholecarisnotevenworthupt
o
thatamount.Abii
sitnotthatri
cke
tyToyota?I
don'thavethatki
ndofmone ytogivehero"
"
Thatonei
syourownheadac
he ,
anddon'
tev
en
t
hinkI
'mgoi
ngtopayhe
r ,
becauseI
won't
"
"Ehn..
don'twor r
yke e
py ourmoney
. J
eff
erymy
belovedbrot
he rherewil
lpayforme"Ani
tarubbe
d
Jeff
ery'
sshouldersasshespoke.
Themomentthosewordsle
fthe
rli
ps,
thefood
Jef
fer
ywaseati
ng,gotst
uckedi
nhist
hroat
.Why
didn'thejustgoandeati
nane at
ry?Atleas
tit
woul dn'thavecos
thimfi
vehundredthousand
naira,toeatjus
taplat
eofsemoande gusisoup.
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I
t'
sbeenonewe eksi
nceJanewasr escuedfr
om
t
hehandsof Sandraandhe rcohort
s,andshewas
s
til
luncons
cious.Thedoctorskeepassuri
ng
J
effer
yshewasgoi ngtor
egai nconsci
ousnes
s
s
oon.
Eri
cahadal
readytr
avel
edtoIndi
aforhers
urge
ry.
Andthesur
gerywastobedonethefol
lowi
ngweek.
Amak awasfull
yrecover
edaswe ll
.Shewas
alr
eadystrongenoughtodothingsonherown.
ButJeff
eryinsi
ste
ds hest
il
lre
mai nsathi
spl
ace
,
i
nsteadofgoingbacktoli
vealoneinherand
Jane'
sapar t
me nt
.
"Ihavede c
idedtogototheeastt
ovi
si
tmy
mot her"AmakasaidtoJef
fer
yashedr
ovethem
backfromt hehospi
tal
,wherethe
ywentt
os e
e
Jane .
"
Arey
ous ur
e,y
ouarest
ronge
nought
oembar
kon
s
uchalongj
ourne
y?"
"Yeah,
thedoctorsai
dI'
mfitt
ogetbac
ktomy
normalli
fe,
solongIdon'
tovers
tre
ssmys
elf
andI
tak
emyme dic
ations
"
"
Alr
ight
,whe
ndoy
oupl
anonl
eav
ing?
"
"
Tomor
row"
"
Sos
oon?Whyt
hehur
ry?
"
"
It'
ssomethi
ngIj
ustwanttodoandgetof
fmy
c
hest,i
fIwai
tanyl
onger,
Imightdev
elopcol
d
f
eet"
"Ok ay,Iknowthatfe
eli
ng,howaboutIbuyyoua
fl
ighttic
k et
,ins
teadofyoutaki
ngabus?Ist
il
l
don' tt
hinkyouarefi
ttobetravel
ingl
ongdi
stanc
e
i
nyourc
ondi
ti
on"
"
No,thatwon'
tbenec
essar
y.Y
ouhav
edone
e
noughformealr
eady"
"
Arey
ous
ure
?it
'snotr
eal
ly
"
"
I'
msur
e,y
oudon'
thav
etowor
ryaboutme
"
"
Alr
ighti
fyous
ays
o"
Jeff
eryhadt odrophe roffatherandJ ane's
apartme nt.
Soshec ouldpac kthefewthingsshe
neededf orhertr
ip.He rbosshadgivenhe rt
he
remainingtwowe e ksofthemont hoff
, s
heintends
tospendawe ekwi t
hhe rmot herandburythe
hatchetbe t
weent hem.
Veryearl
ythenextmor ning,
Amakalef
tforthebus
stop.Shewantedtof
ol l
owt hef
ir
stbus,
s oshe
couldgethomeont i
me .
Butrat
her,s
hee ndedup
getti
nghomel at
e,becaus et
hebusshetookkept
getti
ngspoil
tontheroad.
"
Whydi
dn'
tyout
ell
mey
ouwe
rec
omi
ng?
"He
r
motheraske
d, asshetookAmak
a'sbagfr
omherat
thedoor.
"Icouldhavecomepic
ky ouatt
hemotor
park"
Amakadidn'tsayanyt
hingtohe
rmother,
ins
tead
shewentstr
aighttoherroomwhic
hsti
ll
looked
verymuchli
k eitwaswhenshel
eft
.
"Wouldli
kesome thi
ngtoeat?Ihav
eofe
onuegbo(meaning,bi
tt
erleafs
oupinI
gbo)
,and
fuf
u,Icanquic
klywarmt hesoup"
Thi
swasAmak a'sfavor
it
eme alwhilegrowi
ngup.
Shewantednothingmoret hant orushint
ohe r
mother'
ski
tchenanddi s
houts omef orher
self
.
Butthe
n,shereme mbersthel astt
imehe rmother
wasthi
snicetohe r
,shelostsome t
hingprecious.
"
No,
I'
mnothungr
y.I
jus
twantt
obat
hands
lee
p"
"Y
oulookreal
lypal
e,haveyoubeens
ick?
"Her
mothergotcl
osert
oherassheas
sesse
dAmaka's
f
ace.Someofthebrui
sesonherf
aceandbody
werealr
eadyhe ale
d,butyoucoul
dsti
ll
fi
ndthe
sc
arsthathaven'tcomple
tel
yfadedwhenyou
l
ookedc l
osel
y.
"
I'
mfi
ne"
"Ar
eyousure?Be
causeyoure
allyl
ookli
keyou
weres
ick
.Didsomeonebeatyou?Whatareal
l
t
hesemarksonyourf
ace?"
Hermothertri
edtot
ouchherf
ace
,butAmak
a
pushedherhandaway.
"pl
easemothe
r,I
would
l
iketobealone"
Hermotherwholookedreal
lydis
appoi
nted,
deci
dednottof
logtheis
sue.Shedropped
Amaka'
sbagont hebedandleftt
heroom.
Thenextmorni
ng,Amakawokeuptof
indher
mothe
rhavingbre
akfas
tatt
hedini
ngtabl
e.
"
Mummyut
utuoma(
mummygoodmor
ning)
"
"
irahuk
war
ank
eoma(
hopey
ous
leptwe
ll)
?"
"
Yesmummy
"
"Comesi
tandhav
ebr
eak
fas
twi
thme
"he
rmot
her
off
ere
d.
"
Noma,
I'
mnothungr
y"
"
Amaka,
howl
ongdoy
oui
nte
ndt
ocont
inuedoi
ng
t
his
?"
"
Forasl
ongIcan,
Ican'
tris
kbei
ngpoi
sone
dby
t
hesameper
sonforasecondt
ime"
"WhatcanIdotos
howy ouhowtr
ulysor
ryIam?
AmakapleaseI
'msor
ry"hermot
herre
mor s
eful
ly
begged.
Amak awhowasgoingtothekit
chen,st
opped
deadinhertrack
s,f
ort
hefirs
tti
mei nnineye
ars
,
thathermothermadeherlos
ehe rbaby
, s
he
apologi
zed.
"
Youar
esor
ry?Di
dyouj
usts
ayy
ouar
esor
ry?
"
"
Amak
apl
eas
eI'
msor
ry,
Ide
epl
yre
gre
tmy
ac
tions
,Iwasonl
ytr
yingt
opr
ote
cty
ou"
"Pr
ote
ctme?Pr
ote
ctmef
romwhatexac
tly
?"
Amakawal
kedupt
owher
ehermothe
rwass e
ate
d.
"Youwe reonlyateenager,achi
ld.I
didn'twant
yout omissoutonyourc hi
ldhoodbec auseyouar
e
beingforcedtorai
seac hi
ldyoudidn'tplanon
havinginthefi
rstpl
ace"
"
Andwhotol
dyou,youc oul
ddecideforme
?I t
old
y
ouIwant
edtokeept hebaby.
Didn'tmydeci
si
on
t
okee
pit,
matte
rtoy ou?"
"
Ionl
ythoughtI
washel
pingy
ou,
Idi
dn'
twanty
ou
t
omakesamemi st
akeI
made"
"Andwhati
sthi
smi
stak
eyoual
way
stal
ki
ng
about
?"
"Si
tdownpleas
e"he
rmot
herdr
ewoutac
hai
rfor
hert
ositon.
"
Whe nIwasinmyfi
rsty
earattheuni
vers
ity
,jus
ta
l
it
tl
eoldert
hanyouwe r
ewhe nyougotpr
egnant.I
star
teddati
ngy ourfather
,wewerebothfromt he
samev i
ll
age,andattendedthes
amec hurchbac k
athome .
Sowhe nheas ke
dmeout ,
itf
e l
tli
kea
matchmadei nhe aven.Hewasa300le
v el
s e
niori
n
myde part
me nt,soIsawhimasagod, andfelt
honoredthatheas k
e dmeout"
*
Flas
hbac
k*
Amak a'
smot herwasalwaysfoll
owingMathew
around,whene v
ershewas n'
thav i
ngclas
ses,
she
wouldgot ohishost
e l
.Eve
r y
onei ncampusknew
aboutthei
rrelati
onshi
p.Atapoi nt,
theybec
ame
thehotte
stcoupleonc ampus .
The ywe r
esomuc hinlov
ewitheachother,they
we ntpracti
call
yeverywheret
ogether,
whe r
ev e
r
yous awone ,theotherwasboundtobet here.
The ywe r
eliketwope asi
napodt hatcouldn'tbe
separated.
Unt
ildur
inghers
econdsemes
terhol
iday,
Amaka'
s
mothermis
sedherper
iod,
andlat
erdis
cover
ed
s
hewaspr
egnant
.
Mathewhadi nsteade ds heabor tt
hepr egnanc y ,
becausehewas n'tre adytobe c
omeaf at
he ry et,
hene ededtofi
nis huni ver
sityandge tajob, before
thi
nkingofsettl
ingdown. ButAmak a'smot he r
wouldn'thearof i
t.Ins t
eads hedecidedtor e port
himtot her
e ve
re ndf atherof t
hecathe dr
al they
usual
lyatte
nde di nthev il
lage.TheRe verend
fat
herinturn,calledt hetwof amil
iestogethe r,and
tol
dthe mabouti t.
Bothpar entsi
nsistedtheygotmar r
iedasaborti
on
wasas in.Fewwe ekslater
,t heywerebothmarrie
d
i
nas mal ltr
aditi
onal weddi ng.ButAmaka'sfat
her
neverforgavehe rmot herforforci
nghiminto
marriageandmak inghimgi veuphisdr
eamsof
becomi ngane ngineer,becaus ebothoft
he mhad
todropoutof school towor k ,s
otheycould
provi
def orthechild.
"
Sodaddyne
verwant
edt
omar
ryy
oui
nthef
ir
st
pl
ace
?"Amak
aas
kedi
ndi
sbe
li
ef.
"
Nohedi
dn'
t,heal
way
sre
sent
edmef
ori
t"
Aft
e rni
nemont hsshedeliv
eredababyboyand
thr
e eyearsl
ater,Amakafoll
owed.
Buttheboy
die
dof amy ster
iousil
lne
ss,whenhewasin
secondarySchool.
Aft
erthe
yhadbur
iedhim,
Amak
a'sf
athe
rde
cide
d
todiv
orcehe
rmother
.
"Thechi
ldthatbroughtustogetheri
sdead,
of
whatuseisther
eforustobet ogether
?"Hehad
askedherthedayhepac ke
dhi sthi
ngstol
eave
.
"
Whatof
Amak
a?I
sshenoty
ourc
hil
dtoo?
"
"
Iwil
lsupportyouwithhereducat
ionand
e
very
thingthatisneede
dforherupbri
ngi
ng"he
t
ookhisbagandl ef
tandnevercameback.
"
I'
msor
rymot
her
,Ine
verk
newanyof
thi
s"
"
Iwasonl
ytr
yingt
osav
eyouf
roms
ame
unhappi
nessI
exper
ienced,buti
nste
adI e
nde
dup
causi
ngyoumoreunhappiness
.I'
ms or
ry"
"
Andbec
aus
eofwhaty
oudid,I
mightnev
erhav
ea
c
hil
dof
myown"Amakaspokewit
hatear
ful
eyes.
"
Whatdi
dyouj
usts
ay?
"
"If
oundoutfe wyearsback,t
hatImightnever
haveachil
dbe causeoftheabor
ti
ondr ugyougave
methatnight"Amak acr
iedasshespoke.I
twasfor
thi
sreas
ons hesworene vert
otal
ktohe rmother
agai
n.
"
OhmyGod,
I'
msor
ry"He
rmot
herwasc
ryi
ngt
oo.
"Sorrywon' ttakebackwhatyouhavedone
mot her
, Iactuall
ypromisedmyse
lfthatIwasn'
t
goingev e
rs eey ouorspeakt
oyouagain.ButI
knowt hat,ifIwanttobehappy,t
he nIneededto
sortthi
ngsoutwi thyou.
Motheryoutookawaythe
onlythingthatmak e
smeawoman"Amak awas
sobingass hes poke.
He rmotherwhoc ouldn'
tdefendheracti
onsany
longer,j
ustsatthe r
ec r
yinguncont
roll
ably
.Ifonl
y
shehadk nown, shewoul dneverhaveaddedany
abor t
ionsubstanceintothefoodanddrinkshe
gav eAmak athatnight.
"
Soyous
ee,younotonlyhur
tmebutyour
sel
f t
oo.
F
ory
oumightnevercar
ryyourowngr
andchi
ld"
Shemi ghtnev
erev
engetmar r
ied,bec
aus eno
Afr
icanmaninhisr
ightf
rameof mind,wouldwant
tomarr yawomanwhocan'tgi
vehi mac hi
ld.
So
shewasboundt or
emainaspinste
rfortherestof
herli
fe.
"Mydaught
erpl
ease,
Ibe gyoutofor
giv
eme .
I
knownoamountofpleadingcanundowhatIdi
d,
butpl
easeI
'msorr
y"
"
Mothe
rI amnotgoi
ngtote
lly
ou,
Icanf
orgi
vey
ou
s
oeasi
ly
.ButI'
mwi l
li
ngtot
ry"
"
Thanky
ous
omuc
hmydaught
er"
Aft
erope ningupt ohe rmot her
, Amak af el
taheavy
weightle
av ehe rchest,i
twasasi fs
hehasbe en
car
ryingani nvi
s i
bleburde nall
t heseye arswit
hout
knowing.Andf orthef i
rstti
mei nforeve r,Amaka
huggedhe rmot he r
.Shek newt hiswas n'tgoi
ngto
beane asyjourne ybutshewaswi ll
ingt otryf
orthe
sakeofhe rownpe aceof mind.
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Janet ri
e dt orec
ogni zehe rsurr
oundings,
every whe r
ef el
tstrange .Herthroatwasparched,
sos hec ouldn'tspeakout .
Afterlook
ingaroundfor
awhi le,itdawne dhe rthats hewasinahos pit
al.
Whe rewe r
et henur ses ?Whe reisJef
fery
?Whywas
shet heonl yonei nt her oom?Orwasi tt
hosee vi
l
kidnappe r
s, whobr oughthe rhere?Shewas
almos tatt hepointof panic,whe nanursewalked
i
n.
"
Youar
eawake
"thenur
sewasall
smi
le
sass
he
s
awJanel
yi
ngawakeonthebe
d.
"Wa.
..
t.
.er
"J anemanagedtoc al
loutast
henur
se
gotc
lose
rtohe r.
Thankful
ly,
thenurse
i
mme di
atelyunders
tood,andgothersomewater
todr
ink.
F
ewminute
slat
er,t
hedoct
orcameinandchec
ked
J
ane
'svi
tal
sandconfi
rme
ds hewasdoi
ngokay
.
Jeff
eryjustfi
nishedhavingame et
ingwi thhis
manage me ntteam, whenhegotac all
fromt he
hospit
al t
hat;Janehadr egai
nedcons c
ious nes
s.
Hequick l
yrushe dtheremaini
ngthingshehadt o
dofortheday ,andhas t
enedtothehos pitalt
osee
Jane.
Whe
nhegottothehos
pit
al,
Janewasseat
edon
t
hebedwi
thherbackr
est
ingagai
nstt
hewall
.
"
Heybaby
..
..
"Je
ffe
rywe
ntt
ohe
rsi
det
ohughe
r.
"
Jef
f"J
anewasc
aut
iousof
huggi
nghi
mfor
,she
st
il
lfe
ltsomepainwi
thi
nhe
rbody
,sos
hegav
e
hi
mas idehug.
"
I'
msor
ry,
Iwas
n'the
rewhe
nyouwok
eup"
"
It'
sok
ay"
"
Howar
ey ouf
eel
ing?
"Jeff
eryas
kedaf
terhehad
t
ake
naseatne
xtt
ohe rbe
d.
"
Ihav
epainsall
overmybody,
andmyhe
adf
eel
s
l
ik
eit
'st
wicethenormal
siz
e"
"Sor
rybaby ,
may beIs
houl
dcallthedoct
orto
comec he
cky ou,ands
eeif
hec ouldgi
veyoudrugs
fort
hepain"J e
ffer
ymadeatt
emptt ost
andup,
butJanestoppedhim.
"
Thedoc
toral
readygav
emes
omeme
dic
ati
onf
or
t
hat
"
"Oh,okay"J
effer
ysatdownbackandhe l
dher
hand."
Babyy ougotmereal
lyscared,Iwass
care
d
Iwasgoingt
ol os
eyou.I'
msosor r
yy ouhadtogo
thr
oughallt
hathappenedtoyou,be caus
eofme"
"It
'sokay"Janek newitwas
n'tac
tuallyokay,
but
atthatmome nt,all
shewantedwast ofoc
uson
getti
ngbe t
ter
.Ifshehadherway,shewoul der
ase
allt
heme mor i
esoftheexper
ienc
es hehadwi t
h
thosepeople.
Jef
fer
yc ouldte
lls
hewasav oi
dinghise
yes
,andhe
coul
dn'tblameher.Af
terwhathappenedt
oher,
hewasn'tsurpr
ise
dwithheractions
.
"Doyouwantmet
oge
tyous
ome
thi
ng?
Anyt
hing?
"
"No,I
'mfi
ne.WhatofAmak
a,werey
ouguysable
tofi
ndher
?"Aft
ershewast
akenaway,
Janekept
prayi
ngs
hewass af
e.
"
Shei
sfi
ne,
shet
rav
ele
dhomet
ovi
si
the
rMot
her
"
"Ohokay,
that
'sni
ce"Janewasbegi
nningtofe
el
diz
zy,s
oshetr
iedtol
iedownbackonhe rbed.
Jef
fer
yswif
tl
ygotup,andhel
pedhertoli
edown.
"
Thanky
ou"s
hec
los
edhe
rey
espr
ete
ndi
ngt
o
sl
e ep,hopi
ngJe f
fer
ywouldtaket
hatasacue,
and
l
e ave,buthedidn'
t.I
nst
ead,hehel
pedtocove
r
he rupproper
lyandthensatdownbackonthe
chair.
Janeknewt hingswe r
enotgoi ngt oremai nthe
sameagain, i
fshewasgoi ngt ocontinuet obeina
rel
ati
onshipwi thJ ef
fery
,the nshewoul dhav et
o
bedeli
berateabout ;l
ookingpas tallthathas
happenedt ohe rrecentl
y.F orshepai ninhe rhear
t
hurt
smor ethant hephysicalone sonhe rbody .
Thephysicalhur twouldhe alinnot i
me ,butthe
oneinherhe artfe l
tsofr
es h,andt hemor eshe
l
ookedatJ effery,themor eitbled.
Fewday slater
, Janewasdi schargedfromt he
hospit
al.Jeff
eryins i
ste
ds hes t
ayedov erathis
placesi
nc eAmak awasn'tbacky et
.Thel astti
me
sheandJ anes pok eoverthephone ,shet oldher
shewase xtendinghe rvis
itathermot her'sbya
we e
k ,
thingswe refinal
lybeginningtowor kout
be
twe
ent
het
woof
the
m.
Whentheyarr
ive
dJe
ffr
ey'
splace
,Janenot
iceda
newpers
onwasmanningthegat
einst
eadofhis
for
mergateman.
"
Didy
ouc
hangey
ourgat
eman?
"Sheas
kedJ
eff
ery
.
"Ummm, y eah,theotheronehasnotbe enf e
e l
ing
quit
ewe l
lforawhi l
e,sothisguyi sjus tworkingin
hiss
te ad,untilhegetsbett
e randi sfittostart
workingagai n"Jeff
erysti
ll
hav e
n'ttol dJaneabout
Martha'si
nv olvementinherk i
dnap, orthathi s
gate
manal mos tlos
thisli
fet oo,i
nt hepr ocess.
Whe nthe
ygotinsi
de,Jef
fer
ytookherme
dic
ati
ons
andotherthi
ngsthatt
heybroughtf
romt
he
hospit
alt
ohisroom.
"I
'msor
ry,butIwoul
dli
ket
os t
ayi
nther
oom
wher
eIusuall
ysle
epwhenI'
mhe r
e"
"Butyoual
wayssl
eepi
nmyroom,whene
very
ou
arear
ound?"J
e f
fer
yas
kedabi
thur
t.
"Ye
s,butIwouldli
ketos
lee
pinas
epar
ater
oom,
ori
sthataproble
m? "
"Ofcours enot,
anythingthatwil
lmakeyou
comfortableisf
inebyme "Jef
fer
ycar
rie
dher
t
hingsint othenextroom. "
Wouldyoubeneedi
ng
metoge tyouanythi
ng? "
"Not
hing,I'
mgood"Janest
oodatt
hedoor
wait
ingforhi
mtoleaves
oshecl
osethedoor
.
Shewasdoi ngitagai n,avoidinghise yes.Why
won' tshejustlookathi m?F orgoodne sss akehe
wasbe ginningt oge tpissed.Ev e
rsinces he
regainedcons ciousne ss,
allshehasdone , i
savoid
hi
sf ace.I
twasasi f
her epulse dher
, buts hewas
beingtoomode sttos ayit
.Pr obabl
yhewoul djus
t
havet ogivehe rmor et i
me ,shewoul dc ome
arounds oon, het hought.
"
Areyousur
e?I
t'
sbeenawhil
eyouhadbre
akf
ast
,
I
'msurey
oumightbege
tti
nghungr
ybynow"
"NoI'mnot ,
whe nI'
mhungryIwi
lll
etyouk
now"
shesti
ll
stoodatthedoor,
asift
ryi
ngtopas
shi
ma
me s
sage;thatheshoul
dleav
ealr
eady.
"Al
ri
ght,Iwi
ll
beinmyr oomt he
n"J ef
fer
ykiss
ed
heronthecheekbeforeleav
ingtheroom.The
mome nthest
eppe doutof t
heroom, s
hec l
osed
thedoorandl
oc k
edi twit
hthek ey
.
Jeff
erystoodatthedoor,watchi
ngashehe ardthe
soundof thedoorcl
icki
ngfrombe i
nglocked.To
sayhewashur twasanunde rst
atement,whendid
theystar
tlocki
ngtheirdoor
sagainsteachother
?
Hewant edtok noc
kandas kherwhatwasgoi ng
on,butonas econdthought,hedeci
de dagai
nstit
.
Thene xtmor ni
ng,Jef
ferywasc omi ngoutofthe
gym, whenJ aneranintohim. Sincetheygotback
fr
omt hehos pit
al y
ester
day ,shehasbe en
sneakinginandoutof he rroomt otakefoodor
anythingshene eded.Shemades uretocomeout
onlywhe nJe f
fer
ywas n'tanywhe reinsi
ght.
Shehadc omedownstair
stomak ehers
elf
acupof
teaandsometoaste
dbr ead,shewashopi
ngtobe
i
nhe rr
oombe for
ehec ome soutoft
hegym.
"
Hi,goodmorni
ng"s
hegreet
ed,l
ooki
ngaway
f
romJ ef
fer
ywhowasshi
rt
les
sandwaslook
ing
s
e x
yinabadwaywit
hhissweat
ybody.
"Heybabyhowar eyoudoi ngtoday?
"Jef
fer
y
wantedtogetcloser
, butshest
eppedbackt
oput
adist
anc ebet
we e
nt hem. Hedeci
dedtomaint
ain
hisdi
stance.
"hopey ous l
eptwell
?"
"Hmmm,Idi
d.Il
eftsometoas
tedbre
adinthe
micr
owav
efory
ou, i
ncaseyouwantsome"
"Youdi
dn'
thavetobotheryour
sel
f,
Iwasgoi
ngt
o
havebr
eakf
astor
deredforus"
"
Noit'
snothing,s
eeyoul
ater
"Janeimme di
atel
y
r
anupstai
rsbefor
eshedi
dsomethi
ngs t
upid,
li
ke
t
hrowi
ngcaut i
ontot
hewindandkis
singhim.
Bye
veni
ng,
Janewas
n'toutof
herr
oomy
et,
Je f
fer
yhasbe ens
itt
ingi
nt hel
ivi
ngroomever
since,j
ustsohecouldseeherwhenshecame
downs t
air
s.Buti
tseemsasifsheknewhewas
there,andhasref
usedtocomeoutof he
rroom.
Atnoon,hehadtotakeatrayoff
oodandpl
ace
dit
i
nfrontofherdoor
,andshec ameoutt
otak
eit
onl
ywhe nhewasalreadygone.
Whywoulds
heber unningawayf
romhim?Was
thi
sanewwayforhertohealors
omethi
ng?He
deci
dedt
ogointohisroomandseeif
shewoul
d
comeout
.
Barel
yfi
veminutesaft
erJef
fer
ywe ntint
ohisr
oom,
heheardthesoundofJane'
sdoorbeingopened,
andheardhergoingdownst
air
s.Hede ci
dedto
waitf
orhertogetdownstai
rsf
ir
st,
be f
orecoming
out
.
Janewasfamished,s
heneededsomethi
ngtoeat
befores
hediesofhunge
r.Shehasbe
e nwait
ing
patie
ntl
yforJ
e f
feryt
ogobackint
ohisroom,
bef
oreshecameoutofher
s.Shedidn'tk
nowhow
l
ongshewasgoingtoavoi
dhim,butfornowshe
wil
lst
ayoutofhisway,
unti
lshehasthewil
lpower
tot
alkthi
ngsoutwit
hhim.
Sheopene
dthemicrowav
etofi
ndaplateofwhit
e
ri
ceandst
ew.Je
ffe
rymusthav
elef
titther
eforher.
"
I'
mglady
ouhav
ede
cide
dtof
inal
lyc
omeoutof
y
ourr
oom"
JanewasshockedtohearJ
effe
ry'
svoi
cebe
hind
her.
Shethoughthewasinhisr
oom,whydi
dhe
comebackdowns t
air
s?
"
Babewhat
'sgoi
ngon?
"Heas
kedhe
r.
Shesl
owlytur
nedt
ofacehi
m. "I
'mhungry,
soI
deci
dedtocomegets
ome t
hingtoe
at?"Shesai
d,
st
ati
ngtheobvi
ous
.
"
I'
mnott
alk
ingaboutt
hat
,andy
ouk
nowi
t"
"Thenwhatar
eyoutal
ki
ngabout
?"Shewalk
ed
pasthi
mandtookoutabot
tl
eofwaterf
romthe
f
ri
dget
odr
ink
.
Whenthemi c
rowavebeepe
d,indic
atingt
hefood
waswarm, J
anewantedtogetthefoodout,
but
Jef
fer
ystoodinherway.
"
Jef
fwhatar
eyoudoi
ng?
"
"Is
houldbeaski
ngyouthat,whatareyoudoi
ng
babe?Youhav
ebe e
nav oi
dingmes i
nceyougot
backfr
omthehospit
al,
whati sgoi
ngon?"
Thisisthee
xac
tdisc
uss
ionshehasbeentry
ingto
avoid.Howwasshegoi
ngtopull
hers
elfoutoft
his?
"
Jef
f,not
hingi
sgoi
ngon.
I'
mjus
tti
redt
hat
'sal
l"
"Iunderst
andt hatyouareti
red,butwhyhav ey ou
bee navoi
dingme ?
"Jeff
erygotcl
os erbutshe
steppedbac k
,themor ehecamec loser,t
hefurther
shewe nt,
unt i
lshewasbac kedagainstawalland
hadnowhe retor unto.
Jef
fer
ystoodinf
rontofher
,hi
shandspl
ace
don
bot
hs i
deofthewall
,st
ari
ngather
.
"
lookatmepleas
e"heusedhisi
ndexfi
nge
rto
r
aiseherc
hin.
Shehadte
arsineyeswhenshe
l
ookedup."Whyarey
oucryi
ng?"Jef
fer
yaske
d.
"
Idon'
tthi
nkI
candot
hisany
mor
eJe
ffe
ry"
Jef
ferywas
n'tsur
ehehear
dhercl
ear
ly,
probabl
y
hedidn'
thearwel
l."
Whatarey
outal
ki
ngabout?
"
"Youhear
dme ,It
hinkwebothneedabreakfr
om
eachot
her"Janebentdownandpassedunderhi
s
ri
ghtar
m, s
hedidn'tt
rusther
sel
ftos
til
lst
ickt
o
herdec
isi
onbeingtoocl
os et
ohim.
"Idon'
tqui
tef
oll
ow,babewhatdoyoumeanby
wene e
dabreak?
"Heturnedtol
ookathe
rwith
sadnes
sinhi
seyes.
"
Jeff
ery,I
'msorr
ybutI ne
e dsome
timetothink,
to
t
hinkaboutus,i
fIs
til
lwanttodothi
s.Thesepast
f
ewwe ekshavebeenreal
lysomet
hingels
eforme "
"BabyIunder
stand,
Iknowhowyoufee
lbut
pleas
edon'tl
eaveme ,
don'
tle
aveus
.I'
mbeggi
ng
y
oupl
eas
e"
"
No,
Jef
fyoudon'
tunde
rst
and"
"
The
nmak eme,makemeunder
standpl
eas
e..
.
,I
k
nowthos
ekidnappe
rsmus
thavehurty
oubut.
."
"
Butwhat
?ButwhatJ
eff
ery
?,Te
llme
,butwhat
?"
"
Babec
almdowny
ouar
eshout
ing"
"LetmeshoutJef
fery,
letmes hout.Afterall
you
werenottheonethatwaskidnapped, and
const
antlybe
atenbecauseof s
omej e alous
admirer
,doyouhaveanyide awhati twasliket
o
beinthathel
lhol
ewi t
hthoseps yc
hopat hs
?"
Janewal kedcloser,j
abbingherfi
ngeronhisches
t
asshes poke."Iwase l
ectroc
uted,myheadwas
beingconstantlydippedinwater.I
wasflogged
withplanks.Andy oustandtheretel
li
ngmey ou
canunde rs
tand, howabouty outr
ytounde rs
tand
that?
"
J
anet
ookt
hepl
ateof
foods
hewashe
ati
ngup,
andstormedoutofthekit
chen.
Shewasn'
tgoi
ng
toall
owhimtri
vial
iz
et hepai
nshewasf
e e
li
ngj
ust
becausehewantedhertoobeyeve
ryof
hiswhi
m
andde s
ire
.
Jefferyst
oods tar
ingatthes
potwhe r
eJanewas
standingbe f
oreshelef
t.Heknewshehadgone
throughal ot
, i
nthehandsofSandraandheral
li
es,
andal lhejustwanted,wast
ohe l
pherthr
oughher
he al
ingprocess.
Whatwashegoi ngt odo?Ne v erdidhethinkaday
willcomewhe n,
hewoul dbes c
aredof awoman
l
e avi
nghi m,buthe rehewas , prayi
ngandbe ggi
ng
Godnott oallowJ anebr eak-upwi thhi
m. The
thoughtof l
iv
inghi sli
fewithoutJ ane,madeit
diff
icul
tforhimtobr eathe .
Hewasgoi ngtobe
mi s
erablewithouthe r
.
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Aft
erpaci
ngt hek
itchenbackandforth,
thi
nking
aboutdif
fer
entwayst omakeSandraandherc r
azy
cohort
spayforhurti
nghiswoman, andnot
hing
seemedtobepainfulenough.Hedecidedt
otakea
dri
veandc l
earhi
smi nd.
Jeffer
ydrovearoundt heislandpartofLagosfor
closetothreehours
,untilhef oundhimselfi
nfront
of hi
sparents'
house,hedi dn'twanttogobac kto
hisplacejus
tyet.Hewas n'tsurewhathewoul ddo,
i
f hege t
sthere,
andfindsJ anes t
il
lhi
dinginhe r
room. Sohedrovein.
Whenhegotins i
det hehouse,thehousekeeper
t
oldhi
mhi sfatherhadr et
ire
dfort heni
ght.Hewas
t
heonlyoneathome ,
ashismot herhadtr
avell
ed
wi
thEri
catoI ndi
af orhersurge
r y,
whichwasgoing
t
obedonet hene xtday.
"
Wouldyoul
ikemetogotoyourf
athe
r'sr
oomand
i
nfor
mthaty
ouarearound?
"Thei
rhousekee
per
as
kedJ
eff
erywi
thc
onc
ern.
"No,don'
tdi
stur
bhi
m,I
woul
dbel
eav
ings
oon
anyway"
"
Alr
ight
,woul
dyoul
ik
emet
oge
tyouany
thi
ng?
"
"Nah, j
ustdoy ourthi
ng, pretendI'
mnote v
en
here"Jefferywalkedtothebal cony,t
hec ool
eveningbr e
e z
egre et
edhi sface,t
hemome nthe
opene dthedoor .Chri
stmaswasi nfewday sand
thewhol ehous e
,bothint er
iorandexter
iorwas
adornedi nChris
tmasde c or
ations.
Hes atononeof t
hechairs,asme mor i
esof his
chil
dhoodc amebackt ohim; bythisti
me ,himand
Eri
cawoul dhavebeenpr actic
ingChristmasc arol
songstos i
ngtothei
rpare ntsonChr i
stmas
morning,asitwasatradi
t i
ont heyhadf or
me d
overtheyears.WhenDe l
eandAni t
ajoinedt he
family,
itbecameevenmor efun.
Whe
nthe
ywe
ren'
tre
cit
ingc
arol
s,t
heywoul
dbei
n
thekit
chenpract
ici
ngc ook
iesre
cipeswhichEr
ica
hadlearnt
,fr
omt hefoodchannelonTV,mostof
whichusuall
ycameoutt as
tel
ess,orhavi
nga
funnytast
ewhichisnowherenearthetast
eofa
cookie
.
Thi
sisgoi
ngtobethefi
rstChris
tmashewouldbe
spendi
ngwit
houthiss
ist
e randmother
.Jef
feryl
eft
ateardr
oponhischeek,
whi chhequi
ckl
ycleaned
off
.
"
Car
efors
omec
ompany
?"
Jef
fer
yturnedtofi
ndhi
sfat
herst
andingwi
thhi
s
handsneatl
ytuck
edinhi
srobepocke
t s
.
"
Dad,
Ithoughty
ouwe
res
lee
ping?
"
"
Nah,Iwasjustly
ingdown,I
wasfi
ndingdi
ffi
cul
t
t
osl
eep"hisfathert
ookachai
randsatbes
idehi
m.
"
Arey
ouhav
ingi
nsomni
aors
ome
thi
ng?
"
"I
t'
shardtosl
eeponanemptybed,
whenyour
motheri
snotaround.
Don'
teve
rtel
lhe
rIs
aid
t
hat
"hewar
ned.
"
Yourse
cretiss
afewi
thme
"Je
ffe
rymadeas
ignof
z
ippi
nghisl
ips.
"
Whatbr
ingsy
ouhe
re,
byt
hist
imeof
theni
ght
?"
"
Nothi
ng,I
wentoutf
oradr
iveandde
cide
dto
s
topby"
"Mmmmmmm, youonl
ydothatwhe
nyouar
e
worr
iedabouts
omethi
ng"
"
Dowhat
?"
"Youonlygooutforadri
v ewheny ouareworri
ed
aboutsome t
hing.Sowhatbothersyoumys on?"
Hisf
atherlookedathi
m, awai
tinghisre
sponse.
"
I'
mfi
nedad,
it'
snot
hingt
owor
ryy
our
sel
fabout
"
"I
'myourfat
her,i
t'
smydutyt
oworryabouty
ou.
Nomatterhowbigyouthi
nky
ouhavegrown,as
l
ongasI'
ms ti
ll
ali
ve,y
ouares
til
lmyli
tt
leboy"
"
Dad.
.
..I
'mdoi
ngok
ay"
"Doyouwantsomethingt
odri
nk?I
tseemsweare
goi
ngtosit
ti
nghereforawhi
le
,wemightaswel
l
bondoverabott
leofwine
"
"
Iwil
lgogetusabott
lef
romt
hewinecell
ar"
J
eff
erymadeanatte
mpttost
andup,buthi
sfat
her
s
toppedhi
m.
"Don'
twor ryyours
e l
f,I
willgogeti
tmysel
f,
it'
smy
winecel
larafteral
l"hi
sfatherst
ooduptogoge t
t
hewine, andfe wminuteslat
erhecamebackwith
abott
leof brandyi
ns t
ead,andtwoglas
ses.
"
Ideci
dedwegofors
omebrandyins
tead"hi
s
f
athe
ropenedt
hedri
nkandpoure
ds omeintothe
t
woglass
es,
bef
orehandi
ngoneovertoJef
fery
.
"
Dad,
Ithoughtmumsai
dthedoc
tort
oldy
ounot
t
ohav
ebr andyany
more
?"
Hisf
athe
rwavedoffhi
sconcer
n" ohpleas
eleave
yourmothe
randthatdoct
oralone,whatdoe
she
knowanyway?Hewantstote
ac hmehowt oleav
e
myl i
febecauseofsomestupi
dbookher e
adin
school.
Doe sheknowhowl ongI
hav ebeent
aki
ng
brandy?"Hisfat
hertookasi
pofhisdri
nkasi
fto
spit
ethedoc t
or.
"
Butdad,youk
nowmumwi llbef
uri
ousi
fshe
f
indsouty
ouwerehav
ingbr
andy?"
"
That
'si
fshef
indsout
,whoi
sgoi
ngt
ote
llhe
r?
Y
ou?"
"Nos ir"Jef
fer
ykne wbett
ernott
or e
portanythi
ng
hisfatherdoestohismother,
becausehi
sfather
willendupde nyingit
,andthenmakeJeff
erylook
stupid.
"Good,
nowtel
lmewhati
tist
hatbot
her
syou,
womanprobl
emIas
sume?"
"Ye
sDad"J
eff
eryt
oldhisfat
her,
all
thathasbee
n
goi
ngonbet
weenhimandJ aneandhows he
wantst
obr
eakupwithhim.
"
Ithi
nky
ous
houl
djus
tle
the
rbef
ornow,
youand
Iknows hehasbe e
nthroughalotrecent
ly,and
onlyherknowsandbe arsthepainsofwhatshe
wasde al
twith,i
nthehandsof thoseki
dnappers.
Soifshewant st
otakesome ti
meof ft
othink
thi
ngsthrough,thenIt
hinkyous houl
dlether"
"
Butdad,
whati
fshedoes
n'twantmeagai
naf
ter
t
hat
?Whatif
shedeci
dest
oleaveme?"
"The
n,youwil
lhavetolethergo,onethi
ngIwant
youtoknowson,i
sthat;
y oucan'tf
orc
elove.
Whenyoutryt
oforceit
,thenit'
snolongerl
ove"
Thatni
ght,
Jeff
e r
yandhisfat
herdi
scus
se dint
o
theni
ghtunti
ltheyfi
nis
hedthebot
tl
eof brandy
andfee
lasl
eepont hei
rseats
.
Jef
ferywok euptothesoundof s
ome onesnori
ng,
heope nedhiseyest
oseee ver
ywhe r
ewasge t
ti
ng
bri
ght.Heche ck
edhiswatchands aw;i
twas
al
readysixinthemorni
ng.Hewok ehi
sfat
herwho
wasstil
lsnori
ngoffonhischai
r.
"Don'
ttel
lmewesleptoff
her
e?"Hisfatheras
ked
ashewipedhi
sfac
ewi t
hthebackofhispalm.
"
Yeswedi
d,goodmor
ningDad"
"Goodmor ni
ngmys on,wellIguess,I
willj
usthav
e
togot omyroomandc onti
nues lee
ping.It
'sa
goodt hi
ngyourmot heri
snotar ound,if
not ,
I
woul dn'
thaveheardthelastofthis
"hisfather
staggere
dofftohisroomashes poke.
Jef
fer
ygotbac
ktohi
spl
acetofi
ndJanesi
tt
ing
downononeofthec
hai
rsi
ntheli
vi
ngroom.
"
Goodmorni
ng"hegr
eet
edashewal
kedpas
the
r
t
ogoups
tair
s.
"
Andwhe
redoy
out
hinky
ouar
ecomi
ngf
rom?
"
"
NotnowJ
ane
,pl
eas
e"
"I
wasworri
edsi
ckaboutyoual
lthr
oughtheni
ght,
wonder
ingwher
eyouwe r
e,andyoucomebackto
t
ellmenotnow?
"
"Y
oucoul
dhavec
all
ed,
the
nIwoul
dhav
etol
dyou
wher
eIwas"
"
Andyouthi
nkIdi
dn'
tdot
hat
?Yourphonewas
s
wit
chedoff
!"
Jef
fer
yhadcomple
tel
yforgott
enhisphonebatt
ery
haddied,
andhedi
dn'
tr e
me mbertochargei
t,
whil
ehewasathi
sparents'
house.
"
I'
msor
ry,
Ifor
gotmybat
ter
ywasde
ad"
"
Whe
rewe
rey
ouJ
eff
ery
?"
"
Iwaswit
hmyf
athe
r"J
eff
erys
tar
tedc
li
mbi
ngt
he
s
tai
rs.
"
Wene
edt
otal
k"
"Ik
now,Ij
ustne
edt
oqui
ckl
yshowe
r.I
wil
lbe
downshor
tl
y"
WhenJ e
ffe
rywasdonehavi
nghisbat
h,hec
ame
backdownstai
rsandmetJ
aneinthesamespothe
hadlef
ther.
"
Befor
eyous ayanythi
ng,I
jus
twantyout
oknow,I
t
rul
yunderst
andt heneedf
oryoutot
akeabr
eak
f
romus,andy ouhavemysupport
"
"Thanky
ou,
Ijus
tne
eds
ome
timet
othi
nk,
that
's
all
"
'
'Whatdoesthatme
anf
orus
?Ar
eyoubr
eak
ingup
ors
ome thi
ng?''
'
'No,notatal
l,
I'
mnotbreak
ingupwit
hy ou.Ij
ust
wanttogoawayfromal
loft
heseandheal,t
hat'
s
al
l.
"It
otal
lyunde
rst
and"J
eff
erypul
ledhe
rinf
ora
hug.
"
Iwi
l
lbel
eav
ingf
ormys
ist
er'
spl
acet
omor
row"
"
Alri
ght
,nopr
obl
em.Jane
?"Hec
all
edhe
rashe
s
til
lhel
dheri
nahug.
"
YesJ
eff
?"
"
The
re'
ssome
thi
ngy
oune
edt
oknow"
"
Whati
sthat
?"
"
Imi
ghthav
eat
hir
tee
nye
arol
dson"
______
__________
___
It'
sbe ent woday ssinc eJ anel ef
tL agosandc ame
bac ktoEnugut obewi thhe rfami l
y .Sinces he
arri
v ed,hers i
sterandhe rhus bandhav ebee n
mak ings ureshewasc omf ortable,andhad
eve r
ythings hene ede d.All s
hedoe siswak eup,
takehe rbat h,eat,takehe rme dicationsandr es
t.
Shewas n'tall
owe dt odoany thi
ng, note ven
swe ephe rroom, he rs i
sterins i
ste
ds her e
sts ,
and
all
owe i
the rher,ort heirhous ehe lpt odot he
cleaning.
SheonlyspokewithJ e
ffe
r ythefi
rstdays hegot
here,
tolethimknows hehadar riv
e d.Ands i
nc e
then,
theyhaven'tspokent oeachot her.
Shet old
himshene ededabreakfrome verything,inc
luding
cal
ls,
andhehasbe e nrespecti
ngthat .
Amak aal
re adytoldheraboutMarthaandSandr a'
s
i
nvolveme ntintheirki
dnap.Shekne wJeff
erywas
tr
yingtohidei tf
romhe r.
Shedoe sn'
treal
lyblame
hi
m, shekne whemus tbefeel
ingguil
tyoverhis
housekeepe randse c
ret
ary'
sinvol
v e
me nti
nhe r
ki
dnap.
Shehasbe ent r
yinghe rbestnottothinkabouthi s
suppose dthirteenyearolds on.I
fhet rul
yhasa
son,thenwoul dthataffectthei
rrel
at i
onship?If
theychoos et ogetmar ri
ed, t
hatautomat ic
ally
mak eshe ras te
pmot hertotheboy,notj ustany
boy,butat hirteenye arol
d. Howwass he
supposedt oas sumet heroleofas t
epmot he rt
o
suchagr ownupc hi
ld?Andwhatof thebaby
mama?Shei sde f
ini
te l
ygoingtobeac onstant
fact
orint heirli
ves,howwass hesuppos edt odeal
withallof t
hat ?
"Y
ouknowy oucan'
tcont
inuetr
eat
ingme,l
ik
eI'
m
ababy
?"Janesaidt
oDami af
teraf
rui
tl
ess
ar
gumentonwhe
the
rornots
hes
houl
ddot
he
di
she
s.
"
YesIc
an,youar
estil
lmybabysi
ste
r,e
veni
fyou
l
ik
etothi
nkandactothe
rwi
se"
Janeknewshewasr ef
err
ingt
ohe rl
eavi
ngf or
Lagos
,andref
usingtocomebackhome ,orask
Damiandherhusbandforanyfi
nanci
alhelp,eve
n
whenshebadlyneededit
.
"Lookatyou,youhavereal
lyl
ostsomuchweight
"
Dami t
urnedJanearoundasshespoke
. "
Youare
notevensupposedtoste
poutof y
ourroom,
becauseyoureal
lyl
ookfeeble
"
"
I'
mfi
ne,
youne
ednotwor
ry"
"Yousti
ll
haven'
ttoldmewhathappe ne
dtoyou,
whydoy ouhavesomuc hmarksonyourbody?
Though,Iunder
standi
fyoudon'twanttot
alk
about"
Whe
nshec
amebac
k,J
anedi
dn'
tte
llhe
rfami
ly
any
thi
ngabouthe
rki
dnap,
andt
heyne
veras
ked.
"
Canwetalk
?"Janeas
kedDami
whowasl
ook
ing
i
nte
ntl
yather.
"
Sur
e,l
et'
sgot
othes
itt
ingr
oom"
"
Canwegot
oyourr
oomi
nst
ead?J
ustl
ik
eol
d
t
imes
?"
Backthen,whent
heyjus
tescapedfr
omt he
Okafor
s,andmovedtoEnugu,wheneverJanewas
havi
ngapr obl
em,Damiwil
lalwayst
akehe ri
nto
herbedroomandtheywouldtal
kaboutit
.
"Sur
e,whynot
?"Damil
ooke
dr e
all
yhappyJ
ane
wantedt
obondli
keol
dtimes
.
Whe ntheygott
oDami'sr
oom, t
heysatonher
hugek i
ngsiz
edbed."
Sowhats eemstobethe
proble
m? "Damias
ked,asthe
ybot hs
atcross
ed-
l
egsont hebed.
"
Fir
stI
wouldl
iketoapol
ogi
ze,
fornotk
eepi
ngin
t
ouchwit
hyouall
thesewhi
l
e.Iknowhowyou
real
lyt
riedf
orustost
il
lst
ayint
ouchaf
terI
lef
t,
butIkeptse
veri
ngourrel
ati
ons
hip"
"Whatar
eyoutal
kingabout?It'
sfi
neJane.
The
mostimpor
tantt
hingisthatyouareher
enow,you
don'
tknowhowhappyI amthatyouhavef
inal
ly
deci
dedtocomevisi
t,andspendsometimewith
us"
"NoDami,Ineedtogetthi
sof
fmyc hes
t,Ial
ways
r
e s
entedyouforsendi
ngmetothatther
apist
,
whenIwashav i
ngdiff
ic
ult
ysl
eepi
ngbe caus
eof
mynightmare
s "
"Butwhy ?I
wasonlytry
ingtohe l
pyouover
come
thetraumaofwhathappenedt oyouatt
he
Okafors,
andwhe nyousai
dy ouwantedtost
op
seei
nghim, I
didn'
tfor
ceyout ogoback"
"
Thet
her
api
str
ape
dme
"
"
Hedi
dwhat
?How?
"
"
Dur
ingoneof
mys
ess
ionswi
thhi
m,he
hypnot
ize
dandrape
dme
.ThatwaswhyI
stoppe
d
goingt
oseehi
m"
'
'
Whydi
dn'
tyous
ayany
thi
ng?
''
'
'I
twast
hatper
iodyoul
ostyourf
ir
stpregnanc
y,I
di
dn'
twantt
obringupanot
hersadtal
e''
"
I'
ms osorry
,Inev
erk ne
waboutt
his
,if
Ihad
k
nownI wouldneverhaveas
kedy
outogoseehi
m
i
nthefi
rstpl
ace"
"AndI'
ms or
ryforbl
ami
ngy
out
oo,
bec
aus
enone
ofitwasy
ourfault
"
"Ial
wayshadaf e el
ingyouresentedmef or
somethi
ng, butInev e
rthoughtitwasbec aus
eof
t
his,Is
til
lthinkthat'
snottheonl yt
hingyour es
ent
meforthough, t
he r
ei ss
ome t
hinge l
se,i
sn't
t
he r
e?"
J
anenodde
d.
"
The
nwhati
sit
?"
"DeepdownI al
wayst
houghty
ouusedmeto
achi
eveyourdesi
reof
havi
ngMr.Ok
afork
il
led"
"
Why?Becaus
eIgav
eyout
hatk
nif
etopr
ote
ct
y
our
sel
f?
"
"
Yes
"
"I'
ms orry,Igavey out hatk nif
e,Isawthewayy ou
suff
e rede ac hnightthatmons terrapedy ou,Ionly
me antf ory outopr otec tyoursel
f wi
thit.Ikeptone
formy sel
fthatni ghttoo, j
us ti
nc asehec amet o
myr oom. Af t
erwhathappe nedtoPe ace,Ikne w
wene ededt odos ome thing, i
fnot,wewe r
egoing
toe ndupj ustli
k eshedi d"Dami wascryingass he
spok e."Doy outhink ,
I don'tfeelguil
ty,everyti
me
youhav ethos ey ournight maree pis
ode s
?I did,
andt hegui ltalway satemeup, t
hatwaswhyI
i
ns i
s t
e dyouv i
sitedat he r
apist,i
twast heonlyway ,
IthoughtI couldhe lp"
"
I'
msor
ryIbl
amedyouall
theseyear
s,f
or
s
omet
hingt
hatwas
n'ty
ourfault
"
"
AndI'
msor
ry,
Imadeyouk i
ll
Mr.
Okaf
or,
andal
so
s
enty
outot
hatthe
rapi
st"
"
Doesthatmeanwecanhugnow?"J
aneas
ked,
s
tre
tchi
ngoutherar
mforahug.
"De
finit
ely
"Damic
amec
los
erandhugge
dJane
."I
mis
se dyousomuc
h"
"
Met
oo,
I'
msor
ryI
stay
edawayf
ors
olong"
"Pl
eas
edon'teverstayawayfort
hatlongagain"
Damipul
ledoutof f
romthehug,"nowt hatwe
havet
hatoutoft
heway ,
soareyougoingt ote
ll
mewhathappene dtoyou?Andthecaus eofal
l
the
seinj
uri
esony ourbody?
"
"
It'
sal
ongs
tor
y,whe
redoI
star
tfr
om?
"
"Wel
l.
..
..i
t'
sagoodthingIdon'
thav
eanywhe
re
I
'mgoingthismor
ning,soyoucans
tar
tfr
omthe
begi
nning"
Janet
oldDamieve
rythi
ngthathasbe
en
happe
ningtohe
r,r
ightf
romwhe nTaniac
amei
nto
thepicture,
andhowshewask i
dnappedby
Timothy .
ThenhowsheandAmak agotki
dnapped
thesecondt i
mebyJef
fery
'shouse
keeperandhe
r
chil
dren,andnow,Je
ffe
ry'ss
upposedthi
rtee
n
yearoldson.
"
Whe w.
."Dami
blewout,"
thatsee
msl i
keawhol
e
l
ot,
tohappent
ojustoner
elat
ionshi
p"
"Mypointe
xactl
y,i
t'
sasi
fever
ythi
nghasbe
en
agai
nstusri
ghtf
romthever
yfi
rstdaywedeci
ded
tobeinarel
ati
onshi
p"
"Wel
l,l
iket
heyalwayssay,'
lovei
sli
keabatt
le
f
iel
d',
sometimesyoujusthavetof
ightf
ort
hat
whi
chy oul
ove"
"ButDami,Ihavebeenfi
ghti
ngthi
sbat
tleeve
r
si
nce,Ihaveevenexhaust
edall
theweaponsinmy
ars
enal,honest
lyI
'mtire
d"
"
Soar
eyouj
ustgoi
ngt
ogi
veup?J
ustl
ik
ethat
?"
"
Idon'
tknowany
mor
e"
"It
hink,y
ouaremak i
ngthisonl
yaboutyours
elf
,
haveyoueverst
oppedtothinkandasky
our s
elf
howJ ef
fer
yfeel
sinal
loftheset
oo?Ordoy ou
thi
nknoneof t
hesehasbeenaff
ecti
nghi
m? "
Truly
,Janehasn'
teverconsi
deredhowJ ef
feryf
elt
.
Shehasbe ensose
lfabsorbe
dinherpains,s
he
di
dn'treal
izehemightbepassi
ngthroughhisown
painstoo.
"Relat
ionshi
pinvol
vesalotofhardwork,
andyou
mus tbereadytoputint
henec ess
arywork
r
e quir
ed,because,
it'
snotal
way sgoi
ngtober
osy"
'
'
Youdohav
eapoi
nt'
'Janec
onc
urr
edwi
thDami
.
"Whe nyoutoldJeff
eryallabouty ourpas t
,he
acceptedyounotwiths t
anding,hedi dn'tj
udge
you,anddidn'tl
eavey oube causeof i
t.Helov ed
youstil
l.I
ftr
ulyhehasas on, li
kehet ol
dy ou. Then
that
'shisownbaggage ,yous houldn'tl
eav ehim
becauseofit
.Afte
rallheac ceptedy ouwi t
hy ours"
Damipaus
ed,
andt
ookouthe
rbi
blef
romunde
r
thepi
ll
ow.
"Haveyouf or
got tenwhatt hebookof 1cori
nt hians
13verse7,says?L ov ebear sallthings,beli
e vesall
thi
ngs,andhope t
hal l
things.L ook ,t
hef i
rstv erse
evensays;loveisnots el
fi
s h.Yourl oveshoul dn't
bease l
fi
shoneJ ane .Becaus eif y
out hinky ouar e
theonlyonewhoi sal l
owe dtobr i
ngi n
i
mpe rf
e c
tionsintot her e
lat i
ons hi
p, whilehei sto
remainperfect,t
he nt hat'syoube ingselfi
sh, and
youarenotbe ingf airtohim"
Janesatt her
eont hebe d,dige s
tingeverythi
ngher
si
sterjustsai
dtohe r,neverdi dshethinkhe r
acti
onst owardsJeff
e rywasas el
fis
hone .All
she
haseve rdonewast hinkabouthe rsel
f,
andnot
whathewant edorwasgoi ngt hrough.Me anwhi
le
shealway scamefirstinall
hisde c i
si
ons.She
i
mme diatel
yfel
tashame dof herself
.
"
OhmyGod,
Ine
vers
awi
tfr
omt
hispe
rspe
cti
ve,
whatdoI
donow?
"
"Youc
anstartbycal
li
nghi
m, andt
alki
ngthi
ngs
outwi
thhim,Iknowyoubothhaven'
tbee
nt al
ki
ng,
si
nceyougothere"
Janequi
ckl
ypic
ke dupherphonetocal
lJef
fer
y.
Hepicke
dupont hefi
rstr
ing,
butitwas
n'tJ
eff
ery
whoansweredt
hec al
l,
itwasalady.
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"
Hel
lo,
whoi
sthi
s?"J
aneas
kedi
nshoc
k.
"
Hel
lo,
youmustbeJane,
becaus
eIc
ans
eeJ
eff
rey
s
ave
dyournumberasbae"
"
YesI
am,
andwhoamI
spe
aki
ngwi
th?
"
"Thisi
sJosephi
ne,Jef
fer
y'scousi
n.Ihavehear
dso
muc haboutyoufr
omJ ef
fery
, andIhavebee
n
dyingtospeakt
oy ou"
"Oh,hiJos
ephi
ne ,
goodmorning,
"Janel
etoutthe
breat
h,shedi
dn'tknowshehasbeenhol
ding.
'
'Hopethethi
ngsyouheardaboutmearegood
thi
ngs?'
'
'
'Theydef
ini
tel
yar
e,y
ouar
eal
lJe
ffe
ryt
alk
s
about'
'
"
Whatar
eyoudoingwit
hmyphone
,Joe?"Jane
c
oul
dhearJe
ffe
ry'sv
oic
eatt
heback
ground.
"
Ihav
efi
nal
lys
pok
ent
ohe
r"t
hegi
rls
aidgl
eef
ull
y.
"
Hel
lo"c
ameJ
eff
ery
'shus
kyv
oic
e.
"
Hel
loJ
eff
"
"Babe?"Jef
fer
yquic kl
ylookedatt hecal
lerID,
whichhedidn'
te v
enbot hertoc heckwhe nhetook
t
hephonef romhisc ousi
n."Hi,howar eyou?Are
youok ay
?Howi syourhe al
th"Je f
fer
yspok ever
y
f
as t
,Janehadtoresistt
heur getolaugh.Itwasas
i
f hewastry
ingtosaye very
thingatonc e
,be f
ore
shechangedhermi ndande nde dthecall
.
"
Somanyque
sti
onsatonc
e,I
'mdoi
ngf
ine
"
"I
'msor
ry,
it'
sjus
tthatI
hav
emi
sse
dyous
omuc
h
babe
"
"
AndI
mis
syout
oo,
howi
syourf
ami
ly
?"
"The
yarefine,
mymom' syoungers
ist
erandher
fami
lyar
ehe r
etospendChri
stmaswit
hI andmy
dad.Howisyours
ist
er?
"
"
Shei
sfi
ne"
Theybothpause
dforawhil
e,bot
hwai
ti
ngf
ort
he
otherpe
rsontospe
akfi
rst
.
"Whydon'
tyoudrop,l
etmecal
lyoubac
k?"Jef
fer
y
ask
ed,af
terape
riodofunc
omfort
abl
esil
enc
e.
"Noit
'sokay,I
haveenoughai
rt
ime
"if
shewas
goi
ngtodot hi
s,t
henshewoul
dhavet
odoitwi
th
herai
rti
me .
"
Jef
f,I
'ms
orr
yforhowI
reac
tedl
ate
ly"
"
Nobabe
,youdon'
thav
etoapol
ogi
ze"
"Pl
easeall
owmef i
nis
h,allt
hesewhi l
e,I
have
beenthi
nkingonlyaboutmy sel
f,andnot
consi
deri
nghowy ouwe refeel
ingtoo.Ik
nowt his
peri
odhasn'tbeeneasyforyoutoo.SoI'
mc all
ing
tosayI'
ms orr
yforbeingaself
c e
nt e
redgir
lf
ri
end"
"Babe,I
don'tblameyouinanyoft
he s
e,I
trul
y
unders
tandthatyouhavebeenthr
oughalot,
and
i
t'snor
mal f
oryoutoreactt
hewayy oudi
d"
"
Butst
il
l,
Ishoulds
til
lnotdi
sregar
dy ourf
eel
ings
,
f
romnowon, I
promisetoal
way sst
opand
c
onsi
derhowy ouf
eelatal
lti
me s"
"
That
'ss
oswe
etof
you,
thank
s"
"
Noneedtot
hankme,y
oudoitf
ormeal
lthet
ime
,
i
t'
shi
ghti
mesomeonecar
edf
oryou"
"
Now,
Ife
ell
ik
eababy
"
Janec
ouldtellhewassmil
ingfromhi svoi
ce."Y
es,
youar
emybaby .Nowtel
lmeal laboutyourday
andal
lthathasbe e
nhappeningtoy ouall
these
whi
le
?"
'
'
Ihav
ebe
engoodbabe
''
'
'
I'mser
iousJ
eff
,Ineedyoutotel
lmehowyou
t
rul
yfe
el.Noneedtohideyourf
eel
ings
''
"Wel
l,as
idet
hefac
tthaty
oul
eftmet
oce
lebr
ate
Chr
ist
masalone
?"
"
Yes
,as
idet
hat
"
Jef
fer
ytoldJaneev ery
thi
ngt hathasbeengoi
ng
onwithhimandhi sfamil
y.Incl
udinghowhis
si
ster
'ss
urgerywass ucces
sful,andhis
tr
oubles
omel i
ttl
ec ousi
nswhok eepbuggi
nghi
m
total
ktohisf
iancée.
Hehasbe e
nfindingi
thardtofi
ndanews e
cre
tar
y,
becaus
ehec ouldn'
tgethi
ms e
lftot
rus
tsomeone
el
se,af
terwhatSandraandhermotherdi
dtoJane.
'
'
Isti
ll
can'tbel
iev
eMar
thac
oul
ddos
ome
thi
ng
l
ik
ethat'
'Janesai
d.
'
'Metoo,andthatIne
verkne
wshewasSandr
a's
mother,
sti
llbaf
fl
esme '
'
'
'
The
ywe
res
ogoodathi
dingi
t'
'
'
'BabeI'
mt rul
ysorr
y,f
oral
lyous
uff
ere
dint
he
handsofthosecr
uelpeopl
e''
'
'Y
ouhaveapol
ogi
zede
nough,
let
'sj
ustputal
lthat
behi
ndus
''
"
Imi
ssy
oubabe
,Ir
eal
lywi
shy
ouwe
rehe
re"
"Metoo,butyouwi
llagr
eewi
thmet
hatwebot
h
needthi
stimeapar
t"
"Y
e ah,
youhav
eapoi
nt,
jus
tcomebac
ksoon
okay?"
'
'
Youc
anbe
t,I
wil
l'
'
"
Alr
ightby
e,I
lov
eyou"
"
Ilov
eyout
oo"
'
'
eumum..
.
.'
'Damidramati
cal
lyc
lear
sherthroat
.
J
anehadt
otal
lyf
orgot
tenDamiwassti
ll
inthe
r
oomwi
thhe
r.'
'Sohowdi
ditgo?
''
'
'
Wel
l.
.wear
est
il
li
nlov
ewi
the
achot
her
''
J
aneandJ ef
fer
ycontinue
dtotalkont hephone
e
ve r
yday,theytal
kedabouteveryt
hing,fr
omhow
t
heirdaywe nt,
toeveryothe
rthingtheycould
t
hinkof.Some t
imestheyhadvideocalls
,orj
ust
v
oicecall
s.
'
'Bae,whe
nareyoucomingback?beingawayfr
om
you,i
sbecomi
ngunbearabl
e''
Jeff
erycomplai
ned
duri
ngoneoft
heirv
ideocal
ls.
'
'
Soonbaby
,Iwi
ll
bebac
ksoon'
'
'
'Thati
swhaty ouhavebeensayi
ngforthepas
t
twowe eks
, nowweareinanewy ear
,andIhaven'
t
seenyousincethey
earbegun.Pl
easejustc
ome
backalr
eady '
'
'
'
Pat
ienc
e,I
wil
lbebac
kbe
for
eyouk
nowi
t'
'
WhatJ
eff
erydi
dn'
tknow,wasthat
;Jane
'sbags
wer
ealr
eadypack
edforhert
otrav
elbackt
oL agos
t
hene
xtday
.Shewaspl
anni
ngons
urpr
isi
nghi
m.
Thenextday,Damiandhe rhusbandt ookJaneto
theair
portt
oc at
chherfl
ight.Theyinsis
teds he
trav
eledbyair
,andboughthe rfl
ightti
cketforher
.
Whe ni
twastimeforherde part
ure,shesaid
goodbyetothem,andboar dedtheplane.
Janearr
ivedLagosby1 2noon,shetookherthi
ngs
toherapartment,
Amak awasalre
adyatwork .
So
shedeci
de dtounpac k
,fre
shenedupandor dered
fors
omef ood,whichshede ci
dedtotakewithher
andpayJ ef
feryasurpri
sevis
iti
nhisoffi
ce.
Whe nshegottohisoff
icepremis
es,sheme thi
s
manage rattheentr
ance,whotoldherJeff
eryj
ust
fi
nishedhavingame et
ing.Shenoti
cedhehas
gottenane wsecre
tary
, ayoungmant hi
sti
me
around.
"
Goodaf
ter
noon,
I'
mhe
ret
ose
eMr
.Je
ffe
ry"
"
Goodaf
ter
noonma'
am,
yournamepl
eas
e,and
doy
ouhav
eanappoi
ntme
nt?
''
"
No,
mynamei
sJane
;yourbos
s'sf
ianc
ée'
'
Theyoungman' sc
ountenance,
immediat
elyl
itup
whenher eal
iz
edwhoJ anewas."I
'msorr
yma'am,
Idi
dn'tknow.I'
mne where,I
justs
tar
tedworking
her
etoday "
"
It'
sok
ay,
isJ
eff
inhi
sof
fi
ce?
"
"
Yesma'am,wouldy
oul
ik
emet
ole
thi
mknow
y
ouarearound?
''
"
No,
Iwoul
dli
ket
osur
pri
sehi
m''
Janewalk
edintoJe
ffe
ry'sof
fi
ceandf
oundhi
m
kneadi
nghist
emple,l
ikehealway
sdoeswhe
nev
er
hewasstr
essedout
.
"Dotun,pl
easeI
ne e
dt otak
eabreak,hol
dallmy
cal
ls"hi
seyeswereclose
dashespoke,Janestood
atthedooradmir
ingherhardwor
kingfi
ancé.
"
Wel
l,
Icameatt
her
ightt
imet
hen,
bec
aus
eI
br
oughty
oul
unc
h''
Jef
fer
ydi
dn'tne
edtos
econdguesst
hevoi
ce,he
qui
ckl
yspr
angupfr
omhisseat
,andrus
hedtohug
her
.
"OhGod,t
hishadbett
e rnotbeadr
eam"hes
aid
asheal
mostcrushe
dJ aneinahug.
"
Noi
t'
snotadr
eam"J
anel
aughe
d
"
Ohbabeyouaretr
ulyhe
re"Je
ffer
yli
ft
edhe
rof
f
t
hef
loor
,andspunherar
oundhisof
fi
ce.
"
Jef
f,whatar
eyoudoi
ng?Putmedown"
"Andletyououtofmysight
?Noway "J
eff
e r
ywas
sti
ll
carry
ingher,
whe nhecal
ledhi
ssecr
etaryand
askedhimtoholdall
hiscal
ls
.
"
Whydidn'
tyoutel
lmeyouwerecoming?
"Jeff
ery
s
atdownonthecouchi
nhisof
fi
ce,andpl
ace
d
J
aneonhisl
aps.
"
Iwant
edt
osur
pri
sey
ou"J
anebe
ntdownand
ki
ssedhi
m.Jef
feryf
rame dherf
acei
nhi
shandsas
hetookpos
ses
sionofthekis
s.
"BabyIbr
oughtl
unch"Janesai
dbreaki
ngaway
fr
omt heki
ss,
sheknewsheneededtostop
becauses
hewasalre
adygett
ingwetfr
omt hek
iss
.
"YouarethefoodIneedr
ightnow"Jef
fer
y
re
c l
aimedherlipswi
thhi
s.Janemoanedsof
tl
yas
herhandsfre
e l
yroamedhisches
t.
"
Baby…"Je
ffe
rygr
oanedoutashek
iss
edhe
rne
ck.
"
Inee
dyousobadl
y,baby
"
"Thent
akemealr
eady
"Janec
ouldn'thol
dher
sel
f
anymor
e,shes
tar
tedt
ounbut
tonhisshir
t.
Theyendeduphav i
ngaquick
ieinhisoffi
ce,aft
er
which,
theyhadlunchtoge
therandJ ef
fer
yhadt o
cl
oseearl
yfort
heday ,
anddrovehe rtohisplace,
wherehemades weet,
andpassionatelovetoher.
Thenextmor
ning,J
anewokeuptothesmell
of
bacon,
sheopenedhere
yesandnot
icedJe
ffer
y
wasn'ti
nbe d.
Shegrabbedhisshir
twhichthey
hadtossedonthefl
ooralongwithotheroft
hei
r
cl
othi
ng, i
nthest
eamof passi
onthee v
e ni
ng
bef
ore .
Sheworetheshir
t,andwalkedbar
efooti
ntot
he
kit
chenandfoundJ ef
fer
ytur
nings
omebac onon
thegas.
'
'Goodmor ni
nghandsome '
'Shetwis
tedherhai
r
aroundherfi
nger
s.Li
keanironbeingdrawntoa
magne t
,Jef
fer
yimme di
atel
yabandonedwhathe
wasdoingandwe ntt
okissher.
'
'
Mor
ningbe
aut
if
ul,
howwasy
ourni
ght
?''
J
anedi
dn'tanswer
,ins
teadshetookof
ftheshi
rt
s
hewashavingon,
anddr oppe
ditonthefl
oor.
'
'Shit'
'Jef
fer
yqui
cklyturnedofft
hegascooke
r,
andlift
edJaneof
fthefloor.Heplac
edheronthe
ki
t c
henisl
andwherethe ybothhadamind
blowingsex.
'
'
Jeff
..
?'
'Janewhi
sper
edastheybot
hlayont
he
k
itc
henfl
oorcat
chi
ngthe
irbre
ath.
'
'
Yesbaby
?''
'
'
Let
'sge
tmar
ri
edne
xtmont
h''
"
What
?ar
eyous
eri
ous
?''
"
Yes
,le
t'sge
tmar
ri
edne
xtmont
h''
"Y
ouknowI hav
en'
tre
sol
vedt
hei
ssueof
mys
on
wit
hLaur
etha?'
'
"I
don'tcar
e,i
fhetur
nsoutt
obey
ours
onf
ine
,if
heis
n'ty
oursonfi
netoo'
'
'
'
Then,
Iguesswehaveaweddi
ngtopl
an'
'Je
ffe
ry
k
iss
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,andcar
rie
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air
s.
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"Thisst
yle
,woul
dlookreal
lyl
ovel
yonyou"Amaka
pointe
douttooneofthedr
e s
spat
ter
ns,whi
chthe
de
signe
rhads
ket
che
doutt
oshowJ
ane
.
Evers i
ncet henewsofherandJ effery
's
engage me ntwentpubli
c,dif
fere
ntt opde si
gne r
s
i
nL agos ,
hav ebeenapproachingthe m, bi
ddingfor
themt ode signJ
ane'swe ddi
ngdr ess.Atfi
rstJane
wasov erwhe lmedwiththechoiceof whot opick,
butfinall
ys heset
tl
edforone ,becausehewas
reall
ygoodatwhathedoe s,
andheal socame
highl
yr ecomme ndedbyat opc el
e bri
ty,whichalso
happe nedt obeJeff
ery'
sgoodf r
iend. Thede si
gner
wasgoi ngt odes
ignJaneandAmak a'
sdr es
sfor
thewe dding.
"Yeah,Il
ovethedesi
gntoo"J
anesai
dtothe
designer
,whowasov ert
hemoonwit
hjoythat
Janelik
edhisdesi
gn.
"Thatwoul
dbelovel
y,s
oI woul
dtakeyour
me as
urement
s"Thedesi
gnerbr
oughtouthi
stape
r
uleashespoke.
Af
tert
heywe
ret
hroughatt
hede
signe
r's
,Amak
a
wentbackhometorestasitwaswee kend,whi
le
Janewentovert
oJeffer
y'spar
ents
' house.Hi
s
motherhadaske
dhe rtocome,sotheyc oul
dpic
k
desi
gnsfort
hehall
de c
orati
ons.
Whe
nJ anegotther
e,Ronkewasi
nthesi
tt
ing
r
oomlookingatsomewe ddi
ngbr
ochur
es.
"Goodaf
ter
noonma"Janegr
eetedhe
r,ass
he
walke
dovertowhe
res
hewass e
ated.
"OhmydearJ
ane
,youar
ehe
real
ready
.We
lcome
mydear
"
"
Thanky
ouma"
"Well
,don'
tjus
tst
andt he
r e
, c
omes itwit
hme "
Ronkepatt
edthecouchshewass i
tt
ingon.J
ane
obl
igedher
,andwe ntovertositonthecouc
h.
"Iwasjustgoingthr
oughthedecor
ationde
signs,
thatt
hewe ddingpl
annerbr
oughttoshowme .
Nowt hatyouar ehe
re,wecangothrought
he m
toget
he randpi c
kadesi
gnfort
hehall
de
cor
ati
ons
"
Janec ouldseethejoywritt
enalloverherface,
eversincesheandJ eff
eryhadtol
dhe r,thatthe
y
we r
ege tt
ingmar r
iedinamont h'
stime ,shehas
beenov erthemoonwi the x
cit
eme nt.I
twas
exactl
ywhats hene ededtotakehermi ndoffwhat
hasbe enhappe ni
nginhe rf
amily
, es
pe ci
all
yafter
Eri
ca'ssurgery.
"
Whichwouldyoupref
erma?"Janeaske
d,asthey
f
li
ppedt
hroughthepagesoft
hebrochur
es,and
l
ooke
datthede s
ignst
ogethe
r.
"I
t'
sy ourwe ddi
ngde ar
,sowhichdesignwoul d
youpr efe
r?"Janepoint
edatapar t
iculardesi
gn
shel
ik ed.Shehadchosengoldandar mygr ee
n,as
hercolorsoftheday.Sothatpar
ti
cularde s
ignwas
goi
ngt obeape r
fec
tfit
.
"
Then,thi
sdesi
gni
tist
hen.L
et'
schec
koutt
he
c
ent
e rpie
ces
,andchar
gerpl
ate
stobeus
ed'
'.
JaneandRonk ewe ntt hroughdi f
ferentbr ochures
fordi
ffe
rentdesi
gnsandpat ter
nsfort hewe dding
day,unti
lJanebecamet ired,andhungr y .She
l
ook edathersoont obemot herin-law, asshe
keptsmili
ngandmak ingpl ansforthewe dding,
notshowinganysignof ti
redness.Isn'tshet i
red?
Janewonde redwithinhe rself
,nows hek nows
whe r
eJ ef
fer
ygothist i
r e
lessspiri
tfrom. She
smile
dass heremembe r
edt hefir
ste ncount ershe
hadwi t
hhimi nhi
shous e.
"Icanseethatyouareti
red,
whydon' twestop
herefornow?Probablywecangetsome t
hingto
eat,andthenconti
nue?"Ronkeas
ke dJaneasshe
yawne dfr
ome xhaust
ion.
"Ormaybe,wecanconti
nueanot
herday?Ireal
ly
needtogohomeandr e
stma"Janesai
dc al
ml y
,
tr
yingherbe
stnott
odisple
aseRonke.
"Al
ri
ghtmydear,wewil
lcont
inuesomeothert
ime
.
Butweares
til
lgoingt
ohavethatf
oodthough"
sheledJaneintothekitc
hen, wher
es heser
ved
outtwoplatesofyams auce,andsomef r
eshl
y
cookedyam, whic
hJ anesuspe c
tedthe
housekeepermusthavepr e
par edwhilet
heywere
busypic
k i
ngoutde si
gns.
"Wouldyouple
ase, hel
pmetak
ethosetothe
dinni
ng,
whileIgetussomewater
?"Shesaidto
Janewhoquickl
yc arr
iedt
hepl
atest
othedinning.
"Ineedy
out obefreearoundmemyde ar"Ronke
saidt
oJaneast he
ys atdowntoeat
."Inoti
cedyou
havebeenalit
tl
eupt i
ght,andI
needyoutok now
thaty
ouc anseemeasy ourmother
.Okay?"
"
Thanky
ouma"
"I
'mglad, y
ouandmys onhav ede c
idedtogoon
wit
hthewe dding,despitewhathasbe en
happeninginy ourrel
ationship.Thi
sisathingof
j
oy,Ican'twaitforyoubot h,tostar
thav i
ngyour
ownchildren,orwaito, areyoualreadypregnant
?
I
sthatwhyy oubothar erushingthewe ddi
ng?"
Ronk
ewasl
ook
ingatJ
anewi
ths
crut
iny
.
They amJanehadi nhe rmout hgotst
uckinher
throatass
hetriedtos wall
owi t,
thi
scausedhert
o
chok e.
Jef
fer
y'smot her,quick
lygotupfr
omhe r
seat,ands
tart
e drubbingJ ane'
sbackasshegave
hersomewat ertodrink.
"
Sorr
ymyde ar
,dr
inkmor
ewat
er"shecont
inue
d
t
orubonJane'
sback,
eve
nwhenshehasst
opped
c
oughi
ng.
"Thanky
ouma"Janes
aidt
oher,
sti
llnotk
nowi
ng
whattomak
eoft
hewoman'sques
tion.
"I
t'
sok ay,mydearIshouldn'
thaveask
e dyoua
ques
tionwhe nI
k newy ouhadfoodinyourmouth.
I
'msorr ymydar
ling"
"
It'
snoty
ourf
aul
tma"
"I
t'
sok ay
''s
hewentbac
ktoherse
at.''
Soar
ey ou
pre
gnant?"Sheas
kedagai
nnotgi
vinguponthe
quest
ion.
"
Noma,
I'
mnotpr
egnant
"
"
Okay,
that
'sgood.I
nasmuc hasI wouldwantto
c
arr
yyouandJeff
ery'
sc hi
ld,
I s
til
lthi
nkthi
ngs
s
houl
dbedoneintherightorder"
"Y
esma"Ev enthoughJanedidn'tunder
stand
whatthewomanme ant
,bythingsbei
ngdonein
t
herightor
der.
"Thewe ddingisjustfe
wwe e ksaway ,I
woul d
adviseyouboths tayawayf rome achot he r
.No
nee dinengaginginwhaty ouwi l
lbedoi ng,f
orthe
restofyourli
fetogether.
Sot hatme ansy oucan't
haves exwithmys on,unti
l afterthewe dding.Do
youunde rst
andwhatI 'ms ayingmyde ar ?
"
"Yesma"Janequic
klyfi
nis
hedherf
oodand
beggedtol
eave,wi
ththeexcus
ethats
hewasn'
t
fe
elingwel
l.
AsJanes
teppedoutof
thehous
e,shere
cei
veda
cal
lfr
omJeff
ery.
Shepick
edupthephones
mili
ng.
"
Heyhands
ome
"
"Hit
here,
beaut
if
ular
eyous
til
latmypar
ent
s'
house?
"
"
I'
mjus
tle
avi
ngt
her
enow"
"
I'
mar
oundt
hear
ea,
I'
mcomi
ngt
opi
cky
ouup"
F
e wmi
nuteslate
r,J
eff
erycametopi
ckJ
aneup
f
romfr
ontofhispar
ents
'gate.
"Ar
en'
tyougoi
ngt ostopby,
andsayhitoy
our
mom?"SheaskedJ e
ffer
ywhowasn'tmaki
ngany
att
empttogoi
nsideashetookherpur
sefr
omher,
andopenedhe
rsideof t
hedoorf
orher.
"Nah,weal
readys
awthismor
ning,
andI j
ust
spoketomydadonthephone
,hesaidheis
n't
home "
Whenthe
ygotint
othecar
,Jef
fer
ybe
ntove
rand
ki
sse
dher."
Ihavemis
sedyousomuch"
"
Butwewe
ret
oge
the
rthi
smor
ning?
"
"Andthi
sis6
pmalr
eady
,enought
imef
ormet
o
missmyfi
ancée
"
"
Youj
ustl
oveus
ingt
hatwor
d,don'
tyou?
"
"Youhavenoidea,y
oujus
twaitunt
ilwear
e
off
ici
all
ymarr
ied,I
'msogoingt
ousethewordwi
fe,
youwouldgetti
red"
'
'
Howdi
dyourme
eti
ngL
aur
ethago?
''
'
'I
twentwel
l,wearewor kingthingsoutgradual
ly'
'
Je
ffe
rydi
dn'twanttotellher,Lauret
hahadgi ve
n
hi
manulti
mat umtobr e
ak upwi thJane,
andt hen
marr
yher,
orforgetabouts e
einghisson.
Whentheygott
oJef
fer
y'shous
e,Janewent
upst
air
stoherr
oomandt ookt
hebagcontai
ning
hert
hings
.
"
Whatar
eyoudoi
ng?
"Je
ffe
ryas
ked.
"
I'
mgoi
ngbac
ktomyapar
tme
nt"
"
Why
?It
houghty
ouwe
repl
anni
ngons
tay
inghe
re
unt
ilt
omor
row?
"
"Y
eah,butt
hatwasbe
for
eIhadat
alkwi
thy
our
mothe
r"
"
Youhadat
alkwi
thmymot
her
?Whatabout
?"
"We l
l.
..
.
.shesor
tofsai
d;weshoul
dn'tbeinvol
ved
i
nt hi
ngsthatwear
egoingtobedoingforther
est
ofourli
vestoge
the
r"
"
Whatt
hingsar
eyout
alk
ingabout
?"
"
Welly
ouk
now,
li
kes
lee
pingt
oge
the
r,andhav
ing
s
ex"
Jeff
erysmi l
edashewal kedov ertowhe r
eJ ane
was .
Her ais
e dherchinwi t
hhi shand, gently
teasedhe rl
ipswithak i
ss,the nslowlyde epened
thekiss
,mak i
ngJanet odropt hebags hewas
holdi
ngont hef l
oor.Andi nas pil
tsecond, hehad
heragainstthewall,usi
ngof hishandst ohol dher
twohandsabov eherhe ad,inaf i
rmgr ip.Hehe ld
herbodyagai nstt
hewal l
withhi ships.Hislipsst
il
l
onhe r
s,hi
stongueex
per
tl
ye x
plori
nghe rmouth.
Janesmoansintohi
smouthashertonguejoi
ned
his
,inanunhurri
ed,
andst
eadye r
oti
cdanc e.
"Arey
ousureyoureal
lys
urey oudon'twantust
o
dothi
s?"Hewhisper
sint
ohe rear.
Janewas
i
mmobi l
iz
edwithneed,c
ompl ete
lycapti
vate
dby
him,s
hewasstari
ngathisl
ips,mesme r
ize
d.
'
'Dowegoon,oryoust
il
lwantt
oleave
?''
Hebit
herear
lobe
,maki
ngJanemoan.'
'Don'
tstop'
'she
ple
aded.
"Youhav enoide awhatyoudotome "hesays
cares
singhe rchin,
asheunbottonedhert
op,
droppi
ngf eatheryki
ssesonherneck,
coll
arbone
,
andthe nhedr oppedthetoponthefl
oor,
shehad
onalac yblackbra.
Hestepsbacktogazeather,
"fuckyouare
beauti
ful
Jane"Janeclose
dthegapbe tweenthem
andslammedhe rl
ipsagai
nsthis
,shewasn'tgoi
ng
le
thismothertel
lherwhattodo.
"Eas
ytherenow,r
ememberyouwantt
otak
emy
mother
'sadvi
ce"hec
aut
ione
d.
"Pleases t
optalki
ngandk i
ssmeal re
ady"he
carr
ie dheragains
thisbody,shewrappedhe rle
gs
aroundhi m,ashec ar
ri
edhe rtothebed.Janecan
neve rwrapherhe adar
ound, howJ ef
fer
yli
ftsher
offt
hef loorl
ikesheiswei
ght l
ess
.
3
0mi nute
slater
,Herbodyquiver
edandspli
nte
red
i
ntoathousandpie
ce sunde
rneat
hhim.Andhe
c
ome scal
li
ngouthe rname,t
henhesti
ll
s,ashe
e
mptieshimsel
fint
ohe r.
Shec losedhe reyes,t
ryi
ngt okeephe rbodyunde r
control,tr
y i
ngtoabs or
bt hetumultuousfeeli
ng
thathej ustunle
as hedinher.AsJanec l
osedhe r
eyest osleep,herlegswrappedaroundJ e
ffer
y,she
knews hejustdi
sobe yedhermothe rin-
lawtobe ,
forthef i
rstti
me, andshewas n'
teve nmar r
iedto
hers ony et.
J
aneope
nedhe
rey
est
ofi
ndhe
rri
ghtl
egwas
thrownov erJ eff
e r
y'sbody ,andhehadhi sl
eft
handwr appe daroundhe rinapr ot ect
ivemanne r,
thewayhehe ldherbroughts milet ohe rface.
She
us e
dhe rf i
nge rstotracehi spout yl i
psashes l
ept.
Mos tti
me ss hestil
lcan'tbe l
ievet hats oon,thi
s
i
nc redi
bl yhands ome ,
andc ari
ngmanwoul d
be comehe rhus band,ands hehi swi fe
. She
wonde rsi fthe i
rchil
drenwasgoi ngt ohav ehis
featuresorhe rs,weretheygoi ngt ostarttry
ingto
hav echildreni mme diatel
yaf tert heywe r
emar ri
ed,
orwe ret heygoi ngtowai t?Thi smadeJ aneto
frownbe caus esheandJ eff
e r
yhas n'teven
discussedt hei ssueofchildren, howmanywe r
e
theygoi ngt ohav e?
"Andwhatcouldyoubethinki
ngabout,
that's
makingyoufr
owny ourbeauti
ful
fac
e?"Jeff
ery
askedwi
thasleepyvoic
e,hiseye
shalf
closed.
"
Goodmor
ning"J
ane
'sf
inge
rswe
res
til
lonhi
sli
ps.
"
Goodmor
ning,
howwasy
ourni
ght
?"Hes
uck
ed
onhe
rinde
xfi
nge
r.
"Doy oune e das k ?Itwasawe some "itwasi ndeed
awe s
ome ,forthe ymadel ov
eal lnight,explori
ng
eachot her'sbody . NotonlydidJ anedi sobeyhe r
soont obemot he rin-l
aw, buts hedisobe ye
dhe r
severalti
me s,fors heandJ ef
ferymadel ove
severalti
me slas tnight,shefear e
dmi ghtnotbe
abletowal ki nt hemor ning.Shedi dn'tknows he
hads uchahi ghs e xdrivebeforenow, it
'sasif
Jeff
eryunl oc keds ome t
hingwi thinhe r,t
hatmak es
hertoal way swanthi mwhe ne verhet ouche dher,
ands urpri
singl ys hehasbe enablet ok eepupwi th
hisowns e
xdr i
v e.
"Hmmmmm"J ef
fer
ykis
sedthecorne
rof her
mouth."I
'mgl
adyouhadanawe somenight,
becauseI
didt
oo.Youhaven'
tst
il
lansweredmy
questi
on,
whatwasmakingyoufr
own? "
"I
tjustoc
curr
edtome,
t hatwehav
e n'
tdisc
ussed
whe nwearegoi
ngt
ostarthav
ingchil
dre
n,ifi
t'
s
goingt
obeimmedi
atel
yaf
terourwe
ddi
ng,
orwe
aregoi
ngt
owaitf
orsomet
ime?"
"
Whatdoyouwant,dowantt
ohaveki
ds
i
mmediat
elyorwoul
dyouli
ketowai
t?"
"
Iwante
dtok
now,
whaty
ouwant
ed,
thatwaswhy
I
aske
d"
Jef
fe r
yputhi shandsundertheduv et
,anddrew
herc l
osertohims e
lf.
"Wearegoingt obepart
ne r
s
i
nt his
,andI don'tthi
nkitwi
llbefaironyou,i
fI
decidedonwhe nwes houl
ds t
arthavingki
ds,as
youwi l
lbet heonedoingthemaj orworkhere
. So
whatdoy ouwant ?
"
"So,
doesthatmeanyouar
egoi
ngtoagr
eewi
th
whatev
erdecis
ionI
madeonthi
s?"
"
Notre
all
y,i
fi
t'
snotsome
thi
ngthatIl
ik
e,the
nwe
c
anfi
ndawaytome e
tour
sel
veshalf
way"
"
Youares
osweet
"Janeki
sse
dhimonthe
f
ore
head.
"Iwoul
dli
ketowai
tatl
eas
tayear
,
bef
oretr
yingf
orki
ds,
ast
hatwouldgi
veme
someti
met os
tar
tupmybusi
nes
s"
"That'st
otall
yfi
nebyme ,italsogiv esmet i
met o
havemywi fealltomysel
f"hewhi speredint
ohe r
ears,andnibbl
edge nt
lyonhe re arl
obe s
,causi
nga
softmoant oescapeJane'
sl i
ps.J e
fferyknewhe r
earwasapar tofherweaks pot,andhene ver
fai
ledtouseit."
Sowewi lluntilaft
e rayearthen"
"Howmanyc hi
ldr
enwoul
dyouli
ketohav
e?"She
aske
d,aft
ershehasbe
enabl
etoregai
nher
composure.
"
Iwoul
dlov
etohav
efourk
ids
,howabouty
ou?
"
"
Iwoul
dli
ket
ohav
etwo"
"
Twoi
stoos
mal
lnow,
fouri
sape
rfe
ctnumbe
r"
"
Not
wo,
reme
mbe
rI'
mtheonec
arr
yingt
hek
ids
?"
"
Howaboutt
hre
e?"
"
Iwi
l
lthi
nkabouti
t,butf
ornow,
Ist
il
lwantj
ust
t
wok
ids
"
"Al
ri
ght
"Jeff
eryc
aress
edherbac
k,andwhenhe
gott
oherbutt
,hecuppedoneof
herbut
tcheek
s.
J
eff
eryc
arri
edherintot
hebathr
oom,wheret
hey
s
howere
dtogetherandendeduphav
inganot
her
r
oundofse
xintheshower.
Whent
heywereoutoft
heshower
,Jef
fer
yordered
f
orf
oodtobebroughtt
othemfr
omane arby
r
est
aur
ant,
andtheyhadthei
rbr
eakf
asti
nbe d.
Jef
ferywasinadeepsle
ep, whenhehear
dhi s
phoner i
ngi
ng,heuse
dhishandstosearc
hf ori
t
wit
hhi seye
scl
os e
d.Hefinal
lyf
oundit
,attheedge
ofthebed.
"
Hel
lo?
"Heans
wer
edwi
thagr
umpyv
oic
e.
"
Jef
fer
yarey
ous
til
lsl
eepi
ng?Comeandope
n
y
ourdoor
"
"Aunt
yAjok
e ?
"Helooke
datthephonetoseewho
wascal
li
ng,becaus
ehedidn'
tbot
hert
oc he
ckit
be
for
epi
cki
ngupt
hec
all
.
"Ye
sit'
sme ,
oyac
omeandope
nyourdoor
,wear
e
atyourdoor
"
"We?"Jefferyasked,asheslowlygotupf r
omt he
bedtoav oidwak i
ngupJ ane, whowass ti
ll
sl
eeping.Hegr abbedhisswe atpant
,alongsidea
shi
rtofft
hec hair.Heworethe mandwe nt
downs t
airstoope nthedoorforhisaunt.
Je
ffe
ryope
nedthedoor,andfoundhi
smot
herand
hery
oungers
ist
er,
standi
ngthere.
"
Mum, aunt
yAjok
e ?Comein"hesteppe
doutof
t
hedoorsothe
yc oul
dgointothehouse.
"Goodaft
ernoonma"hepros
trat
edi
ngr
eet
ing
aft
erthe
yhadgotte
ninsi
de.
"
Kpel
eokomi
"hi
saunt
ytappe
dhi
mont
he
s
houl
der
s.
"Pl
eas
ehav
eyours
eat
s,I
was
n'te
xpe
cti
ngy
ou
bot
h"
"Wewerecomi
ngbackf
romchurchanddeci
dedt
o
comepayyouavi
si
t"hi
smot
he rs
aidasshet
ook
hers
eat.
"
Youbot
hnowat
tendt
hes
amec
hur
ch?
"
"
No,Ide
cide
dtoat
tendy
ourmot
her
'sc
hur
ch
t
oday
"
Jeff
erylookedatbothofthems uspi
ci
ously
,what
couldtheybeupt o?Wheneverthesetwoare
foundtogether
,thensome t
hingwasde f
ini
tel
y
fi
shy.Andmos tti
me s
,itwasn'tal
wayssome t
hing
good.
"Thatremi
ndsme ,
didyougotochur
cht
oday?
Thisoneyouar
esleepi
ngbythi
sti
meoftheday
?"
AuntyAjok
easkedhim.
Jef
feryl
ookedathi
swal
lcl
ock
, anddis
cove
redit
wasalre
ady2pm. "
Emmnotreall
y"heit
chedhi
s
earashespoke.
"
Jef
fer
yAde
mol
a,t
hisi
snothowI
trai
nedy
ouo,
I
di
dn'
ttr
ainy
out
obe
comeapagan"
"
Mummy,
I'
mnotapaganI
jus
tdi
dn'
tgot
ochur
ch
t
oday
"
"Ehn,thati
sbytheway,weactual
lycameher
efor
adiff
erentre
ason"auntyAj
okeshi
fte
dt ot
heedge
ofherseatasshespoke
.
"
Ohok
ay,
whyar
eyouhe
ret
hen?
"
"I
wastol
dbyyourmotherher
e,t
hatt
hegi
rly
ou
wantt
omarr
yisanorphan?"
Trus
thismothertoal
waysfi
ndawayt otel
l
someoneel
se,anythi
ngyoutel
lheri
ns e
cret
,no
wonderhi
sfathercal
lshe
r;Ni
geri
anBBC.
"Ye
saunty
,sheisanorphan"Je
ffer
yfinal
ly
answe
redaft
ergivi
nghismotheradeadlyl
ook
.
"
Sowhoar
ewegoi
ngt
opayhe
rbr
idepr
icet
o
t
hen?
"
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SODE2
8
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OVE_J
UST_HAPPENS_2
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8
"I
wastol
dbyyourmotherher
e,t
hatt
hegi
rly
ou
wantt
omarr
yisanorphan?"
Trus
thismothertoal
waysfi
ndawayt otel
l
someoneel
se,anythi
ngyoutel
lheri
ns e
cret
,no
wonderhi
sfathercal
lshe
r;Ni
geri
anBBC.
"Ye
saunty
,sheisanorphan"Je
ffer
yfinal
ly
answe
redaft
ergivi
nghismotheradeadlyl
ook
.
"
Sowhoar
ewegoi
ngt
opayhe
rbr
idepr
icet
o
t
hen?
"
"Herunc
leofc
ourse,
shehasanuncl
eandhei
s
goi
ngtosendthel
is
tforbr
idepr
icet
hiswe
ek"
"Byheruncle,
doy oumeanthemanwhotr
aine
d
herandthatothe
rgirl
heismarr
iedt
o?"Hi
s
motherasked.
"
Yesmum,
thatman"whatwaswr
ongwi
thhi
s
mot herany
way?Have
n'ttheytal
kedaboutthi
s
before?Whyiss
heherewithhi
sauntytotal
k
aboutthesameiss
uetheyhavedisc
ussedearl
ie
r
beforenow?
"
Ah,
noo..
.Wecan'
tdothato"hi
saunt
yprot
est
ed,
s
hak
ingherhe
adandhandsindi
sappr
oval
.
"Whatdoyous ugge
stwedothen?
"Jeff
eryas
ked
notunder
standingwher
etheconv
ers
ati
onwas
goi
ng.
"Wehav
etof
indhe
rfami
lyf
ir
st,
bef
oreany
thi
ngi
s
done
"
"
What
?Youar
enots
eri
ousr
ight
?"
"Dowel ooklikewear ejoki
ngt oy ou?Abi Iwil
l
leavemyhous eandc omehe retojok ewi t
hyou?
Youhav etolookforthatgirl
'sfami l
ybe forewecan
proceedwithanyf or
mof dowr ypay me nt.I
t'
sa
goodthingshei snotpregnant, s
ot here'snoneed
forustorush,thatwaswhyI askedhe rnottosl
eep
wi
thy
ou,
andI
knows
hei
sve
ryobe
die
nt"
Hi
smother'
slasts
tat
ement,
broughts
mil
eto
Je
ffr
ey'
sfac
e,fori
fonl
ysheknewhalf
ofi
t.
"
Whatisf
unnyi
nal
lIj
usts
aid?
"Hi
smot
heras
ked
f
rowni
ng.
"Nothi
ngmummy ,buttheweddingisi
nthree
weeks,howdoyouexpectmetobeablet of
ind
herbir
thpar
ent
swithinsuc
has hortper
iod?
"
"
Thenweputtheweddingonhol
d,unti
lthe
yar
e
f
ound,
atl
eastle
tusknowwhe r
esheisf
rom"
Theyweresti
lldi
scussi
ng,whe nJanewalk
e d
downthestair
swe ari
ngnothingbutJef
fer
y '
spol
o,
whichbarel
ycoveredherbutt.Herhai
rwas
dis
hevel
ed,onecouldtell
shehasbe eninvol
vedi
n
somesortofunderthesheetsrumbli
ng.
Shewasc l
eaninghe reye
swiththebackofher
pal
m, anddidn'tnotic
eJeff
erywasn'
taloneint
he
si
tt
ingroom, unti
lshegottothebott
omof the
s
tai
rs.
Janeopenedhereyesf ul
ly,
tofindsi
xpairsofeyes
star
ingather
.If
thegr oundcouldopenup, Jane
wouldhaveaskeditto,soshecouldente
ri nsi
de,
andhideawayfromt hishumil
iati
onshejust
broughtuponhers
e l
f.
"Go.
.
odmor ni
ngma"shegre
etedt
hetwowomen
whokepts
tari
ngdagge
rsatwhats
hewasput
ti
ng
on.
"Goodmorni
ngbythi
sti
me ?
"ThewomanJane
rec
ogniz
edtobeJef
fer
y'sauntfromt
hef
amil
y
pic
tur
eshehadshownhe raske
d.
"
Sor
ryma,
goode
veni
ngma"
"J
ustgree
tusgoodni ghtnow,ehn.
.Jane
?what
wasourdis
cussionyest
erday?
"Hismotheras
ked,
here
yessti
llnotleav
ingJane'
shalf
nakedbody.
"
Baby
,whydon'ty
oujustgobackupst
air
s?Iwil
l
c
omejoi
nyousoon"J
e f
feryqui
ckl
yint
ercept
ed
bef
orehismot
herput
she
rinat
ights
potwi
thhe
r
ques
tions.
Janewhowasgl adtober e
leased,quic
klyran
ups t
airs
.Themome ntshegottotheroom, she
starte
dpac k
inghe rthi
ngs.Some t
hingshewas
suppos edt
ohav edones i
nceyesterday,be
foreshe
allowedhersel
ftobes educed.
"I
'ms orr
y,f
orwhathappenedbackthe
re"Je
ffe
ry
apologi
zedashecamebac ki
nsi
detheroom,af
ter
hisauntandmomhadl ef
t.
"
Whydi
dn'
tyout
ell
met
heywe
rear
ound?
"
"Y
ouwe r
esl
eepi
ngwhentheycame,andIdi
dn'
t
wantt
owakeyou"J
eff
erysmil
edashespoke.
"
Andwhati
ssof
unny
?"
"
Damny
oul
ooks
exyi
nthats
hir
t"
Janewal
kedupt
ohi
mandhi
thi
mli
ght
lywi
thhe
r
purs
e.
"
Ouc
h..
.Whatwast
hatf
or?
"
"That'sforl
aughingwhenyouar es
upposedtobe
consolingme ,
formakingafoolofmys
elf
inthe
presenc eof
yourauntandmot her"
"
I'
ms or
ry"hedr
ewhe rcl
ose
rtohi
mse
lf,
and
k
iss
edheronherfor
ehead.
"I
t'
sokay
,butIst
il
lhav
etof
indawayt
ofac
eyour
mothe
rthough'
'
'
'
Mymot
herwi
ll
bef
ine
''
'
'
Ifyousays
o,butI
'ms
til
ll
eavi
ng,andyouwil
lno
l
ongerbeget
ti
ngsome
,unti
laf
tertheweddi
ng"
"
Ist
hats
uppos
edt
obeaj
oke
?"
"Nope,
thecook
iej
ari
sof
fi
ci
all
ycl
ose
d,unt
ilaf
ter
wearemarr
ied.
Jeff
eryst
oodt
here,wonderi
ngwhathedi
dwrong,
tomak et
hewomeni nhisl
if
etochoos
etogo
agai
nsthimal
latt
hes ametime.
______
______
"Mum,
Ist
il
ldon'
tgetyourpoint,whatar eyou
t
ryi
ngt
osay?"Je
ffe
rywasi nhismot her'ski
tchen,
t
ryi
ngt
ofi
ndoutwhats heme anttheot herday,
whens
hecametohisplacewithhe ryoungers i
ste
r.
"
Thesamethi
ngIs
aidyes
ter
day,
youcan'
tmar
ry
s
omeoneyoudon'
tknowwheres
heisf
rom"
"
AndItol
dyous
hei
sfr
omEnugus
tat
e,i
sthatnot
e
nough?"
"Sheisonl
yclai
mi ngEnugustate,becauseoft
hat
manwhohe l
pedtrainherinschool,
wewantt o
knowt hee
xactplacesheisfr
om, aft
erallyousai
d
shewasborninKano, that
'sagoodpl acetost
art
l
ooking"
"I
sti
lldon'tunderstandwhyy ouaredoingthi
s,
af
terall
,youwe reok aywit
hJane '
ssi
tuati
on,and
i
thasne verbotheredy out
hatsheisanorphan.
Whythes uddenc hangeofheart?
"
Hismotherignor
edhimasshest
irr
edt hefoodshe
wascooking."Pl
eas
epassmethesalt"shepointe
d
tothes
altcontai
nerwhi
chwasclosertoJeffe
ry.
"Whatar
eyous
car
edof
mum? "Jef
fer
yas
kedashe
handedhi
smot
hert
hes
altc
ontai
ner.
"WhosaysI
'msc ar
edof
any
thi
ng?I
'mj
ustt
ryi
ngt
o
becar
eful
,that
'sall
"
"Bei
ngc ar
eful
ofwhatexactl
y?Youalre
adyk now
whoJ aneis
,orwer
en'tyoutheonewhok ept
tel
li
ngmes hewasanicegir
l,andthatIshoul
d
hast
enupandmar ryher?"
"AndIhav en'tchange dmymi ndabouthe r
,Ist
il
l
wanthe rasadaught e rin-
law, eventhoughs he
canbeal it
tledis obedient.AllI'
ms ay i
ngis;l
etus
f
indoutwhe rethi sgi
rl i
sfrom, atleastknowhe r
f
ami l
yandhe rlinage. Youdon' tevenk nowif
madne ssrunsi nhe rfami l
yors ome thingeven
worse.Ordoy ouwantt ote l
lme ,
youdon' twant
yourchil
drent ok nowt hei
rmot her'
sc ul
ture
sand
t
radi
ti
ons
?"
"AndIkeeptel
li
ngyou,t
heywill
lear
nthecul
ture
oftheEnugupeopl
e"Jef
ferywasalr
eadyget
ting
piquedwit
htheli
netheconver
sati
onwasgoing.
"
Jef
fer
y,I
justwantustobecar
eful
,Idon'
twantus
t
orepe
atsamemi s
taketwi
ce"
"
Whatmi
stak
ear
eyout
alk
ingabout
?"
"Yours
ist
er'smarri
age,
ifwehadinvest
igatedwel
l
enoughbeforeshegotmarri
edtoDesmond, we
wouldhavefoundoutthat;
hisfat
herwasa
womanbe ater,
andmay beallt
hesei
ssueyour
si
steri
shavingnow,wouldhavebeenav oi
ded"
Jef
feryunder s
toodhismother'sfe
ars,whenEr ic
a
hadbroughthe rhusbandtobet ointr
oduceto
them;shewasal re
adyamont hpregnant,
sot hey
hadtor ushthewedding,becausehismothers aw
i
tasat hingofshame ,f
orpeopletoknowhe r
daughtergotpregnantoutofwe dloc
k.So,that
di
dn'tgi
vethemenoughtimetoinve
sti
gat
e
Des
mond, andEri
cakeptgoi
ngonandon,about
howtheywe r
einl
ovewitheachother
.
I
nasmuc h,ashec oul
dunder
standwhe r
ehis
motherwasc omingfr
om,hewasn'tgoi
ngtoall
ow
herf
ears,
tos tophi
mf r
omgoingonwi t
hhis
marri
ageplanswithJane.
"Mummy ,Iunderst
andwhaty ouaresay i
ng,butI
needyoutounde rs
tandthat;ev
eryoneisnotthe
same,peoplearedif
fere
nt,weshouldn'tal
low
whathappene dint
hepas t
,toprev
e ntusfrom
enj
oyi
ngt hejoyoftoday"
"I
know,butI
sti
lli
nsi
stwef
indhe
rfami
lyf
ir
st
bef
oreany
thi
ngisdone"
"Mummy ,I
'msorrybutI
'mnotdoi
ngthat,I
'm
get
tingmar r
iedtoJane,andhe
rbri
depric
ewoul d
bepaidt oheruncl
einEnugust
ate
"Withthatsaid,
Jef
feryplacedak i
ssonhismot
her
'sf
orehead,and
the
nt urnedtoleave.
"Soyouaregoi
ngtodisobe
yyourmot
her
,be
caus
e
ofagir
lyoubar
elyknow?"
"I
'mnotdisobeyi
ngyoumum, I'
mjustst
andi
ngon
myde c
isi
on.Andsheisnotj
ustanygi
rl
,shei
sthe
gi
rlI
loveandI'mgoingtomarry
.Gooddaymum"
"Won'
tyous
tayt
oatl
eas
teatl
unc
h?"Hi
smot
her
ask
ed.
"
NoI
hav
esomee
rrandst
orun"
OnJeff
ery
'swayout
,heme taunt
yAj
okeatt
he
door
,shewasjus
tar
ri
ving.
"
Justtheper
son,I
wantedtose
e"shesai
das
J
eff
erypros
trat
edingr
eeti
ngbefor
ehe
r .
"
Standupmyde
ar,
howar
eyou?
"
"I
'mfi
nethanky
ouma,
andhowar
eyout
oo
aunt
y?"
"I
'mfi
ne ,
I'
mfine.
.ehnnhaveyout
houghtabout
whatIandyourmotherdi
scus
sedwit
hyou
y
est
erday
?"
"
Yesaunt
y,andI
hav
emadeupmymi
ndonwhat
t
odo"
"Ehn..
.v
erygood,
youk nowweonl ymeanwel
l,we
don'twantyoumarr
yings omeonewedon'
tknow
wheresheisfr
om,andf oral
lwe..
."
"I
'mmarr
yinghe
rre
gar
dle
ssof
whe
res
hei
sfr
om
aunt
y"
"Soyouarenotgoingtomak eanyenquir
yabout
wher
es heisfr
om?Comel e
tmeas kyou,whatif
shec
ome sfromthelinageofwit
ches?oreven
mami water
(wate
rgodde ss)
"
"Thisismywifet
obeyouar
etalk
ingabout,s
o
pleaseIsugge
styouwat
chwhatyousayabout
her''
'
'
AllI
'msayi
ngi
s;i
fwedon'tknowwher
esheis
f
rom,the
nwemightnotat
tendyourwe
dding'
'
'
'
Thewe
ddi
ngi
sint
hre
ewe
eksma.
Enought
ime
f
oryoutodeci
dei
fyouaregoi
ngt
oatt
end,ornot
.
Now,i
fyouwil
lpl
easee
xcusemeaunt
y,I
have
someer
randstor
un"
'
'
The
nIwon'
tat
tend'
'
'
'
The
n,pl
eas
edon'
tat
tend'
'
'
'
Whatdi
dyouj
usts
ayt
omeJ
eff
ery
?''
'
'Y
ouhe ar
dmeaunty
,don'
tatt
end.Thatwil
lbe
minusonemout
htofee
datthewedding'
'
Jeff
erydidn'twaitf
orhe rtorespondbe f
orehe
str
oll
edoutof t
hehous e,auntyAjokejus
tther
e
dumbf ounded,star
ingathimashewal kedaway.
Hewas n'tgoingtoall
ows omebus ybodyfamil
y
me mbe rcomet el
lhimwhatorwhatnott odo.If
hedoe sn'tni
pthisinthebudnow, shewil
lthi
nk
shecanal wayscomeanddi ct
atewhatgoe sonhis
famil
y,e v
e naft
erheismar ri
edt oJane.
Je
ffer
ywasal
mostlat
eforhi
ssui
tfi
tt
ingwit
hhi
s
des
igner
.Hewass
upposedtobether
ewithDel
e
hisbestmanby3 pm,hewasgr atef
ulJanehadset
are minde
rforhi
mabouti t
,ifnothewouldhave
totall
yfor
gott
enitwastoday.Delealr
eadycal
led
tolethimknow,hewasonhi swayt her
e.
"Isti
l
l don'tunderstandtheme aning,oft
hes
e
st
untsmummyi stryingtopull
"DelesaidtoJef
fer
y
astheyrounde dupatt hede si
gner'
s.Thesui
ts
wereape rfectfi
t,s
av eforsomefewbut t
onsthat
neededf i
xi
ng, af
terthat,thedesi
gnerwasgoingto
haveitbroughttot hem.
"Youk nowhowt hatwomanc anbeatt i
me s
,what
evenbaf f
lesmethemos t,i
sthatshewasok aywit
h
t
hef actthatJaneisanorphan,Idon'tunderst
and
whyt hes uddenchangeofheart"Je
fferysai
din
confusion.
"I
'ms ur
e,auntyAj
okehasahandinthi
s,youk now
shespeci
ali
zesins
owingtheseedofdi
scord?But
I'
mglady ouhavet
akenyourst
andont hi
s,ift
he y
arenotokaywithi
t,t
henthati
sthei
rproblem"
Astheywalkedtothecarparkwherethe
ircar
s
we r
epark
e d,Jef
fer
ysawL aure
thacomingdown
fromhercar,
withaboywhol ookedtobebe t
wee
n
theageoftwelve
,tothi
rteenyear
s."I
sn'
tthat
Lauret
ha?"Delepoint
edout.
"Ye
ss heis,andIne
edtotal
ktoher"J
eff
ery
qui
cklyrant owher
eLaur
e t
ha'
scarwas,
asshe
waslockingit.
"
HeyLaure
tha,howareyou?"J
eff
eryas
kednot
t
aki
nghiseye
sof t
heboyforasec
ond.
"
Re mi,
whydon'ty
ougoi
nside?Mummywi
ll
come
j
oinyousoon"L
auret
has
aidtotheboy
.
"Okay,mummy ,
goodafte
rnoonsi
r"theboy
gre
e t
edJef
fer
ybe f
orewal
kingaway.
"I
sthatmyson?
"Je
ffe
ryas
kedaf
tert
heboywas
of
fearshot
.
"
Youhav
enos
onbyme
"
"
Idon'
tge
tyouL
aur
etha,
fi
rsty
ouk
eept
heboy
awayfr
ommef ort
hisl
ong,andnowyouwon'tl
et
meseehim.Thenwhydidy
out e
llmeabouthi
min
thef
ir
stpl
ace?"
"Ial
readyt
oldy
ouwhattodo,
ify
ouwant
anyt
hingtodowit
hyours
on"
"
Youknow,y
ouareas
kingf
ort
heimpos
sibl
e.I
c
an'
tleav
eJane
,andcomemarryy
ou"
"
The
n, wear
edonehavi
ngthi
sconv
ers
ati
on"
L
aur
ethawalke
doutonJef
fer
y.
Whe nJeff
erygotbac
ktowherehi
scarwas,
hesaw
Delesti
ll
standi
ngthere
."Guy
,youar
esti
ll
here
?I
thoughtyouwouldhavegone"
"Howcoul
dI?Whenyouhur
ri
edofft
hewayy
ou
did,
what'
supwit
hyouandLaur
ethaany
way
s?"
"
Doe
sthatboyl
ookl
ik
eme
?"
"
Ohwast
hatt
heboy
?"
"
Yes
,ands
hewoul
dn'
tev
enl
etmet
alkt
ohi
m"
"Guynawao,i
t'
sasife
very
onei
sagai
nsty
ou
gett
ingmar
ri
edtoJane"
"
Andtheyarenotgoingt
osucce
ed,comerai
n,
c
omes hi
ne,I
'mge t
ti
ngmarri
edtoJaneandthe
re
i
snot
hinganyonecandoaboutit
"
Jeff
erygotintohi
scaranddroveof
f,i
twasalr
eady
toolat
eforhimt ogobackt
ot heof
fi
ce,hewasjus
t
goingtofi
nishwhathewassupposedtodoatthe
off
ice,l
ate
rinhishouse.
Hede c
idedtocal
lJane,
"hell
ohandsome"c
ame
hersweetvoi
cewhichal
way ssounde
dli
kea
me l
odytohist
rouble
dhe ar
t.
"
Hi,
beaut
if
ulhowi
syourdaygoi
ng?
"
"Y
ouknow,
theus
ual
weddi
ngpr
epar
ati
onsand
al
l"
"Remembernottos
tre
ssy our
self
toomuch,that
's
whywegotawe ddi
ngplannertohandl
eal
lthe
str
essandpl
anni
ng"
"
Iknow,
I'
mtr
yingnott
oov
erwor
kmy
sel
f"
"
Good,
arey
oubus
yatt
hemome
nt?
"
"
Notr
eal
ly
,what
'sup?
"
"
Iwantust
oins
pec
tsomehous
es"
"
Why
?"
"Becaus
eIwantustoge
tanot
herhous
etol
eav
ein
aft
erwegotmarri
ed"
"
Butwhataboutt
heoney
oual
readyl
eav
ein?
"
"BabeIwil
lexpl
ain,
whenwesee
.Justge
tdre
sse
d,
I
'mc omingtopi
ckyouupi
nthenextt
hir
ty
minutes
"
WhenJef
fer
ygottoJane
'spl
ace,
shewasal
ready
dr
esse
dwaiti
ngforhi
m.Hehuggedhers
oti
ght,he
di
dn'
twanttole
tgo.
'
'
Baby
,ar
eyouok
ay?
''J
aneas
ked.
'
'
YesI
am,
comeonl
et'
sgo'
'
'
'
Ihav
esome
thi
ngI
hav
ebe
ent
hink
ingt
ote
lly
ou'
'
'
'
Whati
sthat
?''
'
'
Ithi
nk,
Imi
ghtbepr
egnant
''
'
'Areyousur
e?'
'Jef
fer
yleane
dbac
ktohav
ea
prope
rlookatherf
ace.
'
'I r
eall
ydon' tknow, mype r
iodistwowe ek
slate,
andy ouk nowt hesecontracepti
vescan'
tbe
trusted100%' 'Shehasbe ensocarri
edawaywi t
h
thewe ddingpr eparat
ions,shedidn'
tnoti
ceshe
wasl ate
.Notunt ilherperi
odt r
ackerhadsenther
ar eminderthismor ni
ng,thatshewasduet ohave
seenhe rperiodtwowe ek
sago.
'
'Okay,Ine
e dyoutocalmdown' 'Jef
fer
ycouldsee
Janewasclearl
yscar
ed.''The
reisonewayf orus
tofi
ndout,Iwil
lquic
klyrushtothenearby
pharmacy,andgetussomepr egnancytes
tk i
ts
okay?'
'
'
'
Okay
''J
anenodde
d.
F
ewmi
nut
esl
ate
r,J
eff
eryc
amebac
kwi
ths
eve
ral
pr
egnancyt
e s
tkit
s."
Idi
dn'
tknowwhichbrandto
get
,soIdec
idedtogets
eve
ralbr
andsi
nste
ad,jus
t
i
ncaseonef
ail
s''
'
'
Okay'
'Janes
aid,wi
thoutmak i
nganye
ffor
tto
t
aket
hebagcontai
ningthek
itsfr
omhim.
'
'Comehe r
ebaby '
'Jeff
erydrewhe rcl
oserto
himse
lf,andus e
dhi shandstoframehe rf
ace.'
'I
wantyout oknowt hat;weareinthist
ogether,
and
nomat t
e rwhattheresultt
urnsouttobe ,wearea
team,okay?''
'
'Whati
f,I
'mtrul
ypre
gnant
?whatthe
nbecomesof
me,mydreamstoownabusine
ssbef
oreI
star
t
hav
ingchi
ldr
en?''
'
'AndI'
mgoingtomakesure
,all
ofthathappens.
I
'mgoingtomakesur
e,youli
vetheli
feofyour
dreams,
thatI
promis
eyou"
'
'
OhJ ef
f,I
'msos
car
ed''
Shehel
dhi
mti
ght
ly,
r
est
ingherhe
adonhiss
houl
der
s.
'
'
Youdon'
thavetobesc
are
dbaby,nowj
ustgo
i
ntot
hebat
hroom,anddothet
est
''
Janecol
lec
tedthet
estki
tsfr
omhim,andwe nt
i
ntothebathr
oomtofindoutif
shewasaboutt
o
beamotherornot.
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Jef
fer
ypacedther oomashewai tedforJaneto
comeoutofthebat hroomwi t
hthetestres
ult
s.
Whatwaskeepinghe r,whywasshetak i
ngsolong
tocomeout?Hedi dn'tknowwhy ,
butde epdown,
hewaswishi
ngt her e
s ul
tcomesoutposit
ive.
Finall
yshecameoutwi t
hat e
s ts
tri
p,andshowed
i
tt ohim."i
t'sne
gati
ve"shesaidcal
ml y
."I
us e
d
fourdif
fere
nttests
tri
ps,andtheyall
cameout
ne gat
ive
"
"
Okay
,soi
twasj
ustas
car
e"J
eff
erys
atdownon
t
hebe d.
"Comesitdown,
y oul
ooks
opal
e"J
ane
j
oine
dhimt os
itonthebed.
"
Whyar
eyous
osc
are
dof
get
ti
ngpr
egnant
?"
"
Ial
readyt
oldy
ou,
Iwanttobeablet
ohave
s
tar
tedmyownbusi
nes
s,bef
orehavi
ngchi
ldr
en"
"Doyouthi
nk,hav
ingchi
ldr
e nwi
ll
mak
eyounott
o
beablet
oactual
iz
eyourdreams?
"
"Notre
ally
"s heplacedherheadonhiss
houl
ders.
"Ij
ustf
earthat;Imightgetcar
ri
edawayorgett
oo
busywiththeaff
airsofbe
ingawifeandamother
,
andImightnotreme mbermyowndr eamsand
aspi
rat
ions"
"Andy outhi
nkIwouldall
owthattohappen?"He
rai
sedhe rheadfr
omhisshoul
ders,andthen
change dhi
sseati
ngposi
ti
on,sohewasf ac
ingher.
"Iwil
lne v
erall
owy out
oforge
t,ornotpursueyour
dreamsandas pir
ati
onsf
oranyreason.I
'mnot
getti
ngmar r
iedtoyousoyoucouldbecomea
babymak i
ngmac hine, orsomewi fewhoal way s
cleansupafterherhus band, andt hendoe s
nothingelseforherself
. I
fthat'swhatI want ed,I
woul dhavehiredsome onet obe armec hi
ldren,
andt hengetanannyandamai dtolookaf ter
them' '
Hepl acedhisforehe adonhe r
s."Baby ,we
aregoingtohe lpeachot her ,
reac hourfullest
potential
.Marri
agei sforcompani onship,andpart
ofmydut yasahus bandi stos eetoitthaty ouas
mywi f
eli
vesthelif
eof herdreams "
"OhJeff
"shehuggedhi
mt ight
ly.
"Idon'tknow
whatIhavedonetodese
rveamanl ik
ey ou,Il
ove
yousomuc h,
andIpromisetobealovingwife
"
J
eff
erysmil
edathers
udde
nbur
stof
emot
ion.
"I
l
oveyoutoobaby"
Theyremai
nedinthatpos
iti
onforaboutf
ive
minute
s,bef
oreJaneremembe r
edtheywere
supposedt
oseesomehous es
.
"
Jef
f?"
"
Yesbaby
?"
"Y
ousai
dyouweregoingtote
llmewhywewe
re
get
ti
nganewhouse,
whe nyoucame?
"
"Idon'
twantusr
ais
ingafamil
yint
hathous
e,i
t
hasalotof
sadmemor i
esini
t"
"
Isi
tbe
caus
eof
myk
idnap?
"
"
Yes,I
justwantust
oge
tsome
whe
rene
w,and
s
tar
tafre
sh"
"
Okay,t
hat
'sfi
nebyme ,t
houghIl
iket
heki
tche
n
i
nthi
shous
e "Janepout
edasshespok
e.
"Andwewill
chooseahous
e,thathasabi
gge
rand
bett
erk
itc
henthanthi
sone"
Sincetheycoul
dn'tgoandinspec
tthehouse
anymor e,
theydecide
dtogooutandge t
some t
hingtoeat,
andwhe ntheyweredone,
Jeff
erydroppedJaneoffatherpl
acebef
oregoi
ng
backtohisplac
e.
Amakawass upposedtome etwithDeleafterwork
,
sotheycoulddisc
ussaboutsomeof thethings,
theywe r
egoingtobedoingforJaneandJ effe
ry
ontheirweddingday.
Sincetheywe r
ebot hgoing
tobethebe s
tmanandbr ide
s maid.
Theappoi ntme ntwass etfor6 pm, andAmak a
mades uret oge tt herebe f
or e6 .It
'salr eady7 pm,
andDe lewas n'tt he r
ey et.
Amak awasal ready
fumingwi thange r."Whodoe shet hinkhei s,to
keepmewai t
ing?Andhedi dn'te v
e nc alltoi nform
me ,hewoul dber unni nglate "shewasal ready
gett
ingfami she d, shehadwant edt oor de rfor
some t
hingt oe atf romt her estaurant ,butt he ir
foodwast ooe x pe nsive,whos ell
sapl ateof ricefor
fi
vethous andnai ra?Allthank stoDe lewho
i
ns i
stedthe yme tinthisres taurant,nows he'snot
onlyhastowai tforhi m, buts hehast os tarve
whiledoings o.
De
lepar
kedhi
scars
omedi
stanc
efr
omt
he
rest
aurant
,hearr
ive
dsinc
e5 :
30pm,heev
e nsaw
Amak awhenshewalkedi
n,butchos
etostayi
nhis
carforanext
rahour
,hewantedtomakesure
Amak agott
herebef
orehi
m.
Hisint
e ntionwast oge the rangry
,hewasmi ss
ing
theoldAmak a.Eversinc eshegotbac kfromhe r
vis
itathe rmot her
's,allshehasdone ,i
sbe
courteoust ohim,seve rall
yhehast riedtogeton
hernerv e
s ,butall
shee verdoe si
s,smileandwalk
away .
Hel ook edathiswat chands awitwas
alr
eady7 pm, hedeci
de dt oitwastimef orhi
mt o
goin.Hewasonehourl ate,andthatwase nough
ti
mef orAmak atobepi s se
dathi m, andfort
heold
Amak atoc omeouttopl ay.
WhenDe l
ewalk
e di
ntotheres
tur
ant
,hes
ight
ed
Amaka,pi
cki
nguphe rpurs
etole
ave
.Sohe
qui
ckl
yrushe
dt owhereshewas.
"Hi
Amaka,
goodeve
ning"hegr
eet
edbl
ock
inghe
r
wayfr
omle
avi
ng.
"Whati
sgoodaboutthiseve
ningDe
le?Lookat
yourt
ime,ar
en'twesupposedtomeetby6?"
Amakaaskedinannoyanc
e.
"
I'
ms or
ry,
Ilos
ttr
ackof
timeatt
heof
fi
ce.
I'
m
s
orr
y"
"Theny
ous
houldhavecal
led,orwhatdot
hinka
phonei
smeantf
or?Mak
ings oup?
"
De
let
ri
edt
ost
if
lel
aught
er,
sohee
nde
dups
mil
ing.
"Oh,it
'sf
unnytoyou?It
'sfunnyt hatyouke
ptme
wait
inghereforove
ranhour ?Youk nowwhat?I
'm
outofhere"Amakaangr
ilypushe dhimoutofhe
r
way,andstormedoutoftherestaurant,
whil
eDel
e
chasedaf
terher.
"
Amak
aI'
msor
ry"
"Noyouar enot
,Iknowy ouhavebee
naroundfor
overanhour,becauseI
sawt hats
amecaryou
cameoutfrom,intheparki
nglotwhenIwalk
edin.
Whatdoy outhi
nkI am,afool?
"
"
No..I
..
"De
lewass
hor
tof
wor
ds,
forhehasbe
en
c
aught.
"GoodbyeDel
e,e
v er
yme eti
ngordis
cuss
ionthat
wewouldbehavingregar
dingtheweddi
ng,wil
lbe
hel
dv i
aZoom"withthatsai
d,Amakawalkedout
onDele.
WhenJ e
ffe
rywasdonedroppingJaneof
father
pl
ace,hedecidedt
opayhisparent
savis
it,
it'
s
be
tterhenipsthi
sis
suebetweenhimandhis
motheri
nthebud.
"
Ronk e,
I havetol
dy out
olaythi
smat t
ert or
est,I
s
til
ldon'tunderst
andwhyy ouaresti
ll
floggi
ng
t
hisis
sue"J ef
fery
'sf
athers
aidtohismot her
,as
t
heyallsatintheli
vi
ngroomt odis
cusstheissue
.
"Youof all
peopl
e,shouldunder
standwhatIam
t
ryingtodohe re
,Ijustwanttomak es
ureourson
i
smar ryingsomeonefromagoodf amil
y"Jef
fer
y's
mot herspokewit
hs omuchpainandfeari
nhe r
voice.
"AndIhavetoldyous e
veral
ly,
youdon'thavetobe
scar
ed,Janeisagoodgi r
l,y
ous ai
dsoyours
e l
f"
herhusbandspokes osof
tly
,asheputhisri
ght
handaroundhe rshoul
ders.
"Mummy ,Iunders
tandyouar eonl
ylooki
ngoutf
or
me ,
butyoune ednotworryyourse
lf.
Janeisa
goodgir
l,andsheistheoneIwouldwanttomarr
y.
Reme mberyouhavebe entheoneonmyne ck
aboutget
tingmarri
ed?"
"
Ify
ouallsays
o,t
henI
wil
lhav
etol
ayt
hemat
ter
t
orestt
hen"
"Nowt hat'swhatI'
mt alki
ngabout"Mr.Ademola
gavehiswi feapeckonhe rche
ek s
,makingher
blush.
" Nowwec anproceed,J
effer
yhasJ ane
's
unclesenty outheli
stfort
hebridepri
ceand
i
nt r
oduc t
ion?"
"Yes
,Ire
c ei
veditt
hismorni
ng"J e
ffe
ryt
ookouta
fol
dedpaperfromhispocketandhandedi
tovert
o
hisf
atherwhowe ntthr
oughitwit
hhismot
her.
"I
t'
sok ay,
soI wil
li
nfor
mmyk i
nsmen,s
otheycan
al
lgetready,bynextweekwewillgoov
erto
Enugu,andpe r
formthenece
ssarytr
adi
ti
onalri
tes
.
Congratul
ati
onsmys on,y
ouareabouttobecome
arealman"
"
Thanky
ouDad"
AsJe f
ferydrov ebac ktohi splace,hewasov erthe
moonwi thjoy ,hehasbe enabletoc onvi
ncehis
mothe rtofor ge taboutl ookingforJane '
sbir
th
parentsbe f
or et he ycouldge tmarried.Theonly
problemhene e dedt otakec areofwasL auret
ha,
andhe routrage ousde mand. Thatmome nt
,asif
thelawof attr actionwast ak i
ngplace ,Jef
fer
y's
phoner ang, andi twasL aurethacall
inghim.
"
Hel
loL
aur
etha,
what
'sup?
"
"
Jef
fer
y..
.Pl
eas
eInee
dyout
ocome
,pl
eas
e"he
r
v
oic
ewaspanic
ky.
"
Laur
etha,
whati
sthepr
obl
em?Ar
eyouok
ay?
"
"
It'
sRe
mi"
I
ttookJ eff
erysomes e
c onds,bef
orehe
remembe redshewast alki
ngaboutthe
irs
on,he
onlygottoknowt heboy '
snamewasRe miwhen
theyme tatthecarparkearli
er.
"
Yes
,whati
swr
ongwi
thhi
m?"
"Hesuddenl
ystar
tedrunningt empe
rat
ureaf
ter
wegotbackthi
safte
rnoon, andnowit'
sgot
ten
wors
e .
Ple
aseIneedy outoc omedownquickl
yso
wecantakehimtothehos pital
"
"
Alr
ight
,se
ndmey
ouraddr
ess
,andI
wil
lber
ight
t
here"
"
Alr
ight
,thanky
ous
omuc
hJe
ffe
ry"
Aft
e rLaur
ethadroppedthecall
,Jef
fer
yrece
ive
da
textfr
omhe rwithheraddr
e ss
.Jef
fery
i
mme diat
elyre
versedthecaranddrovet
o
Lauretha'
splace.
Whe
nhegott
her
e,L
aur
ethac
ameoutandope
ned
t
hedoorf
orhi
m.
"
Whe
rei
she
?"J
eff
eryas
kedast
heygoti
nsi
de.
"Oh,youdon'
thav
etowor
ry,
myne i
ghboral
ready
helpe
dmet ak
ehimtot
hehospi
tal
.Pl
easehave
yourseat
"
"I
fy ourne i
ghbort ookhimt othehos pi
tal,t
hen
whyar eyouhe re?Whyar en'ty
oui nthehos pi
tal
withhi m?"J ef
feryasked,notquiteunde rst
anding
whys hewoul dbes it
ti
ngdowns orelaxed,whil
e
hers onwasal onei nthehospitalwit
hs ome
unk nowns tranger,excepthewasne v e
rs i
ckinthe
fi
rstpl ace
,itwast henithitJef
fer
y .
Laur et
hahad
l
ure dhi mintocomi ngtohe rplacewiththe
pretens eoftheirsonbe i
ngsick.
"J
eff
erycal
mdown,youworr
ytoomuch"She
di
smiss
edhisc
onc
ernwithawaveof
hand.
"
Wast
hatboye
vens
ickatal
l?
"
"
No,
I'
msor
rybut
,thatwast
heonl
ywayI
kne
wI
c
oul
dge
tyout
ocomes
eeme
"
"
Ifyouwant
edust
oseeLaur
etha,youc
ouldhav
e
j
ustsai
dso,
the
rewasnonee
df ory
outoli
e"
"
I'
ms orr
yJeff
ery,butI
real
lyne
ede
dtos
eey
ou"
s
hesaidremorse
full
y.
"
It'
sok
ay,
I'
mhe
renow,
sowhat
'sup?
"
"Je
ffe
ry,
whyc an'
tyoulov
eme ?AmI s
o
unl
ovabl
e?"Shetr
iedtogetc
loser
,butJe
ffer
y
st
eppedbacktoputsomedis
tancebetweenthe
m.
"Lauretha,
Ihaveal
readytol
dyoube f
ore,
myhe ar
t
belongstosomeoneelse.
I'msur
eyouwi l
lfi
nd
some oneelse
,whowilll
oveyou,j
ustl
ikeyoutr
uly
deserve"
"Butit'
syouI want,
noonee l
sebuty ou,pl
ease
l
ov emeJ effe
ry"andthatmome nt
,shethrew
herse
lfatJ ef
fer
yandk i
sse
dhim. J
effery
i
mme diate
lypushedheraway,butshealre
ady
kis
sedhi m.
"Arey
ououtof
yourmi
nd?
"Je
ffe
ryde
mande
din
anger
.
"Let
'sseewhatyourlov
elyfi
ancé
eisgoi
ngtosay
,
whens hef
indsoutyoukis
sedsomeoneel
se"
Laur
e t
hasaidsmil
ing.
WATCHOUTF
OREPI
SODE3
0
#
WHEN_L
OVE_J
UST_HAPPENS_2
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SODE3
0
Thewe ddingdaywasfas
tappr oac
hing,and
ever
ythingwasbe i
ngputinplacesoJaneand
Jef
fer
yc ouldhaveasucce
s s
fulwedding.
Jef
fer
yandhispeopl
ehadalreadygonetoEnugu
st
ate,
forthe
iri
ntr
oduct
ion,andpaymentofJane'
s
dowry.Nowtheonl
ythi
ngthatwasleft
,wasthei
r
wedding.
JaneandJ ef
fer
yhavebeeni
nspecti
nghousest
hat
t
he yaregoi
ngtobuy,andmoveintoaf
tert
heir
wedding.Andfi
nal
ly
,theyse
ttl
edforafour
be
droomdupl
exi
nbananai
sl
and.
Aftert
hek i
ssi
ngi nc edenc ewi t
hL aur etha,J eff
ery
hasnotbe enhi ms e lf
,hisc onsciencehasbe en
eati
ngathi m. Hek newhene ededt ote llJanet he
tr
uth,butt henagai n,hek nowshows het e ndsto
alwaysbl owt hingsoutof propor ti
on, andi fshe
caughtwi ndof this, t
he r
ei severyt ende ncyt hat
shemi ghtc al
l offthewe ddi ng.Sohede ci
de dto
keepitt ohims elf,atl eastfornow. Laur et
hahas
beenbl ackmai li
nghi mwi thpicturesof the m
kiss
ing,whoe v ert hephot ographe rwas ,heors he
didagoodj ob, fort hepe rsonc apturedt he mi na
positi
ont hatre allymadei tlookl ikethe ywe r
e
kiss
ing.Shehasbe ent hreateningt oshowJ anethe
pict
ures ,i
fhedoe sn'tcalloffthewe dding.
Janehadnotic
edJeff
eryhasn'
tbeenhims e
lfl
ate
ly,
andshehasbeentry
ingtofi
ndoutwhatt heis
sue
was,buthekeepst
ell
inghernot
hingwaswr ong.
Aft
erthepre
gnancyscare
,hehadinsi
stedshe
vi
si
tedthehospi
tal
andfi
ndoutt
her
eas
onf
orhe
r
per
iodbeingdel
ayed.
Afterser
iesoft
estswerec onduc t
e d,i
twas
discover
ednothingwaswr ongwi thher,thedoctor
toldher;t
hereasonhe rpe r
iodwasde l
aye d,
could
beat t
ri
butedtostres
s, asshehass t
ress
inghe r
self
l
at el
ywiththewe ddi
ngpr eparations.Shewas
placedons omemul t
ivitamins,andwasas kedto
restmore.Fewday sl
ate r,
he rperiodcame .
Jef
feryhadcall
edherthi
smorni
ng,as
k i
ngthatshe
gotready,
be c
ausehewastaki
nghersomewhe r
e,
whichherefuseddi
scl
osi
ngtoherwhenshehad
aske
d.
Janewasge tt
ingreadyf orhimt ocomepi c
khe rup.
Amak ahadinsis
tedshewor eapar ti
cul
arJean
tr
ouser,andbodyc ontop. J
anehadr ef
usedt o
wearthetop,becauses hef el
tthetopwouldbe
reve
alingtoomuc hcleav age.Astheykeptarguing
onwhatJ anewasgoi ngt oputon, Amakabr ought
outthecl
othesande v
eryt
hingJanewasgoingto
needtogetready,l
ockedthewardr
obe,andtook
thekeyswit
hhe rwhenshelef
tthehouseforher
me e
ting.
LeavingJanewit
hnoot herc
hoiceof
whattoputon.
Janehadjus
tfi
nis
heddr
ess
ingup,
whe
nhe
r
phonerang.
"He
ybaby"cameJef
fery
'ss
exy,
andhuskyvoi
ce,
whi
chusual
lymadeJaneweaki
nherkne
e s
.
"
Hi,
howar
eyoudoi
ng?
"
"
I'
mdoi
nggr
eat
,ar
eyous
et?
"
"
All
set
,andr
eady
"
"
Gre
at,
bec
aus
eI'
maty
ourdoor
"
Janer antoopenherdoor,andfoundherknighti
n
shinyarmour,s
tandingatherdoor,l
ooki
ngs o
hands omeinapairofblac
kjean,andapaleblue
shirt
,withapai
rof whit
esneakers.
Janethought
hisvoicemadeherwe akintheknees,
buthav i
ng
hi
mstandatherdoor,
look
ingal
lcharmingand
se
xyashel
l,
isalmostmaki
ngheroffherpant
ies
.
"Areyougoi
ngtoletmein?"Jeff
eryask
edrai
sing
ane y
ebrowatJane,af
terwhatseemsli
kefor
ever
ofherst
andi
ngatthedoor,stari
ngathi
mwi t
hout
mov i
ngoutoft
hedoor,oraskinghimtocomein.
"Ohsor
ry,c
omei n"shemov edasi
deashewalke
d
i
n.Shecoul
dn'ts
t opstari
ngathi
m,andashe
walk
edpasther,
s hecaughtawhif
fofhi
scol
ogne
whic
hshelove
ds omuc h.
"I
ssome t
hingwrong?"Jef
fer
yturnedtol
ookat
herasshesti
ll
heldthedooropen,andwasn'
t
makinganyeff
orttocl
oseit
.
Themome ntheopene dhismouthagai
n,s
he
wishedhehadn't,
be causenowshewantedtok
iss
thosebeauti
ful
lyshapedlipsof
his.
"Babyareyouok
ay?"Hecamebac kandc
los
edthe
door,ands
toodinf
ronthe
r,hol
dinghers
houlde
rs.
"
YesI
'mokay,
letmege tmybagsowecanl
eav
e"
J
anesai
dwhens hef
inall
yre
gai
nedher
c
omposure
.
Shewentandpic
k e
duphe rhandbagf
romt hebe
d,
andwhensheturned,
Jef
ferywassmil
ing.
"
What
'sf
unny
?"
"You.Ar
eyousur
e,yous
til
lwanttoke
e pt
his
cooki
ejarc
los
ed?"Heaskedwit
halazysmil
eon
hisf
ace.
Janes toods taringatJ effery,hewasr ubbi
nghi s
chi
n, andl icki
nghi slipss eductive
lyashelook ed
ather. Janek ne ws hewant ednothingmor ethan
tohav et hoselipsonhe rsk i
n.Andt hemome ntshe
tel
lshims hewant edtohav esex,hewasgoi ngto
obli
gehe r.Butt hen,thatwoul dmak eherwe ak,
ands hewas n'taboutt ol e
thi mhav etheuppe r
handi nt hiscase .
Shewoul dr athertamehe r
desir
e s,andk e eptheml ockedawayunt i
lthe
weddi ngni ght.
"I
'mready,l
et'sgopl
ease"s
hewalk
e dtothedoor
,
whil
eJeff
eryfoll
owedfr
ombe hi
ndlaughi
ng.
Jef
fer
ydrovethemtoanis
olat
e dbeac
hhouse.
It
wasaser
v i
cedhouse
,whichhadevery
thi
ngone
wouldne
e dwhil
etheys
tayedthere
.
"So,Inot
icedthatwehavebothbe e
ntoobusy
planni
ngthewe dding,
makingsureeve
ryt
hing
goessmoothly,andhavenegl
ecte
doursel
vesin
theproces
s.Ide c
idedwehaveaquiett
imeto
oursel
vesbeforetheweddi
ng"
"
Youknowoneofthet
hings
,Il
oveabouty
ou?
"
J
aneaske
dsmil
ing.
"It
hinkIdo,buti
twoul
dn'
thurtt
ohearyous
ayi
t
out"Jef
fer
ysaunter
edt
oherashespoke
.
"
Ilov
ethefac
tthaty
ouar
esopr
oac
tiv
einy
our
t
hink
ing"
"Hmm,doyouknow?"Hebentandki
sse
dhe r,
maki
ngJanemoanintohi
smouthandpull
inghim
downf
ormor
e.
"Rememberwear ek
eepi
ngthecooki
ejarc
los
ed
unti
laf
tert
hewe ddi
ng"J
eff
erys
teppedbackas
Janeopenedhermouthf
ormore,l
ooki
ng
dis
appoi
nted.
"Yourr
ule
s,notmi
ne "hel
aughedashet
ookhe
r
handandledheri
ntothebedr
oom.
"Thefirstti
meI camet othisbe ac hhouse,Ihad
j
ustgraduat edfromt heUniv e
r sit
y ,
andrecently
gotbac kintothec ount r
y.Iwant edtobealonef or
awhi l
e, andInee de dsomepe ac eandserenity.So
Irentedt hi
splacef orawhol ewe ek,andIwashe r
e
all
bymy se
lf.
Whe nI wasle
av ing, It
oldmy s
e lfI
wasgoi ngt ocomebac kands pe ndanal onet i
me
withmywi fe,whe nI f
oundhe r .Sincewewoul dbe
getti
ngmar ri
edinaf ewday stime ,andIalr
e ady
paidyourdowr y,Ide ci
dedthe rewasnone edf or
thewait"
"
Thi
spl
acei
sbe
aut
if
ul"J
anes
aid,
ass
hel
ook
ed
ar
oundt her
oomwhichwasbeauti
fulpai
nte
din
whit
e,anddecor
ate
dwithbeaut
if
ul ar
tpi
eces.
"I
'mgladyouthi
nkso,
whileI
washer
e,I
wrotea
l
ette
rtomyfuturewi
fe,
andIwoul
dli
ketor
eadi
t
outtoyou"J
effe
rysmi
led.
"
Let
'she
ari
tthe
n"J
anes
aidgl
eef
ull
y.
Theybot
hs atdownonthebe
dc r
oss
edl e
g,and
Jef
fer
ytookoutanenve
lopefr
omhislaptopbag.
"
Dearf
utur
ewi
fey
,
AsIsithe rewr i
ti
ngt hisle tt
er,Iwonde rwhe r
ey ou
are,
orwhaty ouar edoi ngr i
ghtnow. May bey ou
arebus ywi thsomeot he rguywhoi sbus ylyi
ngt o
you,andpr omi s
ingy ouhe avenande arth,andwi l
l
endupl e avingyou, justs owec ouldme e t
.We ll
it'
s
fi
ne,be caus eyouhav etok issafewfrogsbe fore
youfinallyk i
ssapr ince.AndI havehadmyown
shar
eof he artbreaks,andI mightexpe r
ienceaf ew
more, ore venbr eaks omemy sel
f,
beforewef i
nall
y
me
et.
Wife
y,t
he r
earesomet
hingsI
woul
dli
key
out
o
knowinthisl
ett
er-
Imaynotbethemos tromanti
cmanont hepl
ane
t,
butIpr
omisetolov
ey oueverysi
ngleti
mewe
spendt
oget
he r
,unti
lourdyingbreath.
Ipr
omisetoal
waysl
ookatyouwit
hthes
ame
admir
ati
onIdi
d,whenIf
ir
stfel
li
nlov
ewit
hyou.
I
promis
etoal
wayschal
lengeyout
oc hal
lenge
y
ours
elft
ogoaft
ery
ourse tdr
eamsandgoals.
Ipromisetobear
olemodel
toourc hi
ldre
n,and
alwaysins
pir
ethe
mt odobett
er.
I'
maChr i
sti
an,
andI knowyouar
eoneaswell
,sowear egoi
ngto
bringt
he mupint
hewayoftheLord.
Wif
e y
,Ireall
ydon'tknowmuc haboutc ook
ing,but
Ipromis
ey ouwoul dnevergohungryforasi
ngle
minute,
asI wouldalwaysmak esure
,youhave
someonet oprepareyourmealsatall
times.I
love
goodfoodmy se
lf,
sober es
tas s
ure
dt hat,
we
wouldal waysdi
net oge
ther.Andwheny oufe
el
li
keeatingout,wewoul dgotothefancies
t
rest
aurantintown.
Y
ouaregoingtobemywor ld,s
oI woul
dmake
s
uretotakeyouar
oundt heworld.I
wouldal
ways
s
urpr
iseyouwithvacat
ionsandtri
ps,s
ogetr
eady
t
otourtheworl
dwi t
hmebaby .
Ipromisetoloveandwor s
hippyourbodylik
ea
templethatiti
s,andevenifaf
terchi
ldbir
th,your
bodyc hangesandisfi
ll
edwithstr
etc
hmar ks,and
theli
ke s
,I'
ms t
il
lgoingtoworshi
pit,andmak e
madl ovetoyou,inever
ywhe r
eande ver
yway
possi
ble.
Therewouldne ve
rbeadayy ouwoulds econd
guessmyloveforyou,becauseIwi
llmak esur
eto
keepprofes
singhowmuc hI l
oveyou,bothin
words,gi
ft
s,mys erv
icest
oy ou,
andspe nding
qual
ityti
mewi thyou.
I
'mnotmuc hof atal
ker,
butIpromisetoli
s t
ento
youreverygi
s t
,li
stentoyouwhenev e
ryouhav e
some t
hingtosay ,
beitagisty
ouhe ardatthe
off
iceoranythingatal
l,I
'mgoingtobey ourgis
t
buddy.
Andeveninthedarke
stmome nt
s ,
I pr
omiset
o
neve
rleaveyou,butt
oalwaysbebyy ours
ide,
hol
dingyourhandsunti
lthemorningcomes.
Nobodyi
spe
rfec
t,soIpromi
setoalwaysgooutof
mywaytoacc
eptyourimper
fec
tions.
Si
nce
rel
y,
y
ourf
utur
ehus
band.
"Thisis,sotouchi
ng"Janehadt earsinhereyesas
shes pok eaf
terJe
ffer
y,hadfi
nishedr eadi
ngthe
l
e t
ter."IloveyouJeff
,andthereisnothingIwant
more ,thantobey ourwif
e"tearsroll
eddown
Jane'sc heeksasshespoke.
"
Ohbaby
,youdon'
thav
etoc
ry"J
eff
eryt
ookout
anhandk erchie
ffr
omhi spocket
,anduseditin
wipinghertears."
Ifyoucont
inuecry
ing,t
henI'm
goingtothinkwhatI wrot
einthatl
ett
ercontai
ned
onions"hisstat
eme ntmadeJanesmile.
"Oh,nowyouar
esmil
ing,
probabl
ytheoni
oni
nit
wasn'ts
omuchthe
n"
"I
loveyou"Janele
ane di
nandbrushedaki
sson
hi
sli
ps,befor
eshelai
ddown, pl
aci
ngherhe
adon
hi
slaps
. J
effe
rycar
e s
sedherhai
rsof
tl
y.
"
Baby
?"J
eff
erys
aids
oft
ly.
"
Yes
?"
"
Ihav
esome
thi
ng,
Ihav
ebe
ent
hink
ingt
ote
lly
ou"
"
Whati
sit
?"
"
It'
saboutL
aur
etha"
"
Whatabouthe
r?"
"
Shek
iss
edme
"
The
rewasade
afe
nings
il
enc
eint
her
oom,
so
muc hthatifapinhadfallen,
onewoul dhave
heardthes ound.Jef
fery'
shandss t
il
ledonJ ane's
hair
,waitingforhernextreacti
on.Hebenttol ook
atherface,sohecouldguagehe rr
eacti
on,buthe r
fac
ewasv oidofexpre
ssion,shewasjustst
ar i
ngat
nothinginparti
cul
ar.
Aft
erawholeminut
eofsi
lenc
ehadpass
ed,Jane
fi
nall
yspok
e;"howdidi
thappen?
"Sheask
ed
cal
mly.
"Itwasont heni ghtof thepregnanc yscar
e,she
hadc all
edmet os ayours onwass ick,andneeded
tobet akentot hehos pital
,soIquick l
yrushe
d
downt ohe rplac e
, butI f
oundouti twasonlya
tri
c ktoge tmet he re,andwhe nI t
riedtoleave,s
he
threwhe rse
lfatmeandk i
sse
dme "J e
ffer
ytr
iedto
omi ttthepar twhe reL auret
hainsistedhemar r
ied
he rinsteadof Jane .
"
Whatdidshes
ays hewant
ed?
"Janeas
ked,
her
f
aces
til
lex
pres
sionles
s.
"
Sheumm.
..
.
,Shewant
smet
omar
ryhe
randnot
y
ou"
J
anegotupf r
omt hebed,
we nttothefr
idgeinthe
r
oomandt ookoutabottl
eof water
.Shehada
l
ongswigofthewater
,andthenthrewthee mpty
c
aninthetrash,
thenshel
eane dagai
nstthefri
dge,
f
oldi
ngherarms.
"Sofr
omwhaty
ouj
usts
aid,
Laur
ethai
sst
il
li
nlov
e
wit
hy ou?
"
"
Yes
,thati
swhats
hes
aid"
"
Doy
oul
ovehe
r?"
"Ofc
oursenot,howcanyouas
kmethat
?It
'sy
ouI
wantbabe,nother
,notany
oneel
se"
"
Iss
heblac
kmail
ingyouwi
thpi
ctur
esor
s
omethi
ngofs
ort?"
"
Yes,
Ithi
nkshehadsomeonehidsome
whe
rewho
s
nappedthepi
ctur
esofhe
rkis
singme"
"
Ifshewasn'
tbl
ack
mai
li
ngy
ou,
woul
dyouhav
e
t
oldme ?
"
Jeff
erywasquietforawhi
le,hedidn'tknowwhat
toanswerJane,hewouldn'thavetoldherif
Lauret
hawas n'
tblackmai
li
nghim, notbecausehe
wouldwanttohides omet
hingli
k ethatfr
omhe r
,
butbecauseoff
e arofl
osi
nghe r
.
"Y
ouwoul
dn'thavetol
dmer
ight
?"J
aneas
ked,
wit
hahur
tf
ulvoic
e .
"
I'
msor
ry"
"
Butwhywouldyoukeeps
omethi
ngli
ket
hisaway
f
romme ?It
houghtwewer
en'
tmeantt
okeep
s
e c
ret
sfr
ome ac
hother
?"
"
Mykeepingitawayfromy ou,i
sn'
tbe causeIl
ove
k
eepi
ngsome thi
ngfromy ou,butit
'sbe c
auseof
t
hefe
arof t
hefactt
hat ,
ifyouaregoingtotrus
tme
e
noughtobe l
iev
e;i
fI wassayi
ngthet r
uth,ornot
"
"
Itr
usty
ouJ
eff
ery
,Ik
nows
ome
time
sIc
anac
t
otherwi
se,byblowingt hi
ngsoutof proporti
on,
butIdotrustyou.I
fI di
dn'ttrustyou,
I wouldn'
t
haveagreedtomar ryyou. I
fforanyreason,you
we r
edoubtingmyt rustforyou,thenyous houl
d
havepointeditout
"
"
I'
ms or
ry,I
wasjustsc
aredoflosi
ngyouagai
n"
J
eff
eryl
ookedsoinnocentashespok
e ,
Jane
c
ouldn'
tre
sistt
heurgetogoov e
randkisshi
m.
"Il
oveandtr
usty
ouwi
thmyl
if
e.Y
ous
houl
dne
ver
doubtt
hat"
"
Ilov
eyout
oo,andI
'msor
ryI
tri
edhi
dingi
taway
f
romyoual
lthe
sewhi
le
"
"I
t'sokay
,I'
mgladyoutoldmeyour
sel
f,andI
didn'
theari
tfr
omL aur
etha,ors
omeoneels
e"
Janesatdownonthebed.
"
Thanky
ou"
"Iwanty
outome
s s
ageLaur
etha,
andt
ell
hery
ou
haveagr
eedt
oherdemands
"
"
Arey
ouj
oki
ngors
ome
thi
ng?
"
"Nope,
I'
mdeadse
rious.Te
llhe
ryouguy
sshoul
d
haveadat
eors
omething"
"
Whati
syourpl
ane
xac
tly
?"J
eff
eryas
ked
c
onf
use
d.
"Y
ouaregoi
ngtote
xther,andtel
lheryouhave
br
okenthi
ngsof
fwit
hme ,andthatyouarel
eavi
ng
mesoyoucanbewithhe
r, t
ell
heryouwantto
marr
yher"
"
Andt
henwhat
?"
"Youas khertomeetyouatare
staur
antthi
s
evening,as
khe rt
ocomewi t
htheboy,soyoual
l
canhav edi
nne rt
oget
herli
keafamil
y,t
hatyouare
goingtobec ome"
"
Whatar
eyouai
mingt
oac
hie
vewi
tht
his
?"
"Yout
oldmey ours
elf
,youhaddoubtsi
ftheboy
wasyours
.Andthereasonshegav
efornottel
li
ng
youabouttheboyall
thesewhi
le,
doesn'
tseemt o
addup,s
owear
egoi
ngt
ofi
ndouti
fthi
sboyi
s
your
sornot
"
"
Andaf
tert
hat
?"
"L
eavether
estt
ome
,Iwi
ll
putL
aur
ethai
nhe
r
pl
acesoon"
"Huh?"J e
fferyhadtolookaroundtheroomjus
tto
mak esure,itwasJanewhoac tual
lymadethel
ast
stat
eme nt,andnotsome oneelse.
"Youhe ardme ,sopic kupy ourphoneandt exther
now"J anewast iredof peopl etramplingonhe r
l
ik eshewass omepi ec eofdoor mat ,
fi
rstTani a
cameands aidalls
or tof t
hingsabouthe r,t
he n
Sandr aandhe rcr
az ymot he rcameandk idnappe d
he r,t
orturingherunt ilshealmos tdied.Nowt hi
s
Laur et
hagi rlhassprangupf romnowhe r
etol ay
claimsonhe rman. Jus tbecaus eshehadac hild
forhimi nt hepast.Shedoe sn'tcareifshebor ea
doz ens onsforhim, Jeffer
yishe rs,andhe rsforthe
ke epi
ng.
.
.
Whatdoy
ougai
nfr
omt
hise
pis
ode
?
WATCHOUTFOREPISODE
31
#WHEN_LOVE_J
UST_HAPPENS_2
EPI
SODE3
1
WhenJef
ferywasdonetypi
ngtheme s
sage,he
showe
dittoJane,whoembe l
li
she
ditwithher
ownwords,bef
orecl
ic
kingonthesendbutt
on.
"
Baby ,
areyousureaboutthis
?"J ef
fer
yask edi
n
c
onfusion.
TheJ anest
andingbe f
orehim,looke
d
s
ostrange,hecouldbare
lyrecogniz
ehe r
.Shehad
s
omes ortoff
ir
ebur ni
nginhere y
es.
"
Yes
,Iam.
Nowwear
egoi
ngt
owai
tforhe
rto
r
epl
y"
Aminuteaf
terJ
anes
entt
heme
ssage
,Laur
etha
cal
ledhi
sphone.
"Hel
loLaur
etha"J
eff
eryans
wer
ed,
try
ingt
osound
nat
ural
.
"J
e f
fer
yareyoubei
ngser
ious?Orist
hiss
omes
ort
ofatri
ck,
jus
tsoyoucoul
ds e
ey ours
on?"
"Lauret
ha, Ithoughtaboutallyouhav ebe en
sayi
ng,I missedoutont hisboy'
slif
efort hi
rtee
n
wholey ears,Iwouldn'
twantt omi s
soutont he
rest
.Bes i
de sIj
ustfoundoutJ ane,can'tgiv
eme
chil
dren,soI '
mgoi ngtoloseonbot hendsi fI
choosetomar ryJane"Janegav eJeff
eryat humbs
up,forhislastsentence,t
hephonewasons peake
r,
soshec ouldhe arLaure
thaaswe l
l.
"
Hmmmmm, soI'
mnowy ourbackupplan?We l
l
I
'msorr
yIre
fus
etobeabac kupplan.
Ithinkyou
s
houldgomarr
yyourJane ,
afteral
lwere
n'tyou
t
heoneprof
ess
ingyourundy i
nglovef
orhe r
?"
"ComeonLaure
tha,I
'ms or
ry.L
e t
'snotmak ethis
anydi
ff
ic
ultt
hanital
readyis
.Pleaseitwasn'
te as
y
formet
oleaveJane,
andI wouldreal
lylov
ei f
we
c
oul
dbui
lds
ome
thi
ngt
oge
the
r"
"NotonlyamI yourplanB,butI'
malsoyour
reboundchick?"Laur
e t
halaughedontheot
her
si
deof t
hephone ."SeeJeff
ery,I
ref
usetobeyou
oranyone'sre
boundc hick
"wi t
hthatsai
d,
Lauret
hae ndedthecall
.
"
Whatnow?
"Jef
fer
ylook
edatJanewhohad
s
uddenl
ybe
comeamas t
erpl
anner
.
"Wewi
llwaitf
orhercal
l,
andifshedoesn'
tcal
l
bac
k,youwill
payheravisi
tandconvi
nceherto
goonadatewithy
ou"
"I
don'tknowwhy,butI
thi
nkI'
mliki
ngthegame
pl
ayerJane,
theboss
yJane"J
eff
erysai
dsmili
ng.
"Well
,that
'sagoodthi
ng.Be
causethi
sJanewoul
d
defi
nit
elybecomingoutt
oplay
,fr
omt i
met o
ti
me "
J
eff
eryk
iss
edsoft
ly,
andthe
nge
ntl
ylai
dheron
t
hebedashee
x pl
oredhe
rmout
hwithhi
stongue
.
Astheyki
sse
d,Jef
fer
y'sphoner
ang,
itwas
Laure
thacal
li
ng.
"
Hel
loL
aur
etha?
"
"
Iwi
l
lagr
eet
omar
ryy
ouononec
ondi
ti
on"
"
What
?"
"
Youwil
lmakeavide
oofyoubr
eak
ingupwi
th
J
ane,
andsenditt
ome "
Je
ffe
rywassi
lentf
orawhi
le
,andt
henJ
anegav
e
hi
mas i
gntosayyes.
"L
auret
ha,t
hisi
sadif
fi
cultt
hing,
whydon'
tyou
as
kforsomet
hinge
lse?"
"
Doy
ouwantt
ose
eyours
onornot
?"
"
Ido"
"
Good,
nowbr e
akupwit
hJaneands
endmea
v
ide
o"Laur
ethaende
dthecal
l.
"
HowamI suppos
e dtodos
omethi
nglik
ethat?
"
J
eff
eryl
ook
e datJanewhowasal
readyonherf
eet
t
hink
ing.
"Wear
egoingtogi
veherwhats
hewant
s,av
ide
o
ofy
oubre
ak i
ngupwithme"
"
Hav
eyouthoughtaboutwhats
hecoul
ddowi
th
t
hev
ide
o?Shec oul
dsenditt
othepr
ess
"
"If
shedoesthat
,wewil
lfi
ndawayaroundi
t.But
thi
sisouronl
ychanc
eofgett
ingc
los
etothatboy
,
andfindi
ngouti
fhei
str
ulyyours
on"
"
Baby
,I'
mnots
ureaboutt
his
"
Janet
ookJef
fer
y'si
Phone
,openedi
t'
scamera,
andposi
ti
one
ditontheai
rcondi
ti
oneri
nthe
room,s
othecamerawasf
aci
ngthem.
"
Nowgetupandbr
eak
upwi
thme
"Jane
c
ommanded.
Jeff
erygotupanddi dasJanetol
dhi m,butaf
ter
theywe r
edone,t
he ywatchedthev i
deoandit
didn'
tlookconvi
ncing.Sotheyhadtot r
yagai
n,
andagainandagain,theykepttr
ying,and
r
e hear
singtheirli
ne sfort
hene x
ttwohour s,
unti
l
t
he ygotitperf
e ctthetenthti
me ;J
effe
rylookedso
c
ol dheartedinthev ideo,whi
leJanekneltonthe
f
loorcrying,beggingJ ef
fer
ynottoleaveher.
J
effe
ryedit
edthevi
deo,andashewasabouts end
i
ttoLaure
tha,
Janestoppedhim. "L
et'
ssendit
f
ir
stthi
ngtomorr
owmor ning,soitwoul
dlookli
ke,
i
twasreal
lyaharddeci
si
onf oryoutomake"
"Y
ouk nowyoushouldc
onsi
dergoi
ngint
oacting,
whereoneart
hdidthos
ete
arscomefrom?"
Jef
fer
yaskedJanewhowasbeamingwit
hpride.
"
Youwe
ren'
tbady ours
elf
,forami
nut
eI t
hought
y
ouwer
eactual
lybreaki
ngupwithmeforre
al"
Thenextmorning,t
heysentt
hevi
de otoLauret
ha,
andwaite
dpat ie
ntl
yforhert
ocal
l.Astheywere
pre
pari
ngt oleavet
hebeachhous
e, Laur
etha
cal
ledJ
e f
fery
.
"
Jef
fer
y,y
oumus
tber
eal
lyde
spe
rat
etos
eey
our
s
on"
"L
auretha,youhavewhatyouwant.
Itwasreal
ly
di
ff
icul
tformet odothi
stoJane
,shedidn'
t
dese
rvethis
"
"I
fyoukeeppr
ais
ingher
,the
nyoumi
ghtaswe
llgo
backandbewi
thher"
"
I'
msor
ry"
"Good.Sinceyouhavegonet ot
hisext
e nt,j
ustt
o
showhowmuc hyouwanttobewithmeandy our
son,IguessIcanall
owy outoseehi
m, butyou
mustne v
e rme nt
ionanythi
ngaboutbeinghis
f
ather,Is
t i
ll
hav e
n'tt
oldhimwhohi sf
at he
ris"
"
Alr
ightI
won'
t,I
promi
se"
"
Good,
wewi
ll
seey
out
hise
veni
ngbys
ixt
hen"
"
Okay,Iwi
ll
bookar
ese
rvat
ionf
orusats
ail
ors
l
ounge
"
"
Alr
ight
,wewi
ll
seey
oubyt
hen"L
aur
ethae
nde
d
t
hec
all
.
"
Wehav eadatet
oprepar
efor"J
anesai
dto
J
eff
eryasthe
ywalke
doutof t
hebeac
hhouse.
______
"Youaregoingtotry,andmak ehe rbel
ieve,it
'sher
youreall
ywanttobewi th,andnotme "Janewas
adjust
ingJeff
ery
'sc oll
arsasshespoke.Shehe lped
himpickoutawhi teshirt,
andapal ebluejacket,
andblackpanttrous er
.Hehadonani cepairof
blackshoestogowi thit
.
"
Andtryt
omaintaineyecontactwithhe ratall
t
imes,
soshedoesn'tsus
pectanyfoul play,
r
emembersheisapr i
vat
einvesti
gator,andc an
e
asi
lydet
ectwhens omethi
ngiswr ong"
"Whathav ey
oudonetomeJ ane?
"Je
ffe
ryas
ked
smil
ing,ashewassti
ll
surpr
ise
dbyhers
udden
bol
dne s
s ,
andcraf
ti
ness.
"
Shei
sst
andi
ngr
ighti
nfr
ontof
you"J
anel
eape
d,
andk
iss
edhi
m."
Nowgowoey
ourwoman"
"
Youar
emywoman"J
eff
eryk
iss
edhe
rne
ck.
"
Fine
,gowoet
heot
herwoman"
Janest
oodwatchingasJ
e f
fer
ywentintohisc
ar,
andhi
sdriv
erdrovehimtothere
staurantwhere
hebookedares
e r
vati
onforhi
mselfandLaure
tha.
I
mme diat
elytheyl
e f
t,s
helef
tthr
oughtheback
door,toavoidgett
ingseenbyanyone,j
usti
ncase
Laurethawasc r
azyenoughtosendthevide
oof
Jeff
erybreakingupwithhert
oany one
.
Shealreadypaidahuges omeof mone y,tothe
manage roftherestaur
ant ,whoi nturntippedthe
waitr
essthatwoul dbes ervingJ ef
fer
y,and
Lauret
haatt herestaur
ant .As ki
nghertomak e
sure,e
ve r
ythingLauretha'ss onusesont hetabl
eis
broughttohe r,
incl
udingt hes poon,for
k, kni
fe,
andglasscupheus esi
ndr ink i
ngwate r
.
J
anewasgoi
ngt
odi
sgui
sehe
rse
lf,
andhang
ar
oundthehot
el,andwhent
heyweredonehav
ing
di
nner
,themanagerwoul
dbri
ngtheit
emstoher.
WhenJ e
fferygottotherestaurant,hehadtowai t
ali
tt
lebit
, bef
oreLauretha,andt heboyhes awhe r
wit
htheot herdayatthepar ki
ngl ot
,arr
ived.She
hadonal ovel
ydress,whichbroughtouthe r
sl
enderfi
gure,whiletheboyhadonani ces ui
tand
tr
ouser
.Any onewhos awt hemc ouldeasil
y
mist
akethe mforahappyf amily.
"HiLauret
ha, we
lcome"Jef
fer
ygotup,anddre
w
outachairforhertos
iton,
whil
etheboyhelpe
d
himself
toas eat
.
"AndhowareyouRemi?
"Jef
fer
yas
kedt
heboy
,
aft
ert
heyhadalls
atdown.
"
I'
mfi
net
hank
,unc
leJ
eff
ery
"
Soshealre
adytol
dtheboyhi
sname
?Je
ffe
ry
thoughtwi
thi
nhimsel
f.
"
Whatc
anI
gety
ouandy
ourbe
aut
if
ulf
ami
ly
?"A
beauti
fulwait
ressaskedLaurethasmili
ng.Her
mistaki
ngthemf orafamil
y,mus thavereal
ly
warme dLauret
ha'sheart
,be c
aus eshesmil
edand
l
ook edatJeff
erywithadmirati
oni nhereyes
."Y
ou
se
ewhatI t
oldyou?"
Jef
feryonl
ynoddedands
mile
dbac k,
whenwhat
hereall
ywantedt
odowastogetoutoft
hatpl
ace
andbewi t
hJane.
"Iwil
lhav
ethi
s,ands owill
myson"Laur
etha
point
edonaparti
cularnumberonthemenu.
"Whatwouldy
oul i
ket ohaveJ
eff
ery?
"
Je
ffer
ywhowasn'
tint
hemoodtoeatany
thi
ng,
deci
dedt
ogoforwhat
eve
rLaur
ethawashav
ing.
"Sote
llmeJ ef
fery
,whythesuddenchangeof
mind?"Laure
thaaskedasthei
rfoodar
riv
ed,and
t
he ys
tar
t e
dtoe at
.
"
Ial
readyt
oldy
ou,
Iwantt
obewi
thmyf
ami
ly
"
The
ycont
inue
dtoe
ati
nsi
le
nce
,be
for
eJe
ffe
ry
de
cide
dtoas
kRe
mihi
scl
ass
.
"
I'
minSS1s
ir"
"
Ithoughty
ous
chool
edabr
oad?
"
"Yes,butmymomde ci
de dIfi
nishedmys econdar
y
schooleduc ati
onhere,soIcange tlear
nmy
people'scultur
e,andtradit
ionsbe f
oreIwentback
formyt er
tiaryeducat
ion"hehadanAme r
ican
accent.
"
Oh,thatsoundsr
eas
onabl
e.Sowhathav
eyou
l
ear
ntsofar?"
"
Jus
tafewt
hings
,li
kehowtogr
eetane
lde
r,as
t
heyor
ubat
radi
ti
ondemands"
ThemoreJeff
eryc
onver
sedwit
htheli
tt
leboy,t
he
moreheli
kedhim,andwi
shedtheboyi
shis,
sohe
coul
dlaycl
aimsonhim.
By8
pm, L
aure
thadeci
dedi
twasti
meforthe
mt o
l
eav
e,asRemihadt
ogotoschool
thene
xtday.
"
Thanksfordi
nner
,unc
leJ
eff
ery
"Remisai
dto
J
eff
eryashewalk
edthemtot
heirc
ar.
"
Youar
ewe
lcomec
hap"
"I
hopeyouwil
lkee
ptoyourpromi
se,
andteac
h
mehowtoplayt
ennis
?"Theboyas
kedwit
hhope
i
nhisey
es.
"Isur
ewill
,Iwil
ldi
scusswi
thyourmother
,and
knowwhatt i
mewoul dbebes
t,andIwoul
dc ome
pic
ky ouup"
Theboythank
edJ
eff
ery
,andhoppe
dint
othebac
k
seatof
thecar
.
"YouseewhatI t
oldy
ou?Heneedshi
sfat
her
around"Laure
thasai
dtoJe
ffe
rywhocouldn'
ttake
hiseyesof
ftheboywhowasalr
eadyseat
edinthe
car.
"
IknowL
aur
etha,
andI
'mwor
kingonr
ect
if
ying
t
hat"
"
Ihopey
oudoi
tfas
tenough"
Janewasatthebackofther
estaurant'
skit
chen
waiti
ngpati
entl
y,f
orthewai
tresstocomede li
ver
t
hei t
ems.Jef
fer
yalre
adytext
edt oletherknow
t
he yweredonewit
hdinner.
Sheal
readyhadataxi,
waiti
ngtotak
ehert
othe
Labor
atory
,wherethesampleswoul
dbetes
ted,
sheal
readyhasJ
e f
fer
y'st
oothasasampl
e.
Fe
wmi nutesl
ate
r,t
hemanagerc
ameoutwi
tha
bl
acknyl
onbag,whichs
hehandedov
ert
oJane
wi
thoutsay
ingaword.
Whe nJanegoti
ntothecar,sheope
ne dthenyl
on
andfoundaglas
sc up,aspoonandsomeus ed
ti
ssues
, ne
atl
yplacedi
ndi f
fere
ntzi
plockbags
.
Thetax
i dr
iverdroveJanetotheLaborator
y,
whereshesubmi tt
edthesamples,andwasaske
d
tocomebac kthene x
tdayfortheresul
t.
Whenshegotbackhomethatnight
,Amakawas
al
readyas
lee
p.Shelethe
rsel
finwithhe
rkeys
,and
qui
etl
yundr
ess
edt
oshowe
r.
"Madam,wher
ehaveyoubee
nallday
?"Amak
a
aske
d,asshes
atuponthebed.
"
Ithoughty
ouwe
res
lee
ping?
"
"We r
en'tyousuppose
dt ogof
oryourcaket
esti
ng
today?Thewe ddi
ngplannerk
eptcal
li
ngmet osay
shecouldn'tre
achyou,andnei
the
rcouldI.
What
happene d?"
Janehadt ot
all
yf orgot
tenaboutherappoi
ntment
withthebaker,shehasbe ensoengros
sedinpl
an
withJeff
ery,t
hats hehadtotal
lyf
orgott
enshehas
awe ddi
ngc omingup.
"
I'
msorr
yIf
orgot
,Iwil
lcal
lhertomorr
ow,
ands
ee
i
fwec
anbookanothe
rappointment"
"J
aneyouusual
lydon'
tfor
gett
hingsl
ik
ethi
s,
whati
sgoi
ngon?"
Janewhocouldn'
tkeepsec
retsfr
omAmak
a,
deci
dedtote
llherwhatwasgoingon.
"Thatgirlmus tbeveryst
upid,tothi
nkshec an
haveJ effer
y"Amak asai
dafterJanehadt oldher
everything."Sheisl
uckyIdon'tknowwhe r
eshe
l
ives,ifnot,Iwouldhavepaidhe ravi
si
t.Stupid
she-goatlikeher"
"
Amakacal
mdown"J anes
aidl
aughi
ngathe
r
s
tat
ementofc
all
ingL
auret
haashe-
goat
.
"Bet her
elaughing,unti
lthathei
fersnat
chesyour
manaway .Jane,evenift
hatpart
er ni
tyt
e s
tcomes
outpos i
ti
ve,sayingtheboyisJef
fery'
s,youshoul
d
sti
llputherinherplace.Sheisababymamaand
nothingmor e"
Thenextmor
ning,
Janewok
eupt
oac
all
from
Jef
fer
y.
"
Hey
"sheans
wer
edwi
thas
lee
pyv
oic
e.
"
Thankgoodness,
youf
inal
lypi
cke
d"J
eff
ery
s
oundedrest
les
s.
"
Whati
sthemat
terJ
eff
?"
"
Laur
ethaalr
eadyl
ick
edt hevide
oof ourbr
eak
-up
t
oapopularbl
ogge
r,it
'sgoingvi
ral
already
"
"
What
?"
WATCHOUTF
OREPI
SODE3
2
#
WHEN_L
OVE_J
UST_HAPPENS_2
EPI
SODE3
2
Thenextmor
ning,
Janewok
eupt
oac
all
from
Jef
fer
y.
"
Hey
"sheans
wer
edwi
thas
lee
pyv
oic
e.
"
Thankgoodness,
youf
inal
lypi
cke
d"J
eff
ery
s
oundedrest
les
s.
"
Whati
sthemat
terJ
eff
?"
"
Laur
ethaalr
eadyl
ick
edt hevide
oof ourbr
eak
-up
t
oapopularbl
ogge
r,it
'sgoingvi
ral
already
"
"
What
?"
J
ane
'ss
cream,wokeAmakaup,andshe
i
mmedi
ate
lysprangt
oherf
eet,
readytorun.
Ifnot
fort
hes e
riousdi
scus
sions hewashavi
ngwit
h
Jeff
ery
,Janewouldhav ebus ti
ntol
aught
er
becauseofAmaka'sr
eac t
ion.
"It
oldyou,t hiswasgoingtohappen.I
alr
eadys
ent
someonet oc omet akeyoutothebeac
hhouse.
No
onewillf
indy out her
e.Ihavet
ogonow, mymom
i
scall
ing.Ilovey ou"
WhenJ ef
feryendedt hecal
l,J
anecollaps
e donthe
bed,whathass hegottenhers
elfi
nto?Ift
he
part
ernit
ytestcameoutpos it
ive
,howwass he
goi
ngt ocl
eanupt hisme ss
,andsti
llcont
inueher
weddingplanswithJ ef
fer
y?
Amakahelpedhe rt
opackafe wthi
ngsshewas
goi
ngtone edatherst
ay,atthebeachhous
e.
Amakacouldn'tgowit
hhe r
,assheneededtobeat
work.
Theper
sonJef
fer
yassigne
dtot akeJanetot
he
beac
hhouse
,wasalreadywait
ingforherout
side
herc
ompound.Shegotintot
hec ar,
andthey
dr
oveof
f.
I
twasal r
eady6pm, andJanehaven'tgott
enac al
l
f
romt heLabwhe reshetookt
hes amplesforthe
DNAt es
t.Whenshec al
ledint
heaf t
ernoonto
chec kift
heresul
tswe r
eready,t
he ytol
dhe ri
t
was n't
,andthattheywouldcall
he r,
whe nitwas
ready .
Shehadpai dane xt
raf
ee,sotheresult
s
couldbeouti n24hrs.
Se ver
al peoplehav ec aughtwindof herfakebr e
ak
-upwi thJe f
fery
, andhe rphonehasbe enringing
offthehook .Sev eralofthe m,wantingtok nowifit
wast rueornot ,includinghe rweddingplanne r
whowasal mos tatt hepoi ntoftears,
whe ns he
learntof t
hebr eak -
up. Janehadt oassurehe rto
goonwi ththewe ddingpr eparat
ions,asthe
we ddingwi l
lsti
llhol d.
Asshepacedt
her oomawait
ingacal
lfr
omthe
Labor
ator
y,herphonerang.
Itwasf
romthe
m.
"
Goode
veni
ngma'
am,
youmayc
omef
ory
our
r
esul
tst
heyar
ere
adynow"
Janequic
klygotdr
ess
ed,
mak i
ngsur
etodis
gui
se
hers
elf
,sonoonewouldr
ecogni
zeher
.She
order
edac ab,
andwhentogett
heres
ult
s.
I
mme di
atel
yJanegotther
esult
s,s
heopeneditto
r
eadtheconte
nts:
Jeff
erywasn'
tRemi
'sbiol
ogic
al
f
athe
r.
Janehadt oreadtheresults
ever
alti
me s,
befor
e
shecoul
dac t
uall
ybe l
iev
ewhatwaswr it
teni
nit.I
f
Remiwas n'tJeff
ery'
sson,whenthe
nhasL aure
tha
beentry
ingt oforceJef
fer
yintomarr
iageusi
ngthe
boyasabai t?
Shene e
de dtocal
landinformJ e
fferyaboutthe
resul
ts.
Butthenshede ci
dedagai nstit,
thi
snews
wouldbe t
terbedeli
vere
di nperson. Besi
desshe
knowsapar tofhi
mwasal readyhav ingalik
ingf
or
theboy.Shecouldtel
lfr
omhi svoi c
e ,whenshe
hadcall
edhi mlas
tnight,
toas khowt hedi
nner
went.
J
anewasst
il
l c
ontemplat
ingonwhatt
odo,
whe
n
s
hehear
dak nockonthedoor.
"Whoi sit?
"Sheas ked,onlyJ ef
fer
yandt hedriv
er
whobr oughthe r ,k
newt hislocati
on,andshe
was n'te x
pe c
tingJ eff
eryuntilthenextonehouror
two, hehadal re adycall
e dtoinformher,hewas
sti
llatt heoff
ice, ashehads omewor kt ofi
nis
hup,
beforel eavi
ng. Thepe rsonke ptknoc
k i
ngont he
door .
"Whoi
sit?
"Janewasal
readyge
tti
ngappre
hensi
ve,
whywasn'
tthepe
rsons
ay i
nghi
sorhername?
"
It'
sLaur
etha,
ope
nupwene
edt
otal
k"
L
auretha,
whatcoul
dshewantfromher?Howdid
s
hee v
e nknowshewashi
dinghere
?Janedeci
ded
t
oignoreher,
maybeshewil
lle
ave.
"
Jane,Iknowyouarei
nthe
re.
Ple
aseope
nup,
I
j
ustwantustotal
k"
J
anede
cide
dtoqui
ckl
yte
xtJ
eff
ery
,le
tti
nghi
m
knowLaur
ethawast
her
e.Be
for
esheope
nedt
he
door
.
"HiLauret
ha,whatcanIdofory
ou?"Shedi
dn'
t
mak eanyatte
mpttoall
owL aur
ethai
nsi
de,
asshe
stoodblock
ingthee
ntrance
.
"Aren'tyougoi
ngt oinvi
temei n?"Lauret
hawas
smil
ingass hespoke,shelooke dre
all
yharmless,
butthe r
eisnotell
ingwithany oneanymore.Aft
er
all
Sandr alook
e dharmless,butshesti
ll
kidnapped
andt ort
uredJane.
"
I'
msorr
y,butyouwoul
dhav
etos
aywhat
eve
riti
s
y
ouwanttosayher
e"
"Janeplease,I
won'tbeheref
orlong,it
'sreal
ly
chil
lyouthereandIal
readyhaveacold"she
pleaded.Janedeci
dedtofi
nall
yletLauret
hain.
"Sowhatdoyouwant?
"J aneaske
dfol
dinghe
r
arms,
aft
erle
tti
ngLaur
ethainsi
de.
"
I'
mhe
ret
otal
ktoy
ouaboutJ
eff
ery
,andours
on"
"Ohreall
y?andwhatisitaboutthem, t
hatyou
wanttotalktomeabout ?
''Janeaskedin
annoyance,t
henerveshehas ,c
omi ngheret
otal
k
toherabout,achi
ldthatshehasbe enl
yingto
Jef
feryaboutwhotherealfatherwas.
"
IknowyouhadaDNAt estc
onducte
d,j
ustsoyou
c
ouldknowifRemii
str
ulyJef
fer
y'ss
on,andI
'm
s
ureyoual
readyhav
eyouranswerbynow"
Howone ar
th,
didshef
indoutaboutthete
st?
Can'
tsomeonedosomethingpr
ivat
einthi
sLagos
,
andi
twon'tbehear
dbys omeoneels
e?
"Youlooks ur
pri
sed?I'mapr i
vatei
nvesti
gator
remembe r
?Soit'
snotdi f
fi
cul
tforme,toge tany
piec
eof infor
mation.Iknowtheresul
tsarenoti n
myfav orandI'mhe r
etoge tt
hembe f
orey ous how
themt oJeffe
ry"
"
Hahahahhee..
.
..
''
Janehel
dherabdome ni
n
l
aughte
r.'
'I
'msorr
ybut,Y
oumus tbeajoke
r,f
or
y
out ot
hink,
youcouldj
ustwal
kinhereand
de
mandI
handt
her
esul
tsov
ert
oyou"
"Ik
nowy
ouhav
eapr
ice
,sowhati
sit
?I'
mre
adyt
o
pay"
"
Icans
eey
ouhav
elos
tyours
ens
es,
nowge
tout
!"
"Eve
ryonehasapric
e, s
onamey ours.
Iknowyou
wouldneedthemone ynow,morethanever
,
especi
all
ynowthatJeff
eryhasbrok
enupwi t
h
you"
"Youmus treal
lybede l
usi
onal
,ifJ
e f
fer
yhas
brokenupwi thme,thenwhydidhebr i
ngmehe r
e
tokeepmes af
e?Ohy oudidn'
tknow?Weonl y
play
edapr ankony ou,jus
tsowec oul
dhave
accesst
ot heboy,andhaveaDNAt estdone
"
"Youche
apli
er,
J ef
fer
ywoulddonosuc
hthing,
nowhandovert
hos eres
ult
stome"L
auret
ha
st
retc
hedoutherhandstoJane
.
"Iwoul
dadv
isey
ouge
toutnow,
bef
oreI
cal
ledt
he
poli
ce"
"Now,li
ste
nupl i
ttl
egirl
,Ihav ewaite
dy earsto
haveJef
ferytomy s
elf
,andnowt hatit'
sfi
nall
y
happeni
ng, neit
heryounoranys tupi
dDNAt e
s ti
s
goingt
os t
andi nmyway "sheadv ancedtowar ds
Janeasshes poke."Forthelasttime,gi
veme
thoser
esult
s ,oryouwoul dn'tli
kethene x
tthing
I'
mgoingtodo"
"AndIsai
dgetlos
t"Janewaswalk
ingtothedoor
toopenitf
orLaur
ethatol
eave,
butLauretha
pull
edJaneonherhair
,dr
awingherback
.
"
Don'
tyoudar
ewal
koutonme
"
J
anef reedhersel
ffr
omL auret
ha'
sgr i
p,and
s
lappedhe ronthecheek.Andbeforeshecould
r
eac t
,Janeslappedtheotherche
e k
."Don'tyou
e
v erl
ayy ourfi
lt
hyhandsonmeagai n!"
Lauret
hawhowass t
il
lshockedatJane'sboldness
,
heldherhurt
ingc
heeks."
Icansee,thechick
e nhas
suddenlygr
ownteet
h,nowy outhi
nky oucanbite
ri
ght?"
"Laur
e t
ha, i
fyoutryme,I will
notonlybiteyou,
butIwill
c hewony ou.Iwar nyout ol
e av
enow! "
Janewas n'tt
akinghereye soffLaure
tha,jus
tin
caseshewant edtoplayfunny ,e
v enthough,she
wasonlybl uf
fi
ngandc ouldn'twithst
andaf i
ght
withLauretha,s
hes t
il
lnee dedtok eepherguard.
"
Fine
,showwhaty
ou'
vegot
"Laur
ethac
hal
lenge
d
J
ane.
Janek ne wL aur et
hawass tr
ongerthanher,and
coul
de asi
lybe atthehel
loutofher.Soshe
i
mme diatel
ygr abbedaf l
owervasewhichwason
thetablebe sidehe r
,andasLaurethacamec l
oser,
shecras hedi tonhe rhead,makingLauret
ha
scr
eamouti npai n,andheldheralre
adybleeding
head.J ustthe n,thedoorswungope n,andJ e
ffer
y
walkedi nwi tht wopolic
eme n.
"
Freezeeve
ryone"oneoft
hepoli
ceoff
icer
s
houtedpoint
ingagunatLaur
ethaasshetri
edt
o
r
eit
erate
.
"Ohbaby,I
'msosorr
y"Jef
ferywe nttoJ
ane '
ssi
de,
andhuggedher.
Whenhegothe rte x
tme s
sage,he
tr
iedcal
li
ngher,
butshewasn'tpicki
ngup,he
becameworri
edanddeci
dedt oinformthepoli
ce.
"
Youareunderarr
estma'
am,f
ortr
e s
pas
sing"t
he
s
econdoff
ic
ercameandhandcuf
fedasc
reaming
L
auret
haande sc
ortedhe
rtot
hecar.
"Areyouokaymiss
?"Thefi
rstpol
iceoff
ic
e raske
d
Janewhohe l
dontoJeff
ery'
sshir
tlik
ehe rli
fe
dependedonit.
"I
'mfineof
fi
cer
,thanky
ous omuchf
orcoming"
shewasscar
edtheyweregoingt
oar
res
theras
well
.
"
Thankyouoff
ic
er,
wewil
lbeatthest
ati
onf
orher
t
omak ehers
tat
ement
"Jef
fer
ythank
edtheof
fi
cer
.
"Sothatboyisnotmine?
"J e
ffe
ryas
kedin
dis
beli
ef,af
terJanehadshowhimtheDNAre
sul
ts.
"
Appar
ent
ly,
Laur
ethawant
edt
ohav
eyoubyal
l
means,
sos
hede
cide
dpi
nanot
her
'sman'
schi
ld
onyou"
"Thi
sisunbel
ie
vabl
e"J
eff
erys
ounde
dso
dis
appoint
ed.
"I
'msor
ryJ
eff
,Iknowy
ouwe
real
readys
tar
ti
ngt
o
bondwi
tht
hatboy"
"I
t'
sokay ,wearegoingt
ohaveourownbe auti
ful
chi
ldr
en, andrai
sethemtogethe
r.Andthegir
ls
wouldlookjustasbeaut
if
ul,
astheirmothe
r"
"Andours onswoul dlookjustl
ikeyou,strong,
handsome ,smartandi ntel
li
gent.Ofcoursethey
won'tinheri
tyourhe artbreaki
nggene s
,God
knowst hei
rfatherhasbr okenenoughhe arts
,to
l
astseve r
algenerati
onst ocome "
"Atle
asttheygett
oinheri
tmygoodl ooki
ngge ne,
andalsomys mart
ness,I
thinkthat
'senough.They
cantaketheres
tfromthei
rmot her
"hepl aceda
softki
ssonherli
ps."
I'
ms orryy
ouhadt of i
ght
L
aur
ethaal
lal
one
"
"I
t'
sokay
, l
et'
sthankGodi
twas
n'tmyhe
adt
hat
gotbr
oken"
"I
nev
erknewyouc
oul
dfi
ght
,tot
hee
xte
ntof
br
eak
ingsome
one'
she
ad"
"
Afte
rbeingk
idnappedt
wice,
youlearnt
opr otec
t
y
oursel
ffr
omfurthe
rthr
eat
,orany
thingthatlooks
l
ik
eak i
dnapthr
eat"
"
I'
msorryy
ouhadtogothr
oughal
lthe
sef
ormy
s
ake.
Ican'
twai
tforust
ogetmar
ri
ed"
"
Mene
ithe
r"
"Wearegoi
ngtogetmar r
iednomatterwhat
,I
don'
tcarewhat
evertheythrowatus
,comene x
t
weekendwearege
t t
ingmar ri
ed"
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UST_HAPPENS_2
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Late
rt hatnight,Je
ffer
yandJ anewe nttot
he
poli
ces tat
ion,forJanetowrit
ehe rst
atementof
whatt rans
piredbe twee
nL aurethaandhe rse
lf.
Laurethawasgr antedbail
thatsameni ght
,butnot
unti
l s
hehads i
gnedanunde rtaking,andpromised
tostayawayf romJ aneandJ eff
e r
y '
sli
ves.
Thenextmorning,Je
ffe
rydec
ide
dtopayL
aur
etha
avi
sitbef
orele
av i
ngforwor
k.
"J
eff
eryIamsor
ryI
li
edt
oyouabouty
oube
ing
Remi
'sfat
her
"
"Lauretha,
youalmos tmademec l
aimsomeone
el
s e
'ssonasmi ne,whati
f J
anehadn'tf
oundout
?
That'showI wouldhaverai
sedt
hatboybeli
evi
ng
hi
mt obemi ne?
"
"I
'ms orr
y ,Iwasjustdes
pe r
atetobemar r
iedto
you,nowt haty oualr
eadyknowt hetruth,wecan
sti
ll
ge tmar r
ied.Besi
desthewholeof Lagos
alr
eadys awt hevideoofyoubreakingupwi th
Jane.Let'sgetmar r
iedJef
fery
.Please"
"I
'msorr
yL auret
ha,butbei
ngdes
peratedoesn'
t
j
usti
fywhaty oudid.
I'
mhe r
etowarnyoutostay
awayfr
omI andJane'
sli
ves
,if
youdon'twantto
seemyuglys i
de"
_____
*
Onewe
ekl
ate
r*
Janewassl
eepingpeace
ful
ly,
hav
ingabeaut
if
ul
dreamofhergetti
ngmarr
iedt
oJeff
ery
.Whenshe
heardAmaka'
sv oi
ce.
"
Wak
eups
lee
pingbe
aut
y,i
t'
sti
met
oge
tdr
ess
ed"
Janeope
nedhe
rey
est
ofi
ndAmak
asmi
li
ngdown
ather
.
"
It'
syourwe
ddingday,andy
oumus
tnotat
tend
y
ourownwe ddi
nglat
e"
Janequick
lyjumpedoutofbed,andr
anint
othe
bathroom.Fi
nall
ythedayhascomewhensheand
Jeff
erywouldbeunit
edasmanandwi f
e.
Whe nJanecameoutof thebathroom, hermakeup
arti
stwasal
readyintheroomwai tingf orher,
so
shecouldmakehe rup.Jeffe
ryhadi ns i
steds
he
andAmak al
odge dinthesamehot e l
, hehad
lodgedhers
iste
randf amilyme mbe rswhohad
comef r
omtheEas ttoatte
ndt hei
rwe dding.
Janewor eoneof t
hehot elroom'srobe,ands at
downf orhermak euptobedone .F
e wminutes
l
at er
,therewasak nockont hedoor,Amak awe nt
tochec kwhowasatt hedoor ,andsawitwasa
femalephot ographer,shewast ocaptur
eal l
the
mome ntsasJanewasbe ingdressed,t
hee vent
plannerhads enthe r
.
Whe nthemak e uparti
s twasdone ,Janecouldn' t
recogniz
ehe rowns el
f,shelook e
ds obeautif
ul and
enchanting.Themak eupar t
istwhowasal so,a
hairsty
li
s ti
nstalle
dabe auti
fulhumanhairwi g, on
Jane'shead,se curi
ngitwe ll
e nough,makings ure
i
tdoe sn'
tc omeof feveni fJ
anewast oj
ump.
Amak awhowasal r
eadydressedinherown
beauti
ful,
champagnecolored,chi
efbri
des
maid
dress
,he l
pedJaneoutoftherobeshehadon,
thenshe,andthemakeupartist
,hel
pedherint
o
herwe ddi
ngdress
.
I
twasas parklingwhitewe ddinggown,wit
hanof f
shoul
de r
,andaVne ckli
ne,whi c
hshowedoff
Jane'
sbe auti
fulcoll
arbone s
. I
twascinc
hedatt he
waist
,whilethes ki
rtwasflowyinspaghett
ilayers
,
whichformedabal l
thatspreadallac
rosst
hef l
oor.
Thedress,gaveJ anearegal,andaCindere
lla
eff
ect.
"OhmyGod, youlooksobeaut
if
ul"Amakatear
ed
up,assheadmire
dt heweddi
ngdressonJane.
"Youlooksoangel
icJane
"
"Angel
icandbr
eat
htak
ing"t
hemak
eupar
ti
st
added.
"Thankyou,I
can'
tbeli
evethi
sdayisf
inal
lyhere
,
aft
ereve
rythi
ng,I
sti
ll
gettobeJeff
ery
'swife'
'
"Don'tyourui
nyourmakeupnow,I
'mtheonly
personall
owedtocryhe
re"AmakadabbedJane'
s
eyeswithatis
sue
.
"Wow...
..
,ar
en'ty
ouar adiantsighttobehold?"
Dami s
aidasshewalke
di ntother oom,andf ound
Janestandi
nginherweddi ngdres s
.Shetoowas
alr
eadydress
edinabeaut i
fulskirtandblouse
whichwasmadef r
omar e dlacemat eri
al.
"Mybe autif
ul sist
e randf ri
e nd"Dami heldJane's
bothhands . "Asy ouge twe dde dt othel oveof y
our
l
ifethisday , yourhomei sble s
se d.Youbot hhav e
defiedall odds ,andar es ti
llge tti
ngmar ri
edtoday,
despi t
eal lthatwast hrownaty ou.Fort his
,no
harmwi llcomene aryou, nory ourhus band.Your
chil
dr enwi llsurroundy ourt able"Dami '
se ye
s
we retightlys hut,ass hepr ay edforJ anef r
om
heart ,
andt earsst r
eame ddownhe rc heeks.
"Bec auseJ efferyhasf oundy ou, hehasf ound
favorwi ththeL ord.Youwi l
l bothne v erhavea
caus
etor
egr
etmar
ryi
nge
achot
her
,InJ
esus
name"
"
Ame
n"e
ver
yonei
nther
oomal
lec
hoe
d.
Themak eupartisthe l
pedtomak eAmak a,and
Dami up. Aft
erthat ,
Janere cei
vedac allt
hatthei
r
ri
det othec hurchwaswai tingoutside.They
helpedJ anetoputonhe rsilv
erhe elshoe,and
alsohe l
pe dfi
xhe rveil
,andallwe ntoutsi
de ,t
o
enterthec ar,
butnotbe f
orethephot ographer
tooksomes hotsof Janealone,andwi thAmak a,
Dami ,andhe rhus band,andfamily.
Janewas n'tsur
pr i
sed,tofi
ndouthe rri
dewasa
l
imo. Jeff
eryalr
eadyt ol
dhe rear
li
er,thathewas
sendingalimot obr i
nghertochurch.Sheand
Amak awe retous etheli
mo, whi
leaGwagonwas
provi
de dforDami ,andherhusband, wi
thtwo
otherofhisfamilyme mbershecamewi t
h.Dami'
s
husband, wasgoingt obetheonetowal kJane
downt heaisle.
Whe
nJanegoti
ntot
heli
mo,s
hef
oundanot
eon
t
hebac
kseat
,fr
omJeff
ery
.
'
'Ihavewaite
dforthi
sdayal
lmylif
e,andnowthat
dayisfi
nal
lyhere,
youaremywishcomet r
ue.
I
l
ov eyouJane,s
oontobeMrs.Ademola'
'
"I
sn'tJef
ferysoromanti
c?"Amak aaskedasshe
re
adt henotehe r
sel
f.
"I'
mr eal
lyhappyforyoumy
dearfri
end.I'
mhappyy oudidn'tf
ightl
ove,but
al
lowe dyoursel
ftol
oveandbel oved"
"Al
lthankst
oy ou,whokeptadv
isi
ng,andpushing
me,thetimes,
I t
ri
edgiv
inguponthisl
ove.AndI
t
hinky oune
edt otakey
ourownadv i
ceaswe l
l"
Janewasst
il
ltal
ki
ngwhen,
thedr
ive
rcame
,and
openedt
hedoorforhe
r.
"
Wehav
ear
ri
vedt
hec
hur
chma'
am"
"Iguess,
youwoul
dhavetokeepyourle
cturef
or
anotherti
me"Amakahel
pedtorai
setheski
rtof
Jane'sweddi
ngdr
essasshec
amedownf r
omt he
c
ar.
Therewe r
es omanyphot ogr aphe rsouts i
dethe
churchbui lding,waitingf orher .
Manyof which,
werefromt hepr ess,ands everalgossipmagaz i
nes
andtabl oids. Themome nts hes teppe doutof the
car,
the rewe redif
ferents napshot sfromal langles.
Janek ne wt he i
rweddi ngwasgoi ngt oc ausealot
ofconfus i
on, asjustawe e kago, Laurethahads e
nt
outav ideoof Jeff
erybr eak i
ngupwi thJ ane.And
nowhe reshewasge ttingmar rie
d, tothes ame
Jeff
ery.
Dami'shusbandc ametohe rsi
de,andhookedhi
s
l
e f
tarmar oundhe r
s.Andtheybothwalkedi
nto
thechurcht oge
ther.
Apianistpl
ayed''
herec
ome s
thebri
de''
, asJanewalkeddownt heai
sle
.
Jef
fer
ywasalreadystandingatt
healtar,wit
hDele
hi
sbestmanbe hindhim.Hewasdr e
ss e
di na
cr
eamt ux
, wi
thablacktrouser
,andablac k
desi
gnershoe
st ogo.Delewasdres
sedi nasimi
lar
waytoo,butJanehade y
esforonlyJeff
ery
.He
l
ooke dsohandsome,andknight
lyashes t
ood
smil
ingather,ass
hewalkedtowar dshi
m, i
nthe
companyof Dami'
shusband.
Thec l
osershegot,thereal
eri
tfeltt
oJ e
ffery.He
wasf i
nall
yge t
ti
ngmar ri
edtothewomanof hi
s
dreams ;J
ane .
Hischestti
ghte
ne dathows tunning
shelookedinhe rweddingdres
s,thewayi t
perfect
lyfi
ther,madeitlookl
ikethewe dding
dresswass ewnonhe r.Hemadeame nt
al note,to
payhe rdres
sde si
gnerextr
a.
Whe ntheygottothealt
ar,Dami
'shusband
hande dJaneovertoJeff
ery,
bef
oregoingtot ak
e
hisseat,
De l
ewe nttosi
tdownaswe l
l,l
eaving
JaneandJ eff
eryalonewit
hthepreac
he ratthe
alt
ar.
"Youlookbeauti
ful
"Jef
fer
ywhi
speredintoJ
ane'
s
earashetookherhandsfr
omheruncle
. Maki
ng
hersmile
,thankGodshehadavei
lon,sonoone
c
oul
dnot
ice
.
"Wear eallgather
e dheretowi
tnesst
heholy
solemnizati
onof theunionoft
hesetwochil
dre
nof
themos thigh,if
the r
ebeanyonewhohasany
reasonwhyt histwos houl
dnotbewe d,
saysonow,
orforeverremains i
lent
"Thepreac
herannounced
tothec ongregat
ion.
Therewasal oudsil
enceintheroom, J ane'
she art
beathard,andfastagai
nstherche s
t.Je f
fer
y
l
ook edatthecongregat
ionasifdaringany onet o
darehim,andc omeoutt oopposethe irmarriage.
Hehadmades uretoputtightsecur
ityonguar d,
bothatthechurchpremises,ande venatthe
recept
ionvenue .
Soanyonewhopos esasat hreat
,
wil
lbee sc
ortedoutimme diatel
y.
"
Ift
her
ebenone
,thec
oupl
ewi
ll
nowt
aket
hei
r
v
ows"
Theyhadbothagr
eedtowri
tethe
irv
ows
the
ms el
ves
.Lit
tl
eJonat
han,whowasther
ing
bear
er,
broughttheringtothem.Er
icahismother
whowascompl et
elyhealedfr
omhe rsurge
ry,was
se
atedint
hec ongr
e gat
ionwithJ
e f
fer
y'spare
nts.
J
eff
erywast
hef
ir
stt
osayhi
svow;
"Jane,I cannotbe li
ev eIgotluck yenough,tobe
theluck ymant omar ryyout oday .Ipromis
eto
neverle aveyours i
de ,nomat te rhowhar dthe
sit
uationge ts.
Thi sringisapr omi se,t
hatyouwil
l
neverhav et
ofac ethisharshwor ldalone.I
promi setoprot e
c t,
andk eepy oufromhar m'sway,
andt oal wayslovey ouunt i
lmydy ingbreath"
WhenJ e
fferywasdonetak
inghi
svows,
hesli
ppe
d
theri
ngonJ ane'
slef
tfi
nger
.Af
tert
hat
,Janet
ook
herownv ows;
"Today,surr
ounde dbyally
ourlov
edone s
,I
choosey ouJeff
eryAdemola,t
obemyhus band.
Youmak emel augh,youmak emehappy.Youare
myl i
fe,
y ouaremye very
thi
ng.Ipr
omisetobeyour
bestfr
iend,andwi f
e,Ipr
omisetobeyournumber
oneche
erle
ader
,che
ris
handrespec
tyou.And
abov
eall
,Ivowt
oloveyouwi
thoutr
eser
vati
on"
Someof t
hepeopl
eincongregat
ionwe
real
ready
tear
ingupast
heytookthei
rvows .
Aft
erJanehadsl
ippe
dther
ingonJ
e f
fer
y'sf
inge
r,
thepr
e ac
herpr
onounce
dthemhusbandandwife.
Thewhol econgr egati
onc l
appedinc e
lebrati
on,
Amakas toodupands creame daloudpraisethe
Lord,ande v
er yoneanswe redwithanHallel
ujah.
Thens hescreame dagain;"theLordhasfi
nally
doneitooo, s
hameonbadpe opl
e!"Delehadt o
gentl
ypul l
herbac konherse at
,astheyboths at
toget
he r
.Mak ingthewhol econgregati
ontobur st
i
ntolaughter.
"Youmaynowk i
s syourbri
de"thepr eachersai
dto
Jeff
ery,
whodidn'thesi
tatet
oc los
et hegap
betweenhi
mandJ ane.Andslowly,herais
e dher
veil
,andse
ale
dt heirl
ovewithage ntleki
ssonhe r
l
ips.
Themome nttheirl
ipst ouched,thewhol e
congregati
onwe ntinanupr oar,
t herewas
whistl
ingandc l
appingof handsfrome verycorner
,
noneof whichmat t
e redtot henewl yWe ds,asthey
keptk i
ssi
ng.Thepre ache rhadtoc learhisthroat
beforetheystopped. Andt heywe reledintothe
pastor'
soffi
cetos i
gnandhav ethe irmarriage
certi
fi
cate.
Whe ntheycamebac kfr oms i
gningt hemarriage
cert
ifi
cate,J
effery
'spar e nt
sc ame ,
andhugge d
thembot h,welcomingJ anetot hefamil
y,Ani t
a
andEr i
cawe r
en'tleftout .WhileAmak astood
behindJane ,
mak ings ur enoones teppedon
Jane'sweddingdr ess,orc amet oclosef
orc omf or
t.
Aft
erwhi ch,t
heyal l
we ntouts i
de,forpi
ctures,and
heade ddownt other ece pti
onv enue.
______
__
"Fi
nal
ly,
herewear
e,t
oge
therasamarr
iedcoupl
e,
howdidIge
tsoluc
ky?
"Jef
fer
yhadhisf
orehead
onJane'
s.Hi
shandswereonhe rwai
st,whi
leshe
hadherownhandswrappedaroundhisnec
k ,
as
the
yhadthei
rfi
rstc
ouple'
sdanc e
.
"Tot
hink
,the
rewasat
imeI
fel
tthi
sdaywasne
ver
goi
ngtocome"
"
Itol
dyouI woul
dneve
rgiveuponus,di
dn'tI?
''
J
effe
ryki
ssedher
.''
Sowegettofi
nal
lyopenthe
c
ookiej
artoni
ght?
"Jef
fer
ywhisper
edintoherear
s.
"Wewi
llse
eabouti
t"J
aneans
wer
ed
mis
chi
evousl
y.
"
Whati
sthatsuppos
edtomean?Was
n'tt
hede
al
t
oopeni
tafte
rtheweddi
ng?
"
"Yeah,butI
sortofchangedmymind.Butt
here'
s
some t
hingt
hatcouldactual
lymakemechangeit
backtoourfor
me ragreementt
hough"
"
Andwhatc
oul
dthatbe
?"
"
Tel
lmewhe
re,
wear
egoi
ngf
orourhone
ymoon"
"
Mye ve
rsmartMrs
.Ade
mol
a,I
cans
eey
ouar
e
l
ear
ningsometr
ick
s"
"
Whatc
anI
say
?myhus
bandi
sagoodt
eac
her
"
"Hmmmmm. ..,Ic
anseewhatyouaret
ryi
ngtodo,
buti
t'
snotgoingtoworkt
hist
ime,our
hone
ymoonl ocat
ioni
sasurpr
ise
.AndI'
mk e
eping
i
tso"
"
The
nthec
ook
iej
ar,
woul
dhav
etor
emai
ncl
ose
d"
"That
'sify
ouwouldbeablet
oresi
stmycharm
t
onight"Theybot
hlaughe
d,bec
ausethe
yk newi
t
wasimpossibl
e.
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Amakastoodatthecor
neroftherec
ept
ionhall
,
watc
hingthenewlyweds,ast
heyspunaroundthe
danc
efloor,
bothlooki
ngl
ov i
nglyi
ntoe
achother'
s
eyes.Nothi
ngs eemedtomat t
ertothe masthey
danc ed.
Jeffer
ykeptwhisperi
ngintoJane'sear,
ands hekeptsmili
ngatwhateverhewast ell
ingher
.
Thatmome ntasshest
oodwat chingthem,she
wishedforaloveasbeautif
ulastheir
s,alovethat
st
ay sdevoted,ev
enwhe nthegoingistough.
"
Beaut
if
ulsi
ghtt
obe hol
d,ar
en'
tthe
y?"De
les
aid
f
rombehi
ndAmak a.
"
Be aut
iful
inde
e d,
lovetheysay
;ist
rul
yabeaut
if
ul
t
hing".AmakalookedatJaneandJeff
erywi
tha
l
onginginhereyes
.
"
Thatc
ouldbeusyouk now?Butyouhavedec
ide
d
t
obestubbor
n,andf
ightlov
efromalls
ides
"
"Bi
a,t
hisyorubaboy
,ar
eyoutr
yingt
oprovok
eme
ors
ome thi
ng?"Amakat
urne
dtolookatDe
le.
"SeewhatI'
ms ayi
ng?Aguyi
sjus
ttr
yingtohavea
harmles
sconvers
ati
on,andy
ouhaveturnedit
aroundalr
eady
"
"Ohreal
ly?Thenpl
easef
orgi
vemefornot
under
standingt
hatbe
ingcal
leds
tubbor
n,andant
i
-l
ove
,isac ompl
iment
"
"
Idi
dn'
tme
ani
tthatway
,andy
ouk
nowi
t"
"Idon'tknowwhateveri
tisyoume antDele
, andI
real
lydon'twantt
o.It'
smybe stfr
iend'
swe dding,
andI j
ustwanttohavefun"Amak astar
tedto
mov eherbodytothemus i
cthatwasbe i
ngpl ayed,
i
gnoringDe l
ewhos t
oodtherestari
ngather.
Aft
erthecouple'
sdance,i
twasti
meforthebest
mant ogi
vehisspe e
ch,
Delewentups
tage,not
taki
nghiseyesoffAmaka,
asherende
redhis
speech.
Amakawhowass t
il
lstandingwhe reDe l
ehadl ef
t
her
,li
stenedashetoldthegue sts,
of howJ eff
ery
wasmor et
hanaf r
iendtohi m. Asshewatc hedhim
spe
ak ,
theonlyquesti
ons heke ptaskinghe r
sel
f
was;whycouldn'
tshegiveDe leac hance?Hehas
beenpersi
ste
ntabouthisfe el
ingsforher,andshe
cle
ar l
yli
k eshimtoo,thenwhywas n'ts
heall
owing
hersel
fthec hancetolove,oratleastbelov
ed?'I
t's
becausey ouhaveas e c
retthatwouldbreak
what eve
ry outhinkyouc anbuil
dwi thhim'asi
l
e nt
voicesaidtohe r
.Trul
y ,t
hereisnoways heisever
goingtobeabl efindlove,witht
hes ecr
etshe
carri
edwi thher.
Byeveni
ng,therec
epti
oncer
emonywasover,
and
al
mostallt
hegue s
tswhocametoce
lebr
atewit
h
Jef
fer
yandJ ane
,hadalr
eadyl
eft
.
ItwasjustJaneandJ eff
ery'
sf amily,andaf ew
othergues t
s,whowe relef
t.Anitawhowasal most
li
keas econdwe ddingplanneratt hewe dding,
mak i
ngs uree v
e ry
onewass ervedr e
freshme nt
s,
andnot hingwe ntami ss
,satataf are ndof t
hehal
l,
tendi
ngt ohe rbaby ,whil
ehe rhusbandc onver
sed
withher.
Eri
cawhowasl
ooki
ngsomuc
hbe t
ter
,andful
ly
re
cover
ed,t
hant
helas
tti
meJanehadsee
nhe r
,
wascarry
ingasl
eepi
ngJonat
han,asshec
amet
o
saygoodbyet
othecoupl
ebefor
eleav
ing.
Jeffery'
smot herwhoe ndedupal mos tinvit
ingthe
halfofLagosf orthewe dding,wass ti
llmov i
ng
around, makings uregue st
swhoc amef romaf ar
distance,andc ouldn'tgobac kthatsameday ,
we reprovidedwi thade quatelodging
accommodat ions,whi l
ehe rhusbandwasbus y
si
ppi ngfromagl as sofwine,ashec onve rs
edwi th
someol dt i
meas s oci
atesof hi
s,whoat tende dthe
we dding.
"Amak athanky ousomuc h,I owey oubi gtime "
JanesaidtoAmak aastheybot hstoodt osaytheir
goodby e
s,beforesheandJ ef
feryleftfortheir
hotel
,theywe regoingfortheirhone y moont he
nextday,andJ eff
eryhads uggestedt he yst
ay e
din
ahotelthatnight,toavoi
dbe ingdist urbed,by
peoplewhomi ghtwanttoc omev isitallinthe
nameof comingt oc ongr
atulatethem.
"Y
ouowemenothi
ng,
nowgoandenj
oyyourf
ir
st
ni
ghtasamar
ri
edwoman"Amak
ahugge
dhe r
.
F
inal
ly
,af
tert
hey'
vesai
dtheirgoodby
esto
e
very
one,t
hecoupl
eslef
tforthei
rhot
el.
Amak ade ci
dedt otak eherti
redsel
f,backtothe
apartme ntsheonces haredwi t
hJane .Nowshe
wasgoi ngtobes le
e pinginital
one,notjustf
or
thisnight,
norawe ek,butforaverylongti
me ,at
leastuntil
shede ci
de stomov eoutof t
he
apartme nt,i
ntoanot herone,whic
hs heissti
ll
goingt obesleepi
ngal onein.
Janewasn'
tev
engoneforuptoaday,
andAmak
a
wasalr
eadymis
singhe
r.Shef
eltl
ik
ecryi
ng.
"
Icoul
ddr
ivey
ouhomei
fyouwant
"
Amakawasstar
tl
e dassheheardDel
e'sv
oice
behi
ndher,"
Can'tyoujus
tspeaktosomeonein
thei
rfr
ont
?Musty oucomefr
ombe hind?
''
"
Whatc
anI
say
?Il
i
kei
tfr
ombe
hind,
Ithi
nky
ou
shoul
dal
readyknowt hataboutmebynow"Del
e
fl
ashe
dAmak ahisbeauti
fulse
toftee
th,
andhi
s
dimpl
eswhichshelovessomuc h.
"
The ngo,andlookforsomeoneel
sewhoiswil
li
ng,
t
odoi tf
rombe hindwit
hy ou"Amakagat
her
edhe r
t
hingsands t
art
edt ol
eave.
"
WhydoI
nee
dtodot
hat
,whe
nIal
readyhav
e
y
ou?
"
"
Delepl
eas
ele
avemeal
one
,I'
mti
redandne
edt
o
r
est
"
"AndhereI am,offeri
ngmys ervi
ces,L
etmedr op
youoff,I
c oul
de v
e ngiveyouamas sage,
ifyou
want"hewal kedbe si
dehe r
,asshewalked
towardstheparkinglot.J
effer
yalre
adyinst
ructe
d
hisdr
ivertotakehe rhome.
"Not
hankyou,
butJeff
ery
'sdri
verwouldbet
aki
ng
mehome,andIdon'
tneedyourmassage"
"
Ire
all
ywantt
odr
ivey
out
oyourapar
tme
nt,
pl
eas
e"
"
Why
?Soy
ouc
ant
ryt
ose
duc
eme
?"
"
No,s
oIcanbewit
hyou,ev
eni
fi
t'
sjus
tfort
he
s
hor
tper
iodoft
hedri
ve"
Amakas awthelookinDel
e '
sey
es,s
hec oul
dtell
hegenuinel
ywant e
dhe rc
ompany.Soshede c
ided
totel
lJeff
ery
'sdri
vernottobot
heraboutdri
vi
ng
herbacktoherapartment
.
"
Wher
eisyourcarpar
ked?"SheaskedDel
ewhe
n
s
hewasdonetal
kingt
oJ e
ffer
y'sdr
iver
.
"Ple
asecomewi t
hmemyl ady"Delef
las
hedthose
histee
thatheragai
n.I
fonl
yhek newwhathi
s
smilewasdoi
ngt oher
,hewouldn'
tsmil
esooft
en.
Whenthe
ygottowher
eDeleparke
dhisc
ar,
he
opene
dthedoorf
orAmak
a, andhedr
oveher
home.
"Del
ewhatex
actl
ydoy
ouwantfr
omme
?"Amak
a
ask
ed,ast
heygott
ohergat
e.
"I
'mnotgoi
ngtodothedanceAmak a.Il
ik
eyoua
wholel
ot,
andwouldlovetodateyou.I
'mnot
dat
ingt
odate.
I'
mdat ingt
ofindtheone"
"
Andyouthi
nkI'
mtheone?Youthi
nkI'mt
hat
s
peci
als
ome one
?Becaus
eif
y oudo,t
hen,
Ithi
nk
y
ouarecl
ear
lymist
aken"
"Andwhyi
sthatAmaka?Whydoyouthi
nkI
'm
mist
akeni
fIt
hinkyouaret
heone
? "
"
Ther
eisnos ucht
hingast
heone,be
side
sDele,I
c
an'
tgiv
ey ouwhatyouwant,I
'mdamagedgoods,
I
'mnotcapableof
lovi
nganymore
"
"AndIsti
ll
wanty ouregar
dless
,Idon'tcar
e,i
fyou
areabrandne wproductornot,
allIc
areaboutis
you,andifyoucomedamage d,thenI'
mwi l
li
ngto
haveyou,asyouare"
"
Youdon'
tgi
veup,
doy
ou?
"
"Nope,
it'
snotinmyDNA, I
don'
tknowhowt
ogi
ve
up.Amakapleasej
ustgi
veusac
hance"
"Whatifitdoesn'
twor kout ?Whathappe nstous
?
Deleyouar eJeff
ery'
sfriend,sothatme answewil
l
al
way srunintoeachot her,becauseJaneismy
fr
iend.Lookhowawk war ditwas,whenwehada
onenightstandwitheac hother,Idon'
twantgo
downt hatlaneagain'
'
"
Whati
fi
twor
ksout
?"
AmakathoughtaboutwhatDe l
es aid,shewasonly
thi
nki
ngof t
hedowns i
de.Dati
ngDe lemight
act
ual
lyturnouttobeabe auti
fulexperience,
and
shemightneverfi
ndout,
ifshek e
e pspus hi
nghim
away,
anddon' tgi
vehimac hance.
"
Alr
ight
,le
t'sdoi
tthe
n"
"
Ist
hatay
est
oyoube
ingmygi
rl
fr
iend?
"
"
Le t
'snotgetahe
adof our
selv
es,l
et'
sjus
ttak
e
t
hingsslow,
ands eehowitgoes"
"
Tot
all
yfi
nebyme,doe
sthatmeanIcannowgiv
e
y
outhatmas
sage
?"Hewinkedathe
r,showi
ngoff
t
hos
ecut
edi
mpl
esof
his
.
"Don'tpushyourl uck"Amak agotdownf romthe
carandwal ke
di ntohe rcompound. Whil
eDe l
esat
i
nhi scarsmil
ing, hejustcr
ossedthefir
sthurdl
e,
andk newitwoul dn'ttaketi
mebe forehemak e
s
Amak afal
linlovewi thhim.Pati
enc ewasall
he
neede d,
andhehade noughwhe r
eAmak awas
concerned.
______
____
De
le:
Howwasy
ourni
ght
?
Amak
a:I
twasf
ine
,howwasy
our
s?
I
twas6 :am,andAmak awasly
ingonherbed,
chatt
ingwithDele
,somethi
ngtheyal
waysdover
y
oft
en,whe nthe
ywe re
n'tar
oundeachothe
r.
De
le:
itwasc
old,
bec
aus
eyouwe
ren'
twi
thme
Amak
a:don'
tyouhav
eabl
ank
et?
De
le:
blank
etsdon'
ttal
k.
Amaka:
thengetaradi
o,andplac
eitunde
rthe
bl
ank
e t
,youautomati
cal
lyhav
eat al
ki
ngblank
et