The Tragedy Of AJ Legend by AJ Afzali

Chapter 8

The heavy rain outside the apartment has now turned to a light drizzle. Damien, Angel, Michael, and Christy are in shock at what has been told to them.

Angel: "How can such a beautiful moment for you and Corina produce a nightmare?"

  AJ whose still standing by the window walks over to Angel. He makes direct eye contact with her and studies her facial features.

AJ: "Ms. Garcia you look like her. The both of you have similar features. However to answer your question when your full of repressed anger and guilt for a lot of things in your past it's hard to move on from it. These things eat at you like a virus til nothings left."

Damien: "How we're you able to move on from it? What happened after that nightmare?"

AJ: "When I had that nightmare it left a scar on my mind. All I thought about were the images I saw. I tried so many things like therapy but it didn't work. So I kept it all to myself so that Lucy wouldn't get upset and constantly worry about me. Besides three months later we'd be married and it would be our new beginning."

Angel: "So we're at the moment. Tell us what happened on that day. Tell us every single thing you can remember."

AJ: "Today marks twenty years since that day. The time has come to finally talk about."

AJ opens a window to let the moist air come into the room. He pulls out a folding chair and he takes seat. He closes his eyes and takes a very deep breath.

Brandon: "Goddamn it all all to hell!"

Lucy: "What is it Bran?"

Brandon: "This damn Street King character has killed another person last night."

Lucy: "Not again! We're was it this time?"

Brandon: "About three blocks away from the apartment."

Lucy: "Oh my god! Do they who the guy was?"

Brandon: "The papers say he was just some local drug dealer."

Lucy: "That's it for the last month this Street King has been ripping the neighborhood apart with drugs. It's time to go back to Long Island sooner then later."

Brandon: "Whoa, Lucy relax I think you're overreacting he's only killing dealers not civilians."

Lucy: "I don't care! I'm not gonna raise my child in a danger zone!"

Brandon: "I understand that, but you guys have a new life here why ruin it?"

He leans over and gently puts his hand on top of Lucy's.

Brandon: "You won't have to worry. I'll protect you from everything."

Angel starts crying from the other room and Lucy quickly gets up to go check on her.

Brandon: "Everything ok!"

Lucy: "Yeah! She's just a little hungry. She's been sleeping all day."

She then walks back to couch feeding Angel her milk.

Brandon: "My little niece is getting big look at woofing it down like a boss."

AJ: "Hello! Anybody home!"

Lucy: "Were in the living room!"

AJ walks into the living room and is greeted by Brandon and Lucy. He picks up Angel and gives her a big kiss on her forehead.

Lucy: "Hey babe, how was your day? Did everything go well with the publisher about your first book?"

Brandon: "AJ my brother. What's happening?"