THE K1LLER'S KNIFE
The K1ller's Knife - Episode 22
Thankfully, father regained consciousness before I was taken away to the police station for questioning.
We gathered at his bedside and father explained all that happened to the relieve of I and doctor Stanley whose facial expression showed he was worried about my well-being.
According to father, he was flogging Flora to discipline her for challenging him. Then out of nowhere Flora st@bbed him with a kn1fe she had initially hidden under the sofa.
He said that it took him unawares as he never in his wildest dreams thought that Flora could have the heart to h@rm him.
I'm sure he probably assumed that Flora is as fragile hearted as mother was. Too bad for him that he is about to marry who matches his b£Ã¢stly energy.
A thought crossed my mind to tell the officers what I heard Flora say about Keto's dëäth, but I decided against it. I want to handle it in my own way.
From the explanation father gave the officers, he didn't know that he had just implicated himself as a wife béåter.
The policemen said they were going to come back to apprehend him when he is confirmed medically sound. After saying that, they apologized to me, thanked the doctor and left the hospital.
Father who winced in pa!ns from his arm injμry was given a pain relief injection by doctor Stanley so it will help reduce the pâin he was feeling.
By now the neighbors had quietly dispersed to their individual houses leaving only me and Claire there.
I was still standing rooted to a spot wondering when all of this everyday drama will come to an end.
Claire was standing beside me with her head bent low seemingly out of shame that she accused me wrongly.
I looked at her and shook my head in disdain before walking out of the ward to the restroom to wash my face.
After I finished washing my face, I stood over the toilet sink buried in thoughts
To be sincere, when I was about being whisked by police officers, I had been so tensed that my fair-skinned face became so flushed out of féâr and anxiety.
I have never been to the station before, I have only read about it in textbooks and from what I read, it is a really drëâdful place meant for cr1m1nals.
It's a good thing father woke up just right in time to save me from paying for him exhibiting his woman beating skills.
A hand gently touched my back whilst I was still standing over the sink. I jerked since I wasn't expecting anyone there
I looked at the mirror and I saw that it was Claire who tapped me so I calmed
I wonder what she wants now or hasn't she done more than enough already...? Like mother like daughter. I thought within me and completely ignored her.
" Please can we talk Jacob...?" Claire asked with a small gentle voice
Seeing how remorseful she looked, I couldn't say no to her request but I wanted to make her feel the impact of her past actions
So I turned to look at her with an unsmiling face and said hoarsely without caring if it was too harsh for her
" Say whatever you have to say Claire and leave. I don't want to talk to you!"
" I understand that you are ângry with me Jacob and honestly you have every reason to be. I jumped into conclusion because mom usually tells me that you don't like her and will love to hμrt her someday..." Claire began explaining and paused to sniffed in the mucus tumbling down her nose before continuing
"...I took her words seriously and that's why I thought the worst of you....the neighbors called the police on you because I told them you are responsible for what happened to my mother and stepfather. I'm sorry Jacob...please forgive me" Claire said with her hands clasped as a form of apology.
She kept looking at me expectantly with her eyes filled with tears, hoping that I wouldn't send her away without a positive reply
I heaved heavily not knowing what to say as a response to Claire's apology. I know she is simply a v¡ctim of a bad parent just like me and my siblings.
" It's okay Claire. I forgive you but please don't jump into such conclusions next time because it might actually backfire at you in a negative way. I might not like your mom but I don't have any bad intentions towards hμrting her, how do you think a young me will overpower two adults...." I said to Claire who nodded in understanding
When I was satisfied that it was sinking into her head, I continued talking to her
"...afterall your stepfather is my biological father so you can't claim to care for him more than I do as a son" I said even though I knew that I didn't mean that part. Heaven knows that the håte I have for father supersedes the care I will ever think of having for him
" I'm sorry once again Jacob. I promise that it will never happen again"
" Like I said earlier...I have forgiven you Claire so wipe your tears already. I don't like seeing girls cry in my presence"
" Thank you very much Jacob!" Claire said wiping her tears and I smiled. Even though she's Flora's daughter whom I d¡slike, I do see my junior sisters in her.
" Have you checked on Flora...?" I asked flippantly as we both walked out of the restroom down the wards hallway
" I haven't seen her yet Jacob...the nurses on duty didn't let me..they keep saying that she isn't awake yet. Maybe you can help me talk to them to let me see her...probably they will listen to you!" Claire said pleadingly and I agreed
" Okay..lets check on her...maybe she's going to be awake by now!" I simply said to make Claire happy.
That was how we got to Flora's ward. I spoke to the nurse we saw there and thankfully they permitted us to see her
Walking to her bedside, we found out that flora wasn't awake yet but she was tossing on the bed as though she was being t0rmented by a daymare.
She was repeating these words incoherently which got Claire confused but I had a glimpse of what she meant
" I'm sorry please...it was all his idea...I didn't want to do it.. please..."
"... It was all his idea...he even gave it to me to use and the remaining dosage...I couldn't even throw it away because I was scared of someone seeing it...I had to hide it in...in..in..ah!.. it was not my idea oh..I was pushed into..." Flora kept on saying repeatedly until Claire couldn't take it anymore and had to shake her gently to wake her up
" Mother...mom.. mother...wake up... what are you even saying...?" Claire asked after she succeeded in waking Flora from her t0rmented sleep.
I stood in silence and watched as Flora sat up from the bed and was looking at everywhere fearfully. I heard Claire asking several questions out of concern
" Mother are you alright...? Why were you shouting like that in your sleep...? You were saying things I don't understand...was it a nightmare...?"
I knew she wasn't going to say the truth anyways so I didn't wait to hear what answer she gave Claire. I simply turned and walked out of her ward.
I walked out of the hospital and my next destination was my house so I can at least take a nap from today's troubles.
There were many puzzling questions on my mind as I walked home on the slightly busy road.
I reached a T junction of which going in the right hand direction led to my house.
Just then a satisfactory smile covered my face as a creepy idea crawled its way into my mind.
For a while now, I was in need of the best revenge plan to get back at father for what he did to Keto and mother. And tada! I think I've just found one.
' Whatever my plans are, I'm hoping it goes smoothly without lapses' I thought inwardly as I doubled my steps and switched to the opposite left hand direction that led elsewhere.
Get ready Father because you're going to be in for a very big shock!
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