CHAPTER 40

Chris and Jay finally released

their single which was trending

on all music playlists. The lyrics

of the song were very emotional

and inspiring as it got to the

hearts of many people and was

later made the last track in the

movie in which Chris was acting.

The lyrics of the song were inspired

by the words which Jay said to

Chris before she added music

to her career and that was why

she titled the song "FOR SOMEONE

OUT THERE". She used that music

to show Jay how much she

appreciated his advice as the

lyrics of the song started with,

 "Somebody's standing out my

window saying come out, come

out... Somebody's standing

outside my door shouting open,

open.. and someone's there

inside of my head saying would

you, would you... Would you

come out of your shell?" The

song continued and Jay also

sang his part before it got to

the chorus where Chris sang

again and said

 "Somewhere out there, there's

someone who loves me whom

I might never know, somewhere

out there, there is someone who

cares whom I might never see,

somewhere out there, there is

someone who adores me who

I might never meet. For someone

out there, I sing this song for you."

A day after the song was released,

Chris automatically became a

star and the news of her fame

blocked out the pregnancy rumors

which were trending a few days

ago. Everyone was talking about

Chris and her voice as nobody

believed that she could sing that

well. Videos of her karaoke made

people realize that she could sing,

but this song is a hit and it really

complimented her voice. Even

Chris couldn't believe that she

was the one singing when

listening to the song. Jay looked

at his friend and said "my music

career never had this kind of a

big break, how did you do yours?

And what made you write such

lyrics? Whatever inspired you to

write this song really got to you

and it's brought out the best in

you. Congratulations baby girl."

She smiled and told Jay that "the

advice that you gave me about

considering a music career the

advice that my manager also

gave me about considering the

movie industry and the help that

people who I do not know have

rendered to me over the years

were the things that inspired the

lyrics of my song. I just want

everyone to know that I'm grateful."

Jay looked at her inquisitively and

she said "what's that look about?"

He continued looking at her and

said, "I'm just asking myself

when you and Doja will do the

right thing by getting married

and raising these kids together.

Chris, it is already a lost battle

so just give up. You and I know

that Doja will never let you have

any successful relationship as he

will continue coming in to ruin it.

And I believe that you also love

him because if you don't, I wonder

how you manage to get pregnant

for him and I still see the two of

you together sometimes, so it is

obvious that you are also into this

guy so what's the problem? Why

are you being so headstrong and

denying something that you already

know? It makes no sense to me

because all I see is you wasting

precious time which the both of

you would have used to create

beautiful memories. You need to

sit and have a rethink of what you

are doing because when you reject

a person to a particular point, they

get tired and decide to look outside

for other options. Believe me, if

Doja decides to look outside for

other options, he will find over a

million who are better than you

are. I am speaking to you as a

friend because I do not want to

see you regret losing a great

man." Chris rolled her eyes at

Jay when he was done talking

as she said "you never told me that

you have added motivational

speech to your music. It will really

make sense if you use motivational

speeches as your intro. I never

told you that I love Doja so you

are only seeing what your eyes

want you to see. I don't know why

people keep telling me about how

I will regret it if I lose him. All of

you do not understand what is

going on as it is only the person

who wears the shoe that knows

where it pinches. It is my decision

to make and if I'll end up regretting

it, then so be it. I don't even see

myself regretting anything. Come

on Jay, he is just a man, why

should I regret losing an ordinary

man? Is he God that I should

regret? Everyone keeps telling me

that I am not getting any younger

but how is that their business? It

is my age, not theirs, so they

should stop complaining because

it doesn't make any sense to me

at all." Jay looked at his friend

and laughed as he wished in his

heart that she doesn't look back

on this day in the future and regret

it. Chris has always been headstrong

and that has been one of her major

weaknesses because she doesn't

know when to stop. When everyone

is trying to steer her away from

hitting a rock, she doesn't listen

until she finally hits The Rock.

Jamil went to the hospital to

check up on Sarah and he was

informed that she has been

discharged. It surprised him

because she was not supposed

to leave the hospital yet, so he

began to ask himself what she

is up to. He walked up to the nurse

at the reception and asked her

if it was okay for Sarah to be

discharged at the time that she

was and the nurse told him that

Sarah insisted on being

discharged even though she

was told that she still needs to

stay in the hospital for a few days.

This new information which Jamil

has just learned from the nurse,

gave him a cause for concern as

he began to ask himself what

Sarah is up to. He knows that

every time that Sarah takes

unusual steps, she is up to some

evil vices. He just hopes that she

has not found out that he is

investigating her because he

doesn't know what Sarah will

do when she feels cornered or

pushed to the wall. He turned

around and left the hospital and

as he got home, he was surprised

and not really surprised at the

same time to see Sarah in their

house.

The moment he entered the living

room and saw his mother's face,

he knew that Sarah has gone to

cook up some stories for his

mother as she is quick to believe

Sarah's words. Before he could

even greet his mother, she

attacked him with words "Jamil

what's the meaning of all this

nonsense that I am hearing

about? Has Sarah not gone

through enough already? Why is

your ex visiting you in the first

place? I guess she is very happy

that your wife is gone so that she

can take her place." As Mrs.

Richards was scolding her son, he

got very angry and raised his voice

at her "stop it, mum! Do not bring

Samantha into this conversation.

I thought we have discussed that

Samantha's name will not come

up in any conversations anymore.

For your information, my ex did

not come here to visit me on her

own. I looked for her and invited

her, and that's the reason she

was here. She and Sarah have

always had their differences just

like Samantha. I guess we should

ask Sarah why she has issues

with every woman that comes

into my life? Before you point

fingers at others because of

Sarah, I think you should ask

Sarah certain questions. It has

always been said that when

more than two persons have a

complaint about you, you

should check your attitude

because obviously, you are the

problem, not the people

complaining. Sometimes, I even

feel that Sarah does not see

me as her brother, rather she is

infatuated with me and that's

the reason she causes problems

for every relationship that I

venture into. "Mrs. Richards got

very angry as she shouted at

her son and said "Jamil! I will

not sit here and watch you talk

to your sister like that. Sarah is

your sister and nobody or nothing

will ever change that. She is as

much a member of this family

as you are and I will not let you

and your stupid girlfriend

disrespect her. Sarah is a million

times better than that thing that

you brought home. Obviously,

she is frustrated and that's the

reason she's taking it out on

Sarah because she believes that

Sarah is the reason you never

got married to her years ago.

I know that she is still hung up

on you, else why is she not

married till today?" 

Jamil shook his head as he

tried to take deep breaths and

calm himself down. He lowered

his voice and began to speak

to his mother as he said "I am

not refuting the fact that Sarah

is my sister. All I'm saying is that

she should act like one. She has

issues with almost everybody

and those issues are affecting me.

If she loves me as her brother as

she has always said, then let her

watch her attitude so that I can

be happy and at peace with

whoever I choose. I love Sarah

and she will always be my

sister because nobody or

nothing can change that. And

I'm very sorry Sarah if I have hurt

your feelings with certain words

that I have said. I spoke out of

line because I had a bad day and

I'm very angry. Mum, I'm also

sorry for raising my voice at you

but the truth is always the truth.

If you love Sarah as your daughter,

then you have to tell her the

truth sometimes because

that's what mothers do."

After Jamil said all he had to

say, he walked out of the living

room and left his mother and

her dear Sarah behind. When

he left, Mrs. Richards turned to

Sarah and said, "irrespective of

the fact that I support you in

the presence of everybody, you

also have to know that you are

sometimes wrong. Jamil is

your brother and he loves you

as a sister. So do not let your

attitude come between the

two of you. I know that you

have always loved Jamil not

as your brother, but as a man.

You have to let it go because

he can never see you as anything

other than his younger sister. I

used to think that those feelings

of yours were childish but you

are no longer a child, you and

now a woman so you need to

move on. Because of this

infatuation that you have for

Jamil, you have never lasted

in a relationship for more than

two months since you became

an adult. You have to let go of

certain feelings before they

destroy you. Just like Jamil has

just said, if I love you then I

should tell you the truth because

that is what real mothers will do

for their children. When I left the

United States, I promised your

mother that I will look after you

and make sure that you are

happy. Being hung up on Jamil

can never give you that happiness

that you are looking for, rather

it will keep breaking your heart

every time you see him with a

new lady so you have to let

go my child." 

Sarah looked at Mrs. Richards

with sadness in her eyes as she

cried and said "I know that

everybody thinks that I am a

psycho and even though others

are the ones who make me

react the way I do, they still

have the ability to turn the tables

against me and make me look

like a bad person. I know that I

also have my flaws but it's like

people are using those flaws

against me." She cried and told

Mrs. Richards that she wants to

go back to the United States to

meet her mother because it

seems nobody wants her here.

Sarah's tears were only crocodile

tears because she's only shedding

them to get sympathy from Mrs.

Richards and make her feel

guilty for scolding her. Sarah

knows how to play The Guilt

card and the Pity Me card

whenever she wants something

from Mrs. Richards. She knows

that telling Mrs. Richards that

she would like to go back to the

United States to meet her mother

will make her feel bad for the

way she has just scolded her.

That's why she's bringing it up.

 After Mrs. Richards heard

Sarah saying that she wants to

go back to the United States to

meet her mother, she felt guilty

for the way she scolded her

which was exactly what Sarah

was expecting to get out of this

game that she is playing. Mrs.

Richards began to say some

sweet words to her and also

promised to buy her a Chanel

bag which she wanted from a

Chanel store the other day.

Despite everything that Mrs.

Richards was doing to make

Sarah happy, she still pretended

not to be happy as she put on

the looks of a rat soaked in water. 

Ima was seen at an uncompleted

building with a man whom she

was collecting something from

and when she brought it out it

was a gun. She paid the man

handsomely and walked away

with the gun. She has promised

herself that she will not allow

anybody to carry out the job of

killing Chris for her as she will

do it herself so that she can get

the satisfaction of ending the life

of that b***h who stole her man

away from her. She wanted to

contract somebody to end Chris's

life the same way she did for

Shulamite, but after hearing

about Chris's pregnancy, she

told herself that this is a job that

she must do on her own if she

hopes to get satisfaction out of it.

Ima has promised herself that

after she shoots Chris on her

head to be sure that she will die,

she will also kill herself because

nobody cares about her in the

first place but she will not go

down without taking Chris with her.

After plotting and thinking for a

while, she realized that the person

she is supposed to kill is not

Chris but Doja because even

though she kills Chris and also

kill herself, Doja will still meet s

omeone else to who he'll get

married, but if she ends his life,

then she and Chris will be on the

losing end and Chris will have

more to lose because she is pregnant.