FICTIONAL EXPRESSIONS: THE BIRTHDAY GIFT

JUST THINKING 

It was Keisha's birthday. She had looked forward to that day with missed feelings. The day has finally come and when it was time to cut the cake, every member of her family, neighbours and friends were there except one person.

But she heard a voice behind her when she was about cutting the cake from a particular voice she was used to. But she doubted until everyone present started shouting, jumping and praising God. 

Then she turned around and she saw him. It was her dad who was the only person missing from the beginning of the party. Everyone was short of words and it was a surprise to them all. "what happened and how is this possible ", were the questions they all asked. He came with some men including his lawyer.

Then Keisha flashed back to the previous day when she had prayed fervently in her room that God should give her her dad as her birthday gift. She had prayed that her father should come home as a free man, though it was impossible from the look of things because he had been sentenced to death by hanging. The hanging was supposed to take place the day after her birthday. This was the reason for the missed feelings she had had all week. However, God actually heard her prayers. 

In the cause praying, something happened that led to the release of her dad that day which enabled him to make it for her birthday party. Her father, Mr. Martins had been arrested for the murder of the  daughter of the mayor of the city. A gun was seen on him, injuries on his head and there was blood all over his body when the police came to the crime scene. He was arrested and taken to the station.

He told them that he was innocent but no one believed him because of his injuries, the blood on his shirt and body and the murder weapon seen with him. 

He was quickly arraigned in court the next day with no fair hearing and no proper investigation because of the victim's dad and the district prosecutor who happened to be the victim's fiancé.

Everyone who knew Mr. Martins was shocked because he was a good man. But his good could not help him and save him from the hand of the law and the powers that be.

As fate would have it, things started falling in place when his daughter started praying. As Keisha was praying, some thing happened in another city that changed the whole story in his favour. 

A police dispatcher pulled a call to the officer(s) of a domestic violence around matrix avenue in the city. Two officers were quick to get to the address. 

He had beaten his wife to stupor. His nickname was"The Finisher" but his real name was Alfonso. He was a feared man in his neighborhood because he was very violent and a crime lord.

He was arrested and his wife was taken to the hospital by the paramedics. When she woke up at the hospital later on, she told the police every thing that had happened. It was shocking story and revelation. 

She had threatened Alfonso that she would report him and his boys to the police over the murder of one Miss Sarah Davies in the main city. She gave details of everything and how they had plotted the crime in their house and carried out the crime.

The police had to contact their counterparts in the main city where Sarah Was killed to confirm if there was a case like that.  The police at the main city were shocked because of the new revelation about Sarah's case because they thought they had concluded the case and the murderer has been found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging which is supposed to take place the following day.

They decided to transfer Alfonso to Sarah's city for proper and further investigation. But some people tried to frustrate the investigations. They did everything possible to stop it but it didn't work out because the Mayor put his foot down and the investigation took place. 

Alfonso confessed everything that had happened and he revealed that it was the District Attorney who had contacted him to carry out the murder. The Attorney denied that he was responsible but Alfonso gave evidences which were confirmed and which led to the arrest of the district Attorney as well. 

Sarah Davies was killed with an RIP bullet which was confirmed as well. Prior to this, it was only the police who knew the full details of the case but Alfonso gave full details of the murder with evidence and deeper revelations.

Then they asked him how Mr. Martins came into the picture. Alfonso also revealed it to them as well. 

He said that Mr. Martins walked into them as they shot and killed Miss Sarah Davies. They beat him up and put the gun in his hand. So, when the police came to the scene, they saw him alone with Sarah's corpse, with a gun and blood all over him. 

The police thought he had had a fight with Sarah and she inflicted the injuries on him because she was a kick boxer. 

After the investigation they briefed the Mayor with detailed report to convince him to reverse the death penalty on Mr. Martins and for him to be released. 

In the report, it was stated that Mr.  Phillip Moore, the District Attorney had conspired with some people to kill the Mayor and to take over his seat. He was a part of a drug syndicate and the mayor Mr. Davies, was on the verge of tracking them down and bringing all of them to book. So, they had no option than to eliminate him and Mr. Phillip Moore, the District Attorney was given the assignment. 

But Sarah had discovered the plot against the city and her father. She was actually on her way to her father's place with the evidence when she was eliminated. She had called her dad that she was on her way to his house when they shot her died. 

All the people involved were arrested and Mr. Martins was acquitted and released by 3 PM that day which happened to be Keisha's birthday. The Mayor actually came to the station personally to supervise his release and apologized to him for the embarrassment and inconveniences caused by the situation. 

The Mayor gave him his personal number and also told him if he needed any help at any time, he should call him directly.

Wow, he was shocked and overwhelmed by the whole drama but he decided to take advantage of the offer by asking the Mayor to grace his daughter's birthday. The Mayor agreed to go with him.  

They were running late because the party would start in less than thirty minutes. It was an hour's drive from the police station to his house. They drove down in the mayor's car to Mr. Martin's house with police escorts. His lawyer, the Mayor and two police men were the ones who accompanied him to his house for his daughter's birthday. It became a double celebration for Keisha and her family. It was really a birthday gift to her if not the best gift she got that day. 

Her sincere prayer changed everything. Her family had given up on the case except Keisha because they had done everything to prove that their father was innocent but to no avail. Mr. Martins was the one who had told them to celebrate Keisha's birthday because she was very dear to him. He begged them to do it and see it as a parting gift he would give to his daughter and family. There were pains in their hearts at the beginning of the party  but it all changed into joy at the end of the day when their dad came home as a free man just because Keisha decided to pray

Prayer really changes things,  situations and circumstances. If we all can pray concerning anything and everything, our lives will better for it.

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