From A Harlot To A Princess (A STANDALONE NOVEL) by CAGE Thompson

Author:CAGE Thompson [Thompson, Cage]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: T'Ann Marie Presents
Published: 2019-01-12T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“Be careful what you ask of the devil.”

—C.A.G.E. Thompson

ROCHELLE LOOKED AT HER mother’s pallor against the white hospital sheets. She had watched her like a hawk throughout dinner, but she had never expected the sight of blood when her mother had clutched her stomach with a cry. She didn’t even remember how they reached the hospital.

“Rochelle, you have to report this,” Samuel Davison, Officer Robinson’s rookie, pleaded once more, as the nurse upped her mother’s drip.

She remembered the shocked expressions, and sounds of both cops when the doctor had cut off her mother’s jumpsuit. Cuts and bruises marred her mother’s body; there was barely an inch of skin left that wasn’t black and blue, that at that moment, even the trauma doctor had asked if she had been in a car accident.

“And say what? That the awed Justice Minister is the most flawed politician appointed to take down criminals? Who would believe us?” She questioned quietly, sorrow replacing her anger at the position that they had found themselves in.

Samuel gestured to Officer Robinson, who was snapping away at her mother’s sleeping frame with his digital camera, ensuring to preserve as much of her modesty as possible. “That’s evidence, Miss Jones,” he stated firmly, and she eased off the doorframe to take in his stiff posture.

“Samuel, this is new to you,” she stated, gesturing widely. “The justice system is not as smooth cut as the textbooks make it sound. Percival can make all those photos disappear from your system without you even knowing. What will raking up old coals cause, Samuel? You’ll lose the position that many covet, and he’ll still be in his high place,” she murmured. “He can make things hard for you, very hard.”

Samuel’s expression faltered, but his chin was still held in a stubborn slant. “This is also able to destroy my life, Miss Jones; I am standing here perverting the course of justice,” he mumbled starchily.

Rochelle sighed softly- the devil and the deep blue sea, right? “Therefore, it’s your call to choose your battle, Samuel; just make sure you choose the one that will help you win the war.”

They both turned as a well-built, dark-skinned, handsome, middle-aged doctor, walked towards them. Briefly, surprise flickered through his coal-like eyes, when he saw Officer Robinson, before he controlled his expression.

“Rochelle, I am utterly surprised to find you here,” he muttered, and looked at her mother’s file attached to the wall outside her room.

Rochelle shrugged, and Samuel stiffened at her side. “It was an emergency, and we had guests. They volunteered to rush her to the hospital. I did leave a message on your answering machine, however,” she stated, as the other doctor walked from the room, pausing mid-stride when she saw the senior doctor.

Rochelle watched the woman blush, and tuck a loose lock of permed hair behind her rapidly reddening ear; no doubt the two were more than a little familiar with each other.

“Doctor Lewis, we tried to reach you, but your pager was off and so, the chief assigned me to her.

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