Chapter 20 20

To those who abuse: the sin is yours, the crime is yours, and the shame is yours. To those who protect the perpetrators: blaming the victims only masks the evil within, making you as guilty as those who abuse. Stand up for the innocent or go down with the rest.
Flora Jessop
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Background music: silence by marshmello feat Khalid.
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Lillian Michaels smiled at Jeremy and sat beside yomi. "I know you guys are surprised to see me here but, I'm here to help. To make things right and to bring the guilty to justice."Lillian told her what her motives were
"Can you stop speaking in parables and tell us what you came here for?"James shouted.
The justice all turned their heads to face him. "Calm down James, let hear what she had to say," Mary said.
"I know you!"Lillian pointed at James and exclaimed. "You are Kemisola's brother."
"now you remember me. I thought you would have forgotten how I came to meet your parent to temper justice with mercy. What did they do? They threw me out!"James shouted.
"That's is why I'm here to make things right, "Lillian shouted back.
"Alright, Alright. Enough shouting already. Let's hear what you have for us miss Lillian."Jeremy interrupted their argument.
"Thank you, attorney, "Lillian said. She bought out some files and dropped them on the table.
"What's are these?" Lara asked.
"The evidence needed to reopen the case and free Kemisola from prison, "Lillian replied.
James stood up and slammed his fist on the table. He walked to where Lillian was seating and pulled her up.
"So you have all this evidence for years and you let my sister suffer for a crime she didn't commit! "James yelled.
"James, calm down please"Yomi tried to pull away from Lillian but he pushed him away.
"I'm sorry. I deserve whatever you do to me but, it was the only thing I could do to protect my family."Lillian begged.
"How dare you talk about family to me? The only family I have is in prison suffering right now."James screamed.
"I'm sorry, "Lillian begged.
"That enough James. Let hear what she has to say."Mary pulled James away from Lillian.
James punched the nearest wall beside him and ruffled his head with his bleeding hands. He wiped the tears that were on his face away and went back to his seat. His face was red and he tried to mask the pain he was going through but, he wasn't good at it. He burst into tears in front of the justice. He didn't like to look weak.
"It was all my fault, "he sobbed. "I could have done something and save her but, I was a coward." he sniffed. He bent his head and cried.
Jeremy walked to him and pat his back. "Cry it out, James. You've been strong for a while now. It's time to let it all out, "he said.
James buried his head into his head and cried silently. when he stopped crying, he stood up from his seat and went to the washroom.
Mary rushed after him but she was stopped by Yomi.
"I'll speak to him, "Yomi assured And went after James.
Inside the washroom, James washed his face and stared at the mirror into the washroom. His face looked red. He stared at himself and yelled.
"You are weak!" he yelled at himself.
"That's where you are wrong James. Never blame yourself for something you didn't do."Yomi spoke from the entrance of the washroom.
"You know nothing so don't speak like you," James replied.
Yomi chuckled and walked closer to where James was standing. "Look James, "he paused and read the expression of James before he continued. "I've seen a lot and I know a lot of shits. Jeremy is an example. never blame yourself for something you didn't cause."
"Is that suppose to make me feel better?"James scoffed.
"I don't make people better. I make them believe that it is never their fault. Your sister is a strong woman and she is lucky to have a big brother like you."Yomi pat James' shoulders and walked out of the washroom leaving James alone with his thoughts.
When James returned to the living room, the justice all stared at him like a wounded little boy.
"What?"James questioned.
They all smiled at him. James went back to his seat and face Lillian who was staring back at him. They were seating opposite each other. James looked at her for some seconds before looking away.
"What evidence did she come with?"James directed the question to Jeremy.
Jeremy picked the files and gave them to James. "This is the real autopsy result of her sister's"
James read through it and almost tear the result to pieces. "You had this and you didn't present it in the court. Why? why would you have something like this and let my sister suffer?"
"They said they'll kill my family if I do anything. They destroy all the pieces of evidence of the real autopsy but I kept this because I was guilty. My family and I had been facing this guilt for five years now."Lilian lamented.
"What made you change your mind? What made you change your mind!"James yelled.
Mary grabbed his hand and rub it gently. "That's enough James. Let her speak and please don't interrupt her."
James breathe heavily and nodded in agreement.
"Can you tell us what happened that night? Do you have any idea of what could have happened to your sister? Jeremy questioned.
"I can tell you everything because I was there. I was there that night because I followed sola"Lillian revealed the shocking truth behind the story of the night her sister was killed.
James gave her a murderous look but Mary's hand stopped him from doing anything bad.
Lillian inhales and exhales before starting her story.
"It was September 2015..." she began
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Five years ago.
sola Was visiting her family and she was about to return to school when she got a call from an unknown number. Her sister Lillian, who had escorted her to the bus station watched her suspiciously as she trembled on the call. When the car ended, sola looked terrified and Lillian decided to ask her what was going on.
"Sola, are you alright?"Lillian asked.
"I'm good. I'll see you later Lillian"sola hugged her and entered into the red bus that stopped at the bus station
Lillian was not convinced. She had seen some bruises and scars on her sister's body when she saw her undressed. She knew something was going on with her and she needed to find out. Lillian called a taxi and requested that the taxi followed the bus.
When the bus stopped at the bus station, sola came down and entered into a black Jeep that was already waiting for her. Lillian watched from the taxi and decided to call sola and asked where she was.
"Hello, sola. Where are you?"Lillian asked while looking at the jeep that was starting to move.
"I just got to the hostel. I have to go now, Kemisola is here"
The line went dead and Lillian confirmed her suspicious thinking. Something was going wrong with sola and she had to find out.
"Follow that jeep, "Lillian said to the taxi driver.
"Okay. But you'll pay extra" the driver replied in a suspicious tone.
The jeep stopped at the front of an abandoned mansion, sola was pulled out by two men. The men were twins, identical twins. one had black hair while the other was a brunette.
Lillian came out of Her phone and start recording the scene behind her. Sola was pulled into the abandoned mansion amidst her cries and shouting. Lillian paid the driver and followed them into the mansion.
"You said you'll report us right? Go ahead and report us" larry, the one with the black hair said and slapped her face.
"Don't hurt her pretty face, Larry. Let's have some fun with her or what do you suggest?" the brunette asked.
"I think that would be fun Lucas" he laughed.
They both pushed sola down and had their way with her. Sola yelled, scream, kick but no one helped her.
Meanwhile, Lillian cried silently as she watched her sister getting raped by the twins. She couldn't do anything but just watched and record the video. She cried as she heard her screams.
When the twins were done with sola, they mocked her and called her names.
"What do you have to say, pretty lady? "Larry touched sola's face and caress it.
"Go to hell, "sola spat on his face.
"How dare you?"Larry slapped her.
"You can both rot in hell and die there. How could you two be so wicked? All I did was refusing you and this is what you did. What did I do wrong!" sola yelled. Warm tears spilled down her face. "you are wicked!" she cried
"The next time you come to this world, ask of Hamilton's boys. Do you know how many girls we've dealt with?"Lucas, the brunette laughed. "Our father is always there to help us out. I think we should just kill you here."Lucas dragged her outside the mansion with her hair.
Lillian silently left where she was hiding and hid behind the bushes that surrounded the mansion.
"Let's me go. I won't tell anyone! Please! I beg of you" sola begged but all her begging was in vain.
Lillian cried where she was hiding. She was a coward that couldn't save her sister.
"call that your friend you walk with on campus. Tell her to come here."Larry commanded.
Sola shook her head and begged. "Please, please. Not Kemisola. She didn't do anything wrong. Please not her."
Lucas connected his fist with her nose and she fell to the floor with blood pooling out of her nose and mouth.
"Do what is asked of you now!"Larry roared.
Sola sobbed and place a call to Kemisola. "I need you to come to get me at the old mansion of lordon." sola said to Kemisola over the phone and quickly hanged up.
"Please Kemi, don't come here." sola prayed in her thoughts hoping that Kemisola would get the cue and wouldn't come.
"This is where it'll end girl. We don't let our victims live. Goodbye."Larry informed her.
"No, no, don't do this please"sola begged but it was too late because Lucas had already grabbed a wood from the bush and hit her on the head.
Sola fell, blood pooling out from her head like a flowing river. She choked and struggle to speak but she couldn't.
Lillian bit her lips to hold back her scream. She watched her sister died in front of her and couldn't do anything about it. What kind of sister was she?
Larry and Lucas pulled sola into the bush and left her phone beside her. They looked around the bush, seeing no one. They ran away.
Lillian stopped recording and rushed to find her sister but before she could, Kemisola arrived at the scene and rushed to where sola was.
Kemisola shouted and shook sola's corpse but it was all to no avail. Sola was dead. soon, the sound of the police siren could be heard.
"Stay where you are. Your hands up and stand up slowly." the police officer who had arrived ordered.
Kemisola lay on the ground with sola's body in her arms. She couldn't do anything but cry at the death of her friend.
Kemisola was soon lead into the police van. The ambulance came and took sola's body away. Soon the place was deserted with only Lillian remaining, still hiding in the bush.
Lillian shouted to no one in particular. She fell to the ground and wept, she wept and wept until there were no tears left to cry.
When she got home, she met her family in tears. They seemed to have heard the news of their daughter's death.
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Present-day
"You did all of that?"Lara asked.
"Why are you still asking her when she is a devil incarnate, "James stated angrily.
"James please, "Mary begged.
"You are such a coward Lillian. I'm sorry to say this but you killed your sister. If you have helped her that day then, maybe she would have to be alive today. And maybe, Kemisola wouldn't be in prison."Lara said harshly to her. She couldn't believe that someone could be so wicked and cruel.
Lillian bent her head and wept silently. She was a coward, a cruel soul and she killed her sister because she choose to keep silent.
"You are as guilty as those who committed the crime. You could have helped Kemisola but you chose to remain silent. That is an act of wickedness."Yomi told her.
Lillian stood up from her chair and fell to the ground. She cried as she begged for forgiveness.
"I'm sorry. You guys are right. I'm weak and I killed my sister. I was a young fifteen-year-old girl who couldn't save her sister. I'm sorry," she sobbed. She beat her chest and cried.
Jeremy walked to her and helped her up.
"That's enough Lilian. It wasn't your fault. Everyone here is talking out of her anger that you left a poor soul suffered. You don't have to blame yourself. Kemisola is the one who deserves your forgiveness and testifying for her in court is the least of the things you can do for her."Jeremy told her.
Lillian continued begging and crying. She felt guilty for all the pains she had caused. She ruined somebody's life.
"Do you still have the video?"Yomi asked.
"Yeah, yeah I do."Lillian bought out a flash drive from her bag and handed it over to yomi.
Yomi took the flash and connected it to a laptop.
"What the name of the file?" he asked.
"Sola, "Lillian replied.
Yomi opened the file and played the video. They all watched with rapt attention. When the video ended, the room suddenly went silent.
"It them, "Mary broke the silence. She pointed at the laptop and shouted. "They raped Linda. They are the Hamilton's."
"This is one hell of a case"Lara commented.
Jeremy pondered on what to say and when he finally got an idea, he smiled and share his ideas with them.
"This is getting more interesting. Lillian, do you have more evidence?"
"Yes, "she said and they all turned to listen to her. "After sola's death, I began to follow Hamilton's boys. I discover something about them and their victims," she informed.
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Thanks for reading...
This is a long chapter?????
You guys thought I've forgotten Daniel Hamilton boys? Well, I didn't. Remember episode 7 when Daniel and her children were interviewed, Larry and Lucas. The rebellious twins...
The next chapter is going to be in court. Let watch as our hero defends Kemisola in court.
What do you think of Lillian? Is she a coward? A weakling? A cruel person?
Let's go catch some bad guys ????
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Melody

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