Just One Night

Missing Pieces!

Coincidence and fate might be something. But meeting her is really interesting. I feel jumpy and excited about everything. I never felt like this. I put a blue tie on with my black suit, matching with new series Gucci shoes and a watch. To top it best, I spray my exotic wine perfume and run my hair in a swift with my fingers. When I am done, I head out. Somehow I am excited about asking her to join me in the family breakfast now so we could exchange names and numbers. I mean I could know about her.

My disappointment doesn't itself hide when I find only my mother instructing her assistant.

"Where is she?" I ask.

"Who, dear?" Mom starts to play. And it f*****g irritates me. For a woman who has been pulled and pushed in the ugly and moronic fight among males in the family, hurt and cried over it, she still does not seem to collect any kindness from my side. Just when I lean at her for a mother, her avatar to protect her sons from 'unknown darkness' - only in knowledge of her kick in, making the closing in mother-son bond slowly walk miles apart.

"She." I simply say.

"Well, she left in a hurry." Mom popped her neck and smiled at me.

I sigh.

"Did you say anything to her?" I almost blame her but she seems to ignore my tone and continue smiling brightly as the sun.

" Not necessarily much. But about breakfast. She saw the door herself next."

I don't know how I should respond to this but I know it wasn't all. Next thing that stings me is that I don't even know her name. Or anything of any sort even though the conversation last night. I mean if she wasn't drunk, she would have opened up.

I look at my mother, not sure whether to ask her about her. Damn, if I waited when she was to introduce herself to mom.

I simply walk past her to attend the upcoming utterly boring and dramatic breakfast. But I stop and s**t it out. Whole.

" Did she say anything before leaving?"

Fuck. Mom has that charming smile on her face which means 'son funny you should ask when I would tag you to someone I like.'

"Yes, she did."

"oh, wow, what?" I escalate. So f*****g fast.

"That she was in a hurry. And so she was sorry about it, Danny."

I stare at her for a long second expecting more but there wasn't any to my dismay. Or probably, I am being snacted of my right of information like always. I give her a look before heading out. As expected, a limousine is waiting right out of the door for us. The day is quite humid but clear. Sound of waves scuddling fades little by little as we head to the city. The idea of stepping into Coaster Manner has always been a grim thing for me but today it's so f*****g extraordinary making it grimmest. Of course, Arnold Coaster would be there.  And so will be Derek Coaster too. Somebody slap me out of my agony.

Why the fuvk am I even sitting in the car?

"Try to behave. Danny, please?" She squeezes my hand.

I close my eyes for a second to channel the indignation up my fine arse.

"Right, mom. I will try." I say contemptuously.

I walk behind mom and as u inch closer to them I can feel the rush my veins. Animosity. Weight.

It will never be easy. Carrying on others s**t is a burden and carrying burden can never be easy.

"Mom. I will be there." I say.

She kook at me in urgency.

"Please, don't ditch this, darling." She pleads.

"I won't. Just give me a minute maybe."

She nods and then finds her way. I know the direction of my bedroom. All the way It's not always about your status and money. Sometimes all you can think about is peace and love. You know you have surrounded and let yourself drown in the irrevokable depths that getting out is just a dream. Or am I just concocting things being the coward that I am?

I sit in the air in my bedroom. Everything is just as it was left except cleaner and organized if I take it for a change. I scoff. To nothingness. I don't feel an attachment. it doesn't feel one bit home and warm. All I can cater is cold and the hole that is seething into my body. I am afraid it reaches to my heart.

Not wasting another minute, I rush to the hell on earth. Just as I cross the passageway to the large living area, I find a whole lot of sophisticated and classy people, doing everything in measurement. It f*****g irritates me. Or rather scares me. What if I end up to have to sit among them the whole life?

All head shoot up towards me. I know them all. What the f**k are they all doing here, in a family gathering? Arnold, my dad is stiff giving me a reminding look to act nice. While Derek is simply acting Derek. An asshole. Doesn't care at all.

"And here is our star. Welcome, little brother." Derek flashes his handsome smile. Whatever, the asshole is f*****g handsome as he Inherited all the good looks of my dad. I make way to sit in the empty spot just next to him.

"Danny." He adds.

Son of....my mother. He knows I hate being called that.

"I am not child, Derek," I whisper to him as I plant my butt down beside him, additionally acting nice by smoking at the guests.

"Oh, forever and ever." He says.

"Dad." I acknowledge him.

"Daniel. You are late." He says coating his face to show little less of disappointment that he actually is to let our guest know how much my dad values them.

Oh hell, we all do.

"Danny."

Oh hell with it.

The person I have been avoiding for a reason has to f*****g speak up. I scoff as I look at her f*****g bitchy face just beside her opportunistic ass-like parents.

Oh damn, she has that blue eyes that are so beautiful. Crap, the arches in her face at the right places.....

"Alicia Brooklyn." I chant and give her cheating face a good long smile that seemingly works as insulting seeing that she look away from me.

"How are you doing these days with my best friend? " I c**k my head.

Why I f**k I loved this woman?

I break just once and it becomes the last for me? It's not so fair.

"Danny, you know. I didn't meet up with him later on." She grimaces and gives me an accusing look.

"Watch the look, woman! And you mean you didn't meet up with him after having s*x with him while we were engaged? " I ask.

"Danny! " I hear dad's scary voice. I would have been but not today, not right now.

"Brother, calm down." Derek pat my thigh. But I don't let down my eyes from those blue eyes ready to flow like a creek any second now.

"I was drunk. And I told you how remorseful I was. What do you expect me to do?" Her tears make way to get the love of her cheeks? I look away.

"Was. Well, right, was. Clearly, that's why you got the guts to come right before me after rubbing that on my face." I say and look down. My voice falters and I realized how she affected me. I wasn't supposed to fall for anyone like that.

"Daniel, well, we are here for getting on with what was supposed to happen." Her father, Anderson Brooklyn, says. Curiosity gets me and I look up.

"What do you mean?" I ask. He smiles at me.

"About your wedding with my daughter, son, as promised."

My mouth falls open wide and I don't know what to say. After a few seconds, when I have soaked his words better, I let out a light laugh.

"What is this? Some kind of joke?" I laugh.

"Do you see me laughing, son? I am dead serious. You got all your time to come up with certain...things. It's been five months. Now you both should marry. For good."

Is this some kind of joke. I wait and look at everyone in the room to crack and laugh at my face. But no one does. For God sake, why would I marry her? What is it all about?

I look at my mom first. She just looks down. Damn, they are serious. Sudden anger take over me and I know who is it. I turn to dad and glare him. He gives me a blank look and that just fuels me more.

"Things? You call it things? Your daughter cheated on me with my own best friend a week before her wedding. What are you? You think I am going to marry her after that?" I question her father standing up from the table.

"Well, son you are. After marriage, you both will be faithful. For the sake of respects of both families. " He says the damn things I don't want to listen.

"Faithful, yeah? How can I trust her?"

"Just like we trust you despite your reputation. Which after the so-called breakup you have spoiled some more. "

Of course, the breakup, the wedding would be called off.

"From the day I proposed your daughter, I never laid my eyes on any other women. I really loved her, Anderson. And when I saw her insanely naked body wrapped with him, I knew what she was." I break again. Damn, how long do I need to get over that?

"She was drunk. Overwhelmed. Give her a chance. It will be a happy wedding." The shine in his eyes doesn't leave the face.

For God sake, she wasn't drunk. 

"Fucking.." I blow up.

"Jeez, sit down. We will talk about it later." Derek takes me with his eyes. Damn, has he even been a brother I needed? No.

"Derek, no. " I announce taking my arms away from him.

"I wouldn't marry that f*****g cheater even if she is the last woman on earth," I announce, before dashing out of the house.

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