"No I know what I saw," he said and proceeded to his room.
Back at the hospital, Chantel went to see their father and Ruth tried to eat something after Chantel's coaxing. At ICU, Chantel stood behind the door looking at Mr Brown from the glass window. She frowned wondering how he was still alive. He had wanted to kidnap one of them to torment and run the other person bankrupt but this outcome was also good. She just needs to cover her tracks so nothing is traced to her.
She left the ICU and joined her sister in the ward. At 10 pm, Chantel left for home with what was left of the food as they agreed to take turns spending the night with their parents. Chantel called Ruth to inform her she had safely arrived at home and told her she will be at the hospital by 8 am in the morning with breakfast.
She took a shower after the call and lie on the bed. Her phone rang and checking the caller ID she smiled.
"Hello," she said with a smile
"Hello my angel, how are you doing," asked the person from the other end of the call
"I am doing very well. Just waiting for everything to end so I can leave this hell hole," she said making a disgusting face
"Patience my angel. You just need to put up with them a little longer. I would find a way to get you out of the house without," said the person
"I look forward to that. I am tired of this pretence. If I have to see those two evil people again, I am afraid I terminate their life. I will be spending the night with the woman tomorrow," she announced
"No, my angel. If you do that you will mess up our plan and you will end up in prison. I don't want that for you. I want everything to look as natural as possible. Just trust me on this one and be patient. I will send you some money, get the boys to execute the next plan," the person said
"Sure, but I call them with clear instructions do they don't mess this one up too like they did the first one," she said
"Okay, get some rest and know that in a couple of days, they will get what they deserve and you will be free," assured the person and the call ended.
Chantel covered herself with the blanket and drifted off to sleep.
The next morning, Chantel was awakened from her sleep by a phone call from her sister. She checked the time and realized it was 9 am. She answered the call
"Hello Sis, where are you?" came Ruth's worried voice
"I am getting ready to leave the house. I couldn't sleep last night so I took some sleeping pills. I will be there soon. How are Mum and Dad?" she asked
"I understand. Dad woke up this morning and the doctor said he is recovering very well. He just needs some time and he will be fine. They are running some tests on Mum. She is getting a red patch on her right eye. Aside, from that they are fine but I received some bad news this morning," she added
"What happened," Chantel enquired
"You remember I mentioned I filled out a form for a charity foundation to help us pay the medical bills," she began
"What? They say they won't support?" Chantel asked with traces of anger in her voice
Ruth was used to her by now. She easily gets angry when things are not going her way
"Well, they have said nothing about that yet but their investigation revealed the accident was planned. Someone wants to harm our parents," she announced
"What!" Chantel exclaimed
"What did they say?" Chantel asked trying to understand how much information they have gathered from the investigation and if any of their findings linked her to the crime.
"Well, nothing much. I was invited over to their office this morning and all they told me was the driver of the track was found dead this morning. They also found out that prior to the accident, a huge amount of money was paid into the driver's account but the source of the payment could not be traced," she informed her
"You don't say? What else did they find out?" she asked very interested in the outcome of the investigation
"Well, they have handed it over to the police to continue seeing it's a case of attempted murder and not a normal accident," she replied
"Wow, I can't believe that I will be there shortly," she said and ended the call.
She immediately dialled the number that had called her the night before.
"Hello, the issue have being reported to the police. The driver was terminated as planned but they could not finish carrying out the money revisal. They already suspect foul play. The police have been involved. What do we do?" she said as soon as the call connected
"Don't worry, I make a few calls. That investigation is going nowhere," the person said
"I am getting ready to go to the hospital. I will let you know if I found out anything," she said and ended the call but heard some noise.
She quickly move to the window to check but saw nothing. She opened the front door and scanned the environment but saw nothing. She went back inside and closed the door shut but stood behind the door and checked the peephole. She Damien sneaked out of the compound
"You had to get yourself involved," she said slapping her forehead.
She quickly typed a message to someone and went to get ready to leave for the hospital. She orders some food for breakfast.
Damien hailed a taxi back to his house processing what she had just heard. What is Chantel up to? He had heard the news of Chantel and Ruth's parents' accident the previous night and he came around with the hope of finding out which hospital and what happened only to hear the conversation between Chantel on someone about terminating a driver.
"So Chantel has something to do with their parents' accident?" he thought on his way home.
Just a distance away from his house another car crushed into his car making the car summersault a couple of times and landing on another side of the road. Damien was not in a seat belt and hence was thrown out of the vehicle resulting in his death.
Chantel was on her way to the hospital when her phone buzzed. She answered the call
"It's done," she heard the person say after the call was connected and the side of her lips curled upwards.
Chantel was on her way to the hospital when her phone buzzed. She answered the call "It's done," she heard the person say after the call was connected and the side of her lips curled upwards. "Thank you," she said and put the phone back into her bag The car stopped at the entrance of the hospital and she got down. She paid the driver and entered the hospital compound. She went straight to the ward. "How is mummy today?" she enquired walking towards the bedside with her eyes fixated on her mother who was still sleeping. "The results of the test will be in today," replied Ruth and Chantel replied with a 'Hmm' "How is Daddy?" she asked "He will be moved to the ward today," replied Ruth "That means he getting better," Chantel confirmed "Yes," replied Ruth "I have the results of your mum's lab test," said the doctor as soon as he entered "One of you should come with me to my office," he said Ruth decided to go with the doctor while Chantel stayed back with her mother. "The res
Mrs Brown was able to walk to the car with Chantel holding her hand but Mr Brown was given crutches to aid his walking. Ruth helped him to the car and they left for the house.It was a few minutes to noon when they arrived at their apartment. Chantel helped Mrs Brown and Ruth helped Mr Brown to get down from the car. Ruth went ahead with Mr Brown with Mrs Brown thrilling behind her and Chantel paid the driver before following them into the house. Inside, Mrs Brown sat on the sofa in the living room and Mr Brown was taken to the room to lie down on the bed. "I am going to prepare some food for you," Ruth said and he again nodded"Dad, can you speak?" she asked wondering why he had not said a word since he woke up from the surgery. Mr Brown looked at her and smiled weakly. Ruth's eyes were immediately filled with tears concluding there was something wrong with her father's speech. Mr Brown raises his unbandaged hand and wiped the tears from Ruth's eyes. She could tell he wanted to s
"Are your parents home?" she asked and Ruth looked in the direction of her parent's room and back at the woman."Yes, I mean no," replied Ruth"Young lady, which is it, yes or no?" Mrs Hayford asked looking at her above her spectacles. "They are at home but can't come to the door right now," Ruth replied honestly "Why?" she asked"My parents were both involved in an accident," she said lowering her head"Oh dear, I am sorry to hear that but unfortunately that doesn't pay me my rent," she replied"I know, my parents are not well. We will make payment as soon as my dad can access his account," Ruth assured"Alright, I normally don't do this but I will make an exception here. I will give you two more weeks," she saidShe turned and walked away. Ruth stood rooted to the door trying to understand why all this is happening."First Nick broke up with her, next her parents were involved in an accident, the hospital discharged their parents in the middle of treatment and now the landlady is
"This is not right. I will find out tomorrow," she said and entered the kitchen to prepare something for lunch.After lunch, Chantel stepped out of the house informing Ruth she was going for a job interview. Ruth stayed back home and went online browsing the internet and applying for some companies based on her qualification. With each application she submitted, she prayed in her heart she will be called for an interview. She was not sure how much savings Chantel had but she was gradually running out of money. The alarm on her phone reminded her it was time for her father's medication. She went for the medicine box and went upstairs to give him his medicine. "He is coming down with fever, I wish we had enough to take him to the hospital," Mrs Brown said and Ruth sighedIt is getting to a week since they were discharged from the hospital in the middle of their treatment. Mrs Brown has been getting headaches since but she didn't want to burden her children with it. She touched her for
"He is gone," she said with tears flowing down her face "What!" "Mum what are you saying?" Chantel asked from the entrance while Ruth move closer to sit on the bed"He is gone," Mrs Brown repeated"Gone as in no more," Chantel asked with a look of shock registered on her face.Ruth put her head on his chest and listened for a heart beat but heard nothing"No, this can't be happening," she said as Mrs Brown sat with tears flowing down her face with one had covering her mouthRuth shook Mr Brown"Daddy, wake up. I know you are fine, please wake up.." she said and her voice thrilled off as the tears holding down refused to remain down. "Please Daddy, wake up. Nooo," Ruth cried as she continue she shake Mr BrownChantel just stood routed to her spot at the entrance. Inwardly she smiled while outwardly she had a look of shock. "I don't think that just happened," Ruth said and got up and exited the room. She went to her room and searched for her phone but couldn't find it. She started
Mrs Brown staggered backwards and sat heavily on the chair. Chantel was pacing up and down with just one thing on her mind"How to get her phone back," she thought. Ruth opened her eyes, later in the afternoon. She frowned scanning her environment but feel okay when she her mother sitting on the side and Chantel leaning against the window. They were both looking at her "Mum, where am I? What happened?" she asked "Sweety, how are you feeling? Are you okay?" she asked with concerning and ignoring her questions Ruth sat on the bed and wanted to ask where she was again but the doctor walked in "Ah, you are finally awake," he said and Ruth looked at Chantel, her mother and back at the doctor. It registered in her mind she was in the hospital and she remembered her father. "Dad, where is Dad?" she asked alternating her gaze between her mother and the doctor. The doctor inhaled deeply. "Ms Brown, I am sorry your father was brought in dead." the doctor said holding his stethoscope
They all returned home feeling sad only to find a notice taped to the front down "You have three days to pay your rent or evacuate the premises" Mrs Brown read and dropped the paper to the floor. Ruth picked it up and also read. Chantel had the corner of her lip curled up in a smile but none of them saw it. "What are we going to do?" Mrs Brown asked "Mummy, I think we only have one option move out. Do you think we can use the money left in Dad's account to look for a smaller and more affordable apartment?" Chantel asked "The earlier you guys leave this apartment to wherever you want the faster for me to go back home," she thought "It depends on who your father made the next of kin?" She replied "Let's go check," Chantel suggested "Let's do that tomorrow. I don't have the strength to do that now," she replied and entered the living room with Ruth entering right after in silence "But mum, we only have three days. Tomorrow will reduce our time to two days. How much time do we
"Everything is going to be alright soon," Chantel said with a smile Mrs Brown got closer and hugged both of them. "Mum, we are out of food," Ruth said Mrs Brown pulled away from the hug and looked into her bag. "Here, this is enough to us some noodles. I will go to the bank to see if we can have access to what is left of your dad's money," she said "Chantel, take care of the house," she said and headed for the door with Ruth.Chantel followed them to the door and looked out the window. She pulled up her phone and dialled Mrs Hayford's number as soon as Ruth and Mrs Brown could no longer be seen"She is going to get what is left of her husband's money," she said as soon as the call connected"Let her have it, it's just a thousand dollars, and she will run out," replied Mrs Hayford"Why are you suddenly going soft on her for what she did to you? She killed my Daddy," she said almost yelling "Calm down sweety. Let her have that money, she can't do much with it. At the level we have