Derek sat down on wet floor in a cell. He was all alone,tears filled his young face. He was just 18. After a while,a warder came by.
"You have a visitor"the warder said
Derek looked at him. The warder opened the door,he walked out.
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A woman sat down in the interrogative room,Derek came and sit. He bow his head,he couldn't look at her face.
"Derek,how are you"she asked calmly
Derek sighed,he lifted his head.
"How is mother?"he asked
The woman paused for a while. Tears fell from her eyes.
"She's..."she stammered
"Aunty,how's she?"he asked again
There was a long pause amidst them.
"She died this morning"the woman let her out.
Derek stared at the woman for a while,he burst into tears.
"No,she can't be dead!why would she?"he cried
"You don't need to cry,you caused it all. She died cos she couldn't bear seeing her only son be imprisoned. You killed her!"she shouted at him.
Derek cried aloud,spit spilled from his mouth.
Do you know what led Derek to the imprisoned?Love. Love made him fell into the trap of hatred. The hatred made him killed someone.
Let's see what happened?"
A year ago..
Derek fell In love with a girl in his class. He was in SS2 then. He had a crushed on Anabel for many months. He summoned courage and went to the girl to speak his intention. It was during lunch break.
As he told her,the girl smiled. Derek felt happy that she had agreed. Suddenly,she slapped him. The sound of the slap attracted students' around. They drew nearer to them.The girl hissed,she went directly to the principal's office and report him to the principal.
Derek was punished and suspended.
Derek was filled with hatred during his suspension time. He finally on getting revenge.
After three weeks,he went back to school.
Derek was made to sit at the back seat of the class. He was humiliated by his classmates.
During lunch break,the girl whom he tried to wooed came to him. He thought she wanted to apologized but she started advising him. She called him names. Derek got angry,he pulled off a compass and stabbed the girl's on her neck. Blood splashed on him. She fell and was shaking.
Before they could rushed her to the hospital,she gave up the ghost.
Derek was arrested and jailed. His future went into jeopardy