For Better And For Worse
Chapter 39

Fountain bar.

Commander Léon goes to get his drugs at the same time.

Léon: Jeff, I’ve been dealing for you for over a month, so why don’t you still want to introduce me to your boss?

Jeff: Because I need to be sure of your loyalty and sure that I can trust you.

Léon: but what more do you want me to do to prove my loyalty or my trust to you?

Jeff: Listen, if you want to stay, I’m the one who decides so either you stay or you go.

Léon: ok, it’s up to you, that’s understood.

Jeff: Then do your job.

So he gives him the drugs and keeps his share.

Krist’s home.

This morning, after Stella left for university, Isabelle remains alone at home. Around 10 a.m., she receives a visit from Séverin. She welcomes him properly and serves him a drink.

Séverin: I’m glad to see that you’re doing well, Isabelle.

Isabelle: thank you. You… you’re not working today?

Séverin: yes, but I’m the CEO so I can find time at any time and coming to see how you were seemed more important than work.

Isabelle: that’s nice of you. I’m getting ready to take a shower before going to work so are you waiting for me or are you leaving?

Séverin: take your shower, that way I’ll drop you off.

Isabelle: okay, thank you.

His phone rings, it’s a call from Doctor Charles seeking his skills. She promises to come as soon as possible. She leaves her phone on the table and goes to take a shower.

Prison.

It’s time to make calls, the inmates are all outside trying to make a call. Giscard accompanies Krist and thanks to him, he can make a call. So he dials his wife’s number and waits impatiently for her to pick up. Isabelle’s phone starts ringing, again and again. Séverin calls her but she doesn’t answer. The call stopped. Krist throws him back. Séverin gets up to look, it’s an unknown number, a fixed number. Curiosity pushes him to drop out.

Séverin: hello!

Krist’s heart skipped a beat when he heard a man’s voice on his wife’s phone.

Krist: Who’s on the phone?

Séverin: This question is more yours, don’t you think?

Krist: This phone doesn’t belong to you so I’m asking who is on the phone?

Séverin: it’s my wife’s phone so it’s also mine. And now you’re going to tell me who’s calling?

Krist: sorry, I got the wrong number.

What such unpleasant and cutting news! Krist is heartbroken. He drops the phone and leaves from there with full of thoughts. But despite everything, he never thought that his wife could cheat on him because he trusts her. Instead, he thinks of his father-in-law’s words:

Bruno: know today that you are no longer my daughter’s husband. I have declared a divorce between you.

Krist: no, no I can’t believe it. You didn’t do that Bruno, don’t tell me you really remarried your daughter? How can a father do this to his daughter. How can he take advantage of this moment of distress to do this to her?

Giscard approaches him.

Giscard: Krist, are you feeling well?

Krist: no Giscard, I’m in pain, I’m in real pain. However, it is now that I am determined to get out of here, no matter what.

Giscard: what happened earlier on the phone?

Krist: My father-in-law forced my wife to marry someone else.

Giscard: what, how can he do that?

Krist: because he never liked me. The first time, my wife disowned her parents for me, but now that I’m not here, she’s all alone against her father, she had no choice. That’s why he reconciled with his daughter.

Giscard: what a father!

Krist: yes, what a father. I need your help.

Giscard: what can I do for you?

Krist: I need you to hit me, I need to go to the infirmary.

Giscard: what, I’m not going to do that?

Krist gets up and grabs him by the collars.

Krist: why, I leave you no choice. Go ahead, please.

Krist pushes him and he falls. He turns to leave and Giscard gets up behind him. All eyes were on them.

Giscard: hey, we’re not done yet.

Krist turns and rushes towards him. He throws a blow which he dodges and elbows him in the back of the head. Krist falls and gets up. He throws a right punch. Giscard catches and hits him. He throws a left jab, he catches it and hits it. He starts hitting him hard and Krist pisses b***d. He falls but Giscard beats him to the ground before the guards come to separate them. Krist was in bad shape. The guards call others who come to carry him to the infirmary.

Claire: Oh my God, Krist! What did you do to him?

Guard: oh it’s not us, he looked and he found.

Claire: Put it here! What happened ?

Guard: he attacked Giscard. Take care of it!

They go out and leave him. Claire anesthetizes him and takes care of him. Meanwhile, Giscard’s friends approach him.

Val: What happened?

Giscard: I did him a favor.

Caleb: What do you mean?

Giscard: he wanted to visit the infirmary.

Marcus: But you went too hard.

Giscard: we don’t go to the infirmary for a scratch.

Aristide and his friends arrive.

Aristide: how did you do that to him Giscard?

Leo: you are a wild beast!

Giscard: I will not allow you to insult me.

Olivier: why did you want to kill him?

Giscard: it was he who asked me to hit him to allow him to access the infirmary.

Aristide: what?

Giscard: yes, we had to understand the why of things before accusing people or judging them.

He leaves in front of them. All detainees then return to their cells. Meanwhile Claire takes care of Krist’s wounds.

Krist’s home.

Séverin deleted the call that Isabelle received. She finishes taking her shower and gets dressed before joining Séverin.

Séverin: wow, you are absolutely lovely!

Isabelle: thank you, that’s kind of you!

Séverin: you can use familiarity with me, you know.

Isabelle: okay. I have to leave now.

Séverin: very good, I’ll drop you off in that case.

Isabelle: thank you.

They get out and Séverin opens his door for her to enter before getting in and driving her to the hospital. After dropping him off, he leaves for work. Isabelle greets the colleagues she meets and goes to wear midwifery outfits and joins her friends.

Isabelle: hello everyone. How does it look?

Alice: the fetus wants to come out through the feet.

Isabelle: seriously!

Rachel: oh yes, we tried to return it to no avail.

Isabelle: ok, what if we try again?

Christelle: let’s go!

Claudine: it’s good to see you again Isabelle.

Isabelle: it’s the only place where I feel good.

They therefore begin their work and they succeed in giving birth to the lady in natural conditions. It was a great joy for the wife and her husband as well as for themselves to have done a remarkable job. Rachel and Claudine ended up becoming friends with Isabelle and they work very well together. Once in her office, Isabelle receives a message from Doctor Roger.

Roger: Hi Isabelle, I hope you don’t blame me too much for what happened. I sincerely regret, I’m sorry.

Isabelle: you are a perverted doctor, leave me alone and take care of your wife. But damn!

Prison.

Claire finishes bandaging Krist’s wounds and sits down next to him. He is unconscious.

Claire: why does everyone want you so much? Yet you seem so simple, so innocent. You are so beautiful and they like to distort your face, why? My emotions are mixed, I don’t know how to explain to you what I feel about you. On the one hand I’m happy to see you here because when you’re not injured, I have no opportunity to see you but at the same time, I’m so sad to see you in this state because I’m as sad as you to see you in this state. Hmm, what a paradox han!

She gets up and k****s him on the lips.

Claire: I love you Kristian.

Krist wakes up and she gets scared. His heart skips a beat and begins to beat faster.

Krist: Hello!

Claire: her… hello!

Krist: Am I still alive?

Claire: It seems so. You…did you hear what I said?

Krist: um, what did you say?

Claire: It doesn’t matter. How are you feeling ?

Krist: Alive.

Claire: It’s going to be okay, rest!

Krist: thank you Claire, without you, I think I would die in this prison.

Claire: It won’t happen as long as I’m here. She places her hand on his forehead to caress it.

Krist: Claire, I want to talk to you about something.

Claire: okay, I’m listening.

Krist: you have to help me.