CHAPTER 2: BROTHERS' FEUD
He brushed the thoughts away and focused on the documents staring at him.
It's 2:35 PM and he's still signing the documents. His PA Came in
"Excuse me, Sir. You have a meeting with STAN STEEL Company by 3:30 PM".
"Cancel the meeting and any other meeting that comes up from that company, decline it"
"But Sir, I…" He looked at her with anger written all over his face. "Sorry Sir" She apologized and walked out. He dropped the pen he was holding and face palmed himself. STANSTEEL Company is his elder brother's company and he hates him for killing his fiancée on the morning of his wedding day. He remembered getting a call from an unknown number to rush to the hotel. Dressed in his black tuxedo, he left the altar and got into his car to the destination only to see his brother soaked in his fiancée's blood, holding a knife. He ran and held Arlene, shaking her vigorously but what was he doing, she was dead. He held his brother by the collar.
"What the hell have you done" He cried out.
"I did not kill her. I got…" He cut him off
"Then why are you holding the knife! Why are you soaked in her blood. W hat are you doing in her hotel room.!" He screamed.
"I won't have you…" He cut him off again
"Of course, I will get you arrested and from now on, you are not my brother. Fuck you! "By then, the cops and their parents had arrived. His mom screamed at the sight of the dead bride to be.
"Take him out of here" George commanded the cops
Stanley tried giving explanations but he was dragged out by the cops. George hugged dead Arlene to himself. He cried like a child as the body was carried out. Remembering the sad incident, lone tear fell from his eye. It's been 2 years already and it feels like yesterday. He remembered drinking himself to stupor that period, his parents tried to talk to him to forgive his brother since he has no concrete evidence but he refused. His father used the connection he has to release his brother and since then, he can't stand the sight of his brother so he packed into his own house.
Whenever he goes to the house to see his parents and his sister, Maya who is in high school, he ends up having an argument with his brother who would stop at nothing to get him to talk to him or piss him off. He thought of the family dinner which is scheduled to hold soon, he can't stand the sight of seeing Stanley or sitting on the same table with him to eat.
With mind filled with thoughts, resentment and anger, he picked up his phones from the table and his car key and left the office.
"Sir, Mr. George's PA called to inform that the meeting won't hold" Stanley's PA informed him over the phone. Of course, Stanley expected this. He smiled to himself and got a bottle of tequila from the cellar. He poured some into the glass and sipped slowly from it. He thought of ways to pay his brother a visit as he can't pay him a visit in his office. With a cocky smile, he turned and gasped at the sight of his sister, Hailey.
"You scare the hell outta me" He said. She rolled her eyes
"And you couldn't let go of your drink. Really scared" She whispered the last part.
"For how long have you been watching me?"
"For as long as you were lost in thoughts as you sipped your tequila, brother" She said going upstairs.
"Those kicks are lit" He complimented still sipping his drink.
"Yeah. Space jams".
"I know, dummy" He said. She smiled as she climbed to her room. Stanley picked up his phone and called his PA.
"Tomorrow so you have to come over to the house with the documents and I have lots of work you have to complete".
"Sir tomorrow is Saturday and…" He cut her off.
"And?"
"Okay Sir" He hung up. "Who is coming over?". Hailey asked him as she got downstairs.
"My PA"He simply replied. "Wait a minute, why do you ask". She ignored him and ordered a maid to get her popcorn and soda. She sat on the couch beside her brother.
"Ignoring me now? You forget a lot things but the important one you don't remember is that I am your older brother. You are just a kid".
"A kid in high school" She chuckled. The maid came in and dropped a bowl of popcorn with a bottle of soda in front of her and left.
"Time to see a movie. Hoorrroorrrr!" She screamed excitedly. "Care to join me?" She asked him.
"No, I'll pass. You might strangle me in the process" He stood up and left. Hailey relaxed on the couch as she munched on her popcorn. She was solely focused on the movie she was watching.
"No No, don't go that way" She screamed as she pointed at the television. "Oh Noooo…Fuck you! You are dead" She shouted angrily. She took a gulp from her soda. Her phone rang, she ignored the first time, it rang again and she picked up. It was her best friend, Bryan.
"Hey" She said coldly.
"Still angry? I've apologized" He said.
"Whatever. How could you give me cold shoulders because of that slight issue" She rolled her eyes like he's seeing her.
"I'm sorry, best. Are we good now" He asked.
"Of course. I can't stay angry with you for long"
"Yeaaahhh. Will you be free tomorrow? Let's go out and have fun. School gets boring these days"
"I thought of that too. I'm free ".
"I need to go back to this movie" She took a handful of popcorn and munched on it.
"Horror as usual. Bye" He hung up. She faced her movie. She kept screaming as she watched.