For Better And For Worse
Chapter 108

Krist’s home.

Back at home. Krist searches the kitchen and prepares something to eat. It’s still there when Stella comes home.

Krist: It’s the holidays, right?

Stella: Yes.

Krist: so where did you go?

Stella: I’m doing an internship with Maître Célestin.

Krist: ah, that’s right! How are you between you?

Stella: yes it’s okay. He wanted to pay my dowry but I told him to wait for you to return and he agreed.

Krist: he knows about me too?

Stella: Yes.

Krist: I hope you didn’t tell him anything?

Stella: no.

Krist stares at her for a few seconds.

Stella: why are you staring at me like that?

Krist: are you pregnant?

Stella (surprised): why are you asking me that?

Krist: You look like a pregnant woman.

She remains silent.

Krist: Is that the case?

Stella: actually yes, I’m sorry.

Krist: so since I was dead, you’re doing all sorts of stupid things behind my back?

Stella: no, no, it was… it was a complicated period of my life. I don’t even know how it happened.

Krist: Everyone knows how pregnancies happen. It’s when a man and a woman make love. Or were you unconscious when it happened?

Stella: no, I was conscious.

Krist: So you know how it happened. But hey, I understand. He got a lot closer to you when I wasn’t there.

Stella: There’s a bit of that.

Krist: How long has it been?

Stella: three months I think.

Krist: wow, are you okay?

Stella: yes it’s okay.

Krist: Okay. Don’t worry, I don’t blame you.

Stella: really!

Krist: Yes.

Stella: Thank you.

Krist: come here!

She snuggles up against him and he holds her tight. After finishing the meal, they eat together.

Stella: so, what did you do to Séverin?

Krist: Nothing yet. I still scare him a little.

Stella: Okay.

Mexico.

CLCD.

The cell prepares the transfer of Gordjo and all the other detainees to prison. As for Mando, he will be handed over to the Palestinian authorities because he is Palestinian. Furthermore, the transfer of Gordjo and the others went very well and they were locked up in the high security prison. After the transfer, Commander Nero calls Krist to inform him.

Krist: They only got what they deserve.

Nero: yes, we agree. I wish you good luck in resolving your problems.

Krist: Thank you Commander.

DOTTAN

Bruno’s company.

This evening, Krist drove to the parking lot of his father-in-law’s business. Bruno finishes his work and goes down to the parking lot. He gets into his car and when he closes the door, he sees a completely white man in his rearview mirror. He turns around to see the person and doesn’t see them anymore. He became frightened.

Bruno: who was it? It looks like Krist’s ghost.

He sets off quickly enough to go home but he doesn’t give too much importance to what he has just seen. After leaving, Krist returns home.

Home of Ernestine.

There is a knock on Ernestine’s door and she will open it. Great was his surprise to see the person.

–Good evening big sister.

Ernestine: Hervé!

They k**s and they enter. She serves him a drink.

Ernestine: why didn’t you tell me you were coming?

Hervé: aren’t you happy to see me?

Ernestine: of course yes, but if you had warned me, I would have prepared you a delicious meal.

Hervé: oh, don’t worry about that. You will have time to prepare this meal for me. Otherwise, how are you ?

Ernestine: I’m fine, how are the parents and the little ones?

Hervé: they are fine. You know, mom always asks when you were going to get married.

Ernestine: Well, I don’t know. I found out my fiancé was a drug dealer so now I’m all alone.

Hervé: I’m sorry.

Ernestine: thank you.

Hervé: and your work?

Ernestine: It’s okay, I’m not complaining for the moment.

Hervé: okay. Please, I need a good shower and some sleep.

Ernestine: OK. Follow me !

She takes him to the bathroom to wash and then shows him to her room. While he rests, she prepares something for him to eat.

Corner of a bar.

Corneille leaves a bar that night and sees two cheeky people disturbing a girl not far away in a corner. He approaches them.

Crow: Hey!

They stop and the girl runs away.

Ben: you just scared away our game…

Jo: and you’re going to learn a good lesson.

Corneille: I have a job for you…

Ben: a job, what kind?

Cornelius: come!

They approach him. He gives them each 10,000 f.

Jo: what do we do with that?

He gives them an address on a piece of paper.

Corneille: go to this address. You will replace a girl there. Do whatever you want with her. You want to hit her, rob her or rape her, it’s up to you.

Ben: with pleasure!

Corneille: Meet me here tomorrow to report.

They go away. Cornelius also leaves and hears a voice behind him.

Francis: what are you making?

Cornelius: Are you spying on me now?

Francis: no, I’m making sure you don’t do anything stupid.

Corneille: I just want to settle the score with my ex and no one will know it’s me.

Francis: I hope so.

They go to the warehouse to give drugs to their men to sell.

Home of Ernestine.

There is a knock on the door and Ernestine will open it. Surprised, she faces two knives pointed at her.

Ben: you scream and I’ll cut your throat.

Ben grabs her and sticks behind her. He grabs her right breast with his left hand, the right hand holding the knife to her neck. He forces her to move inside.

Ben: give us everything you have?

He keeps massaging her breasts.

Ernestine: OK. My room is behind this door, on the right.

Well: go see!

Jo goes to the bedroom and replaces Hervé sleeping. He wakes him up by pointing the knife at him. As soon as Hervé wakes up, he grabs his hand, gets up and headbutts him, snatching his knife. He falls. He gets off the bed and Jo gets up to flee to the living room. Hervé follows him.

Home of Ernestine.

There is a knock on Ernestine’s door and she will open it. Great was his surprise to see the person.

Ben: Jo, what’s wrong?

Jo: her husband is here, let’s go!

Ben: no, we end with them.

Hervé arrives.

Hervé: let go!

Ben lets go of her and they turn to him.

Hervé: close the door big sister and call the police.

Ernestine: be careful!

Ernestine goes to close the door and calls Léon. He calls Boris who joins him to go to Ernestine’s house. In the meantime, Hervé fights with the two idiots. They’re just idiots who don’t even know how to fight. After beating them, he ties them with their clothes.

Hervé: why are you attacking my sister?

Ben: it’s not us oh, it’s someone who paid us to do it. But he forgot to tell us that he had a brother Jackie Chan.

Hervé: who paid you to attack him?

Jo: we don’t know him, we swear.

Hervé: where is the money?

Well: it’s in our pockets.

He takes the 20,000 from them.

Hervé: thank you very much friends, God bless your stays in prison.

Léon and Boris arrive and Ernestine opens the door.

Leon: are you okay?

Ernestine: yes I’m fine.

Boris: where are the attackers?

Ernestine: inside.

They run in and replace them tied up, Hervé sitting in front of them on the couch drinking juice.

Ernestine: he’s my little brother.

Léon: My name is Léon and this is Commander Boris of the anti-drug brigade.

Hervé: nice to meet you.

Boris: Actually, you don’t need our help.

Hervé: of course I do, I don’t have the power to stop them, but you do.

Boris: we deal with drug-related matters. This case falls within the jurisdiction of the police.

Hervé: who tells you that these two aren’t drug addicts?

Ben and Jo: no, no, no, we’re not druggies, just drunks.

Hervé: They say it was someone who paid them to attack my sister.

Ben: yes, he gave us money to beat, rob and rape her.

Boris: who?

Jo: we don’t know him.

Léon: Miss Ernestine, do you know anyone who can be mad at you?

Ernestine: no, no one. Except Corneille may be angry with me but he is in prison.

Léon: ok, we will replace out. It’ll be OK ?

Ernestine: Yes.

Boris: come on, let’s bring them.

So they bring them in and give them to the police with the evidence, their knives. Meanwhile behind them.

Ernestine: thank you very much my brother, it was God who brought you today.

Hervé: I won’t let anything bad happen to you as long as I’m here.

He hugs her.

Ernestine: I prepared food for you.

Hervé: ah, you can read my stomach.

She laughs about it and serves the meal which they eat together.