The Pride
He travelled to the North Simpkins to meet with Chyrill he did not care about the intense sunlight and the dust that almost entered his car. A moment later he reached the place of North Simpkins he gets off of his car and look around him enter to the place of North Simpkins and asked where Chyrill lived.
The old woman pointed to the only house at the end he walks toward to the place he could not fully imagine that Chyrill lived here with an old house made of stone and wood.
He knocks on the door when he reached the place. After a while the door barely opens and he sees Chyrill glare to see who is knocking, she opens wide the door of her house when she sees Marvin Williams a strange man coming into her life.
"May I come in?"
She nods and give way to Marvin Williams for him to get inside her house. She offers the seat to Marvin Williams.
"Have a seat, Thank you for coming anyway."
"No problem, He takes a seat and look around, the house is too old with a small room and a bed that made of wood, the small window gives a little light inside the house the curtain is a bit loose and the kitchen is bit small he wonders how Chyrill lived a live in this kind of place. Chyrill notices him that he observes and glance at every single inside the house.
"Oh, I'm sorry, if my place is not so comfortable with you".
"No worries, it's okay. He wants to ask her if she really comfortable in this place or maybe she just put up with her current situation.
" How long have you been here? "He asked Chyrill.
" Since, the war between Simpkins and the Arland Soldiers over. I live my life here and the people here are too kind to me, they gave me a place to stay. A work for me to survive. I want to thank to the Commander, He helps me to get a job from the town."
Chyrill offer him a cup of coffee and sat down opposite to him. He just nods and he could not help but feel pity to her.
" Anyways, I came here because you wanted me to talk with you, Have you decided to accept my offer? He said to Chyrill.
Chyrill breathes heavily and gets the brown envelope inside the drawer she open the envelope and gets the check inside of it. She handed over to Marvin Williams that makes him surprise and there's so much question in his mind.
"I can't accept this, it's a huge of money."
"Why not? It's for you."
"I'm sorry, I can't accept it, I called because of this. I want to return back to you."
"No, Ms. Chyrill, Please listen to me... That money is for you so accept it, you can live a life that you want."
"No. That's too much, I won't accept that.... I'm sorry my decision is final."
"Why not? Marvin Williams asked with curiosity in his eyes.
" Whose behind of this? Tell me... Is Sergeant Herrera is still alive? "
He was shocked by Chyrill's question and did not know what to answer.
" All that I can say is just accepts the check it will help you a lot for a new beginning and for your child."
Chyrill gets silence from what she heard, she never expects that Marvin Williams would say about her child, how he know about her child and what are the other things that he knew about her. Her suspicion intensified with the man she was facing now.
" Who are you?" her tone of voice is angry as she asked Marvin Williams.
"I am here to help you."
"Really? Who sends you here?"
"Soon you will know Ms. Chyrill".
She suddenly became depressed and turned her attention back to the check. She returned it with her two hands presented to Marvin Williams.
"I can't accept the check, I will be good here."
"Why not? It's for you and to your child soon you will deliver your baby".
"How did you know about my child".
"Well, to tell you honestly, I investigate about your case, and we are from a foundation to help to the people like you."
"Wow, really? Fifty million dollars is a huge amount if I accept that, I will be a multimillionaire if I back to my land."
"Tell me, what you want? and I will grant your request."
"Give that money to the People of Simpkins they need it as much that I do. Especially the children for their future."
She dare Marvin Williams it's a truth or consequences but apparently Marvin Williams seemed not in favor from what she wanted.
"If not, leave me alone and don't get back to disturb me again".
She stands up from her seat and opens the door wide to let Marvin Williams leave his house.
"I'm sorry, I don't want to say that I have no manners, but you can leave now."
He leaves the house of Chyrill and gets the check that puts on the table. Kristoff (Sergeant Herrera) is right it's not that easy to convince Chyrill.
She started to piss off it was as if he wanted to knock down the door, that man makes she feels angry. She is very mysterious about the personality of that Marvin Williams. She has nothing now even her child was lost at all, she doesn't need that amount of money in order to leave.
His crazy Idea
He prepares for the flight back to Arkansas he is hoping that Sergeant Herrera will not be disappointed with the news he will bring to him. He was so impressive about Chyrill personality, he is tough woman and never gets scared about her decision, his friend is too lucky enough having a woman like her. It's more than eight hours of flight back to Arkansas he wonders now what are the words he would say to Kristoff he knows that he will do anything to make Chyrill accept the offer.
His journey back to Arkansas went well after he got off the plane and immediately went to the house of his best friend Sergeant Herrera. His flight gets earlier than an hour he is sure of this time Sergeant Herrera begins with his therapy in the meantime, he will rests before he talk to his best friend, he don't want to ruin its day for the bad news that he will say.
9:00AM
He is currently in Therapy session, he is training his feet to walk he wanted to be ready if time comes that he can able to meet Chyrill, he was so excited to know the news that Marvin brings to him, he is hoping that Chyrill accepts the offer so he can be no longer conscience from what he have done wrong to Chyrill. The therapist says he took more progress a little bit more he will be fine in walking with the used of his artificial leg.
He rest for a while and wiped the sweat off his body he gets something in his pocket and opened it. It's a ring that he bought a day ago. It's for Chyrill he wanted to propose to her love of his life, his everything.
He turned his gaze to the window and he noticed that Marvin car was here, he was earlier than an hour he will ask for his therapist to continue again tomorrow he had something important to do. He went to the guest room and he never got wrong Marvin was here and enjoying sleeping as like he always do every time he dropped here in his house.
He throws the pillow on the Marvin face for him to wake up, but Marvin just ignored what Sergeant Herrera does he continued to sleeping, he feels that its been a long day since he went to Simpkins to meet Chyrill.
"Hey, get up you have some work to do."
"Let me rest, you don't know how much harder to convince your woman?"
"Oh, yeah, Does it mean she accepted the offer?"
"No."
"No, Why? What she said? He continuously asked to Marvin.
" She said, she does not need that money and she wants it to give to the North Simpkins people. We'll, your woman loved much the people of Simpkins she cares a lot for them. "
" I know". Sergeant Herrera just sight and look from afar thinking what he would to do to Comeback Chyrill to his life".
"Why you are still hiding? Why don't you show yourself to her?"
"I will do that, I'm just preparing myself."
"Preparing yourself?okay, buddy, I understand, you shouldn't tell lies to her."
"I admitted I was wrong." He tried to explain his side to Marvin.
"Chyrill suffers much than you, if you could see her, now you couldn't think how she lives a life in Simpkins, she lives only in small and old house, so it's time for you to make a move to take her away from that kind of life."
He just keeps silence from what Marvin has said, Marvin has a point, if he wants Chyrill back to him he should make a move before its too late.
" Well, I think you should go back again in Simpkins. "He said to Marvin.
" You're crazy... What's on your mind now? "
" Bring her here in Arkansas. "
" What's your plan? "Marvin asked with curiosity.
" I will show myself to her and I will propose and down my knees to her".
"What if she doesn't want to come"? "
" It's easy, kidnap her and bring her here. "
" You're crazy man".
He knows that Chyrill is a hard headed woman she will do what she wanted to do so he must think of something for him to able to back Chyrill in his life. He knew that Marvin will help him and he counts on him. He thinks that what if he will call the Commander or maybe Amanda he come to know that Amanda was being a friend to Chyrill. Whatever will cause again, he will make sure that Chyrill and his child will be with him.
TWO WEEKS LATER
They are busy harvesting vegetables and crops when they notice a black car parked in front of their place. Probably it travelled to far because of the dust that covered to a car. Chyrill suddenly stops on what she is doing when she recognize the man who got off the car, it was as if the blow of the wind suddenly changed her head seemed to heat up when she saw Marvin Williams. She sees Marvin Williams walking towards to her place. Moments later, Marvin Williams was in front of her who ruined her day even more
"Good morning Ms. Chyrill." Marvin Williams greeted her.
She just stared to Marvin Williams and ignored him.
"Can we talk?"
Chyrill turned to him and stared at him with a raised eyebrow to show that he was disgusted with him.
"What do you want? I have told you I am not interested in the money."
"I know, but give me a little time, can we talk in just a second."
She let's Marvin Williams to talk to her, she invited him in her house for them to talk she wonders what he wanted now.
"Have a seat." Chyrill said to Marvin Williams.
Marvin Williams stays, standing in front of the door and stares what is all inside the house, he notices that there is a small basket with some stuffs for the baby.
"What? Are you remaining standing there?"
"Oh, I'm sorry I just curious about?" he pointed the small basket that has a stuff for baby.
Chyrill keeps silence and ignored Marvin Williams from what he has seen,. She put the small basket away and put it inside the drawer.
Marvin Williams takes his seat and starts to talk to Chyrill.
"I'm sorry if I make you annoyed. I just have some important things to say and I hope you will accept my offer now."
"What do you want?"
"I want to help you, Please come with me I will guarantee that you live a life with your child."
Chyrill just laughed and was shaken by what Marvin said. Then suddenly she just sat next to Marvin and wiped her tears.
"You're crazy man, what ever you will say I will not come with you, my life is here Kristoff is here, I don't want to get away from him and my child is with him now, I know I sound crazy to you but I can't leave Simpkins my life is here and I know Kristoff is here. ".
Marvin Williams gets surprised by what he was heard is that true that her child is gone now.
"What happen to your child?"
"I misccariage my baby."
"I'm sorry about that, I hope you accepts my offer. I want to help you".
"You heard me and my decision is final my life is here."
Marvin Williams gets more pity to her when he heard what was happening to her child and still believing that Sergeant Herrera was suddenly dead. Crazy Sergeant Herrera look what he has done to this woman, she loves him so much Marvin can feel it and he can see in her eyes.