Being Mrs Spence

“…. she… just died. I.. don’t..

He was stuttering why replying Susan.

Susan laughed sarcastically before saying.

“Coleman you are a joker, big time joker… What do you mean she just died? What nonsense are you vomiting from your mouth to my ear? Is my sister a plant that will stay like that and die. I don’t understand you Coleman… what did you say happened to Florence… what did you do to her this time?

Susan said angrily

Cole breathed deeply. His heart was racing. He never imagined that it will get to this. Why will Florence kill herself, why will she do this.

Susan interrupted his thought.

“… Mr Man, what did you do to my only sister? Where is Florence… what happened to her? You are an imbecile if you drive all the way down here to make joke with Florence’s life…

“I’m not making any joke Susan. Florence came back from an outing yesterday evening, she was angry over something and ran straight to the kitchen, took a knife and stab herself and before I could rush her to the hospital she has already loosed so much blood. She couldn’t make it… she died this morning in the hospital…

Susan walked around like a crazy person while laughing sarcastically.

“, Is not my sister that died, no… it cannot be Florence. Coleman you can’t succeed in Killing her… no you can’t. She was angry over what? This your story doesn’t add up. You better be praying hard that nothing bad should happen to Florence otherwise your days on this earth is numbered. I will kill you and go to jail with my full chest. Don’t dare me Coleman. Nothing should happen to Florence .. nothing should happen to her. God… God… don’t let this to be true… don’t do this to Florence. Please… God forbids it that the man she married finally sent her to an early grave. No… no.

She asked of the hospital address and Cole gave it to her.

He was afraid to return back to the hospital.

He drove back home.

Lizbeth was chewing a leg of chicken while watching the television when Coleman came in

He was angry that Lizbeth has appetite to eat despite what happened.

“… have you forgotten that I’m pregnant. I can’t skip food because I’m eating for two…

“Nobody is asking you to skip food but Florence is dead. Be sensitive because is not joke… my wife is dead. Florence died this morning… don’t you get it. I’m not in my right mind. I killed her… we both killed her. I can’t deal with myself… I can’t…

He sat hard on the chair with his head bent.

Yesterday at the hospital the doctor had checked Florence and said that she was brought in late. She was as good as dead. Her blood was almost drained off.

This morning he was afraid of the news the doctor will tell him but he listened anyway.

“… like I said yesterday, she loosed 70percent of blood and that’s a blacklist for survival and 15percent out of the remaining 30 clothed together. Only 15pecent is active and they’re gradually clothing up. I don’t know but she has a very tiny chance to life which I doubt if she will make out of today. I’m sorry Mr Spence but I have no hope to give you, your wife may not make it. miracle can still happen but in a medical terms we don’t bank on miracles. But miracle is exactly what she needs to survive.

Cole has waited as the medical terms carried out surgery in removing the knife that was buried inside her body.

He waited, pacing up and down.

A doctor came out of the emergency room, just a look at the doctor’s face he knew Florence was gone.

The doctor shakes his head sadly and walked pass him without a word.

He knew then that Florence was dead.

He drove straight down to tell Susan. He knew it won’t go down well but he has to tell her.

And here he was thinking of how life will be without Florence and how he caused her death.

Lizbeth stopped eating. She moved closer to Cole and said.

“Is a lie… you’re just pulling my leg right? Mrs Spence is alive? Please don’t tell me she died… she is alive right?

“Get out of my side, do you think I will make jokes with something as this? Florence died this morning… I saw it myself. The doctor said it loud and clear… I… I… don’t know what to do now. I never wanted her to die.

Lizbeth paused and stared at Cole. After sometime she took a bite from her chicken meat followed with another bite.

She was chewing loudly as she continued eating.

Cole looked up at her.

“How can you still be eating even after I told you about the death of Florence, that’s very insensitive of you Lizbeth, even the chicken you are eating is Florence money, she deserves some quiet time at least. Even if you don’t really like her but please show some respect… she does not deserve to die… not now. We killed her… hope you know that…

Lizbeth interrupted.

“I don’t know what you are talking about Mr Spence. What do you mean we killed her? Mrs Spence killed herself… she stabbed herself to death. I have no hand in it and you have no hand in it. She chosed to die and I can’t stop living because of her. My few moment of silent was enough. Live goes on… she is not the first person to died. Many people have died before her.

Cole looked at her surprised.

“Lizbeth… are you human at all? Why will you say such. We indirectly killed Florence. If she haven’t caught us in a deep intimate compromising position she would have still be alive…

Lizbeth began chewing on the bone of the chicken. She smiled and said

“This chicken is juicy, even the bone too. Look at all the calcium inside the bone… I can’t allow it to waste. Cole… I’m going to be calling you Cole from now onwards because we have a thing going on and you are the father of my unborn baby. Mr Spence sounds like old fashion to me. I’m no more the maid in this house, I’m almost like Mrs Spence. The only difference is that is not legal yet. I satisfy you more than the late Mrs Spence has ever done all through her life time. Florence caught us having sex and so what? She would have go and cry her cry quietly then move on with her life or better still pack out of the house… same way she did during Marina time. but instead she started beating me and hitting my head on the wall. You asked her not to hurt me because of the baby, she became shocked that I was pregnant. Her womb is probably damaged and she can’t conceive maybe that’s why she felt bitter when you announced the pregnancy to her. The next thing she did was to run into the kitchen, grab a knife and dive into her body. She practically killed herself. Stop pointing her death to me or even to yourself… she chosed to die and I can only bid her farewell… that’s all. Life goes on for the living…

They were still talking. Susan kicked the door open. She came in with some police men.

“Arrest him, arrest her… arrest every human in this compound. They will rot in hell if they don’t provide my sister.

The meat dropped in Lizbeth hand. She ran to Cole crying that they should leave her because she is pregnant.Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

“Who are you pregnant for? Susan barked at her.

Lizbeth became afraid with the kind of fire she saw in Susan’s eyes.

She was stuttering and couldn’t say.

“… cat caught your tongue right? You can’t talk again. You will give birth to a premature baby in prison after several torture. You all messed with the wrong person and I won’t spare any of you. I will see to it that you all rot in jail…

Cole was arguing that he has no hand in Florence death.

The three police men that came, while two where searching the house and gathering evidence that was already tampered with, one put a handcuff on both Cole and Lizbeth, they whisked them away.

Even Dominic the gate man wasn’t left out in the arrest.

The police found Florence bag under the cushion.

They opened it, checked what was inside before taking it away.

They sealed up the house, put it under crime scene and still under investigation.

Lizbeth was crying loudly in the police van as they drove off.

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