Is It Enoguh?

Past's Secrets

I've taken a long time to write this chapter, I've written and deleted it too many times. I hope you like it... Sorry it's so short.

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"When Korn started showing interest in you, you were a little kid, your mother started working with Ivanov, a member of a strong clan, to uncover Korn's dirty laundry. Korn murdered his daughter and wife, so your mother knew he wouldn't betray her. They went after any clue they could find, no matter how small. That hunt, as they used to call it, made them very close, to the point where they only trusted each other, not because of their common goal, but because their alliance made them friends. They discovered that Korn had dealings with an organisation that sold children, which led them to Vietnam. It was complicated because they had to take one of Korn's dogs, Thomas, I think you know him," said Daisy with a smirk directed at Pete. "To put it briefly, Korn was behind everything, and the softest thing they did was sell the little ones. The police caught everyone in Vietnam, but Ivanov and your mother covered up the connection to Korn, I never understood why, if they hadn't, maybe she would still be alive.... But we'll never know". 

Vegas frowned, "I guess my uncle found out my mother was behind it," Daisy nodded, "Yes, he found out, but more than a year later. Your mother thought he would act directly against her, but your uncle was always a bastard, so he started poisoning your father's mind even more. Your father, besides being stupid, was always jealous of Korn. And Korn used that advantage to harm your mother. It was so much hatred and abuse that your mother suffered, that when you were 5 years old, she ended up in the hospital because of internal damage, they had to remove her spleen, one of her kidneys and her uterus..."

For a few minutes, only the laughter of the people outside the compound could be heard, Daisy was waiting for the boys to assimilate her words, Pete was pale, not able to articulate a word, and Vegas was in shock, "That's not possible, Macau was born when I was 6 years old". Daisy sighed, "That was just one more of your father's mistreatments, Vegas. When he found out what he had done to her, he decided to blame her and punish her even more, he started cheating on her until one of his mistresses became pregnant. When she gave birth, he brought him into your house and forced her to take care of him. You fell in love with the little boy at once, and your mother had no heart to hate the little boy. She never felt him as her son, but she protected him as much as she protected you".

Pete held Vegas' hand, what they had just heard was too horrible, he couldn't imagine what Vegas was thinking at that moment. When he looked into Vegas' eyes, he could sense that he was blaming himself for the damage his mother had suffered. Tears were starting to flood Vegas's eyes, and Pete couldn't take it any more, he hugged him and Vegas hid his face in Pete's neck, "Pete, it's my...", "Shhh, no Vegas, no. Only two people are guilty, and neither of them are you." Vegas held onto Pete tighter, at that moment he wanted to let go and cry for his mother, for everything that had happened to her, but he couldn't, not yet. He had to stay in the present, and Pete was his only anchor, his life jacket. But he needed to sink deeper, to know all the details before Pete could rescue him. With a lot of effort he broke away from Pete, but left one arm around his waist, so that he could stay there, in that room. He looked at his Aunt Daisy. She had kept the truth from him, but he couldn't blame her, even if she had told him before, he wouldn't have believed her, the trust he had in his father was too great to see the reality.
Sighing, he said, "If that's not what killed her, what did she discover that made Korn take the final step". Daisy sighed, losing count of how many times she'd done it, "Two of Korn's best kept secrets. Your mother knew she had to run away with you and your brother. She had to get you to safety from Korn and Kan. She managed to find your father and uncle's half-sister, Honey, she had left the family to marry a man who wasn't connected to the mob. So your mother thought she could get some useful information from her. At first, Honey didn't agree to see your mother, but when she told her that she had to get her little ones to safety, she told her the truth. Honey hadn't left the family because of her husband, she had done it because Korn had an unhealthy obsession with her since she was a child. An obsession she maintained even when he married and gave birth to her firstborn. Within months of Kinn's birth, Korn found Honey, told her he should come home, that he would divorce his wife, and they could live together. She didn't have to take care of their children, they could get rid of them and start a family. Honey refused, and Korn returned a few days later, raped her and left her semi-conscious".