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- Twenty minutes to talk! The guardian's voice said before he shut the door.

- I can't believe you came! His father said looking at him through the window. You grew up so well...

- Why do you want to see me so bad?

- You are my son after all...

- Now I am your son? What about back then? When I was just a child? What about then?

- I... He said while looking down at his feet. I am deeply sorry...

- And I am deeply annoyed about that word, stop saying that you are sorry about the past! You created it. You created my trauma! You took my mom. You killed her. After all, you did, you want me to call you my father? He said, lying on the back of the chair.

- Is not that... I just wanted to see you...

- Did you know that yesterday my aunt visited me? He said, looking at the pen he brought with him.

- What? Why did she?

- Don't you know? She wants the company. You stayed with her more than me and you still don't know? You even had an affair with her.

- Christopher!

- What? Am I lying? My mother didn't know what you were doing behind her. Twenty years of relationship with my mother and another three years having an affair with her sister. Do you know how hurt she was when she found out what you did?

- I know.

- No, you don't. He said it with a small smile and a cold voice. She thought I was lying, but guess what, it wasn't a lie after all. You proved to her that what I said is true when you started to beat the fuck out of her when she told you that her sister is using you because she wanted to put her hands on the company!

- Does your wife know how cold you are?

- Oh! So you know about my marriage? That is beautiful, isn't it? He said, smirking.

- What if something happens to your wife? Said his dad with a smirk between his lips.

- If you are going to touch her, you are going to see the monster that you created. He said, getting up and leaving the room.

A man with two faces. Never thought that he could be a person like his dad. The words that his dad said to him are flying in his head for the past two hours.

- Yeah?

- Oh Jeez! Why it took you so long to answer the phone? You scared me!

- I was signing some papers. Sorry about it though.

- Are you still at the office?

- Yes.

- Okay... bye-bye.

Walking to his office to see if his wife was there, but she wasn't. A dark thought was flying through his head until she appeared behind his back, hugging him.

- These day is hard to not hug you. She said, hugging him harder.

- He knows...

- Who knows what?

- My dad... knows about us...

- Are you afraid I am going to disappear? She smiled at him.

- I'm dying with how afraid I am! He said, hugging her tightly.

- But, I can't disappear. She said with her head on his chest.

- Are you using a new shampoo brand?

- Oh yeah, kind of ' new '.

- It smells amazing.

- Thank you, love.

Looking in the mirror. That face that was gazing at him back. He was looking at his reflection, blinded by the thoughts.

- Did you finish? Her voice was heard from the other part of the door.

- What? Oh, yes! He said taking the towel from his shoulders and putting it on his head.

- You were in that black bath of thoughts, weren't you?

- I just can't stop that, you know that.

- I know you will stop that, one day. I know you are very strong!

- What if I am not?

- Don't make yourself an asshole, you know you are strong too!

- But–

- Sh! I said what I said, man!

- That is what made me fall madly in love with you.

- We all know that Christopher! She said before closing the door of the bathroom.

- I love you! He said, quietly.

- I love you too! She screamed under the shower.

The night might be scary but if you look up, you are going to see thousands, millions of stars which are lighting your path.

He was speechless by the beauty of the flowers he have in the room. That bright red is now shining in the light of the moon. Those devil's flowers were his second passion.

- The roses are so small compared with the power you have. He said, watering the flowers in the moonlight.

- Are you going to come and hug me or are you going to keep talking with the flowers?

- You know I need to talk to them. I feel like those flowers are exactly like me. Nobody can understand their beauty or their desire.

- I am trying my hardest to understand you... but sometimes I am afraid that I am going to lose the thread that holds us together.

- I am sorry about my behaviour... it is weird and it makes you lose yourself along with me. He said while walking to the bed

- I still want to understand you and feel what you feel.

- But I don't want that. If you are going to understand me, you are going to lose yourself... my life is too dark for you... I don't want to lose you because you want to understand me. He said, sitting down.

- If this is what is making you happy, then I'm going to keep making you happy in the way I can. Let's sleep for now. It's late.

- Thank you. He said while hugging her by her waist

- Good night. She said, hugging his head slightly.