The citizens condemned the man's act, they wanted him to be hanged in front of the court as they saw it as a lesson to other people. the evidence was one hundred per cent enough to show that it was true that the man was directly involved in the murder but the honourable chief judge had received phone calls asking him to twist the case and create false evidence that would keep the accused safe from prison and a death sentence. until then the identity of the accused was not known.
As he was starting to read his eighth book, suddenly a strong thunder struck and the electricity went out, he sighed anxiously, starting to sweat on his face. when his phone started ringing in the thick darkness, he looked at the number, it was an unknown number, he had never seen it before, he hesitated to answer it, it rang until it hung up. About ten seconds later, a message came in that he hesitated to open but had no choice.
"LOOK OUTSIDE YOUR WINDOW YOU WILL SEE SOMEONE, IF TOMORROW YOU DO ANY OF THAT STUPIDITY THEN YOUR FAMILY WILL JOIN THE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO DIED VERY CRUELLY. TOMORROW AT TEN IN THE MORNING YOUR DECISIONS WILL DETERMINE THE DESTINY OF YOUR FAMILY'S LIFE"
the message which made him tremble, he took out a cloth from his pocket and wiped the sweat that was flowing from his face. he turned on his big flashlight and moved to the window while there was still a terrible darkness outside, he opened the window slowly and looked out, he shone the flashlight. he was surprised after seeing a ninja with two swords on his back standing Down there, it looked like it had been raining for a long time, and he was very scared.
He turned back after he heard someone's steps but he felt that his head was not right, he returned his eyes to the ground, he did not see anything and there was no sign of someone's presence, he started to go back slowly in fear, he turned and pulled out his pistol and pointed it at the place where he felt someone. suddenly the electricity came back, he was surprised his wife was standing in front of him he was surprised that her husband was holding a pistol and pointing it at her, he lowered it and put it in his pocket quickly while sweating profusely, his wife followed him and hugged him with the pistol on his back.
"Don't worry, my husband, I know that tomorrow will hurt you a lot, leave it to GOD, but make sure you decide what is best. I will always support you in everything"
the sound of her voice made him smile for the first time since he entered the room. this was because of her the only human being that he knew from feet to the last point of the hair on her head, when he was in front of this woman he felt at peace. he bent down and kissed his wife's belly where there was a bump showing that it was a big pregnancy.
"Is my son doing okay?" He asked laughing, clearly showing that he was happy with the pregnancy, even though he was not happy in his heart.
"He is fine, he is just kicking me, I think his sister will be very happy when he is born and she really wanted to be with her brother when she was being bullied" his wife answered as she moved to where her husband was studying.
"Do your best, my husband. you should find time for rest today and don't sleep too late, tomorrow is a very important day" he smiled after hearing the voice of the woman he loves, who followed him and kissed him on the forehead.
"I'm coming in half an hour, my wife" he replied humbly, he didn't need to offend the future mother of his children, she smiled and started towards the door but turned before she left.
"Have you called Jason to tell him what's going on?" His wife's question shocked him a little, the man who was being asked was his younger brother who was away academically, his name was known as Jason Japhary and there were only two in their family.
"He likes to sleep too much. I will call him after the case tomorrow, don't worry" he spoke firmly, but his body was betraying him, he was shaking a lot.
his wife felt very sorry for him, her husband was in a very difficult time but she had no way to help him, so she left and went to sleep. The chief judge remained in that room but he was not in the mood to continue reading anymore. he kept thinking about the message sent to him and what he witnessed outside, he found himself very scared.
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It was very early in the morning when she got up from her bed, she turned to her side and could not see her beloved husband, she was very surprised and quickly moved to the study room where she knew her husband would be. She found him as she had left him last night, he hadn't got a drop of sleep, he was bent over, holding his ink pen in his hand, looking at it very carefully. his wife felt sorry for him, her husband was suffering a lot.
"Have you slept at all?" She asked him gently even though she understood that since yesterday the man could not fall asleep or pretend to sleep.
"I feel like I've been sleeping for a whole year, I don't have a drop of sleep, my body has completely failed to bring me to sleep since yesterday when you left me here."
"How long do you think you will torture yourself like that? Because you will be encountering a strange and terrifying case, if you do not feel okay you should recuse yourself and appoint any other judge to stand on your behalf today in court"
"There is no case that will be more terrible than this. the person who was killed is the president, but if you leave it at that, the person who died was my friend. Do you think there is anyone who will be able to refuse the bribe money offered to the judges? There is a time to think like an adult." he shouted very angrily with tears.
it was not normal for him to speak so harshly in front of his wife, his wife knew she had wronged her husband, she needed to apologize to him but as he was late, he went to lock himself in the bedroom where after only ten minutes he came out wearing a suit and carrying a bag in his hand. he could not even say goodbye to his wife, his day was ruined very early in the morning.