Empire Built on Broken Dreams
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  • Reads 10
  • Votes 2
  • Parts 2
  • Time 9m
Ongoing, First published Apr 07, 2020
"That's what I thought. Everything's destroyed now. Flipped on it's head. All thanks to you. Just like I said would happen." Ben laughed bitterly. (...) Bit sad it had to come with Gramps' death... But if that's what it took, I'm not gonna complain. Who's gonna be there to hold your hand and save you from yourself now?"
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Probably the first time in months the two cousins had talked directly to one another. Charlie was surprisingly quiet, a stark contrast to his usual fiery personality. Ben, after all the time spent in Charlie's shadow, was almost filled with relief over Charlie's colossal mistake, because he had been waiting so long for the moment people would finally realize Charlie wasn't good enough. 
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A story that concentrates on a family that's been going up in flames for decades. If you can even call it that anymore.  Things are not looking great for the future especially after the glue that holds all these bickering puzzle pieces together, Gramps, passes away.
But things start changing with the arrival of a soft-spoken beauty. 
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Will the empire built from Gramps' broken dreams survive? 
Is it even worth fighting for?
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