For Better And For Worse
Chapter 131

Roger’s home.

This evening, Roger is watching television when he hears a press release on an affection order from the Minister of Health. The statement said that Doctor Roger was appointed director of the provincial hospital and was assigned to this province. He must be on duty one week at the latest, because there is an emergency.

He was extremely happy upon hearing this news. When all his family returned, he told them the news.

Roger: I have good news to tell you. Evariste, where is your fiancée?

Evariste: well, since it’s a family reunion…

Roger: no, she can come.

Evariste will therefore call his beautiful Marianne.

Roger: Well, I have some good news to tell you.

Clemence: what is it about darling?

Roger: I just saw a press release on television earlier. I am posted to the provinces. I have at the latest a week to go into service.

Clémence: wow, what good news, I’m so happy for you darling.

All his children congratulate him.

Roger: thank you everyone. Since you’re in class, you can’t come with me. So I will go alone and you can join me during the holidays. I will come every weekend to visit you. Evariste, you are the eldest so you must behave responsibly. You’re the man of the house now.

Evariste: count on me dad!

Clémence: you must take good care of your little brothers.

Roger: no darling, you too must stay, at least until the holidays and what’s more, you must keep your store and your job.

Clémence: no, I can’t leave you alone, I’m your wife so where you go, I go too. I’m going to entrust my store to someone.

Roger: okay honey.

So it was a few days later. Roger and his wife go to the provinces. They move into the house they built for the doctor in charge of the hospital.

SOME MONTHS LATER.

Anti-drug squad.

This morning, the mayor visits the anti-drug squad. Everyone gets up to welcome him and Commander Boris comes to escort him to his office.

Boris: Mr. Mayor, what does the honor of this unexpected visit deserve us?

Mayor: I submitted your project to change the brigade into a special crime-fighting unit and the reports from your last missions on cases of theft, kidnappings, robberies and everything worked in your favor and the State as well as international NGOs decided to finance the project.

Boris: oh my God, I had lost hope.

Mayor: Your efforts have paid off, Commander. From now on this brigade becomes the anti-crime cell (CAC).

Boris: thank you, Mr. Mayor.

Mayor: thank you.

Boris accompanies the mayor and after his departure, the commander gathers his team to speak to him.

Boris: hello everyone. After the end of the drug cartel, I met with the mayor to talk to him about the future of this unit. I had submitted to him a project to transform it into a special crime-fighting unit called Anti-Crime Cell and today, he came to tell me that the project has been approved. From now on, this building is no longer the anti-drug squad but the anti-crime unit. Experts will come and change the structure, badges and everything.

Everyone applauds.

Boris: our mission is to fight crime and establish peace and quiet in our city, so a big job awaits us.

This is how a few weeks later, the anti-drug squad completely became the anti-crime unit, from its decoration to its internal structure.

Séverin’s company.

Séverin’s assistant will present him this evening with this month’s end-of-year report.

Ernestine: good evening sir, here is this month’s activity report.

Séverin: please give me some good news.

Ernestine: unfortunately, there is no good news sir. Turnover is still declining. Last month it was 70% but now it’s down to 50%.

Séverin: Well shit, what’s going on?

Ernestine: I don’t know sir.

Séverin: I will have to set up an investigative committee to understand what is happening.

Ernestine: that’s a good idea sir.

Séverin: thank you Ernestine. You can dispose of it.

Ernestine: good evening sir.

Ernestine returns to her office and packs up her things to go home, as does Séverin.

Séverin’s home.

Séverin comes home sad. His wife would like to know the reason for this bad mood.

Claire: Honey, what’s wrong?

Séverin: my business is sinking, my love.

Claire: What do you mean?

Séverin: my turnover has dropped by 50%, that’s too much loss.

Claire: Damn, what caused this loss?

Séverin: I don’t know but I plan to carry out investigations.

Claire: So do that. Don’t worry, we’ll get through this.

This is how their trials begin, but a united couple will overcome all obstacles. We will therefore not talk about the problems of this couple.

SOME MONTHS LATER.

Krist’s business was completed and he ordered goods from China, France, the United States and Dubai. Very good quality goods. This morning, his goods arrive and he arranges everything in his business with the help of Yves and other people he has already hired. Within a few days, all of his goods arrived. With the help of Yves, he has already created his online store. Being an excellent e-marketer, Yves advertises him on social networks and many people are interested in his products. He talks about it with his wife.

Krist: darling, tomorrow I’m going to open our business. I already have several customers who request my products.

Isabelle: okay, but above all it must be dedicated to God.

Krist: I know, that’s why I invited Pastor Aristide and his brother to consecrate her to God tomorrow from 10 a.m.

Isabelle: it’s excellent!

Krist: Hey, I asked a friend who knows about it to do this project for me.

He hands her a document which she opens to look at.

Isabelle: but is this a project to expand the living room?

Krist: yes my love. What do you think about it ?

Isabelle: I think we should pursue one hare at a time, right?

Krist: yes, but there are two of us so we can chase two hares at the same time.

Isabelle: except that I am much more passionate about my job as a midwife.

Krist: I know, we’re going to open a clinic later. But regarding the salon, you don’t have to manage it directly. We’re going to hire hairdressers.

Isabelle: okay. In this case, may God help us in implementing this new project.

Krist: Amen.

Tomorrow at 10 a.m., the couple goes to the company and the twin pastors arrive. It was also in the presence of a few employees that they consecrated the company to God and from that day on it was put into operation. Ernestine left Séverin to accept a position as an accountant in Krist’s company and business is doing well.

Léon’s company.

A little later, Léon’s business was also set up. The organization for the security and escort of the people was created and Léon launched a training and employment offer. That is to say that everyone who comes to train will become employees of the company at the same time, at least the best ones. He receives a lot of applications and he selects the best profiles. When the desired number is reached, he calls on Krist who has decided to give him a helping hand as promised and together with Boris and other trainers as well, they train Léon’s employees; practical training in close combat, shooting and driving, which lasted a month. After that, he pays his trainers and gives uniforms to his employees. He also purchased six vehicles for the service and six drones as well. A drone for a vehicle. A vehicle is driven by two agents, which makes a total staff of 12 people in addition to two IT experts who monitor all traffic to detect the slightest problem and who are also responsible for advertising the company. With Krist’s guidance, he also dedicated his business to God. A few days later, a group of tourists arrived in the city and requested his business. He talks about it to his wife.

Delphine: So, where are you with your business?

Léon: no, our company! She is ready and we already have a first mission.

Delphine: good news! What is this mission?

Léon: we are going to escort tourists in tourist areas, precisely in Loumian.

Delphine: do you want to talk about this site which is no longer really used because of the attackers who have caused several victims there, several kidnappings for ransom…?

Léon: yes, this is an opportunity to show the population that they can trust us.

Delphine: God be with you…

Léon: Amen! Thank you darling.

Tourist site of Loumian.

Tomorrow morning, three vehicles from Léon will pick up the tourists at the hotel. There were six of them. So they drive them to the site and when they arrive at the entrance, a group of six people in a vehicle comes out of nowhere and parks in front of them. They stop and they go down to surround them, being armed…

–Everyone get out of the vehicles!

Léon: have no fear, everything will be fine!

They get out of the vehicles and the bandits order them to regroup. Meanwhile, the two IT technicians see things happening thanks to the drones. He directs them at them and they shoot tranquilizer arrows at the kidnappers. Three fell simultaneously and while the other three turned their weapons to the sky, the commander and his men attacked and disarmed them.

Leon: you have nothing?

–No, it’s okay, say the tourists. Léon calls Boris.

Boris: yes commander!

Léon: come to the tourist site of Loumian, we have arrested some criminals.

Boris: we’re coming.

Commander Boris and his men go there and take away the attackers. The two commanders therefore work closely together. As for Léon, he takes the tourists on the guided tour. They even protect them from fierce wild animals as well as reptiles throughout their stay and they are paid graciously at the end. It was only after this mission that the site was redeveloped and it receives many visits. As for Léon’s business, it receives a lot of credibility and many people seek it out.

Renaissance hospital.

Ernestine had an acute stomach ache this morning and her brother took her to the hospital. He informs Yves who decides to join them later. After analysis, the doctor speaks to Hervé and Yves.

Gabriel: I have good news and bad news.

Yves: start with the good doctor.

Gabriel: The good news is that she just has indigestion.

Hervé: and the bad one?

Gabriel: I did in-depth analyzes and she suffers from ovarian failure.

Yves: what does that mean, doctor?

Gabriel: That means she can’t conceive.

Yves and Hervé: what?

Yves: no, no, not that. Is… does she have a chance of conceiving, doctor?

Gabriel: yes, she can conceive by scrupulously following treatment.

Yves joins his future wife trying to be strong but she knows there is a problem so she forces him to tell the truth.

Yves: the doctor said that you suffer from ovarian failure and that you cannot conceive.

Ernestine: what!

Yves: I’m sorry.

Ernestine: no, no, I can’t accept that.

Yves: don’t worry. He said that with treatment you can conceive. We will pray to the Lord for your healing.

Ernestine: why is this happening to me?

This was the beginning of their trials but we are not going to talk about it at the risk of never finishing this story. Love endures everything and if it is sincere, it overcomes everything.