For Better And For Worse
Chapter 22

Krist’s home.

Krist’s wife wakes up after a heavy sleep. She stretches a little and looks at her husband’s place next to it which is empty. She thinks of him, she caresses her stomach thinking of him. She looks up and sees their photo on the wall. She gets up to take it and caresses her husband’s face in the photo. She puts it back and goes to wash her face before returning to the living room. She greets her mother-in-law.

Isabelle: hello mom.

Odette: hello my daughter, how are you this morning?

Isabelle: I miss my husband sorely.

Odette: I understand how hard it is but you have to be strong. You will be able to visit him soon.

Isabelle: I’m trying, Mom, but it’s not easy at all. How could I imagine that from one day to the next, I would live without my husband. Every morning when I wake up, he says hello to me with his pretty smile, he k****s me, he asks me if I slept well, he makes love to me, he sometimes makes me food, he makes me laugh, he chases away all my worries, it gives me the joy of living, etc. How am I supposed to live without all this mom?

Odette: I have no words to comfort you my daughter, I’m sorry.

She takes her in her arms. Stella comes from the kitchen.

Stella: hello Isabelle, are you not okay?

Isabelle (wiping her tears): no, it’s not okay.

Stella: I’m so sorry Isabelle, if only I could do something.

Isabelle: there is nothing you can do Stella, I don’t know why God is inflicting such punishment on me.

Stella: I’m so sad to see you like this, Isabelle.

Isabelle: don’t worry about me Stella, focus on your future.

Stella: how can you not blame me, you are like my mother and you treat me like your sister. Please, breakfast is ready, we need to eat.

Isabelle: okay, I’m coming.

Odette helps him get up and they go to eat.

Prison.

Krist and Leo stop in front of the prison champion. All eyes are on them.

Leo: We don’t want any trouble.

Bayoko: Do ​​as I tell you and you won’t get in trouble.

Leo: what do you want?

Bayoko: you’re not new, you should know?

Leo: well no.

Bayoko: very good, the new one, he must pay me before using this land.

Krist: sorry but I have nothing.

Bayoko: In that case, kneel before me and implore my grace to let you use this land.

Krist: Lord Jesus! Wait, tell me Leo, who does he think he is?

Leo: he is the champion and leader of the prisoners.

Krist: he’s a boxing champion, right?

Leo: Yes.

Krist: so let him go give orders to his boxer friends.

Leo: Krist!

Bayoko: That’s it, pretend I’m not here but if you don’t do what I say, you’ll be in big trouble.

Krist: Well Leo, I think we’ve wasted enough time, what if we continue?

Bayoko: I’m not done with you yet. You pay where you leave the field.

Krist: wait, but where exactly does he think he is? Do you think you’re in your kingdom here or what, on what basis would you want me to pay you or kneel before you?

Bayoko: plus he’s insolent! I am the champion therefore the leader of all the prisoners, do as I tell you.

Krist: I don’t have money and I won’t kneel to a man, sorry. I’m leaving.

Krist continues his race and two guys, including Aubin and Robin, catch him and bring him back to the Boss. Aristide joined them and together with Léo, they begged Bayoko not to hurt him but he didn’t want to hear anything.

Bayoko: kneel before me!

Krist: I will never kneel before a man, I can only kneel before God.

Bayoko: here there is no God, I am the only God of this place.

Krist (laughing): a god in a prison, let me laugh yes!

He receives a violent blow to the stomach. Aristide begs Bayoko to leave him but in vain.

Bayoko: make him kneel!

Aubin and Robin tried to make him kneel but they didn’t succeed.

Bayoko: impressive, you are strong enough but not enough.

He punches him hard in the stomach and Krist drops to one knee and vomits b***d.

Bayoko: what were you saying again?

Krist: champion of junk, you hit like a bitch.

Hurt by this word, Bayoko wanted to hit him with all his strength but a guard asks what is happening and he stops. He makes it clear to the guard that they were just playing sports so he leaves.

Bayoko: bring him in and give him a good dose of anal s*x with all your strength.

Aubin and Robin take him to a tool room. Robin will take a rope to tie him up. Krist kicks Aubin’s testicles with his heel as he grabbed him from behind and he released him. Robin turns around and receives a blow to the face which knocks him to the ground. Krist quickly turns around and kneed Aubin in the forehead, who has his head down and his hands between his legs. He falls on his back and Krist rushes to grab the rope. Robin gets up and throws a punch. Krist dodges and puts the rope on his wrist. He throws another blow with his slipper, which he dodges and attaches his hand to his foot. Aubin gets up and approaches miserably. He throws a kick which Krist catches and then moves his supporting foot to knock him down. In the end, he ties them both up. He stays in front of them and looks at them while thinking.

Krist: If I go out and leave them like this, I’ll be in big trouble, I have to fake something.

Krist’s home.

After the meal and everything, Stella k****s Isabelle and her mother-in-law then she goes to the university. Odette therefore decides to stay with Isabelle. They watch television together.

Anti-drug squad.

In the commander’s office.

Boris: we must try to infiltrate Gauthier’s gang.

Kevin: How can we achieve this?

Boris: I don’t know yet but I think it all starts at the fountain bar. We have to go out there in civilian clothes and scout out the potential sellers of bags of drugs and when that’s done, we’ll ask for someone to be undercover.

Kevin: It will be very dangerous. I bet they know the identity of everyone who works in the brigade, in the police, everywhere and maybe even that they have top people among the forces of law and order.

Boris: It’s possible. That’s why I’m thinking of someone special.

Kevin: Whose?

Boris: Commander Léon.

Kevin: the ex-brigade commander?

Boris: yes, he was fired because he handed over a large quantity of drugs seized by the squad to the dealers to free his daughter who had been kidnapped. Failing to serve a few years in prison, he should never again be part of the security forces or the police force and must no longer work in any government structure. It gives him a good reason to be angry with the government and it gives him credibility in front of them.

Kevin: you’re right, but as long as he accepts.

Boris: Yes. It’s up to us to convince him.

Prison.

After reflection, Krist addresses Aubin and Robin.

Krist: listen to me carefully, I’m going to untie you and you’re going to act as if nothing happened because otherwise you’ll find me on your way. And besides, you have to play the game otherwise your boss will blame you too. Are we on the same wavelength?

They say yes and Krist unties them. They approach the exit and push him out. Krist falls outside and they walk out after him, fixing their pants. The boss and his men were a few meters in front of the door. Krist gets up and walks straight towards the boss, giving him a Lion look before turning him away to join his friends. Aubin and Robin approach.

Aubin: he understood his lesson, boss.

Robin: It will be gentler next time.

Bayoko: very good, it’s excellent.

They go away. The brothers in Christ ask Krist how he was and he tells them he is fine. He will then continue his jogging. Leo joins him.

Leo: you shouldn’t have stood up to him Krist.

Krist: don’t fear Leo men, they might imagine themselves to be comparable to God.

Leo: I see. I imagine how shameful it must have been to be sodomized.

Krist: Who said I was sodomized?

Léo: ah well… I…

Krist: well no, they didn’t succeed. Now imagine their fate if they had told their boss that they failed?

Leo: oh, I see. But how did you manage to stop them?

Krist: They saw dragons in my anus.

Leo: You’re kidding me, aren’t you?

Krist: so you want to know everything, no you too. Okay, let’s do some stretching now.

Leo: Looks like you’re more to be feared Krist.

Krist: You need not fear me or a mortal like you, fear your God and tremble before him but do not tremble before a man. Face him and if he surpasses you, it might be understandable. And above all, don’t confuse respect with fear.

Leo: I think you and I will get along well.

They do a few stretches and join the others. The hour strikes and they return to the large room and stay in line to eat. The brothers in Christ follow each other to eat their meal. Krist, Aristide, Léo and Olivier remain on a table. Following the boss’s orders, Aubin joins their table.

Aubin: you (Krist), the boss wants to know your first name.

Krist: He can call me Krist.

Aubin: ok Krist, the boss has asked you to bring him breakfast.

Krist: ok.

Krist gets up and goes to get Bayoko’s meal. Meanwhile, another of his men came and took all of Krist’s food. Krist brings the meal to the Boss and joins his table. The boss hands the food to his men. Krist no longer sees his food.

Krist: Who did this?

Olivier: here he is, his name is Armand.

Krist looks at him with fiery eyes to the point where Armand lowers his. His friends share their dish with him and they eat together. Afterwards they all return to their cells. The champion returns to his room, let’s say, with a bathtub, a good bed and four girls who are at his disposal. He dives into the bathtub and the girls wash him, then they give him a massage and at the end, he selects the one he wants to play in bed or they pass one after the other at the same time. After finishing, he calmly takes his beer and smokes his shisha accompanied by a good dish. Meanwhile, in his miserable cell, Krist and his fellow inmate talk.

Aristide: I’m sorry for what you had to go through today at the sports field, I can imagine how humiliating it must have been.

Krist: don’t be sorry, I didn’t suffer anything at all.

Aristide: how so?

Krist tells him what happened.

Aristide: wow, you have to participate in the upcoming tournament Krist.

Krist: Me, participating in the boxing tournament, never.

Aristide: imagine, you are a good man, if you become the champion, you will give more freedom to others, they will be able to have the chance to come to God because currently, it is Batik who prevents them under the pretext that he there is no God in prisons and that the only God is him.

Krist: Since you all fear him, it’s normal that he thinks he’s a god.

Aristide: you have to disillusion him.

Krist: I say no then it’s no.

Aristide: the champion is entitled to a good room, a good shower, a good meal, many other privileges, in short, he is not really in prison.

Krist: I’m not interested and don’t even insist.

Aristide: ok, sorry.

Krist: Don’t you have a book by chance?

Aristide: no, I only have my Bible. However, we can bring you books if you want.

Krist: ok.

In the meantime, he takes his wife’s photo to look at it.