Primrose

Chapter 5

One week passed after the burial. Diana was still sad but calm, she still had Rose in the house and her mom was still around. It was at night and her mom went into her room. She kissed her forehead and sat next to her.

“Sweetheart you need to sleep it’s late already.” Daniela said.

“I just can’t fall asleep but I eventually will.” Diana said.

“Do you want to talk?” Daniela asked. “Because you and I haven’t been able to talk lately.” She added calmly but Diana was just silently looking at her. “You came back to the country and I didn’t even know about it.” She calmly said.

“Mom there is nothing we need to talk about here. You have answers to every questions that you have in your mind but you just want to hear it from me.” Diana said. “Would you please excuse me I feel sleepy already.” She added and laid on her bed and covered herself with her blanket. 

“Goodnight.” Daniela said and walked out of her room. 

On the next day Jack and Martinez went to Diana’s house. They were talking to the whole family.

“We assure you that we will do everything we can to bring justice to the senator’s death.” Martinez said.

 “Did the senator have any political and other enemies you are aware of?” he asked.

“Am not so sure but I never had dad mention any.” Edward said.

“We might be needing some information from you people especially Mr. Edward because you were close to your dad in many work related issues.” Martinez said.

Daniela looked at Jack in a bad way and said. “Detective Martinez please handle this investigation as professional as you can. Am so glad you are the one leading this investigation I think you need to be a permanent detective here, there couldn’t be a better detective in Montes.” 

“Would you please shut up mother.” Diana harshly spoke to her mom.

Detective Martinez wondered and said, “Am sorry to disappoint you ma’am but detective Jack here is such a smart man and he and I make such a good team together. The only thing that took me from the city was the need for quick dealing with the series of crimes happening in Montes not because detective Jack isn’t doing his job well.” 

“It’s okay detective don’t bother to explain much to her, our job is done here.” Jack said and walked out of the room and Martinez followed. 

“Can’t you let us have peace in this house after everything we have been through?” Diana scolded her mom and walked away as Daniela sighed and Edward was just watching them.

Primrose was in her room in Martin’s house, she was crying in her room as she had so many thoughts in her mind. “Am really sorry sis… I really didn’t mean to participate in killing your dad.” She thought. 

“Tomorrow somebody else has to die. Author Clive Johns, he has been writing a lot about everything that is happening in Montes and the evilness of Martin and Greg through fiction and so many other issues of the society. People love him and he is a good man, he just came to bury his friend the Senator and seems he won’t go back alive.” She thought worriedly.

The next day, the author was leaving for the city. When he walked towards his car with his crew that accompanied him, many reporters followed him around asking.

“You haven’t spoken anything about the senator’s death sir, would you please say something?” The reporter asked.

Clive Johns put on his shades and said, “I will write.” He then walked towards his car and the driver took off immediately. On the high way as the car was leaving Montes town they noticed a car that was following them. 

“Someone is following us sir.” The driver said.

“I know it’s Martin behind this, hurry.” He replied but the car in which Primrose, Vero and one of Greg’s men were approached him and they shot the Car’s wheel and the car was near a bridge and so it fell in the bridge and crushed badly. Vero in her fake blond hair together with Primrose in her fake blond hair got out of the car.

“We need to make sure they are dead.” Vero walked down the bridge as she left Primrose watching her, Vero walked near the car but before she could reach very close the car exploded and so she quickly turned away from it and walked away. 

“They are dead so let us get out of here.” Vero held Primrose and they got in the car and left.

In no much time the accident was discovered, the police arrived and fortunately enough during the explosion, Clive Johns was out of the car. He was terribly injured but not dead. The ambulance took him to the hospital. They took him directly to the ICU.

“What the hell is happening in this damn town?!” Martinez angrily complained in his office coming from the highway where the accident took place.

“This has to stop.” Jack complained as he took some files and searched through. “We have files showing records of the accusations made against Martin for so many years but they are never much proof to put him behind bars.” He said.

“We are going to the hospital to see what is going on with the author.” Martinez said and they left towards the hospital.

On arriving to the hospital, they asked some necessary questions but suddenly a nurse rushed out from his room calling a doctor. When the doctor attended to him he was restless. He saw the detectives through the glass window.

“Detective…detective…” Clive Johns hardly called.

“Calm down.” The doctor demanded but his heartbeats were turning extremely weak and so the doctor looked at him and sadly sighed. He immediately called the detectives.

Jack and Martinez arrived right away and went close to him.

“The…lady” Clive hardly said. “Blond…” he added and in the next three seconds he couldn’t speak anymore and died. The nurse took care of his body.

 The detectives hurriedly went to Martin’s house and Jack was very furious. They got in and Martin was just in the sitting room and Primrose was in her room and was afraid after seeing the detectives and some police officers. She took the blond hair with the black clothes and hid it very far.

“What do I owe this pleasant surprise detectives?” Martin asked.

“We are looking for lady dressed in black and she has blond hair, someone told us they saw her coming in here this afternoon.” Jack said.

Martin laughed out loud. “I think there is a mistake detective. There is no such a woman in my house.” Martin said.

“Are you sure Martin?” Jack asked.

“Hey I don’t need to repeat myself you heard me right.” Martin said.

“How about we look around and see it for ourselves?” Jack asked making Martin kind of anxious.

“Search warrant please.” Martin demanded. The detectives looked at each other and Martinez said, “By the look of it, it seems you are not sure if she is in or not.”

“Martin count this day the luckiest day of your life. Next time we come back things might not be the same.” Martinez said and the detectives and their crew left. Martin was speechless and angry over what happened with the detectives. He called Primrose right away.

“I know that they were just trying to scare me but it’s obvious that they are suspecting me and so for the time being we won’t make any move.” He told her.

“Okay.” She said.

“But there has to be something we can do. I want you to get close to that detective and earn his trust.” Martin said.

“What? But how?” She asked.

“You are a beautiful woman for crying out loud! Make him even fall for you if you can.” Martin said. “I want you to earn his trust so that we can know their moves and everything we can know through that.” He said.

“I don’t think if he can fall for such a trap.” Primrose said. 

“He is just a man and you have the ability to make him weak.” Martin said.

“Ok which detective?” She asked.

“Jack.” He replied.

“But for how long will I do that?” Primrose surprisingly asked feeling like she wasn’t ready for it.

“For as long as it takes to make things seem so cool in this town.” Martin said. Primrose sighed as she felt so tired of everything that was going on. She just had 3 days to prepare for that. Martin said and Primrose just remained speechless as so many thoughts came and left her mind.

Martinez and Jack arrived in the office and were talking through.

“What we did today is nothing to be so sure of. Our only aim was to make Martin aware that we know he is behind these tragedies but we won’t search his house any sooner because he will take out every source of sensitive information that might ruin him out of his house. For a short period of time, Martin won’t harm anyone although we can’t really assure ourselves because he knows our eyes are on him. The lady who works for him, the killer I mean has very low chances of having blond hair and she is someone who doesn’t often put on black clothes. She is using that look to hide her true identity. Jack be very careful, you and Thomas but most especially you. Martin might be targeting us but most especially me because he is afraid that I will soon find evidences to put him behind bars.” Martinez carefully evaluated.

“Yeah what you are saying makes so much sense detective.” Jack said.

“I know you are smart man Jack but I also understand you haven’t been in this job for long. Am sorry that your first job experience has to be in such a messed up town.” Martinez said.

“It’s okay I just wish for things to turn out well in the end. People of this town have lost their peace and some have even lost hope.” Jack said. “However am so glad working with you detective Martinez, I am learning a lot.” He said. They looked at each other and gave each other a far smile.

“Jack is there something I should know about you and the late senator’s daughter?” Martinez asked.

“It is not important since it is not work related. No problem though I can tell you, you are just like an older brother.” Jack said. “I was in a relationship with her something like 7 years ago, of course her parents didn’t want me but we were so deeply in love, I got her pregnant and that was when her parents rebelled with all the power they had, and of course Diana and I come from two different worlds Diana was not ready to come live with me and leave her luxurious life which I couldn’t give to her, of which up to now I still can’t give to her. So her parents, her mom especially did everything she could to make her abort the child, she threatened her and put so much pressure on her until when she agreed to do it and later on she took her out of the country by force. She just got back.” He explained.

“How old was Diana back then?” Martinez asked.

“She was 19 when she got pregnant.” Jack replied.

“You wanted that child?” Martinez asked.

“I didn’t plan it but the mistake happened and the child was innocent and it had to be born but Diana and her parents didn’t allow it.” Jack complained.

“So are you going to give her another chance?” Martinez asked.

“No, Diana and I will never be again. I just don’t want her anymore, the only thing I have given her is my forgiveness but going back to the same old story that I won’t do.” Jack said.

“Don’t you think you guys were quite young back then and deserve another chance of a matured couple relationship?” Martinez asked.

“You saw how her mom treated me. I know Diana is a good girl but the situations that separated us have not changed, I don’t want to take the risk again.” Jack said.

“I saw how you embraced her the day she ran to her dad’s corpse in the hospital, it’s quite obvious you still love her.” Martinez said.

Jack sighed and said. “Let’s get to work now detective.” The detective looked at him and chuckled. 

“Sure.” He said. And they continued with work.

***

One day in the following week during the night, Primrose was serving drinks in Rosario’s well known bar. Jack and his best friend Thomas who was a police officer were having some drinks after work.

“Wow, Jack look at that beautiful girl she is gorgeous.” Thomas saw her giving the maids some drinks to serve the customers. Thomas was facing the side where he saw her directly without moving his neck and Jack was sitting opposite to him.

“Every lady in this town is gorgeous for you bro.” Jack didn’t bother to turn, he just sipped his drink.

“No! I have never seen one like her and in fact I think she is new in this town.” Thomas said.

“Aar I don’t care.” Jack said. “I have a lot in my mind about the investigation.” He added.

“Bro we are out of work let us have a break. Take a look bro you will forget Diana in a blink of an eye.” Tom said purposely to annoy him since he didn’t want to hear anything about Diana.

“You are an i***t. I am going to use the rest room.” Jack said and walked away from him towards the restroom.

Few minutes later he returned and as he walked he actually saw Primrose and he stared at her as he walked until he got to his seat.

“I saw you staring at her, you see I told you.” Tom teased him.

“She is just normal.” Jack said then slightly smiled. Rosario was around and so she joined them.

“Jack, Tom how are you guys doing? I have been spending much time in the casino and I haven’t seen you for such a long time.” Rosario said.

“Oh thanks Rosario but it wasn’t necessary for us to meet.” Jack said.

“That’s pretty harsh, welcome though enjoy yourselves.” Rosario said and wanted to walk away but Tom held her hand.

“My detective is quite bitter, isn’t he?” Tom commented.

“Well what more could I say?” Rosario asked.

“Listen I think he needs a sweetheart like that one to dilute his bitterness.” Tom said as he pointed on Primrose.

“Tom…” Jack called. Rosario then looked at Primrose who seemed to be very busy with work and then Jack and Tom too were staring at her, Primrose found herself looking at them too but she quickly turned away and proceeded with her works.

“Oh I can see your concern on your dear detective but then he can have any woman he wants around here and even in the whole Montes but not my niece, never!” She said and walked away.

“Her niece?” They were all wondering but Jack and Tom in the end left without saying a word to Primrose something she didn’t actually want to believe. She was complaining about it to Rosario at home.

“You can’t believe he didn’t even say hi…” She complained. “This job is harder than I thought.” She added.

“I already told you he is a heartbreak victim so easy on him, easy.” Rosario said.

One day Anne was in the beach alone swimming but Primrose was around there too. Anne was about to drown but Primrose saved her on time.

“Why would you come swimming alone if you aren’t good enough?” Primrose scolded her.

“I just wanted to since nobody wanted to come with me, I came alone.” Anne said.

“I will take you home and tell your parents about this.” Primrose said.

“No! please don’t, mom would really be angry.” Anne pleaded.

“Ok I won’t but you have to be very careful and don’t come swimming alone again.” Primrose said.

“Thank you. My name is Anne.” Anne said with a smile.

“Ok you can call me Rose, that is if we meet again of course.” Rose said.

“Montes isn’t a city we can meet again.” Anne said.

“Ok go home now, take care of yourself.” Primrose said. Anne walked away from her.

“Bye, thanks again.” Anne waved with a big smile from a distance. Primrose waved too with a faint smile.

“She is his little sister.” Primrose said. “Now I have to befriend that kid just to have my way.” She rolled her eyes and walked away too.

At night, Thomas forced Jack and they went to the bar again this time they went to Primrose directly although Jack wasn’t willing.

“Hello beautiful.” Tom said and Primrose glanced at them because she hadn’t seen them coming.

“Um…hi” Primrose said.

“Are you that busy because we would have loved for you to join us.” Tom requested.

“Of course I am but am almost done here for today, I might join you in the next few minutes.” Primrose said.

“Oh please don’t miss.” Tom said with a smile and winked at her something that made Primrose smile and Jack’s eyes were on her but after the stare he ignored her and went with Tom and they sat on a nearby table. 

“Hey Jack give yourself a chance and enjoy life man.” Tom said.

“If you think she is too beautiful why don’t you have her for yourself?” Jack asked him.

“You need this more than I do and if you dare mess up I will have her, you think I haven’t noticed how you stare at her?” Tom asked. Jack just looked at him and sipped his drink. “Listen man I know you have completely lost your trust in relationships but not all women are the same.” He added.

“Didn’t you hear her aunt? She doesn’t want me have anything to do with her.” Jack said, “and besides I don’t think if this is the right time to be in a relationship with everything that’s going on.” He claimed.

“Hey come on man, you spend day and night thinking about your job which isn’t bad but you need to think of yourself too, till when will you live like that?” Tom asked.

“Tom you just don’t understand.” Jack said and sipped his drink. In no time Primrose came to them, Tom stood and pulled the chair for her.

“Such a pleasure to drink with you.” Tom said. Jack just sipped his drink as he stared at her.

“Excuse me does your friend speak?” Primrose asked Tom about Jack.

Tom laughed and said. “Don’t mind his silence because if he starts speaking you will tell him to shut up.”  

“Oh yeah?” Primrose wondered as she looked at him.

“Anyway my name is Tom and this guy is…” Tom introduced himself.

“Please let him introduce himself so I may know if he really speaks.” Primrose interrupted then looked at Jack. “By the way am Rose.” She added.

“Wow! Rose nice to meet you.” Tom said but suddenly his phone rang.

“Excuse me.” Tom picked it up and walked aside.

“So you won’t introduce yourself to me?” Primrose asked.

“Jack, that’s my name. Anything more you want to hear?” Jack replied.

“So you guys called me to join you so that you can treat me like this?” Primrose wondered after Jack’s harsh response.

Jack chuckled and said. “Girl I didn’t call you here, wait for Tom so you guys can chat and enjoy yourselves, in fact I am almost leaving here.”

Primrose wondered as she didn’t believe that she heard those words from him.

“Unbelievable! You talk to a lady like me that way?” she wondered.

Jack laughed a little and said, “A lady like you? Meaning what exactly? What’s special about you? I see you are completely normal my dear. Tom really thinks you are beautiful but I don’t see it the same way you see.” 

“i***t! Coward!” she walked out on him.

At night she was really complaining about him to Rosario.

“That guy has so much pride and very hard to approach and from one conversation I already despise him.” Primrose complained.

“Primrose you have to set your temper aside, even if you have to beg for his love you need to. When Martin needs information from you and you don’t have it, it might be hard for you. Yesterday I talked to them in the bar and told them not to bother you because I didn’t want to look like I can push them to you, they would be suspicious but looks like Tom is doing a good job pushing his friend to you.” Rosario said.

 Primrose sighed, “I wish for this s**t to get over.” She said.

One day Primrose was swimming for quite a long time but without noticing, Jack was watching her from quite a distance. He was in his swimming costume and so he went to swim too. Not far from her. Primrose saw him and was quite shocked. She followed him.

“You are obviously following me.” Primrose said.

“Why would I?” Jack asked.

Primrose smiled and got closer to him as they were in the sea water. “No, why wouldn’t you?” she asked and her face was as close as it could be to Jack but Jack was silent as the lady touched his neck and passionately kissed his chin.

“What are you doing?” Jack asked.

“Proving to you that I can be special in a million ways.” Primrose said. “Just admit that you are interested in me, that is why every time you see me, you can’t get your eyes off me and you are trying very hard to resist your feelings but you just can’t.” she added as she wanted to kiss him but Jack stopped her.

“Stop imagining things. This is just a beach where everyone can come anytime they want.” Jack said.

“Oh yeah? And you came exactly as close to me as possible. Anyway my time is over here, bye.” Primrose said and walked out of the water as Jack watched her leave.

On that night Jack had a lot of thoughts before he fell asleep.

“For the past two weeks I have just been thinking of her most of the time. What is happening? I do have feelings for her that I can’t deny, but how did it happen? The last time I felt this way was when I was falling in love with Diana. Should I ignore her and give Diana a chance? No way I can’t give Diana a chance and I won’t let myself fall for Rose either.” He thought until he fell asleep.

On the next day, Tracy was in her mom’s apple shop which was in the middle of the town. Primrose went to that shop and asked for an apple. She had a bite before she paid.

“Oh it is sweet, really sweet.” She chewed. “Oh I think am going to have more, let me pay.” She said and began searching her purse to take money but there wasn’t any.

“Oh my goodness where is the money?” She wondered.

“What? You mean you ate the apple without being sure if the money was in the purse?” Tracy scolded. “Are you for real?” she wondered.

“Am really sorry It looks like I forgot to carry some money with me.” Primrose said.

“You got to be kidding me! Do you think I understand such nonsense?” Tracy yelled.

“Am sorry.” Primrose said as Jack and Anne were outside the shop and overheard.

“Shut up b***h!” Tracy yelled. On getting inside Jack and Anne all recognized Primrose. Jack turned to Tracy.

“Hey why on earth would you insult her like that?” Jack asked as Anne went to embrace her.

“Well she ate apples and she pretends that she has forgotten to carry money with her.” Tracy said.

“It still doesn’t give you any reason to talk to her like that. Come on you yell at her like that because of some apples?” Jack scolded his sister. “I think you should apologize to Rose.” He added.

“Oh so you know her?” Tracy asked.

“That doesn’t matter, just apologize.” Jack insisted.

“Alright sorry.” Tracy said it.

“And Rose you need to understand that this is business, you just can’t walk in someone’s shop like that, take something and not pay.” Jack said.

“I really am sorry. I will pay I promise I just forgot to carry money with me.” Primrose explained.

“Yes brother Jack… miss Rose is a nice lady I know her.” Anne said.

“How do you guys know each other?” Jack wondered.

“We just met few weeks ago and I hoped to meet her again and here we are.” Anne said. “We met in the beach.” She added. Anne and Primrose looked at each other and smiled. 

“Silly girl how are you?” Primrose asked.

“Am okay miss Rose.” Anne smiled at Rose endlessly, Jack stared at them a bit and sighed. Tracy rolled her eyes after looking at them in a bad way. 

Jack had a business talk with his sister Tracy about the shop as Primrose and Anne were waiting outside. When he was done he got out and found them chatting and laughing outside.

“Anne let’s go, I am going to work later on so I don’t want to be late.” Jack said.

Anne looked at Primrose and said, “Rose you can join us, we are going to watch a movie.”

“No.” Jack quickly opposed. “It is just the two of us and please hurry before I change my mind.” He said and turned away from them facing his car. He walked few steps but was stopped by Anne speaking “Then am not going.”

“What?!” Jack wondered as he quickly turned to her.

“Anne like you told me weeks ago, Montes is not a city, we are going to meet again eventually so don’t annoy your brother. Just go, okay?” Primrose said.

“Yeah listen to that friend of yours.” Jack said.

“I am going home I guess am already tired. Bye Rose, brother I will be heading home now.” Anne sadly said and began walking to the home direction.

“Okay, you won.” Jack told Anne. Anne smiled and without wasting time the three of them went to the movie.

During the movie, Anne sat between them and was trying so hard to make them laugh together and they all enjoyed that moment. When they were done, they all left together and Jack dropped Anne home. Primrose saw his house. As soon as he dropped Anne, he asked Primrose, “Should I drop you to the bar or to Rosario’s house?” 

“Am going to the bar, I have stuffs to do.” Primrose answered. Jack began driving. When he was driving, Primrose stared at him with a sweet smile on her face.

“Don’t stare at me girl.” Jack said.

“Oh I see you are back to the serious mode.” Primrose said but Jack didn’t reply a thing until he reached outside the bar. Primrose didn’t get out.

“What are you waiting for?” Jack asked. He got closer to her as if he wanted to kiss her but he opened the car’s door. “Please go.” He added as primrose was still looking at him. She then got out after a two minutes’ eye contact stare with Jack. Jack went to his office and he proceeded with the investigation with detective Martinez. When he was very tired, he went and sat on his chair and Primrose appeared on his thoughts no matter how he could resist. When Primrose was working, she couldn’t resist to think of him too.

“Damn!” They all thought the same thing.

“I need to get this girl out of my mind.” Jack thought.

“I can’t have feelings for him, no!” Primrose thought.

Later at night when Tracy, Emilia and Anne were having dinner, Tracy had something in her mind all along and she spit it out, “Anne what game exactly are you trying to play? I mean what are you trying to gain from pushing Brother Jack and that Rose close?” 

“What do you mean?” Anne asked.

“What exactly are you talking about?” Emilia asked.

“Anne I saw everything and I heard it all.” Tracy said and she turned to her mom. “Mom can you believe Anne is trying to bring another woman in brother’s life?” Tracy wondered.

“Explain to me well what is going on.” Emilia said.

“Mom there is such a beautiful and nice lady, her name is Rose and I met her some few weeks ago, I like her and I think she will make brother Jack very happy.” Anne said.

“That is typical nonsense! You are just a kid, focus on your home works. You know nothing about who suits who.” Emilia said.

“And you better tell that Rose or whoever you call that my brother has such a wonderful woman in his life already and so she must have no dreams of ever being with him.” Tracy scolded Anne. She turned to her mom, “mom you could have seen how she was smiling at him with all sorts of hopes.” She complained about Primrose.

“What?!” Emilia wondered.

“Ok am sorry.” Anne sadly said and continued eating quietly.

When Jack arrived home that night, his mom talked to him about what she heard.

“Mom please, some matters aren’t for you to waste your time worrying about.” Jack said. 

“No son I am concerned about you. Jack why don’t you just give Diana another chance?” Emilia asked.

“I won’t do that thing.” Jack said.

“Why is it so hard for you to understand that Diana wasn’t to blame for what happened, of course she may be partly to blame but that girl really suffered too. Jack we all make mistakes but we all deserve to be forgiven.” Emilia explained.

“I already forgave her mom, but it is not necessary for me to get back with her.” Jack said.

“Why? Why don’t you want to then?” Emilia asked. “Because I know you still love her.” She added.

“If I were you, I wouldn’t be so sure.” Jack said.

“What?!” Emilia wondered.

“Goodnight mom.” Jack said and walked to his room.