The Lost Hope

Chapter Two

"Alice, are you sure this tastes good?" mom asked for the hundredth time.

"Yes mom. I'm sure"

"Honey you need to calm down. You are a good cook,  and I'm sure he will be okay with whatever you prepare" dad chipped in from the living room

My half brother is coming over today. She has been nervous as hell, preparing different delicacies, not sure what he would want and wouldn't.
Jack is my mom's son with her ex husband, he should be around 18 years I guess. He has been staying with his father since mom married my dad

"I'm so nervous, I can't believe he agreed to stay with me. He was just two years old when I last saw him. I'm still confused on why his father decided this. I mean he never allowed him to see me since I left. Why now?" mom said in deep thought

I was confused on what was happening too. My mom had always find ways to visit her son, but the father took full custody, and never allowed her. And now all of a sudden, he is coming to stay with us. Not visit, stay. Like forever

"Morgan stop stressing yourself over this, just think positive. I'm sure it's for the best" dad had already walked into the kitchen trying to calm mom

"Yeah thanks love. What can I ever do without you?"  she said as she kissed dad's cheek
"I think I should order pizza, everyone likes pizza right? If he is not okay with all of these, he can just take pizza... "

"Mom"

"Morgan"

Dad and I say at the same time. This is really getting to her. I've never seen my mom like this, I just hope her son's worth all of these.

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JACK

This drive is killing me. Who lives three hours from the airport? I already hate this place. I can't believe this is the only option dad could think of, staying with the mother I barely recognise. I last saw her when I was two years old.

She left me. I don't wanna know the reason she did that but she really left me at the age of two, and now I'm expected to be civil with her

"It's important for you to change environment. I don't care of you like her or not" dad had said

"I'm not going to stay with her. If you want me to leave your house, I'll gladly do that, but sending me to a bitch I haven't seen in sixteen years is not a tune I'd dance to"

"You can call her whatever the hell you wanna call her, she is your mother after all. And you dare tell me you won't go to her place after everything you did? I paid a whooping sum of one million dollars so you won't have to go to jail. Do you know how much that's going to affect my company?"

"You are just a selfish bastard dad, you have always been. You keep throwing your favors at my face. You were not the only one that paid that money, Fred's father paid the same and he is still staying in his house" I was so furious.

I didn't even ask him to bail me out. I'm glad I didn't have to go to jail though, but he doesn't get to throw it at my face like that

"Fine. I'm a selfish bastard, and you know what you are? A stupid mistake. I regret ever meeting your mother, I regret getting married to her and I regret giving birth to you. Most of all, I regret taking your custody. I should have allowed her take you along with her from the start cos you still turned out to be what I didn't want you to be"

"Yeah I guess it would have been better if she took me along. She sure wouldn't have pushed me into studying business and get disappointed when I fail"

"You either go to her, or I withdraw the money I paid for your stupid act and you go to jail" that was the only option my crazy father could think of.

"What?"

"You heard me boy, you either go to her place or you go to jail. I give you just two hours to decide" with that, he turned and left the house

And that was how I ended up in this awful journey. I just wish she wouldn't be as bitchy as I envisaged

"Did you say number 12?" the driver asked bringing me out if my thoughts

"Yeah"

"Here we are" I looked out of the window to see a big house with number 12. She really has done well for herself, or maybe she got a rich husband.

I walked to the door and rang the bell. The door swung open within seconds and I was met with a girl around my age or a year younger. Could she be her daughter? That's not possible, she left when I was two

"Hi" she smiled, and I realized how hot she is.

"Hi! I'm here for Morgan" I said still awed at her perfect curves

"Yeah that's my mom. We've been expecting you" she really is her daughter. "I'm Alice"

I followed her inside and was met with a big hug by the woman I presumed to be my mother
"Oh my God, I can't believe you are really here"
I think she noticed I was not comfortable cos she broke the hug almost immediately

"Hey Jack, I'm George Parker. Your mother's husband" the man said stretching out his hand for a shake, and I shook it

"I'm so happy to finally meet you after all these years. How's the journey? I hope it wasn't stressful?" she went on and on until her daughter, I can't remember her name announced dinner

"Dinner is served"

"Uhm yeah" I didn't even return her smile as I followed her to the dining.
My eyes were fixed on her curvy hips. She really is hot, maybe I could stay for her. I don't care if she is my half sister.
I'm definitely gonna get her.