Falsely Accused

Seven

 Falsely Accused

Chapter Seven

No one ever signs up for a bad life. Every human being would like to make things work for them the best way possible.

Live a good and comfortable life within a habitable ecosystem.

Life sucks with all the things that happen in it.

I never knew I would end up in jail just because I fell in love.

*Three Years Ago.*

Neal kept pursuing me and when I started feeling warm and secure around him, I decided to give it a try. I always thought that all men were the same after the betrayal I had suffered but Neal proved me wrong.

He was loving, caring and very respectful.

He valued me so much and at no time did he disrespect my decisions and personal worth.

We always talked about our misunderstanding and in that way, we built a strong appreciation of one another.

I remember one day, he wanted us to go to his parents’ house for some dinner and since I didn’t want to go, he gave an excuse to his parents but without blaming me.

He took me to several places and I have those memories fresh. I feel like it happened yester night. He was always the best in whatever he did.

He gave me all the reasons to love him. It was too short, a short-lived love but I knew how true love was.

‘’Hey, Nada.’’

The nurse calls startling me from my thoughts. I am thinking about my sweet Neal.

I have very special memories of Neal and me. Ours was the best thing ever. He was so romantic and always willing to give.

He was a cool man, understanding and always ready to listen.

‘’Hey, how are you?’’

‘’I’m fine, have you heard what has happened?’’ she asks and I shake my head.

‘’You know I can only hear about anything through you,’’ I tell her and she smiles.

‘’What am I? Your reporter?’’

‘’Something like that. Now go ahead and tell me what happened and hurry up.’’ I say with a smile.

‘’You remember the bubble bee and the hot mama?’’ she asks and I see a look on her face that I can’t quite decipher.

‘’Can you tell me already! How can I forget about the people who almost took my life?’’ I say almost raising my voice at her.

‘’Well, they are dead.’’

I open my mouth and eyes really wide looking at her.

‘’They are dead?’’ I ask surprised.

‘’Yes, they are.’’

‘’How do you know?’’

‘’Because it is on the screen.’’

‘’Did they kill themselves or something?’’

Rumours have it that there was a fire breakout in their respective jail rooms and that their bodies could not be found.

‘’Are we even safe in here’’ I ask more to myself but she speaks so loudly.

‘’You can ask that again.’’ She says and turns back to walk away

‘’Wait,’’ I call and she turns to look at me. ‘’Are you going to leave me here all alone?’’

‘’Where should I take you?’’

‘’Somewhere where I will be safe,’’ I say sadly.

‘’I sure will. How can you mock me like that?’’

‘’What do you mean mock you? I am frustrated and only need someone to rescue me.’’

‘’And who will rescue me?’’

‘’I will,’’ I tell her and she shakes her head then bursts out laughing. I don’t know and I cannot tell what she is laughing at but I hope desperately that she will not walk away.

I need someone to sit with and talk to because the moment I am alone, I start thinking and the thinking might affect me.

‘’Let’s just say that you and I cannot rescue each other.’’ She is sure very right and I don’t argue with her.

‘’You are right,’’ I say without looking at her. ‘’And by the way, I have never asked what brought you here. So …..’’

‘’You want to know why I am here?’’

‘’Yes, but only if you are willing to talk about it,’’ I say politely.

‘’I am here because of a crime I committed.’’

Wow! That’s very brave, I say inwardly. I have heard a few people say confidently that the crime they committed has brought them here.

‘’What was your crime?’’

‘’I killed my boyfriend.’’

‘’What did he do to earn him death?’’

‘’He took me for granted. He thought he was the only man around that could make my life any better. He was an arrogant man without any respect for women.’’

‘’What?’’

‘’When I met him, I fed him, I housed him because his house had just been closed. He had loans and debts everywhere but I never hesitated to pay for those. I dressed him and he literally lived under my care.’’

‘’Wow, you are generous.’’

‘’Especially when I truly love. Anyway, I was working in a good company and I would leave him in the house while going to work. I had a very nice house help.’’

‘’That’s an awesome testimony.’’

‘’One day, I woke up feeling tired so I called in sick. I didn’t tell them I would just go to the hospital and come back because my instincts were already telling me that he was playing me. I went to the hospital and when I came back, I peered through the door before knocking and what I saw left me shocked.’’

‘’What did you see?’’

‘’There were piles of clothes on the couch and my heart raced unstoppably. I didn’t think he would do that so I said maybe she was just with her boyfriend so I knocked. I saw them running around since they couldn’t tell who was knocking. The lady opened the door with a towel and not just a towel but my towel wrapped around her.’’

‘’That is so bad!’’

‘’She was completely naked and my boyfriend or should I say the husband was standing beside her with his flaccid d**k. The surprise written on their faces was priceless and the lady went on her knees immediately to ask for my forgiveness while the man just smiled saying it’s not what I thought.’’

‘’He smiled? Isn’t that … foolish?’’

‘’I shook my head a number of times to convince myself that what I was seeing wasn’t real but I had to accept the reality.’’

‘’…. And?’’

‘’He was there, standing on his two feet and the i***t had the audacity to smile at me. I tried opening different types of business that never worked. He squandered the money and never gave explanations.’’

‘’I am so sorry about that.’’

She has a lot of sadness in her voice when she says that and I can’t help but feel pity for her. I don’t show any emotions neither do I say anything so she continues.

‘’All I ever wanted was a peaceful life. A marriage, a family and I really wanted kids of my own. Was that too much to ask for? She asks shortly and I move to give her a hug.

‘’What happened thereafter?’’

‘’I tried walking away but he gripped my hand in a bid to stop me. I tried pulling it away forcefully but he was too strong for me. The lady was crying and begging me to forgive her but I couldn’t hear any of it. She walked away slowly and headed to the kitchen and before I knew it, she was back with a kitchen knife. She was about to stab or perforate me with the knife when she fell down abruptly.’’ She says and I swear this is the first time I have seen someone so hurt.

‘’I watched in disbelief as he ran towards the house help to go and see what the matter was. He knelt down and what I heard next broke my heart to infinity.’’

‘’What did you hear?’’

‘’He told her that he loved her so much, that she was his love, that she was the only woman he loved and could spend the rest of his life with.’’ His tears were rolling down a I could tell that he really loved her.

‘’I was burning with rage and I knew if I didn’t do something then I would have gone mad. I walked briskly to a metal I could see around and when it landed in my hands, I moved swiftly and hit him on the head so many times making sure he was dead.’’

‘’I went and reported my crime to the police and here I am. I was doing that for self-defense so I thank God I wasn’t jailed for life but I think I deserved that.’

‘’You didn’t, that was betrayal and if anything, you are just right to have defended yourself.’’

‘’I would do that again because what he did to me was the most stupid thing I have ever heard of. I hear of people betraying their women but this one was on another level.’’ She says bitterly.

‘’Did you forgive him?’’

‘’Never!’’ she says so loudly and I feel the rage in her voice.

I put my left hand over my mouth, I cannot believe what she is telling me.

Is this what they call a crime of passion? Maybe but I would prefer to let go than kill someone. I don’t want to judge her because she actually felt the pain and if that was me then what would I have done?

I hug her yet again and tell her that all shall be well.

I know I don’t believe that myself because I am a hopeless wreck right now. She pulls away from the hug and walks away without even asking why I am in jail.

I am watching her and just as she is about to disappear, she turns back and smiles at me.

‘’Take care of yourself Nada, you are still too young to stay in jail.’’

‘’Thank you, I will take care.’’ I say and as if that was my signal, tears fall randomly from my eyes and I let them because I feel for her.

When will I ever get out of this situation? I ask inwardly and remember my Neilan. Neal junior, my sweet boy, if I had him in here, I would feel warm.

I am shedding tears and not willing to wipe them away. I know it is proving next to impossible to get me out of here.

I loved Neal and he loved me right back.

I believe that people can only kill their boyfriends in cases of betrayal and lack of love.

I had no reason to kill Neal.

Whoever did it was targeting me, it was someone who hated me and wanted me out of the way. I will find out who did it.

This must be the most difficult thing but I would prefer to try and do it. I did rather try and fail than fail to try completely.

I am fully lost in my thoughts when I hear a familiar voice calling.

I turn to look at where the sound is coming from and I meet the eyes of the tall warden. She is smiling brightly and I wonder what the occasion is.