For Better And For Worse
Chapter 13

For a woman who has been looking for a child, especially for five years, what a joy to hear that she is pregnant! Isabelle was overwhelmed by joy, a joy that also infected Stella.

Stella: I’m so happy for you Isabelle.

Isabelle: and me then, I don’t even know how to express my joy. Finally God decided to remove the shame from my head.

Stella: It’s true, you really deserve it.

Meanwhile, the doctor talks with the commander.

Boris: what is she suffering from?

Doctor: she is not suffering from anything but she is pregnant. She wants to see her husband.

Boris: she can’t see him in this state, she risks having another attack. He needs to wake up.

Doctor: ok, I’ll see how to occupy her while her husband wakes up.

Boris: You have to.

The doctor leaves and Krist wakes up too. We inform the commander who will see him.

Boris: So, are you ready to tell me the truth?

Krist: I have no truth to tell you, Commander.

Boris: you know that I will use any means to get what I want.

Krist: And what do you want, Commander?

Boris: full confessions.

Krist: I have no confession to make, Commander, I don’t blame myself for anything. What’s your problem with me, Commander?

Boris: don’t play with me. Doctor, could he get out of here?

Doctor: no, the electric shock he received was quite strong so it would take him some time to recover.

Boris: very good doctor, bring his wife.

Krist: what, my wife!

Boris: yes your wife and if you don’t give me a confession, she will pay for it.

Krist: Just try to touch one of his hairs and you’ll regret crossing me.

Boris: I don’t believe it, are you threatening me?

Krist: I don’t joke when it comes to my wife commander.

The doctor brings Isabelle to her husband. She falls into his arms before arguing.

Isabelle: my God, what did they do to you?

Krist: don’t worry about me darling, I’ll be fine..

Isabelle: but why are you so mean, you’re sick.

Boris: you insult me ​​once again and you may regret it.

Isabelle: torture is prohibited but you tortured him even though he was innocent, that’s not normal.

Krist: It’s okay darling, calm down.

Isabelle: how are you feeling my love?

Krist: It’s okay, I feel pretty good.

Isabelle: well, I hope this news can make you feel better.

Krist: what is this news?

Isabelle:

This news was ringing in Krist’s ears, he had to ask the question again before his joy exploded.

Krist: what, are you serious!

Isabelle: yes, look!

She gives him her pregnancy test result which he looks at and notes that indeed, his wife is two weeks pregnant. Wow, that’s the best news of the day. Krist was overcome with emotion. He takes his wife in his arms and squeezes her very tightly. Boris immediately thinks of the day his wife announced to him the pregnancy of their son, it was the same joy he felt then he thinks of her death and he decides to interrupt their joy.

Boris: eh, that’s enough! I don’t have time to waste watching this. Now tell me what I want to know. Who supplied you with the drugs?

Krist: no one in charge, I am neither a dealer nor a drug user, believe me!

Isabelle: my husband hasn’t done anything, Commander, leave him alone.

Boris: come on, that’s enough!

He separates them and calls Inspector Kevin who comes to take Krist to the cell. As for him, he brings Isabelle and Stella follows them. He leaves them in his office and goes to see Krist in the cell. Kevin decides to accompany him despite the commander’s refusal.

Krist: Listen Commander, my wife has nothing to do with this.

Boris: If you don’t want to involve him, you better talk.

Krist: I’m telling you the truth, Commander, I was simply set up. Why don’t you want to dig on this side?

Boris: because I work with evidence and here I have all the evidence that is against you.

Krist: in that case do with me what you want but don’t touch my wife.

Boris: Very well, I will make your trial happen as quickly as possible and I can assure you that you will not get away with it.

The commander comes out followed by Kevin. He goes to his office.

Isabelle: what do you want from my husband? He didn’t do anything so free him!

Boris: go home and there will be no visits until his trial.

Isabelle: trial! But what exactly will he be judged for?

Boris: for possession, consumption and distribution of drugs.

Isabelle: anything, you accuse him for nothing.

Boris: leave before I get angry.

Isabelle: I want to see him before leaving.

Boris: too bad, you can sleep here if you want or you can also get him a lawyer.

Isabelle and Stella were forced to return without seeing Krist one last time. Isabelle was really upset at this injustice. In the following days, a lawyer was appointed to Krist and he went to replace him to talk with him. Krist tells him everything that happened to him.

Maître Célestin: well, if what you say is true, there is someone who wants to make you dive and he is ready to do anything to achieve it.

Krist: I don’t know what to do anymore master, all the evidence is against me.

Célestin: I’ll see what I’m going to do, I’ll investigate. I’m going to go back to this bar to do my own investigation.

Krist: Thank you.

Maître Célestin leaves and begins his investigation. First he goes to the hospital to get Krist’s medical report proving that he was assaulted. The following days, he went to the fountain bar to copy the surveillance video onto a key in order to do his own research on it. Prosper immediately informs Gauthier who decides to go to the bar at night and buys everyone free drinks. Then he shows everyone Krist’s photo and asks them to admit that he was there to sell drugs. On the other hand, Maître Célestin found a computer technician who analyzed the video but he could not prove that the video was fake. Today, Isabelle and Stella visit Krist, bringing him food. They are still talking when an agent comes to tell them that his lawyer is there to talk to him. Krist says goodbye to his wife and they and Stella go out. Master Célestin sets his gaze on Stella and no longer looks away.

Isabelle: hello master.

Célestin: hello madam, how are you?

Isabelle: it’s not okay master, do everything to get my husband out of there.

Célestin: I will do my best. Hello miss.

Stella: hello master, all our hopes are on you.

Célestin: I know.

They leave and Célestin’s eyes are still fixed on Stella. She feels someone watching her so she turns around and their eyes meet. They look at each other for a moment then she looks away to leave. Célestin enters to report to Krist.

Célestin: the doctor’s medical report does not prove that you were attacked, it only proves that you received blows, blows which could well result from a simple fight. So that doesn’t prove that the drugs you took were by force. Furthermore, the medical report from the detoxification center doctor proves that you are addicted to drugs.

Krist: this report is completely false master.

Célestin: There is no way to prove it.

Krist: and what happened at the bar?

Célestin: well, I retrieved the video in question to have it analyzed but it seems that this video is authentic.

Krist: this video is not real master, it is completely made up.

Célestin: I’m going to go back to question those who were there.

Krist: I’m counting on you master.

Célestin leaves and once home, he thinks again of the face of this beautiful young lady he had seen. A single man, he sees himself married to this princess in the near future, but will this dream come true? When night falls, he goes to the bar to question those who were there, showing them Krist’s photo and everyone claims that he was selling drugs. But what a story! Célestin had to come home. Things go really bad for Krist. Célestin will report on his investigation to his client.

Krist: I told you, someone wants to harm me and is ready to do anything to make me pay for it. How in a place, everyone present there claims to have seen the same thing? It’s impossible.

Célestin: you are right Krist and I believe that this person really has a lot of resources.

Krist: I’m not going to get out of this, I’ll spend time in prison unnecessarily, that’s for sure. I will not have the chance to see my child born or grow up. You see what God is doing to me, what have I done to him, what have I done so bad to irritate him so much, why does he dislike me like this?

He couldn’t stop crying.

Célestin: don’t think like that Krist, you know, in trials, God wants us to cry out to him and implore his grace rather than asking why and judging him.

Krist: Master, I just hope you can get me fewer years.

Célestin: I will do my best, have courage and be strong.

Master Célestin leaves him and leaves. All kinds of thoughts run through Krist’s mind.