Lessons by Simon King

Author:Simon King [King, Simon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-13T04:00:00+00:00

6.

It was the tap on the door that finally pulled me from my rage. I expected Danny to follow his curiosity and come calling after giving me a few minutes to calm down. I figured he’d sensed my anger and considered giving me a few minutes to settle a bit before restarting his questionnaire.

But it wasn’t Danny standing at my cell door when I pulled it angrily back. To my surprise, I found Frank standing there instead. He looked at me questioningly as I opened the door, then nodded his head briefly before stepping inside. It wasn’t that I didn’t want him there. Frank rarely ventured to the bottom tier for anything. Everything he ever needed was brought to him by his troops, including some of the screws.

Something in his eyes piqued an interest in me that I knew I didn’t want to follow. But regardless of what I felt or wanted, I knew it wouldn’t matter, Frank calmly walking into my cell and sitting on my bunk.

“Close the door, Dylan. Come sit,” he said and although I hesitated for a brief moment, did as he asked.

“How did you go with San?” he asked as I sat, far enough away that it didn’t feel weird. I wasn’t looking for someone to hug me better, especially someone as blunt as Frank.

“OK, I guess,” I said, not really looking at him. Frank continued to watch me, nodding his head.

“I still remember the day I first met my own father.” The words stunned me, hard enough for me to tun to him with accusatory speed.

“You knew?” I sneered. Frank must have been surprised with the venom in my tone, leaning back a little. But he’d had years to practice composure and quickly returned to take the upper hand.

“Careful, son. I’m not here to give you a hug.” He paused for a moment; I think just to give me time to recognize his tone. My pulse was racking my brain, my temples feeling like bass drums. “Does San strike you as a fatherly figure, Dylan? Do you think you would have had a happy childhood with that prick in your life? Just look at the reason he’s here today. The guy has a temper and I don’t think a couple of kids would have tamed it.”

“He dumped my mother. He betrayed all of us. Why tell me now? Why the fuck would he bother telling me now?” I was angry. No, I was more than angry, I wanted blood. My mother went through months of pain, maybe even years because of her disease. With all the money San had, he could have eased her suffering considerably.

“There’s a lot more he’s going to tell you. Maybe even a few things that are going to open your eyes a little. You’re not a kid anymore. Sometimes there are circumstances that control our decisions, regardless of whether we agree with them or not. Maybe you should hear him out. Just to get the whole story.”

The whole story?

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