The Secret of The Johanssons

Chapter 18 : The Hard Lump

I stood up so fast i almost knocked the chair down . Is this a joke? What kind of trick are they playing ? I thought detective was supposed to be honest and mature . They guy that called himself " Jonathan " looked at me with his blue eyes . I tried to find that he's lying through his eyes but i can't find it but that doesn't mean he's telling the truth , it's either he's a good actor or he's not lying . He made his way towards me but i stopped him .

" is this a joke? " i said out loud

" i know this is a big deal Scarlett but you have to believe me " detective Byron said

" believe you? We just met ! And i said my name and you directly believed me , this is insane "

" of course i believed you , you look just like your mother "

I stayed silent for a while . I tried to process whats going on in my head but there's no explainable reason . Jonathan - i guess - spoke and brought me back to reality .

" he's right you look exactly like your mother "

" how do you know ? "

" you still don't believe me ? " he grabbed his back and started to rummaged through it " i knew this was going to happen , your mom was hard to convince . When we first met she was in this blue dress , she looked very beautiful . She was looking for a job and i was hiring new workers . I had a music shop and i was hiring someone to be my assistant and she wanted the job . We talked alot and she invited me to her house , she was 8 months pregnant . She lived in this small apartment with her husband and i wa - aha "

He said suddenly and i looked at him confused . I was trying to find a question in my head that my moms real friend could answer when no one can . He walked towards me and i moved back one step , it's reflex okay . He saw it and stopped where he was .

" this was your moms "

I took whats in his hand and saw that it was a picture . It was mom when she was younger with a man beside her . First i thought it was dad , but then i looked closer and i knew who it looked like . I took my eyes from the picture and looked at Jonathan , he was the guy beside mom .

" its you " i said surprised im not thinking it's a lie anymore

" yes it is me "

" wait I don't get it , how could this happen . Everyone thought you were dead , thought you were killed in prison . How did you end up as a detective? "

" detective Byron found me when i was in prison , he told me that he believed it wasn't me . He told me telling the other detective won't do anything so we made a plan . We made everyone believed i was dead when i was actually in the same room as them . "

" how did you fool everyone? "

" it wasn't easy . I had to play dead for a long time , then they signed Detective Byron to pick the body . After a few minutes in the morgue , Detective Byron came up and let me out . Since they thought i was a killer they never take another glance at my body if it's still there or not "

I stood there in silence trying to process everything in my head . I had to sit down or i might fall . Jonathan took my coffee and gave it too me . I can't believe im looking at Devon's dad right now , wait Devon! Where is he? I can't tell him about this or should i ? I don't even know if he wants to know his father is alive .

I guess i was panicking a bit , since Jonathan looked at me with his sad blue .

" you okay? "

" Devon " i whispered " Devon i brought him with me " i said louder

He looked at me with wide eye " Devon ? My son? "

" he wanted to help . Am i suppose to say to him that you're alive ? "

" no! No you don't say anything , you may not say anything " he paused " he thought i was dead for 10 years you may not say anything "

Right after he finished the door opened , revealing Devon . I stood there and looked at him trying to keep my expression straight . He looked exhausted , i guess he must be searching for the Detective everywhere . I felt sorry for him .

" hey , i guess you met him already " he said pointing to the Detective

" yeah pretty much "

" thanks for not telling me and made me walked everywhere " he said smirking , i laughed

" sorry " i turned to the Detective " thankyou so much for your help "

We walked towards the door and i make sure Devon is out first . I turned around and looked at his dad . I wanted to say it to Devon so much but i followed his word , his reactions might not be what i think .

" is that him " he said " is that my son? "

" yes " i wanted to cry but i regain myself

" he's all grown up " he let a tear or two fell " thankyou for taking care of him "

" im just his girl friend " i said surprising myself . I cant believe i just called myself his girlfriend

He smiled and i went out the door . I saw that Devon was waiting for me , he hold my hand and we went out the door .

This is going to be hard