For Better And For Worse
Chapter 109

Séverin’s home.

That night, Séverin was on his bed working on his computer when Isabelle arrived only in a towel. She smiles at him.

Isabelle: good evening my love!

Séverin: my love? This is the first time you’ve called me that since we got married.

Isabelle: by the way, how long have we been married already?

Séverin: for more than three months.

Isabelle: and how many times have we made love?

Séverin: never!

He moves his computer onto the table. Isabelle approaches and removes her towel. She replaces herself completely naked in front of him. He gets on his knees. She comes and starts by kissing him on the lips. He immerses himself in it with all his soul then they stop and look at each other.

Isabelle: I want you to remember these three months when you didn’t touch me and make love to me to fill everything at once.

Séverin: at your command my love, I’ve been dreaming of this moment for so long.

He grabs her by the waist and flips her onto the bed. He caresses her all over and he begins to passionately make love to her. Krist appears behind him and Isabelle, who was on his back, sees him.

Isabelle: oh my God, Krist!

By the time Severin turns around, Krist plants a sword in his back which pierces his heart and whose tip comes out in front. Séverin screams with all his might and wakes up from his sleep. It was a sweet nightmare. No actually, it was a horrible nightmare. His heart beats at the speed of a TGV. He’s so scared. He quickly turns on the light, his right hand over his heart. Isabelle comes to knock on her door and her fear increases tenfold. He hides.

Isabelle: Séverin, why are you shouting like that, my daughter is sleeping.

She leaves again. Séverin can’t get to sleep. He looks at his watch, it’s 2 a.m. He can’t go to Claire’s at this time and he can’t sleep alone either. He’s going to knock on Isabelle’s door.

Isabelle: who is it?

Séverin: it’s me Isabelle, I had a horrible nightmare, I can’t sleep, I’m very scared.

Isabelle: are you kidding me, you can’t hear yourself talk, you’re not a man, are you afraid of a simple nightmare?

Séverin: you haven’t experienced what I experienced.

Isabelle: it’s just a nightmare, which is only the fruit of your imaginary fears.

Séverin: please let me sleep with you.

Isabelle: not even in a dream, perhaps in a nightmare. Don’t wake my baby.

Séverin returns to his room. He leaves the light on and covers himself with a sheet. But he couldn’t sleep until early morning. He gets up early and goes to Claire’s house. He tells her about his nightmare. She consoles him and strengthens him. She then prepares him something to eat and he goes to work as does her.

Séverin’s company.

Séverin arrives at his company. He arrives at the parking lot and as soon as he stops his car, he sees Krist in his rearview mirror.

Séverin: oh my God save me!

He gets out of the car by crawling among the cars that are parked there in the opposite direction of Krist but the latter runs to stand in front of him. Having raised his head, he saw her again and turned around very quickly. He falls on his stomach and Krist takes the opportunity to disappear. Séverin gets up and enters his company almost running. Krist couldn’t help but laugh to death. Severin had not been calm at all since this horrible nightmare. He hopes that night never falls so he doesn’t have this kind of nightmare but night will surely fall and no one can stop that. He had a bad day today. He sees Krist’s face instead of those of his employees, which made him feel bad.

Anti-drug squad.

Commander Léon decides to go to prison to speak to Corneille. But first he goes to the anti-drug squad. He speaks to Commander Boris.

Léon: hello commander.

Boris: yes hello.

Léon: I plan to go to prison for Corneille. I have to warn him because if he was able to attack this young girl, he could also attack my family again.

Boris: okay, I’ll go with you in this case.

So they both go to the prison.

Komer Prison.

Commander Léon and Boris arrive at the prison and ask to see Corneille. Of course, his name is on the list of prisoners so the guard registers them and they enter but no one brings Corneille to them. They then ask what is happening and the guard tells them that the inmate is not in the prison.

Léon: how come his name is on the list of prisoners but he is not a prisoner?

Guard: I have no idea, Commander.

Boris: we want to see the director.

Guard: follow me!

He leads them to the principal’s office.

Léon: hello, Mr. Director.

Hector: Hello Commanders! What brings you ?

Boris: we want to question the inmate Corneille.

Hector: Um… okay, but that can’t be possible right now.

Leon: and why?

Hector: because… because he had a serious accident and he is transferred to the hospital.

Boris: in which hospital?

Hector: central hospital.

Boris: ok.

Boris calls Lieutenant John.

John: yes commander!

Boris: go to the central hospital with Kevin and question Corneille about the case of assault on Ernestine.

John: Okay Commander, let’s go immediately.

Hector: no, no, wait!

Boris: wait lieutenant, I’ll call you back.

John: Okay Commander.

He hangs up.

Boris: what’s the matter sir?

Hector: I lied to you commanders, he is not in the hospital.

Léon: what do you mean, where is he in this case?

Hector: he’s outside.

Boris: what, you mean you freed him?

Hector: yes but it was against my will.

Leon: oh shit, why did you do that?

Hector: He threatened to kill my pregnant daughter.

Léon: he was in prison, how can he threaten your daughter?

Hector: not him.

Léon: who in this case?

He grabs her by the glue.

Hector: Gauthier, Mr. Gauthier.

Leon: holy shit!

Boris: are you in contact with Gauthier?

Hector: he called me a few days ago…

Léon: commander, we’re bringing him in for further investigation.

Boris handcuffs him and they bring him in. They go out to the astonishment of the guards and put him in their car to return to the brigade.

Krist’s home.

Krist was home alone. He looks at the photo of his wife. He wants to go see her but he still hesitates. However, he misses her very much. Being so close to her and not seeing or touching her is quite difficult but it’s a necessary evil.

Krist: It’s crazy how much I miss you Isabelle, but as long as you stay married, I won’t touch you. I need to speed things up.

Anti-drug squad.

Commander Léon decides to go to prison to speak to Corneille. But first he goes to the anti-drug squad. He speaks to Commander Boris.

He begins to develop a plan to kidnap Séverin. He goes to the supermarket and buys a toy gun that looks like a real gun. He then goes to the pharmacy and buys a syringe and needle and also some hallucinogen and he goes home.

Anti-drug squad.

Once at the brigade, the commanders bring Hector into an interrogation room. Marlene prepares a tape recorder for them and he uses it to question Hector. Boris turns on the tape recorder.

Boris: here Commander Boris of the anti-drug brigade, accompanied by Commander Léon. Questioning of the director of Komer prison, suspect in the Gauthier affair, wanted drug trafficker. Let’s get started! Mr. Hector, how long have you been in contact with Gauthier?

Hector: I already told you, he called me a few days ago?

Boris: why?

Hector: so that I unofficially release Cornelius so that no one knows he is free.

Boris: and you did this knowing well that Corneille was a drug trafficker and that he had kidnapped Commander Léon’s family?

Hector: I had no choice, he threatened to kill my daughter and the baby she is expecting.

Léon: do you know the identity of Gauthier?

Hector: no. I’ve never seen him in my life.

Boris: do you know where we can replace Corneille?

Hector: no.

They leave him and go out after stopping the recording.

Boris: he might want to go after your family again.

Léon: yes, but he will not do it personally.

Boris: why?

Léon: so that we don’t spot him. Just like he did for Ernestine, we could have only thought of a theft or rape of two drunks, we wouldn’t have been able to relate them to him. If he wants to go after my family, he’ll do the same.

Boris: You are probably right. You have to keep your family safe.

Léon: I’m not going to scare them anymore, I’m going to sort this out.

Séverin’s company.

It struck 4:45 p.m. when Krist went to Séverin’s company. He gets into his car and hides in the back seats. Séverin finishes his work at 5 p.m. and decides to go home. When he arrives at the parking lot, he looks this way and that, left and right, front and back. He was very frightened and hurried his steps to get into his car. Krist stands up and points his toy gun at the back of his neck.

Krist: Don’t look back!

Séverin: oh Lord, it’s the end of my days. My God forgive me for everything.

Krist: Shut up and start!

Severin: who are you!

Krist: Do as I tell you or send you to your creator.

It starts.

Krist: ride!

He gets out of the parking lot and drives. Krist shows him the path to take and they leave.

Séverin: where are we going?

Krist: at the public cemetery.

Séverin: what, in the cemetery! Oh my God, this is my end ooh, I’m screwed. What’s a living person going to do in a cemetery oh? My God forgive me!

Krist: shut up I say, and drive slowly!

They drive slowly until they reach the cemetery. The sun is already setting and it is dark. Krist is always dressed in white. He brings Severin down and forces him to sit on a dead man’s house. It’s now that he sees that it’s Krist. He was so scared. But he doesn’t believe it’s really him.