Chapter 4

"What do you mean, you’re pregnant!" I said fumingly to Claire as I could not believe this and I was not as sure as hell ready to be a father. Early this morning I had arrived in my happy mood and then during break time as I was talking to some chick, Claire then came and took me to someplace private saying she had something to say to me. And it was this kind of news she wanted to tell me.

"But we only did it once having protection so how the heck did you freaaking get pregnant. I'm not ready to be a father, I'm 18 for damn sake.’’ I said to her in anger. If only I had just waited and had sex with her someday in the future, on our wedding day. This would not be happening.

"I'm sorry Nathan, it just happened there is nothing I can do about it." she said to me in a small voice.

"Abort it." I said to her thinking of a solution to this.

‘’Never!" she said to me, then took my hand and put it on her stomach.

"Feel this, Nathan that is your child in there. One who is going to grow up and be like his father, handsome, rich, great and intelligent, A Nathan junior." she then said persuading me.

"Fine, we can keep it." I said to her now happy about having a Nathan junior one I could mentor, another me. I would spoil him as much as my parents did for me, giving him or her anything she ever wanted.

As for my parents they would accept it, if I told them to do so.

Everything was set, I was going to be a father. But however a little thing was niggling my mind the fleeting guilt look that had passed on Claire's face as she told me the news but I ignored it as Clare would never cheat on me.

She was the love of my life and came from a well off family. Even my mother approved of her. She was the girl I was going to marry, I was so sure of it as I could not live without her. 

I then went home early, ready to tell my parents the good news but there were no one there.

"Butler where are my parents?" I said to our butler.

"Apparently sir, your mother left in the morning saying the director wanted to see her to discuss something about the film so she has traveled to Spain to see him." He responded me in a polite voice.

"Good, so what about my father, I thought he was staying home today?" I asked him wanting more information.

"Well, your father came later after your mother left and said he was now also going there to Spain to surprise your mother there for their 20th anniversary which is tomorrow so he can spent it there in Spain with her. " the butler replied.

"Cool I guess, I hope they enjoy their anniversary there in Spain." I replied with a small smile thinking of how much my parents loved each other and were still romancing it up in their marriage. Especially my father he loved mother with passion. I hoped my own marriage someday with Claire would be like that.

I then decided to call Claire over as I had the whole house over to myself.

"Hey Love, I have the house all to myself." I said to her. She then came into the mansion after I called her and kissed me on the mouth.

"Hmmmmm I already know how I want to spent my time with you." she said while trying to kiss me again.

"Wait, Claire I just want to tell you that I love you with all my heart. Promise me that you will also always love me. "I said to her while looking at her with so much love.

"Um what caused you to say that?" she then said to me while doing a small awkward laugh.

"I just want us to have the kind of love my parents have. So will you?" I asked her but she started kissing me abruptly before I could hear her answer distracting me and causing me to forget the question I had just asked.

Later that night Clare then left and after bathing I then went to eat my supper while watching news. I watched news everyday as I liked knowing what was happening around me.

But something on the news caused me to drop my glass spluttering water on the table as right there on the TV was a picture of my mother lying in a pool of blood with my father being handcuffed by the police.

"We interrupt this program to tell you live about a tragic incident which just occurred here in Spain. Our American vice president Mr Silverman has just been apprehended by the police for allegedly stabbing his wife the famous A list actress Lauren to death. It is said he went to surprise her for their anniversary tomorrow but found her in bed in the arms of her film director. He flew into intense rage and stabbed her to death.

I just stared motionlessly in shock not believing what I was seeing, the voice of the newsreporter became drowned by the sound of the ringing telephones in the house, all of them ringing.

I ignored them afraid to answer as that would only confirm that what I was actually watching was true and a reality. I did not want that.

"Sir, are you okay, there is a telephone here for you from the police who say they need to speak to you immediately." My butler said to me holding a phone.

"I...I" I said to him afraid of what I would hear once I answered that phone. But I grabbed it anyways and put it into my ear.

"Hello Mr. Silverman, we regret to inform you that your mother is dead and your father is in custody for murder. The body will be arriving tomorrow-

Beep Beep Beep

I left the phone hanging not wanting to hear what else he wanted to say.

I felt so numb at first still in shock.

"Sirs are you alright?" I heard my butler saying, snapping me out of it.

I ignored him, stood up and walked to my room staggering a bit.

I closed it shut, and fell into my bed crying weeping like a little child. My dear beloved mother was dead. My father in Jail. How did this happen?

I could still picture my lovely mother, her beautiful smile, her twinkling eyes her infectious charm. The times she would come to my bed kiss me goodnight. How she was my bestfriend and made me laugh whenever she saw me sad. My dear beloved mother, dead...gone. I could not believe it.

At the same time my heart was also breaking as to how my father could do that, to kill mother. I laid the whole night crying on my bed and cried myself to sleep. A sleep I never wanted to wake up from as reality hurt so much.