2023-06-04 14:47:25"I guess so." Henry replied.
They had not talked much since the incident at the jewelry store."What went wrong Henry?" Ben asked"I really don't know Ben." He replied"What do you mean that you don't know?""Exactly what it means; I do not know." He yelled at Ben"But you promised nothing was going to go wrong Henry."
Ben yelled at Henry."I said so but things happen, right?" Henry said."This is Bad. Does it mean my sister will die?" Ben said aloud but more to himself than to Henry.
"No she won't Ben. She won't. We will get out of here and makesure she is taken care of." Henry assured Ben."It was some minutes after 1:00 a.m. and Aunt Mary was still not around.
They both began to worry. "I hope nothing happened to her." Henry said.Ben did not say anything but he had that eerie feeling he always had when he felt something bad has happened.
"Ben what is it?" Henry asked, when he saw the way Ben was looking at him.
"Nothing Henry. Its just this feeling I use to have." Ben replied
"What kind of feeling? And feeling about what?" Henry asked."Its nothing Henry." Ben replied.Henry let it go and they both slept in the cell with both of them hoping
that tomorrow would bring a better day.................................................................................The next morning, Ben asked one of the policemen that brought them in, that
he wanted to make a call to his aunt.The policeman allowed him but when he
made the call. Nobody picked the call. Ben was worried now."Please, I can't reach my aunt." He told one of the policemen.
The policeman tried and there was no reply also.Then suddenly one policeman who looked like Will Smith in Bad boys moviecame to the policeman who was with Ben and whispered into his ears.Immediately they all left the station in a hurry.
Ben began to wonder what had happened to generate this sudden reaction from everyone in the police station."Please, what is the problem that has got you all
worried." Ben asked"There was an accident last night." A young policewoman answered him.When Ben heard this he became worried. His guts was telling him that it was Aunt Mary who was involved in the accident.
"Henry did you hear that?" "Yes Ben. Are you thinking what I am thinking?" Henry asked.
"Yes, I am Henry.
"I really hope it's not Aunt Mary that was involved in the accident even though I am thinking it right about now." Ben said.
"So how do we know what has happened?" Henry asked.
"I am not sure yet. We have to wait." Ben replied.
They waited for about an hour before they got the news that it was their aunt that was involved in the accident.
"I am sorry boys." The policeman that arrested
them was telling them.
"So how is she?" Henry asked.
"Her situation is not good. She is in a coma right now." The policeman said
"God why did this have to happen?" Ben exclaimed.
Henry just put his head in his hands. He was regretting
not listening to her when she tried talking him out of the plan that he and Ben were trying to do.
Then they both remembered that Betsy was home alone.
"Please, our sister is at home alone." Ben told the policeman who was called Detective Chad.
Detective Chad looked at Ben, wondering what he meant.
"Our sick sister is at home alone." Henry said
"And she was not in a good position health wise when wel eft her and our aunt." Ben added
"And right now we don't know the state she is in after Aunt
Mary also left her." Henry added also.
"That is serious." Detective Chad said.
If both boys were worried before, now they were petrified.
Betsy was the reason they did what they did even though they got caught.
"I will send someone over to your house to check on her." The detective said.
He called on one junior policeman and sent him to Aunt Mary's house.
Henry gave the address to the policeman and he was off.
All the boys could do now was to wait and hope they didn't get another bad news from the policeman regarding Betsy
An hour later, Detective Chad got a call from the policeman he sent to check on Betsy.
Henry and Ben were watching his reaction because they knew who was calling Detective Chad.
"Is your sister physically challenged?" The detective asked.
"Yes she is. Is she alright?" Ben asked anxiously.
"Hmmmm. I am afraid boys I have bad news for you both; your sister is dead.
.......................................................................
Ben was distraught. He couldn't understand the fate that made
two people he cared about dieing because they had no proper care.
"Why did they die?" He said to himself
Henry couldn't say anything. He was said that he did not get to spend time with his half sister.
"I have lost my mom and my sister because I was not there tor them." Ben said.
"Its not your fault." Henry tried to console him.
"It is my fault Henry. If I fought Scrawny and those boys off, I wouldn't have lost my mom." Ben said as tears dropped down his face.
"You can't blame this on you. It is those street boys who should bear the blame." Henry said
"I was not strong enough." Ben said.
"All this will make you stronger now Ben. So you have to man up." Henry said.
"Yes! I have to man up and I will start with taking revenge on Scrawny.
"I agree with you on that Ben." Henry said
"I am sorry for your loss." Detective Chad said.
Ben just looked up at him and the pain in his eyes was so much that it was palpable.
Ben had no idea what the future held for them him and Henry but one thing was certain, he was going to make sure no one close to him died again.
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Ben was true to his words. Mr. Victor was disgraced out of the company after Ben played the recording of his confession to the disciplinary committee. Ben did not need someone like that in his company. His good friend, Brown replaced Mr. Victor as the H.R. of the company.Shelly with the help of Jackson found out how Gerard died and they both came to tell Ben. Apparently, it was one of Jackson's former associate who did the job. Jackson got all the evidence he could get against Rose, along with how she also was involved in the demise of James. Rose was put on trial and she was convicted for murder. Her daughter did not care what happened to her, discovering that she had a hand in death of her real father and the father that took care of her.Shelly later introduced Casey to Mrs. Welsh and her uncle Chase. She began to live with them.Ben travelled to the U.K to meet his aunt and Cousin, Henry. His first port of call was Scrawny who was now the leader of gang. He went to Scrawny and to
Chapter One hundred and three
"You don't talk to your mother like that. Do you know what i have Bern going through?" Rose said. "What are you saying mom? Don't you know that you have made me lived a lie." She said. "Your life has not been a lie. Gerard was your father whether because he cared for you as his own." Rose said. "Mom! Why are you defending yourself this way?" Casey said."It is not about me defending myself, I am just saying that things happened and we have to live with it." Rose said. "If I may ask. Who is my father?" "Your father is dead." Shelly said. Rose was stunned. "Who asked her to come here?" She thought to herself. "What are you doing here?" Rose asked Shelly. "I asked her to come." Casey said."How could you do this to me?" Rose said. "You did this to yourself mom." Casey said. "Rose you have to tell her the whole truth. Answer the question; who is her father?" Shelly said. Rose was cornered. She did not know how she was going to get out of this. She wished that she listened to James when he
Chapter One hundred and two
After the burial, things went back to normal for some of the staffs of the household of Mr. Chamberlain but not for Ben or Casey. Ben's aunt showed up a day after the burial. She was distraught when she came in. She kept apologising for not coming into the country on time. She went to the grave that same day that she arrived to pay her last respect to his brother. Ben was in his room when there was a knock on the door. When Ben opened it, it was his aunt, Becky Chamberlain. She was not yet married. "Hi Ben! She greeted him when he opened the door. "Good morning." Ben returned her greeting. "Can I come in?" Becky asked. "Of course! Please do come in." Ben said. "I am sorry that we have not been able to talk since I came back from Africa." She said. "We have not. With everything that has happened in the last few days, what else do you expect." Ben said. "So you are the Ben my brother told me about. You are my niece?" She said. "So it seems aunt. If I am allowed to call you that." Ben
Chapter One Hundred and One
Ben froze when the call ended. It was like his whole world had crashed. He had lost poeple in his life before now and all the death pained him but this pained him more because he has lost a kind man. Gerard was kind to him right from day one. He did not ask him any question about who he was. He accepted him the way he was and now that he found out that this was his father, here he was getting a call from his dad's personalassistant that his father was dead.Ben was heart broken. He was speechless on his way home. Brian noticed it and when he asked Ben what was wrong Ben told him he was alright. He couldn't think any more. When he got home he saw Mrs. Mendoza crying along with some other staffs that worked in the house. Immediately Mrs. Mendoza saw him she went straight to him and hugged him. "I am sorry for your loss. Please accept my condolences." When she said it was when Ben knew the reality of what had happened to him."Why! Ben yelled and ran into his room. He was still staying
Chapter One Hundred
Ben was yet to call his aunt and Henry to tell them of the good news. Ben decided to give them a call. "Hello!"Mary answered the call on the third ring. "Hello aunt Mary." Ben said. Mary as already knew who was calling. It was his nephew, Ben. "Oh! Ben. I have not heard from you in a while." She said. "I know aunt. I have been busy with a lot. Some weeks ago I was almost killed by an onrushing vehicle." He said."Oh my God! How are you now?" She asked. "I am doing fine. I had a broken leg and a cut on my head. The leg is almost healed although I still need a walking stick to walk." Ben said. "Was it that serious?" She asked him. "Yes! It was." He said. "I am happy that you were not killed." She said. "I am glad to be alive." He said. "How are things over there?" She asked."Things are looking up aunt." Ben said and the aunt heard the excitement in his voice. "You sound excited Ben. What happened to you?" She asked. "Aunt, I am happy to say that I have found my dad." Ben said. "You a
Chapter Ninety-nine
Gerard was silent. He had no idea that, that was what she was referring to. He wondered how she knew about it because he had not mentioned it to anyone in the house. He was actually going to do that, first thing in the morning when everyone who worked in his mansion were present. Gerard began to thonk about how she might have known about it.Rose by now was exhausted and disappointed because this was not the way she planned on handling the discussion with Gerard. "Who told you that Ben is my son?" He asked her. Rose was quiet because she did not know what to tell him. Gerard knew that Rose was a woman who was very desperate. He understood that she was someone who would do anything to get what she wanted even if it meant taking out the person.This was why Gerard had told Ben not to tell anyone about it until he told him to. Gerard was being careful of his wife. "Rose! Who told you that Ben is my son." He asked her again. Rose had no other option but to tell him the truth. "Some days a
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