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Silas is still mourning the death of his son when his phone rings. He clutches his phone and gazes at the phone’s screen. It is his father. He picked up the phone.
“My wonderful son. I miss you so much,” “You are weeping? Aren’t you happy to hear my voice?”
“Why didn’t you pick up my calls before now, dad?” Silas said and halted his tears.
“I am sorry. I was in a meeting with some Korean men. We were told to put our phones in silence, so that nobody would disturb us. After the meeting, I saw the missed calls and I planned to call you.”
“And you successfully killed your grandson because of a meeting?” Silas said and burst into tears again.
“Tell me you are joking?” “Man, are you trying to play pranks with me?”
“It’s not April yet.” “Emmett died two hours ago.”
“I killed my only grandson because of negligence. I am doomed!” Mr. Alex screamed.
“You are pained?” “Just stop those crocodile tears.”
“What happened to my grandson before he died?”
“He fell down from the rooftop yesterday morning. The doctor said he was badly injured and five hundred thousand dollars would be needed to treat him. I have no money on me so I wanted you to borrow me some money.”
“You know I won’t do that. I will dash you the money instead.” “I am a billionaire!” Mr. Alex bragged.
“A billionaire who couldn’t save the life of his grandchild,” Silas said bitterly.
“I am sorry, son. I pray Emmett forgive me wherever he is.”
“Enjoy yourself, dad,” Silas said and cut the call.
Rachael is surprised to see the door open. She is scared of whether their house has been burgled. She walked into the sitting room. She sits down and removes her pair of shoes gently. She looks so dirty because she rubbed herself on the ground in the hospital. She had refused to leave the hospital until Doctor Ryan drove her home.
Rachael is very weak and she has a headache because of her bawling and shouting in the hospital over the death of her only son. Her eyes are bugging out from their sockets.
Rachael is cursing her parents and siblings for having hands in her son’s death when she remembers her husband. “Where is Silas? Has he not returned home?” Rachael muttered and stood up from the couch.
“Silas.., Silas…, where are you?” Rachael said as she walked to the bedroom.
When she enters the bedroom, she sees white paper on the bed. She thinks it’s the assignment Emmett brought to her room before Emmett’s death.
Rachael clutches the paper and cries as she reads out the contents.
“Rachael, you have to forgive me because I left Hawaii without telling you. I have been able to contact my biological father. He was so sorry when I told him that Emmett was dead. He has invited me to California, so that we can have a discussion as father and child. Dad could die if I refused his proposal. Besides, it’s been long since I saw him. I miss my mum more and I need to see her. Can you believe my father is now a billionaire? You should smile at that, Rachael. When I get to California, I will earn enough money, so that we can start a new life. I will also ensure that I fight for my son’s death even with my last breath. I will come back home in a month because I know you will miss me very much. Take good care of yourself and the house before I return. Please, don’t starve yourself to death. I need you in this new phase of my life. Silas loves you. DO NOT ALLOW THIS LETTER TO GET TO A THIRD PARTY. GOODBYE FOR NOW!”
Rachael drops the paper on the floor, she holds her head and screams tearfully.
“My love is gone!” Rachael said.
Silas is hanging a bag on his shoulder. The bag contains clothes and toiletries. He is also clutching a small bag with his right hand. This bag contains soccer boots and soccer balls.
Silas knocks on the gate twice before a man opens the gate. As soon as the man sees Silas, he hugs him.
“You are now muscular, young master,” the man said.
“You don’t look bad either,” Silas said with a smile.
“We miss you very much.”
“ I miss you too.” “How is everyone, Luis?”
“Everyone is fine, young master.” “Let me help you with the bag.” Louis collects the bag Silas is hanging on his shoulder and they walk in the direction of the mansion.
Mrs. Alex is watching television when she sees her son. “My son is back home at last. Alex, our son is back!” Mrs. Alex screamed and ran in Silas’ direction. She hugs Silas for two minutes.
“I miss you, mum,” Silas said, sitting beside Mrs. Alex. He is gazing at the sitting room because everything has changed.
“I miss you, darling. I have had sleepless nights because of you.”
“But I call you most times via the phone,” Silas said, and saw his father. He stands up from the couch and says, “Good evening, dad.”
“You should do more than that. Give Dad a hug,” Mr. Alex said and hugged Silas.
“You never told me you would be coming to California today. I would have come and take you home in my car,” Mr. Alex said and everyone laughed.
“Let me go and set the table for my darling son,” Mrs. Alex said and left the sitting room.
“I am sorry for the loss of Emmett. Please, receive my condolences.”
“Thank you, dad,” Silas said and bowed his head.
“Your mother and I are very sorry for the loss.” “You should go and eat your food now before it gets cold. In the morning, we will talk better.”
It’s 16th February, 2022. Silas took his bath. He dresses up and walks into the dining room. He sits on a chair and pounces on the food before him. It’s bread, tea and fried eggs. Mrs. Alex knew that was her son’s favorite breakfast. She had cooked the food very early enough and refused the help of the housemaid.
As soon as Silas finishes the food, he uses an oil-stained handkerchief to clean his mouth. He drops the handkerchief on the table and walks in the direction of the stairway.
When Silas gets to the library, he sees his father sitting beside the reading table. Silas sits in the opposite direction and greets his father.
“I hope you enjoy your breakfast?”
“Yes, dad,” Silas said with a smile.
“You don’t play with bread and eggs.”
“And tea…, you forgot to add that, dad,” Silas said, and the duo laughed.
“You are right, bad boy.” “You now have big arms. How did you do that?”
“It’s through workouts, dad.”
“I will do some exercises too, so that I can have big arms.”
“It will take eternity before you achieve that, dad,” Silas said, and Mr. Alex laughed out loud.
“We will go to the gym one of these days.”
“Alright, dad.”
Mr. Alex holds Silas’ right hand and says, “I am sorry for everything I allowed you to pass through, son.”
“You never did anything bad, dad. You exposed me to the world and experiences.” “People are a bunch of hypocrites.”
“I am happy you now know.” “I have already disowned you before the secret was exposed.”
“Can you throw more light on that?”
“Ezekiel looted my company’s money. I accused you wrongly.”
“Ezekiel, your personal adviser?”
“Yeah, Mr. Alex said with a nod.
“And he allowed me to be ill-treated?” Silas said and couldn’t hold his tears.
“You don’t have to cry, son.” “I killed him with my gun as soon as I found out.”
“He is dead?”
“Yeah. He should have decayed my now.” “I called you on the phone several times so that I could explain things to you, but you were too proud to hear me out.”
“What could I have done?” “I never believed you could kick me out just like that.”
“I am sorry, son. Please, forgive me.”
“I have forgiven you already, dad.”
“Thank you very much.” “I have good news for you.”
“What’s that, dad?”
“I am the richest man in California and the second richest man in the world.”
“Is that true?” “I saw that on a search engine, but I never believed that.”
“The search engine was right after all,” Mr. Alex said with a smile.
“How did you come about that, dad?”
“Two years after I disowned you, crude oil was discovered on my 50, 000 hectares of land…”
“That’s interesting!”
“I’ve been selling crude oil to the US government and this increased my wealth by 80 percent.”
“I am proud of you, dad.”
“Thank you, son. As I am talking to you right now, I am working on three projects?”
“Three projects?”
“Yeah, son…” “A refinery, a petrol station and a gas plant.”
“That’s some good news, dad.”
“Yes, it is. My telecommunication company also partners with MTN. I am planning to start a non-governmental organization very soon. The organization would be charged with giving scholarships to poor American children, creating social amenities and giving grants to commercial farmers.”
“Wow. I am proud of you, Mr. Alex.” Silas calls his father Mr. Alex, anytime he is extraordinarily happy.
“What name should I call the non-governmental organization?”
“I need to think about that, dad.”
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