MEN DO CRY
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"It's done" I told ba Jacob after I got out of Nicole's house
"This calls for a celebration"
"I don't feel like celebrating just drive me home, I need to rest"
I got home and immediately went to take a bath, I sat in the bath for the longest time ever for the first time since started killing I felt a little bit of regret, she was my best friend.
"She went after what you want, she is not worth of being your best friend" My father's words kept ringing in my mind.
"Why did you have to do it Nicole, why?" I asked as I wept.
After a while, I got out of the bath, wrapped myself up, drank some sleeping pills and went to sleep. I had to be ready for the news the following day.
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I woke up very early the next day because Chard had insisted I check up on Nicole, it was a Sunday and I promised to pass by her place on my way to church, he was worried her boyfriend would do something crazy to her. I bathed prepared breakfast and drove out. He had given me directions to Nicole's house it wasn't hard for me to get there. When I reached the gate was wide open and it seemed they were policemen which got me scared. I tried getting in but they said only the police could be allowed in so I called one of them to ask what was happening.
"Hey what's happening here?"
"Who are you?"
"A relative to the owner of the house Nicole"
"Oh poor soul" he said shaking his head
"What happened?"
"Robbers attacked her last night, poor thing we don't know if she will survive she was badly shot"
"Where is she now?"
"She was rushed to the hospital around 02, a number reported to have seen someone jumped over her fence, so the police got here at 2 and we found her in a bad state so we rushed her to UTH"
"Oh my"
"We are still trying to investigate the matter, she was shot but nothing seems to be missing in the house"
"Thank you for the information" I said rushing out
I was so confused so I rushed back home. I drove very fast, I was a wreck, I didn't know Nicole too well but I knew if anything happened to her it would kill my brother, when I got home I practically ran to where Chard was breathing heavily.
"Have you seen a ghost? He asked when he saw me"
"No Chard, its Nicole"
"Nicole? What happened to her?"
"She was shot I got to her house and found policemen who are investigating her robbery"
"Oh God how is she?"
"They said she is in a very critical condition"
"Okay let's go to the hospital"
We drove to the hospital in total quietness, my brother looked confused, it was the first time I had seen him get like this over a woman, he was too attached to Nicole and prayed God would save her so he could get a chance at love.
When we got to the hospital, everyone was busy running up and down we stood by the corner patiently waiting for someone to attend to us. When the doctor came we asked about Nicole hoping they could give us some credible information.
"Oh you are the first people to ask about her, I was even wondering if someone was coming for he, are you related."
"Yes we are in some way but it's a long story"
"Okay come to the office"
We walked to his office and when we got there he offered us some seats opposite his.
"So doctor how is she doing?" Chard asked
"She is in a critical condition, she was badly shot and if she hadn't been brought in time she would have died before coming here" he replied nodding his head
"What her chances of survival?" I asked fearing the worst
"I won't lie to you, her chances are slim we don't know if she will survive the night but we leave it all to God, we did some tests and now waiting for further results but we shall keep you updated"
"Can we see her?"
"I can give you ten minutes with her"
We walked all the way to the ICU holding hands with Chard, I could feel his heart beat rather faster than usual, I could feel his sadness, I just prayed he would be able to deal with what lay ahead of us.
