Episode 40
“What is going on?” Lara pondered dropping her phone with trembling hands, she was very frightened at the call she received. Keeping her hands on the steering wheel or legs on the throttle was becoming a challenge, they both felt like they were turning to jelly.
She was having so much tremors that she could easily be mistaken for a person with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the nervous system affecting movement, it develops gradually, usually starting with a barely noticeable tremor in the hands and progressing to stiffness or slowing of movement.
The cause is unknown, however, genetic factors and environmental factors such as exposure to certain toxic chemicals are thought to increase the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. In early stages of the disease, the sufferers may begin to lack facial expressions, their speech may become soft, slurred and monotonous and they may have problems with maintaining their posture and balance. Symptoms usually worsen over time. There is currently no cure for Parkinson’s, but there are drugs that help to improve its symptoms.
Surgery called deep brain stimulation is sometimes recommended in people who do not respond to drugs. “What could the caller possibly be referring to? What could he have seen?” Lara pondered, “could he possibly have found out the secret I’ve been keeping from everyone?” She thought to herself, “no, that’s impossible, there’s no way” she argued within herself, “no one could possibly have found out. He definitely saw nothing” she convinced herself, “but if he didn’t, then what was that call about? How did the caller get her number?”, she pulled over to the side of the road and tried calling the number back but the phone was switched off, ” why would the caller switch off his phone? could it be that the police is using alternative means to test me? Perhaps they’re trying to see if I’ll fall for the trap.” Lara thought, “well, I’m no fool, I won’t fall for it .” She thought to herself starting the engine “I’m smarter than that” she whispered driving off again.
***Aunty Fanny sat in her chair just staring idly at the TV, she couldn’t help but ponder over how everything had gone downhill, she was pretty much back to square one with no Jeff, Lara or Lola; just her and Jojo.
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