I wondered if one of my old rich friends had decided to pay me a visit.There was one who loved cars like this anyway, Tom Sawyer.‘That old thief, I wonder what he wants anyway, it’s been years’ I thought.I decided to confirm for myself from Benjamin first.“Benjamin, whose car is that?” I said and pointed to the car.“Where sir?” He asked and turned to see what I was pointing at.He saw it and laughed a little, but just enough to not be disrespectful.“That’s your son's car sir, he’s currently around,” he said.‘My son? Malcolm? There’s probably some kind of mistake. How on earth would Malcolm have enough money to afford such a car, what is he even doing here?’ I thought to myself.“That’s Malcolm’s car?” I asked, I had a very surprised look on my face, and I couldn’t even hide it.Just then, my wife came down from the car and put her arm on my shoulder.“Dear? What’s wrong?” She asked and looked in my direction.Benjamin greeted her and she scowled at her, she was such a callous p
It was a very despicable smile, and it sent chills down my spine.A smile that looked like it could haunt my nightmares, and the thought of it shook me.I stood my ground, I was curious to know what businesses he was into.“Oh and what business might that be?” I asked.“Well” he said and took a napkin to wipe his mouth with.I waited patiently for him to finish and when he was done he dropped the napkin and spoke.“I’d rather keep that to myself thank you very much,” he said and smiled.I was infuriated, he was in no place to speak to me this way.It hurt my pride to be treated this way by him, and the rage began to well up within me.“I demand to know what business you’re into,” I simply said in a low but commanding voice.He looked at me and laughed, and then responded saying, “you don’t seem to get it do you. Whatever I’m involving myself in is none of your business,” he responded with the same tone I used.He usually wouldn’t have the gall to talk back at me with so much confidenc
I calmed down, he was out of the room now and I regained my composure.I was pissed off by how much he had just embarrassed me, but deep down, I was proud of him.It took me a while but soon I returned to my usual expressionless self, and I ate my food in silence.After a short while, I broke the silence and spoke to my stepson, Damien.“So how about you Damien, you’ve seen your older brother Malcolm and how much he’s excelling, what do you have to say about your own studies?” I asked in a cold voice.I was very hard on him, but the way I treated him paled in comparison to how I treated Malcolm.I hurt him very much, and I scarred him his entire childhood because of my selfish attitude.I honestly should have treated him better, he was the only memory I had of the love of my life.If she was here now and she saw all I’d done, how would she feel?I’d messed up big time, and it was certainly too late for me to try and be a father to him anymore.The damage had already been done, and it
It was a slap that echoed across the room, and Damien grabbed his face in pain.He stared at me with tears in his eyes, but I didn’t care, he’d just embarrassed me greatly, he needed to understand the position we were in the family early on.If he didn’t get himself together and man up, it may have been too late for him to realize.Yes, my method may have been harsh, but it was necessary, necessary to shape him into the boy I wanted him to be, the boy who would inherit the Ruby family.“You know how much he hates losing to someone, or coming in second. With Malcolm impressing him so much, how do you think that would affect us? Why would you tell him about you coming in second?!” I shouted at him.The position we found ourselves in was very delicate, and he was just making matters worse.“I won’t lie to him, I refuse to lie to my father,” he said in a calm voice.I calmed down a bit, he didn’t understand the situation properly, he still has so much to learn.“Listen to me Damien and yo
The room was neatly arranged, and he sat on a chair while I sat on the bed.“So Benjamin, I called you in here to speak to you privately because I don’t think I’d be comfortable saying this around other people,” I said.“Whatever it is Master Malcolm, you can tell me” he said with a reassuring voice.He always had a way of putting me out of stress, and hearing his voice put me at ease.I no longer felt nervous, and I suddenly gained the confidence to speak.“Leave the Shade mansion and come live with me Benjamin,” I said.He stared at me wide eyed and in shock when he heard this, it stunned him and took him aback. He definitely was expecting to hear something like that from me, and I kept quiet, and gave him time to process the information.He stared at the floor for a long while, probably contemplating what to do, I would be surprised as well.After what seemed to be like an eternity, he finally responded to me.“I’m afraid I’ll have to decline that offer Master Malcolm,” he said, a
I got home that day in high spirits, my visit to my mansion was a fruitful one.I had finally gained the respect of my father, he would no longer see me the same way as before.I also sent a powerful message to my step mother, a message for her not to mess with me.I could genuinely see the look of surprise in her eyes when she saw me, she was definitely not expecting to see me.Her plan had failed woefully, and it was all thanks to me.I would deal with her later, I had something I needed to do then.As I got into my apartment, I contacted Logan and asked him to meet me at my place, it was urgent.I’d had a new business prospect in my mind for a while now, and it was finally time to enact it.He arrived at my place shortly and I summarized the details for him.Basically, I wanted to get invested in the oil industry.By that I meant I wanted to start digging for oil, and it would require a lot of capital, as well as manpower.At first Logan was skeptical, he wondered how I would be ab
****(Some months later.)We see two people sitting in an office, one at a desk, and the other standing in front of him.We recognize these characters as Malcolm and Logan.It has been some months since we last heard from them, how much has changed?Let’s find out.[Malcolm’s POV]I sat there, at the head office of Blackstar incorporated.I, the owner of the company, sat in the largest office in the building, reserved specifically for me.By my side, was my Chief Executive Officer, Logan.A lot had happened in the past few months, and looking on at the events of the past, I was overly perplexed.“So Malcolm, what happens now?” Logan asked me, as he stood there.“Well Logan, I’ll be resuming school tomorrow, I leave everything in your hands,” I responded and he nodded.‘It’s that time of the year already huh? I can’t believe this is already happening’ I thought to myself.It was crazy how far I’d come, in just some months.“I won’t disappoint you boss,” he said and smiled.“Of course b
I got out of bed very early the next morning.I had mixed feelings toward everything, I was unsure of how the day would be.I couldn’t believe I would have to relive the nightmare called school, I thought I was done with it ages ago.The previous night I was cool about it, and I thought it would be easy for me to adjust, since I’d done it all before, but I was wrong.I could never get used to it, and I curled in my bed in annoyance."Laying down in bed won’t help me out, I guess I’ll just get it over with,” I said to myself, and so I got out of bed.I’d already packed my bags the night before, I also informed my gatekeeper that I would be leaving for school, so I had him leave the night before.My house would be under lock and key during the time school would be in session, as such I really didn't need a gatekeeper.I got out of bed and got prepared, I took a shower, and wore some clothes.I thought about making a grand entrance, but that wasn’t necessary, not yet.I went downstairs