BLADE (√)

●Chapter Twenty-one●

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'Anthony was a pain in my ass. Daddy's boy." He spoke bitterly, like he wanted to spit out the words he was saying.

'He was the first born, from our father's first wife. Father loved that dang woman more than the air he breathed up into his own lungs. Then she died, lung cancer, Anthony was four. Father remarried and I came along. I started this company with my own hard work and money. I felt pride in what I had done. Then I called my dad over for dinner one night. He brought brother dearest along of course. Chest swollen I approached my father and told him I was giving him the honour of choosing the name of my company. He smiled at me, no, grinned looked at me straight in the eyes and said "ANTHONY WORKS, after my beloved first born, in whom I am so proud." then patted him on the back as he finished'

'I'm...I'm your niece?' I said louder than I expected.

Jacobs punched the table. I startled.

Jacobs continued to talk despite what I had said. 'I met Susan just as I was starting to get good at the business sector of my life. She was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. I fell in love with her instantly. Unfortunately, so did your father. So he thought if he slept with her before me, he could claim her. Bastard got her pregnant...' he hesitated, 'With you.'

I fell back... I felt dizzy. I couldn't believe what he was saying to me. He had to be lying. It couldn't be true. I had done my research. I couldn't, it couldn't be true.

The codes! I thought. What about the codes, the information I had gotten. What did any of this mean? Why was I here? I had so many questions but the first one that came out of my mouth surprised me just as much as it surprised Jacobs.

'So you killed him for that? You weren't forced to name the company Anthony.' I shouted angrily.

'That is correct.' He said bluntly.

'But, the files said...'

'The files were created in case you ever got curious Amanda...they were a cover up. But I never guessed that you'd kill my father over it. This Tanaka bit was to distract you, get you back on the horse.' He looked at his nails, 'Guess, i should've chosen someone else huh.' He laughed. 'I just wanted to see her again. Maybe she'd come crying to me, you know? A shoulder." He smirked and looked back at me.

It dawned on me. I HAD KILLED MY OWN MOTHER. He made me killed my own my mother and almost kill my half-brother. In that moment, a lot of things began to make sense. Susan's kindness and why I felt the need to impress her. Why I felt a connection with Tanaka and why I couldn't just get rid of him. It was as if some force was trying to signal to me that I should stop for a second and just consider where I was. If only I had listen to that force. My heart broke and I felt tears fall down from my face.

'You're lying.' I whispered so soft I doubt he heard me. 'I didn't know...' I protested, still whispering.

'You weren't supposed to know. I needed to test your loyalty my dear...would your kill family for me?-I guess not.'

But hadn't I done that? It puzzled me how I still felt the need to prove myself to this man. I mean, if he was indeed telling me the truth- then I was a goner. If he was lying- I was still going to die, for going against orders. In my heart I was convince he was not lying to me but why? Why would he tell me the truth?

I stayed silent for a while. Then I suddenly spoke again, asking the one question I really needed the answer to;

'Do you love me?' I asked

He reached under his desk and pulled out something I couldn't see. He kept his hand underneath the desk. I sat on the floor still next to Gray Tanaka's body, my actual half- brother's corpses.

Jacob's spoke, 'You killed the one person out of two that I loved the most. How could you--'

'Answer the question Jacobs.' I raised my voice.

He lifted his hands. There was a small knife in his right hand. He held on to it very loosely.

'Mr Tanaka there was right about one thing. His father really does have the codes to my secrets; I have nothing to live for without them. But he is not dead, he just ran and left them. Now, I can't run my own company and the man who could change that is dead...right over there.'

He used the knife to point at Tanaka. He paused. He then brought the knife back closer to himself.

'You came here you kill me yes?' He asked. He widened his eyes indicating he awaited an answer. I nodded. He imitated my nod. 'How about I do you a favour?

'What would that be?'

He placed the knife at his temples, then at his chest. 'You choose for me.'

'You would never...' I ruefully smiled at him.

'Take it as the answer to your question.'

I thought about it. Was he really going to kill himself for me to show me his love? It felt a little selfish but right to some degree. I had thirsted for blood, his blood. But that was before I knew that his blood was mine.

'Heart.' I said.

He looked at me pitifully, and then shook his head. 'Should've chosen head.'

He threw the knife in my direction and it struck me in the middle of my chest. I screamed and heard the doors behind me open. I heard a voice screaming my name, I couldn't recognise it. My vision was blurring and time was slowing down. A violin began playing in my eyes; Becky Hanson's voice singing in the background. I didn't know this song. My body felt so very cold like winter had just began and I was swimming in the ocean in Cape Town. My head hit the ground and I am sure I stopped breathing. My eyes were still open though. I saw a face, brown hair, familiar brown eyes, and then a bloody blade. It all went black.

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