Sheeena sat in her room still weak from the effects of the past days. She had managed to eat and freshen up. Now a little energized, the fog in her mind was clearing as she remembered how immersed in an ocean of sorrow and misery she was and how Jake had saved her. He had pulled her out and saved her from drowning, like the hero he was, her hero.Her glee was short-lived as she soon remembered how she got there. Mr Dominic should be home at any moment's time. Her fears returned, this time stronger. She couldn't go through that ordeal again. She couldn't face such a traumatic episode again. And if anything, Mr Dominic would do worse. She was certain of this.Now she was beginning to think about what Mr Dominic would do to her this time. Maybe it was a bad idea to have gotten her out of this room. She began to think being locked up and left to starve to death would not be as bad as what was to come.It didn't help to think that she was all alone here. No father, no Elena, and most impor
It'd been three days since the "lock up" incident. Surprisingly, when Mr Dominic returned later that day to find that Sheena had been let out of the room, he didn't utter a word of reprimand to anyone. He had simply gone upstairs to his room and never came back down that day, not even for dinner.His behavior surprised the whole household. Everyone including Sheena had feared that the worst would happen. but nothing happened, and no one knew what happened to the old man that caused him to behave that way.He had not spoken to anyone in the past two days. He had meals and whatever he needed sent up to him. But today, he had insisted that the whole family come down for dinner. Mr Dominic was acting strange and out of character so much it left everyone questioning themselves.'What's wrong with your father?' Shawn asked his wife in a whisper as they sat at dinner.'How would I know?' Mirabel replied in an angry whisper. Her eyes darted to the others seated at the table to ensure that no
'He is dead.' The doctor announced. He tried to sound sympathetic, but the frequent use of those words had taken away the emotions from them. Instead, they sounded so formal, void of any feelings.Mirabel had found her father's head bent on his desk in his study. She initially thought he had fallen asleep, except that it didn't sit right with her for her father to fall asleep in his study.She touched him and he looked rigid, stiff, and unresponsive. Her senses raised and she tried to lift him but he just slumped to the other side limply.She alerted the others and the four of them; Mirabel, Shawn, Michelle, and Mary had rushed him to the hospital.'What do you mean by that?' Mary demanded. Shawn was quick to grab her by her arm and keep her in place as she was already moving to grasp the doctor by the collar.'Get a hold of yourself.' Michelle advised, her expression gloomy as she moved to comfort Mary who was already sobbing bitterly.Shawn left Mary in Michelle's care and went with
Sheena didn't expect the turnout of events. It was a real blow when she landed in jail for the murder of her husband. And it was only just getting started.An autopsy was carried out on Mr Dominic and it was revealed that he had been poisoned. An endless list of suspects were interrogated, including Sheena's father, Mr Tom Woods.Every member of the household was interrogated and somehow, the blame landed on Sheena.Her pleas of defense and vehement insistence that she had nothing to do with any of the allegations leveled against her were not substantial against the proof that pointed at her as the culprit.She had cried so much that her eyes were now red, big, swollen, and devoid of tears. She was exhausted. In only a brief moment, her life had taken an imaginable rough path.In only a brief moment, she had become a criminal, a murderer. She was far away from her family. She had lost her freedom. It felt as though she died a second death. Clad in the orange prison jumpsuit with her
The court proceedings began as the judge took his seat. It was going to be a long day filled with questioning and accusations.Sheena's heart would be made to bleed gruesomely with repeated accusations leveled against her. She stood in the box, eyes sad, face drawn as she readied herself for the next rounds of drills.She looked around the room and the only support she had was her father and her sister. Every other person was on the opposite side, against her.The one person she would have wanted to be there to support her was nowhere to be found. Jake had not returned since after he saved her from the locked room.She was worried sick about him. She had questioned Elena severally about him. Sheena was always on Elena's neck to inquire from Oscar -whom she had begun dating- the whereabouts of his best friend.The thought of Elena and Oscar would have made her smile if she weren't so consumed in her problems. She recalled how Elena had countlessly refuted her attraction to Oscar, but l
'Why didn't you tell me you made those damn documents!' James was almost shouting at Sheena when they were in the private room during the court's recess.Sheena stared at him with confused eyes. 'I don't know about any documents. I didn't make anything.' She spoke earnestly.'But you signed the papers. It has your signature! It would be difficult to deny that you had nothing to do with it.' He rubbed at his temples, trying to calm himself and think of a solution.'I have no idea how those papers got my signature, I'm telling the truth.' She said pleadingly, trying to convince him.She jogged her memory hard to think of the papers and how she got to sign them. Her mind failed her at a time when she needed it the most. The constant whirlwind of troubles was making it hard for her mind to focus.No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't think of anything except at the hospital. She was blank. Blank to the fact that she had been betrayed yet again. Blank to the fact that someone had used
Sheena eyed the length of Damian, doubt filled her eyes as she gazed at him.'What are you doing here?' She asked, staring him down in scrutiny.'Helping you.' He answered, moving into the room. He sat his briefcase on the desk, opened it, and began to pull out files from it.'Where's your lawyer?' He asked, scanning the room.Sheena bowed her head shamefully and whispered. 'I just fired him.'Damian raised an impressed brow at her. 'Good!' He said. 'He was ruining everything for you.''That's what I thought.' Sheena agreed in a small voice.Damian paused and kept his eyes on her. 'You're a smart woman, it's one of the things I like about you.' His words piqued Sheena's senses. 'Why are you here?' She asked again.'I already told you -' He didn't get to finish his statement.'Why are you helping me all of a sudden?' Sheena interjected.'Jake sent me.' He looked at her, waiting for his words to sink into her mind.Sheena gasped in shock, her eyes grew round and large and her lips quiv
The court proceedings began again after the recess. The standing, drills, and questioning were exhausting for Sheena. She was beginning to feel claustrophobic in the dock. It felt as though the dock was squeezing her and slowly sipping the life out of her.She wanted to get it done and over with; a quick death, not this slow, painful, agonizing death that she was made to go through. She had resigned herself to doom. The case was not going in her favor.However, she had to admit that in the short time that Damian had taken over, he had tried to get her out of the situation way better than James ever did. But it didn't change much. The verdict was still going to be the same; her death, and she was prepared for it.'I'd like to call a witness to the stand.' Sheena heard Damian announce from the deep recess of her mind, his voice brought her back to reality, back to the present. She darted her eyes around the courtroom, wondering what Damian had up his sleeves.The opposing counsel had i