Chapter 75

Madam Ruth looked around, then she stood up and said…

"I'm not supposed to be a part of this discussion, meanwhile, goodnight all"

Immediately after she finished her words, she left the room as well.

I looked at Ken just to notice that tears were already rolling down his cheeks. Uncle Jimmy kept avoiding Ken's eyeballs. I looked elsewhere instead of focusing on the person who was kneeling right before him. Considering the way things were happening, one could easily spot that Ken won't likely get his expected result. No. one was saying what he wanted to hear. Since my name has rightly been mentioned, I couldn't excuse myself from the room the way others have done. I then decided to witness what may be the outcome of the discussion.

While still kneeling, Ken crawled closer to me. He held my legs and continued begging. Then he was already sobbing bitterly. I was unable to imagine what I felt since he held my legs. Tears from his face dropped on my lap. Then I noticed it was very hot. I can't just imagine a full-grown man crying before me, making such a request, which I never intend to grant in my entire life. I recalled I once cried for Ken as he's currently crying for me. But, he's graduated from being just an uncle to My Brother-in-law. I also call his wife "my mother" Not minding the way I was pretending as if I don't feel for him, he continued crying and making his request while I still noticed drops of tears on me. "What sort of problem must this be"… I mumbled to myself.

I listen to hear what Jimmy could say, but he pretended as if he too wasn't a part of the discussion. "Could it be that Ken planned this with his wife? Or his wife was even the one that suggested such an idea to him?" Things continued popping up in my memory. I had no one to turn to since the others already left the room, leaving me alone with those men.

"Uncle Ken, please I'm not ready for this discussion now, Please, leave me alone"

I didn't even know whether I knew what I said. All I wanted was just for him to give me some breathing space. It seemed like that was just an opportunity for him, he held me tighter and continued with his crocodile tears. I call it crocodile tile because I've never seen him in such a mood. Could it be that he's just feigning it to gain favor for his brother, or he meant what he was doing?

I can't explain how things happened, but I noticed tears were already forming in my eyes. I started blinking my eyes constantly to see if I could suppress the tears since I wasn't ready to cry for such. But instead of that, the tears started dropping. I stood up, frenetically, pushing him away from me. He fell effortlessly. I pitied him the way he fell, but it's just impossible for me to fail to fulfill the promise I made to my late parents because of Ken. In other, not to make him see me as a heartless person, went and held him up. In all these that was happening, Jimmy never said a word or moved an inch from his couch. That looked silly to me because I wanted him to say something in other to calm the situation. But he expected me to say something.

"Jessy, please say something. I know he doesn't deserve to leave, but consider yourself being more human than he is. Even if this is the only good thing you will do for me in life, I will appreciate it more. Please for Christ's sake, show him mercy" Ken pleaded while standing right before me.

"The judges are the ones in a position to say or do anything. Not Jimmy or myself" I bluffed out.

"I know it's hard to forgive such a miscreant, but please, He's my only brother. Beg the judges not to sentence him to death. He would learn his lessons in prison"

Ken implored.

"Jessy, what do you say?"

Uncle Jimmy finally spoke a word.

I replied to Jimmy in the following words…

"Sir, What do you expect me to say? I have no business with Ken, rather with Sam. But even killing him won't pay enough for what he did".

Jimmy started signaling me with his face to grant Ken's request. I've already given it second thought knowing that I'm supposed to grant his request if not for any other reason, let it be for my Aunty who is already his spouse. But it's not easy for me.

"Uncle Jimmy, what do you have to say about it?" I asked him passionately.

He stood up then held Ken in his hand and took him to the nearby couch while telling him "It's ok, Ken" As he helped Ken to seat down, he then came and asked me to have a seat which I did.

"Ken!" Jimmy said.

"If we must grant your request, it's not for any other reason but for you, who is already a member of this family. He. has to bring out the files of the property he co-owned with Barrister Louis. Even as at that, He must sign undertaken that he won't interfere with anything concerning this family again".

Ken couldn't allow him to finish what he was saying before he intruded…

"That's not a problem, sir. I will fetch the documents by myself"

I couldn't just believe that things already changed within some minutes. Tears began to roll down my cheeks again. How could I change mine suddenly? But Ken was perfect in what he did. All his words were directed straight to my heart. My ears couldn't dodge even a word from him. Making sure that Ken and his accomplice get sentenced to death was my ideal plan, but what would I gain after terminating their lives?

But I still had to cry out, since what happened refreshed the memory of my parent's death me. Uncle Jimmy came closer and was nursing me and begging me to stop crying. At a point, he led me into my room, where I lay down and cried until I slept.