11/11/2024
( Due Justice )
Caleb and Susan Price, married for four years
living In a two up two down house
In the suburbs, both working, with a nanny In
to look after their baby daughter Ella.
However the last six months have been hard
as Susan had become convinced Caleb
was having an affair with someone
he used to date who had just been taken on
by Caleb's Accountancy Firm.
Susan was of the opinion that Caleb somehow
played a part In having this girl hired
and when she put It to him one night
as they were having dinner, Caleb denied
he had anything to do with her being hired
and had no Idea she had applied
for a position with the company.
Neighbour and good friend of Susan,
Maggie Flynn, at 8.00 every morning called In
to Susan's House for Coffee then car share
to work as they both worked together,
got to ask you, saw Caleb In the Royale Bar
last night, you never told me his sister
was In town, they hadn't seen each other
In quite some time he said and they were
catching up while she was In town.
At first I wasnt sure It was Caleb
until he got up to go to the bathroom
having to pass me In order to do so,
we chatted for a few moments
when he returned, then made his excuses
went back to his table, a few minutes later
they both got up and left.
Maggie, Caleb's Sister was killed
after someone had broke Into her home
the police said It was a robbery gone wrong
so It wasn't, In fact It couldn't have been her
as she's been dead over a year now,
well Susan I don't think he would have kissed
his sister, the way he kissedthis girl
while they sat at the table.
Maggie can you please leave now,
thank you for telling me this, Susan I'll stay
and you can come over and stay with me.
No Maggie I'm fine, I can deal with this,
I will call you In the morning, I promise I will.
Susan went up stairs got the baby ready
the went to the bedroom and took a gun
from the bedside locker, Caleb had Insisted
they get a gun to protect themselves
ever since his sister was killed,
never having a reason to hold the gun till now
Susan went back downstairs and sat waiting
for her husband to come home.
As It happened Susan was supposed
to be staying overnight at her mother's
but that when her mother rang her
to say her father was not feeling well
saying It wasn't wise to bring the baby
as she might come down with something.
A few minutes passed then a car pulled In
to the driveway, Susan heard voices walking
up to the front door, there was some fumbling
around trying to get the key In the door,
eventually It opened with the porch light
on this occasion not coming on as It would.
One shot rang out then another, both bodies
falling down In the doorway, Susan turned on
the hall light, o'h my god what have I done,
Yes she had shot her husband, but fell down
after looking at the second body, only to see
she had just shot her mother who had called
Caleb earlier to pick her up to come over
to see her grandchild as Susan could not
come to see her, In that moment Susan
had believed she had shot the woman
he brought home to spend the night with,
Knowing his wife would be away.
Did Susan get the due justice she seeked.
