1095 Nights

1. Confusion

“Declan! Declan! Declan! Wake up! Wake up, god damn it.”

I stared at my brother with disgust. All I wanted to do was go for a damn drive, and I find him lying in the snow. I instantly knew he was drunk, it’s his skill.

 “Wake up your drunken ass up! Let’s go!” I shouted at him with a distinct growl in my voice.

 I heard him mumbling something; it was clear he’s completely out of it. I picked him off the snow and threw him on my shoulders, then threw him in the back of my pickup truck. I couldn’t care less if he froze to death, maybe that’ll teach him a lesson. As I was driving I hear him shouting at me, this was amusing I chuckled to myself. I pulled up to our drive way and left him in the back of the pickup truck.

“Well did you find him?” my mom anxiously asked

My mother doesn’t even say hello to me anymore “Yes, your son is doing great. As a matter of fact, he’s in the back of my pickup truck right now probably puking. Or maybe he’s frozen, either way he is great Mrs. Alba.”

I don’t always call my mom by her first name but she knows when I do I’m either angry or sarcastic.

“What? Oh my god, Kaden! How could you?” She quickly slipped her robe on and ran outside with slippers on; mind you there was about 2 inches of snow on the ground. I hear my dad approach.

“Where’s she going?” my dad said calmly. This isn’t the first time this has happened.

“Oh dad, don’t ask as if you don’t already know. She’s going to save her son” he looked at as if he was going to scold me, I heard him sigh.

“Save it dad, go ahead. Go help her.” He ran behind her. I ran upstairs to take a shower; I know exactly what’s going to happen. My brother gets escorted into the house, he throws up everywhere and makes unnecessary comments and tries to throw a few punches at my dad.

“You son of a bitch!” Declan shouts. I hear my mom gasp. I know that was toward me, and I know my dad will not be happy he just called my mom a bitch, I hear things break, and I chuckle to myself. What a pitiful family. I jump in the shower and hear more shouting, and see in my reflection red and blue lights flashing. This was not expected; I ran out shampoo still in my hair and threw my robe on running downstairs like a lunatic. I over hear my dad arguing with the cops.

“Don’t be silly my son didn’t kill anyone! Please just leave. You’ve got the wrong house”

I walk behind my father slowly.

“Dad, what’s going on?” I whisper quietly. I don’t know what it is about whispering when you’re in panic; I tend to do it a lot. Maybe we feel more at peace and safety when there’s chaos when our voice is low and soft.

“Are you Kaden Abbey?” I looked at him shocked and angry, heat rushed to my head. What the hell was going on?

“Yeah what’s it to you?” I snarled at the officer

“Sir just make this easier and come down to the station with us, we have a few questions to ask you” he said calmly. He had a funny look to him; his eyes looked very small compared to his big face.

“Kaden they want to question you about… the death of Mr. Culver” my father lowered his head. What the hell was that? Why would he do that as if he was sorry, like I actually did this?

“I’m not going anywhere” I hissed at the officer and walked up stairs. I hear the officer shout back.

“Sir either you come peacefully or well take you out by force, you don’t want a scene” I looked at him and laughed.

“Hah, very funny, As If you haven’t already made a scene, its damn 2am and I’m sure the lights attracted all our nosey neighbors!”

“Mr. Kaden, I’m giving you one last chance” I gave in; I looked at him trying to reason.

“Alright, let me just wash this shampoo off and get dressed” I said calmly, he nodded his head. I took that as an ‘okay’ I walked up the stairs thinking; what do I have to do with the death of a multibillionaire? The only person I could think about at this point was Deniz, what the heck am I going to tell her? As I was putting my shoes on I look out the window and see Deniz and her friend Marie approach my house, except Deniz was running, with her hand over her mouth. I ran downstairs.

“Hand behind your back” the officer had his handcuffs pointed at me, I almost forgot what was going on.

“Sir Come on you said you’d let me go without making a scene” I begged I didn’t want to wear the handcuffs besides, I won’t run away.

 “I apologize, but I have to” I nodded my head agreeing. “Can I put my hands in front rather than behind my back?”

He nodded his head and I reached out, I felt the handcuffs grip my hand I don’t understand why I was being handcuffed. I thought they were only questioning me? The cops escort me outside I see Deniz fall to her knees  snow almost to her hips when she sees that it’s me in the handcuffs, my heart starts to race I see her friend Marie try to pick her up but she was just as shocked as Deniz was. I started to panic; everything was really setting in, what the hell is going on. I look back and see my Dad, holding my mom close to his chest, and my brother looking out the kitchen window.  I begin to sweat, and feel my temperature rising I was so angry and confused at the same time. Naturally I look at Deniz, all I have to do is look her in the eyes and tell her its okay and it will be okay.

“Don’t take him! Please!”  Deniz screamed begging and crying

She ran up to be just before the officer put me in the patrol. She hugs me tightly; I feel her nails dig into my back and her face press on my chest. She lifted her head and looked me in the eyes her eyes filled with fear. Instantly I felt more at peace, not because she was in fear, but because I knew she was here. I saw the sincere love in her eyes.  I look at her and whispered.

“Shh, Deniz, its okay it’s okay.” I kiss her forehead; the cop jerked me back and put me in the car. As the car drove out the drive way I look back and see her on her knees crying. My mother and father are trying to pick her up, I hear her voice screaming,

“Kaden! Kaden! Kaden!”  The voice suddenly became muffled and just a memory. I lower my head.

 This was the beginning of my affair with a girl called Life. You love her, even though she kicks you around, She leaves and comes whenever she pleases, and she decides everything. But you love her, so what can you do?

           [A/N: The end quote - “This was the beginning of my affair with a girl called Life. You love her, even though she kicks you around, She leaves and comes whenever she pleases, and she decides everything. But you love her, so what can you do?” is him speaking metaphorically. Not literally.]

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