A Land of Despair

It is What It is.

I should have known it would be him. He was always in charge of things like this, it was always his construction company that was responsible for tearing down the old human structures and building the new alien ways. Why had I lead myself to believe otherwise?

As I looked at him, he wore no expression on his face as usual. His grey eyes looking at me with questions. I on the other hand didn't even bother to mask my anger, he needed to see how I felt, not that he would even care.
He never did, not even then.

"Adam, my boy, shouldn't you be heading home? All of you" he asked gesturing towards Mike and I.

"Why did you tear the diner down?" I countered.

He sighed, placing his hand his pants pocket, not at all in the mood to deal with me or the scene I was so purposefully causing.

Mr Longman approached him, trying so hard to do some damage control, he offered, "I'm sorry sir, I'll call the police and have them remove from the premises.

He raised his hand in disapproval of the suggestion and looked straight at me, never giving away any emotion.
"There's no need to have my son and his friends arrested, they will be leaving soon," he then turned to the mustache man saying, " I apologize for the delay he has caused in your work schedule."

"No no sir, not at all. You don't have to apologize for anything. Just boys being boys. No worries." He laughed nervously.

It was surprising that they didn't already see it before, I was the spitting image of the man, we looked exactly alike it's just that I was younger.

My father dismissed everyone who had gathered around us to watch, then it was just the five of us. Tina never once leaving the car, she sat inside unmoving, not even glancing at the commotion we had made. It's like she wasn't even there.

My mind would not settle, no one had answered the question I had been asking since I got here and it was becoming increasingly frustrating for me.

No longer being held back, I folded my arms and asked the same question again to no one in particular, "Why did you tear down the diner?"

Everyone was silent until father gestured to mr longman to explain."This property belongs to the company now, it was leased and we bought it. If you have any other questions please look it up on our website."

Father subtly raised an eyebrow at me, to most looking at his expression it would have seemed as though he was welcoming new questions, but I knew all too well that it was a warning for me.
A warning to keep my mouth shut as if satisfied with the answer.
A warning to behave in a manner appropriate to that of the son of a public figure.
A warning to leave.

I was nearly as foolish as I had been acting, and father knew this, "I see, thank you for the information, and forgive me for wasting your time." I said, trying to seem apologetic.

The two men were graceful enough to accept my words, and that was our chance to leave.
Mike and I walked to the car quietly and in no time we were back on the highway on our way home.
The drive was silent and awkward, non of us knowing what to say to the other, all of us angry and devastated with the way things were. Maybe resting up at our homes was a much needed idea, though I knew for me things wouldn't be that easy. When father would come home he would be angry then the whole house would suffer.

The car came to a stop in from of the twins house and without so much as a word Tina picked up her branch and was out of the car not even bothering to carry her bag.

Mike sighed, and rubbed his face, "this is going to be a long week, later bro." He gave me a fist bump, took his and his sister's luggage and was gone.