Chapter 8

Things fall apart...

Jade's POV

" Jade,when I was in middle school,my dad was protesting against wrongful dismissal,and his leg got broken from being crushed under a forklift. He didn't even get treated much,but he had to go to court right away. They said it was equipment damage. My mum had to pay the money back for ten years to the company that fired my dad." Williams said through the phone.

Why is he suddenly like this.

" ...Having no power is a sin and going against people with power is a sin...I wanted to change that..." He said, I could hear his voice break.

Oh Will...

" ...I wanted to show the obvious fact that everyone is equal before the law! " he shouts.

" Will baby, you can do it." I respond.

" that's why you worked hard until now, right?" I said already having tears in my eyes.

" you think I can do it?" He said in a calm voice.

"Like this,to you who has no sin as a coward who is putting all the blame on you! " He's voice increases again.

" how can I...?" He started sobbing.

I was ready to cry along with him.

" Williams,this is an accident...an unfortunate accident. To that person and to us." I said trying to control my tears.

" Jade" he called.

" hmm" I answered.

" Don't you regret meeting a bastard like me?" He asked.

That did it and I was in tears.

" I don't regret it." I steadied my voice so he won't know I am crying.

" Regret is for only those who don't have a future. We are not like that,aren't we baby?" I asked.

" Jade...I'm sorry." He said.

" let's stop saying sorry to each other. Instead,even if it's an unfortunate accident,let's be sorry to that person who didn't even had the chance to regret." I said.

I hear him cry a little before the call drops.

I couldn't control myself but cried even more.

I look over to my bed stand. It had the picture of I and my dad. I carried it and stared for a while. I went into my dad's room,seeing him sleeping peacefully and snoring a little I smile. I got closer and watched him sleep.

This is how I want him to sleep always.

In bliss.

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Waking up, I find myself on his bed. He wasn't there. I looked around and the ray of light hits me. It was already morning. I stood up and headed to his shop. But he wasn't there. I decided to call him. But his phone was ringing in the house.

Where could he be?

I ran out of the house looking for him.

" Dad!" I shouted with all my might.

" Please have you seen my dad?" I asked a man walking by. But he only shook his head.

" Dad!" Where are you man?!

Checking the entire neighborhood,I didn't see him. I gave up and went inside the bakery. On entering I sighted the calendar.

Its today?

I ran as fast as I could to check if he was there.

I saw him putting some red rose on top of her grave. I can't believe I forgot today.

But I was still mad at my old man.

" Dad!" I called him and got close.

" Huh? Why are you here?" He asked.

" what do you mean why?!" I shouted.

" If you were going somewhere,then you should have told me!" I scolded.

What if they took you away from me?

" You left your phone behind too! I thought..." He looked confused.

"... Something happened to you and worried so much!" I said panting.

" you're acting crazy,what's there to worry about? I'm here because I miss your mum and brother." He scoffed and smiled and turned to their graves.

I looked at them.

I went close to my mom's grave and paid my respect to it.

" Mum...I'm sorry for not coming so often." I said rubbing the grass that already grew on top of it.

My dad looks at me and smiled.

" It okay" he said.

"You're busy getting your wedding ready."he said giving me bread.

" Try it." He said.

I took it and ate it. It was delicious.

" The cream we made yesterday is amazing." He said. It was what I was eating now.

" you're mum and Zack really loved the cream bread that I'd make for them." He said smiling to himself.

" Even while getting that potential chemotherapy treatment for her cancer,she ate this,I wanted her to taste it before it cooled. And Zack loved it so much he would ask for more right away." He sighed.

" Even by myself..I wanted to brag that I did a good job raising you and getting you married." I stopped eating for a while and wiped the tears I didn't know I was shedding.

" your mother held your hand when you were little,and cried so much about how sorry she was before..." My dad stood up and looked at her grave."Miilan,don't worry.I raised our daughter this well," he rubs her grave. I smile at him. " you're watching right?" He continues. " you're grateful to me right?" I clean my tears and ate some more bread.

.......

We were walking back home when I saw a cop car. One of the cops came out calling my name.

"Miss Jade" he says coming out.

" dad quickly get in" I tried pushing him away from sight.

They ran towards me.

" cuff her." One of the cops says.

" what's going on?" My dad asks.

" miss you know why you're being arrested right?" One of the cops says.

" what's going on here?!" My dad yelled this time. Trying to loose their grip on me.

They push him off.

" no, what's the reason for this?" he struggles with them.

" we're taking you in custody because you failed to appear in court for your pre-warrant hearing. " one of the cops says and the other drags me to the car. I looked at my dad with tears in my eyes.

He shouldn't see this.

"you have the right to attorney." the cop continues.

" just a minute, just a minute,.... Jade....Jade?" my dad came chasing us.

One of the cops held him back and the other shoved me inside the car.

My dad chased and kept hitting the glass of the car window.

" Jade! Jade! Jade! " he called. I couldn't face him anymore, I hurt him.

I'm sorry dad.

He kept calling for me and then we drove off I looked at him one more time. He kept shouting my name until suddenly he held his head.

" dad! Dad!" what's wrong with him why is he like that. " dad! Dad! Please stop the car just for a moment. Something is wrong with him!" I told them but none of them listened.

"Dad!" I hit the glass painfully, as I watch my dad fall onto the ground holding unto his head.

"Dad, I'm so sorry." I whisper as I loose sight of him.

I was taken to prison, they un cuffed me and then searched me. Gave me a form to fill out and a uniform to put on. They took away my ring from me. I was given a piece of clipboard to hold while they captured me. My hair packed in a rough bun.

William pov

I had finished from work when I saw my father in law pacing at the front of the gate.

"Williams!" he shouts when he saw me.

" Dad! Why are you here?" I asked.

" some cops came from nowhere and took Jade away, what has my daughter done to deserve all these?" he was about crying.

" why don't we seat here." I pointed to the bench next to us.

I explained what I could to the old man.

" what?! Death? My daughter killed a person? " he asked me.

No I did but it the story I'm meant to tell.

" Does that even make sense?" he asked.

He does make a point.

" it was an accident. It wasn't that she tried killing her." I explained.

He sigh

" impossible " he whispered.

" Father, " I called.

"No, there's something wrong here. Sure, even if she caused an accident, she's not the type to run away. That's not the Jade I know." he argues.

Yes I know.

" Will, you know better than anyone. My child would not have done that. Those people have something all wrong. " he says and starts walking away.

" That's right, I'll go and tell them. That it's not my child. "

I dragged him back

" father in law, I'm the prosecutor responsible for Jade's case. "

" oh, I'm so grateful, really, the heavens have helped us. " he says shaking my hand.

" yes, I'll help Jade no matter what. But Dad being like this doesn't help Jade at all.

" oh" he said and sat down.

"if it becomes known that I have an association with Jade, I will also have to take my hands off of this case." I explained to him.

" you can't even come and find me, you are her father."

" then... What should I do?" he asked me.

" the victim's family, to come to terms for the settlement with them is the best way. " I respond.

He stood up again.

" OK. OK. I have to come to terms, make a settlement with them. " he sat once more.

" my daughter " he was about crying when I held his hand.

" Father in law, you have to be strong. " I kneel in front of him.

" I'll help you in the background. I can't come forward. " I told him

" I know well. " he took my hand.

" My baby, Jade.... How scared she must be." he let a tear drop.

" I'm sorry" I bow my head. I wish I could really do something about it.

" Hey, no, no. What do you have to be sorry for?" He raises my head up.

" I'll ask you to take care of her."

" Yes Father, you know I love your daughter very much." and then I gave him a hug.

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Nathaniel pov

I sent Jesse to keep an eye on the lawyer and get some dirt on him. Well it seems Jesse has been doing a good job.

I was sent some pictures of the suspicious lawyer. He was with that killers father, what relationship do they share exactly. I watched him stiff at the mention of her name when we spoke about her earlier so I had my suspicions and they seem to increase. I kept scrolling and scrolling till I got my answer, it was the two of them, they are together.

I smile to myself, interesting, so his girlfriend is a killer, going to be sentenced by her own boyfriend. I chuckle, I would love to watch this drama. I smile to myself and praised Jesse at heart. Dropping my tablet. I closed my eyes and drifted to sleep.

The next morning I went to his work place, he was having a soda when I called out,smirking at him.

Let see you cover up.

He choked a little on the drink but then quickly he recovered.

"Why are you here?" he asked me cleaning his mouth with the back of his hand.

" I told you. I'd watch to make sure that the law was justly carried out." I told him.

" I'm investigating it well, so don't worry and leave." he respond.

Liar.

He bumbed my shoulder intentionally and walks away but I stopped him.

" I didn't want to worry about it, but why does it keep worrying me? " I asked him.

He could try to cover for his girl.

" The prosecutor is drinking cheap soda, and working until late, is that why? Or maybe.... So your back doesn't hurt, because I didn't get a nice car for you? " I teased.

He seemed tensed, he faces me and I continued.

" prosecutor, you said you had a girlfriend. " he tensed even more.

" no, did you say you didn't? " I watched his reaction slowly.

" what do you wanna know? " he asked me.

" love.... How impressive does it have to be, to be love? My late girlfriend and I really did love each other everyone near us said it wasn't love. But I really did love her. So I'll be watching you." the look on his face confirmed he was hiding something.

" I'll be watching you prosecutor. " I repeated again patting his shoulder, gave him a big sarcastic smile and walked out.

If he goes easy on her I just have to deal with her myself, after all it is my case.