Billie Jane.

Chapter 2

James is my childhood friend, we lived across the street from each other.
There was a time he had come to live with us for about a year. He had just lost his Mom.
We attended the same primary school, secondary school and even Universities.
We were never in the same class though , but in the University we were in the same department,
so we took lectures together. We stayed in different dorms though.
We were literally brothers. I loved and Trusted him as one.

He Was the first person I thought about calling.
Soon as I got to a payphone I stopped, got in and searched the pockets of the clothes I had grabbed hoping to find some change, my luck streak continued.
I found some 20kobo coins enough for about two hours worth of call time.
Putting one in, I dailed his home cell.
It was too late for anyone to be at work.
After 3 rings, Jimmy's voice from the other end , " Hello, Who's this?"

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Stepping out of the pool, I had just finished my evening laps when the phone rang, my home cell has been ringing a lot lately at nights this past weeks and most times it was an unsaved number. This time it was one too, "'Hello, Who's this? " I asked.
"Maleficent", a lady replied.
"Everything good over there?" I asked
"Yes, everything going as planned" She answered
"Ok go to the house and clean up, you'd be leaving tomorrow, nice work, you should make a stop at my house before leaving though", I said.
She knew exactly what I meant and what I wanted. She didn't hide it.
"Pleasure after business I see, I'd see you at 8" she said, then I hung up.
This has been a good week, everything has been going as planned even better, just one more piece left.
While thinking about all that had happened my phone rang again, another unsaved number, why was she calling again, what had happened all of a sudden, we just finished talking, she was the only one that called around this time and with unsaved numbers so I guessed it was her again.
Reluctantly I picked, "Hello, Who's this?" I asked
"It's me, Jimmy", said the scared voice from the other end, I knew exactly who it was, this was the second time since I knew him to be this scared on the phone, the first was in our second year of school, a girl had pranked him that she was pregnant, he called me then too. I wonder what it was this time.
"What's up Nova?", we called him that, it was short for Casanova, he was the ladies man, I wasn't. After asking that, I remembered watching the news earlier today about his death, I couldn't bear to watch him die, I did not go for the execution, but here I was on a call with him how was that possible?
"I am not fine" he said then continued, "I know you thought I was dead, I am not and that's not the worst part of this, we need to talk, I don't trust this over the phone communication" He sounded paranoid, he was never the type, well, I guess death does that to you, I thought to myself.
"Can I see you tomorrow?" I asked
"Yes, sure. I need a place to sleep tonight though, I think my house would be under surveillance" He told me.
"I will send a driver to get you now, just tell me where you are, he'd take you to a motel and give you some cash to get clothes and food, always keep your head down, wear a hat if possible you don't want your face on camera, he'd come and get you tomorrow at noon to my place" I instructed.
"Thank You Saiyan", He knew I didn't like the name and he had called me that since I was little and had said goku could beat super man, He could tho.

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The driver met me at the place I had told Jimmy, he had given me the money to pay with and had taken it upon himself to get me some clothes, such a nice guy.
While driving me to the motel, we passed through my neighborhood, my house was just around the corner.
Staring into the dark night I saw a silhouette, couldn't make out any features but it sure looked like Jane's.
"No, it can't be" I thought out loud
"Excuse me sir, you want something?" The driver asked
"Could your turn around, get in front of that Lady and move slowly for me please?" I asked as nicely as I could.
He did.
She had Jane's body, height and everything, except for the hair, it was red and Jane hated red heads and she wasn't one either.
Apart from the poor lighting from the security lambs outside people's houses there was none, I couldn't make out her face, her head was down and it was dark too.
I must be mistaken.
"We can go back now, Thank You" I told him.

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What just happened? That car looked like one of Jimmy's, I couldn't see the plates.
Why did it feel like they were watching me? Was it the police? Cause I had just seen it pass by and then made a turn towards me and made a turn and drove in its initial direction.
Well whatever it was about I need to hurry home, it's just around the corner and need to dye my hair too, I don't like this red hair plus I need to clean up and leave immediately, I can't stay.

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I could have sworn I had just seen Jane, maybe I'm just tired, I need to rest.
After booking a room, eating a buffet worth of food, I laid on the bed thinking about all that had happened today, just a few hours ago, I died.