Serena Mclane's P.O.V

"What?"Is all I manage to get out as I sit there in my seat.My fidgeting hands come to a halt as I now fist my t-shirt in a tight grip.My mind is completely blank at the moment.

I can't seem to be able to process his words.

"Dad" I finally manage to get out,

"You can't mean that, you wouldn't.I whisper as I look at him for confirmation.I want him to just start laughing, and then hug me and say it's all a big joke, that the entire ordeal was just that"

 A big joke.

But no, of course not.My father never jokes, not with me at least.

"You know I don't like repeating myself"

My father says sternly as he looks at me.

Even though we're sitting face to face, it's as if he's looking down at me.

As if he's judging me, finding all my faults and insecurities and displaying them right in front of me.

Taunting me with everything.

"B-but the business, father.You-I- you wanted me to take over the family business but I-.How?" I ask, finally giving up.

I barely have the ability to speak.

The shock potent in my words.

"I told you, I do not repeat myself"

He says standing up now, having to actually repeat himself.

"Well you're going to have to this time Dad!"

I exclaim as I now too stand up.

The anger is as clear as day in his eyes as is in mine.

It's like fire against ice.

Unfortunately for me, I'm melting and can't do anything about it.

"Roger!"

My mother says as she too slips into the study with my sister in tow.

Just then everything dawns on me.

They knew.

Both of them knew and neither of them had the decency to tell me.

I could have at least been prepared.

"Samantha please"

Almost immediately my mother silences herself but still walks up to my father.

I glance at her with pleading eyes, begging for her to reason with him.

She is my mother.

has to

know she would never

But she remains silent.

I have to-? I pause as I take in

have to stay

don't I'll only rile my father up more

At all.

Someone I have never met? Just the thought makes

starts out calmly, "You do not have enough practical

I ask in bewilderment.

nods his head in acknowledgement but doesn't say anything

do I need an outsider to show me these

isn't just me asking for his

something far more

"I have other things I need to take

babysit you and show you the ropes.’ My heart

had hope, that maybe, just

to do everything he wants me to, just so I get his stamp of

looked at the same way

seem to fail

you the ropes and he will be a huge step in the right

in

it?

to

to say

off into a motivating speech of human rights and

shoulders sag in defeat and all I feel like doing is curling up into a ball and crying for a

squeezes my shoulder encouragingly

my father nor my mother and so I let my sister drag me to wherever she is leading

self belittlement, it takes a while for me to realise

on.’' Sarah whispers as she pulls me

just hearing her voice makes me snap out

move passed her and take a seat on the bed, wrapping my arms around myself for comfort."You

whisper so low I

sitting and

"I knew."

She says.

snap to meet hers, hazel against

remorse swirling in them as well as pity and

makes

adds fuel to the

you

I ask sharply.

back, stunned

then composes herself as she takes in a

but at the same time I couldn't.You know

asks, trying to plead

than

witnesses the side he has

do this Sarah.I

I say forcefully.

then maybe I

Know.Just give dad some time to relax okay.Give him a few days.He's probably just stressed because of

trying to relax me

I know that what she's saying is

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