Who Knows Tomorrow Episode 4

Two days later,

# # Jane is seen in her family sitting room seriously discussing with her parents and siblings. The atmosphere in the room looks very tense##

**Jane’s side of the story continues,**

‘’there is no other option now than to get rid of the girl before it gets late. We have to act now. This is serious and if it isn’t handled properly the whole family could end up in jail’’ dad breathed softly as he stared at the DNA result for the umpteenth time. Yes everyone looked scared. We all knew what could happen if Isadora discovers the truth. My life and every one of us in the family would be a mess. There wasn’t any doubt the only solution was to get rid of the girl as soon as possible.

‘’we have a good plan already’’ I breathed with a nervous smile.

‘’getting rid of Isadora won’t be easy as long as she’s in that house. So the best way is to get her out of the house first and I’m working on it already’’ I added while my mother smiled to encourage me.

‘’yes so tell us how far you have gotten?’’ dad asked curiously.

‘’I plan convincing Val my fiancée to take me out on a little vacation and before we leave, I will hide some of my jewelries’ plus some of my mother in law’s stones inside the girl’s bag. Then a day after I would call my mother in law on phone and report my missing stuffs to her. She won’t have any choice than to search Isadora’s bag where she would discover both her things and mine. She won’t hesitate to kick the girl out of the house and mum as usual would be there to pick her up. Mum will offer to help her find another place and then take her away’’ I narrated confidently while my brothers listened and nodded in delight.

‘’that’s a good plan but I hope it works out very well’’ dad breathed in resignation.

‘’yes that’s the only easy way we can have her back in our hands without raising suspicion’’ mum answered.

‘’yes and I know how everyone in that house behaves. I can assure you it will work perfectly’’ I assured him.

‘’so what do we do with the girl when you get her back? ‘One of my brothers asked

‘’get rid of her of course. Your men can handle that’’ mum quickly replied, looking straight at dad.....

‘’no I can’t involve my men in such frivolous thing. We are talking about a little girl here’’ dad muttered quickly.

‘’fine I have a friend who can carry out the task. All he needs is good money’’ I offered, calming the tension in the room. Yes it was a rare opportunity for Charles to make the money he desperately wanted. He was just the right man for the job. He wasn’t a big time criminal neither was he a petty criminal. He was just in the middle of the two. A man who would do anything to survive.

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**Val’s side of the story continues**

Nervously I headed to the kitchen once again in search of Isadora. This time I wasn’t searching for her to disturb her peace, rather to give her some novels I got for her. The previous day I saw her reading a torn discarded novel she picked from the trash which really prompted me to get her the books.

On getting to the kitchen, I saw her sitting quietly. She quickly stood on sighting me. I smiled and drew close.

‘’I got you some books’’ I breathed with a smile, drawing closer to her. She stared at me suspiciously for some seconds before smiling.

‘’I know you like novels and these books will give you the company you need’’ I added, offering the books to her.

‘’thanks so much for your kindness’’ she muttered pleasantly as she delightfully took the books from me. I smiled, turned and headed out of the kitchen but on getting to the door, she stopped me.

‘’please wait’’ I suddenly heard her stay. I stopped and stared at her curiously.

‘’I don’t know how to say this but I just have to’’ she breathed, stopping for some seconds.

‘’I had a very terrible dream last night about you and sometimes my dreams do come to past. I don’t need to bore you with details of my past dreams that came to past but please you just need to be careful’’ she stammered while I stared at her speechlessly. I wasn’t a superstitious guy. I never believed in dreams but there was something about her that made me a little scared.

‘’last night I saw you lying helplessly in your car with a knife stuck in your chest. Before I could get close enough to help you, your car went up in flames. Please be prayerful and careful’’ she poured out while I smiled faintly.

‘’don’t worry about that it’s just a dream’’ I assured her but no matter how hard I tried for the rest of that day I couldn’t keep the scary story out of my head.

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***hours later in the night***

‘’my love you haven’t been yourself since I got back to the country. I think we need a little vacation. We need to be all alone on an island, in a resort to catch some fun’’ Jane breathed into my ear, kissing me. I closed my eyes as I thought of her suggestion which kind of appeared okay to me. Yes I needed to be away from the house and all alone with her to focus on our relationship and possibly kick Isadora out of my mind. Having a relationship with Isadora was something that was never going to work and the best thing I could do was to see her as a sister that needed help.

‘’yes you are right. Just get everything about the trip sorted out ’’ I accepted softly, leaving a mile of satisfaction on Jane’s face. There wasn’t any doubt she loved me and all she wanted was the best for me.

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Meanwhile at the far end of the house, Isadora is seen sweating heavily and sitting on her bed. She just had another terrible dream but this time it wasn’t about Val but about herself. In the dream she found herself in a burning house as a man and a woman screamed for help while another man stood before them with a knife in his hand, smiling as he watched the couple bleed to death before the raging fire swallowed them

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Charles is equally seen in his room that very moment plotting his own plan on how to get rid of Val. A revenge plan he nurtured right from the first day Val came between him and Jane. Something he cleverly hid from Jane.

There wasn’t any doubt the future was going to be explosive for everyone.

 2 days later,

Jane is seen lying beside Charles after a very hot love making session. The two love birds are seen breathing heavily

Jane’s side of the story continues,

‘’my love you always leave me breathless, let’s go one more round’’ Charles breathed into my ear, turning me on once again. He had this energy Val lacked; perhaps it was because he was jobless or maybe because he appeared stronger.

‘’no I have to get going’’ I breathed, sitting up.

‘’leaving me all alone again’’ he complained with a frown.

‘’I have a job for you. Something that will fetch you good money’’ I breathed with a smile, changing the topic.

‘’so what kind of job is it?’’ he asked with great interest. I licked my lips.

‘’it’s a simple job. All you need to do is get rid of one little girl for me. I will be travelling with Val in two days. I will give my brother your contact. He will be the one to brief and negotiate with you’’ I explained while he left his eyes on me.

‘’so who is the little girl?’’ he curiously asked. I rolled my eyes, breathed deeply and got out of the bed.

‘’just be patient and wait for my brother’s call. Please don’t mess this up’’ I replied as I dressed up.

‘’hmmmmmm Jane what are you turning into’’ he murmured with a smile, licking his lips.

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2:22pm, two days later

As Val and I waited at the airport for the plane taking us to Abuja to be ready, I smiled with satisfaction. All my plans were working out as I wanted. I was able to convince Val to go on vacation with me. I was able to steal his mother’s jewelries which I hid with some of mine in Isadora’s bag. Everything was going so perfectly well. None of my plans had ever failed me and I was so sure before the end of the next day that poor Isadora would end up like her parents. Yes I really felt for the poor girl but there wasn’t any other choice than to get rid of her. It was either her life or that of my entire family. It was my first time of orchestrating someone’s death but I was doing it for my family and every other person out there would do the same.

I threw a quick look at Val and shook my head. He was the ideal man of every lady. Young, tall, ambitious and calm but unfortuantely the boring type. He preferred his books more than anything and our love play, love making was really too poor. I really wanted to love him with all my heart but he wasn’t helping matters. I couldn’t help but wonder how we would live our married life since our courtship was so boring.

The announcement for the next flight soon broke my thoughts. I threw another look at him and met his gaze.

‘’let’s go baby’’ he muttered with a smile.

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later in the evening

Location: Sheraton hotel,

Abuja, Nigeria

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I stood close to the window, stared out and smiled at the wonderful scene before me. Yes I admit Val had great taste and money to get whatever he wanted. There wasn’t any denying he wanted to make me very happy. I really wished he was Charles. Charles’s image appeared in my head that moment, breaking into my mind. I instantly tried shaking it off.

‘’my love I want to meet a publisher friend of mine downstairs, I will be back shortly’’’ I soon heard Val whisper from behind as she kissed my neck. I closed my eyes and breathed deeply. He was gone before I could even reply.

I shrugged, reached for my bag and grabbed my phone. It was time to report my missing jewelries’ to his mum. It was time to kick Isadora out of the house.

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6:30pm, Enugu, Nigeria

**Isadora’s side of the story continues**

I was at the kitchen with Martha when Val’s mum walked in with a scowl. My heart jumped on seeing her in such mood. Actually it was my first time of seeing her looking angry.

‘’Jane just reported to me that some of her jewelries are missing. Did any of you take it?’’ she asked, throwing a quick look at Martha before leaving her eyes on me. I shook inside.

‘’no I didn’t see or take any jewelry’’ I replied quickly as Martha shook her head.

‘’nothing has ever missed in this house before and Martha has been with me for ages. You are the only person I can suspect if anything goes missing for now. So let’s go to your room. You will have to search yourself there. Martha kindly follow us’’ Val’s mum ordered while I quickly headed to my room with a clear conscience because I had nothing to hide.

On getting to my room which really had only a mattress, my clothes and a bag inside, I pulled up the mattress before grabbing my small bag, quickly spilling the contents on the floor and out of nowhere; a neatly wrapped polythene bag fell out.

I nervously opened the polythene and saw the shock of my life. There were the jewelries’ staring at my face, about six of them.

‘’oh my god including mine’’ Val’s mum screamed with shock as she took a peep into the polythene. I closed my eyes and bit my lips. I knew I was finished. I knew my stay in that house was over. I couldn’t imagine who would do such a thing to me because everyone had been kind to me, unless of course Martha but I was only there to assist her with the chores. She’s supposed to be happy and not jealous.

I stared at Martha with eyes filled with tears.

‘’why?’’ I asked her as Val’s mum landed a quick slap on my face.