Chapter 6
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"Jessica" she gasped.
The words Jessy had heard continued to echo as she stared ahead seeing nothing. It was until tears had slipped out of her eyes that she saw the bad news bringer and miss bless again. She wiped her tears instantly and marched forward, standing in front of the man before Miss bless could even think of saying anything.
"Where is my mummy" she asked boldly. The man looked totally at a loss, "Where is my dad and my brother?" their snacks are inside where are they?" she yelled.
The man bent down the way her dad usually did, holding her hands. As Miss Blessing placed her hand on her shoulder, Jessica snatched her hands from the man and grabbed his shirt with her small fist as she was shivering "Where are they? she yelled, shaking the man with all her strength "I want to see them" she gasped.
"Where is Mike? I still have beaten him at the computer game where is he?" she wiped her tears furiously because it was hindering her from seeing the man clearly. Miss Blessing tried her best to detach her from the man who just stood with sorrow written all over his face without touching the girl but she didn't succeed. When Jessica discovered that shaking the man was not working, she started pinching him on his chest until he held her hand firmly with his strong hand.
"Okay let me take you to them" he said to her smiling faintly "Go and put on your shoes" he said calmly
"No I can go like this, let's go" she wiped her tears again.
Miss Blessing could not even get a grip of herself not to talk of consoling the child. Mr and Mrs Adams has been like parents to her. The man insisted until Miss Blessing went in to bring Jessica's shoes and locked the door.
When they got to the car the man brought, Jessica's hands was shivering terribly that she could not hold the handle of the car. Tony opened the car for them and went to the driver's seat. He could not even think of any word of consolation to use. He hadn't exactly told them the worst part of the news but he knew that they had already drawn up their own conclusion in their minds. But seeing how the little girl reacted had almost driven him crazy.
When they got to the hospital, he hesitated but when Jessica opened the door, he hurriedly got out of the car. Before he left the hospital minutes ago, the little boy had been alive though in grave danger. He hoped and prayed that the boy was still alive but immediately they got to the hospital he knew that the prayer hadn't been answered. There Jessica's life became altered. Without being told anything by anyone, due to her age she was still able to decode what the news was.A trailer had collided with the car, she heard someone say. Suddenly the smell of drugs and blood hit her like a slap. She imagined that the blood of her parents and brother was what she was inhaling. She grabbed her expanding head and screamed.
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PRESENT
She clutched her purse tightly as the scene of over 18 years replayed over and over again. She had wept secretly but never in the presence of others. She quickly wiped her teary eyes and blinked. The driver was watching her now and she realized they had stopped moving.
"Are you alright ma'am?" he asked softly with a concerned look.
She smiled and said she was fine. She stepped out of the car and walked towards the shop hoping that her friend would be able to lift her spirit.
"Who am I seeing?" Liza yelled surprised immediately she saw Jessy.
"Jessy baby, the sexiest SU bride in town she hailed.
Jessica frowned at her but deep down she was glad. If there was someone who could make her extremely happy with words it was Lizzy. "Who is SU"
"Who else my dear Lizzy hugged her tightly.
"What are you doing here, you should be on honeymoon. Don't tell me you guys got fed up of each other's company this fast. You both seemed so much in love that you got married barely two months after meeting" They sat down on the chair, no one was in the shop except clothes.
"He had to quickly fix some things at the office so I decided to come visit you"
"Wait, you are trying to say that your honeymoon was put on halt because of work?" Lizzy raised her eyebrows in surprise.
"No he had something very important to sort out at work today so I advised him to go. Besides, we still have the rest of our lives together" she lied.
Lizzy tried to think about it then shrugged it off. "Tell me babe, give me the gist how was your honeymoon, most importantly your wedding night?"
Jessica almost threw up at the question, she looked pale. Jessica realized that it was a very terrible idea to come to Lizzy. Lizzy was always direct and it was difficult to lie to her.
"Oh I had forgotten that my SU friend can't divulge that information. infact pardon me, it was inappropriate. it was not that I actually wanted you to tell me just wanted to see your reaction and I got it" Lizzy said, misinterpreting Jessica's reactions.
That was the lifesaver that Jessy needed. "I won't tell you but you can follow me to the beach, I guess Andy won't be back until it is almost dark. You have been to the beach so you can teach me how to play in it and probably swim"
Lizzy eyes widened and she stood up instantly "You don't have to ask me twice"
"What about the shop?" Jessica asked laughing.
"It can do without me today" she closed the shop and they both went to her apartment where she took some beach-fitting clothes.
~RA
- Writer
