you’ve
been gone late at night a lot lately and I notice okay. Julia is here all by
herself wondering where you are. The late phone calls. The times you leave
after random calls without a word.”
“Claudia I am working on a very
important case okay? You know I can’t give you detail. I am working on the
Roman Pierce investigation. This is a very important case for my career and this
family.”
“Well you know what dad I really
hope so because I’m really tired of this family being affected by the Pierces.”
He doesn’t even get how much this
feud has affected not only Julia, but definitely me.
Chapter
5
“Stolen
Moments”
Donovan
I really don’t feel like going to
this thing.
Tonight is Saturday and it’s the
annual fundraiser banquet. I’m all for a good cause, but I just haven’t really
been up for being around people lately.
It’s basically an event where rich
people come and spend money to donate to the charity of that year. According to
Ella, it is also the fundraiser where everyone kisses the mayor’s ass. See
Mayor Hawthorne has a lot of friends everywhere, including my father. Apparently,
he and Hawthorne go way back. My mother informed me that dad helped Hawthorne
with something a long time ago; therefore he looks out for my father. I’m sure
Stonem hates that.
“Hey.” I peek through the
reflection of the mirror to see my mother staring at me. She looks beautiful in
her long black dress. I don’t think she will ever look less beautiful the older
she gets. “You need help with your tie?”
“Of course.” I turn around
smiling at her, reminded that I could never tie a tie at all in any type of form.
However, it was one of the many things Christian was good at.
My mother grabs my black tie off
my bed and walks towards me. She throws it around my neck and begins the impossible
process… at least for me it is.
“So, I need to tell you
something.” My mother says as she continues focusing on my tie.
“What’s up?”
She finishes tying it and places
her hands on my chest.
How does she do it?
“I was very disgusted with what
you said to your father the other night.” My curiosity of how to tie a tie is
stopped by mother’s shocking admission to me.
“Mom, the last thing I ever
wanted to do….”
“No, you listen.” She orders me
in a soft, yet forceful way. “I know I haven’t been the best mother in the
world. I’ve made mistakes and I have suffered the consequences. I lost
Christian and I almost lost you, but your still here Donovan. You are still
here. And what you said to your father was not only disrespectful to him, but
to me, your sister, and your brother. Chris would have given his life for you
and you the same for him. It was not your fault. It was mine and your father’s
and we will have to live with that, but if you ever say the better son died
again. I swear to you I will hurt you myself.” She gently grabs my face with
both of her hands. “The better son did not die. One of my amazing, beautiful,
and wonderful sons…. died. You hear me? Never disrespect yourself like that
again. ”
I can see the water tearing up in
my mother’s eyes as she looks me dead in my face. I never want to see that look
again. The fact that I hurt my mother disgusts me. More importantly I’m trying
to let her words sink in.
“Yes mom. I’m so sorry.” I say
while holding back my tears.
My mother embraces me in one of
her loving hugs with her hand rested on my head and the other rubbing my back.
Even though I still feel the same
way, my mother was right. I had no right to disrespect my family like that because
in the end I wouldn’t exchange any of them for the world, not even my father.
She releases her embrace and
carefully wipes her eyes, the way women do when they don’t want to mess up
their makeup.
“Alright let’s go to this
shindig and do what Pierces do best.”
“And
been gone late at night a lot lately and I notice okay. Julia is here all by
herself wondering where you are. The late phone calls. The times you leave
after random calls without a word.”
“Claudia I am working on a very
important case okay? You know I can’t give you detail. I am working on the
Roman Pierce investigation. This is a very important case for my career and this
family.”
“Well you know what dad I really
hope so because I’m really tired of this family being affected by the Pierces.”
He doesn’t even get how much this
feud has affected not only Julia, but definitely me.
Chapter
5
“Stolen
Moments”
Donovan
I really don’t feel like going to
this thing.
Tonight is Saturday and it’s the
annual fundraiser banquet. I’m all for a good cause, but I just haven’t really
been up for being around people lately.
It’s basically an event where rich
people come and spend money to donate to the charity of that year. According to
Ella, it is also the fundraiser where everyone kisses the mayor’s ass. See
Mayor Hawthorne has a lot of friends everywhere, including my father. Apparently,
he and Hawthorne go way back. My mother informed me that dad helped Hawthorne
with something a long time ago; therefore he looks out for my father. I’m sure
Stonem hates that.
“Hey.” I peek through the
reflection of the mirror to see my mother staring at me. She looks beautiful in
her long black dress. I don’t think she will ever look less beautiful the older
she gets. “You need help with your tie?”
“Of course.” I turn around
smiling at her, reminded that I could never tie a tie at all in any type of form.
However, it was one of the many things Christian was good at.
My mother grabs my black tie off
my bed and walks towards me. She throws it around my neck and begins the impossible
process… at least for me it is.
“So, I need to tell you
something.” My mother says as she continues focusing on my tie.
“What’s up?”
She finishes tying it and places
her hands on my chest.
How does she do it?
“I was very disgusted with what
you said to your father the other night.” My curiosity of how to tie a tie is
stopped by mother’s shocking admission to me.
“Mom, the last thing I ever
wanted to do….”
“No, you listen.” She orders me
in a soft, yet forceful way. “I know I haven’t been the best mother in the
world. I’ve made mistakes and I have suffered the consequences. I lost
Christian and I almost lost you, but your still here Donovan. You are still
here. And what you said to your father was not only disrespectful to him, but
to me, your sister, and your brother. Chris would have given his life for you
and you the same for him. It was not your fault. It was mine and your father’s
and we will have to live with that, but if you ever say the better son died
again. I swear to you I will hurt you myself.” She gently grabs my face with
both of her hands. “The better son did not die. One of my amazing, beautiful,
and wonderful sons…. died. You hear me? Never disrespect yourself like that
again. ”
I can see the water tearing up in
my mother’s eyes as she looks me dead in my face. I never want to see that look
again. The fact that I hurt my mother disgusts me. More importantly I’m trying
to let her words sink in.
“Yes mom. I’m so sorry.” I say
while holding back my tears.
My mother embraces me in one of
her loving hugs with her hand rested on my head and the other rubbing my back.
Even though I still feel the same
way, my mother was right. I had no right to disrespect my family like that because
in the end I wouldn’t exchange any of them for the world, not even my father.
She releases her embrace and
carefully wipes her eyes, the way women do when they don’t want to mess up
their makeup.
“Alright let’s go to this
shindig and do what Pierces do best.”
“And
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