The Call Girl - Season 1 - Episode 53

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The Call Girl - Season 1 - Episode 53

If he votes for Jimmy, what if he doesn’t win .

The Mayor would probably give him early retirement since he was not loyal. But if he votes for Jaime and he wins, he may still have a chance.

He should choose wisely.

He stares at Jimmy and then Jaime. He bites his lips.

The other board members exchange silent words with themselves.
Jimmy spares all of them a glance. Seeing their expression change.

He smiles. He looks at his father, his wife, Jaime and then everyone else.

He should lock all of them up in a room, and set a bomb. or maybe he should kill them one by one in their sleep. Then he would kill their children and feed them to the dogs.

He thinks to himself.

All of them, every single one in this room.
If anything goes wrong today, all of them in this room would not see the light of day before the week runs out.

”Cat cut your tongue” Alexander throws at him, Jaime stares at her, shaking her head. she bites her lips.

“Mr Jimmy, time is not on our side. Do you continue or do you step down from aspiring?”

Jimmy smiles, ”I will continue” He was not giving up, he was going to win, then he would kill all of them.

He clears his throat, smiles and the began to talk, giving the pitch he had planned.
After thirty minutes, Jaime is facing them as he begins to speak.. “When I was little, my father had taken me by the hand and brought me to his company. I sat down for the first time in a chair that swallowed me, unable to touch my feet to the ground. You know what he said when i cried out for help? One day, you would be faced with challenges in life and you may not see any way out. But instead of wallowing in self pity. You will find a way to make victory out of your distress. What does he do? He leaves me in the room to figure it out. I was four. Too young to understand what he meant. An hour later, I had climbed the chair, managed to get on the table, walked to the end and there at the far end was a stool. It had been there all along and I didn’t realize it. Slowly I climbed down and when I opened the door. He was there waiting for me with open arms. Then I realized something, life may never be the way we want it to be and what we desire may be different from what we get. Do we give up? Do we fall never to rise? No. We do all within our power to be all that we desire to be even when the odds are against us. That has been my motivation I decided to stay away from my father’s shadow to be myself. Be my own person and all that I have achieved have been centered on the need to uplift not to pull down. And because my father had taken me by the hand to enable me stand. I also had to go out there to see others who didn’t have the opportunity as I did to be that hand that would help them get to where they are ” he says ” That is why, the community projects I have been working on has been under the radar for some time. Because we have been working hard to do things right, for the people and not for us,

You all know about the innovations I have come up for the company. The railway projects has since been successful. The schools. The hospitals etc. And the community projects is the heart of it all, taking the underprivileged and giving them the life they can only dream and then exploring them back to give back to the society.

Project 100 is aimed at bringing wishes to reality and we already have presently about 56 communities on the border line signed up in this project. 42 are under works and the last 8 communities are in talks with my people.

Not just that, we have China, France and then the British government tapping until this project to sponsor and always give supplies.
Furthermore, the schools, outreach and the new city would be commissioned within a month. Yes, we have gone that far.

This project has been in planning for a few years and it has come to reality. Your reality. ”

Shock registers on everyone’s faces
” I am not here to tell you what I can do if you vote me.. I am here to show you what I have done. Actions are more powerful then words and my father taught me that it must proceed my words and that is the only way one can truly know who you can be.

I am not standing here to hang a rope over my head to lord people. No. If my presence here can do more good and reduce the pain of people and their suffering, then I have done something right.

My name is Jaime Lockswire, a man who desires a better future for the community, and using the platform of the Heritage group which had been the life wire of our great city “Chocolate City ” to make this city greater than it is, and I would like to be your President and together we can achieve great things for ourselves and that of our children so that years from now, they may have a reason to reach out and bless others as we have.

Thank you. ”

He finishes.

Like thunder claps the entire room vibrates with claps and nodding off heads. Happy mutterings and excitement.

Alexander looks around unable to believe her ears.
“D--n, the fool got a good head on his head. I am impressed ” she says to herself.
Jacob nods his head. His wife sq££zes his hands.

Jimmy’s eyes darkens, anger sears through his heart, and all he wants to is inflict pain, immeasurable pain to the man standing beside him.

“Now we vote ” Mr Lupid calls out as he beckons to the man who stood positioned at the side door.

He walks to him with a box and then places it in the middle. The board members were the first to drop a card with a name in the box. Once done, everyone else was allowed to do the same.

The man comes back and then began to count and arrange the cards.

Jaime steps away and then goes to his mother.

She doesn’t let him speak as she crushes him in a hug, kissing his face.

He places his head over her hands and then covers his face with her hands.
“Jaime? ” he looks up, “I have never been so proud a father before. ” he had tears in his eyes “All this.. You did all this? ”
Jaime straightens up as he places a kiss to her forehead. He nods “Yes sir. ” he smiles.
They grab each other in a hug.
“I am sorry father. I am so sorry ”
Alexander flicks a tear away from her eyes and then sniffs.

Christine suddenly finds her feet. She rushes to them.
“Oh my God Jaime ” she rushes him as soon as he and his father break apart. “Thank God. ”

Alexander frowns. She walks to them while the counting is still on-going.
Jaime doesn’t push her away. But he doesn’t let her linger.

“Christine”
“Oh baby I was so sorry.. I.. Oh my God. “” she places a kiss to his cheeks. He stops her before she kisses him square on the lips.
Alexander is beside him now. Suddenly angrily jealous.

“Give the man some space ”
Jaime hides a smile as he stares at her.
“I am fine Christine ”
Her mother walks to him and so did everyone else.
“We are so happy you are here Jaime and your pitch was revealing. We do not regret voting for you. ” They all begin to talk.
“The votes are ready”
Everyone turns. The reporters take their seats, the camera continues to roll and everyone’s hearts are in their hands.
Jaime smiles at his parents. Then suddenly he looks at Alexander.

“You were something up there Lockswire ” she says
He smiles ” If I didn’t know better. I would say you were impressed ”
“Pfft! It would take more than a few intelligent words to impress me hot shot”
He smiles “Yeah, you should get better at lying. You are smiling ”

She frowns ‘Fxxk you”, then she smiles.
“Maybe, that won’t be such a bad thing Alexander.. ”

She shoots him a look. His eyes sparkles mischievously. ”That was a joke”
”I knew that” Her cheeks begin to grow warm. She looks away. He smiles.
“Having counted the votes.. Here is the result. ..the over-all Winner is..”
“You know if you don’t win that’s fine, just know everyone in this room seems mighty proud of the man you have become. Even your parents. ”

“What about you”?”
“What I think shouldn’t matter ”
“What if it does.. ?”
She opens her mouth to speak .
“Alexander, promise me you wouldn’t do anything as stupid as putting yourself in danger again. ”

She had a hot retort at the tips of her lips..
“Promise me. ”
“Why, why does it matter if I put myself in danger? ”

“Maybe because, I do care about you, something I didn’t realize till a moment ago when the Gareth had your arms twisted and I wanted to ensure he never does it again. Promise me”

She was speechless.., then she blinks ”What do you mean care about me, you don;’t know me”

”Yes i don’t, and care like..i don’t know, i don’t want you harmed, i mean what else ? Promise me.”

“Find, i promise. Silly”
He nods.

“JAIME LOCKSWIRE had a total of 89 votes. Ladies and Gentlemen, behold the face and new President of Heritage group. The future of Chocolate City. An automatic ticket to the general elections of Mayor ship in two weeks. Congratulations!!!! ”

The cheers and claps was deafening.
His face breaks into a smile. He hugs and kisses his mother. Hugs his father. Christine screams throwing herself on him.
Everyone wanted to shake him and congratulate him.

Alexander claps smiling “Not bad Lockswire. Not bad”
He was lead to give a speech of thanks and then taking the honorary title and the seal.
While he spoke thanking everyone, his eyes kept darting to where she stood. Lingering.
“Sir, what is your first call of action now? ”
Jaime looks at Jimmy and then the Chief of police. His smile leaving his face.
He has started, he would go all the way now.
“I order an investigation into Jimmy; his company. Investment he had carried to see how legal it is. Businesses he is into. Infact every single thing to ensure that the proofs from Mr Steve, the deceased’s phone were not fabricated. That is my order”
Jimmy’s fist tightens ”You wouldn’t dare subject me to that, i am innocent”
”I am not daring, i am acting, Mr Salim, has my order been noted?” He looks at the Chief of Police.

“Yes sir ” The Chief of police nods .
“Serve him a warrant too so he does not have a right to refuse the law when they come sniffing at his business.”
“Yessir”

Jimmy stretches out his hand to shake him, ”I must congratulate you then for your fine victory despite your desire to soil my name, let it be known to the world that i am innocent but as he as directed, i would obey, but please when they find nothing incriminating against be, you would apologize to me in public”

” If they do not, then i will, that is unlikely”
Jimmy nods shaking his hand, then he pulls him closer “Watch your back” he whispers ”I would hate to see something happen to you.”

“I am done playing your rules brother” Jaime replies. Jimmy smiles.
“You should have listened to me. You should have. Now, what will be would be, brother!”
Alexander watches their silent exchange. She breaks through the crowd and then makes her way to them not liking the look Jimmy was given him, suddenly scared for Jaime.
Jaime sees her, and then pulls her to him before she is tempted to attack Jimmy. She was, she had every attention to push him away from Jaime. Jaime held her stiff to his side, and then shakes his head when she opens her mouth to speak..

”No, let me put this frog in his place” she pleads

Jimmy smiles “Alexander… ”
“A-----e. He won.. Now you should get out of his face! ” she points to him.
He eyes her, deciding that drowning her would be best.

He turns, about to walk away. Someone who had been in the room all this while watching the scene makes his way to them.
With a broad smile he reaches them..
“Congratulations Mr Jaime Lockswire. ” They shake hands.

“Miss Alexander you look lovely ” then he turns to Jimmy
“Jimmy… ” he smiles.

Now Jimmy almost had a heart attack as he staggers backwards. Unable to believe his eyes.

Alexander slips her hands through Jaime and then sq££zes.

Jaime felt her fear like a shock of vibration. It sears through him, he sq££zes her hands and then He looks at her immediately. “Alexander what is it? ” She says nothing, he follows her eyes. They landed on him. The man who had come to congratulate him.
“Kennedy? “” Jimmy chokes ”You are…” he trails off. He killed him, no..his men killed him, how is he..how is he alive?
“Yes Kennedy ” Anderson Kennedy smiles reading his thoughts, ”I am well, yes! I came here to settle a score for one. But.. My blessings are two. ” he looks at his watch briefly and then his eyes lands on Alexander, conveying a message.
Whatever it takes, t oday, I am taking you home Alexa. Back home to forever with me. And there is nothing you can do, nor can you ever get away from me again.
Alexander stares at him..as though reading his thoughts.
Face your demon. Face it or else he would take you m and maybe this time, you may never be able to get away or maybe Jaime won’t show up.
“He is the one… He is the one ” she chokes as tears fills her eyes. “He was the one who attacked me Jaime” she breaths shakily as she points to him.
Kennedy didn’t expect that as his eyes widens in shock. None of them did. Neither did Jimmy. Neither did Christine as she gasps.
Jaime’s eyes grows even bigger, he reaches for Kennedy.
Kennedy reaches for the gun tucked behind his shirt. Jimmy sees an opportunity.
Adam sees it, only too late. The officers were slower.
A shot was fired.
Someone drops.

Another person screams. People duck for cover.

Someone lay on the floor, blood spreading.
Gemmylyne screams.
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