"You're not going to say anything?" I said. "I saw a picture in her room. You both were in it. That's why you looked so familiar when I saw you. Or am I…"
"You are right." I gasped. "I should have told you earlier. I was just too… shocked.
And hurt. I could tell
" She killed her uncle.
I was silent waiting for his reply, maybe he also knew that he wasn't her uncle but her dad
"Jude Kam." He said, as if reading my mind. "She didn't.
I winced. The truth gets so hard to believe. "Who are you to her?
" I can't say." He gasped. "I don't know if I'm worthy anymore to be called by any title to her. She's not going to forgive me. I won't forgive myself, either. It's all my fault.
"I'm lost, "I declared
"Since we're here together, and we have all day, I'll explain to you.
I sat by his side, putting on my only asset, the tape recorder
"Jude Kam use to think he was a powerful man. Perhaps he was. His best friend, Brianne Hooke, killed him. He is the same person who have us here. And he's going to kill us, too.
"What? Why? Elm…" Okay, I had to comport myself. "Paige killed him. She stabbed him and called the police.
"I know." He said.
"How do you know?
"There's a lot that I know that you don't." He said. "Yes, Paige tried to kill her dad. He deserved it. But He would have survived the stab injury if he wasn't poisoned at the hospital. I know everything. I was here, and I watched all that happen helplessly. I couldn't save her. She was so naive. She called the police due to her fears, but that call actually saved his from dying. Brianne killed him.
New story. There's really a lot to believe here
"You don't have to believe me. But as soon as we're out of here. I know we'll get enough evidence to pull him down." He added
"You have to explain to me. The story from the beginning.
"I Will. You're Paige's Lawyer. I owe you all the explanations in the world" He began the story of how he met Paige and how he fell in love with her. I suddenly missed Kyle badly. Their love story was epic and also sad. Sorrowful. Paige was abused. Who would have thought? I was just there silently listening to words from the heart. At some point, I was moved to tears, but I knew I'd have cried more if Paige was the one telling the story. Little wonder she was so violent, so hurt, so…insane
He stopped at the point when they met at college, and I yearned for more
"She thought you were dead? That would have been very hard to believe.
"Yes, it was. Even when we got back together, we still didn't have the peace that we wanted. Brianne hooks wanted me to complete his task as soon as possible. I had no other choice but to leave the country.
"You are the Henry that left?
"Yes. And I regret so much." He cried. "I should not have left her like that. I planned to go to Africa. To start a new life and come back after things had died down. But… I got caught, obviously. And he kept me here ever since.
"What about your family?
"I have no idea. It's been three long years and some months. They'll have forgotten about me.
All for love
Epic but stupid
Then I remembered the pregnancy test results.
"Paige was pregnant. Did you know about that?
"Pregnant?" He gasped. "No.
"I saw a test result. She was pregnant. Could it be yours?" I regretted saying that, but I could not swallow my words again. I was too forward
"No. We were best friends. I never touched her.
Really?
What a great man
"Was she cheating?" I asked, but he was quiet
"I apologize if that sounds weird.
He shook his head
"She said he had stopped his abuse since she got into college. It's obvious he didn't. She lied to me.
"She stabbed Jude Kam after being discharged from the hospital. I guess that was where her baby was removed. But I don't think she would have allowed an abortion. I saw a note on her window. It wrote, "I'll keep it, he'll replace Damien…" I trailed off, the whole story rushing into my brain and interpreting itself
Maybe he took her child
That is it
Why else would she kill her father?
Fine, he abuses her, but that had been going on for a long time, and she never attempted murder
"Are you thinking what I am thinking?" I asked Damien, who seemed to be lost in an eternity of thoughts
"What?
"I think I know why she tried to kill him now." He raised his head, anticipating. "He must have taken away her baby without her consent. She isn't pregnant anymore. I wouldyhave known is I wasn't in her room that she had been pregnant.
He still kept his silence, and I sat soberly by his side. I wished I could take all this pain from their lives and give them a new beginning together. Well, only God can do that
"Paige says her mum never died.
"True. And I know where she is now." He said. "Immediately Jude died, Brianne took hostage of her. She's probably in a cage like both the is us.
"You mean Annabelle Steele?" I shrieked, realizing how true it was
"Yes, I saw them bring her here. She isn't well anymore. She's insane.
Then I remembered, My final year at college. I saw her
"Did you say insane?!
"Hm.
Oh my goodness
"This is incredible.
"It's more of politics and business. What we youngsters might never understand." He said
"We have all the information we need to put these evil people behind bars. But…" I paused. "We need to find our way out of here.
"I doubt if there's a way out." He said. "Other than prayer.
He added
"You're not going to say anything?" I said. "I saw a picture in her room. You both were in it. That's why you looked so familiar when I saw you. Or am I…
"You are right." I gasped. "I should have told you earlier. I was just too… shocked.
And hurt. I could tell
" She killed her uncle.
I was silent waiting for his reply, maybe he also knew that he wasn't her uncle but her dad
"Jude Kam." He said, as if reading my mind. "She didn't.
I winced. The truth gets so hard to believe. "Who are you to her?
" I can't say." He gasped. "I don't know if I'm worthy anymore to be called by any title to her. She's not going to forgive me. I won't forgive myself, either. It's all my fault.
"I'm lost, "I declared
"Since we're here together, and we have all day, I'll explain to you.
I sat by his side, putting on my only asset, the tape recorder
"Jude Kam use to think he was a powerful man. Perhaps he was. His best friend, Brianne Hooke, killed him. He is the same person who have us here. And he's going to kill us, too.
"What? Why? Elm…" Okay, I had to comport myself. "Paige killed him. She stabbed him and called the police.
"I know." He said.
"How do you know?
"There's a lot that I know that you don't." He said. "Yes, Paige tried to kill her dad. He deserved it. But He would have survived the stab injury if he wasn't poisoned at the hospital. I know everything. I was here, and I watched all that happen helplessly. I couldn't save her. She was so naive. She called the police due to her fears, but that call actually saved his from dying. Brianne killed him.
New story. There's really a lot to believe here
"You don't have to believe me. But as soon as we're out of here. I know we'll get enough evidence to pull him down." He added
"You have to explain to me. The story from the beginning.
"I Will. You're Paige's Lawyer. I owe you all the explanations in the world" He began the story of how he met Paige and how he fell in love with her. I suddenly missed Kyle badly. Their love story was epic and also sad. Sorrowful. Paige was abused. Who would have thought? I was just there silently listening to words from the heart. At some point, I was moved to tears, but I knew I'd have cried more if Paige was the one telling the story. Little wonder she was so violent, so hurt, so…insane
He stopped at the point when they met at college, and I yearned for more
"She thought you were dead? That would have been very hard to believe.
"Yes, it was. Even when we got back together, we still didn't have the peace that we wanted. Brianne hooks wanted me to complete his task as soon as possible. I had no other choice but to leave the country.
"You are the Henry that left?
"Yes. And I regret so much." He cried. "I should not have left her like that. I planned to go to Africa. To start a new life and come back after things had died down. But… I got caught, obviously. And he kept me here ever since.
"What about your family?
"I have no idea. It's been three long years and some months. They'll have forgotten about me.
All for love
Epic but stupid
Then I remembered the pregnancy test results.
"Paige was pregnant. Did you know about that?
"Pregnant?" He gasped. "No.
"I saw a test result. She was pregnant. Could it be yours?" I regretted saying that, but I could not swallow my words again. I was too forward
"No. We were best friends. I never touched her.
Really?
What a great man
"Was she cheating?" I asked, but he was quiet
"I apologize if that sounds weird.
He shook his head
"She said he had stopped his abuse since she got into college. It's obvious he didn't. She lied to me.
"She stabbed Jude Kam after being discharged from the hospital. I guess that was where her baby was removed. But I don't think she would have allowed an abortion. I saw a note on her window. It wrote, "I'll keep it, he'll replace Damien…" I trailed off, the whole story rushing into my brain and interpreting itself
Maybe he took her child
That is it
Why else would she kill her father?
Fine, he abuses her, but that had been going on for a long time, and she never attempted murder
"Are you thinking what I am thinking?" I asked Damien, who seemed to be lost in an eternity of thoughts
"What?
"I think I know why she tried to kill him now." He raised his head, anticipating. "He must have taken away her baby without her consent. She isn't pregnant anymore. I wouldyhave known is I wasn't in her room that she had been pregnant.
He still kept his silence, and I sat soberly by his side. I wished I could take all this pain from their lives and give them a new beginning together. Well, only God can do that
"Paige says her mum never died.
"True. And I know where she is now." He said. "Immediately Jude died, Brianne took hostage of her. She's probably in a cage like both the is us.
"You mean Annabelle Steele?" I shrieked, realizing how true it was
"Yes, I saw them bring her here. She isn't well anymore. She's insane.
Then I remembered, My final year at college. I saw her
"Did you say insane?!
"Hm.
Oh my goodness
"This is incredible.
"It's more of politics and business. What we youngsters might never understand." He said
"We have all the information we need to put these evil people behind bars. But…" I paused. "We need to find our way out of here.
"I doubt if there's a way out." He said. "Other than prayer.
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