For Better And For Worse
Chapter 124

Krist’s home.

Krist receives a very surprise visit this evening.

Stella: Krist, you have visitors!

Krist: Rose, what a surprise to see you at my place!

Rose: good evening. Sorry to show up unexpectedly like this.

Krist: no, no, there’s no problem. Take a seat!

Rose: Thank you.

Stella brings him a drink.

Stella: I’ll leave you.

Krist: thank you Stella, have a nice evening.

She leaves. The others discuss.

Krist: so how are you Rose and your father?

Rose: I’m fine and so is dad. Thanks for asking.

Krist: It’s normal. Is he still in this restaurant?

Rose: Yes, he’s still there. Excuse me, Isabelle, right?

Isabelle: yes it’s me.

Rose: You must be very angry with me, all your husband’s problems started because of me.

Isabelle: I don’t know what you’re talking about, miss. Honey, will you introduce me to your friend?

Krist: oh yes, it’s Rose, the daughter of Mr. Félix, the manager of the 5★ restaurant in which I worked.

Rose: It’s because of me that your husband was fired and that he experienced all his misfortunes. Krist, I am here to sincerely apologize and ask for your forgiveness.

Krist: You don’t have to worry Rose, I forgave you a long time ago.

Rose: Thanks Krist, I’m relieved to hear that. Madame Isabelle, please forgive me too.

Isabelle: I only know one person responsible for all our misfortune and it’s not you, so don’t worry. I have nothing against you, miss. Even the goddess of love can flirt with my husband, I know he will never betray me so don’t feel guilty about anything.

Rose: thank you very much Isabelle, I am so relieved. I didn’t think things were going to be this simple at all.

Krist: to move forward, we really have to turn our backs on the past otherwise we will move forward one step and it will also take us back another step.

Rose: yes you are right. Thank you so much. I will leave you now.

Krist: I’ll take you home.

He accompanies her and returns to his wife after her departure.

Krist: thank you very much for your trust my love, it means a lot to me.

Isabelle: I only told the truth.

Krist: it’s true and I also know that not even the God of love will be able to tear you away from me. Come on, let’s go for a family trip.

Isabelle: okay, I really need to go out for a bit.

So they go out with their daughter to spend some nice time.

Garden.

Meanwhile, Yves and Ernestine also had a great time in a public garden.

Ernestine: thank you very much Yves, it’s really wonderful here. It makes me very happy and relaxed.

Yves: it’s with pleasure. All my desire is to make you happy princess. Have you ever been unhappy when you see someone happy?

Ernestine: no, naturally, I tend to rejoice with him even if I don’t know why he is rejoicing.

Yves: that’s exactly it. You can only be happy by making others happy. So if you’re happy, I’m happy. And if I want to be even happier, I just have to make you even happier. Ernestine, you may not believe me but it’s the truth, I love you. Shit, it’s very early to tell you this but I really love you.

Ernestine: no Yves, it’s not very early, because I love you too. You make me happy, I’m good with you and that’s what I needed, this love, this love that makes you happy just by seeing you, by being in your arms… yes I love you too and I realize that it was for the first time that I truly fell in love.

Yves: oh Lord, I am so happy to hear such words. I think in the movies, that’s when we k**s, right?

Ernestine (smile): you really are an idiot!

She k****s him herself and they give each other a tender k**s.

Yves: we have a long story ahead of us my princess, we have just embarked on a long journey and know that the path could be tortuous.

Ernestine: I know, but I’m not afraid if it’s for true love, all the sacrifices are worth it.

Yves: here’s a girl worth getting the moon for.

Yves: here’s a girl worth getting the moon for.

They k**s and hug each other very tightly. They then stop by to eat before returning.

Amusement park.

Krist and his family spend a wonderful time together at an amusement park, just to forget their worries a little. And it was successful; for that little moment, all worries were gone. It was just the two of them left, looking at each other lovingly as if they had just met. It was a moment of intense looking.

Krist: I will never stop loving you my love.

Isabelle: me neither, never.

After this moment, they return home.

Komer Prison.

A guard goes to Bruno’s cell.

Guard: 8777, get up, turn around with your hands against the wall.

BRUNO obeys and the guard enters. He handcuffs him and they leave the cell. They walk down the halls.

Bruno: where are you taking me?

Guard: The boss wants to see you.

Bruno: why?

Guard: You’ll know soon enough.

They go to a room and the guard leaves, closing the door. Bruno stands in front of Bayoko and two of his men.

Bruno: I don’t want any trouble.

Bayoko: no one will hurt you, if you’re nice!

Bruno: what do you want from me?

Bayoko: If there’s one thing I know about drug traffickers, it’s that they’re super rich, so I want you to give me a few briefcases of cash.

BRUNO: I don’t have any money and even if I did, why would I give it to you?

Bayoko: because you will die otherwise.

Bruno: I have nothing left. Even my only daughter, I lost her and my wife too, I don’t care if I die.

Bayoko: you heard that, he’s not afraid of death. Make him die before he suffers!

Bayoko comes out. His two men hook Bruno’s hands at the top so that he is suspended from the ground. Then they simultaneously plant their knives on both sides of him. Isabelle was screaming so loud that she woke up and her screams also woke up her husband.

Krist’s home.

Krist: what’s going on my love?

Isabelle: I had a nightmare, they killed my father in prison. He must not die, he must serve his entire sentence.

Krist: It’s just a nightmare darling, and I believe God is calling you to forgive him before it’s too late.

Isabelle: God don’t confuse me with him, I don’t have his heart.

Krist: God knows you my darling, he knows your heart and he knows that you have a big and compassionate one, capable of forgiving your father. You just have to accept it.

Isabelle: I don’t want to accept it, it’s too easy! Good night.

He went back to bed and her husband had to go to bed too. In the morning after breakfast, Krist puts on his best clothes around 8 a.m. to go out. His wife arranges it for him.

Isabelle: today the train of our new life begins, my love.

Krist: Yes, God be with us.

Isabelle: amen! Have a good day !

Krist: I know she will. Thank you my heart.

They k**s and Krist leaves. He goes to Master Célestin’s office.

Krist: hello master.

Célestin: hello Krist, take a seat!

Krist: Thank you. I called the owner of the land, he said he will be there around 11am. We have to go see him to buy the land and start building my business.

Célestin: okay. But it’s still 9 a.m. until now.

Krist: Yes! This is why, above all, I would like to visit someone in prison.

Célestin: okay. Do you want me to accompany you where you prefer to go alone?

Krist: you can accompany me, it doesn’t bother me.

Célestin: let’s go then.

So they go to the prison. Krist checks in and goes to see his father-in-law. We bring it to him.

Bruno: Krist, what a surprise to see you here, I never thought I would receive your visit!

Krist: today I want to start a new life. I want to rebuild myself, start from scratch, base my life on new foundations and for that, I need to resolve all my problems from the past and leave them behind in order to move forward surely, without worrying that my past is watching over me. catching up with me and you are the last of the problems I have to deal with.

Bruno: I don’t know what to tell you Krist. I know that you are someone intelligent, ambitious, you are full of qualities and I recognize that but I don’t know what stopped me from believing in you Krist. If only I accepted you from the drop, you and I could build a much better life than the one I built with drugs, because today, that life has collapsed. As they say, if I seveis ne jemeis event. So, all I can do now is ask you for your loss in the hope that you can grant it to me one day.

Krist: I’m here for my stepfather, but I need to know one thing. Why do you hate me?

Bruno: I don’t believe Krist, I think it’s just out of jealousy. I realized that my daughter loves you more than she loves me and it shocked me. I have the impression that you took her away from me and I blame you, completely forgetting that it was mine that she lost. I blamed you when the only culprit was me. I’m cursed Krist. Isebelle thinks that I don’t love her and yet… yet I love her so much that I lost my mind when she turned her back on me for you. I took it as a disobedience that you fell in love with her, you fell in love with her to rebel against me and I swore to myself to make you pay for it. Then today I realized that you had nothing to do with it. That from the beginning, everything was wrong with me. If I had not decided to marry him against his will, she would not have lost her, I would have had the chance to hold my little girl in my arms but no, I aimed at my own interests and everything and I would have destroyed my family and your life. I don’t even deserve your loss Krist, Frenchly.

Krist: unfortunately for you, I don’t need your permission to forgive you, so please tell me, my father, that I sincerely forgive you for everything you had to do to me in sorrow.

Bruno: thank you Krist, you are a child blessed by God, only such children can have the courage to forgive people like me. Thank you for making me the happiest daughter of all women. I hope that one day God will grant me the grace to spend time with you. Good luck, my son.

Bruno: tell my daughter I’m sorry. What tortures me the most is not all the years, nor all the physical tortures that I have had here, but the fact that it takes me in love. Guilt could kill me if it doesn’t get rid of me.

Krist: I’ll tell her and I’m sure she’ll end up losing you.

Bruno: I hope so.

Krist leaves, he joins Master Célestin. He gets into the car and remains silent. A drop of tear falls from his eye.

Célestin: is that what you are?

Krist: yes, yes it is. It’s just… he felt sorry for me… Now I can lay the foundations of my new life. Let’s go master!

He’s starting out and they’re going to buy land that’s well positioned for his business.

Krist: By tomorrow, all construction materials will be transported and construction can begin.

Célestin: yes, you are going to wander there Krist.

Krist: Yes, I agree.

Célestin: It’s good to have self-confidence.

Krist: It’s time to go home.

Célestin: I hope you haven’t forgotten, in two days, it’s my wedding.

Krist: not at all my dear.

He takes him home.

Krist’s home.

Once having brought Krist back, Célestin talks alone with Stelle

Célestin: I hope you’re ready for tomorrow?

Stelle: of course, I’m very excited all of a sudden.

Célestin: I’m delighted to hear it. Tomorrow I’ll take you to choose a wedding dress.

At the same time, the materials and construction equipment were transported to Krist’s land by the company he hired for the construction of his company. This business is already starting to happen. Around 10 a.m., Célestin and his brother take their brides to the Megesins to buy them wedding dresses for their upcoming dowry and wedding ceremony.

Bruno: I don’t know what to tell you Krist. I know that you are an intelligent, ambitious person, you have lots of qualities and I recognized that but I don’t know what stopped me from believing in you Krist. If only I had accepted you from the start, you and I could build a much better life than the one I built with drugs, because today, that life has fallen apart. As they say, if I knew never comes before. So all I can do now is ask for your forgiveness and hope that you can grant it to me one day.

Krist: That’s what I’m here for, stepdad, but I need to know one thing. Why do you hate me so much?

Bruno: I don’t know Krist, I think it’s just out of jealousy. I realized that my daughter loved you more than she loved me and it shocked me. I feel like you took her away from me and I blamed you, completely forgetting that it was because of me that she left. I blamed you when the only one to blame was me. I’m cursed Krist. Isabelle thinks I don’t love her and yet… yet I love her so much that I lost my mind when she turned her back on me for you. I took this as a disobedience that you taught her, you taught her to rebel against me and I swore to make you pay for it. Then today I realized you had nothing to do with it. That from the start, everything was my fault. If I hadn’t decided to marry her against her will, she wouldn’t have left, I would have the chance to hold my little girl in my arms but no, I aimed at my own interests above all else and I destroyed my family and your life. I don’t even deserve your forgiveness Krist, frankly.

Krist: unfortunately for you, I don’t need your permission to forgive you so know, father-in-law, that I sincerely forgive you for everything you had to do to me in the past.

Bruno: thank you Krist, you are a blessed child of God because only such children can have the courage to forgive people like me. Thank you for making my daughter the happiest of all women. I hope that one day God will grant me the grace to spend time with you. Good luck, my son.

Krist: thanks dad.

Guard: the visit is over.

Bruno: tell my daughter I’m sorry. What tortures me the most is not all the years, nor all the physical torture that I will have here, but the fact that she takes a dislike to me. Guilt might kill me if she doesn’t forgive me.

Krist: I’ll tell her and I’m sure she’ll forgive you eventually.

Bruno: I hope so.

Krist leaves, he joins Master Célestin. He gets in the car and remains silent. A drop of tear falls from his eye.

Célestin: are you okay?

Krist: yes, yes it’s okay. It’s just… he made me feel sorry… Now I can lay the foundations of my new life. Let’s go master!

He’s starting out and they’re going to buy land that’s well positioned for his business.

Krist: By tomorrow, all construction equipment and materials will be brought in and construction can begin.

Célestin: yes, you will get there Krist.

Krist: Yes, I am convinced of it.

Célestin: It’s good to have self-confidence.

Krist: It’s time to go home.

Célestin: I hope you haven’t forgotten, in two days, it’s my wedding.

Krist: not at all my dear.

He takes him home.

Krist’s home.

Once you have brought Krist back, Célestin chats alone with Stella

Célestin: I hope you are ready for the day after tomorrow?

Stella: of course, I’m really looking forward to it all of a sudden.

Célestin: I’m glad to hear it. Tomorrow I will take you to choose a wedding dress.

Tomorrow morning, construction materials and equipment were brought to Krist’s land by the company he hired to build his business. This company is already starting work. Around 10 a.m., Célestin and his brother take their fiancées to stores to buy them wedding dresses for their upcoming dowry and wedding ceremony.