Chapter 47: Gifts we never wished for!

Gifts we never wished for! 

I sighed. 

Carol had gone into her bedroom while Ada exited to her room as well. Jamal and I left immediately with our sleeping son. Jamal and I were Silent although the drive home. I laid on the bed to sleep but I wasn't sleepy, neither was he.

  "Babe! We'll get over this, ok? Come here." Jamal consoled while I manage to curl up in his embrace.

  "I know. I can't get off this, I don't think so. The McClure's would be so heart broken."

  "Cool off. I'm trying to hold up too, just like you."

  "Thank you Jamal. I....I.....don't know why this has to happen. She's innocent, they all are!"

  "Its ok!" Jamal almost whispered

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When we got to see the box, I was displaced for some minutes.

It was Sabrina's and Sam's body battered and disfigured. I almost didn't recognize them but the face was certain, no trick played against it. If i could feel the grief how much then would the McClure's feel at that moment. I went over to the residence, that was the only thing I could do to help out. I headed to Ada's bedroom

  "Ada?" I called gently closing BT he door behind

  "H....Hi!" She answered while she wiped off her tears

  "How are you....I'm so sorry for your loss...death is evitable you know..." I tried to console her while i sat next to her. She refrained

  "No. No. No. No! Don't tell me about death. Someone killed her, they took my one and only sibling away....how am I suppose to live my life. The most important people in my life are gone....gone from the face of the earth..." She yelled, I got somewhat upset. I understood that she was only depressed and I was scared that it might trigger her mental state since she was only recovering.

  "Ada....I understand everything. I don't feel good about it too..." I said

  "Just shut it! I don't want anyone telling me its normal for her to die...to just die like an animal. She deserves a better chance..." She yelled again as her pink silky robes, her hair was totally shabby and the worse of it all was that she smelled like alcohol, she's been drinking herself up.

  "Ada! I think I should leave you for a while..." I opted, it seemed like I wasn't helping at all.

  "I don't care. Just go! Not even the innocent baby could live a minute.....this life sucks......I hate it. I hate it. I hate everyone!" She yelled holding her head with both hands. I tried to hold her but she pushed me away. I didn't expect any soft treatment anyways, I walked out. I headed to the governor's bedroom. Carol had as lying on the bed, I could see her from her back. Then I called

  "Mother?"

  "I don't want to see anyone! Just go..."

  "Its Danni! I just want to know how you're doing? I'd leave you all for a while." I opted as I turned to leave then she called

  "Stay!" Then she turned to meet my gaze that was fixated on her. I walked closer to her and sat beside her.

  "I know I shouldn't be here but af..after what happened yesterday, I had to Check on you all. I'm so sorry for your loss." I said as my eyes welled up again, I struggled with the tears that almost had its way to fall regardless, my eyes wouldn't stop blinking.

  "Its ok. I didn't know she had a child. That was the gift she had for us, for the anniversary....I got to see her gift box in her purse. I didn't know anything, Danni. How does that makes me a better mother? All I cared about was my reputation and not their welfare. I would never forgive myself for this, its my fault." She expressed herself with unstoppable tears along the line.

  "Its ok, mother. We're here for you. Jamal sends his indepth condolence, we couldn't sleep last night as well." I held her arms

She couldn't look me in the eye, her rolling tears wouldn't let her.

  "Now we have to pretend to the whole world about this. We've to find out who's responsible for this...I really don't know who is."

  "Just think, you'd realize it." I persuaded

  "...I've tried everything I could, I'm lost."

  "Its ok then, my husband and I will get to the root of this. Robin is doing a great job out there, don't worry." I consoled

  "Its not enough. Can it bring back the trust Ada had in me? She blames me for everything....and she's right." She turned away Immediately

I didn't know what else to say, I watched her sleep off like a child in the arms of a mother. It was terrible yet they his it from the public. The three of them knew about it including Jamal and I and the a few securities present and no one else. 

Two weeks on, 

Carol had a visitor she despised, that one person she dreamt of strangling with her bare hands. Jada.

  "What have you come to do this time?" Carol asked

  "What have I come to do? Is that a question or a conclusion. You know what I want, I want you to suffer the death of my father so dearly, Carol...." Jada said, Carol interrupted 

  "...Did you kill Sabrina and her husband?"

  "Kill Sabrina? Who's that? Oh....one of your puppets, oh yes, oh no, I just don't know! If you suspect me, then its fine. I'm happy about that!" Jada spoke calmly, rumbling her keys on the table

  "You over crossed and I will not let that happen, trust me." Carol added

 "I wish I did, its really not enough." Jada laughed and stopped like a robot "...This city is not enough to know how wicked you are, Carol. I want you to bleed blood and water, I want you to suffer, I want you to suffer every pain you've caused me, these past few months. I will never forgive your family for what y'all have done, count on it!" Jada groaned while she warned. She stood up turning to leave

  "...if you can't let me have the peace I want, you'd never ever have one, Jada. I promise you that. You don't know who you're messing with just yet." Carol warned as well with her regular smirk on the face

  "You can't hurt me, Carol. And don't let me hurt you again, I guess you have not gotten over Sabrina yet. You should mourn her peacefully and quietly." She walked out.

Carol wasn't confused as she used to be, this time she tried to sort a way to get her vengeance. Vengeance for Sabrina and her family.

I drove into my home, I pulled over at the garage. I placed my Head on the car's wheel, I was lost in thought. I couldn't figure out what exactly I was thinking about

A knock on the glass interrupted my thought, Eric. I got out of the car immediately taking my purse and cell phone with me and a few files I left at the back seat. I ignored him. What was I to say to him? Nothing! He followed me inside the living room then Bella assisted me with my purse and files

  "Thank you!" I turned to him, then I sat on the couch slowly crossing my legs, I took the remote to turn on the TV, he interrupted 

  "Danielle....I know how mad you are at me right now but I need...." He began

I don't absorb shit that easily. I stood, i slapped him on both sides then I sat back. I felt relieved, it felt like I had wanted to do that a long time ago.

  "Really?" He stood rubbing his head back and forth then he sat as well like he had no other choice

  "What were you expecting? That I'd call you up? Or embrace you and cry on your shoulders? Or did you ever think that I'd ever care about you, you lost." I turned away

  "I'm sorry..." He began then I interrupted

  "....I wish you that you disappear and never come back. You know..." I turned to him properly and continued my lecture "...It'd be better if you don't come around, I'd really appreciate. I just got to realize that you're one of the people I hate...." I poured out my mind

  "How could you say a thing like that?" His face squeezed, he didn't expect such words from me. He always assumed Danielle to be emotional

  "Hello? I'm not that shoulder to cry on. Just find yourself some peace out there, I'm trying to find mine." I added. He looked confused and speechless for a minute

  "I can't believe you right now!" He said. None of his expressions of disappointments pricked my skin, I felt overly normal.

   "Eric, its time you've got to realize who really cares for you and unfortunately I'm not one of them...." I said again, this time he got infuriated

  "After everything I did for you? Who held you down when he wasn't there? Who welcomed you when you felt lonely? Who..."

  "....Who. Who. Who. Just stop already. I did a lot for you too. Yes, you helped me get over Jamal's insincerity and whatever but that's in the past life, Eric. That same man helped you get the proof you couldn't access, he risked his life for you but did you? Did you ever appreciate the things we did for you? Everything I did for you was all from Jamal's support, I got his lawyer to help you out and what did he get in the end? Huh?....You gave it to someone you barely knew..that witch is what you see as a partner...." I reminded him bit by bit, exactly how he began, I didn't want that but I had to.

  "She was after my daughter. She was going to kill Kayla..." He said

  "Well, did you tell us first or your lawyer? Don't you think we could protect Kayla from her just as we protected Ada from the governor?" I paused, I was pissed to the top then I scoffed "Now where's the daughter you protected, where is she? You are not the Man I knew back then, this is a different you. Be a man, fight for what you love, fight for your family." I said to him almost yelling at the top of my voice. He stood there speechless, I turned to leave as Jamal came in abruptly. The fury that evolved within a short wile didn't let me notice someone's presence.

  "What's going on here? Y'all look tensed?"

I gave Eric an unforgiving look then I ran upstairs to my bedroom. Jamal turned to Eric finally

  "What did you do to my wife?" Jamal asked preparing for whatever. He rolled his sleeves up

  "I...I...I'm sorry for intruding. I've got to go."  Eric made his first step as Jamal held him back by the arm 

  "What did you do to my wife, Eric?" He asked calmly with a smirk

  "Nothing. I didn't do anything, we were just talking. Just a normal conversation" Eric made excuses

  "You know every time you talk to her I get to do the work. I always have to plead on your behalf, I have to calm her down. You just interrupt our lives whenever you feel like and vanquish. You give her sleepless nights trying to sort you out, what sort of a man are you? What breed exactly?" Jamal stirred up without a smile this time. Eric tried to subdue his anger, he clenched his first instead

  "What's that suppose to mean. Was that a taunt? Are you trying to annoy me right now, 'coz if you're trying so hard you'd get what you asked for.... Besides you don't know her like I do, where were you when she almost killed herself for you? What have you ever done correctly, if not cause troubles and give her same sleepless nights." Eric said with fury

  "How dare you? I owned up to my responsibilities, Mister. Did you ever own up to yours? Lately, you screwed a whore you knew nothing about..." Eric lost it, he punched Jamal's face. Jamal wouldn't relent neither avoid the fight, he punched Eric back and before I could get to them from the noises I overheard from the bedroom They continued fighting and disrupting our furnitures, the glasses, the lamp stands and then the TV. Before I could get to them while running down the stairs I slipped and fell off. The next thing I heard was a loud scream Bella let out while she knelt beside me in tears, then they realized they had caused a proper crime scene. 

Jamal and Eric and ran to Danielle as if they were married to Her, Jamal yelled at Eric after calling Danielle's name countleesly

  "Get the hell out of here!" 

  "How?" Eric said being lost for words.

Bella dialed emergency for an ambulance then I finally blacked out. I passed out.

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I opened my eyes slowly as the doctor stood at the right while Bella stood at the left.

  "Danielle. Good thing you woke up, how do  you feel?" The Doctor asked

  "I feel sore. Where is Kareem?" I tried to stand up but I couldn't. I felt dizzy and weak.

  "Slowly madam." She helped me up gently "Kareem is asleep...right here." She pointed to his stroller. He was peacefully sleeping.

  "Your husband and Eric would like to see you..." The Doctor reminded

  "Well, I don't want to see them!" I instructed

  "Your husband...." The Doctor tried to insist then I yelled

  "I don't want to see neither of them!" My body ached real bad that I couldn't suppress the groans due to the body aches

  "You'll be fine. I'll just tell them to leave, just as you've instructed

  "Thank you!" I said turning to Bella. I saw the concern in her eyes, She almost cried out.

  "I knew you'd survive it. I'm so sorry..." She apologized. I didn't know why she apologized actually, she had nothing to with this.

  "Its ok, Belle. You've got nothing to do with this. Thank you for watching over Kareem. I don't know what i would have done without you both beside me. Thank you, Belle." I said to her while she held my hand And rubbed it gently

  "Don't worry about everything that happened, you'd be fine. You need to rest a while. Would you like me to call the governors' wife or daughter or rather I'd call Lola..." She suggested sequentially

  "No, its ok. You're enough...you and Kareem are enough for me. Let them be for now. I'll tell you when to call Lola." I responded almost whispering.

  "Ok. Anything for you, ma'am!"

I nodded positively, I fell asleep. The tranquilizers were effective, I couldn't control the sleepiness I felt.