Shadows of Death

Chapter 2(Charlie section 3)

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Christopher said: "But I don't care about anybody else. At least I'm your sworn brother."

Charlie laughed bitterly. "You like power. You like other people to dominate. That covenant of brotherhood was just the same thing."

Christopher snapped: "No. It wasn't."

Charlie quickly replied: "Yeah, fine, you're right. We are sworn brothers. So you should take care of me like a big brother and..."

Christopher interrupted: "I've always taken care of you."

Charlie said: "Please don't cut me off. Our convent of brotherhood was not just about taking care of each other, right? You should help me always and I should help you, too."

Christopher simply replied: "Well, that's what I always do."

Charlie got angry again and shouted back: "No you don't, Christopher! Just a few minutes ago you blew up. That was not help!"

Charlie stared at Christopher's face and waited for his answer. At last Christopher said: "Disrupting that meeting was a favor to you. I assure you, I will not let you marry with that sleazy nurse."

Charlie with consternation said: "Why?"

Before Christopher could answer, he put it together: "So that's why you pulled me out of restaurant! Something about Debra bothers you?"

I hate her because she is playing with you. She is like a cat and you're just like the mouse. Cats like mice, but sometime they like to play with them too hard. Be sure when she gets tired of playing the game she won't swallow you. It's not hard to say 'Goodbye.' 'You are not attractive to me any more.' 'I don't love you anymore!'"

Charlie laughed mockingly and said: "Oh my god! A robot is telling me how to behave!"

Christopher ignored his mocking and said: "I'm telling you the truth, but you try to act the fool and deceive yourself."

Charlie replied: "I don't need your advice. You're not my father."

Christopher shook his head. "But I'm your older brother."

This sentence make Charlie very angry. Sniffing out of anger and with frustration he said: "You are robot! And you can't understand the meaning of love. You're jealous."

With emotionless logic Christopher said: "A robot can't be jealous."

But Charlie said: "Yes. You're jealous. You're suffering when you see I love someone and no one love you. Because in this word someone loves me but there are no girls who love you. If you do find a girl and she knows you will not be alive for more than one year she will say, 'Ah, I'm sorry! I can't love someone who will die next year!' It's torture to you. Yeah, I understand you, buddy. If I were in your situation and I saw my brother was in prefect health and he would be married in the next few months and he had someone who loved him devoutly I've be jealous of him, too."

Charlie continued, even louder: "You are going to die without being able to enjoy life. Enjoying life is just dream for you. Every morning you wake up and see one day counted and you're closer to death. Then you find yourself in torment and jealous of me!"

Charlie's taunts worked. Sadness came to Christopher's face. Charlie began to feel regretful because of what he had said. So this feeling of regret moved Charlie to continue: "I'm sorry. I didn't want to make you upset. I just couldn't stop myself. Christopher, believe me, I didn't understand what I was saying."