Chapter 42: At The Hospital


    “I don''t know son, I guess you have to find out by yourself ” Dad said shrugging, mom was a bit quieter


    now as she looked at me.


    “If mom didn''t do it then why was she crying?” I asked dad as I turned to look at him with my hands


    folded across my chest.


    “ I didn''t kill her Michael, please believe me” Mom pleaded with me as fresh tears fell from her eyes“ I


    was scared that you will me me for her death because of what I say to you. I didn''t do that ” She


    cried as I went to her and hugged her, My frantic beating heart calmed down, as some of the guilt


    washed over me.


    After spending hours apologizing to my parents we were now on our way to the hospital. But one thing


    was still unclear to me. I knew Nina''s ident was no ordinary because of my ordeal in the ne. Now


    that my parents are out of the suspect lists. Who actually killed Nina?


    “ John, have Don meet us in the hospital, I need to talk to him,” I said to John, as he nodded and took


    out his phone to call Donald.


    John dropped the call as he turned to look at me. “ Mr Donald is at the hospital, he said he will see you


    when you are ready. And, he is sorry”


    I nodded, as I forced my eyes away from him, I don''t want him to see my vulnerability as we were


    nearing the hospital now.


    Mark keeps ring at me from the back mirror wishing that I could tell him to turn the car around and


    go back home but I can''t do that. Nina deserves much more than that, I need to be with her in this


    trying time.


    Mark pulled the car into the hospital parking space. I stepped out of the car just as I saw Andrea


    rushing to meet me. He was dressed casually in faded blue jeans and white polo shirt. A blue baseball


    cap covers his head as he tries to hide from the media.


    “ Hey," Andrea greeted me as he patted me lightly on the shoulder. I forced a smile at him as he guided


    me into the hospital.


    “ He''s with me” Andrea said to the nurse receptionist who was trying to stop me from going inside, she


    nodded as Andrea guided me into the elevator that will take us into Nina''s ward.


    “ She''s in the private ward. This way” Andrea said, leading me toward the Nina''s ward while I quickly


    followed him, my heart skipping a beat for every step I took.


    “ We are here” Andrea said, cutting me off from my strailling thoughts as I turned to look away from him


    down to the woman that was lying down inside the closed door.


    If not for the way my heart beat rapidly anytime I see her, I wouldn''t be able to recognize her. She was


    surrounded by machines, a tube was passed through to her mouth to aid with breathing. Her legs were


    covered up in bandages and her hands were in a sling.


    “ Oh my!!” I exim bitterly as I clutch my chest tears streaming down my face. I never knew the


    ident was this extreme.


    “ I''m sorry, Michael, “ Andrea said,ing closer to hug me as he patted me gently on my back while


    trying to hold back his tears.


    “I''m sorry you had to see her like this. I''m so sorry ” He apologized over and over again until I calmed


    down.


    Andrea and I were back at the elevator going down to the third floor, I wanted to see Lillian. Andrea


    wanted to start a conversation with me but I ignored him as I focused all my attention on the woman I


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    “Michael ” I raised my eyes as soon as I heard my name just to see Danny staring up at me. So much


    for trying to avoid him, Michael.


    “Dan_nny ” I stutter nervously as I look everywhere but him. We were currently standing in front of


    Lillian''s ward, though I don''t know how we''ve got here but here we are.


    “I''m sor_rry ” I said, Danny walked up to me and hugged me crying “ You saw her right?” He asked me,


    letting go of me to look at me.


    I nodded cause I didn''t trust myself to speak without breaking down in tears. So much for being a


    responsible man, Michael.


    “I''m so sorry, Michael ” Danny said with tears in his eyes “She is a sweet and loving girl even after you


    break up with her she still took it in good faith. Who would have wanted her dead?” Dannyments


    bitterly.


    I nodded again as I walked past him to the window to stare at Lillian who was lying peacefully on the


    bed. Unlike Nina, Lilian was not surrounded by any machines but rather a bandage was wrapped


    around her head probably because she hurt her head when she fell.


    “She''s getting better, ” Danny said beside me. I didn''t know when he walked closer to where I was but I


    was still d that he didn''t me me for what happened to Nina nor Lilian. Though, I don''t think I can


    ever forgive myself.


    “I''m sorry Danny. I''m so sorry. Because of me, Lilian is lying on the sick bed, because of me


    she_________”


    “What are you apologizing for?” Danny came over to me as he cut me off. “ This was not your fault and


    neither anyone else, this was purely an ident” He said looking at me.


    I turned to walk away from him. How do I tell him that this was no ident?. How do I tell him that


    somehow, someone somewhere is trying to get back at me by going through the one I love? How?


    “Moreover, the doctor said the baby is fine. Nothing is wrong with Lilian apart from a few bruises on her


    head, we are just waiting for her to wake up” Danny said as he squeezed my hands and turned to walk


    back into Lillian''s ward.


    I heave a sigh of relief as I stare at Lillian thest time before turning to walk back into the elevator.


    Andrea has left us to give us some privacy since I didn''t see him anywhere on Lillian''s ward.


    I stepped out of the elevator as I came face to face with Nina''s parents. It seems they were going up to


    see Lillian.


    “You''ve killed her right? Are you happy now?” Shane screamed up at me with tears in his eyes. I didn''t


    see him just now where did he sprang out from?


    “I''m sorry” I apologized to his parents are while I tried to walk away from them but Shane''s next word


    stop me


    “Sorry? What will your sorry do? Will it bring her back? Answer me, what will it do?” Shane screamed


    as he ran up to me and punched me on the shoulder. I tried to stay still and force the tears away from


    my eyes, I wouldn''t want to break down in front of Nina''s parents


    “Shane Miller” Nina''s father shouted at him trying to stop him from hurting me but Shane wouldn''t stop


    screaming and thrashing me.


    “Father, he killed Nina. He killed my big sister. I will kill him too ” Shane screamed, his mom rushed to


    drag him away from me as she apologized on his behalf.


    “I''m very sorry sir. Because of me, your daughter is______”


    “Because of you? What are you saying son?” Nina''s father said looking at me with surprise “ This is not


    because of you, it''s an ident ”.


    Why is everyone saying this is an ident. Can''t they wake up and see that this is purely murder.


    “Have heard a lot about you from my daughter. I''m so sorry we had to meet under such circumstances


    but I want you to know that I had never med you or anyone for my daughter''s ident. I hope you


    will stop ming yourself ” Nina''s father said as he patted my shoulder with one hand. A smile crosses


    his taut features.


    “I apologized for my son''s behavior. You should know that he adores his sister so much. He hasn''t


    been himself since he heard the news and he''s just seven” Nina''s father apologized as I nodded at him.


    He sps my shoulder onest time before turning on his heels.


    I walk slowly down the corridor scared of what I''ve gotten myself into.


    “Hello” I called into the phone immediately. I took it out of my pocket as I strolled down the corridor.


    “Sir, Donald is here with me, ” John answered as I looked around the corridor searching for him.


    “Where are you? ”


    “We are under the staircase of the fourth floor” He answered while I turned to walk back into the


    elevator that will take me to the fourth floor.


    “So are you telling me that this was no ident?” I screamed at Don, who has recounted all John had


    told me previously.


    “Yes boss” He replied, pausing slightly like he wanted to say more but gave up.


    “Why? Continue, I would like to hear more. Why do you think this is no ident? ” I asked him after


    seeing that he wasn''t going to say anything on his own.


    “Yes boss ” Don replied “ Miss Miller after leaving the house that morning made a stop at Shane''s


    school before going to to the office which was her second stop, then the factory, herst ”


    I watched him fascinated and confused. Where is he going with all of this? Why is he wasting my time


    telling me what everyone knows?


    “So? Everyone knows that ” I said frustrated as I ran my hands through my hair. John was quietly


    observing us while also watching out for anyoneing down the stairs, though I doubt anyone will do


    that since there''s an elevator here.


    “That''s exactly what I''m saying. We are looking at this from everyone''s perspective. Now, let''s look at it


    from a perspective where nobody knows”


    I looked at him and sneered if not that we were in a hospital right now, I would have punched him on


    his face. How dared he yed mind games with me?


    “Now is not the time to be twisting words Don''t. We did use nobody''s perspective, that''s what brought


    us to this point. What else do you want?” I shouted at him in anger.


    “I''m sorry boss. What I meant was, Miss Miller car brake was not faulty after making a stop at the three


    ces I mentioned earlier which left us with, someone tamper with her car brakes in the factory”


    “Exactly, if it was an ident, the car should have gone up in mes at her home or the school even at


    the office. Why the factory? Surely, someone wanted to have her killed but who?” I smiled at him. He


    finally behaved as his name.


    “The question now is, who would hate you so much as to want Nina dead?” John asked, chirping in.


    Until now I''ve forgotten that he was in the room with us.


    “Or, maybe someone Miss Miller offends?” Don said as he looked from John to me then back to me.


    “No ” I shake my head at him “ that''s not possible. You''ve been with her for a week now, does she look


    like someone who will have enemies?”


    Don shake his head while I smile coldly at him and turn to look at John, my face hardening “ Which


    leaves me with one suspect in mind. Someone who fit all of the motives?”


    “Austin Walker ” They both whispered shocked.


    “Yes. He has the motive to do all of this and with Deborah. I''m sure she''s his aplice in this. I have


    a theory in mind but I will need to put it to test before we could ________"


    I quieted down as soon as I heard moaning up the stairs. I stepped out slowly and cautiously. I stood


    shocked and surprised, up the stairs was Austin and Deborah kissing and fondling each other. I smiled,


    my theory had just been proven.


    “Don, take a picture of them together. I need the hard copy on my desk tomorrow ”


    “ Yes boss” Don replied as he took out his phone to take a shot of them. I walk away from the disgusted


    view in front of us. Out of the hospital, closely followed by John into the waiting car as Mark drove us


    home.