The Trouble With

Chapter 13

Chapter 13...........Me And My Little Red Wagon

Over the next two weeks you would swear to god a gag order had been placed on all who lived in the penthouse. When forced to we acknowledged the others presence but in the briefest of manners. That's why when Will called me to his office that morning and I realized he hadn't gone to work I knew it wasnt good.

Pointing at the chair in front of his mahogany desk he spun one of his lab tops around facing me. "What's this?"

"This my love is my insurance that you will continue to complicity do as I asked. I had a mate of mine do some digging around. Apparently infidelity runs within your family. It's a DNA test done on your brother and his only son. Or at least who he has believed to be his son for the past fifteen years. The DNA test however clearly says his beautiful wife has been stepping out on the side with one Jerry Davidson. I believe he is her boss.Will leaned casually back in his chair as if he was talking about sports.

"If you close that file and open the next file you will notice this one is on your brother Michael and his business partner Andrew. There's a picture of the two of them working on the construction of a sky scrapper in downtown Calgary. The very same one that had a chunk of steel fall off during a windstorm killing a little girl. The news article was extremely touching. The family is still seeking retribution financially and I was surprised to find out the RCMP still have an open investigation. I couldn't help but notice your brothers company and his personal name is oddly omitted from certain building contracts where these pictures clearly show him working." From the smile on his face I could tell he was clearly enjoying himself.

"Now on to the next one. This is a picture of Levi Lang with a full on leg cast. Your probably wondering what he has to do with you. Well you see he was sneaking out and going to his girlfriends when he got hit by a a blue Ford Focus. The kid was terrified of getting in shit from his group home and getting sent back to Juvenal Hall which happened anyways but he begged the driver not to call the cops and said he was fine. It happened on the same night you and Tori went out for drinks and you left with some guy while she drove home. At least your slutty ways paid off. None the less Tori's car went into AutoPros to have the front fender replaced the very next day. The kid is a little criminal now who still remembers the lady who hit him." I couldn't believe it.

"Your friends seem to have so many ghosts in their closets that they don't even bother to hide. Your dear friend Vanessa prior to living in your building for several years lived in low income housing. From 2003 to 2009 she lived with her ex common law partner who worked at that time on the oil rigs. Now clearly that salary along with the side job of dealing weed clearly would have put them far above the scale to be accepted for low income. I guess that would be if she wasn't claiming single on all government and tax forms. I hear it's a stiff prison sentence for tax evasion and defrauding the government." How the hell did he know all this shit or even get ahold if documents that were meant to be private.

"Let's keep this going as I don't have a lot of time. Your brother last week tucked tail and went to your parents for help. After he agreed to get debt counsling help for his spending your parents emptied their savings and put a second mortgage on their house. Crazy considering your dad's age and the fact your mom can't work. That and they have already declared bankrupt once so they can't do it again. Combined with your moms mounting medical bills it is quite the gamble to take." Turning around he switched on one of the smart boards. "As promised that night at your parents I have taken the fallowing steps to take full control of your brothers 'company he works for. The last day of September I will own it lock stock and barrel. Now I haven't decided if I will simply find a reason to fire your brother or just dismantle it and sell it at a profit. I will however fallow your brother to every place of employment he gains and consume that company as well."