Don's Possession

39Bastardo

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Jaime Carter

My older brother is sitting in front of me. I was leaning on the headrest of the bed and he was at the foot of the bed. We were the only two inside. I've been nervous since he let Dante out of the room. Earlier he was sitting in front of me and said nothing but head. I can't open my mouth to ask. I didn’t have the courage to ask him out of fear. I don't even know how it makes me feel but I feel like I'm going to faint when Antonio speaks.

"Please don't be surprised by what I'm going to tell you, Jaime. I know, you have so much in your plate but I can't keep it from you for the rest of my life. I've tried to tell you this before but I can't and at will of our parents. Don't- "

"Stop." He looked at me. "Just get to the point."

He was still hesitant. He took a deep breath before speaking. "Dad has been dead for a long time."

What? Dad has been dead for a long time? What does he mean?

"What do you mean by that, Antonio? Dad has been dead for a long time? What are you saying why are you saying that thing. I've been with Dad for the past few days. How can you say he's been dead for a long time?"
My chest tightens and I have difficulty breathing. It was as if something was blocking my throat and my eyes were getting hot.

"Didn't you notice Dad's sudden change? You must be the one who knows this thing better because you were with Dad when Mom died. Your his baby back then, he almost never let Mom touch you because he only wanted to be with you. You are his princess and he doesn't want you to not get what you want. Do you know what is the reason why he sent me to the Philippines to study? That's not really the reason. He did it because he was angry with me because I didn't keep a good eye on you. He ignored me for almost two weeks because you had a scar on your knee. So he decided to send me to the Philippines. But his anger at me didn't last long. It also subsided because he wasn't really like that. Dad. Dad loves us. He loves his family. So I was surprised when I came home when Mom died. He's different and he hurts you like that. And that's when I realized that Dad wasn't the one with us. I left then because I wanted to know what was in our family and I found out something. Something that will surprise you because that's how I reacted when I found out the truth. "

"What's true, Antonio? Tell me. What's true." My tears flowed.

It hasn't come out of his mouth yet but I have a guess. But I want to know what he has to say. I don't want my guess to be right because I probably can't handle it.

"He's Miguel. Dad's twin brother."

Time seemed to stop when I heard that. That’s right I thought. And I can’t accept that thing. Dad is dead and I don’t know that thing. His twin, whom I considered my father, killed him even though he treated me that way. Why didn't I think of that in the first place? Why don't I know this? Why hadn’t they told me before? Why is this, what happened?

"Where's Dad?" I asked almost a whisper.

"I don't know. I don't know where Dad's body was hidden or dumped. Only Miguel knows." Antonio replied.

"I need to find him." I removed the white blanket then forcibly removed the object attached to my hand. I felt the pain coming from there. Antonio was confused so he immediately stood up from his seat and then approached me and was prevented from standing up. He grabbed both my arms and made me sit on the bed.

"You're not well yet. I'll take care of it. You're still weak now especially and you're pregnant. You need to be more extra careful because they're both in your womb and they are both vulnerable. Let me handle this and I'll promise you that I'll bring Dad to us. " He said then kissed me on the forehead.

"Donovan is still alive."

"What?" Antonio asked in shock.

"He tried to kill me. The accident act back then, he was the one who was at the scene. He tried to kill me. I saw him and the blood dripping from the knife he was holding. What if he came back and did it again what he did to me. Antonio, I'm really scared."

"No. That thing won't happen. He's dead."

"No. I saw him, Antonio. I saw him."

"Dante killed his father back then."

And in that case, I was the one who fell silent. It seems like what I heard was wrong. Dante can't do that thing. Dante would never kill his own father and I saw him doing everything to avenge the death of his parents. Or is there something else I don't know? We are all connected to each other. I can think of no other reason for Dante to do that thing. That is an impossible thing. And I still wonder why Antonio was there on our mission. He didn't know about it because he left the mansion and that mission was a covert. How did he know where I am?

"How did you know my mission?" Antonio looked into my eyes.

"Angelo. He told me everything and told me that Miguel was trying to trap you and kill you. So I entered the scene and I tried to save you but I failed again. Just like before."

"What about Angelo?"

"He killed his sister."

"What ?!"

"Angelo will tell you everything. He's outside. Dante just doesn't let him in because he doesn't want him."

What else do I not know? Why do I know so much now that I don't think this is what happened. In my whole life, I was blaming myself for all of this shit. I was torturing myself for the past and I was killing myself for trusting and believing to that fucking Miguel who killed my father. If he was still breathing out there I will make sure to choke him to death or burn him 'till hell.

'Fucking bastardo'