The Nightmare Outside My Window

F I F T Y

{ Harlow }

I made my way to the office where Michael brother was. I knocked on his door and waited for him to say come in.

"Josh if it's about the tickets, I ain't paying"I heard him say. I walked inside his office looking at him. He looked up from his paperwork and narrowed his eyebrows. "Can I help you ma'am?"

"I need to ask you something"I said.

"What is it? Is it a hate crime? Abuse?"

"It's my ex. You know him?"I ask.

"Know him......"

"Michael B Jordan"I said. Now that I'm face to face with Michael brother, he look a little like Michael.

"Michael"he whispered softly. "How you know Mike?"

"He was my ex. I have a baby for him"I said.

"You"he pointed at me. "You have a baby for him. How many babies he have now?"his brother laugh.

"4 now. Probably 5"I said.

"Wow, wait till I tell the family this"he laugh.

"You think it's funny what I'm going through!"I semi yelled catching his attention. "I was beated by him, he would grab me so roughly, yell"I cried.

"Miss please sit down"he got up from his chair. He walk to the door and close it. "Tell me about Michael"

I look into his brothers eyes. "You don't know about your brother?"I ask.

"Michael left the family ever since he was 16. He had his first child at the age of 16 and never took care of that baby. I have his first child now"he said. "He had his second child at the age of 18, this child died from natural causes. Got sick and passed away. The mother of the child was mad and gave Michael HIV"

"That's where he get that from?"I ask shock.

"Yeah"his brother nodded his head. "And then he met Samantha. A drug addict"he shook his head.

"What about her? I met her"

"She put him on drugs. That what made him become a gang member"--" he was 20 at that time. Had three more kids"

"So he had 5 kids before Milan"I said.

"Yeah"--"He was a rolling Stone"

"What is making him doing this? Like why?"I ask.

"He's crazy. Or maybe he's traumatized"

"By what?"I ask.

"Our childhood. My dad was a drug addict. He use to beat our mother everyday in front us"--"He will tell Michael to beat her when I'm not home"

"Why the hell he told me that he was in foster care?"

"He's a liar. He was never in foster care. The thing is, our father passed away and my mother"Michael brother sniffle. "Michael never showed up at the funeral"

Now I know so much about him now. No wonder he's so crazy. His life is crazy.

"Thanks for telling me everything Mr....."

"My name is Brian"he said. "Why you needed information anyways? How did you know that Michael was my brother?"

"I heard you when you walked in. I'm here cause Michael killed some lady Cherie"I said.

"Wait"Brian laugh. "Michael killed my wife"

"Cherie was your wife?"I ask.

Brian nodded his head.

"Is the baby for you? Or for Michael?"I ask.

He looked at me strange tilting his head to the side. "Wait. Brianna is mines, she ain't for Michael"

"The detectives wants to check and see if she's for Michael. So I have to bring in my child to see as well"I said.

"I can't believe this shit is happening"Brian shook his head.

This is so much drama that Michael stirred up.

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Brian