Genome - The deception - I Volume

Chapter 8 - A false identity

Lilian Riden – New York Lexington av/53st

It seemed absurd, but I had never been interested in knowing where my father worked or what he did, much less had he ever kept me informed of such information. He had only dictated rules to me during childhood and filled me with books during adolescence; as we headed, I guess to my father's room, I saw his world for the first time. I must admit that he was full of beautiful women. All impeccably dressed in gray contailleurs. I wondered if apart from this alleged shady business relationship with Jad, he had really been faithful to my mother, on the other hand I couldn't deny that he had always had many suitors, sometimes I also witnessed strong jealous scenes on the part of my mother. He owned the entire skyscraper, the company was "Real R & W", he was a partner of a certain Wallas who I never had the opportunity to meet during the big organized events. The young lady stopped in front of a white door with stylized gold drawings around it. I noticed the clock hanging next to the door and saw the time, it said 09:30, I couldn't make sense of it all, until a few minutes ago I was in Jad's room and I was sure it was around 03:50. As soon as we entered my father immediately met us, he was wearing one tight white shirt with a black tie and shiny black trousers: «Lilian! Are you okay?" Jad and that guy backed away and as soon as my father tried to touch me I hit him with my hand on the arm: "Don't touch me!" it was at that moment that I couldn't hold back any longer, I burst into tears and turned towards Jad who remained focused on his cell phone, in fact I saw him leaning against the wall with a bored look, «I want to know what's happening!» I turned to my father who looked at me with a worried expression: «Liian, there are things... Jad, thanks...» turning towards him, «You're welcome Nicolas...you promised me the east side of the Bronx for some customers who want to conduct their business, I am sure that Roshin will have nothing to say." He put his cell phone in his trouser pocket and sat on my father's desk, fiddling with a pencil. «Promises are kept, you know», he turned to my father and winked at him.

«I have to ask you one last favor» I looked at my father's expression, he seemed to be under the thumb of that boy who I also realized that I hadn't even asked him his age. I didn't know anything about him, yet I didn't stop looking at him in ecstasy, I had a very strong pain in my heart, and in that moment it was as if I didn't exist for him. Maybe in reality he was already busy with some beautiful woman with whom I couldn't compete and I felt that pain increase more and more, I was jealous. I immediately thought that my father might know something about him and whether he had a girlfriend. And if he was madly in love with a woman, I wouldn't have even the slightest hope. While my mind wandered in search of answers or hypotheses about a possible relationship that Jad might have had, I saw the boy I had completely lost my head for approaching my father: «You know that another favor will cost you dearly Nicolas», with the pencil touched his neck and I seemed to see a tremor in my father's body. «A new identity for Lilian and a very valid protection», he managed to utter these words in a whisper but it was clear he was extremely scared. I threw myself on the sofa and sat down as if I were dead weight, I was dying inside. «I can grant it to you, I have to think about my request» he walked around my father as if he were prey to be devoured at any moment. «Tomorrow you will find all documents and data records online, for protection I could ask Skyline". «Skyline is not reliable», my father tried to turn to look at him and Jad took his face with his hands looking at him grimly: «But he is the best», he released his face, moved away from him and made a sign with his hand to the Chinese guy to follow him towards the door. «Hi Nicolas, it's always a pleasure doing business with you», he closed the door behind him and didn't even look at me, I remained staring at that damned door for I don't know how long, would I never see him again? «Lilian! We have to go!". My father had put on a jacket and was holding two suitcases. «Your mother already knows about everything», I got up out of inertia, I had no desire to ask for explanations, I was totally shattered. How could I have put myself in that condition for a boy? I found it as absurd as everything that had happened to me up until that moment. "What will happen to Max, Daniel and Kyle?" I grabbed the suitcase my father handed me. «It's none of our business Lilian», he put down the suitcase and put his hands on my shoulders, «Forget everything you saw, you'll see, you'll make new friends», I couldn't help but ask him, he was stronger than me: «What do you know Jad's?" I realized that I was profoundly selfish in not feeling the slightest bit of pain over losing dear friends or pseudo friends, but my only thought was focused on Jad. «Why are you asking me this question?», he seemed noticeably strange, he walked away and picked up his suitcase again «Follow me, you have to catch the 10.45 flight, we have an hour to get to the airport».

"Airport? Where?" I would never have seen Jad again if I had completely changed cities, "I don't want to leave New York, I could go to some of your friends or relatives", my father interrupted me: "Don't talk about it Lilian!" I opened the door and he motioned for me to follow him.

The flight would last two hours. My father sent me to Florida, he told me that a dear childhood friend of his named Alan would meet me at the airport and host me for the entire school year. Before leaving he made me change clothes, trying to disguise myself a bit with the look.

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