22. Clarity

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".... Mom.." Lani said opening the door.

"Why didn't anyone tell me about Venice...

Lani sighed. "We only all just found out that she's missing..." she looked at her mother. "But we can handle it... you've got enough going on right now..

"No... I don't have anything going on... I care about all of you..."

"Mom, we're past it... we're bored of it... you need to walk away from him and stop putting him through it... and yeah, I mean you... you're his trigger and he can't get better with you around...you're not good for each other...

"Do you think I've not thought of that?

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"Do you think I've not thought of that?... that it hasn't gone through my mind that if it wasn't for me he wouldn't be so head fucked now..." she shook her head. "I know you love your dad... and I'm happy for that... but remember I'm you're mother and I love you too.. I need you to know that..." she turned and walked away from the door.
Lani just watched her leave, feeling happier that she had said something.

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"... what do we know...

Arlen looked at Keegan as he walked into the trap. "Really dad?... we're fine, we're on top of it...

"Really?... where?... cos I don't see her right now" he said looking around.
Arlen and Lamar both looked at him.
"She's my daughter... and if what I am hearing is true, and he is still alive then I need to be the one.."

Lamar shook his head

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Lamar shook his head. "No Dad, you don't need to be the saviour... We all know how to handle these types of situations. ...

Keegan slammed the door shut and looked at his sons. "Okay... it's time we fucking talked.. now I know you're all as angry as hell right now... I know you hate me and we've had this conversation many a time... I could not stop what happened, I was placed on an antipsychotic drug which reacted against the other medication that I should have been taking... I don't remember what I did, all I know is, I feel the guilt and self, loathing every single second of every single day... I can't change it... I can only move forward...

Arlen shook his head. "How could you hurt her... I don't understand... make me understand...

Keegan looked at them both and he shook his head, hopelessly. "I don't know... a switch flips in my head and she becomes the object that I need take all my pain out on... but what you do you need to understand is that the new medication that I'm taking with help to pre-empt anything, I didn't even know that I was sick... and I hate the fact that I am.. but I am doing all that I can now.. finally to work with this illness and not make the same mistakes again..." he told them. " I know that it's hard, and as I said we have had this conversation many times before... but one last time I'm gonna ask you to trust me, it will never, ever happen again.."

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