Chapter Four: The Family Discussion️️️️
Chapter Four: (Rocha)
The Family Discussion ️️️️
As we rushed back inside the house
through the maids kitchen, I could
see father who had look very much
so distressed as if in a mental battle
with himself and trying to come to
grips with what was on his mind.
In the living room he stood there pacing
his steel pointed shoes tapped the floor.
Meanwhile, a frazzled looking Victoria
yelling in a heated frenzy.
Look to the floor and what do you see?
The mini bar strewn across the dining room
floor and the penetrative smell of liquor.
The glass crystallized into tiny shards against
shiny dark cherry wood in the dining room.
All the anger twisted across Victoria's face
showed intense frustration at the whole
situation.
Eyebrows burrowed, angry stance, arms are
flailing erratically about as she yells at him.
Her frizzy disheveled curls made a wild appearance.
All I heard was her shouting and he was just standing there head down in shame....
"How dare you object to that, do you not
know I will go ahead and do it anyways-
I will have my engagement and more
plus the big world on a silver platter!"
she yelled at him...
"You owe me, you stepped outside of the
family and brought another love child that
I had to live with, mother and I had to just
overlook that little thing- so you have no
say so you've lost that a long time ago
I do what I want so either you say yes
or I'll do it anyway and bring attention!"
she continued to yell.
"Make up your mind I don't have all day
father your pick you say yes or I'll will
say yes myself" she said.
I rushed out of the kitchen and over to Victoria
just stared at her in the expanse of the dining room, Randal had followed.
"Well you call me a love child and just talk
about me like I'm not even there" I said,
abruptly I struck her in the face.
SMACK!
Her head whirled around so quick she almost
fell.
She gasps grabbing her face Randal pulls her
away, before she can even process what had
even happened as she patted her face.
"That's enough of you yelling at my father
as well as you calling me outside my name,
you're not special who made you- we have
the same blood you and I, but best believe
I'll never let you call me outside my name
again!" I said to her as she looked on in
such shock at me.
"Randal she just slapped me! " she exclaimed,
as she licked the crimson blood that came
from her lips.
"Stop Victoria and Rocha, enough is enough
if you want to be engaged to him you now
have my blessing- however, this will back-
fire on you it will not last but whatever it
is Victoria wants she will surely get, you
will have the engagement and hard luck
to follow too, with your behavior it will
be intolerable and he'll leave like the
rest of them... I will need to get some
more Brandy" he said, stumbling off.
Victoria huffs angrily her whole face turning
red tarnishing her caramel skin she exhales.
"You're wrong as the day as long go find
your liquor that is all you're good for with
luck like yours you might find it... the
rantings of an drunken old man" she
had retorted.
"Randal why are you all wet?" she asked.
"Nevermind that, does that even matter
stop nagging" he said.
She looked over at me and noticed I too was
wet, she lances me with her ebony eyes -but
I ignored her.
She was seething from the inside, I could tell
and found it hard to suppress as she couldn't
let her anger go off in front of Randal.
"Victoria, there you are my garden suffered
a slight ruin, but I convinced Merlot to stay
he is the only decent gardener in this town
even if he has some loose lips" said Viola.
"Nevermind that, he gave his blessings
so now we can be engaged!" she had
screamed running over to Viola, then
enveloping her in a huge hug.
I looked over stunned- more in shock,
than disappointed but nonetheless
these two suit just fine for this...
If you need to know, it felt like someone
hit me over the head with something
and I have to readjust just to figure
what was going on...
Dad really gave in didn't we just so we would
stop fighting, so he just let's go and let it all
flow like water on a duck's back.
"Victoria you're going to be a beautiful bride
I can feel it, I'm glad you've got your way
just like your mother stubborn" said Viola.
Well even LSD users live in their own fantasy
with no exception to Viola, crazy as she is
might as well be under some type of drug
anyway.
Randal takes the engagement ring out of the
velvet box and slides it on her finger.
I couldn't help but turn my face away from the
scene.
"Now I can get over the Azaleas you and Rocha
had slightly ruined from playing with the hose outside" said Viola.
Victoria snuck a hard look as Randal kisses her
on the cheek.
I folded my arms looking at her defiantly as if
to say come and do something.
Randal came over and hugged me too, but
I was too much in shock to say anything.
"I'm looking forward to you becoming my
soon to be sister-in-law Rocha cheer up
there's more to come" he smiles at me
tweaks my nose pulling me into a tight
hug despite myself I laughed.
He pulls away lifting my head so I could face
him- "Don't worry I'll be sure you're not left
out you're a part of this too" he said.
He stepped away, I could only force myself to
smile from there in my view Viola and Victoria
giving cold stares my way.
Father comes over there with a bottle of rum
under him arm not saying anything as he had
stumbled over, walking over as he shakes
Randal's hand.
"Good luck Randal, you're gonna need it
more than ever now with this girl, I'm
just off to retire to bed with my bottle
much more desirable than my wife"
he said dully.
"If you feel that way get one of those young
maids from back there you like them like that
anyway, that way you get two for the price
of one then you can produce another little
bastard baby to tote in front of me if
that even works anymore" said Viola.
Great, here it all goes again hell has more
peace than this house, hope this doesn't
turn sour.
Honestly, I rather just leave out the dining
room while they say mean things to each other.
I slipped outside not saying a word, besides
I've got the tiny bottle of Fire ball that dad
never could find...
Well drink up....