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we were being separated ?” Tyler bent down until he was an inch away from Sebastian’s face. “You and Angelique took our mother away from us! You two killed her!” Tyler cocked both hands back and pushed them into the wall, just above his father’s shoulders.
“I’m not going to sit here and make up excuses for what I did. There aren’t any.” A tear slid down Sebastian’s cheek, and he quickly wiped it away.
“You had to have known that Jacob was shot and almost killed, and yet you did nothing ?!” He stood up tall, and continued to loom over his father.
“I couldn’t, Tyler. There was nothing I could have done. Forcing myself back into your lives would have been worse for you.” He looked up at his son, then back down at the ground.
“How about you should have never done anything to hurt my mother in the first place! That would have stopped the ball from rolling, you bastard !” Tyler turned his back and closed his eyes until his body stopped trembling.
“Would you like some coffee? You can fill me in on how you boys are doing now.” Sebastian started to stand up, just as Tyler spun his body around, slamming his foot into the cheap, kitchen table, causing it to fly into the wall. It broke into pieces.
“This isn’t a damn tea party, Sebastian! I came here for some answers, but it’s pretty obvious I’m not going to get shit from you!” spat Tyler.
“I can’t explain the past to you. All I can say is that I took the coward’s way out and I’m not proud of myself. I knew your mother’s suicide was my fault, and I wasn’t man enough to look my children in the eyes and admit it. I’m sorry for everything, Son.” Sebastian opened up his arms again.
Tyler felt the anger begin to leave him. He stared at Sebastian, his eyes full of pity. This was all he needed; the admission of guilt. The apology made him sick. He’d be happy with his father going to his grave, knowing his sons viewed him as nothing more than scum. He had no more desire to kill the man in front of him and become a mirror image of Sebastian.
“I want you to know something, Sebastian. I took your place at the age of eighteen, and raised my brothers the best I could. They all went to college and have wonderful lives. Montclair Pharmaceuticals is thriving and you don’t fit in anywhere, do you understand ?!” Tyler warned. “You stay away from my family, Sebastian! You no longer have one!”
“I’ll stay away, I promise. If you ever need anything—” Tyler interrupted him as fast as he could.
“Need anything? Don’t you think you’re a couple decades late for that?!” Tyler laughed at him. “There was a very long search for your body, Sebastian. Did you even care that people were working around the clock to find you?” Tyler shook his head and laughed harder at the pitiful man before him.
“Yes, but I felt like everyone was better off without me. I broke your mother’s heart and she killed herself because of it. I jumped over the banister to join her, but I ended up just busting my hip on the rocks instead. To be honest, I’m not, nor have I ever been, happy that I lived.” Sebastian held up his cane.
“Don’t even tell me that you want my sympathy. I’m not happy you lived either!” Tyler yelled.
“Just because I wasn’t visible, doesn’t mean I didn’t care,” explained Sebastian.
“And just because you’re alive, doesn’t mean we do…” Tyler slung open the door and walked out. “I’m done,” he uttered as he headed down to the beach. With his hands shoved down inside his pockets, Tyler made his way back to the rental car and drove to the burned up ruins of the Montclair Estate. Though tempted to keep driving past, Tyler knew what had to be done. After all these years, it was time to confront another demon. He pulled up into the driveway and got out of his car.
He tripped over the rubble and got scratched up more than he wanted, but Tyler was able to make his way around the
“I’m not going to sit here and make up excuses for what I did. There aren’t any.” A tear slid down Sebastian’s cheek, and he quickly wiped it away.
“You had to have known that Jacob was shot and almost killed, and yet you did nothing ?!” He stood up tall, and continued to loom over his father.
“I couldn’t, Tyler. There was nothing I could have done. Forcing myself back into your lives would have been worse for you.” He looked up at his son, then back down at the ground.
“How about you should have never done anything to hurt my mother in the first place! That would have stopped the ball from rolling, you bastard !” Tyler turned his back and closed his eyes until his body stopped trembling.
“Would you like some coffee? You can fill me in on how you boys are doing now.” Sebastian started to stand up, just as Tyler spun his body around, slamming his foot into the cheap, kitchen table, causing it to fly into the wall. It broke into pieces.
“This isn’t a damn tea party, Sebastian! I came here for some answers, but it’s pretty obvious I’m not going to get shit from you!” spat Tyler.
“I can’t explain the past to you. All I can say is that I took the coward’s way out and I’m not proud of myself. I knew your mother’s suicide was my fault, and I wasn’t man enough to look my children in the eyes and admit it. I’m sorry for everything, Son.” Sebastian opened up his arms again.
Tyler felt the anger begin to leave him. He stared at Sebastian, his eyes full of pity. This was all he needed; the admission of guilt. The apology made him sick. He’d be happy with his father going to his grave, knowing his sons viewed him as nothing more than scum. He had no more desire to kill the man in front of him and become a mirror image of Sebastian.
“I want you to know something, Sebastian. I took your place at the age of eighteen, and raised my brothers the best I could. They all went to college and have wonderful lives. Montclair Pharmaceuticals is thriving and you don’t fit in anywhere, do you understand ?!” Tyler warned. “You stay away from my family, Sebastian! You no longer have one!”
“I’ll stay away, I promise. If you ever need anything—” Tyler interrupted him as fast as he could.
“Need anything? Don’t you think you’re a couple decades late for that?!” Tyler laughed at him. “There was a very long search for your body, Sebastian. Did you even care that people were working around the clock to find you?” Tyler shook his head and laughed harder at the pitiful man before him.
“Yes, but I felt like everyone was better off without me. I broke your mother’s heart and she killed herself because of it. I jumped over the banister to join her, but I ended up just busting my hip on the rocks instead. To be honest, I’m not, nor have I ever been, happy that I lived.” Sebastian held up his cane.
“Don’t even tell me that you want my sympathy. I’m not happy you lived either!” Tyler yelled.
“Just because I wasn’t visible, doesn’t mean I didn’t care,” explained Sebastian.
“And just because you’re alive, doesn’t mean we do…” Tyler slung open the door and walked out. “I’m done,” he uttered as he headed down to the beach. With his hands shoved down inside his pockets, Tyler made his way back to the rental car and drove to the burned up ruins of the Montclair Estate. Though tempted to keep driving past, Tyler knew what had to be done. After all these years, it was time to confront another demon. He pulled up into the driveway and got out of his car.
He tripped over the rubble and got scratched up more than he wanted, but Tyler was able to make his way around the
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