It was Tuesday. January 15th, 2013. In Sydney, Australia.
Elena had not had any sleep the previous night and it was no surprise. She had been on the phone with her lover for most of the night.Her lover was probably going to prison that day.Elena was sure of the fact that he was going to be found guilty. She knew this because she came from the future. She simply had to work on getting him out. Before someone killed him in prison. She would have preferred to have him avoid prison totally though but she didn’t have enough time. And even though Cameroon had assured her, that his lawyers were the best and he could be found not guilty, she already knew how it was going to play out.
Except, of course, she did something about it.Her dad, Dave was helping her get some facts. She had watched him for the last two days. He seemed dedicated to it. She had asked him about it but he hadn’t said much. He only told her that he was working with the commissioner to reveal
“sweetheart, come here” those were Cameroon’s words as Elena ran to him. she threw herself into his arms and wept. The tears started gently but in no time, they came pouring out. She had been holding on to them for too long. She didn’t want him gone. Their relationship was just starting. She pulled her head away from his shoulder. She was starting to smear his suit. Cameroon held her in place as she tried to pull away. His heart broke. She was crying and the truth was that he wanted to do the same. To reassure her that he was going to be okay but he wasn’t even sure about that. He didn’t know if he was going to be okay. And even though he just met her, every tear that came out of her eyes tore at his soul. It was indescribable. He finally allowed her to pull away. There were no words. But he had to be brave, and bold. For her. He couldn’t allow her to see how hurt and heartbroken he was. The reporters and paparazzi were swimming at the entrance to the
After dropping her daughter off at her place, Susan drove off. She was heading to her office. She hadn’t bothered to go into Elena’s apartment. She had simply dropped the girls off and driven off. She told Nina to text her if there was anything they needed. Susan could not place what exactly was wrong with Elena. She couldn’t understand Elena’s attachment to this man. She had studies her daughter all through the court proceedings and noticed how engulfed she had been the whole time. It was as if she was the one been sentenced. Susan understood what love was. Her husband, Dave had been her high school sweetheart and they had been in love ever since. So she knew what love was. But she couldn’t explain what she had seen in her daughter that day. The look! She was concerned. To make matters worse, the guy, Cameroon had been found guilty. So her daughter had been going around with a murderer! she was upset. And more, she was afraid. She had to find a way to get he
Elena stepped into her apartment. She had fumbled with the keys at the entrance, unsure of which key to use until she figured it out. Her mum, Susan hadn’t come up the elevator with them. Susan had been visibly upset but in truth, Elena wanted to be by herself. She hadn’t spent any time alone in the two weeks since she woke up from the coma. It had been an eventful two weeks though.But Nina was there with her. They stepped into the apartment. It was a one-bed apartment situated on the fourth floor. They had taken the Elevator up. Elena didn’t notice much of the apartment as they stepped in. she did a quick sweep with her eyes and took in very few details. It looked cozy and beautiful but that was all. She didn’t notice anything else. Her mind was preoccupied with the thoughts of Cameroon in prison. She couldn’t stand it. Even though she had known he was going, she had underestimated the impact it had on her. She was broken.Nina showed her around the apartment. Wh
Cameroon climbed out of the bus that had transported him from the court. The bus had contained three other men. They were all transported to the federal prison. He had been placed in chains and cuffs. On both his legs, hands, and waist. He felt helpless and fearful. Since the beginning of the trial, this was the first time reality had struck. Just like a thunderbolt. This was his life now, this place. He knew he was innocent. But there had been times he had doubted himself. He couldn’t remember much from the night of Fred’s disappearance. He had blacked out and didn’t know what had happened. But he was sure he couldn’t have killed his friend and partner. Yes, he had felt betrayed but who wouldn’t? his friend had slept with his wife, and even worse, he had gotten her pregnant. There was no way he wasn’t going to be hurt by that. But the truth, which the authorities refused to believe was that he had not been aware of that relationship. Not unti
It had been three weeks since Cameroon went to prison. Threes week since Elena had held on to her phone, waiting for his call. It never came. She hadn’t gotten much sleep either. She was constantly
The wind stopped instantly. Just the way it began. Elena got up slowly and walked towards the woman.
“Hi Elena,” her guardian angel said. Elena had stuck to calling her ‘her guardian angel’. She didn’t know the woman’s name and couldn’t ask her. She didn’t even care what the woman’s name was. She was just glad to have someone she could talk to. Someone who knew about her previous life.
Elena rang the bell to her parent’s home. She didn’t have a key and they were not expecting her. She had acted on impulse when she turned the car around. Now as she stood on the steps, she found herself shifting from one foot to the other. She was nervous. Her heart raced. Because of what she was about to do.She was going to escape into Susan. Or at least try to.She rang the bell again. It was taking them a while to answer the door. Finally, Susan showed up.“sweetheart. Come on in.” Susan had a big smile on her face. The sight of her daughter always warmed her heart.“I couldn’t get the door earlier. I was in the bathroom.” Susan explained her delay in answering the door.“sure mum. That’s okay.”“We weren’t expecting you,” Susan stated“Yeah, mum. I just thought I’ll swing by. I didn’t want things to keep being awkward. Especially after our last meeting.”“honey. Things can never be awkward. You are my child and I am there for you regardless. Plus I was a