Chapter 2
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Laughter filled the room, it was a pleasant day. Papa and mama were planning to take me out. "So you knew about the trip, you should have told us" papa had said while laughing. "Honey, here we were thinking we were surprising you" mama had said. ''Mama, papa don't be mad, I just didn't want to ruin your surprise". "I'm certainly not mad at you sunshine, and I'm sure your father isn't too''. "Really?". Yes sunshine".
"But where exactly are we going mama?". I had asked, "You'll find out soon honey". Nanny Chen had taken me back to my room and got me all dolled up. Papa had complemented nanny Chen saying she did a good job dressing me up. Mama just had to come and steal the spotlight from me, poor little Jamie. Mama was very beautiful, unlike papa who was white skinned, mama was dark in complexion. I got my dark skin from her. Her curly jet black her was tied up into a bun. Some of her hair was left out at the sides making her look like a top tier model. In my memory mama had a fantastic figure, she had a very curvy body. She put on a sky blue spaghetti strap dress. It was fitting showing all her curves and then had a slit from her knees downward. Then she had a white sandal on. She looked perfect.
Papa and the other servants couldn't help staring at her, she was a perfect example of an ebony, an epitome of beauty. I looked at my curls, they were shoulder length and brown, unlike mama's black curls. Mama's curls when untied were very long, they reached her waist. Would I ever be this beautiful?. "Beautiful as usual my queen, you never cease to amaze me". "Thank you your majesty". Mama said playfully as she bowed. "Mama will I ever be as beautiful as you when I grow up?" I had asked. Mama had been startled by my question, then she scooped me up in her arms and said to me while tickling me "You will be a million times more beautiful than I am, my princess". I giggled "Okay mama".
Then she whispered into my ear "Don't tell your father, but, when I was your age, I wasn't half as pretty as you are". "Really mama?" I had said. She nodded, we both burst out in laughter. Papa joined in, not knowing why we were laughing but still he continued. The servants all joined in too, it was a warm sight.
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There was a loud thud. Everyone looked to the source of the noise and there they saw her lying lifeless, blood oozing out of her body. "Oh my God it's Jamie!!". "AAAAAAAAAAHHHH", another student screamed. "Blooood!!, Is she still alive?". "Someone call 911". "She fell from up, someone's there. Who's that???". "Isn't that Wynter?". "Fuck, there's blood everywhere, call the teachers and security".
"What's with the screaming and commotion" the headmistress asked, "There" a student pointed in tears. She gasped in shock, "Oh my God, has anyone called 911?". "An ambulance is on it's way". Other teachers began to arrive, also shocked at the sight of a student lying lifeless on the floor, in a pool of her own blood, her uniform ripped apart as if she was involved in a struggle, her eyes closed. "What the hell happened here?" a male teacher questioned. Most of the students were in tears, some couldn't look at the scene. One student spoke up, "We suddenly heard a thud, a very loud one, we looked back only to see Jamie on the floor there, then we saw Wynter on the rooftop. He must have pushed her off the rooftop!". The male teacher was startled, why would Wynter Wilson have pushed her off the rooftop, even if their families aren't on good terms, what would have made him push her? A fall from a three story building would be very fatal, there's a slim chance of survival. This would surely stain the image of the school. Just then the ambulance drove in, its siren blaring.
Paramedics rushed out and carried me on a stretcher, I felt the oxygen entering my nostrils, I was half conscious. A police car followed the ambulance, the officers came out questioning the students, making enquiries. "It was Wynter, he pushed her off the rooftop, I saw her falling from the rooftop. When she fell, we all saw Wynter look down at us." "He pushed her, I am very sure. I once caught him harrassing her". Another student added. "Where is this Wynter you all speak of now?" the police officer asked. "We don't know, he should still be in the building". Then the police offier signalled to the junior officers to go in and get him. Then all of a sudden Wynter ran out of the gym like a mad dog on a rampage. The officers blocked his path and tried to stop him, making him back off into a corner. "I didn't do it!!!!!!!!, no I didn't!!!!". "Mr Wynter cooperate with us. We will take you to the station for questioning and you will go home, that's all" the female officer said. Wynter refused, he tried to run but the officers caught up to him. He was hauled into the car and restrained by the officers. A call came in from a superior, the female officer picked up. "Yes sir, it seems to be a homicide. We'll find out more after questioning the suspect". "I didn't push her, she jumped off herself. I really didn't. I am innocent, wait till my father hears about this, you all will get fired." The female officer turned back and smiled "I'd like to see him try".
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"Young master, about Miss Crowns". A middleaged man in suit said. "What about her?". A young man in his early twenties sat cross-legged on a cushioned embroidered sofa, his skin fair, maybe too fair for a man but his stern expression did justice to his extraodinary looks. His skin although fair was definitely not soft, he had a tough exterior. His hair was completely black and almost reached his eyes. He had this hazel eyes that would make people regardless of their gender stop to look twice and his peach coloured lips sipping tea gracefully. Even his butler who had looked after him since he was a child, couldn't help but pause in his words."Butler Reyes?". "Oh I am so sorry young master. It seems Miss Crowns was involved in a rather unfortunate incident". Immediately, the young master's expression turned dark. "Involved in an unfortunate incident?" he asked with a terrifying expression on his face. His butler gulped as he continued. "Miss Crowns fell off the rooftop of the gymnasium in school this evening at 3:45pm." The cup in the young master's hand fell and shattered, spilling the tea. "Really?". Butler Reyes could tell that the news weighed down on his young master. He knew his young master would find the culprit that led to her fall and punish him severely. He didn't know his young master's relationship with Miss Crowns but he knew that he genuinely cared for her. He had been monitoring her every movement for years now, so the news must have hit him hard. "Continue" he said.
"Apparently, her cousin Wynter Wilson was present on the rooftop at the time she fell from the three storey building. According to him, she leaped off herself, he keeps saying he wasn't responsible for her fall". "Is she still alive?" the young master asked. "Barely, I must say the paramedics in the ambulance did a wonderful job. They stopped the bleeding. She has a few major bone fractures and several minor ones. She is currently in surgery and it's likely she won't wake up for some time after her surgery because the impact of the fall on her body wasn't little." The young master stood up and walked up to his butler. The butler was definitely not a short man, but standing next to his young master, he was overshadowed. "Get me security footages, every single one of them from the entrance of the building to the rooftop." "Will do young master." He turned around to leave.
"Oh, and Butler Reyes". "Yes young master", he turned back to face the young master. "After the surgery, make sure she dies." Stunned, the butler looked into his young master's hazel eyes, "I don't quite follow, young master". "I said, after her surgery, make sure she dies. Make sure Jamie Crowns is dead to the world. Jamie Crowns died in the operating room, during her surgery." he said with his face looking determined, "It is time for a new beginning". "Yes young master" he said as he exited the exquisitely furnished room.
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