Different

Chapter 50

Everyone is guilty of something. It's a fact! Even the most 'innocent' people have done something wrong. Everyone is regretful of something they've done.
Some are so guilty to the point where other calls them criminal, but even those who are not criminal do something immoral. Some cheat on their exam; they are guilty. Some kill people; they are guilty. Some people sleep late. Some get to class late. That's still guilt. We all do sin. Some small, some big, but we all do it. There is no secret about it.

Avar and Max get into the building of prison after Avar showed her warrant to the guard. They follow a guard who guides them to a room that Jess and Jason will come to meet them.

A few minutes later Jason and Jess come inside. Jason is smiling devilishly.

"Hello," Jess says.

"Hey, I don't know who you are, or what you do, but I don't want you to be in my life," Avar says emotionless.

"Technically, I didn't hurt you. I saved you by giving you away. It wasn't easy," Jess says. Avar and Jess look at each other. It's an odd feeling to see yourself in someone else's eyes. Though at this exact moment Avar can see herself in Jess's eyes. "I never want to be in the position I am now. Your father...,"

"Father!" Max cuts Jess off. "No father wishes their own children get hurt, but that's what exactly Jason did. Don't get mad if I don't acknowledge the fact that you are our parents. We want nothing to do with you. I don't care who you are. You will never be my mom. Not even if you try," Max says angrily. It was not meant to be like this. Avar wanted this to be a civilized conversation not like this.

"Max, stop! I don't want it to start this way. You and I are here to ask things. We have questions to ask them. We're not here to argue," Avar says to Max.

"You are right Avar. I lost my control. Let's try again?" He says, but it comes out more as asking.

"Yea, right, I know why you are here," Jason gives that two attention.

"Why?" Avar ask.

"Because you want to be a part of this family,"

Is he serious now, Avar thinks to herself, "no" she says as she shakes her head. "You are not the boss here,"

"And you are?" Jason asks. Avar and Max look at Jason "boss, you are the boss?" Jason says as he gets closer to Avar. Max gets mad, he is about to say something, but Avar stops him.

"No one is the boss. Not in this room. Jason, you are an old guy who only thinks about himself. Look at you! What did you get? Nothing,"

"That's not true. I've got power,"

"Power huh? What kind of power. The power of hurting people? The power of cursing? What power huh? You are in jail. I will never be one of your people. You don't hurt those who you love, or else that's not loved," Avar says calmly.

"How can you be so calm about all this?" Max asks Avar. Then Max turns to Jason. "I have one question for you. Did you kill my father or was it a car accident?"

"Oh, you are smarter than I thought. Indeed I finished him. Max, the guy who helped you to grow up, he. Well, I gave him one job to do, and he fails to do that. He failed to tell you that he was not your father. He didn't want to tell you. He thought he could get away with it. He was wrong. Yes, Max, I killed Max. I put a bomb in his car. Before we left. We met in a restaurant. Strangely, Avar was the waitress. She was a good waiter. I wonder what happened," Jason says calmly.

"You knew that waiter was me!" Avar says surprised.

"I see, you are surprised. We meant to..." Jason starts, but he got cut by Jess. "No, Jason I'm not going to support you. Not anymore. I never wanted to be a part of this. You used me, and I let you because I thought you loved me. I was wrong. You don't love anyone. No parents take away their own children, but I took Avar away. I tried my best to put her somewhere far away from you because I knew that you'd hurt her. After 5 years I got pregnant again, and this time I decided to keep the child, but you had another plan. Not everything goes how you want to be. You have no idea how long I've been waiting for a day like this. A day that I'd be able to say what I think without being scared. That's right. I'm scared of you. Your people are scared of you. It's force respect. Fake and force respect will never last. I didn't say anything because I didn't want you to hurt my children anymore,"

Max goes to Jess and holds her hand. "I'm sorry mom," Avar says before turning to Jason.

"Now. There's only one secret left,"

Everyone look at Avar expectedly.

"Did Natasha, Max's wife had a rare disease?" Avar asks. Max takes a big, deep breath.

"No, she was healthy. I paid her family doctor to send her to one of my people who is a doctor. I ordered her to kill that lady gradually and make it seem like a rare disease. She didn't want to give you to your owner, me," Jason tells Max.

"I am my own person. No one owns me," Max says angrily.

"That's what Natasha says," Jason says. "But it's not true. You are mine," he adds.

"What if you stay here for the rest of your life? I don't think if you deserve to be out of jail," Avar says to Jason.

"What about me?" Jess says.

"Jess, it wasn't your fault Jess. I forgive you," Avar and Max say in union.

"This is not fair," Jason says.

"Fair, look who is taking of fair. You were never fair to anyone. No one wants to be near you," Avar says before she gets up and goes to the door. "Come on Max," she calls Max. "We will see you in court. Avar says to Jason and Jess.

Before they go, Avar requests the guard to separate Jess and Jason, for Jason would kill Jess if they stay in one room.

Jason is 52 years old, yet he wants Avar and Max to be with him after all he's done! He's a bad man.

The court is in a month from now.

***

Today is the court day. It is going to be an eventful day.

Here we are in court. Pitt, Jason, Jess, Julia, Mrs. Oz, the nun, Avar, Max, Matt and Jackson are in the room. It's time for Avar to say something.

"My name is Avar, and I am where I meant to be. It doesn't matter who my parents are, or Max's parents. I'm going to start it with me. The things that I've been through in my life were not pleasant. I never had a relationship because I've been raped when I was only eight years old. I was only thinking of eating back then. I was scared of the person who assaulted me. However, recently I find out that he simply was doing what he's been asking too. As messed up it sounds, I thank him. Because I don't hate anyone. It didn't make me hate anyone. If anything it made me stronger than ever. Jason was behind everything. If Jess didn't let me go I'd be a different person, or perhaps not. It doesn't really matter. I like Jess, and I can see myself calling her mother. I forgive her because I choose to have peace in my mind rather than a bitter in my heart,"

Max gets up, "I have something to say to,"

"Go ahead sir,"

"I always thought my life was normal, and my father died in a car accident when I was 18 years old, but that's not the case. It was Jason who killed my family. I can imagine myself calling Jess's mom, but I can never forgive Jason. He is the devil. Even the devil doesn't do this much harm,"

Jess and Julia got a sentence are serving sentence for 6 months. Pitt is gonna be in jail for 3 years. Even though he gets everyone's forgiveness, Pitt got 3 years because he's done criminal stuff. Jason, however, is going to stay for 30 years in jail. He might also die in there.

***

It's been 30 years. Pitt has his own family now.

Avar and Matt bought a house and moved they got married shortly after Jason was sent in jail. Max decided to move out of the town with the girl who he was with quite some time after everyone got their sentence. Jess and Julia decided to live together and have each other back.

Avar became the head of the police station. Jackson died from cancer.

Avar has more plans to do. She wants to be a mom at some point. She will be a great mom!

Jason died yesterday in jail.