The Wedding Night

Giovanni POV

It was so unreal sitting with my family and everyone pretending to be happy. I had invited them to my house for dinner as we planned. They were all surprised when they got my invitation. I had never invited them into my house. After everyone had arrived and settled down to eat the dinner the Lasagna I prepared then began.

“Thank you all for coming,” I said. My mother was the first to reply, she was sitting beside my father on the right-hand side.

“This is delicious son. You still have your culinary skill.” She commented and I gave her a warm smile.

“Seems you’ve finally gotten out of your shell,” Lucas teased. He sat opposite my mother.

“Stop that’s son,” uncle Benjamin warned.

“Can’t you see what he is doing?” Lucas protested. “He is trying to win over the family because he has no one. He invited us for this pathetic dinner because he is trying to show off.”

“Lucas! Enough!” Uncle Benjamin scolded.

I cleared my throat from the end of the table where I sat and faced an angry Lucas.  “You are right about me showing off Lucas,” I said proudly.

“I always knew you are full of pride.” he jeered.

” what’s are you both going on about? We are here as a family so stop arguing.” My mother scolded.

“That’s where you are wrong, mother.” I protested. George, my so-called father tried to say something but I cut him off. “This family is all about secrets and lies!”

“Is this why you invited us all here?” Lucas shouted. “You want us to listen to your stupid argument.”

“There is nothing stupid about all of this because it’s nothing but the damn truth!” I slammed my hand on the table causing a loud bang. My mother gasped while my father shouted at me.

“Giovanni Franklin Aderemi!” He called out my full name. “You would stand out this minute.”

“Or what?” I dared him. “You’ll attack me like you always do.” I blurted out.

“W-what?” My father stuttered, he stuttered.

What a big pretender.

“Listen, everyone, I know the whole truth about this so-called family.”

“If you called us to ridicule us then I must leave.” Lucas stood up. “I can’t take any more insults.”

“Ain’t you curious to know the truth, Lucas?” I questioned.

Lucas glared at me and started to walk away. “Uncle Benjamin is my father!” I announced and he stopped. “He is Lorenzo’s father too.” I laughed.

“What are you saying?” He said with gritted teeth.

“Giovanni! Have you lost your mind? What an accusation!” My mother said it like it wasn’t the truth. She was trying to protect George like she always did.

“This is the truth mother and you know it. If you’ve said the truth then everyone would be at peace!”

“Stop saying nonsense!” Lucas rushed to me and landed a punch on my face.

“Stop it,” Lorenzo came between us. “He saying the truth. Uncle Benjamin is our father.”

“You are both liars!” He shouted at us. “I’m not going to believe nonsense coming out of your mouths.”

“If you are so curious why don’t you ask your father?” I stood up and walked to where uncle Benjamin was sitting. “Am I  right or wrong uncle or  should I say, father?” I burst into laughter.

“Why are you doing this?” My mother asked. “What do you hope to gain from this?” She shouted.

“Gain?” I scoffed,” so I should stick to the secrets and lies. I should be fine with getting attack by this psychopath I called father.” I pointed to my father who seems to be enjoying the show as he continues to eat his meal admits the argument. “Should I tell you another truth, Lucas?” I teased and looked at my father. “This man right here is responsible for your father’s imprisonment. He made your father rot in prison for twenty years.”

“Giovanni!” My mother cried.

“What mother? Everything that had happened is all your fault. You knew about it but you choose to ignore it. You let this man ruin our lives!” I yelled.

“Is this true?” Lucas asked his father and when he didn’t get a reply, he rushed to my father and pushed him to the ground. He laid on top of him and punched him in the face. He continued to assault him until Lorenzo pulled Lucas away from George.

“Let’s me go,” Lucas protested. “I need to kill this man!” He yelled.

“Enough!” Uncle Benjamin spoke up. “That’s is enough.”

“Now you have something to say?” I sneered at him. I hated him as much as I hate my fake father. I didn’t care if he had suffered but keeping a great secret and ruining my life with lies was extreme.

“You can’t understand Giovanni.” Uncle Benjamin said.

“That’s was a good punch,” George stood up and wiped the blood coming out of his nose. “I have been listening to you all talking about me since and it’s fun I’ll let you continue. ” he sat down on one of the empty chairs.

“George!” My mother shouted his name. “How could you be so cruel?”

“What?” George laughed. “You think I’m supposed to cower in fear now that everyone knows the truth. Hell no!”

“You deserve to apologize you piece of shit!” Lorenzo shouted. “You deserve to rot in hell.”

“Mind the way you talk to me, Lorenzo. I’m still your father!” George shouted back. “Do you want to go back to me peeling of your skin? I found that interesting. Your screams when I cut you open make me happy. It’s exhilarating. ” he burst into laughter.Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

I rushed to hit him but uncle Benjamin beats me to it. “You worthless piece of shit!” Uncle Benjamin pulled him up by the collar of his suit. “You ruined my life. You separated me from my family. You killed father. You are a bastard!” He hit him on the face.

“Tsk, tsk, what are you going to do about it, Benjamin. You will always be my puppet. You will always be my puppet!” George began to laugh like a maniac.

It was obvious that he needed a mental check-up but I wanted him to get punished for everything. I wanted him to suffer as everyone did. If only my mother had spoken out then we wouldn’t be caught up in the lies our family was built with.

“Don’t tell me you are still listening to this piece of shit. He deserves to die!” Lucas declared. He picked a table knife from the table and rushed to attack George. I wanted George to suffer but if Lucas kills him then he would be arrested as a murderer. I didn’t want anyone to suffer again because of him.

“Lucas!” I called him. “You don’t want to do this,” I said to him.

Lucas ignored my warnings and pushed uncle Benjamin away from George. “Son,” uncle Benjamin called him. “Don’t this,” he begged.

“Do it, you pathetic little boy.” George urged him. “Do it!” He yelled at him.

“Don’t listen to him. He wants you to go to prison. That’s what he does Lucas. Do not listen to him. ” Lorenzo begged.

My mother burst into more tears.

Lucas raised the knife and I thought it was the end but he threw the knife to the ground. “I’m not a murderer like you!” He said to George. “Someone like you deserved to rot in prison.”

“You sure about that? What are you going to say to the police? You have no evidence.” George retorted. “None of you can get me. I am going to kill everyone one of you.”

“I’m not sure you can threaten us anymore. The police are on their way as we speak. It’s over for you George.” I smiled at him. Soon the sound of sirens could be heard as the police neared my apartment. It was all part of the plan with Kendra. “Hand yourself over to the police and confess your sins,” I said to him.

“You think you’ve won boy,” he laughed. He bent down and picked the knife Lucas dropped. In a blink of an eye, he had the knife to my mother’s throat.  “You move, she dies. ” he threatened.

“What are you doing George?” My mother sobbed.

“Shut up you bitch.” He pushed the knife deeper into her throat. It’s either you let me walk out of her or I’ll kill her.

“Where are you, Kendra?”

“Fine. Don’t hurt her. You can go.” I said to him.

“I can’t just leave like that son,” he chuckled. “You need to let me leave freely. You think I don’t know what you are doing. You want me to let her go so you could arrest me. Nice move but if I leave, Marissa comes with me. ” he declared.

Everyone didn’t say anything until the door burst opened.

“Hands up.” A female police officer walked in with Kendra. “LGPD! Drop your weapon. I repeat drop your weapon.” The lady pointed the gun at George. “Drop your weapon or I’ll shoot.” She threatened.

My father didn’t answer them but instead, cut my mother on her arm. “Argh,” she screamed out.

“It’s your choice, Giovanni. Your mother or me?” He threatened.

I looked between the officer and my father. If the office shoot, my father would surely cut my mother’s throat. To save anyone from dying I made a decision. “Let’s him go,” I said to the officer.

“He is a criminal. We can’t just let him leave.” She protested.

“He’ll kill her if you don’t let him go. ” I shouted at her. I knew I shouldn’t have but in that situation, I had to. “Please, let him go,” I begged.

“Very well then Mr. Aderemi. ” she lowered her weapon.

“Tell your men outside not to attack.” George made sure he was safe before walking outside with my mother and a knife on her throat. He pushed her into the car and rushed to the driver’s seat before driving away. After he had left, the officer offered to go after him but I protested.

“He needs to be arrested,” the officer protested.

“As long as he has my mother, we should let him go. He is a psychotic bastard. ”

“I think Giovanni is right Lara. We need to let him go.” Kendra agreed with my opinion.

“Very well then Mr. Aderemi,” the woman named Lara also agreed. “This is now a criminal case. Once you heard from him, give me a call.” She said and after interrogating every one of us, she left with Kendra.

“How are we going to get mother back?” Lorenzo asked.

“We just have to wait. George is a crazy man and I know he is after something so he wouldn’t kill your mother easily.” Uncle Benjamin pointed out.

“How are you so sure about that?” Lucas asked him.

“Because he is only after one thing.” Uncle Benjamin paused and looked at our faces.

“The inheritance!” We both said at the same time.