Chapter 4: Who that Man was

The sun has risen and the cobblestone stairs seemed no longer dusty. Perhaps because of the sun the somber silent night ran away. The sound of a chicken was heard... It is morning now. The wind blows really hard. They lay on the ground in front of the man whose dark somber cloak was already revealing who he was...

Phemie says "HEY! WATCH IT EMMETT!" She was actually shouting really loud...

"Hey, I didn't meant to... " Emmett stops and becomes frozen at the sight of this man.

"What is it?" She says and then looks at the man... "Oh!!! MAYOR!"

The man was in a white gold-laced suit and was holding a diamond cane! He was a tall, mature and authoritative figure. He looked very rich. He was the mayor all right! but... Emmett...

"Sir! I thought you..." The mayor covers the boy's mouth and looks at him sternly as he mumbles.

"What is it Emmett?!" Phemie looks at him in utter confusion. The sunlight lit her flowing tangled hair.

"Emmett, I decided." The mayor says as he goes closer to Phemie. "to say what's on my mind..."

"But sir! Wouldn't that ruin your plan on doing this?!" He shouts out and Phemie looks at him like she's seen a ghost.

"You said that it should go smoothly without... her... knowing." He continues and She looks at him with wider eyes now.

What is she supposed not to know? The mayor is an "Untouchable" man not even High-class residents know his secrets... unless. "YOU WORK UNDERCOVER FOR THE MAYOR?!" She shouts. 

The mayor sighs. "Emmett... I want -you- to tell her."

"But sir... I... geez, fine!" He goes up to Phemie.

She is trembling. Her hands are cold and she's having goosebumps all over. She's going pale and she starts looking at both of them simultaneously and... "Phemie... This man." Her heart beats fast when Emmett says these words. "He's your dad, Phemie."

What?...

After all these years...

The man I've waited for long enough...

The moment I've dreamed of for all those wasted seconds in a day...

The person I wish was beside me when I would have had a party and when I blow my candle...

Stands in front of me...

now?

She bursts into tears after that thought and had no thought of holding back the hug she dreamed of for years. She was crying tears she held back for a really long time and the father did too. "Why did you leave us, Dad?" She says in a wobbly voice. Her red crystal eyes wept so hard...

"Forget abut that now... I'm here." The man said. "I won't leave you again..." He advances in his efforts to embrace

Emmett frowns. What's he probably thinking that makes him so mad about a seen like this? Who'd frown at this?

"Forget about all that pain you felt my dear Phemie... but... I can't be seen with you..." "WHY?!" She let's go suddenly and gasps... "You said you wouldn't leave me... you..."

"Now. Now. Now... I..." She interrupts "NO! I knew you would never have time for me!" and she ran away.

"PHEMIE!!" The man tries to run after her but of all the forces... Emmett stops him

"What IN HOPE are YOU doing?!" The mayor looks viciously at Emmett "You're letting her get away!"

"And Why not?! You knew very well you can never be there for her!" Emmett says. "Now look at what you've done. You wanted me to protect her but you couldn't protect her joy! You couldn't make her happy! AND YOU NEVER WILL!"

The man holds Emmett up by his jumper. "OWOW!!" That must've hurt a lot.

"YOU! You don't know how it feels to be a guilty father who will never make his daughter happy for eternity just because I'm a busy man and what make you have the right to take me away from my daughter?!"

"Because you told me I was your SON!" It was... very silent now...

The sourness in the mayors face... changed. "Your brother... Killed my dad! and I will never forgive him but you took me in! You always talked about her... You treated me like a son... but now I know... You just thought of me as some sidekick or servant......." Emmett walks away...

After 3 years The mayor was dead... Only Emmett knew how he died...

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