The evening that was supposed to be a joyful one turned into a nightmare. Theo died in the car explosion and nothing could be retrieved from the ashes. The driver was taken in by Ramos Alves' men, Jackson was Ramos Alves’ right hand man. He was in charge of the operation and he capture the Driver.
Ece fainted and remained in a coma for three weeks. The doctors monitored her 24/7 since she was pregnant. Ray never left his mother’s sight, even after saying good bye to his big brother Theo. He remained strong for the entire family at 5 years.
Mr. Ramos Alves arrived where the driver was taken, that happened to be the Dion mansion that was built hidden from the entire world. Quinn built it to hide his family from the entire country in case things did not work out, and the fact that he had many enemies at the time in the business world. However, Mr. Alves had found another use for it.
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In the room with no lights, a voice trembling in fear is all that is heard. The door opens and the only light getting into the room is all that is seen. Mr Alves who is standing at the door lights a cigar, gets in and locks the door behind him. The light of the cigar is the only light in the room.
The sound of the chair being moved is the other sound in the room, mixed with the sound of someone trembling. The chair sound stops and someone sits on it. A small bulb that is hanging mid air in the room lights up, and its next to the driver who is trembling.
“I haven’t touched you, I don’t see why you are trembling.” Says Mr Alves who is seated in the corner without light.
“You see…” he continues while standing up and pulling his chair along with him as he walks heading to the driver whose sobs increase in the silent room.
“I only want to ask you a few questions” Mr. Alves says through the noise of the dragging chair until he settles it in front of the driver and takes his seat right in front of him.
“Is that okay” he askes and the driver nods his head in response.
“Good, let’s get started then”
“What should I call you?” the driver remains silent.
“Don’t get me wrong, I already know your name Tom. I just need the name that most people call you?” the driver looks up at Mr. Alves who is smiling while going through pictures.
“You seem to have a lovely family; do they know what you do for a living. Killing people”
“Don’t you fucking talk about my family”
“Don’t let me then, answer the damn question. What should I call you?” Mr. Alves says while lifting the driver’s hand and placing it on the chair handle and standing up from the seat.
“Piston”
“And…..?”
“My family does not know what I do”
“Good, who sent you” he asks, walking behind him like a predator looking at its pray, his eyes showing impatience.
“Mr. Clement, Clement Silver”
“Silver!! Go on”
“He told me that the boy and mother would be coming from the airport so I should make it look like an accident”
“Why did the car explode?”
“I have no idea, I just did what I was told”
“Now that is you lying, spill it while am still being nice.”
“I don’t kno…..aaaaahhhh” cries Piston watching his left hand fall down on the ground.
“I hate lies in my life, if am being nice to you, answer the question. My best friend’s son died in that car explosion and you have the answers to that” he says while grabbing the hair of Piston and making him look into his eyes that are now filled with anger.
“Now tell me, I have run out of Patience”
“It was some guy with tattoos on his face, like a figure print, he told me to tell him where the accident could be. He paid me just to tell him the location.”
“Well you just earned your family a good retirement.” With those words he gets out of the room, grabs a towel, cleans himself and punches the glass next to him and his hand bleeds. His anger is seen through his eyes that are turning blood red.
“Clean that up Jack, I will step out for some time.” He says getting out and heading to the main house and to his car in the basement. He drives straight for the hospital to meet Quinn and Ece. He gets to the hospital and heads for the VIP room.
He reaches the door and sighs, he thinks hard before getting in. As he opens the door to get in Quinn holds his shoulder, he turns around and its his best friend. He holds him into a tight hug, but Quinn melts into his arms like his whole world has come trembling down.
With the loud sobs, Ray who is in the rooms gets to the door and opens it, just to see his father down on his knees crying in the arms of a man he does not know. Mr. Alves looks at him and nods to him. He comes and falls into the same hug and cries for the first time after getting the new.
Mr. Alves holds them tightly and they cry to their hurts content. Ray gets out of the hug and whips tears off his face. And heads back to the room. His father follows him along with Mr Alves.
“Dad, don’t worry, I will protect our family, count on me” his father laughs, hearing the words of his 5-year-old.
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When the three weeks elapsed, Ese Dion was well, she did not attend her son’s burial but Mr Alves briefed them of all the information he had gathered all that time.
After a few months, she gave birth to Claris Craxilver, the house became cheerful again because of the new life.
Ray was told to drop the name Dion and only use it with people of importance. His mother encouraged him to know his family and always remember them. Ray did not know the Alves family but only heard about them.
His father promised him that he would meet them on day and that they are the other people he can trust with all his life. Because they were family.
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