Linda watched as she stood outside the hospital building, shivering not from cold but from the fear of everything that had happened and relief that it was finally over.
Page 24: Decision
The woman continued to point the gun at Teddy. She had been following him for years and knew what he was capable of doing first hand. He could and would do anything in order to gain an advantage. She tried her best not to look at Jack who was bleeding on the floor and hoped …
Page 23: Revenge
Nurse Mary dropped to the floor. Dead. Everybody was shocked. Linda looked at her hands and immediately dropped the gun. Had she just killed another human being? The man on the other hand, saw red. Was his beloved dead? Right in front of him for that matter?! He stared at the lifeless body of the …
Page 22: Shock
Linda was staring at the gun pointed at her. Her mind was racing.
Page 21: Confrontation
An hour later, Jack and Linda left Mrs Nwachukwu’s house and we’re on their way to the hospital. The same hospital that treated Jack when he got stabbed. It was 10:30pm When they finally got to there. The hospital was closed and the security man was sleeping soundly at his post. Jack pushed the gate …
Page 20: Clue
Linda sat with Mrs Nwachukwu in her house. They had finally left the mortuary and were at her house. Jack had no idea what to do and felt useless as he sat across from them in the parlour. Mrs Nwachukwu had finally stopped wailing but her eyes were still red and puffy. Her handkerchief, which …
Page 19: Consolation
Jack and Linda met an almost inconsolable Mrs Nwachukwu at her house. They had all gone to the mortuary to identify Detective Nwachukwu’s body. Mrs Nwachukwu had broken down in tears and refused to go in again. Linda took one look at the dead body and almost threw up, if she had something to throw …
Page 18: Determination
Linda was confused. Who is or, judging by what he just said, was NC and why was his murder so important to Jack?’ Jack saw Linda’s confused face and remembered his decision to keep her out of it. He sighed and let out a resigned breath. The cat’s out of the bag, and it’s thrashing …
Page 17: Murder
Linda woke up sweating and scared. The nightmare she just woke up from got her rushing out of bed to the parlour to see Jack, to be sure he was okay. The thought of something bad happening to him was too much to bare. Her heart that was beating frantically, relaxed when she glanced at his …
Page 16: Meeting
Jack sat alone at a corner table of an eatery. There was only one other person seated on another table by the window. He had told Linda he was going out to get some snacks for them to munch on, just so she wouldn’t follow him. He had already decided not to get her involved, …
