Chapter 75

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Audrey is so malleable. As I had planned, she came running to meet me at the police station. I'm sitting in the visiting room with Audrey. She squeezes my hands with hers in support. Since she arrived here, she hasn't stopped crying. It looked like she had just lost her husband or her child. If I didn't have to act, I would have burst out laughing. This girl is so pathetic begging for so much love. I can do anything I want with her.
"Stop crying my darling, otherwise this piece of cabbage you carry there in your belly, will feel so sad. A pregnant woman must always be happy." I say to him while caressing his belly.
Of course, I play the actor to further appease him. This is a small matter, because I've always been used to pretending. Audrey wipes her tears with the back of her hand, then she tells me.
"I thought you didn't give a fuck about him?!"
"Of course you do! Don't say such a thing!" I hastened to reply to him.
"But you asked me to abort this child. You said you didn't want it at all, without forgetting the way you treated me the last time we parted. 'realize?! I hurt so much when you asked me."
Audrey is still crying a lot after saying that. At this pace, we will end the visiting time hearing her crying.
"But no my darling! If I had asked you to abort this child, it is because I was in a troubled mind at the moment and I told you bullshit. But I can reassure you that this child, I want him. I'm so sorry for the disgusting way I treated you. I love you my love!" I tell him, looking fake serious.
"It's true?" Audrey hastens to ask, her eyes illuminated by my words.
I nod, then I smile back at him.
"Of course darling! This child is the fruit of our tender and passionate love. For nothing in the world will I allow anything bad to happen to him."
"Oh sweetheart...I'm glad to hear you say that to me. You can't imagine how sad I've been since you told me that. I've had some horrible nights. I've had so many I'm afraid you don't want to see me anymore!"
"Never bae! Never! If I wasn't locked in this cell, I assure you that I would have to ask for your hand in marriage and we would have to move into my house together. That way, our baby will be born in our home, surrounded by love ."
Audrey's face lights up when she hears me say that. I am proud of myself, I have just reached the expected goal. She puts on a blissful smile, then tells me she looks delighted
"Is it true my love? You were planning to ask me to marry you?"
"Of course honey! I love you and you love me too. What could be more enough for us to get married?" I hastened to answer.
In front of Audrey's gaze full of stars, I lower my head, playing my game perfectly. I look sad. Audrey touches my arm, looking worried.
"What is it my darling? Why do you look sad?"
"It's just that all of this won't be possible, given that I'm being chased by your sister. I'm afraid we can't live together as long as I'm locked up." I answer her by looking at her, while making sure to look as sad as possible.
"But why? Don't you trust justice? You told me you were innocent, didn't you?!" ' she asks, staring at me.
"Of course my love! I'm innocent. I didn't do anything your sister accuses me of! It's pure libel." I respond by playing the victim.
"In that case, I'm sure you won't be here for long. They won't be able to find any evidence against you and the police will eventually drop this case, I'm sure." She reassures me without being disturbed.
"I'm not sure of it."
"Why, then?"
"Well, for the only reason that your sister has by her side Mr. Hawam who has long arms. He has money and great connections all over the high spheres of the country. He can fabricate all the evidence in the world. if he wanted to and make sure I languish in prison for the rest of my life. I have no hope of getting out of here. My fate is sealed. I know your sister. She is angry with me. because I did not accept her advances towards me. She is resentful and she wants to make me pay for it. She will not let go until she achieves her goals. Didn't I tell you told me she put me through hell when I was at my sister's? She's going to get her revenge, I'm sure." I continued to say, while it seemed to work, given the expression on Audrey's face.
"No! I can't let such a thing happen! Muse can't win!" She says with a firm face.
"You can't help it my love. No one can arm wrestle a powerful man like Mr. Hawam and his protege Muse." I add.
"I can and will ask her not to allow an injustice against you. I'm also going to confront Muse and demand that she withdraw her complaint. She's not even ashamed! She's going to hear that one!" Audrey tells me with a resolute tone.
"No my darling! I don't want you to alienate your family. I'd rather languish in the depths of a prison than see you rejected by your family. I'm sure they will never accept that you and I'm getting married." I begged pretending.
"Don't worry about me. They're not going to give up on me. If they really love me like they say, they're going to have to accept me with my choices, which includes accepting you."
Audrey fell in my game and I'm proud of myself. The police officer who had brought me to the visiting room informs us that the visiting time is over. I am also happy to part with this whiny Audrey. She was already breaking my ears and I was tired of playing comedian. Luckily everything went like clockwork. So I'm patiently waiting for Audrey to take care of everything and get me out of here. I go back to my cell with a smile on my face.
Audrey
Poor Pen! I couldn't bear to see him there, dressed in rags, in that filthy place. What hurts me more is that he is innocent. I know him very well, he wouldn't hurt a fly. I have to find a way to get him out of there. He only has me, and I won't let this mess rot. And to say that this holy little Muse, who loudly proclaims justice and all these noble virtues, who has not been damned to put them into practice. Cowardly accusing a man and having him locked up just because he doesn't want her as a girlfriend. She must really have hit rock bottom to do such a thing. The poor! She must be dead jealous of me, because Pen accepted me, unlike her, who's had a crush on him for a very long time. It is surely for this reason that she is relentless against him. She can't bear to see us happy together. This daughter of Muse has always been like this. Everything for her and nothing for the others. This time, she's going to have to suffer to see me happy with the man she loves, because he preferred me to her.
I go home with a firm resolve to have a serious discussion with Muse. She'll hear me this one. As soon as I get home, I go straight to Muse's room and find her lying on the bed. She must have just returned. I didn't even knock on the door before entering.
"'Knock', does that word exist in your vocabulary at least? You're not in King Peto's court to just show up in my room without knocking first." She is offended at my sight.
"I don't give a fuck about your talk! Besides, all these good manners, what good are they to you if you are unable to put them into practice? Always giving moral rules, when you are worse." I attacked him by standing with my arms crossed while giving him a defiant look.
"But what are you talking about? You show up in my room without knocking, and you start spouting words without head or tail. What am I supposed to understand?" She questions me with a lost look.
"I want you to release Pen now!" I order him in a firm tone.
"Ah! I understand everything now! So it's for this scoundrel that you are having a fuss until disturbing my rest? It's out of the question! Rapists and bandits like him have no other place than in jail."
Muse sits up, then gets up on her bed and her gaze towards me is not the most conciliatory. I let out a nervous laugh, then I hit him back
"Stop talking nonsense please! I know very well that he did not rape you. the gospel ones. Pen told me everything. You're just jealous of me and want revenge on him for not accepting your advances."
"Pen can tell you what he wants, but the truth is he's just a dirty bastard who rapes kids. And let me tell you, I'm sure he's also a pimp, even if I don't have the proof yet. And believe me, I will do everything to make sure he languishes in the depths of prison for the rest of his life. I will succeed in proving his involvement in the pimping of the brothel, even if it's the last thing I have left to do on this earth."
Hearing Muse treat my man like that revolts me and I walk over to smack him. However, Muse intercepts my hand. Then, rising to my height, she said to me in a deep voice
"If you're dumb enough not to see when a man is leading you on, that's your problem. But I'll never let you lay your hands on me for that damned man!"
"I'm sure now that you're just jealous like Pen told me. Pen loves me, while you ran after him for a long time and he didn't even bother to look at you. All that What's left for you is to tell lies about him like you do. You're just embittered. But know that anything you do isn't going to change the love we feel for each other. "
Muse smiled after I told her that. Then she throws a disdainful look at me. She answers me in a condescending tone, which has the gift of irritating me.
"My dear sister, I thought you had at least a little sense, but I was wrong. How can you be so naive and greedily drink the words of this filthy pig? What he does is put you in conflict with me and I see that he has succeeded perfectly. Let me tell you that even if Pen were the only man on earth and the survival of mankind depended on us, never, ever, would I accept to go out with him. He disgusts me. He's not even a man. I, if I were you, would run as far away from him as possible."
"So know that I won't do such a thing. Because I'm carrying his child."
Muse's gaze is filled with amazement. She comes out of gray eyes, as if they were about to come out of their sockets.
"Excuse me! What did you just say? I thought you were pregnant with Pen, or am I getting paranoid?!" She cries out in shock.
"No, you're not paranoid. You followed very well. And for your information, I intend to marry Pen whether you like it or not." I say turning on my heels.
Before opening the door to her room, I turn to her and give her an ultimatum.
"And one last thing, if Pen isn't released, I'm going to kill myself. We'll see if you'll live the rest of your life with this guilt!"
I slam the door and walk out of her pumped up room. Who does she think she is? Always look down on people. I hope she will withdraw her complaint as soon as possible, otherwise she might hear me.