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CHRIS

I ran to the only place and person I can trust after Henry, Fred of course.

I quickly knock before walking in and shutting the door behind me.

"Hey Fred." I greeted. He was seating on his desk chair scrolling through his computer.

"Why this sudden precipitation?" He looked at me suspiciously.

"Uh, I want you to uh, sign something." I said as I approach his desk.

"What?"

"This." I gave him the detention slip and quickly look away.

"What did you do?" He rubbed his left temple.

"I got into a fight with another kid." I blurted out.

He sigh, "how many billion times will I tell you that you're fist can't solve everything and violence is breaking the rules?"

"I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking, but please don't send me to father!"

"I won't, he is not in the best of moods, I don't want him to hurt you unintentionally." He spoke with a slight tinge of sadness in his voice as he sign the slip.

"Next time you get in a fight Christoph I'll take the belt to you." He said and I nodded. I reach for the slip.

"Fred?"

"Yeah?"

"What is going on?" I asked.

"Be more precised."

He looked up at me and our eyes met "why are you like this? Sighing and rubbing your temples, are you worried?"

He sigh, "Christoph I appreciate your concern, but is adult stuffs." He stood up and turn his back on me, he is the perfect portrait of father. I slap my forehead.

"Stop being dramatic, I know more than you think."

"What did you say?" He turned around narrowing his eyes at me.

"She is a bitch trying to play double games." I said.

Fred stare at me like I was some medium reading his mind, "how did you know that? you eavesdrop right?"

"Kinda but not you. I wanna know what's going on Fred, maybe I can help." I said.

He sigh heavily, "I'll sort things out myself."

"What if you can't, please tell me Fred."

He sigh, "father and I had a misunderstanding and, everything went bad." He walk to the balcony.

"Really? Cause of the bitch huh?" I followed him closely.

"Respect Christoph." He said sternly.

"Why? She is a disgusting whore, I don't give respect to bitches they don't deserve it."

He sigh as he knelt down to my height, "Christopher listen attentively, no matter what a woman or girl does to you as a man, you must never disrespect or brutalize them." He said.

"Fine but I'm not sure that is right." I look away.

"I need to work." He stood straight and walk back to his desk picking up some files.

I followed him closely, I'm not planning on telling him about the video, I'll need to think about it first.

"Thank you for signing my slip Fred." I said, he nodded. I exited the room.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The driver pull in our drive way, I push the door open and got out.

It was really hard for me to concentrated today, I can't stop thinking about the video and the plans of the bitch. I don't know what to do, tell it to someone or zip up.

What if this relationship stuff was serious? And cause of me father heart is broken. Or ugh! I don't know.

"Tell? Don't tell! Tell? Don't tell!" I repeat under my breath.

"What is wrong with you talking alone? Maybe the bitch is driving you crazy?" Zack stood on my path crossing his arms.

I rolled my eyes and brushed pass him.

"What? You running away from the truth? Well? Is your fault after all, if you didn't kill mother we would have been happy."

"Please Zack I don't have time to keep repeating myself." I groan.

"The bitch is drawing father away from us, very soon we'll be nothing thanks to you." He pointed accusingly on my chest.

I walk away, talking with Zack is just like speaking with a child, you'll repeat over and over again.

I met Henry in the hall, he said father demand for my presence, I know what it's about, the bitch.

I knock on the door before walking in. Father was seated on his desk chair as usual.

"Father you ask for me." I said softly.

His piercing gray eyes left the documents settling on me, I look away, I hate this silence it's killing me, I hate his gaze it makes me nervous.

"What did you tell Elizabeth?" He asked.

"Uh, she was uh, in your room? So I wanted you to uh, do something, she yelled at me and I uh." I pause my eyes darted around searching for help.

"And what?" He raised his brows.

"She started it all I swear! I just wanted to see you." I blurted out still not making eye contact with him, I can't.

"Disrespect Elizabeth and hurt her, I've told all of you to give her the respect she deserve!" He said firmly.

Father needs someone to tell him about the bitch! I'm tired he is scolding me for nothing! "But she deserves how we treat her." I mumbled under my breath.

"Do you want us to go back to the rules?" He asked in a dangerous low tone.

I sigh, I can't do anything, father listens to no one except Fred.

The door cracks open and Fred walks in.

Thank goodness, my saviour!

"Father we really need to talk I can't tolerate her anymore!" He said.

"We have talked about this Frederick." Father stood up.

"Well then, I can't live here anymore is either she stays and I leave or vice versa."

"Oh Daniel." The bitch ran in crying.

"Bitch." I mumbled as I rolled my eyes.

"I don't know what I did to merit this! Your kids disrespects me, the won't let me close and Fred won't stop brutalizing me." She sobbed.

"Oh please." Fred said.

"Peter!" Father said firmly.

Damn this is not good, I embrace myself and kept shut.

"Father! We have talk about this! Yes! I can't take it anymore! She is ruining my relationship with Stephanie!"

"What?"

"She won't stay away from me! I don't know her plans but she is bad news!" Fred ran his fingers through his hair.

Father was expressionless, his gaze left Fred to Elizabeth, she was on defensive.

"No! Why will you say such about me?" She sobbed.

Maybe this is the right time to intervene, I can't take the risk to hide this what if father doesn't believe Fred we never know, it can destroy our already broken family.

"Shut up bitch! This is over! You loose everything!" I reach for my phone as father and Fred both glared at me. But I ignored them once the listen to this I'll be the hero and all my sins will be forgiven.

I play the record, everyone was silent as we listen to her voice, she stood there frozen with wide eyes.

When the record was over, all eyes was on her.

"Daniel-" she tried but was hush by father raising his hand.

He didn't look worried, sad or surprise just relief, "Elizabeth you know what remain for you to do, I'll send some money into your account, thank you for all." He said.

"You little scum!" She pointed her finger at me.

"Don't talk to my brother that way," Fred shielded me.

"Ugh!" She stomped away.

"Bye bitch." I mumble but not low enough father and Fred glared at me.

I cleared my throat nervously, "I'll have to take my leave." I slowly back off till I was out of that office.

FRED

Father sigh as he plop on his chair, I came closer to him.

"Why didn't you tell me?" He asked.

I sigh, "I didn't want to hurt your feelings, and I was not sure you would believe me."

He made eye contact with me, "you should have told me Fred, I trust you, I know you can never lie to me and I didn't love her by the way." He said.

"So you were kinda playing with her feelings?" I raised a brow expectantly.

"No I wasn't," he simply reply.

"I don't understand."

"Well, I had an issue with some south Africans, she help me, I felt oblige to pay her back, so we stared meeting each other, she wanted us to try and I wasn't sure but I loose nothing to try so, I promise to try, not because I love her but cause I felt bad for her and I wanted a motherly figure in the life of your younger siblings, but turns out she is a bad news, I'm glad that nothing happened between us."

"Now I get it, but why are you dropping some money in her account?"

"Just to be sure I owe her nothing."

I nodded,  "you know you can still find another woman if you want."

"No, I don't think I'll be able to love another woman after your mother, she took part of me with her." He stared at the void in the room.

"Sorry for bringing that up, i-" I was cut off by two hands wrapping around me.

"No, I'm sorry for what happened yesterday and what I said."

I chuckle, "is not your fault I know you're a man of principles, you don't like dumping woman. I understand." I hug him tightly. I don't know what I would have done if our relationship was destroyed.

Happy ending right? The bitch is finally gone leaving no damage!
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