Chapter 24: Ben

I stare at him in shocked horror. "Pregnant?" I whisper. Then I undo the straps on the table. "Get up." I snarl. "Move it." The instant he's standing, I punch him in the face. "What the-" He yells. I knock him over and continue beating him. "You got her pregnant!" I yell. "You slept with my daughter and got her pregnant!" I start punching him, until he's bruised and bloody. "Go home, Daddy." I snarl. Then I march him through the Barracks to Juliet's house. "Clean him up." I order a stunned Juliet. "And after that, go get Alex. She's pregnant." "She's, pregnant?" Juliet stares at me, her eyes wide. "Are you sure?" "Yes." I say, shoving Karl forward, who stumbles. "He told me." "Alright, Ben, go home. I need to ask Karl a few questions about Alex. I'll see you later." She leads Karl into the house. I storm back to my house, where I head to the library. Hopefully a book will calm me down. However, I'm seething. "PREGNANT?! Alex is PREGNANT?! Curses be to your descendants Karl!" I throw a book at the wall, then shove a bunch more off the shelves. Alex is going to die. And it's all Karl's fault. Do I kill him? After Alex dies, so he has nothing to live for, anyway. Then I realise that I should go to the Martin household, ask good old Robert a few questions. I bang heavily on the door. "Robert! Open up!" I yell. Just as I'm about to resume pounding, the door opens. "Hello? Uhh..Ben... hi." "Dispense with the formalities, Robert. You have some explaining to do for your son." He nods, his face pale. "Alright, come on in, Ben. I'll.. I'll make some coffee." When we get to his living room, I turn and say to him. "I have some news, and you're not going to like it. You might want to sit down."