Nothing Above You

One

Mateo Delacruz

"What? What have you done?" I hear my mom say in a loud voice from against the table. She looks at my dad as she waits for him to reply and my dad, he looked totally unbothered. "I bought 20 percent of the Marcelo shares and have decided to work together." He says with no emotions at all and carries on digging his spoon in his plate. I do the same with my food and keep looking down not wanting to be a part of this.

To be honest, this is the first time I'm hearing this but I'm not shocked by the news. I have never been interested in my family's business but I know I have to because one day, I'll be in his position. I have heard the name Marcelo in many business news and no one has ever dared to buy any shares of the company because of their owner's personality. Yet, my dad was able to do so.

"Do you have any idea what you have done? That bastard, he is greedy, selfish and arrogant!" My mother slams her fist against the table and none of us pay attention to it.

I just look down at the food and pretend to be unbothered by it. Why would the Marcelo sell their shares to dad? Is this some kind of scam to bring our company down or is this dad'a plan to get to number one? But if it really helped dad then why would the Marcelos help? They would never want us to surpass them and get to number one.

"He maybe. But it's not the man himself, it's his son. He has been appointed to a project of a company and that man reached for me. I see no harm in it."
Dad reply while looking at mom as he places the fork on the plate and intertwines his fingers on the table.

"Dear, have some faith in me, will you? Do you think I, our company, came here without brains?" He says with a serious tone. My mom notices it and smiles. "Of course, dear. I apologize for doubting your plans" she wipes her lips lightly with a napkin and takes a sip of wine.

Dad just nods and takes last bite before leaving the table. After he is out of the sight, my mom sighs dramatically and I just rolls my eyes mentally. "He could've discussed before taking such a step. Do you know how much the shares cost?" She says with concern and disappointment. "45 trillion." As the words leave her mouth, I look at her with wide open eyes and almost choke on my food. "45what?!" I say in shock and disbelief. Did I hear it right?

"Yes. I know your dad has good intentions but can we really trust the other man." She says in a low voice with such pain in her voice. I know she thinks this would end bad.

"But mom, dad said it is not the man himself. Its his son." I say trying to assure her. "Can a fruit fall far from the tree, hm son?" She says smiling sadly and takes another sip of the wine. Her words are twisted yet easy to understand. As I understand what she means, it I nod unconsciously while leaning back in my chair.

After few minutes my mom leaves the table too and I am left alone in the living room. I stay there for a few minutes and think about nothing. I see the maid walk in to clean the table as I leave the room.

I walk to my room and take out my phone and scroll through Instagram. I see some stories of my close friends and they are all at the club. To be honest, I love the club vibes and I would have enjoyed it more if I were not actually working there. My parents don't know about this neither do I plan to tell them. They just believe that I'm out there partying which I don't mind at all. I would love them to think about me like that.

Without spending more time, I take the keys of my BMW M8 and walk out of the house. Nothing is better than a drive in night with a sexy car. I see my beautiful car parked in the basement and walk towards it as my black boots make noise in the basement. Opening the door, I sit in the car and the rush and the excitement runs in my body. "Oh baby, let the city know your beauty" I say and chuckle as I slide my hands along the steering wheel. Nothings excites me more than a car, not even any girl.

I start the engine and the car engine roars. I smirk at the sound and then drive my car out of the basement and to the roads. The city lights bring some comfort in me as well as some enjoyment. Many people turn around to look at my baby and I feel nothing but proud. The music plays in the background and I focus to drive to the empty roads as fast as possible.

When I see the roads clear, I press the race and the car shoots like a rocket. The speed reaches 180 in no seconds and I love every moment of it. Everything is being left behind in so much speed and nothing is there for me to focus except the car and the road. My mind is empty and numb and the adrenaline is running through my body.

My hands are tight on the steering wheel as the speed gets higher and higher but when I see a curve far, I let the gas pedal go and the speed comes down a little. I then turn the steering and the car turns while drifting. The noises of tire screeching and the smoke from the wheels are like art to me. I smoothly control the car and the steering wheel while the car continues to make beautiful noises turning left and right. Once I stop the car from drifting and drive it straight and slow, I laugh. I laugh with happiness and proudness.

"Cazzo, è stato fantastico. (Fuck, that was great.)" I say and chuckle. I then drive to a store and buy a bottle of wine and then drive of a little far from the city. There is a place I have always visited when I wanted to be alone and just relax.

When I come to the place after 2 hours drive, I park my car and get out of it. The sound of the ocean and the fresh air hits me and I just stand there while resting on my car's heated bonnet. The night sky covers most of the view while the ocean reflects the night color.

The light from the moon is pretty bright today and the place shine where the light falls. Whenever I come to this place, I have always felt like I'm the main character of some movie or drama, it's just that unreal. I would never want to share such place with anyone, not even my friends. I want to keep it a secret, all to myself.

I sit on my car comfortably and open the bottle and take a sip from it. The wine runs down my mouth and then my throat. The stinging sensation forms in me and I shake my head a little. I take more sips from the bottle and before I know I'm chugging down the liquid. The sound of the ocean waves hitting the shore makes everything seem to slow down.

Maybe it's the sound, wind, ocean or just my dizziness that's makes me feel like I'm in the air. I close my eyes and let my mind relax.

And I never realize when I fall asleep in the open night sky.