MUD

Chapter 10~ Skyfall

After my encounter with the green eyed devil herself I'm even more interested in roping her in. Plans have to be made but she has to call me and confirm our appointment.
At home my staff is still here, as I prefer to call them instead of housekeepers. Dinner is good as usual, and they know better than to try and entertain me with conversation.

I like my staff... effective and quiet. I send them home at 9 pm and retire to my study where I check my emails. Good. My leave has been approved. Now I can try to find out how my past life is catching up to me. I pick up the phone and dial in my aunt's number; hoping it isn't too late.

"Two calls in one week, Bryson I'm beginning to think you actually miss America," my aunt's deep voice comes through the phone as clear as though she is actually in the room.

"Look aunt Petra. This is important. I need you to tell me what happened 23 years ago after you gave birth to twins." I got to the point.

After a deep breath and a few moments of silence Aunt Petra denies knowing what I am talking about, but she's a bad liar and I let her know I will not pass judgment, so she should just tell me the truth.
".... Aunt Petra, this is not about you. I have a good reason for going back there."

"Ok. At that point in my life I was in a bad place. I could only afford one kid and - I doubt you know I was also cheating on Ray at the time and I wasn't sure if both babies were his. When they were born, one looked more like him. I gave up the baby I wasn't sure of and I told Ray it had died. To this day.. he doesn't know, I handled everything as a single parent...."

"... and Gabriella grew up alone." I finish for her, " Aunt Petra, I do not know what to say to you about what you did. You have been living your life as if everything were normal. Do you even wonder where she is?"

She's crying now.
"Bryson I.. why did you come to me with this right now?"
I stare at my computer screen really not knowing what approach to take.
"Do you still use aol?"

"Yes," she replies.

"Check your email" I tell her, clicking the send button.
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"OH MY GOD YOU COULD HAVE WARNED ME THAT I WAS ABOUT TO SEE A BLOODY FACE ON MY COMPUTER SCREEN!
Wait... Bryson is that? Is she?"  My aunt is hysterical, but that is expected.

" I really don't see how you can react that way when she has been dead to you her whole life because of your damn cheating habits! Guess what! She was Uncle Ray's kid! I mean look at her. I said I wouldn't judge but you never gave this girl a chance Petra. "

Sniffling, my aunt speaks up, ignoring the fact that I called her name without a title, "So she was in London? What happened to her?"

"The Draqs. That's what happened to her." I say disgusted at the fact that my father would put out a hit on blood.

"Wait but that means-"

"That your dirty little secret isn't really a secret. That you didn't throw her far enough. Dad knows. "

As my aunt cries and stutters over the phone I decide it's time for me to hang up.
"Look aunt Petra I'm gonna go. I'll find out what this means. Don't say anything to Gabriella."

*beep*

                                   >><<

It's so important that I stay away from my father. Otherwise I would just talk to him right now about his recent actions. I need to gather information, see if I can find any clues before confronting him.
Wait. Freyters Avenue. I need to get into Siria's apartment. Maybe Alison lived there too.

Riiinnnggggggg

I hear the phone in my room echo through the passageway, and I wonder if Aunt Petra went ahead and talked to Gabby who's now needing confirmation to this madness.
"Yeah..." I answer.

"Eight o' clock tomorrow night. Meet me at The Lagoon. Do not be late." The voice of my sexy coworker is one I would recognise anywhere.

"Veronica, that wasn't very pleasant. I will meet you there."
She hangs up and I'm standing there with the phone stuck to my ear.

Who does she think she is talking to? Bossing me around over the phone but in my presence she's a total mess. Ha. You just wait Miss Victoria.

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