crazy passion episode 17

CRAZY PASSION

EPISODE 17

*Benjamimn.*

I flipped through the papers, checking every single detail in the small
file my investigator had handed me.

” This is good man, am so happy you managed to get all this in a week” I
sighed looking up at his face.

” They have been around all this while. Unfortunately because of the
condition they are in, they probably are not aquinted with what is going on
otherwise they could have shown up already” Mailoni informed me as he sat
across the table in my garrage.

I had decided to meet up with him that day not wanting anyone to see me
anyhow as now it seemed whatever was happening, all eyes were on me.

I was one day even approached by some journalist from some media house over
what was going on and I just told them one truth.

” My woman is innocent and in due time all this will be over” was all l
said not wanting to waste my time talking to people who had contributed to
my down fall.

“So what next? ” Mailoni asked bringing me out of my thoughts.

” I think its best I go and check this place my dear. If they are there
then I will find them” I responded.

” Sure, be careful that man I told you about seems dangerous and he’s the
one working with Clara. ” He cautioned.

Without wasting any time I placed the papers in the car outside and drove
away. I had to go to the address in the papers where Mailoni told me he saw
my family.

He told me a man he saw with Clara days before go to the address, it was
like he used to go to observe the activities of the small house there. He
later on took time observing him and after following the man three times.
He knew there was some one who Clara wanted to spy on or she was hiding
something in Chainda compound.

According to his explanation, Mailoini mentioned seeing a girl of about 18
years old who seemed to be one of the residents of the house.

The description of the girl matched that of my young sister the last born
in our family. Even though he didn’t get to get more information as I
rushed to check the address myself.

The wind blew in my face as I drove at a great speed in great east road.
The panic and nervousness of seeing my sister’s and son again giving me the
motive to accelerate.

I recalled the confrontation I had with Jennifer’s brother. He had come to
Jen’s house scolding me for causing so much harm to his sister.

” I understand you are hurt cause your sister is in trouble. But you have
to understand none of us planned this to happen.” I tried to reason with
him.

He sighed looking at me clear anger on his face. I just had to understand
he was just being concerned about his own sister too.

” lf you came to know how evil your wife is, you should have left her alone
so that no harm comes to her. She helped save your life now she has wasted
her entire life” he shouted on top of his voice.

I went on trying to explain what made me return to Jen and the fact that I
fall in love with Jen.

” Pray so hard my sister comes out of that place my dear Ben, otherwise I
will not let you get away with this!” He scoffed and left me without any
further words.

Now l had to prove to him that I was man enough and capable of protecting
his sister. All I needed was to get Clara trapped in her evil plans and now
I was getting close to achieving that.

Thankfully I had two people helping me. Clara’s nephew, the boy who l asked
to go back to his grand mother’s after selling the house and assistant
accountant, Mulenga who was aware of Clara’s drug trafficking deals and a
brief of other things too.

” Am going to have my family back and rescue the woman that I love” I
whispered to myself as I waited for the traffic lights at Manda Hill to
indicate a go light.

20 minutes later I was parking the vehicle across the road deep inside
Chainda. I kept watch of the house for some minutes and when I was almost
getting myself to go and knock at the door, I saw her.

My sister Serah carrying a bucket of water. She was heading towards a two
roomed house that matched the description Mailoni had given me.

” Serah!” I whispered to myself slowly opening the door. She looked so
different, the last time I saw her she was looking so young and neat in her
jeans and crop top. Now she looked like a poor beggar I felt tears in my
eyes as I approached her.

” Serah?” I shouted loudly and she turned to me.

” Ben! Oh Ben! Is that you brother?” She shouted throwing away the bucket
and coming to hug me her face filled with happiness. I held her so close as
she cried.

” Clara told us you were dead” she cried softly looking at my face.

” No sweetheart am alive and am here now, where is everyone?” I asked her
wiping her tears away.

” Mother left us some weeks ago, she went with aunty Clara but she has
never returned. We have not seen both of them since” she sniffed her nose.

” What about Memory and Ben?” I asked her now standing up straight looking
at her avoiding to break the news of mom’s death to her.

” You don’t know?” She asked looking really sad.

” know what Serah?” I started panicking now wanting to hear anything worse.

” Let’s go in the house Ben, Memory is there” she sighed sadly and led me
into the small house.

My other sister, the second born in our family, who came after me, Memory
was laying on a mat sleeping and her breathing told me she wasn’t well.

” Memory, Memory wake up! It’s brother Ben” Serah shook her softly and she
slowly opened her eyes.

” Ben?” She said in a whisper as her eyes kept on me.

” Memory what happened to you?" I went close to her holding her face and I
felt the heat in her skin reaching mine.

” She’s been sick since mother went away but we have no money to take her
to the clinic. The vegetables mom was selling finished but so did the money
to order some more. I have been going out to work some small jobs in the
market to get us something to eat” Serah sobbed as she explained the
conditions of their lives. .I couldn’t hold it anymore. I held my sister’s
and cried with them. Telling them all shall be well.

Later on after a moment of embracing each other I told them to come with me
and drove them to Jen’s house. I had continued paying for rentals from the
time I started the garage business even before Jen went to Prison. I knew
Clara wouldn’t mind me taking my sister’s there.

They told me how Clara had gone to get my son a year after I was gone.
Lying to my mother she wanted to raise her own son and since then, they
never saw him again.

” Mom said she wouldn’t hurt her own son” Serah explained. ” so she let her
take him and asked her to be bringing him to visit us. But she never did.

The only time we saw Clara was when she came with some signed documents
showing that our house, the one in meanwood is her’s as granted by the
courts. How she managed to change the papers we all don’t know.

She asked mom to start paying her for rentals but mom had no money.

With the little money mom had left, she tried to hire lawyers to claim back
the house but it all failed. Causing us to move to Chainda and Memory
stopped the course she was pursuing at the university. I too stopped when I
passed to grade 10 due to lack of finances.

Clara stopped giving us our share from the company so we had nothing .

Mom promised she would find a way to make Clara pay and somehow get hold of
the companies and everything we had lost. Unfortunately we don’t know where
she has taken her. she usually came here to insult my mother telling her
she was paying for treating her like a lazy woman and never accepted her as
a daughter in law. ” My sister told me the story and l was not surprised at
all.

At that point I knew what Clara was capable of and that wasn’t a
surprising. I felt glad my sisters were okey and l prayed in my heart my
son would be fine too wherever she had taken him was also well.

I took my sister to the hospital and the following day before going to
Prison to visit Jen, I called and told the lawyer about my sister’s.

He told me they both would help testifying in court their story indicating
that Clara took away my mother. He offered to keep them at his house for
fear of Clara plotting an attack to prevent them from testifying. But I
objected and told him I would take them to the priest at church. That was
the only safe place I could think of.

We were still talking with the lawyer when my phone rung.” Hello Mulenga!”
I responded seeing the assistant accountant’s caller ID.

” You have to come over to the company now, I want you to see something
that will help you out” he spoke and it seemed he was in a rush as the call
was cut immediately.

” I have to go now, thank you so much for helping. And will see you soon. ”
I thanked him as I shook his hand.

I drove to drop my sister’s at church and later on rushed to the company.

Upon getting to the company I wore a company cap for drivers and walked to
the back.

” Am here, in the back” I called Mulenga who cut the line without answering.

I waited for almost 5 minutes and I saw him rushing to me.

” Clara is planing something against you. I have no idea what, but I
overhead her telling that her macho man that he should strike before the
trial. ” Mulenga whispered.

” But that’s not what l called you for. See those trucks there?” He asked
pointing three container trucks in the parking spot.

” There are tones of drugs, illegal drugs hidden in the containers. They
won’t be unloaded til tonight so I don’t know what you can do with that but
make sure am not stated in all this” he cautioned and quickly ran back but
that was before he whispered into my ears, “Clara is in her office right
this minute, be careful”

I wanted to leave but an idea popped up my mind, l got my phone, scrolled
to the voice recorder and headed direct to her office, which used to be my
father’s before he died.

I had to find a way of saving Jennifer and I had to try be brave and face
her again.

” What are you doing here Ben?” Clara stood upon seeing me enter without
knocking.

The man I had come to know as her right hand man from Mailoni’s
investigation, sat in front from of her. He looked down upon seeing me. I
realise he knew me so well.

” What ? aren’t you happy to see me?, I thought you put Jen in Prison so
that we can get back together!” I teased with a laugh pressing my hand on
my forehead.

” Leave my company you crazy! In your dreams will I ever have you in my
life! ” She shouted not looking straight at me.

” Well to start with, I know how you Planned on my mother’s death. You want
an innocent woman to pay for your crimes” I spoke loudly provoking her.

I felt myself smile inside as she went on throwing it in my face how she
wanted us both to suffer.

” Okey, you think you are clever dear Clara but l only came here to let you
know that your time is up. Soon enough your walls will fall and like you
said, we will see who will laugh last” I smiled leaving her as she shouted
for me to leave her office.

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