Chapter 4
"Mama over here", little Jamie had said. "Coming darling" her mother replied. "What's wrong sunshine?", "I can't seem to get my sandcastle right." She looks around. The beach was full of people clad in swimsuits. Some playing in the water, some on the shore taking pictures, some on benches watching their families having fun, some building sandcastles. She looked at their sandcastles, comparing them to her own. "Mama, mine's no good. Just look at how good their castles are, I want mine like theirs." Her mom giggled, "Honey, you don't have to compare yourself to others. I think your sandcastle is perfect, the best" she said smilingly and stuck her two thumbs up. "Really?" she said, her big beautiful eyes looking up to her mother. "Yes darling." her mother replied, "Why don't you help mama make hers, hmmn?". "Okay mama". "Having fun without me? now that's not fair." he said jokingly as he handed both of them ice cream. "Of course not papa". "That's my sunshine". The joyful atmosphere continued. Her father suddenly sat upright and stared at his daughter, as if not wanting her to leave. She noticed his gaze, "Papa, what's wrong?" she asked, her curious eyes staring right into his. "Sunshine, it's time for you to go, go back."
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It was a well furnished hospital room. A girl lay peacefully on the bed, maybe too still. She looked like she had been sleeping for a long time. Her hair, brown and curly, flowed lower than her elbow, though she looked well kept, it was obvious she hadn't been to a salon for a while.
A television was turned on, the news was currently airing. The roporters were talking very seriously on a topic. "It is the trial of the century, it got a lot of media attention. Neitizens have different opinions." the female reporter said. "The trial ended today, Wynter Wilson was sentenced to life imprisonment for the attempted rape and murder of Miss Jamie Crowns" she concluded. The male reporter continued, "I personally find this case very chilling, he tried to rape his own cousin, pushed her off a three storey building because she continuously resisted him. He kept pleading innocent even though all the evidence points to him. Some neitizens felt he should have been sentenced to death". "Poor girl, her life got cut short so early. Mr Ethan Smith dropped the case, I'm guessing he knew he wouldn't win the case so he dropped it so as not to stain his record of never losing a case" she added. "Wealth and connections certainly can't do everything, that is what I have been able to deduce from this case. The Wilson family will suffer a big blow due to this case, profits will definitely reduce drastically..." The reporters continued.
Two young nurses entered, "It's time to give her a new drip." she said, listening to the news, "the girl that died, I pity her a lot". The other nurse looked to the TV "Oh her? Jamie Crowns, yeah me too. I heard that after her parents died, the Wilsons took over everything that belonged to them. Poor girl, she must have been mistreated a lot" she said. "This young lady has been asleep for months now. You think she's ever gonna wake?". "I hope she does, she's too pretty to waste away in a hospital room. By the way, do you know anything?" the nurse asked curiously. "Know anything about?". "Her, she was admitted months ago, we don't know how she got into this conditon, her charts are empty, we don't even know what's she's being treated for". "Don't be so nosy, maybe she's a mistress that got found out, she was beat up and then stashed here" she added. "You and your imagination" they both giggled.
Suddenly her hand moved, they both let out gasps and looked up, her eyes were open. "Quickly go get the Doctor on duty!" she said to her second, the nurse dashed out of the room. "Miss can you hear me, Miss, if you can hear me blink twice." she did not respond. Her eyes were listless.
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"Young master" Butler Reyes said as he entered the study. He knew his young master hated to be disturbed when he was in his study, but he had to do this. His young master looked up at him, "Seeing that you came to meet me here, I hope it's something important." his young master said. "It's about Miss Crowns,... uhm I mean Miss Page". His young master's expression became serious "What about her?". "She woke up sir" he said.