Baby's Blue Eyes
Chapter 3
By Kiddo
*IN LOVING MEMORY OF JONATHAN BRANDIS*
Disclaimer:
SeaQuest, Lucas Wolenczak, Captain Bridger, Darwin, Lawrence Wolenczak and all the others don't belong to me. I have no rights to them.
A special thanks goes to my beta-reader Jackie and to Sara, KatKnits00, Roses and Joxer for their Reviews.
Feedback is always welcome.
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The next day, Lucas arrived at the Wolenczak's big villa. The teenager had read his mother's letter so often that he knew it inside out.
The genius opened the door with his key and stepped in the house.
Yesterday evening, he had called his father's secretary to tell him that he would be coming today. He hadn't been able to reach his father on his own. Lucas knew that his father wasn't at home at the moment, he was working. If he had been at home, he would have seen the car outside and the door that wasn't locked.
The teenager put his travel bag on the floor and walked into his father's office. He stopped in front of a big painting. He carefully pulled the picture to the side. Behind it was a safe. Dr. Wolenczak always put the important things in it.
Lucas had discovered the combination to the safe a few years ago. No computer code was a problem for him. And when he had discovered the safe code, he had discovered also a few other codes. He had tried to discover all the codes he could get his hands on. It had been a lot of fun a few years ago and he had enjoyed it a lot.
The teenager stood a few seconds, staring at the safe. Should he open it? He was really unsure about this. Then, his need for information overrode any doubts he might have had. He typed in the code. He knew that his father hated it when he went through his things, but Lucas needed to do it.
The door of the safe opened. Lucas searched through it until he found the paper he needed. The copy of his birth certificate.
He looked for the name of his real father. What he found was not what he had expected. There was nothing there! Not the name of his biological father, nor the name of Dr. Lawrence Wolenczak. Just an empty spot on the paper.
The young genius was disappointed. He had hoped to find something. He put the paper back in the safe and closed it. After that, he put the big painting back where it had been.
Lawrence was the only one who could help him. He hoped that he would give him the name of his real father. He wanted to know who this man was.
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The teenager waited for his father to arrive, it felt like ages to him.
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At 9:00 in the evening, Lucas heard a key turning in the door. He went downstairs to greet his father.
Dr. Wolenczak looked surprised to see his son. "Lucas, what are you doing here? Why aren't you on the SeaQuest?"
"I told your secretary that I was coming to visit you for a few days. Did she forget to tell you?" The boy looked kind of disappointed.
Suddenly the famous scientist remembered the talk with his secretary. "I'm sorry, I just forgot. You know I always have so many important things on my mind. I can't remember them all."
Lucas made a face. This was so typical for his father. Lawrence easily forgot all the things that involved Lucas. The teenager thought that he should be glad that his father even remembered his name!
"So, what are you doing here?" Lawrence went into the kitchen.
The young genius followed him. "I'm here because I need to talk to you."
Dr. Wolenczak looked at his watch. "Alright, but it'll have to be quick. I have to leave again in a few minutes and I don't want to be late."
Lucas took a deep breath. "I got a letter from Mum yesterday."
The scientist froze for a moment. "You got a what?"
"I got a letter from Mum. Her lawyer had kept it for me and now he sent it to me. She wanted it sent on my sixteenth birthday. She told me... that you aren't my biological father. Is that true?" A pair of shining blue eyes looked questioningly at Lawrence.
Dr. Wolenczak closed his eyes for a moment, then nodded his head. "Yes, it is true. Cynthia was unfaithful to me and you were the result. She had no problems deceiving me. And that, after all that I had done for her!"
Lucas thought of the past and felt anger burning in him. "What had you done for her? You only tore each other up. You always argued! You never visited her in the hospital. Never! Why didn't you ever visit her? It would have meant a lot to her!" His face was red of anger.
Lawrence looked angrily at the teenager. "I don't have time for this! I had to take care of more important things! And don't scream at me!"
The computer genius was becoming angrier with every passing second. "You had to take care of more important things? Do you really believe this? Nothing was as important as spending the last days of her life with her. You just put her in this hospital and forgot about her!"
"I don't want to argue about this right now!" Dr. Wolenczak turned his back to the teenager and took something to drink out of the refrigerator.
Lucas know that the argument would not help him any. He would never get an answer from his father when they were arguing. He tried to calm down and counted till ten in his head. "Who is my real father?"
Lawrence gave the boy a dark look. "You don't really think you'll get an answer from me now, do you? Your mother's actions ruined my life! I never wanted a child. If you are as bright as everyone thinks, then you can find it out by yourself!"
The teenager looked pleadingly at the older man. "Please, tell me the name. You are the only one who can give me the name. Please! If I mean anything to you, then just give me the name and I will go away."
The famous scientist looked cruelly at the boy and smiled. "No! Become unhappy, just like me. Because you and she are the ones that ruined my life!"
This was too hard for Lucas. He felt so sad and the anger rose in him again. "Great, just great. This is so typical of you! Just because you are unhappy, you want everybody else to be unhappy too. You are such an selfish person!"
Dr. Wolenczak took an step closer to his son and raised his hand. Lucas had no chance to step away. The slap hit the left side of his face before he knew it.
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To Be Continuied...
Written 2002 / Translated 2004
Chapter 3
By Kiddo
*IN LOVING MEMORY OF JONATHAN BRANDIS*
Disclaimer:
SeaQuest, Lucas Wolenczak, Captain Bridger, Darwin, Lawrence Wolenczak and all the others don't belong to me. I have no rights to them.
A special thanks goes to my beta-reader Jackie and to Sara, KatKnits00, Roses and Joxer for their Reviews.
Feedback is always welcome.
***************************************************************************
The next day, Lucas arrived at the Wolenczak's big villa. The teenager had read his mother's letter so often that he knew it inside out.
The genius opened the door with his key and stepped in the house.
Yesterday evening, he had called his father's secretary to tell him that he would be coming today. He hadn't been able to reach his father on his own. Lucas knew that his father wasn't at home at the moment, he was working. If he had been at home, he would have seen the car outside and the door that wasn't locked.
The teenager put his travel bag on the floor and walked into his father's office. He stopped in front of a big painting. He carefully pulled the picture to the side. Behind it was a safe. Dr. Wolenczak always put the important things in it.
Lucas had discovered the combination to the safe a few years ago. No computer code was a problem for him. And when he had discovered the safe code, he had discovered also a few other codes. He had tried to discover all the codes he could get his hands on. It had been a lot of fun a few years ago and he had enjoyed it a lot.
The teenager stood a few seconds, staring at the safe. Should he open it? He was really unsure about this. Then, his need for information overrode any doubts he might have had. He typed in the code. He knew that his father hated it when he went through his things, but Lucas needed to do it.
The door of the safe opened. Lucas searched through it until he found the paper he needed. The copy of his birth certificate.
He looked for the name of his real father. What he found was not what he had expected. There was nothing there! Not the name of his biological father, nor the name of Dr. Lawrence Wolenczak. Just an empty spot on the paper.
The young genius was disappointed. He had hoped to find something. He put the paper back in the safe and closed it. After that, he put the big painting back where it had been.
Lawrence was the only one who could help him. He hoped that he would give him the name of his real father. He wanted to know who this man was.
**************
The teenager waited for his father to arrive, it felt like ages to him.
**************
At 9:00 in the evening, Lucas heard a key turning in the door. He went downstairs to greet his father.
Dr. Wolenczak looked surprised to see his son. "Lucas, what are you doing here? Why aren't you on the SeaQuest?"
"I told your secretary that I was coming to visit you for a few days. Did she forget to tell you?" The boy looked kind of disappointed.
Suddenly the famous scientist remembered the talk with his secretary. "I'm sorry, I just forgot. You know I always have so many important things on my mind. I can't remember them all."
Lucas made a face. This was so typical for his father. Lawrence easily forgot all the things that involved Lucas. The teenager thought that he should be glad that his father even remembered his name!
"So, what are you doing here?" Lawrence went into the kitchen.
The young genius followed him. "I'm here because I need to talk to you."
Dr. Wolenczak looked at his watch. "Alright, but it'll have to be quick. I have to leave again in a few minutes and I don't want to be late."
Lucas took a deep breath. "I got a letter from Mum yesterday."
The scientist froze for a moment. "You got a what?"
"I got a letter from Mum. Her lawyer had kept it for me and now he sent it to me. She wanted it sent on my sixteenth birthday. She told me... that you aren't my biological father. Is that true?" A pair of shining blue eyes looked questioningly at Lawrence.
Dr. Wolenczak closed his eyes for a moment, then nodded his head. "Yes, it is true. Cynthia was unfaithful to me and you were the result. She had no problems deceiving me. And that, after all that I had done for her!"
Lucas thought of the past and felt anger burning in him. "What had you done for her? You only tore each other up. You always argued! You never visited her in the hospital. Never! Why didn't you ever visit her? It would have meant a lot to her!" His face was red of anger.
Lawrence looked angrily at the teenager. "I don't have time for this! I had to take care of more important things! And don't scream at me!"
The computer genius was becoming angrier with every passing second. "You had to take care of more important things? Do you really believe this? Nothing was as important as spending the last days of her life with her. You just put her in this hospital and forgot about her!"
"I don't want to argue about this right now!" Dr. Wolenczak turned his back to the teenager and took something to drink out of the refrigerator.
Lucas know that the argument would not help him any. He would never get an answer from his father when they were arguing. He tried to calm down and counted till ten in his head. "Who is my real father?"
Lawrence gave the boy a dark look. "You don't really think you'll get an answer from me now, do you? Your mother's actions ruined my life! I never wanted a child. If you are as bright as everyone thinks, then you can find it out by yourself!"
The teenager looked pleadingly at the older man. "Please, tell me the name. You are the only one who can give me the name. Please! If I mean anything to you, then just give me the name and I will go away."
The famous scientist looked cruelly at the boy and smiled. "No! Become unhappy, just like me. Because you and she are the ones that ruined my life!"
This was too hard for Lucas. He felt so sad and the anger rose in him again. "Great, just great. This is so typical of you! Just because you are unhappy, you want everybody else to be unhappy too. You are such an selfish person!"
Dr. Wolenczak took an step closer to his son and raised his hand. Lucas had no chance to step away. The slap hit the left side of his face before he knew it.
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To Be Continuied...
Written 2002 / Translated 2004