DAVE POV
Since they already know about everything I might as well admit it and pray that I get a light punishment.
What my mum is scared of the most is her reputation and the family's reputable to not be tarnished.
My late dad Freeman, has caused a ruckus before when he acknowledged his mistress and their son, making my mother cry tears of heart break and shame for days.
I hate remembering those days, but here I was doing something even worse than what my late father did.
I coursed myself deep down.
I was really a failed son.
I was clearly ashamed and afraid.
I looked up at my brother that had a disapointing expression on, my eyes unfocused, guilt was eating too deep into me.
My mom just stared at me blankly as if she has already concluded on throwing me off the family tree, resting her back on the sofa comfortably, giving off the elegance of a wealthy woman.
I fidgeted know my situation, feeling restless as the tension increased.
The expression on Jones face was terrifying, I have rarely seen him this angry.
"Am I not talking to a human being?" Jones roared clearly trying to restrain himself from throwing a punch at me.
I trembled.
"It….it was never planned to be this way" i managed to fumble out some words.
I swallowed hard.
I was most afraid of my brother right from childhood, he is always cheerful but when he is angry, he is very brutal.
"So how is it then?....I'm so disappointed in you, I thought I had an outstanding brother that I can be proud of but what is all these things that I hear about you?....I feel so frustrated and ashamed." He said regrettably.
I bowed down my head, I was also ashamed of myself, not ashamed about the fact that I hit Emily tho, she clearly deserves that.
"I'm sorry….I have failed both mum and you, i feel really frustrated, i never wanted this to happen but brother, she was pregnant, how can I leave her when she was carrying my child?" I was really frustrated
" So you decided to deceive her and at the same time also be with the other woman right, why have you decided to bring shame to this family?....right now with this behavior of yours, you are no different from dad" Jones declared.
"Brother why say this, it's clearly different" I rebuked him.
"How exactly is this different? I told you the other time to let her go, you even lied to me when I asked you about the woman I saw you with that day….now all these things are happening because you can't control your lower half.." my mum shouted at me with red eyes.
Jones stood up clearly fed up with my nonsense and said
" you better continue with the other woman, I don't want you to have anything to do with Emily, I have warned you several times before…..if you still want your share of our father's will, then cut her off…..if i see you with her again, i dont mind giving your share to your step brother"
he said with an air of authority and left us in the sitting room, while fuming with anger.
My face turned extremely pale, my own share of my father's will, will be given to that idiot step brother of mine?
I won't let that happen….clearly I have already ended things with that woman.
Thinking back now I regretted ever knowing her, everything about her disgusted me at this very moment.
I have dragged my own family into my broken relationship because of that woman's insane behavior.
"Hey what are you thinking? Hope you won't let me down this time, I don't want to be a source of ridicule among the women folks….try and be responsible for kenny and dont bring shame to me anymore"
My mum remarked before getting up with difficulty.
She looked at me sympathetically, shakes her head and left me sitting alone at the same spot I have been from the moment I walked into the living room.
DERA'S POV
It's has been a while since I last heard from Emily.
The last time was when she came to my apartment, then I was clearly angry at her stupid decision to continue with Dave.
We haven't spoken again since then.
But now I'm starting to get worried, I don't know where she went, i asked her coworkers if she has been reporting to work but they said they haven't seen her or heard from her for some time now.
She wasn't in her apartment too.
She wasn't even taking her calls, so I decided to call the one person I hated the most which is none other but Dave.
I was pacing around in my apartment, I was actually reluctant to talk to that devil incarnate but I really have to if I want to find my best friend, he most definitely know her whereabout.
I took a deep breathe while arranging my hair into a pony style, I picked up my phone that was about to run out of power because I have been busy since morning, trying to find her that I forgot to plug my phone.
I scrolled through my contact list and clicked his number, I didn't even want his number on my phone but I know how important he was to Emily, so I saved it.
It rang for for the first few seconds before Dave impatiently picked up the call, shouting at me.
What the hell is wrong with him by the way?
"What do you want" he asked clearly not in the mood to talk to the friend of the woman he hated the most.
I called down my rising temper and asked him " I haven't seen or heard from Emily for some time now, you are the person she clings to the most, you most definitely have an idea right?"
He scoffed " You are clearly asking the wrong person this question…..why dont you ask her crush that silly question?"
"What do you mean by that, why should I be asking Leo that question " I asked him clearly getting fed up with his indiferent attitude.
"It seems he didn't want you to invade their privacy….He had been taking really good care of her" he said
"Can you please be more detailed?... Where is Emily for goodness sake' I shouted
" Hey angry bird, don't shout at me again got it?....she is at Saint Joseph hospital,don't call again" he said before hanging up.
I panicked.
Emily has been hospitalized !!