Night and the loss
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Xavier POV
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"Roger wants to talk to you " Kourtney gave me a small nod as she left the room
closing the door behind her
The room was extremely quiet
All I was able to hear was the beep sound from the monitor which was showing the heart rate of Roger
“Come here " Roger patted at the place next to him as he removed the mask he was put on to help him breath
For the first time in my entire life, I listened without arguing
I sat next to him
As I stared at his face
His eyes looked dull as he gave me a soft smile holding my hand
His hand was cold ,I felt his touch
"You are my son
Your mine
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise
All of this " He took in a breath as he struggled to talk
Every time he uttered a word his face crunched
It was hurting him to speak
It was clear
"Belongs to you" he completed his sentence
And I just stared at him,
He looks different
And my heart was beating crazy
The alcohol effects, inside me was reduced
I was sober, and I didn't like the feeling
My throat felt dry, so dry that it hurt to swallow
"Be a good boy
Okay
At least try to be
for me " his thumb brushed my skin and I looked at him deeper like we were seeing each other for the first time
"Take off those lenses' boy
You are handsome just the way you are
Don't cover up for nobody " he wanted to order, but his voice turned out mere like a whisper
Nodding at him, I removed my lenses
And when I sat back next to him
His eyes were filled
I wish I could have uttered a word
But my lips felt like they were jammed
I was unable to pick a word
But I tried mentally
To pick words like
You will be okay
You will be fine
"Can you call me Papa
Or whatever you want to call your father" he asked
And I licked my dry lips
rubbing my eyes
A pang of hurt hit my chest
"Can you?" His voice sounded low
like a faint murmur which will disappear soon in the air
"You will be fine ..
.
.
Dada "
I swallowed hard as I called him that
Never called anyone that before
Not even the man who hit his child
"I am now
Be a good boy Xavier" He smiled big
And I held on to his hand
We stayed quiet for few minutes
The beating in the monitor started to go low
He fought hard to keep his eyes open
"Don't go "I gripped his hand harder
As I turned to call someone from outside
A doctor maybe
Roger just smiled big
And the monitor stopped beating
He was gone
Holding my hands
With a big smile in his eyes
You're my son
His words echoed in my brain as the room filled with emptiness
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A WEEK LATER
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Kourtney Brown POV
(Roger's attorney)
“the company will hit low if the world learns about Roger's demise ” Hailey grimaced
And I nodded
Past week as been hell
The world still thinks Roger is alive
But the truth is ,he is dead
Died smiling at his son
holding his hand
"The testament states that everything belongs to Xavier
But you know his records, and
He is nineteen " She added ,like she was pissed
I nodded again
Xavier is not someone I'll trust to leave the billions behind
And other strange thing was the testament it was made before the day he was adopted legally
So they had not even met
Roger was not a man who you can predict
He was mysterious ,unpredictable
Just like his business
"Good morning
My name is Taylor Jones " the voice broke in as the lady walked in
We were invited for this meeting
Everyone in the room got to their feet as she made her way
She held the confidence and the command
After eyeing at us, she began
"McQueen's company was started almost twenty years ago
With Roger's investment along with the Goat's "
I flinched as I heard the word
GOAT
He was a man who we never met
The only person who had seen his face was Roger
Goat was private
A disguise
He was a private investor who held the majority of shares in the company as equal as Roger
This was bad
"So if the world learns about Roger's sad demise
The shares are going to fall down
Already the stakeholders are selling their shares in the market as the Roger's accident news made headlines "
I nodded
She was right
The company was falling down
"So what can we do ?" Hailey asked
Stupid.
"Ms. Brown can you explain what was mentioned in the testament " Taylor looked at me
And I nodded
"The testament states that all the shares, property , wealth on demise of Roger McQueen will solely belong to his son
Xavier Ash McQueen "
I paused as I looked up
Taylor gave me a nodding smile ,encouraging me to continue
She knows
"Only when Xavier McQueen gets legally married
And stays in the marriage for a year
If Xavier McQueen fails to marry
Or breaks the marriage within a year than all the property will be held under the law until he turns twenty-seven
If something happens to Xavier McQueen
Then the entire McQueen's wealth will be distributed to charity "
I didn't dare at look up this time when I was done
Roger was smart, but this testament made no sense
But this was his own words
He made the testament, by his own choice
"Thank you Ms. Brown " Taylor smiled as she walked around the room
"The only way to save the company is
Convincing Xavier McQueen to marry " she announces
"I'm sorry Ms.Jones and he is still in school
And I don't think so ,the idea is very much feasible
There must be another way to deal with things " I resonate
Hailey gives me a thumbs up
Appreciating my effort
"one month " Taylor announces
And I look at her, confused
"You all have got one month
To convince Xavier
To make him agree for the marriage
Or else
You all are going to lose your jobs
It's not my words
But these are the words from the Goat " Taylor speaks commanding the room
"And the world will believe Roger is still breathing
Till then "
She picks up the files as she finally looks at me
"We are not here to know what you think honey " she gives me smile as she stands in front of me.
- Writer
