I Have A Brother?

All They Left

Never let go of your dreams.

What they first wrote for me in their will.

Part of the world hated my family. My father owned a great architecture company which has been in my family for five generations. My mother is the COO (Chief Officer of Operations) at a competitor architecture company their marriage was used to bring these companies together. Thus the larger mass of fortune my parents have made and my lavish lifestyle. Also, they were very republican.

So part of the world hates me. Why? I'm the daughter of the owners of two of the biggest gentrification industries in the world.

Since the gentrification craze all over the United States when I was nine, my parents were making lots of money while millions of people lost their jobs, homes, and all the money they had.

I was so upset about it. I've learned everything from books, people, and the press. I would call myself a democrat because I'm not all about the Tea Party conservative life. They lack perspective.

I would want to say that but then I would get death threats because of my family name. Which is why I had security take me to my lawyer today. It's seems extra but I'm an heir to two architecture companies.

I don't even like architecture! Even when I was little. I only liked the small models the workers made to convince their ideas because when they were done, some of them would give the models to me so I can use them for all the dolls I had. I practically had a city for my dolls because of those models.

"So yes, you get everything." Phillpe, the family attorney said. "You even get both of your parents' businesses when you turn 20."

"So for now, my grandparents, and immediate aunts and uncles are taking over my home and businesses until I graduate college." I say.

"Precisely." My attorney said.

In the end, all I learned was to love yourself enough to remove yourself from anything that you know isn't good for you.

"I'm not sure if I want to take the business." I say. "Everything had been happening so quickly and all."

"It's okay for some time to breathe." The attorney says.

"There's a problem." I say. "I don't like my family's business."

"We can talk about this later if you'd like." My attorney sighs. "There's some news your father left me to tell you."

"He said he did regret not telling me something." I say. "I remember when he said he'll tell me something life altering on my seventeenth birthday in a couple of weeks."

"He was going to tell you on your birthday." My attorney retorts. "You and him were going to go on a trip to meet him."

"Meet who?" I ask.

"Your brother." Phillpe says.

"I have a brother?!" I say. "I mean after all of this time and madness I'm told right now that I have a brother who might hate me as well."

"Take it easy." Phillpe says.

"I want to go." I say. "If he wants to meet me."

"If you let him into your life and if he wants to be in your life there would have to be a procedure to prove he's your brother and could therefore split everything between the two of you." My attorney says.

"Well where is he?" I ask. "It wouldn't feel right to keep everything for myself. It's too much for me to keep and maintain on my own."

"I have been researching his roundabouts." My attorney says. "He's somewhere in-"

His office phone rings. Just great. Right when I really want to know something urgent.

"Come on I'm in the middle of a very urgent appointment." My attorney says over the phone. "Fine. I'll be right there and this better be good."

Great. I'm being postponed.

"Sorry kiddo." Phillpe said. "Duty calls."

"It's alright." I say. "Come over later for dinner."

"Is that alright?" Phillpe asks me.

"Yes it is." I say. "The family would love to see you and would like some questions answered."

"Alright then I will be there." Phillpe says. "Let me walk you out."

After leaving Phillpe's office, I spent the day with Percy and invited him over and asked him to stay for dinner.