by Doris Miller
David and his family soon arrive home at his parents' house in Rosedale, Queens. It is very late. It is 1:00 in the morning. David is very tired. He sits down on the bed and looks down at the telephone. He picks up the telephone and dials Christine's number, down in Jamaica.
Down in Jamaica, the telephone rings inside Christine's house. There is no answer. The telephone rings for a while. There still is no answer. David then presses on the telephone button, disconnecting the line. He dials Christine's parents' number in Jamaica.
In Winston and Marie's house, the telephone rings. Alan comes to the telephone. He picks up the telephone and says, "Hello?"
"Hey, who's this Alan?"
"Yes it's me. Who's this David?"
"Yeah, how are you Alan?"
"Oh I'm alright David! And yourself?"
"I'm alright. Hey listen Alan, I'm sorry for calling down there so late, but is Christine there? I have to speak to her real quick!"
"Yeah Christine is here. We're all celebrating a birthday party for Grandpa Gordon."
"Oh you are?"
"Yeah."
"I'm really sorry for interrupting over there Alan, but I have to speak to Christine right away!"
"Okay David, hold on." Alan puts the phone receiver down on the side and goes away. He goes into the kitchen where Christine, the rest of their family and around 18 relatives are all standing around a table, celebrating a birthday party for Marie's father Gordon. As Christine's family and relatives stand around the kitchen table, telling Gordon to blow out the candles on his birthday cake, Alan goes to Christine. He tells her, "David is on the telephone Christine. He wants to speak to you."
Christine and her family look at Alan, wondering why David is calling so late. Christine looks at the clock and says, "Oh boy, I hope Dana is not in trouble again." She looks at her family and many relatives and tells them, "I'll be right back." Christine then leaves the kitchen.
Christine enters the living room and picks up the telephone receiver. She says, "David?"
"Yeah Christine, it's me! Hi! I'm very sorry for calling down there so late but there's something very important I have to tell you! Dana has been arrested again!"
"WHAT!"
"Yeah! She was arrested on suspicion of murder and now she's in jail again!"
"WHAT! SUSPICION OF MURDER? OH MY GOD DAVID! WHAT HAPPENED THIS TIME?"
"An ex co-worker of Dana's was slain!"
"WHAT!"
"Yeah! You know the Indian guy I told you about before? The one who had caused Dana and Teresa to both lose their jobs?"
"WHO HIM? HE WAS SLAIN?"
"Yeah! The police said that he was found with his head bashed in right outside his apartment building in the Bronx last Friday night!"
"WHAT! OH NO!"
"Yeah! The police say that he had a hard blow to the head! They said his skull was fractured! He died later on at the hospital!"
"WHAT! OH MY GOD!"
"Yeah! The police checked out the victim's I.D. and found out from his I.D. and from his family where he worked! Then they contacted his job! They found out that the victim had caused Dana and Teresa to get fired from their jobs a week before he was slain!"
"WHAT! OH MY GOD!"
"Yeah! The police suspect that Dana might have killed this guy! They think that she might have killed this guy out of revenge or retaliation! The police say that they have Dana's fingerprints on file and that they know her history of having a violent temper! They said that they also know her history of having manslaughter charges and suspicious murder charges against her!"
"WHAT! OH DAVID DO THE POLICE HAVE ANY PROOF THAT IT WAS DANA WHO KILLED THIS GUY?"
"No! They do not have any proof yet Christine! They say that they did not find any fingerprints at the scene, but said they're investigating on it! So far the police only suspect Dana of killing this guy! They don't have any proof yet!"
"OH MY GOD!"
"Another bad thing happened Christine!"
"OH NO DAVID! WHAT IS IT?"
"Dana and Teresa's ex-boss Wallace had got hit and ran over by a taxi cab earlier last Friday evening too!"
"WHAT!"
"Yeah! It happened right outside his home in New Jersey! It was a hit-and-run Christine! The taxi cab kept on going! Wallace died later on at the hospital!"
"WHAT! HE'S DEAD TOO? OH MY GOD!"
"Yeah! Teresa had called up the family and told us about it today! Then she came by the house this evening and said that a former co-worker named Anne had called her up and told her about the bad news! Teresa said that Anne heard the news from Wallace's family!"
"Oh yeah? David, you're saying that both of these incidents with Dana and Teresa's ex-boss and their ex co-worker happened last Friday evening and night?"
"Yeah!"
"Oh David, weren't you all throwing a surprise birthday party for Dana last Friday night! I called up there very late last Friday night and spoke to Tony and Sammy on the telephone! Tony and Sammy told me that you all were throwing a surprise birthday party for Dana! Tony told me that nobody knew where Dana was that evening! I heard that Dana had come home very late last Friday night! Maybe that's why she wasn't home David! She probably was involved in both of those incidents!"
"Now wait a minute Christine, we can't jump into any conclusions! First of all, it was a taxi cab that ran over Dana and Teresa's ex-boss! Second of all, Dana had come home late last Friday night because she said her car had broke down!"
"Yeah David, Dana's car might had broke down, but it probably broke down after she was involved in both of those incidents! Come on David, can't you see? Put two and two together!"
"Now come on Christine, we still can't jump into any conclusions!"
"NOW LOOK DAVID, THIS HAS GOT TO STOP AND THIS HAS GOT TO STOP RIGHT NOW! I MEAN EVERY TIME I TURN MY BACK, DANA IS GETTING ARRESTED OR SOMETHING! EVERY TIME MY BACK IS TURNED, DANA IS GETTING ARRESTED FOR SOME ASSAULT CHARGE OR SOME MURDER CHARGE! I MEAN THIS IS THE LAST STRAW DAVID! THIS IS IT!" Christine's family and relatives hearing her shouting hurry out of the kitchen into the living room, as Christine continues, "I'M GONNA TRY TO CATCH A MORNING PLANE OUT OF HERE DAVID! AND WHEN I GET TO NEW YORK, DANA BETTER HOPE THAT THEY KEEP HER IN JAIL, BECAUSE THIS TIME SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO DEAL WITH ME! WHEN I COME UP THERE TO COURT, AND IF DANA IS FOUND NOT GUILTY AND DOES NOT HAVE TO GO TO PRISON, I'M GONNA BRING HER AND HER BROTHERS AND SISTERS BACK DOWN HERE TO JAMAICA TO STAY FOR GOOD!"
"WHAT! WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT CHRISTINE?"
"I'M GONNA COME UP THERE TO NEW YORK, AND WHEN DANA GOES TO COURT AND IF SHE IS FOUND NOT GUILTY, I'M GONNA BRING HER BACK DOWN TO JAMAICA WITH ME! AND WHEN I GET DANA DOWN HERE, I'M GONNA KEEP A TIGHT LEASH ON HER DAVID! I'LL BE UP THERE IN THE MORNING!"
"Okay Christine," David stunned and nervously says. "I'll see you when you get up here!"
"OKAY DAVID! BY!" Christine slams down the telephone!
David stunned hangs up the telephone. He lets out a deep breath and stares surprisingly at the telephone.
Back in Jamaica, Christine's worried family members and relatives surround her and shout, "WHAT'S WRONG CHRISTINE? WHAT'S GOING ON?"
"IT'S DANA AGAIN!" Christine angrily cries and shouts! "SHE'S BEEN ARRESTED AGAIN! SHE'S IN JAIL RIGHT NOW ON SUSPICION OF MURDER!"
"WHAT! SUSPICION OF MURDER?" Christine's family shockingly shouts!
"YEAH! DAVID JUST CALLED ME UP AND TOLD ME THAT AN EX-CO-WORKER OF DANA'S WAS SLAIN IN THE BRONX LAST FRIDAY NIGHT!"
"WHAT!"
"YEAH! HER EX CO-WORKER WAS FOUND OUTSIDE HIS A
