THE VERDICT

chapter 4: The deal

                          Josie's pov
3 weeks later
"Mrs Anderson you have a visitor" one of the prison wardens called me.
I was busy at the laundry area doing cleaning for some of the officers and prison leaders.
I knew it was Travis that came to give me news of my case since he is the only person that has been visiting me since I was arrested and charged of murder.
  Walking slowly through the corridors,my mind went back to everything that has been happening since my marriage to the Andersons. What I thought was going to be happiness ended up being the worst life ever.
Being married in a rich family,your parents in laws being a politician and business persons,your husband being a bank manager what else could you ask for?
      Mine was a happy hope. I lacked nothing. I had everything a woman needed. From a mansion to beautiful children but no peace.
  I received blows and insults everyday. I couldn't even cough before my husband for he would slap me.
  We could put on happy faces in public and indoor we would not look at each other. Anderson would pay my colleagues at school to spy on who I talked to,what I did and how I conducted myself at school. He would go to an extend of paying one of the students to tell him the men i talked to at school.
  This led to deep hatred on my side. I wasn't allowed to have any close friends or have any of my relatives visit me. My sister's weren't allowed to come to my house.
  I remember there was a time my mother passed by my house as she was coming from her monthly medical checkup. Anderson gave me a beating of a lifetime when mum left my house. I was beaten blue and black and later on kicked out of the house. We're it not for Travis who I called,I would have lost my life together with that of my unborn son. The child wasn't lucky enough to survive and this made me sadder. Many asked me why I refused to leave my marriage and I laughed back at them. Would you leave a family where you are manipulated by threats and love bombing? Yes thats possible.
  I only had Jemima who consoled me and helped me with the kids when things went from bad to worse. She would shield my children from the scene whenever I was assaulted. She would use hot water to massage my body when I was beaten. She would give me painkillers and watch over me when I couldn't move. She became my best friend. Not only my help but also a sister.

We had endured alot together and had come up with a perfect plan to help me leave Anderson. The plan didn't include killing him but whatever happened was a mistake. We had never Intended to kill him. It just happened. I wouldn't say it was a mistake but things worked to my advantage. I decided to go mute because I couldn't expose Jemima. She had a mission to complete. She had to take care of my kids in my absence.
  That's why she went to live with the Andersons with my children. Back there,she would be my eyes and ears.

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On getting to the visiting room,I wasn't surprised to see Travis. This time round he looked tired and defeated.
This can't be good I told myself. Something has happened.
It has to happen in one way or another.
"Hello there,hope they are treating you well" he said.
I remained quiet and looked at him.

"Am sorry I have bad news to give you" he continued "the prosecution has new evidence against you. This time round it's evident that you killed your husband."
   I smiled knowing that Jemima has done it. This is going to be over before I knew.
Taking a piece of paper and a pen,I wrote asking Travis what he thought about the case.
"If the evidence is strong,you might get 60 years in prison or a life sentence. We can say you did what you did because you were defending yourself from him assaulting you."
The greatest news was that there was another witness to testify against me.
Let the game begin. They wanted to play the game,let's see who will play the game better.
Travis assured me that all will be well and wished me a good day.

Walking back to the laundry area,I found myself in deep thoughts.
Who is the other witness? What does he or she know about the murder?
And what is the evidence? Was it a tape or photos?
I would come to know all these the following day at the court house. Maybe our plan will push through.

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