Chapter 47

"It's hard to believe in coincidence, but it's even harder to believe in anything else."
John Green.
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A year and six months later,
It's been a year.
A year since Jeremy Akinsola's death was announced.? A year since the feathers began their project plan. A year since everything ended for the justice group.? A lot had happened over the year. The people had forgotten that Jeremy Akinsola ever existed nor did they remember the protests the feathers. It was as if everything ended when Jeremy Akinsola's death was announced.
Even when everyone forgot about what happened a year ago, some certain people didn't. They were the justice and they never forgot what happened a year ago.
"Hey guys, " Lara waved at the justice as she entered a small coffee shop.
"You are five minutes late Lara, " Kendra complained.
Over the past year, Kendra didn't change a bit. The only thing that's changed about her was just her hair color which she dyed black.
"Sorry, I was hooked up with the traffic. Ever since I was demoted to a traffic warden, I have been really busy and I apologized for that." Lara apologized.
"It's no problem," Mary told her.
"Oy, you might not have a problem with that but I do." Kendra scoffed and drank from her cup of cappuccino.?
"Come on Kendra, she already apologized," Lisa said but Kendra ignored her and continue talking.
"Being a traffic warden is a curse and it's all because of these stupid feathers. I am going to strangle them and feed them to vultures, "? Kendra threatened and slammed her fist on the table causing a loud noise and attracting the other customers.
"Shush, " A customer said to Kendra.
"You shush, I paid for my damn cappuccino so I'll talk if I want to, " Kendra retorted.
The customer shook her head at Kendra and then walked out of the cafe.
"Kendra, keep your voice low. You are attracting customers to us and sooner or later, we would be sent out of here." James told her and Kendra nodded in agreement. "So what's up, did anyone find anything?" He asked the group.
"Yes, I did," Mary said and bought out a picture from her purse. "I did a surveillance yesterday on Hamilton's boys and I found this, " she informed them and dropped some photographs on the table.
"Oh, hell no!" Kendra cursed angrily as she looked at the picture in front of her. It an image that shows Hamilton's boys forcefully pushing a girl into their van.
"That's is Melissa and she is a college student. I went to all her classes but she didn't attend any. Her friends said she had been missing for ten days." Mary explained.
"When and where were these pictures taken?" Kemisola questioned.
"I followed them to the old mansion of lordon," Mary replied.
"That's is where sola was killed." Kemisola quickly said.
"Then it's time we pay a visit to the old mansion." Kendra grinned like a villain who had just caught its prey.
"No, " Lara disagreed.
"Why?" Kendra quickly asked.
"Because now it's not the time," Lara replied.
"Then when is the time? When Jeremy is long forgotten. Jeremy and Yomi had been gone over a year now and ever since they died, we haven't achieved anything. Those who made them disappeared are living their lives and we haven't done a thing about it!" Kendra shouted and wiped the tears that are starting to fall down her face. "We didn't even see their corpses." She stated. "I didn't abandon my country and home so I could wait a lifetime before catching these power-hungry feathers in their net. We have enough evidence against them already."
"Kendra, " Lisa called her name and grabbed her hands. "I understand what you meant. Everyone here missed Jeremy and Yomi and we will do everything to avenge their death." She promised.
"Waiting isn't going to solve anything. It's just wasting time. It's been a year and six months and we haven't achieved anything!" Kendra wanted to shout that aloud but she bit her lower lips and whispered in a low tone.
"No one is waiting. The feathers are announcing the grand opening ceremony of their project in two weeks and that is the best time to hit them hard." Lara informed them.
"What are we going to achieve in two weeks? We didn't even achieve anything in almost two years!" Kendra commented.
"Never say never, " Lara said to her and then looked at James. "James has some plans laid down for us. Let's listen to his plan."
"This better be a good plan. I am not going to waste another year doing nothing." Kendra said and sipped her cappuccino. "Let's hear it, " she said.
"Here is the plan, " James began to tell the justice on his plans and they all listened with rapt attention. "That's is the plan."
"Not bad but it sounds boring," Kendra commented. "It doesn't suck but it's....." Kendra paused for a while and looked at the face of James. "Alright, it doesn't suck actually." She said.
"I have something to say too, " Mary raised her hand.
"Any more news?" Lisa questioned.
"Yes, this is important," Mary replied and bought out another picture from her purse. "This is the man you asked me to trail down for over a year now." She said to Lara.
Lara grabbed the picture from Mary's hand and also bought out her phone from her pocket. She scrolled through her pictures and stared at the image in her phone and the one In her hand.
"Who is he?" Her question came more like a whisper.
"He is Andre Miller and he doesn't have a twin or doppelganger. I dig into his family history and found out that he grew up in an orphanage. He is Daniel's bodyguard. Here is a picture of them together, " Mary bought out her phone and showed Lara a picture of Andre and Daniel together. "I have tons of their pictures together. "
"Oh no!" Lara exclaimed.
"What's is it?" Kendra asked. "You found a clue?" She asked another question.
"This can't be. Abigail Kennedy was right after all. It's them, it's them!" Lara shouted and stood up from her seat.
"What's is going on?" Lisa questioned her.
Lara's hand shook terribly and she couldn't reply to any of their questions. Their questions were slowly becoming an echo in her ear.
"Lara are you alright?"
"You know him?"
"Did he kill Jeremy?" It was Kendra who asked this question.
Lara didn't reply to any of them. She stood up for her seat and looked around then she bolted out of the cafe.
"What is wrong with her?" Kendra questioned Mary.
"The plane crash, " Mary replied sadly.
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Lara cried as she ran into the streets. She bumped into different kinds of people but didn't bother to apologize because she was mad at herself. She was mad because it took her two years and a few months to realize that the plane crash that killed her family was an attack.? Abigail Kennedy was right all along. The feathers were responsible for her family's death.
Lara wished she could yell at God for being so unfair to her. She wanted to hate God for taking her family away but she couldn't.
As Lara ran across the street, all she could think of was her family. She missed them so much that's it's hurt her. She just wished she could go to the feathers and get her revenge on them but that's would be too quick. As she continued running, she bumped into someone and she fell to the ground and quickly stood up from the ground before the person could speak to her. As she turned her back and began to run, the person she collided with removed his sunshades and stared closely at her.
Lara ran to the park and when she got there, she kneeled on the ground and began to cry her heart out while beating her chest.? She blamed herself for her family's death.
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In a secluded area, a man entered a beautiful white painted mansion. It was the only building in the area. The man entered the living room and then he looked up when he heard footsteps descending the stairs.
"Hello Jeremy, " the man greeted and smile widely when Jeremy got to the last step of the stairs.
"Welcome back Paul, " Jeremy shook hands with the man.
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Oooooooooh
It seems Jeremy is back or it's not our Jeremy. And who is Peter?
I didn't give a full description of who Jeremy was talking to so find out In the next episode of law and justice.
If the man was Jeremy, what happened after yomi saved him?
Let's go catch some bad guys...
Melody.