When It's all over

BAD TIMING

"she's awake! Nurse she's awake!" I hear a make voice call.

"Chris...Fatima...Neo." I called with my eyes blurry, barely able to see anything.

"Baby...I'm here"
After some minutes my vision cleared and I saw Chris standing besides me holding my hand.

"Thank God!...how are you feeling?"

"I had the worst dream...I- I saw Neo's dead body and then my sister got shot dead."

He let out a big sigh.

"What?.." I asked confused.

"It wasn't a dream Ade...."

I was too weak to react.
I started weeping like a mother that had just lost her baby.

"I need to see my sister, please....please!"

"Okay..okay I'll ask the nurse."

He ran out the room to find the nurse.

The two came back and helped me up from the bed.
"Are you feeling okay? Do you think you can walk?" The nurse asked.

"I'm fine , take me to my sister."

They walked on my sides making sure I was stable till we reached another room.

There my sister was.
Lying lifeless on the bed.

I started weeping again.

"Fatima why....we promised to be each other's keeper, why did you leave me like this."

I cried on her dead body, feeling useless.

"I need to be alone with her for a while...please just leave us."

Chris and the nurse both walked out.

I held her pale, cold hands as tears flooded my face.

"I promise you I will find whoever did this to you and make sure I Put Mr K behind bars....I promise."

I walked out the room signalling to the nurse that they could take the body away.

Chris and I left the hospital to report what had just happened for further investigation to see if it linked with Mr Khumalo's case.

My suspicions told me he was behind this.

"Let's go back to my place...spend the night there because tomorrow is the final Court meeting and you need all the strength there is...please Ade."

We drove back to his place and I slept besides him the whole nice.

FINAL COURT MEETING

"Your honour my client said to have received calls from an unknown number not once but twice. As you can see from the call logs we printed out as evidence the second call took place just 2 min before my client received the call that her sister had been shot."

"OBJECTION YOUR HONOUR! THOSE CALLS DO NOT LINK IN ANYWAY TO MY CLIENT."

The judge looked to me...then to Mr K.

"The Jury Will now discuss the final decision."

They each whispered into each other's ears until it reached the judge.

"A decision has been made.Due to lack of evidence , Mr Khumalo is proven innocent and all charges are dropped. COURT ADJOURNED."

I couldn't believe we had just lost.
I walked out the court room, emotional because it was my way to avenge the ones I've lost.

It definitely wasn't the end.
I wasn't going to give up even if it meant fighting till I die.

"I'm sorry Ade...we tried all we could." My lawyer said , embracing me before walking away.

"Let's go.." Chris said leading me to the car.

We drove in silence until we reached his house.

"Babe....Ade. let's just leave the country, Please!"

"We will ... right after a proper funeral for both Neo and Fatima.
They deserve one.

"Done! But we need to make it fast so we can leave by Sunday. I don't want any harm happening to you... especially now that my dad has been released."

He contacted a funeral planner , and briefly planned a quiet and peaceful funeral.

Not many were invited.
Just Neo's mother, her family and Pearl.

We did a joint funeral since Chris was in a hurry for us to leave.

We said our last goodbyes to them before leaving to pack our bags.

"We leave first thing tomorrow morning." He said throwing a bunch of clothes into his bag.
"Christian you have to FOLD!!! You can't just throw them in like -"

I was interrupted by the pain in my belly again.
This time it felt worse!
I sat on the bed hoping it would feel better.

"Is it time?"

"I'm not due until 4 weeks."

I scram in pain as the sharp pain continued causing me to crouch over holding my belly.

"Ahh! , hospital..I can't...its getting worse."

Chris carried me into the car and drove on a fast speed to the hospital.

Being at the hospital made me sick.

"Nurse , please something's wrong she's feeling pain in her-"

"Ahhh! DOCTOR!!" I scram in pain as it got worse.

I squeezed Chris' hand to ease the pain.

4 Nurses rolled a bed to the reception where we were standing and carried me up onto the bed.

Chris followed from behind.

"You're gonna be okay I promise..I'm here!" Chris said holding my hand.

"Christian.."

The doctor ran into the room and opened my legs.

He stuck his finger down my vagina to feel what was going on.

"Wow! That's a head! This baby is coming out now! Nurses get ready... Ma'am unfortunately your baby decided to come early so I'll need you to be brave."

"Wh- what! Now? But....Chris!" I said scared and confused.

"You can do this babe. I'm here right next to you..."