Who Is It? 1

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Chapter Eighteen


When they got back to the Manor, Joseph said, “Roland, Can I talk to you?” Seto got out of the car and went inside, while Roland and Joseph went for a walk.

As they walked, Roland knew that something was bothering Joseph, but he didn’t say anything, he waited for Joseph to talk. “Do you think that I did the right thing, not wanting her die because of what she did to me?” Joseph asked.

They stopped walking and then Roland said, “Yes, you’re not the kind of person who would want to see Shadow killed, no matter what she’ done, I’m proud of you for wanting to find the answer before doing anything rash.”

Joseph then fell to his knees and as tears ran down his face he said, “But I did want to get revenge for what she did to me, god, when she broke my fingers all I wanted to do was to make her feel the pain she was causing me.”

Roland held out his hand and as Joseph took it, and he stood up, Roland put his arms around him and he said, “What she did was horrendous, and if it had been me, well I could of taken a gun and blown her brains all over that room, but then you’re not me.”

Joseph wiped the tears from his face and he looked at Roland and said, “Thanks.”

They turned around and walked back to the Manor and as they walked inside, they found Mokie and Seto sitting on the stairs, Mokie asked, “Joey, are you alright?”

Joey went over to where they were sitting and he said, “I‘m getting better, but I still have a ways to go.”

Then Seto got up and they all walked into the living room, where they sat and watched television.

Roland had walked into the kitchen and as he sat down at the table, Helga asked, “How’s Joseph?”

Roland looked at her and he said, “He’s going to be alright, you would have been proud of him today, he faced the person who hurt him, he didn’t want revenge instead he wants for find some answers to what made her do what she did.”

Helga went over and stood behind her brother and as she wrapped her arms around him she said, “What is he going to do now?”

Roland then said, “He’ll probably want to go back to New York and look for some answers, and when he does go, I’m going to be right there with him, Joseph might think that he can handle things, but hell he couldn‘t take on someone who has street smarts, that‘s where I come in.”

She hugged him and said, “I’m proud to tell people that you’re my brother, you have come a long way back from who you use to be, to the man that is the best example to not only Seto, Mokie but now to Joseph.”

Then Helga asked, “What about the party, do we still have it?”

Roland said, “Yes, we are going to have the party, it’ll give the boys time to be themselves, besides when their friends get here, it’ll be good for all of us., to try to forget what happened and have a good time.”

Helga then said, “I’ll enjoy myself as long as I don’t have to wear a swimsuit.” Roland started laughing until he couldn’t breathe and he said, “Hell, I’d pay to see that.” She grabbed the towel hanging on the chair and started hitting him with it.

Roland came running out of the kitchen with Helga after him, the boys sat there not knowing what was going on, then they heard Helga say, “If I get my hands on you, I swear I’ll pants you and throw your naked butt out of here and lock the door.”

That caused Seto, Joseph, Mokie to start laughing, and Helga stopped and stood there with her hands on her hips and she said, “So you all think that that’s funny, well maybe you all had better join that brother of mine outside.”

Joseph sat there laughing so hard he had tears running down his face and he asked, “What in the world did he do?”

Helga loved hearing Joseph laughter and she said, “Well I said that I hoped that I wouldn’t have to wear a swimsuit at the party, and well he started laughing.”

Seto said, “Dad’s wrong, you have a great figure, remember when we went swimming last summer, you wore a swimsuit and you looked good.”

Then they heard Roland say, “Hey, I agree with the boys, you looked good.” Helga laughed and then she said, “Alright, I guess you’re off the hook, now I’m going to get dinner ready.”

After dinner, Helga was clearing off the table when Joseph came back into the kitchen and asked, “Can I talk to you?” Helga said, “Sure, let’s sit down, now what can I do?”

Joseph sat there looking down at his hands and as he flexed them he said, “After Shadow broke my fingers, I sat there in so much pain, I was planning on making her pay, now that I’ve talked to her, I changed my mind, what I want to ask you, what would you of done?”

Helga got up, came around, and sat beside Joseph and she took his hand in hers and she said, “Listen to me, what happened to you would have killed anyone else, but you fought back and now you’re sitting here talking to me. If it were me, well that person would be dead I would have killed her.

Because who you are, makes you a very strong and lucky young man, you have your friends, your health and if I know you, you have your faith, so after Ro told me that you didn’t want this young lady killed, I was so proud of you and it makes me so glad that I got to know you. Just be strong, keep your beliefs and always love yourself, your friends and especially your family, that’s what will help you get better.”

Helga got up and put her arms around Joseph and then he reached up and held onto her and he said, “Thank you, I’ve realized just how lucky I am, it’s because all of you have welcomed me into this family.”

Helga then gave him a kiss on his cheek and said, “Why don’t you go out and watch television, I’ve got dishes to do.” Joseph stood up, smiled at her, and said, “Alright, and thanks for talking to me.”

Helga smiled and said, “Anytime you want to talk, just come and we’ll talk.”

After he left, Helga sat down at the table and she started to cry, she cried for the young man who was tortured by that young lady, yet he can’t condemn her for what she did, he was more forgiving then she could be. She wiped the tears off and started doing the dishes.

When Joey got out to the living room, Mokuba was sitting by himself, Joey asked, “Where’s Seto?”

Mokie said, “Seto got a call, then he and dad took off, he said that they’d be back later.” Joey sat down next to Mokie and started watching television.

Mokie said, “Joey, can I ask you a question?”

Joey turned and looked at him and said, “Alright.” Mokuba then said, “What happened when you went to talk to that person?”

Joey smiled at him and he said, “Let’s just say that I couldn’t do to her what she did to me, I’ve got some questions that need answers for.”

Mokie than moved over to sit closer to Joey and he softly said, “I’m glad that you’re here and you’re getting better.”

Joey hugged him and said, “So am I, so am I.”

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