Joel got home and met Shandy still there waiting for him. It was late a d he had assumed that she would be gone by the time he got home.'You're still here?' Joel asked.'Yes. You took so long. Did you see her or had she left by the time you got there?''I did meet her and we had a long discussion's, he said wearily.This was not the reaction she had expected from him. He looked drained and hurt. He was not raving and ranting like she assumed that he would. He was calm and this long talk they had, hope Mirabel had not told him about seeing her on his bed?''A long talk? What about?''About our love. And though she had confessed her love to me while in my arms, she still refused to come home with me', he said as though in a trance and speaking to himself.In his arms? What was Joel talking about? How could Mirabel confess her love for him in his arms in such a place?'Are you okay, Joel?''Yes, why?''Nothing. But did you find out anything unusual about her?''No. Though she was there
Very early that weekend, Joel set out for Lake District to visit his father. He had had to restrain himself from visiting Mirabel there at the hotel. If she wanted him, then she knew where to find him, he thought just like he had told her before leaving her that day they had last seen.His thoughts were anguished that since that day, three days ago that he had last seen her it had not occured to her to return his visit or come home to him.He wanted to better understand her so that he would know the next line of action to take.His father was home when he got there.'Welcome son. I trust Mirabel's okay?''I want to believe so!''What do you mean you want to believe so? Did you not see her before you set out?''No, I didn't. She does not want to come home with me!''I do not understand. You led me to believe that you had her in your house with you', Jonas said accusingly.'Father could you allow me to relax a bit from my trip? At least allow me to sit and take a breath before you conti
Jonas did not know what to say after listening to his son. He could not fault him too. He had done what he could but Mirabel had been stubborn.'Was this what you said you wanted to discuss with me? At that time, I thought that you had something else in mind but maybe I was mistaken'.'You are not, father. I want you to tell me everything that you know about Mirabel. About her past so that I can better understand her character. You said something about a betrayal, once. Could you elaborate on it?'Jonas did not want to betray Mirabel's confidence. If she had wanted Joel to know, she would definitely have told him'.'I cannot tell you anything until she permits me to. I promised her that I would keep all that she told me to myself. It would be like snitching and going back ony words and though you are my son and I want to help you because I hate to see you suffer this way, my hands are tied' Jonas said apologetically.'But father, this would help me better understand her and know the n
Early the next day, they set out for London. Jonas had barely slept last night but when his son had greeted him that morning and asked if he slept well, he had replied, 'Like a baby'.But in truth he had been wondering what kind of relationship they would have after what his son had experienced. Joel may not have known but it was desperation born out of jealousy and hurt pride that had led him to making love to Mirabel in that hotel that day. And Mirabel, it could be because she had missed him or had her experiences, her oast experiences made her lose control over her desires now that any man who as much as showed interest was welcomed into her?Would Joel still feel the same way for Mirabel if she eventually came home knowing that she had abandoned him without any excise to go trade with her body? It was bad enough when it was just one man but various men going in and out of her, the thought must be frustrating and hurting Joel. He was a man afterall and men like their women to be so
Shandy wondered we hy Joel had asked to see her. She took special care with her dressing. Taking care to make herself look more sexy and beautiful than she normally did.She hoped it was what she was imagining. The situation with Mirabel might have finally sunk into his mind and Joel had realised that he couldn't continue yearning for someone who was now a whore and had realised that he felt more for her than just as a friend and was willing to take their relationship to another level.She wondered how she would react if he said that to her. She might pretend to be horrified at first and play hard to get by asking him to give her time to think about it. Or she might tell him outrightly that she thought he'd never ask and they would end up making hot love.She felt desire curl inside her. She did not think that she could pretend anymore. She had pretended for so long. Maybe if she had come tight out and confessed her feelings yo Joel, he would never have been attracted to Mirabel in th
Mirabel was getting tired of the way she was living. She had thought that she could do it. Allow men to have their way with her but she found that she just couldn't.She forced herself to stay a bit longer before going back to her business. The words that Joel had spoken to her had really touched her. She knew that the life she was going to choose for herself in anger was not the kind of life that her mother would want her to lead but how could she endure the humiliation she felt? How could she bear the pain of Joel's betrayal? He had kept saying that he had done nothing wrong, not acknowledging having done anything wrong. She didn't know what to make of it but she knew that she just could not stay away from her eatery for much longer. She was not comfortable staying in a hotel and behaving as though she were a prostitute.She did not know how Ryan managed to find out the hotel where she was and had been pestering her life about having an affair with him.'Shandy, I do not know why b
Mirabel started entertaining male guests. It was as though she had an obsession that was crying to be fed and she was powerless to resist.She would sleep up to six to seven men a day before she could feel satisfied. It was not all because of the money but because she wanted to.She stayed moving from one hotel room to another and form one brothel to another and became widely known.Months went by and anyone who wanted a hot lay was referred to her.She made so much money. Even teenagers decided that they didn't want to be left out of the it.Hotels and brothels fought over themselves to see that she stayed with them.A lot of clients with different marital problems felt that she could come to their aid by being solely theirs.A particular incident came to mind. A young teenage boy of seventeen who was the all for his age and very handsome had decided to try Mirabel out and after a session with her was hooked like all the others. But his did not stop there. He decided that Mirabel was
While making arrangements for her own brothel space and recruiting capable girls, she heard of another brothel where the owner, a male, forced his girls to engage in sexual relations with themselves while clients with such perverse fantasies watched on and got their kicks from that.Any girl who refused to make love with another girl or animal for the viewing pleasure of a client was killed. The others were so scared of dying that they would rather indulge in any perverse fantasy to spare their own lives. And that was not all, they had to behave as though they were having the time of their lives while doing it because it was part of the fun.Some girls had been known to lose their lives be ause the clients liked violent sex.A particular case was recorded of a man who didn't want to go to a brothel but his friend pressured him into going and he met with a girl called Daisy. Daisy liked violent sex. The more you pretend like you were injuring her, beating her, or slapping her,the grea
Jonas woke her as they got home and she was so sleepy,that she did not see the person standing by the door, welcoming them with a smile.She had almost passed him by when he grabbed her hands thinking that she had intentionally ignored him.She looked up to find Joel there. She was shocked. She had not expected to see him, then she recalled that he had not come to court. He could stay at home bit not come to court. It could only mean that he was ashamed of her and didn't want to be identified with her. Jonas had left them tactfully and gone inside.Mirabel tried to snatch her hands away but Joel held on tightly.'You make a wonderful speech. I did not know you could beat that lawyer at his own game', he said laughing.Mirabel was surprised. How did he know? They had just got home and Jonas had not had the time to speak to him, except of course if he had actually been there. But how could he be there and at home at the same time? He must have followed it either on TV or newspaper but i
'The accused lived with us after her mother's death and since she was going to be working full time with us and living in, I put her through alot if tests and she passed them all'.'Sorry, ma'am what kind of tests are we talking about here?' Chapman asked warming up to his cross-examination.'To determine her honesty, I would leave wades of currency, jewelries and other valuables, that someone coming from a humble background such as hers would have taken advantage of and hidden but she always brought them back to me thinking that I had misplaced them unintentionally. This caused me to come to trust her and I took her as my sister and treated her as such but little did I know what was going on under my nose'.Everyone in court knew what was coming next. The woman was going to say how Mirabel seduced her husband for money.'I did not know that the husband whom I had done so much for and loved dearly and trusted with all my heart was not only cheating me outside our home but disrespectin
Mr. Taylor had let her question sink in and have the desired effect before asking Mr. Chapman to cross examine Mirabel. He had not expected her to ask the question but was glad that she had done that and in a very cool detached tone that was very effective.Mr. Chapman himself had not known that the girl was as intelligent as that and was determined to throw her, though he did not know how to get about it except of course trying to get her angry so that she could lose that very chilling confidence she had.' Miss Cole, is it not true that you had secretly desired each one of your friends?''What do you think? That a girl could like all five or six of her friends romantically at the same time even if she were a nymph?''I was coming to that. You are a nymph, Miss Cole are you not?'Mirabel was getting impatient with this prosecutor but she refused to give him the satisfaction of showing her annoyance and impatience with him. She was going to throw him, defeat him by being patience pers
'Is it not true that since you share a daughter - father relationship with Miss Cole, she will have confided in you what her plans were?' Chapman asked.'She told me that she would teach them a le....''... a little lesson, bla bla bla like you have told the court in great detail. it being as close as you are with her, could this not be the excuse you both came up with, a plot to mislead the court?''Objection, my lord'.'Sustained. Prosecutor, limit yourself to questioning the witness and not forcing your assumptions on him'.'Mr. Jonas, how is it possible that a girl who claim to have adopted as your daughter would be gang raped and you do not feel inclined to report to the authorities to ensure that they are punished?''I respected my daughter's wishes and you we'll know how women who have been ravished are looked on as spoilt goods. All these made me reconsider'.'Is it not possible that you planned all these with your daughter to escape justice? Being gang raped indeed!''Do yo
Two regular customers of Mirabel were called to the stand and both of the testified that she did not behaved abnormally and that she was very cheerful and respectful. She treated her customers with courtesy and even when they were rude and hard to please, she still devised meNs to satisfy them and keep them happy and coming. That was why the patronage of her eatery kept growing which would have been otherwise if she had had any mental problems.'That is not a kind of problem you hid for long'. One of them said.Chapman had no questions for them and then Taylor calked Dr. Rutherford to the stand.'Welcome doctor, may we meet you?' Taylor said, this was to establish the authencity of the man.'I am Dr. Peter Rutherford. I work at the General hospital here in London as a consultant and a specialist in the field of psychiatric and neurology'.'Please doctor, have you under any circumstances examined the accused Miss Cole?''Yes I have'.'What was the basis of the examination?''Well to de
Chapman was almost gloating and Taylor could not blame him at all. 'Your witness, Taylor', he said knowing that any question Taylor threw at Liam would only implicate his client further and aggravate the already angry spectators.'No questions!' Taylor said looking straight at Liam.Wise! Chapman thought.'Well I have one other person to call to the witness stand, Your Honour'.The judge nodded though praying that it was not another witness with a slashed penis. The case against the innocent looking girl was becoming very gruesome and he just wanted to be done with it.'I call Curtis to the witness box'.Curtis walked confidently to the stand, sparing Mirabel a glance that seem to say, you will have what is coming to you today as we take our revenge on you.'Curtis, could you tell us what your full name is?''Curtis Trowler'.'How did you meet the accused?''She came to my mother's shop to buy some groceries and it was much and I happened to be going the same way as she and I helped
The court was adjourned till the next day and Taylor was determined to get some witnesses to testify on their own behalf.He had made a call to a doctor he knew and asked that they met, and taken Mirabel to him for an examination and asked that the paper work be ready. He was sure that the doctor would be pleased to come to court to attest to the fact that Mirabel was not mentally unbalanced as the testimony against her seem to indicate.Mirabel was not very happy that Joel had not been attending the proceedings with them. His presence no matter how disapproving he might be would have given her more moral support.Jonas as though reading her mind had assured her that Joel was following the proceedings as he records and sends to him due to the demands of his job that had hindered him from coming personally.Mirabel knew that he was just saying that to console her. If she really meant anything to him, he would allow by gones be bygones and would have been there to lend his emotional sup
Adam Taylor, Mirabel's lawyer was impressed at the way the boys gave their testimony. It was evident to him that they had had enough coaching and from the best as well. He was almost convinced himself but he was going to fight back now that he had seen that they were fighting dirty.Chapman, the plaintiff lawyer called the next witness to the stand and this was James Abrams.It was evident to all present that James was indeed a very handsome boy but there was this scar on his face that belied his good looks as you looked at it but out of sight, you would love to keep looking at him.'You are James. James what?' Chapman asked.'James Abrams'.His voice was as sweet as his face was handsome. The deep timbre of his voice caused all eye to be fixed on him, it was hypnotizing.'I want to know if you know Miss Cole?''Yes, I do. We are acquinted'.'Oh, you are not really friends but acquinted?''Yes. I had met her when she parked newly into the neighborhood. She had looked so lost without
Mirabel had wanted to shout at the top of her lungs that Adam was lying through his teeth during his testimony but looking at Jonas in shock, he had gestured for her to calm down, telling her there would be time for her to state her own case and then people will have no option but to sympathize with her. He said this to convince not just Mirabel but himself as well because though he did not want to lose faith, it was not looking promising at all as their lawyer had foreseen.Mr. Chapman decided to call another witness to the stand. The quicker they were done with the heating, the better. He was sure that they had no witnesses and it was going to be difficult for people to take the testimony of a girl whose reputation was in doubt over five young boys who had injuries yo show for their efforts. She could get off with a less sentence of being mentally ill to inflict the boys with such injuries and would have to be taken to a mental clinic which was not a little sentence st all.'I wish