There was pandemonium in the hospital. More Security men were alerted, and they including the two policemen searched for the strangler. The medical team was in the room trying to resuscitate Nelly while Amy stood still in front of the room crying, unaware of what was going on. Nando searched with the policemen for the man they suspected suffocated Nelly.
Minutes later the door to Nelly’s room opened and she was wheeled out hurriedly. “Nelly!, Nelly!!, oh my God, where are you taking Nelly to”? Amy screamed, trying to push through the medics and hold Nelly back. A nurse stopped her while the others wheeled Nelly out of sight. “Ma’am, she’s been resuscitated. She’s being wheeled so she can get stitched up again. Please come with me, you can stop crying now. Our team is doing their best to see she is alright after this”. Nando walked in to meet Amy, nodding his head to affirm that they did not catch the man. His vision blurred with tears, he stopped where he was, stretched out his hands and Amy ran into his embrace. “I can swear it is Frederick,” Amy said.
A Month and a half passed after Frederick’s second attempt. Nelly had been discharged from the hospital and settled in her sister’s house, and was in the process of getting her life back together. Her therapist played a big part in her recovery, but her paranoia was rooted in the fact that Frederick had not been caught and could be anywhere. That alone gave her nightmares. She was aware the house, she shared with Frederick was empty, but there was no way she was going to live there especially not on her own. It had been confirmed that the man who tried to kill Nelly was Frederick lodged in the hostel as Marcus Marsden. Surveillance cameras had traced him coming out of the hotel and fingerprint samples from the hotel room had matched with Frederick’s. He was a wanted man. A successful businessman who had abandoned all he has and running from the law for attempting to murder his wife twice. Frederick cut her off financially. Her credit cards had been blocked and the little money she had saved up was used to clear up the hospital bills. Nando and Amy catered to her, She was like a child again. She lost her confidence, peace and focus.
The wind whistled, the leaves on trees clapped to the rhythm of the wind, rain poured down continuously and heavily, yet it was a full moon.An unusually bright night for the weather. Every other person in the house was deep asleep except Nelly. She sat in the family living room writing down a list of her prized possessions left over to Frederick’s house, she had to go and collect when suddenly, the front door swung open and Frederick entered into the house with a shovel in his hand. He wore a black suit, white shirt and black tie and water dripped from him on to the floor of the living room. His black shoe was covered in mud and it stained the living room floor. His hair covered his face so she couldn't see his eyes. He launched at her but missed, she jumped from the chair and ran out through the back door which was the easiest thing she could do since he blocked the way through the front door and climbing the stairs would lead to a dead end. On bare feet, the rain poured on her and her night dress soaked clinging to and exposing her body. Frederick launched at her with intent in his eyes. Behind the house are big oak trees and behind the trees a lake. She paced towards the lake with Frederick behind her. Because of the speed she was running as she saw a pool of water too late and she fell right into it. Frederick was right by her before she could make the next move, but still she tried to raise herself up. He landed a shovel on her back so hard she fell right into the pool again and drank the water from her nose and mouth. He pulled her out, she coughed to get her breath back. He laid her on the floor face up, took off his clothes then he got on top of her. She woke up from the dream screaming. Nando and Amy rushed to her,
“It’s only a dream,” Amy said, holding her. Nelly looked round and the weather was calm. “I won’t feel safe until Frederick gets caught, ” she responded.
The uncertainty of Frederick’s where about and the frustration of having to live life so cautiously had taken its toll on everyone of them. The bubbly Hazel that loved to spend weekends outdoors with her friends running wild and free in the park was trapped in a world of paranoid folks. Nelly had barely stepped out of the house and the few times she did, she went with a company, sometimes she feared even her own shadow. Weekdays
Were the worse, She placed so many panic phone calls to the police that the police resolved to have a police car parked outside the house from the time the others went to work until they returned.
After much thought, Nelly Summed up courage with the help of her sister, brother-in-law, and Hazel, they went over to the house she shared with Frederick. A locksmith accompanied them. She lost her keys and she had not been to the house since the night she first got attacked. She stepped into the house and she staggered back almost passing out. The events of her last night in the house flooded her mind. Inside the house was dark, the curtains were closed, the windows shut and all the lights switched off. Amy pulled the curtains open and dust filled the air, the whole house was covered with dust and spider web. Holding her sister tightly, they walked upstairs together, leaving Hazel and her dad down. Upstairs looked the same way it was when she and Frederick lived as a happy couple except that everything was covered in dust. She entered their bedroom and Frederick’s smell was still strong in there. It frightened her, she held her sister's tightly. "Let's leave Amy, I feel he is still here". Amy held her firm and said "No, it’s just his open perfume bottle; there is no way anyone is in here with all this dust”. Nelly stepped ahead of her sister and looked around the room; everything seemed to be in the same place she left them months ago. She flashed back to the good times she and her husband shared in that same bedroom that now looked deserted then tears welled up her eyes. She thought to herself, “I will not cry. I have shed enough of tears”. She chuckled and opened her eyes wide until the tears dried up. “It was nice having all those fancy clothes, jewelry, first class flights overseas. Who would have thought an ordinary bank cashier like I would have had all this”? She spoke in a low tone to herself. Standing in front of the dressing table, she looked at her left hand, she still had her wedding ring, she slid her fingers round, shut her eyes tight, released a sigh and took it out. Immediately she felt lighter like some weight had been lifted off her, finally the only thing that still connected her to Frederick was gone too. She placed the ring on top of the dressing table and turned to Amy, “let’s leave”.
Isn't there anything you want to take back with you Nelly?
“Not today”.
As both walked out of the room, she noticed Frederick’s wardrobe wide open and the safe in it slightly opened. Some papers sliding out of it stopped it from shutting properly. She walked over while Amy went down to meet the other two and pulled open the door. It would have been empty but for the papers. She read through the papers and discovered Frederick had a vasectomy years ago. She thought to herself, no wonder he never seemed bothered when she worried about not getting pregnant. . No wonder he wasn't pleasantly surprised when she announced to him she was pregnant, the night before he first tried to kill her. No wonder he was so bent on killing her, he must think she cheated on him. She felt the sharp pain in her heart and she released a cry. Her strong resolve not to cry was broken by this piece of information. She sobbed hard, but quietly. Meanwhile, Amy noticed Nelly wasn't behind her; she rushed back to the room. Nelly hearing Amy’s steps hurried back on her feet cleaned her tears returned the papers back to the safe walked to the door where she met Amy “I am right behind you sis”, Nelly said smiling. She felt the weight lifted off her after she took off her wedding ring had been put back on her.
That evening after dinner, Hazel sat on her father’s laps watching TV in the living room. Amy busied herself with the dishes while Nelly sat in the kitchen with her sipping tea.
“Amy I have something to tell you. You've been the best sister I have always had. Nando and Hazel have been so wonderful too. You all have adjusted your lives to accommodate me”. Amy turned back to look at her sister
“Before you continue Nelly are you planning to kill yourself”? Amy demanded.
“Hell no” Nelly replied.
“What’s up with the speech”? Both sisters laughed.
Nelly put her serious look on again.
“Amy I can’t keep it any more. I have not been perfect at all. I have made mistakes that would push my husband to want to kill me. Amy pulled up a chair and sat by her sister; she was done with the dishes. Nelly continued, “at night before Hazels fifth birthday, I told Frederick I was pregnant. He didn't seem excited at first. He looked rather angry but he pretended to be happy. Afterwards, the only question he asked was how many months gone? I told him I was two months gone, then he smiled. We watched a movie in bed together; I slept off on his chest. I had to leave early the next morning to help prepare for Hazels party. We seemed fine. I found out earlier today that Frederick had a vasectomy years ago,so he knew he wasn't the father of my baby.
Amy used both hands to cover her mouth, shaking her head too in disapproval.
"Amy I didn't cheat on Frederick. I went to the Cryobank. I wanted a baby badly. I am thirty five with no kids. When would have been a better time to have a baby? I got desperate and my husband didn't care. I did what I had to do to make myself happy, to feel like a complete woman”.
“Nelly you were wrong to go behind your husband’s back and get pregnant like that”. Nelly snapped back at Amy “I didn't tell you all this so you can judge me”.
"Look now, you have messed up all your lives. The poor man has turned into a psycho killer thinking his wife has been cheating on him." Amy fired back both raising their voices. Angry, Nelly got up excusing herself to go to bed.
"No, Nelly, I am going to bed, it’s been an exhausting day”. Amy stormed out of the kitchen. Sad and angry, Nelly sat back in the kitchen for hours thinking deep and crying. Drained of tears she got up to go to bed. She went to wash her tea cup and opened the curtain just above the kitchen sink. There he was, Frederick, standing by the oak tree behind the house, looking directly at her in the dead of the night giving her the “I see u” sign. She dropped the cup and screamed aloud, Amy and Nando with hazel on his hand scampered into the kitchen.
Minutes later the door to Nelly’s room opened and she was wheeled out hurriedly. “Nelly!, Nelly!!, oh my God, where are you taking Nelly to”? Amy screamed, trying to push through the medics and hold Nelly back. A nurse stopped her while the others wheeled Nelly out of sight. “Ma’am, she’s been resuscitated. She’s being wheeled so she can get stitched up again. Please come with me, you can stop crying now. Our team is doing their best to see she is alright after this”. Nando walked in to meet Amy, nodding his head to affirm that they did not catch the man. His vision blurred with tears, he stopped where he was, stretched out his hands and Amy ran into his embrace. “I can swear it is Frederick,” Amy said.
A Month and a half passed after Frederick’s second attempt. Nelly had been discharged from the hospital and settled in her sister’s house, and was in the process of getting her life back together. Her therapist played a big part in her recovery, but her paranoia was rooted in the fact that Frederick had not been caught and could be anywhere. That alone gave her nightmares. She was aware the house, she shared with Frederick was empty, but there was no way she was going to live there especially not on her own. It had been confirmed that the man who tried to kill Nelly was Frederick lodged in the hostel as Marcus Marsden. Surveillance cameras had traced him coming out of the hotel and fingerprint samples from the hotel room had matched with Frederick’s. He was a wanted man. A successful businessman who had abandoned all he has and running from the law for attempting to murder his wife twice. Frederick cut her off financially. Her credit cards had been blocked and the little money she had saved up was used to clear up the hospital bills. Nando and Amy catered to her, She was like a child again. She lost her confidence, peace and focus.
The wind whistled, the leaves on trees clapped to the rhythm of the wind, rain poured down continuously and heavily, yet it was a full moon.An unusually bright night for the weather. Every other person in the house was deep asleep except Nelly. She sat in the family living room writing down a list of her prized possessions left over to Frederick’s house, she had to go and collect when suddenly, the front door swung open and Frederick entered into the house with a shovel in his hand. He wore a black suit, white shirt and black tie and water dripped from him on to the floor of the living room. His black shoe was covered in mud and it stained the living room floor. His hair covered his face so she couldn't see his eyes. He launched at her but missed, she jumped from the chair and ran out through the back door which was the easiest thing she could do since he blocked the way through the front door and climbing the stairs would lead to a dead end. On bare feet, the rain poured on her and her night dress soaked clinging to and exposing her body. Frederick launched at her with intent in his eyes. Behind the house are big oak trees and behind the trees a lake. She paced towards the lake with Frederick behind her. Because of the speed she was running as she saw a pool of water too late and she fell right into it. Frederick was right by her before she could make the next move, but still she tried to raise herself up. He landed a shovel on her back so hard she fell right into the pool again and drank the water from her nose and mouth. He pulled her out, she coughed to get her breath back. He laid her on the floor face up, took off his clothes then he got on top of her. She woke up from the dream screaming. Nando and Amy rushed to her,
“It’s only a dream,” Amy said, holding her. Nelly looked round and the weather was calm. “I won’t feel safe until Frederick gets caught, ” she responded.
The uncertainty of Frederick’s where about and the frustration of having to live life so cautiously had taken its toll on everyone of them. The bubbly Hazel that loved to spend weekends outdoors with her friends running wild and free in the park was trapped in a world of paranoid folks. Nelly had barely stepped out of the house and the few times she did, she went with a company, sometimes she feared even her own shadow. Weekdays
Were the worse, She placed so many panic phone calls to the police that the police resolved to have a police car parked outside the house from the time the others went to work until they returned.
After much thought, Nelly Summed up courage with the help of her sister, brother-in-law, and Hazel, they went over to the house she shared with Frederick. A locksmith accompanied them. She lost her keys and she had not been to the house since the night she first got attacked. She stepped into the house and she staggered back almost passing out. The events of her last night in the house flooded her mind. Inside the house was dark, the curtains were closed, the windows shut and all the lights switched off. Amy pulled the curtains open and dust filled the air, the whole house was covered with dust and spider web. Holding her sister tightly, they walked upstairs together, leaving Hazel and her dad down. Upstairs looked the same way it was when she and Frederick lived as a happy couple except that everything was covered in dust. She entered their bedroom and Frederick’s smell was still strong in there. It frightened her, she held her sister's tightly. "Let's leave Amy, I feel he is still here". Amy held her firm and said "No, it’s just his open perfume bottle; there is no way anyone is in here with all this dust”. Nelly stepped ahead of her sister and looked around the room; everything seemed to be in the same place she left them months ago. She flashed back to the good times she and her husband shared in that same bedroom that now looked deserted then tears welled up her eyes. She thought to herself, “I will not cry. I have shed enough of tears”. She chuckled and opened her eyes wide until the tears dried up. “It was nice having all those fancy clothes, jewelry, first class flights overseas. Who would have thought an ordinary bank cashier like I would have had all this”? She spoke in a low tone to herself. Standing in front of the dressing table, she looked at her left hand, she still had her wedding ring, she slid her fingers round, shut her eyes tight, released a sigh and took it out. Immediately she felt lighter like some weight had been lifted off her, finally the only thing that still connected her to Frederick was gone too. She placed the ring on top of the dressing table and turned to Amy, “let’s leave”.
Isn't there anything you want to take back with you Nelly?
“Not today”.
As both walked out of the room, she noticed Frederick’s wardrobe wide open and the safe in it slightly opened. Some papers sliding out of it stopped it from shutting properly. She walked over while Amy went down to meet the other two and pulled open the door. It would have been empty but for the papers. She read through the papers and discovered Frederick had a vasectomy years ago. She thought to herself, no wonder he never seemed bothered when she worried about not getting pregnant. . No wonder he wasn't pleasantly surprised when she announced to him she was pregnant, the night before he first tried to kill her. No wonder he was so bent on killing her, he must think she cheated on him. She felt the sharp pain in her heart and she released a cry. Her strong resolve not to cry was broken by this piece of information. She sobbed hard, but quietly. Meanwhile, Amy noticed Nelly wasn't behind her; she rushed back to the room. Nelly hearing Amy’s steps hurried back on her feet cleaned her tears returned the papers back to the safe walked to the door where she met Amy “I am right behind you sis”, Nelly said smiling. She felt the weight lifted off her after she took off her wedding ring had been put back on her.
That evening after dinner, Hazel sat on her father’s laps watching TV in the living room. Amy busied herself with the dishes while Nelly sat in the kitchen with her sipping tea.
“Amy I have something to tell you. You've been the best sister I have always had. Nando and Hazel have been so wonderful too. You all have adjusted your lives to accommodate me”. Amy turned back to look at her sister
“Before you continue Nelly are you planning to kill yourself”? Amy demanded.
“Hell no” Nelly replied.
“What’s up with the speech”? Both sisters laughed.
Nelly put her serious look on again.
“Amy I can’t keep it any more. I have not been perfect at all. I have made mistakes that would push my husband to want to kill me. Amy pulled up a chair and sat by her sister; she was done with the dishes. Nelly continued, “at night before Hazels fifth birthday, I told Frederick I was pregnant. He didn't seem excited at first. He looked rather angry but he pretended to be happy. Afterwards, the only question he asked was how many months gone? I told him I was two months gone, then he smiled. We watched a movie in bed together; I slept off on his chest. I had to leave early the next morning to help prepare for Hazels party. We seemed fine. I found out earlier today that Frederick had a vasectomy years ago,so he knew he wasn't the father of my baby.
Amy used both hands to cover her mouth, shaking her head too in disapproval.
"Amy I didn't cheat on Frederick. I went to the Cryobank. I wanted a baby badly. I am thirty five with no kids. When would have been a better time to have a baby? I got desperate and my husband didn't care. I did what I had to do to make myself happy, to feel like a complete woman”.
“Nelly you were wrong to go behind your husband’s back and get pregnant like that”. Nelly snapped back at Amy “I didn't tell you all this so you can judge me”.
"Look now, you have messed up all your lives. The poor man has turned into a psycho killer thinking his wife has been cheating on him." Amy fired back both raising their voices. Angry, Nelly got up excusing herself to go to bed.
"No, Nelly, I am going to bed, it’s been an exhausting day”. Amy stormed out of the kitchen. Sad and angry, Nelly sat back in the kitchen for hours thinking deep and crying. Drained of tears she got up to go to bed. She went to wash her tea cup and opened the curtain just above the kitchen sink. There he was, Frederick, standing by the oak tree behind the house, looking directly at her in the dead of the night giving her the “I see u” sign. She dropped the cup and screamed aloud, Amy and Nando with hazel on his hand scampered into the kitchen.
The final part will be out soon,please check back.
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