MOTIVES CHAPTER ONE

MOTIVES CHAPTER ONE

Beverly

Janet's death was completely unexpected. I had just talked to her the day before I received the phone call notifying me that she was dead. Apparently she was strangled to death. The police had yet to find the culprit, but I had an idea of who it was.

For the last six months, Janet and I have been receiving mysterious letters and phone calls from an anonymous person stating that we would pay for what we did. At first I wasnt threatened because nobody knew what had transpired except for Janet and me. Ofcourse the detectives handling the case had suspicions, but they couldnt prove anything. After awhile the letters started becoming more and more descriptive. For instance in one letter the anonymous person wrote,"U HOES THINK YOU'RE SLICK!!! I KNOW ALL ABOUT WHAT YOU DID TO DARREN!!!" That particular letter scared the hell out of me and Janet. We spent hours deliberating who the person could be and came up with nothing. Janet wanted to go the police, but I warned her that that would arise more suspicions about what really happened. When Janet's mother, Ms.Juanita, called and told me what happened, I was upset, but I wasnt suprised. I knew that one day the that night would come back to haunt us, I just didnt think that it would be so soon.

Renee was away at college. After completing her basics at HCC, she went on to Texas A&M, so that meant that I was going to the funeral alone.

Renee

The basement was dark and eerie. Renee knew that if she didnt do something soon, Ms.Sally was going to kill her. She looked down near her left foot and saw that there was a gun lying there. If she had any chance of surviving she had to retrieve the gun before Sally realized what was going on. She used her foot to slowly and quietly kick the gun towards her. Sally was running her mouth about something, but Renee was too focused to pay her any attention. When Sally started up the chainsaw, Renee realized that it was either now or never. In a swift and sudden movement, Renee kicked Sally in the chest and turned around to pick up the gun with her hands that was still tied behind her back. Aiming directly at Sally, she let out two bullets. The bullets hit Sally in the chest and the arm. Renee didnt let her guard down until she saw Sally fall out on the ground with blood pouring from her body.

I woke up from the nightmare that I had been having. For some reason this has been a recurring dream for the past month. I knew that killing Ms.Sally was self-defense, but for some reason I still felt guilty. My mother suggested that I go see a psychiatrist right after I told her everything that had happen and I had been seeking help from Dr.Sandra every since. Despite the good doctors help I still felt like what I did was wrong. Maybe it was because of what I was plotting with Ms.Sally. I didnt think my mother would forgive me for betraying her trust, but she did and because of that I had so much more respect for her. My mother became my hero. Not only was she dealing the the betrayal and death of Denasia and Darren, but she was also helping me to overcome what I had been through. She was the one who encouraged me to go to college and here I am now majoring in criminal justice at Texas A&M.

I vowed that I would leave my past behind me when I came to college and up until now I had been doing a pretty good job. I have a new best friend, Crystal, who supported me with everything. I never really had many female friends, besides Erica, because I am very opinionated and being light skinned with grey eyes didnt make things any better. Girls have always been jealous of me and thats why I didnt have many girlfriends. Crystal is different though. She is caramel toned with long honey brown hair and a banging body, so there was no need for her to be jealous of me. Plus she was really cool and fun to be around.I also have a new boyfriend, Jonathan. I was kind of hesitant to date him because of the way he looked. He has chocolate brown skin with hazel eyes and a body that would put LL Cool J to shame, so girls are constantly throwing themselves at him and I didnt have time for the drama. After what I had experianced with Darren and Michael, my new theory was that men couldnt be trusted. Fortunately, Jonathan proved me wrong. He showed me that not all men were the same and I am grateful that he did. I havent told Crystal or Jonathan about my past because I didnt want them to judge me based on what happened a long time ago.

I told Dr.Sandra about the dreams and she assured me that it was normal. She said that it was because the anniversary of that tragic night was in a month and my concious was just eating away at me. I knew she was right so I tried focusing my attention on other things like school and my friends. Crystal's birthday was coming up and was planning an extravagent party for her.

Crystal

I hate Renee. She is the reason for a lot of pain that my family has been through. I knew all about her shady past and I was going to make her pay for what she had done. I had a plan for her snake ass and was going to use her own poison to bite her in the ass. I was out to get revenge for my sister's death. Erica was all I had in the world and when Renee killed her, she took everything away from me. Now it was my turn to take something away from her.

My plan was to fuck her beloved boyfriend and get pregnant by him. I wasnt planning on keeping the baby, but I needed proof to show Renee. That plan was easier said than done. I had been throwing myself at Jonathan and all he did was ignore me. If I wanted my plan to work I was gonna have to bring my A game. I just hope my boyfriend, Keith, didnt find out about this.

Beverly

Ms. Juanita had the church decorated beautifully. There was beautiful pink and white flower arrangements throughout the church and on each wall was a portrait sized picture of Janet. I thought that I had control over my emotions, but looking at all those pictures brought back memories of the little time that me and Janet had together and wasnt long before the tears started pouring. Its only been about 7 years since we found out about each other, but it seems like we've been together all of our lives.

I walked up to view Janet's lifeless body and she looked so beautiful in her pearl casket. Whoever did her makeup and hair did a wonderful job of making her look so natural. After viewing the body, I sat next to her mother and children and watched as everybody came up to take a last look at Janet. I was so engulfed with my thoughts that I didnt even notice Sandra until she came and sat next to me. Janet had recommended Sandra's services when I told her I needed professional help for Renee. She was worth all the money I paid because she helped Renee to get through that difficult time and to come to terms with the ill feelings that she had towards Denasia.

"Hey Sandra, how are you doing?" I asked her.

"Im good, but I should be asking you how you're doing. Are you dealing with everything okay?" She replied.

"Im handling everything the only way that I can and that's one day at a time."

"Thats good. Remember that you can come talk to me if you feel overwhelmed at anytime."

"Thanks Sandra. I'll make sure to do that."

Our conversation came to a hault when the reverand came unto the pulpit to start the services. He preached a very nice sermon and I was touched by the things people said about Janet during expressions. At the end of the funeral I stood outside with Ms.Juanita holding one of the twins as people passed by giving us their condolensces. One of the ushers came to me with a letter in his hand.

"Excuse me ma'am, I was told to give this letter to you." He said.

"Who is it from?" I asked eventhough I already knew who it was from.

"A lady came by here earlier before the funeral started and she asked me to give you the letter when the service was over with."

"Do you remember how she looked?"

"No I didnt get to look at her, she had a black veil covering her face. Sorry."

"Its okay, thanks."

"You're welcome."

When he walked away, I opened the letter only to have my fears confirmed. Inside the letter were the words, "DONT BE SAD AT UR LOST 'CAUSE SOON YOU WILL BE REUNITED WITH HER AND WHAT A JOYOUS DAY THAT WILL BE!!!"

I was so consumed with the letter that I didnt see Ms.Juanita standing behind me.

"What does the letter say dear?" She asked.

Not wanting her to know what was going on, I replied,"Oh its just another letter from somebody sending their condolensces."

The look on her face let me know that she didnt believe me, but she didnt say anything. We loaded up in the limo and rode to Ms. Juanita's house. The twins were talking to me about something, but I couldnt hear anything they were saying because my mind was on the letter I just received. I had to find out who this unknown person was before it was too late.