My Best Friend's Son

Chapter 16. Revealed

Andrew's POV:

I don't remember coming home. I don't remember encountering my parents or Amber. My head hurts. I don't remember drinking. Then the memories from last night started flooding in, I panic. I tried opening my eyes but all I can see is darkness. "Where am I?" I asked, but no answer followed. I then noticed I was tied to a chair, and possibly blindfolded.

My heart was beating faster than it normally does. Not because of me dying, but because Jennifer and Anderson need me, and if I die now then I have failed them. What would Amber say? What will happen to our baby? Who kidnapped Anderson? So many questions but my life will not allow me to see the answer for my death might be at my doorstep.

Suddenly my blindfold was yanked off harshly making me cry out in pain. "Who are you!? And what do you want from me!?" I growled. But what happened next, confused me and hurt me most of all. Amber appeared all of a sudden. Maybe to my rescue? "Amber! Thank God you're here!" but she did not smile nor did she show any friendly sign. "Amber?" but she did not reply. Suddenly a cry rang through the air. "Andy?" realization hit me, "Anderson!"

"Don't struggle too much Andrew, you're only making it worse." she said, "Andrew!! Andrew!!" I heard Michael's voice call me. "Michael?" I called out, suddenly all the lights turned on revealing a beaten up Michael in a chair, he looked worse like he has been here for days. Then I saw a crib and it made me rigged. "Anderson!" I shouted, and beside the crib was a woman tied up and a sack was also on her head. But she looked like she was knocked out.

But I knew that black shirt with daises on it. I gave it to Jennifer on her birthday.

"Jen!! Jen!!" I shouted trying to wake her up, but it looked like she wasn't waking up any time soon. "Jesus! Andrew, no need to shout. They can hear you loud and clear." Ryan said as he entered the room while wiping his bloody hands with a piece of cloth. "What's going on here!?" I yelled.

"An.. Andrew?" Jen's soft voice called out to me,

"Jennifer!" I then notice she started panicking because she couldn't see anything. "Andrew!! Andrew!! What's happening!?" she cried out in fear. Amber then walked over to Jennifer as she took off her sack. Jennifer gasped at the horrible sight of the people she cared about was tied up. "If only little Jennifer here didn't ruin my plans then this wouldn't have happened. But it is always the hard way even if the bad guy wants to take it the easy way." Ryan said

"Michael!" Jennifer gasped out as she saw Michael on the chair. "What happened?" she asked but Michael bowed his head. "Didn't Michael tell you? He and Ryan are the ones that kidnap little Anderson." Amber said cheerful. Before me or Jennifer could register what Amber said Michael quickly added. "As if I had a choice!? You threatened me— you would hurt Jennifer if I didn't help you!" Michael barked while Amber gave out a giggle. "Life isn't fair, I'll tell you that, but working hard for it is useless!" Ryan sneered.

"For years I have worked for the same company, working harder than anyone in the entire company but... the most favorite employee was none other than Andrew. Pft! Heck, the company is even in your name." what!? "All I need you to do is to sign the contract that gives me all the money and the company itself to me." "If I do then you'll let everyone go including Amber." but Ryan and Amber burst out laughing. Was I missing something here? "I'll never go with you." Amber hissed which made my heart ache. Not because I still love her but because she has my baby and at the same time I married her.

"What about the baby?" I asked as I looked at her stomach. "This baby isn't yours!" she told me, it made me angry. All this time when I could live happily with Jennifer and Andy only to have Amber and the unborn baby which is not mine, to hold me back. All the time that I have spent with Amber was just fake, a huge lie that I was too engrossed with the picture of having a family to see the show that Amber has put up for so long. To think about it, I was beyond mad.

"It's Ryans'" she said sweetly.

I think I'm gonna be sick.

"You're sick Amber!" Jennifer stated, but Ryan just laughed and said "Amber isn't my sister... She's my ex-wife. That's why we have the same last names. Michael is my real brother. This baby inside of Amber... is mine." Everything started to connect and for once again in my life, I regret not chasing after Jennifer the day she ran from me during college. I regret not going after her or telling her sooner. Ryan then untied my hands and shoved a piece of paper and pen towards me and demanded me to sign the papers. Right now, I didn't care about money or the company. I cared about the safety of my family, not Amber, Jennifer and Anderson. "If I sign this... will you let us go?" I asked and Ryan nodded. I signed the papers and gave it to him.

Then everything happened so fast.

Ryan pointed the gun at me. In the background I saw Amber falling to her knees and screaming for Ryan to not kill me, not because I'll die or something but because Ryan was killing me. He would be a murderer. Michael was struggling against the rope and was actually moving the chair forwards and was growling and trying his best to stop Ryan from pulling the trigger, then Jennifer who looked at me with pure horror as she screamed my name, all our memories rushed through my head and I regret not telling her the day I met her that I loved her. I was always in love with my best friend but I never got the chance to actually have a life with her. Then it all comes down to our greatest creation, Anderson.

He was oblivious to his surroundings, he doesn't know his father was gonna die in a second. He possibly doesn't know that I am his father, he'll have no memory of me. He'll grow up only hearing stories about me from his mother, if she survives this. But Anderson is the one thing I know I'll never regret, even in death.

My time has come,

Ryan pulled the trigger.