Chapter 10

"I need to control my temper before I go in.." I think to myself as I walk into the hospital

"Hi, I'm looking for a Nurse called Miranda. Is she in?" I ask the nurses at the reception.

"Do you have an appointment with her?" One of them asks

"You could say that. I'm here to drop of a friend" I say with a little smile

"Okay" she presses a number on her telecom and drops a message

"She will be here soon"

"Thank you"

After few minutes I see Miranda walk over with two other nurses.

"What's going on?" I ask her

"Are all these people necessary?"

"Hey soon to be Mrs. What a fine day today, don't you think so?" Miranda says with a huge smile on her face

"This girl really creeps me out…"

"Yeah whatever. Why did you bring them along?" I ask her

"Incase she resists. Besides, we need to make the case look real to others so we we're not reported to the police"

"That means you're both fully aware that this is illegal right?" A nurse that came along with her said

"Yes miss goody two shoes. and why are you even here? I didn't ask for your help" Miranda asked the nurse but she ignores her and turns to me.

"Hi my name is Rose and I'm here to advice you not to trust this girl. Whatever she told you before is a lie. She seems to–"

"I don't mind you coming along Rose but don't say nonsense to my friend here. She has a wedding to prepare for so let's not waste her time any longer.

I nod in agreement and we go outside. Becca is coming towards the hospital looking worried and it irks me. Does she expect me to get lost in the hospital.

"This is it everyone. Please play your part well so we can return to our various activities on time. I'll transfer the rest of the money to you later Miranda" I say to them as we watch Becca approach

"No problem. I've already told our dean her situation so she will be placed separate from the others" Miranda assures and I nod.

No matter what,cit won't be nice for my sister to be mistaken as a crazy person.

"Sarah is there a problem?" Becca asked ax soon as she reached us. I stared at her and began to wonder if this was the right thing to do, if there was another way I could keep her away.

"Yes there is. You" Miranda answered with a devious smile

"What do you mean? Sarah what's going on?" She said confused and for a split moment I felt guilty. But as the feeling passed, I steeled my heart and decided to go through with it.

Just for one night..

"I need you to rest here for now Rebecca. The wedding is in three days and I don't want anything to go wrong before then" I said in the manner that a boss will speak to his subordinate

"What exactly could go wrong now Sarah? And how exactly is my resting in the hospital going to prevent bad things from happening?"

"Can't you be less stupid? You're the one seeing visions and making people panic. Seriously, if I were Sarah you would be going to prison and not a ward right now" Miranda spoke before I could again and I nod as Becca looks at me.

"Are you really listening to this lady?" Becca asked staring at me with an innocently that I was forced to look away.

"I am your cousin for Christ sake Sarah! I won't want to hurt you for no just reason"

"It's because you're not married right?" One of the nurses suddenly said and I turned back to Becca

"What!?"

"Otherwise you won't have tried to stop your cousin from getting married. It's because you're jealous right?" The nurse asked like she knew Becca

Although I knew deep down that Rebecca and Thomas had nothing to do we each other, the mere fact that they could comfortably talk about each other made me feel more than jealous and threatened. So I stared at her hoping for her to say yes so so all of these won't be baseless

"That's absurd! I have never been jealous of Sarah's engagement with Thomas. And, she didn't even introduce him to me till like, three weeks ago when the wedding preparations had long started. So tell me, how I'll be jealous in this kind of situation!?"

We all fell silent at her explanation and I was beginning to think this was all a stupid mistake.

"So? What happened later? Did you put her there?" Prisca's voice over the phone madee remember I was still on the phone with someone.

"Yeah I did.She beg me Prisca. She cried and pleaded yet I let them… I let them take her away" I hold back my tears because I feel like a hypocrite crying right now.

"Have you told Thomas yet?"

"I can't. I don't think he'll forgive me Prisca"

"So what do you want to do about it? Because we need to do something for this whole thing gets worse"

"You're right but I don't have the courage. What if he decides to leave? What ify family never forgivese?" I ask

"It's better tham for them to find out from an outsider. For example that cunning nurse"

"You're right. But I'll need your help when I talk to Thomas, You're good at this sort of stuff"

"Sure no problem, I got you. And Sarah?"

"Yea?"

"You did the right thing telling me about this…."

"Really?"

"Yeah. And I think that even though your family gets mad for or while or more, they will be glad you admitted and accepted your wrong"

I hummed in response then we said a few more words and ended the call. I recall how indignant and happy I was as I danced and smoke at the reception, thinking everything will be better cause she locked up.

"This way I can get married with peace of mind"

Little did I know that two years later, peace would become something so far from my grasp.

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Knock! Knock!

"Thomas! Please check who's at the door!" I shouted from the kitchen

***Oh right, he's busy***

"Please hold on a minute" I shouted again and checked on Caleb before answering the door.

"Hey! What a great surprise!" I say to Prisca, Lincoln and their baby Sam that haven't visited in a while at the door

"Nice to see you too" She beams, Sam smiles shyly and Lincoln waves

"Please come in.... You all look good" Her body looks much better than I saw her during breastfeeding and Lincoln looks like he put on weight.

"Yeah, I picked up a routine immediately he started walking, can't allow my figure to get worse you know" She says with a knowing smile and we laugh

"I have no idea no what you guys are talking about but I really need to seat so please move aside" Lincoln says making us laugh more

We move to the side and he goes to seat on the couch with Sam.

"Aunty!" Caleb runs up and crashes into Prisca

"Oh my baby, how are you doing? You're all grown up now"

"Yeah.. You guys seat I'll go call Tommy down" I say to them

"Sure. So Caleb do have any new friends at school?"

I hear her ask as I move to the stairs.

"Hey Babe are you almost done? Lincoln and Prisca are here"

Thomas looks like he had his bath in dust and paint. He looks so unrecognizable and pitiful

"Are you okay? Do need any help?" I ask my colourful and dust filled husband for the third time today.

"Actually there's nothing much left to do. I'll just finish up and come join you guys downstairs"

"Lincoln and Prisca just arrived" I say to him incase he hadn't heard the first time

"Really? But I'm not done yet and I really don't want to rush this..." He says absentmindedly rubbing paint together on his hair making me laugh at his cuteness

"Don't worry about it, I'll tell them you can't see them right now" I tell him, still smiling

"Yeah, you do that. I'll try to finish up as soon as I can" He smiles and I nod

If Rebecca (Richie) saw the state of the room at this moment, she would've recognized it because it was the same room she saw Thomas crying in her Visions. Which means that sooner or later, the prophecy will be fulfilled. But as she's nowhere to be found and Sarah and the family stopped being cautious—ever since she got missing, no one remembers this fact.

"What's up?" Lincoln asks as I get to them

"He's still busy with the renovations, do you want to join him up there or___"

"I think I better join him, can't stand girl talk" He jokes and sprints upstairs

Prisca and I laughed at the speed it took him to run out of the room. I returned to the kitchen to bring out the lunch I prepared before they arrived for the kids—Caleb and Sam has long made themselves comfortable on a different couch with the tab playing 'Miles from tomorrow' before them.

The boys took their movie with them to the dining table giving us the opportunity to chat.

"So, is there anything special you want us to talk about?" I ask after thinking and failing to come up with a good topic

"Yeah. We should talk about you" She suggests

"Me? Why? There's nothing interesting going with me lately"

"Have you told him yet?" she asks

"I don't understand, told Who What?"

"Thomas, about the___"

My eyes widened in realization and I quickly close her mouth with both my hands and glare fiercely to stop her from talking.

"How you could you bring that up when we are in the house?" I whispered as I looked around and found that the kids were still on their food and none of the men upstairs were here to listen to what we were saying.

She looks at me quietly and I take my hand off her mouth. She wipes her mouth with her hands and stays quiet.

"You really don't need to bother yourself about that.... I'll talk to him when I'm ready so please don't bring that up again. Please" I know now that telling Prisca was a huge mistake. I don't know if she told Serena or Lincoln or worse my family. No! Lincoln is with Thomas right now and if he knows then there's a 70% chance Thomas will find out.

What will he do? Will he hate me? Will he ask for a divorce and take Caleb away from me?

"Did you tell_"

"I called Serena"

We said the same time. My heart nearly flew out from it's position making my mouth open wide on reflex.

"I called her yesterday and told her You had something important to say to everyone. So we decided to meet here today. So you better get ready, she should be here soon" She said sternly

"How could you do all this without telling me!?" I scream at her but she doesn't budge

"Would you have agreed to it if I told you? No. So if I were you I'll start thinking of what to say when everyone comes together" She says frowning

How can she say it so casually? Does she know how I heard it was for me to tell her everything? Now she wants me to tell everyone present here today. Once again I think Lincoln knows about this, but what I'm not sure of is if he's told Thomas yet cause he. (Thomas) would've ran down here and given me an earful with a look of disappointment Which doesn't make it any better. It means that I have till Serena—and anyone else She may have called—gets here to put myself together and tell All of them what I did to Rebecca.

"I don't think I can do this." I feel like I'm drowning in not just water but a hot bath. it's scorchingly painful for me to breath right now, I don't think I can do this

"You have to do this Sarah, this might be the only chance you get before someone else tells them about it!" Prisca whispers to me.

I'm shaking my head, refusing to listen when she holds my hands. She looks at me like "You can do this girl! I got you!" and it makes believe that if she—my best friend in the whole world—can forgive me, then there's a possibility of my parents and Thomas—my husband who has sworn to be with me till death do us part—will forgive me.

I've weighed the pro and cons and decided that this really is the best opportunity for me to come clean on e and for all so we can all properly find my sister.

"Okay! I'll do it. Just when I start—without my knowledge—put my parents on the phone so they can listen, cause I don't think I can do this twice" I say to her and she nods

"Say what twice?" Thomas says and I promise I nearly ran out of the house in fear. Prisca grabbed my hand and pulled me into a forceful back hug.

"Let go of me Prisca, I can't... I'm.. I'm not ready... please let me leave" tears have blurred my vision now but I'm sure everyone except Prisca is looking at me with worried gazes.

"What wrong with her? Why is she acting like that?" I hear a Thomas ask and it makes me struggle in Prisca's "embrace"

"Now is the time Sarah, you can't run forever" Prisca whispers in my ears.

"I'm so sorry I'm late, I came as soon as I... What's going on?" Serena burst through the door as if to affirm what Prisca just said.

Sigh!

"Fine. Everyone take a seat cause what I'm about to say to you isn't something you can take while standing—Most of you might never even speak to me again" I turn sideways to face my husband as Prisca goes to the kids—probably wants to take them to our room—while Lincoln and Serena greet each other as they seat. I motion with my eyes for Thomas to seat but he ignores me.

"Why haven't you started?" Prisca comes back and ask with a frown

"We were waiting for you" I say to her and she raises her brow but I say nothing. I've breathed in and out yet I don't feel relaxed till Prisca takes my hand and nods in encouragement.

Okay, here goes everything....

I'm a little disappointed😞 but here's a chapter😌. See you next Friday🥰