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Father and Son

12pm, Michael has been sleeping for too long. He arrived in the early morning and still sleeps in his clothes from last night. The long drive and his visit to see Liam made him completely tired, he slept through the whole morning.

A woman goes inside Michael's room. "Michael. Michael!!" Michael awakens from this with his eyes still closed.

"What is it?"

"Your father, he wants you to come with him."

Michael's sleepiness immediately turns awakened. Surprised and shocked over why his father wants to bring him. "Why?"

"I don't know but he says it's urgent." This wasn't supposed to happen for Michael. Michael wasn't supposed to go with his father in one of the quarantine zones in LA.

The woman leaves his room. Michael lays his head on the pillow hard. Not happy on his dad bringing him to the quarantine zones. His time in the quarantine zones were supposed to last for the whole afternoon.

No other choice, Michael raises himself up from the bed. The room is incredibly clean and fancy. A big room he has with a large king size bed. Coming out of the bed, he goes to the bathroom. The bathroom is outside of his room.

Opening the light, looking around, trying to get his head and eyes cleared. Reducing his blurry vision before going to the sink. Washing his face, brushing his teeth with an electronic toothbrush, spitting the toothpaste out before making his breath smell nice through the use of mouthwash. Now done, walks back to his room. Getting himself changed.

His father, Benjamin Brown. The head of the CV-Brown organisation. Benjamin Brown, the father of Michael Brown, was the reason for how the world looks like. He created those quarantine zones for anyone infected with the virus, including ones who break the rules. These caused a lot of politicians to go against him. As a result, Benjamin destroyed them through any means, even forcing some of them to stay in the quarantine zones. He would lie to his son over the people in the quarantine zones but he wants to ensure that Michael takes his place.

In his smart, professional suit, looking at his watch, waiting for Michael to come down. Michael approaches his father.

"Hello father." He looks at his son in a strict manner.

"Come with me son. We have much to discuss." Michael look at him with surprise, unsure what his father is planning on doing.

Michael follows his father, continuing his eye contact in front of him. Wanting to know what his father is actually doing. Going into his black car, the bodyguards open the door for them. Benjamin goes inside first. Michael follows soon after, sitting on the opposite side of the seat. Distancing himself away from him.

With both father and son inside the vehicle, the bodyguard goes inside the vehicle on the wheel and drives off. Driving off to one of the quarantine zones in LA. It's a 30 minute drive.

Both father and son's eye contact between each other is separated. Refusing to look at each other in the eye. Until Benjamin turns his attention to Michael. "Do you know why you're here?" Michael looks at his father with confusion.

"Sorry father?"

"I said do you know why you're here?" Michael becomes confused and anxious towards him. Going with him, a powerful figure all over the world.

"No... uhh I don't know father." Turning his eye away from him.

"Of course you do. I know you snuck out." Shocked and now more anxious and nervous than before. He turns his eye towards his father once more.

"What, no father I didn't sneak out!"

"My most trusted man in this vehicle caught you driving away last night." Michael realises someone caught him. He didn't know that. He thought knowing would have seen him drive away, back home.