After Jayden left, she couldn't stop the tears that flowed from her eyes. She saddened by the turn of events. She felt like the most unfortunate human being in the world.
She remembered when they was once happiness in her family. But everything came crashing down with the death of her father. Her life was like a mini hell. But her mom never allowed her to feel it. She provided her with everything she had. She gave her love of both a mother, a father and a sister. She was her world.
But now, all because of her, her mother was suffering. She couldn't even imagine what she was going through. She knew she would be trying to gather money to get a lawyer to help her. And she knew it would be quite difficult too. She didn't like the fact that her mother going through all these for her sake. In fact she didn't mind staying here as long as her wasn't suffering. But I guess she was far from her wish.
Mira waited and waited for hours pacing up and down wondering when her mom would be back. She didn't even care whether how mom came back with a lawyer, all she wanted was to see her.
"Would you stop pacing around, it's distracting" a female police said to her and she stopped .
"Oh sorry" Mira couldn't help it, she was feeling restless like as if her mom wasn't okay.
She could only pray she was...
"Here... eat this" a plate of food was passed through the space in the cell.
Mira stared at the food, she couldn't even tell what it was. It kinda looked like soup only that the onions and vegetables were chopped so big that it was made to look a food for animals . The water used to make it was so plenty. It was kinda a watery soup. Even it wasn't worthy to be called soup. She didn't know what to call it.
' I thought prisons has better services such as good toiletries and food and bed. I guess I was wrong"..
Right from childhood, on films, those in prison had so much enjoyment. Good and clean sparkling place . Bed, toilet and good food. What else could anyone asked for. On television, prisoners lived a comfortable life only that they were in isolation. That must have been their punishment for their crime.
And that's what Mira expected but that's not what she was receiving. She was in prison like those in seen in Indian movies or phillipine movies....
So much for expecting.
"No thanks am not hungry" seeing the food made her lose appetite.
"Suit yourself" the police shrugged and left the food there and went away.
Pushing the food to the very end corner of the wall, she sat down back on the floor.
"Please may I know what the time says?" She asked the nearest police officer near her cell.
"8:00pm"..
'jeez, how did time run so fast' she thought.
It was so unbelievable that her mom wasn't back by now to see her.
Now she was worried. Ever since she left this morning, she had been feeling quite restless.
Now she could only lie down and rest and wait for what tomorrow holds.
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Heavy breathing and sweating, she jerked up from her sleep. She placed her hand on her chest. Her heart was beating so fast.
She had the most terrible dream..her mom was being chased by thugs and they caught up to her, surrounded her and beat her up. She fainted and a few days later she died and that was when Mira woke up.
"What kind of a dream is that?" She had to make her heart stop beating. She couldn't see anything except darkness . She was now scared. Scared, hungry and lonely.
Curling herself, she hugged her knees and placed her head on her knees crying.
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Mira couldn't get a single sleep through out the night. She spent the night, awake and in tears. She didn't move from her position only that she placed her head between her knees .
Her eyes were already quite red and all she could hear was the rumbling her stomach and the beats of her heart. She was just far away..nowhere conscious of her surrounding. She didn't even know when daylight came back.
"Miss, someone is here to see you" Mira didn't even hear what she said.
"Mira"...a thick voice sounded in her head breaking her trance .
Slowly she looked up at the man in front of her cell.
Tall, slightly slender but still built and he was sooooo handsome.
"Huh"...
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He stared at the girl as she raised her head up and looked at him. Her blue eyes were so sad and red. She had been crying. It was pretty obvious. He couldn't help but pity her a little. The way she looked at. They just looked at each other before she turned her head away looking at the other side.
Now that he saw her, he had no doubts that she was the one her mother was referring too. She took after her looks except the eyes. That must have been something she inherited from her dad.
"Seems like she's not interested in seeing me!" Mr Lockhart said more to himself but the officer heard it.
"We can leave if you..." Before he completed his statement, Mr Lockhart was already leaving.
"So you said you arrested her for theft, am I right?" He asked in deep thoughts.
"Yes Mr Lockhart" the officer answered as they reached his desk and took their respective seats.
"Hmmm, you arrested her yesterday?"
"Yes" ...
The officer was already confused at why he was questioning him like this.
Why will a business tycoon be interested in a poor girl like that one?
Or did he know her?
The officer shook off those thoughts. If she was in fact related to him in one way or the other, then she wouldn't have slept in the cell yesterday.
"Can she be bailed out?" He finally said after moments of silence.
"Yes she can. I believe that's what her mother went to look for. A lawyer who would help appeal for bail" the officer added and studied Mr Lockhart still wondering what he was thinking.
"Alright" .
He got out his cellphone and dailed a number.
"Hello, Mr Chris. Yes ...its me...I need you"
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Mr Lockhart waited patiently for the lawyer to arrive. But he came an hour later.
"Sorry am late sir. " Mr Chris the lawyer apologize.
Mr Lockhart explained the predicament to him and he assured him that he will have the girl released on bail.
"And I don't care what's the cost may be. Just appeal to the court for her release. Before dark"...he told the lawyer strictly.
"You have nothing to worry Mr Lockhart. I'll have it done as quickly as I can"..
"Good".
The lawyer collected the documents concerning Mira and left.
Just as soon as he left, a call came in.
"Sir, the doctor is done examining her" Lucas said and paused in his words.
"And?" Wanting him to continue...
"And...and..I think you should come here".
Without wasting much time he hurried to the car and Thomas sped to the hospital.
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Getting down from the cat, he quickly rushed and entered the hospital and saw Lucas standing in the hallway looking discern. He slowed down and walked slowly to where Lucas stood .
"What is it ? How is she?" He immediately asked and the tensed Lucas looked at him and nudged him to go the doctors office.
He sighed and knocked softly on the door..
"come in."
He stepped into her office and immediately took his seat.
"Am glad you came here as quickly as you could. Erm...the patient you brought earlier on today, am afraid she has a neurological disorder" the doctor said.
"I don't understand doctor. What do you mean?" He asked. Lucas and Thomas into the office too.
The doctor glanced at Lucas and he gave her a small nod indicating for her to go on.
"Well, we ran some test on her and we discovered that she has a large amount of cocaine in her body"...
"Huh".....
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