All Chapters of HELLO SINNERS, IT'S TIME FOR RECKONING: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Carla’s POV That morning was the morning I decided to take my first step towards letting go of Carlos’ hand. I was getting dressed to go to my lawyer’s office to start my divorce process with Carlos, when I heard a knock on the door. I opened the door only to be met with Susan’s always smiley face. “Susan, is anything the problem?” I probed. “Nothing of such Ma’am. Granny just needs your presence in the living room” she responded. “Okay. Tell her I would join her soon” I replied, before closing the door. I hurriedly finished dressing up and rushed to the living room. Upon getting there, I was met with a strange gathering. Every member of the family was seated, including my husband’s mistress. The sight felt strange as I had never seen us all sitting together like that before. I had a bad feeling about the gathering, and it was just as I had felt. “Carla, come. Come have your seat beside me” Granny acknowledged my presence as soon as she saw me. With a confused express

Carla’s POV “Charge!” the doctor barked orders at the Nurses who seemed disorganized and confused. I stood by the door, my hand gripping the doorknob as I watched Catherine struggle for her life and the medical team trying their possible best to save her. The sight before me pulled me back to the day Mia died. She had gasped the same way Catherine was, desperately wanting to live but how did it end? Death didn’t listen to her pleas and took her way. The monitor began to beep more loudly and erratic, with the nurses running around to save their patient who was between life and death. The doctor kept on placing the electrode pads of the defibrillator on her chest, sending waves of shock to her heart to stabilize its rhythm. But that didn’t yield any positive result. Realizing that it wasn’t heading anywhere, the doctor abandoned the defibrillator and performed CPR. He kept on pressing his palms against her tight chest, sweating profusely. Not long afterwards, I heard the monit

Carla’s POV Days and months flew by and still yet, Catherine showed no sign of improvement. She laid in her vegetative state, giving us no hope of her waking up from her deep sleep. Life continued and everyone moved on, but life didn’t remain the same for me. My routine changed, moving from catering for a child to two children. I frequented the hospital every day, switching shifts with Carlos, Aunt Stephanie and Aurora. We all took turns watching Catherine at the hospital, giving me little time to stay with the children and rest. Although life became more hectic for me, I somehow found peace within myself. Since I let go of my hatred for those who offended me and forgave them, I felt the weight of vengeance that had been weighing down my spirit lift off my chest. I gave love a chance with Carlos again but was careful enough not to fall as deep as I did the first time. Catherine’s accident led to many developments, but the two that surprised me the most were Aunt Stephanie an

Carla’s POV I did an all night shift at the hospital and Aunt Stephanie was supposed to take over from me as early as 8 am the following morning but due to an unexpected incident that happened, she couldn’t make it to the hospital on time. I had planned to leave the hospital early and head home to freshen up and take a nap before going to pick Amelia up at the airport but all that did not go as planned due to Aunt Stephanie’s lateness. After handing over to Aunt Stephanie, I drove straight away to the airport as it was almost close to Amelia’s arrival time. I had to sacrifice my sleep so I wouldn’t keep Amelia waiting. Halfway to my destination, I received a call from Aunt Stephanie - a call that disrupted my plan and at the same time, filled my heart with joy. “Carla, where are you? Hope you haven’t driven too far away from the hospital?” she asked upon me picking the call. Her voice was filled with excitement, which made me wonder what was going on. “Not really. Is anything the

Carla’s POV Just as she was about stabbing herself, Carlos walked in, saving the day. The moment Catherine saw him, the knife slipped from her grasp, clattering loudly against the cold tiles. She was so overjoyed by Carlos’ presence that she couldn’t wait for him to move close to her. She tried getting up from the bed to throw herself in Carlos’ arms, momentarily forgetting about the condition of her legs. She fell onto the ground, yelling in pain. As Aunt Stephanie, Aurora and I moved towards her to help her up, Carlos just stood frozen on the point, confusion hitched on his face. We helped Catherine up onto the bed, while she continued to whine in pain. Catherine’s gaze travelled to Charles, who didn’t move an inch. “See, he didn’t even try to help me up. He doesn’t love me again!!” Catherine lamented, as she sobbed the more. “Just let me die!!! Leave me to die” she yelled, trying to hurt herself but Aunt Stephanie and Aurora pinned her hands to the bed, preventing her f