The Darkness comes hunted

Chapter Five: The Bloodline

"Every Rich and powerful family always has at least one deep darkness secret that they don't want the outside world to know about. For example, the Blossom Family, not a lot of people know that their charming and handsome Mayor's Family is also part of the Merrick family. The Kingpin drug lord of the entire state of Oregon, every gang violence, drug trafficking, and human trafficking that happen here in the great state of Oregon is always related to at least one of the sub-family of the Merrick crime family, it no surprise that the Blossom family get this rich, not because of their legal book shop and construction business but because of their drug smuggles money that made them who they are today, and the cherry on top is, The Prescott family also in bed with The Blossom and The Merrick Family because without The Prescott family approval, this whole new research lab that the Merrick and the Blossom cooked up will not happen, I mean in the front, it seems like the Blossom family control Lakewood, but in the inside The Prescott family is the one who pulls all the strings. since the beginning of time to be realistic."

Upstairs, in Cole’s little room, a blonde girl walks in through the door, but Cole didn't hear the footstep, he was too busy writing his article, the girl's jump scars him from behind.

A strong two hand grab him on his shoulder from behind caused Cole's fast reflection to activate, his quick instinct make him grab a sharp pencil that was set on the edge of the table...turn around, and point it to the neck at the blonde girl behind him.

"Wooo, Colie, is Me, Jay-Jay."

"Jessie, what, what are you doing here?" feeling excited and confused at the same time, without hesitation, Cole rushes to hug his long-lost sister, Jessie Walker, they're been separated from each other for two years now.

"Colie, COLE, I think it enough huggin'--- for today, Cole--- I can't breathe."

"Ohhh- sorry, ---- sorry, I just missed you so much, little Jay-Jay, I thought I never see you again."

"Me too, Big Bro Colie, it really good to see you too."

"I see, you grew tall, since the last time we met."

"I see you grew old, Old man."

"Yeah, I'm really old right now, I don't think I can finish high school when I'm this old.Hahahaha." The two hug each other again, the house atmosphere feels like a comfort zone again for Cole, until his father shouts from downstairs and asks the two to come down.

While coming down the stair, Cole saw his Mother, his father, and a man in a black suit carrying a suitcase, and a ton of files on the table.

Pull the chair out, and sit, Cole, turn and ask his Father that sits beside him, "Dad! What going on here, and who is the man that sits across us?"

"Mr.Harrington, He's your mother's lawyer, they both come here to talk about you?"

Mr. Harrington, the lawyer, opens his suitcase and pulls out a file and takes out one specific piece of paper from that file, and shows it to his father.

"Mr.Walker, this is a court order that instructing you to give this child, Cole Walker, to Mrs.Walker's care."

"Why! she can't do that? she already takes away my daughter, and now she wants to take my son too, --- This is Bullshit."

"Sir, the court of the state of Oregon, has found out that you have no longer can take care this chile properly, look at this place it's a mess."

"Merrisa are you for real? you want to takeaways the only things that is important in my life aways too?"

"I'm sorry, Fred, I can't let you take care of my son anymore, I can't bear witness to seeing my son driving a tore down bike under a hot sun to a school in a bad neighborhood every single day like this, and what is this place, you call it home, there are rats everywhere,--- sorry, I can't let my son living a place like this anymore?"

"I'll try my best godamn it, you already ruin my life, now you want to ruin your son too,"

"At least he can go to school in a good neighborhood, and have a proper place and good cloth to sleep and wear every day."

"You call living under the same roof with that scumbag, Ted, is good life for him, do you hit your head on the ways here or something?"

Cole stands up, punching hard on the table trying to stop his parents from tearing each other up.

"Sorry, Mom, I'll stay with Dad, I'm not going to New York City with you, end of discussion."

"Cole listens, honey, in New York, you will have a better life than here."

"This is non-negotiable, Mom, you and I are done the day you decide to cheat on dad with that corrupted, scumbags Ted, and moved to New York with him, and leave me and Dad here, fighting for ourselves.”

“Your dad give me no choice, but to leave him , and I’m really sorry that I can’t take you with me to New York, but now I can, son, please come with me, you can live and go to the same school with your sister again, you know, happy life."

"So that is the reason why you bring Jay-Jay here, to convince me to come with you--- (Wipe his tears), you wrong mom...I gotta go, I'm late for school."

"Cole, WAIT, Honey."

"He's made up his mind, Marrisa, now go, before I call the cop on you for trespassing on my property."

Looking back at his daughter, Fred put his hand on her cheeks and kiss her goodbye," Sorry, My Jellybean, I hope we can meet each other in a better circumstance than this."

"See you in court, Fred?" grabbed her daughter's hand away from her father before leaving in a Range Rover that parked on the driveways.

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Under the hot sun in the afternoon, driving on an empty road toward his school, Cole wipes his tears again in disappointment toward his mother, because this is the fourth time in 3 months that his mom comes down from New York just to sue his father because of him, "life couldn't get any worse than this," Cole thinks in his head, trying to find a way to help this dad, fighting this case, hoping to stay with his dad rather than with his mom.

Walking into the school hallway, putting his earphone on, trying to avoid everyone around him. Betty, Mason, and Jimmy standing on the other side of the hallway, saw their friend is now lost in the dark drama of parents' divorce realm.

"Hey, Cole, are you okay, you seem---Sad, what happened, tell me, please?"

"Just GOOOO, Betty, It none of your goddamn business--- all of you just go!!"

Walking toward Betty, Jimmy grabs her hand and whispers to her ear" Just let him go, he needs his alone time."

Whispering back to Jimmy's Ear" Can you go and find out what happened to him, Jimmy, Please?"

"Okay, I will--- Com'on Betty, Mason let's go!!"

Watching his friends walking away, he slum his locker door hard, and walks right straight into the bathroom,--- in the bathroom, he opened the water on the sink, splashed a ton of it onto his face, trying to knock himself out of this emotional drama realm, lost--- laying on the bathroom floor, crying his eyes out.

A moment later, Betty walk in, couldn't just leave her best friend walking through this emotional hard time alone...sitting down near Cole while the broken sink splash the water all over them,

Cole lean his head toward Betty's shoulder, find a perfect spot to cry on,

They both sitting there, soaking in water, hugging, giving each other the comfort, the care, the love, they both need right now.

Nevertheless, an hour has passed, the bell ring, the two kissed each other in a sign of good well before Betty leave first, while walking out of the boy bathroom, Betty bumped into Valentina, who is on her way to the biology class.

"Holy s**t, Betty, --- what on earth happened to you?"

"It nothing, Valentina?"

"And why are you walking out of the boy bath---- Oh hi, Cole, how long have you guys been in there?"

"It non of your f*****g business Valentina, Get LOST!!!"

"Who do you think you are, you jerk?"

"WHAT? YOU HAVE A PROBLEM?"

A normal conversation has turned into a fight when both of them don't want to back down, luckily Mason is there, coming out of the cafeteria, at a perfect time to break up the fight.

"Yoooo-Yooo, you two calm down... Cole, I know you have a rough day today, walk away man?"

"Mason, next time tell your b***h to mind her own business okay?"

"What do you call me you f*****g s**t?" Valentina is now in rage mode, but Mason knew his friend is not feeling himself today, so he explained what happen to Cole today to Valentina that should calm her rage down.

Cole starts to walk away from Mason and everyone at school in the worst state of his life while Jimmy and Betty follow him to the parking lot trying to explain some sense into his mind before he does something that he will regret for the rest of his life.

Didn't feel himself today, Cole ask Betty to drive him somewhere quiet and peaceful to cure his stress away, Betty and Jimmy agreed, Hopping on Jimmy's truck, the three drive to an abandoned railroad track that set on a bridge over Lakewood River,

The three spend their quality time together there for the rest of the evening, throwing a rock, taking a beautiful picture, singing a song, watching the sunset together, and doing other kinds of activities that teenager is supposed to do, fun time.