“It's not me who did it. Why can't you ask your brother?” Ini said to her friend, Monica.
“I know it would be him who stole the money from my bag. This is why I was not ready to give him that money he had asked for the other day”, Monica said in anger.
Dan has been a stubborn younger brother to Monica. He has this character that everyone would think he was not so nice, but in a real fact, he is. His face alone is scary, and anyone who sees it would not doubt the fact that he is a crook.
“Dan! It was you who entered the house last, right?” Monica asked.
“Yes, big sister”, Dan replied without knowing the reasons for her big sister saying those words.
“When you entered, did you see my black bag on the table?” Monica asked.
“Sister, I could not notice. I only entered and ate the food in the kitchen, after which I left a few minutes later”, Dan said with a big smile on his face, but his face remained tough.
Monica looked at his face just to be certain, but she had trusted her friend Ini so intensely. After a few minutes, she opened up to his brother; “you were asking for money from me the other time, and yet you still came to my bag to steal my money”.
“Sister Monica, if that's a joke, just stop it”, Dan said, still thinking his sister was just joking.
“Never in my life will I give you that money you had asked for unless you tell the truth“, Monica said.
“Sister Monica, have you asked your friend if she took it by chance?” Dan asked.
“I trust her, and asking her would be a waste of time,” Monica replied.
“So, I'm the one you don't trust, right?” Dan asked.
“I don't trust you”, she replied.
Meanwhile, the money Dan demanded was to settle his debt and if he refused to pay, he would be placed behind bars. Since his sister was unable to listen to his truth, he decided to leave her house.
“I will never forgive you for what you have done to me”, Dan said angrily and left.
“Ini, you can't believe what my younger brother said this morning when I was asking him about the money?” Monica said after some hours.
“Did she own up or still deny it?” Ini asked.
“I tried to use force, but he still denied taking the money. I even threatened him not to give him the money I had promised to give him, yet he still could not agree to have taken the money”, Monica said.
There was a sign of guilt showing on Ini’s face.
“He even said he will never forgive me for the accusations, but I don't care”, Monica said.
“I will stop coming to your house”, Ini replied.
“Why did you say that?” Monica asked.
“I don't like going to a place where stealing does take place. I would be feeling unrest”, Ini said.
Two days later, Dan was arrested for not paying his debt at the said time. When Ini heard about Dan's arrest, she began to feel guilty for being the cause of everything.
Ini went to the police station to see Dan. “Dan, how are you doing?” Ini asked.
“Please, just leave me alone”, Dan replied.
“I can't leave you alone”, she replied.
“Your friend sent you here to see if I am not doing well, right? Since she wished me badly, I will never forgive her for not believing me”, Dan said.
Ini was not herself after seeing Dan. “Look at what I have caused? I have made these two depart and have made Dan suffer”, Ini said in her heart.
“I will never forgive myself for making this mess”, she continued as tears rolled down her face.
“I must confess to my friend in front of her brother”, she concluded.
“Even if it would break the relationship, let me free the burden within me”, Ini was restless.
She left for her friend's house. “Please, Monica, let's go to the police station to visit your younger brother”.
“For what? Why should I visit that thief?” Monica was furious.
“Please, I just want to tell him something. Just follow me to the station," Ini was sober.
“I will follow you just because of our friendship, or are you dating him?”Monica replied.
“No…oooo. I just needed to tell him something special," Ini replied.
When they got to the police station, Dan refused to come out to see his sister. He was forced by the policeman in charge.
The look on his face was terrifying.
“I know I have to say this since you and your brother are not on good terms. I just felt this had happened just because of me”, Ini said.
“What are you saying?” Monica asked.
“The reason behind your brother being placed behind bars and your money that was stolen”, Monica said
“Please, just forgive me. I'm the one who took the money from your bag. I knew if I asked, you wouldn't give me, and so I decided to steal it from your bag,” Ini confessed.
“What! And you made me pour out all the blame on Dan? And even called him a thief?” Monica was so angry with her friend, Ini.
“Please, Dan, just forgive me. I apologize for not believing you”, Monica apologized.
“It's challenging to forgive you, as you are the reason I'm here," Dan replied.
“Please, Dan, forgive your sister and pour out all the blame on me," Ini said apologetically.
“Will you just keep quiet?” Dan and Monica said at once.
Monica had to pay for the money Dan owed and bailed him from the station.
“That girl must not draw closer to this house," Dan said.
“I have banned her footsteps from this house. She's a thief, and I don't accept thieves," Monica replied.
“Please, Dan, I'm extremely sorry”, Monica apologized once again.
“I forgive you”, Dan replied.
Thank God she had the heart to later confess.
Nice story 👍🏼