Trapped (Incomplete)

Working On It

Kenneth stared at the picture frames that covered James desk. Each had a photograph of him and his children and one of his ex-wives. Ransacks with papers topping over the edge. Kenny sat down to wait for him to finish his phone call.

James was a fat short bald man who mid-life crisis caused him to lose all his hair on his head. Not something woman these days find attract. And something he eventually learnt. Which was why he wore a wig. Kenny sometimes wondered if it made a different since the shade of black did not match the side of the rest his hair. It appeared to he working because he every couple year he changed his wife for a new.

Still they were best friends. James was the brain of everything in the duo. About 15 years older later than Kenny. They were introduced at a college Lawyer's fare. After striking up a conversation on the evil of people and how it will benefit the participant. After exchanging numbers. James offer Kenny a position of a partner at his new law firm. He was more of a surrogate father and best friend to Kenneth.

He was the one with the idea to approach Sasha at the fun raiser. James was the one with the idea to start his own law firm and bring Kenneth in as a partner. It was his slick negotiating skills that got them the top floor on the avenue building to be their law office. The same law office that allow Kenneth to afford the lifestyle he and Sasha had grown accustomed to.

Kenny kept following the outline of James mouth in an attempt to make out what he was saying. His anxiety had blocked out all matter of sound. The sting that drenched his arm now made him realize that James lips were mouthing the words 'are you okay'. After hitting him across the shoulders. Kenny was now aware of his surrounding. James has finished his phone call and now impatiently staring at Kenny.

"I said are you okay " he asked

"I'm fine"

"You know if you gonna day dream in my office, do it on when i not around I'm a busy man"

"I'm sorry about that "

"What seem to be the problem"

"Its something bad James,really bad,i tried calling you but i couldn't get you at the hospital"

"What happen, why were you at the hospital"

"It was Sasha"

"Is she okay ?"

"she came home and started blowing up about how she couldn't take it anymore,

"What else happen "

There was a sudden flicker of wild fire as Kenny continued. She said she was pregnant and leaving me, i couldn't let her do that.

"What did you do Kennett"

"I couldn't let her leave me James not like the others"

"For heaven sake what the hell did you do"

"I hit her"

"Well That isn't so bad"

"Over and over again and again"

"Is she dead."

"No"

"How aren't you telling me this from a jail cell"

"I fixed it"

"What exactly did you do to fix it"

There was an amused smile on his face"remember the case we closed a few weeks back"

"The one with the spouse who beat their spoused
senseless and made it look like a robbery gone bad"

"Yeah that's the one i did the same thing"

"You did what, tell me your joking "

There was a moment of silence as James shouted "you idiot tell me your joking"

"Its fool prove Sasha won't talk"

"You think the police wont find out,you think the doctor won't realize that some bruises are older than some.

"James its the cops, if they were doing their jobs good they would have caught thousands of criminals we help set free"

"Don't talk like that , lets hope what you did works in your favour."

"Lets hope they won't."

"Lets hope they wont" James mocked "i worked to hard for this
Make sure it sticks.

Once again Kenny was silent. James grabbed him by the collar I've worked too hard to have everything ruined by you.

"Its going to work, i just need to take care of some loose ends"

"What do you need me to do"

"Bury that case as soon as possible so the cops don't get any bright ideas."

"What have you done already "

"I'm making sure no one heard what was really happening that night"

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