On the last chapter of 'A Band of Heroes'
I guess to explain why I could not tell you, you would have to go back a
few years to truly understand.
You are going to need a band of knowledge to really understand.
RPOV
I had a great family. An amazing family at that. My parents are high up on the social scale because my dad was a wealthy doctor who worked in Chicago. I had two brothers who were like opposites of each other. Ryan was a well educated intellect that was prosperous in school. Well mannered and a great help around the house he was by far my mom's favorite. Jack was the rebel. He never respected either of my parents and mooched off of their money. He got many girls pregnant and drank excessively. He had many enemies who seemed to always be trying to get revenge. My father once had many dreams for him but since he was such a screw up they cut off his money for him but yet he always seemed to get the sympathy of our mom, which was his source of money. I never really talked to him and he did not talk to me. That was kind of the system here. Although Ryan and I were very close he was getting older and had his own life.
One day I was sitting on our stoop happy as can be reading a short novel when Jack sped into the house knocking me over. The door slammed as he yelled for dad. I quickly went in to subside my curiosity to see my mom faint. I watched as my dad yelled at Jack to such an extent that both did not notice mom on the floor. Putting my curiosity away I ran over to my mom in the kitchen and dragged her head on my lap. I looked over to the porch and through the screen door to see another breathless man halt look over and into the house and stare straight at me. He narrowed his eyes at me before taking off. I tried to put all this behind me while blocking out the sounds of my brother and father yelling at each other while I rose from the tiled floor to get a rag. I ran cold water over it and pressed it against my mom's forehead. I ran back over to the living room and retrieved a blanket and pillow for her. Once she was as comfortable as you can be on a tile floor I ran into the dining room where they were arguing. Ryan was gone for the day but I really did not want to get between dad and my short tempered brother. I got our only phone out and dialed his work number. I patiently waited until I heard his cheery voice. I shouted into the phone about what happened only to get a curse word as a response. I hung up the phone and tended to my mom until I heard Ryan come home. He crashed into the kitchen and looked at me as I pointed to the dining room without looking up.
When he came back out he was running his hand through his short brown curly hair and mumbling incoherent words. My mom had already woken up about thirty minutes before and was now resting upstairs without saying anything. My dad came back out next followed by Jack where they gathered into his office. I crept over to the half opened door and peered in. Without looking up my dad ordered me in. I slowly but still eagerly strode over to the desk joining my two brothers so we could huddle around his desk.
"What is going on, dad? I mean what's with all this havoc and random men running up to our porch?" I asked. When I said the last statement my father and brothers swiftly looked up and narrowed their eyes up at me almost at the same time, it was kind of creepy.
"What? Who? What did he say!?" my dad cried out. Taken aback I quickly answered.
"All he did was run up, look at the house and then at me and run away. He was out of breath too."
"What did he look like?" he asked eagerly.
"Well from the distance I was from it was hard to tell. I know he had brownish black hair and was wearing something green but that was all I could see." I added helpfully.
"Shit he knows where we live" Jack said under his breath. The suspense was killing me so I finally just let it out.
"Okay I am part of this family too and I deserve to know what is going on!" I screamed. They looked back astonished but my father quickly snapped out of it and took off his glasses.
"Honey the biggest enemy is knowledge. You really don't need to know this." he said.
"If it affects the family then it affects me! Because as far as I know I am part of this family too!" I roared back.
"Fine but don't say I did not tell you so. Your brother Jack has probably caused the biggest scandal of this time. He, well your brother…" he trailed off.
"He did what!?" I looked over at Jack but he had his head down low in shame. Whatever he did must have been pretty huge for my dad to show this much intention.
"Your brother killed someone. No not just any someone…he killed the damn mayor". I felt the world spin around me. I looked back over to Jack who still had his head down. How could he do this? I mean I know he has done some stupid things in his time, but kill the mayor? That was jail for life with a side of hatred from the common people. He was the MOST loved mayor of Chicago in all of the history there.
"What, how could he!?" I voiced these thoughts.
"It was an accident! I swear!" Jack bawled. I had never seen him cry but at any time to cry this would probably be the time.
"Yeah well it does not matter if it was an accident or not, all that matters is that you have the most loved mayor's blood on your hands, with a damn witness!" he bellowed.
"Wait wait how did you kill him?" I asked trying to be as calm as anyone could when you just heard that your brother killed someone.
"Okay first of all it was an accident. Okay so it was after high school graduation when he was there as a guest to say the speech and all. When I was going out in the hallway to go back home he came over to say goodbye to me. Of course he scared me when he appeared behind me and I stabbed him in human instinct. I checked his pulse to see that he was dead, so I ran as fast as I could away. Unfortunately his assistant was with him and saw this happen and apparently chased me back to here." He finished.
"Wait a second how could you stab him? I really doubt you were just randomly holding a knife when walking out of your gradation party." I stated doubtfully.
"Well ah I…"he lead off.
"He was stealing the damn silverware from the party and stupidly had it in his hands. When he turned around the first thing he thought was that he had a knife." Dad finished looking angrily back down at some scribbled notes.
"And what about the man that saw? What are you going to do?"
"Make a deal. That is simply all we can do. Sweetie that is how the world works. Deals. Money can always fix a problem." He said matter of faculty. Before I could make a snide remark to this statement a banging rag through the house. We all froze and our heads wound over to the door. We stared at in fear. Oh my God it was the police coming to arrest Jack…or worse of all of us. I mean we all knew about it. Dad was right when he said that knowledge was the enemy. I gulped and even though I don't remember how I got my feet to move forward. My dad made no attempt to stop me as I opened the door and peered down the hallway.
The same man I saw earlier who I assumed was the mayor's assistant was standing at the door. As confidently as possible I strolled over to the door and before opening it put on a fake smile.
"Hello, may I help you sir?" I said batting my eyelashes. I thought that maybe if he was so distracted he would forget why he was here even if that was a stretched dream. I could see that he was sizing me up and apparently liking what he saw, gross again I know! The things I do for family…
"Well miss, I am Herbert Sobel (dun dun dun, lol sorry) and I am looking for a certain man said to live at this residence. "
"Oh well let me go get him!" I said giggling and trying to be as flirty as possible. I sauntered back over to the office, swaying my hips, and also feeling EXTREMLY dirty. My dad was already walking out from the office with a forced warm smile, over to the door.
"Hello how can I help you?"He said with phony enthusiasm.
"Well I am Herbert Sobel and it appears that I need to have a chat with your son." he said seriously.
"Oh well than come in! We can talk in the living room. Jack! Someone is here to see you!"He yelled. So he was going to play the clueless father game like he usually did. Jack stumbled into the living room and went red when he saw Herbert.
"Ah, hello sir can I help you?" he tried to sound innocent.
"Okay I am not playing this game anymore. I know you all know what happened, but the question is not that. The question is what you are willing to pay. Because you all know that the amount of information I have can send your whole family to jail for just knowing about it. So cut the shit, excuse me miss, and let's talk business. I am just a lowly assistant who gets such low pay that a janitor makes more than me." He said harshly.
"Ah a business man I see. You know our predicament and there is no length I won't go to, to get my son and my family out of this great disgrace. I figure you are one to settle if your needs are met, am I right?" my dad said leaning forward.
"Yes, now what are you willing to give or more, how much do you have?" Herbert asked raising an eyebrow. God he was arrogant. And I did really not like how he was looking at me. It was really creepy. I shifted uncomfortably under his gaze and leaned in more to Jack since I was sitting on the arm of a sofa and Jack was the only thing to hide behind.
I pulled down my skirt for I was feeling that it was way to short at the moment.
"I currently have around 500,000 dollars and earning." He said almost painfully.
"Well now I don't mean offense but even if you got bail it would be a lot more than that." He sneered.
"Herbert, sir I don't know what else I could give you." He said desperately.
Herbert thought for awhile while still eyeing me.
"How about we make a deal. I shall take your money BUT I would also like for your blessing." (Quick note: I know that it really does not happen in that era but that's how my story goes, and I mean come on its Sobel so he would ask something like that.) Everyone looked over at him like he had gone insane. I on the other hand was the only one that caught what he meant.
"Sorry sir, but I don't really follow you." He said eyeing him suspiciously.
"Your fine daughter in marriage is what I am talking about." My blood froze and my whole body tensed. I thought that maybe my predicaments were not true but apparently not. No way in hell would I even let that vile man touch me let alone marry me!
"WHAT!?" both my brother and dad replied, appalled by this offer. Woo hoo! Go dad and Jack for standing up for me!
Herbert folded his arms and replied "Well than I guess there is no deal…"
"NO!" Jack yelled but surprisingly dad had not replied.
"Let's look at this logically…" my dad whispered. No, damn you dad and Jack for not standing up for me…damn you!!!
It was now my turn to say "WHAT!?" Before I could say something in reply, dad raised his hand to silence me.
"I know under the certain circumstances this is a wide request but could we get a few hours to think about this?"
"I guess… I mean even though the choices are that or jail. Fine I will return by night. Oh and also I have already taken care of the body so no need to freight about that. You are probably wondering just why I would do that but I already figured that you were a smart man. Anyways they are not expecting him until tomorrow and a death can be well staged with my resources." He proclaimed proudly. I think he was trying to impress me. Oh yeah I just think guys who can stage a murder are sooo hot.
"I appreciate your faith in me but I would really like to talk this over. Thank you and I will see you tonight with the answer." My dad said rising up from his chair and shaking his hand.
It was going to take a band of miracles to save me.
This chapter and the next will just be in the past...but don't worry because Easy Company is in the works right now! I have the next chapter and half of the next typed so if i get any more reviews i will update quicker. Thanks CaptianTy for reviewing!!!
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This will be a romance so time and its going to have differnt twists and turns instead of the regualr story lines...
Give me suggestions on who she should fall in love with...i am thinking Nixon or Winters.