Andy & His Half Clogged Brain

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"The official document would at least take a week to reach them"

"That's to late , by then it would have caused a lot of damage".

"Such things take time Andy , we can also inform them of the legal action we are taking so that they might stop the reporting or fueling the fire as the last hour arrives". Its three in the morning and me and Robert are here in his office assessing the damage done and trying to repair it in the best way possible. Robert assembles all the documents and puts them in a brown envelope ready to dispatch. Earlier at Davids house I got a call from Gomani who said to make arrangements for his stay as he was coming down here and to get us a lawyer. Robert was now sipping his coffee and had clear intentions of not going back to sleep.

"Why are you getting involved in this you just lost youre job", he asks

"I wish I had but my life keeps getting spinning into a spiral and I know this happened because of me"

"You don't seem to get much sleep these days". Moving both my hands through my hair

"Is it that obvious". I ask only because I thought others eyes were not privy to the internal agony I feel. My physical state that is bags under my eyes, beard growing , stoop posture, does make me feel like I have aged suddenly.

How could Robert know what phenomena I was or wished to be. As a child everyone dreams to be rich not just financially but also emotionally. Life does appear like a cake walk, all smiles and joy but those creamy layers cover the grounds so well that the burning charcoal might also start to appear white but they do nothing to reduce its pain , the burning sensation one might feel with each step. Some might begin to cry even wail for help but you cant stop to help them not when theres miles to cover. It is much later you realise when you have been walking for years that you should have stopped somewhere in between not for others but yourself cause its only then you notice that the path is endless.

Gomani messaged me his flights details which tell me he will arrive at 4:30am and wishes to meet me immediately that is in the airport itself.

"Lets talk about you're case as well , you were talking about someone yesterday and that I also happen to know them"

'Yes Zoe, she gave me you're card thats how I contacted you. I think that led me to believe that you would know her". His expression is serious when he says

"Andy I don't know anyone named Zoe no one in my circle even has that name and to clarify you contacting me I just thought that I was assigned to you this happens usually when a victim or perpetrator has no one to represent them so the law provides you one I didnt know that you actually asked specifically for me to fight you're case". All of this makes my head hurt so I leave him alone in the room while repeating

"Nononono". He calls me to come back but I don't. My legs take me to the only place left for me in this town.

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This time I don't walk discretely to the back door instead I walk briskly to the front door. The door has been locked but that doesnt stop me as I look around for a heavy rock and successfully find one a couple meters away from the door. I pick it up by using both my hands and bring it near the lock .With all power left in me today, I hit the lock with the rock a couple of times. At first it starts to bend in places it was being hit but then the curled part of the lock comes undone. I don't bother to lock the door behind me . The caution tape is still there covered in layers of dust but I don't even glance towards it as I climb up the stairs. Having no familiarity of the scene before me , the things which maybe we would have brought together including the house. I open the door to my right and walk in .