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Hello and welcome to Lost Love Chronicles there comes a moment in everyone's life when they realize often due to life circumstances that they've been viewing the world through inexperienced eyes most people don't fully grasp at that moment how drastically their life is about to change and many will go years without even realizing it happened however thanks to my father who taught me to Observe the world around me closely I developed a knack for noticing things that others might Overlook Looking Back Now I see how that time profoundly altered the course of my life like many

teenagers I didn't understand until much later how protective my parents had been while I was growing up shielding me from life's harsh realities little did I know that within just a few days all the innocence of my childhood would be lost my moment of realization came early in Life triggered by a decision made by a liberal Mexican-American female Criminal Court Judge looking back through her perspective I came to understand how indifferent a person could be when they refused to acknowledge what was right in front of them due to their personal beliefs until that experience I

had believed that Society was fair and that the truth once spoken would always be believed it was a harsh lesson to learn that prejudice can stem from one's point Of view I learned the hard way during the three-day court trial that the facts did not matter because it was how the facts were twisted and promoted to advance an agenda when presented that did if the right person had the right listening ear anything was possible after all all it took was someone who was willing to believe your information as you present presented it that mattered regardless

if it was the truth or not I saw the cost in a real way it Forced me to grow up Suddenly the tibits of wisdom that my father had tried to impart to me as I was growing up made perfect sense over those three days I took his words to heart he had always said when the chips were down the only one you could count on was yourself now I fully agreed with him especially when dealing with the family we had what I was witnessing through wide open eyes verified how true his statement was during

those 3 days I grew emotionally In ways it would take overs years to achieve it was if I went from the age of being 16 to 21 overnight the judge's ruling was the result of me being forced to watch the end of a long-term game being played out over the last two years by my mother on my father with the help of my two older sisters Deeds thoughts and Concepts planted deliberately by them to cause conflict and turmoil had led to the events unfolding the way they did by the time I caught on to what

was Going on it was too late because my father felt that what I believed was happening was impossible after all he explained in everyday life crap happens and little things only add up to a pattern unless you believe they do many conspiracy theories have their start because of views like yours he then proceeded to explain how certain things could be explained away with a different point of view then he said when you have discounted all the other possibilities Then and only then can you be sure what you have observed is true when he finally learned

about my mother's infidelity and her pregnancy from the father's child whom she worked with all hell broke loose because after a couple of drinks my mother's lover could not keep his big mouth shut he finally was beginning to believe what I had been warning him about but it was too late at that time I could not understand how it affected my father personally it took a Few years on living on my own to understand how he must have been feeling until that moment in the Elk's Lodge he had believed the child his wife was carrying

had been his in the middle of the scuffle his heart had to be ripping apart every fist he pounded into my mother's lover had to be empowered by the emotions he was dealing with it had to have been a drastic shock to my father who was looking forward to going through the stages of life again with a Newborn as they grew up I believe to this day that at that time he did not believe the man he was confronting and was defending his wife's honor it destroyed him when my mother was forced to reveal the

truth in the criminal court proceedings the look on his face as my mother testified in court that day I will remember to my dying day throughout the trial the prosecution attorney did everything to convince the court that my father had previous Knowledge of his wife and her Lover's relationship although my dad's defense lawyer thought had successfully countered that believe the ruling judge did not believe him my father's lawyer had even called me to testify about my conversation with him concerning my beliefs since it was a bench trial the judges ruling alone found him guilty she

said that he had to have known because of what I had disclosed to him even though he did not believe me he had have Been looking for a way to get his revenge I felt for a long time that my speaking the truth was the reason he was convicted those attending the Gathering at the Elks Hall that night had to call on the police to break up the fight that broke out they were afraid my father was going to kill the idiot who like so many in our society had an attitude that clearly broadcasted the

thought that he was better than anyone else my mother's lover left the building in an ambulance Because he pulled out a knife challenging my father to a fight with no knowledge of the kind of life my father had lived I guess in the police's eyes my father's past military training had given him an unfair Advantage so the police officers arrested him the prosecuting attorney had mentioned his military training many times to pump up his case by the time that dust settled my father was doing 5 to 10 in the PIN for third degree aggravated assault

his Only weapon had been his bare fists after watching the female judge during the trial the prosecuting lawyer and hearing her issue the sentence I was left with a very bitter taste in my mouth I learned thanks to that experience that even in the court system impartiality did not exist even in the fairest court system in the world there was always the danger that the truth could be ignored because of one's personal point of view it was a hard Lesson to learn that the one decided the case could be blind because of their personal beliefs

the sentence despite the aggravating circumstances seemed extremely heavy and a miscarriage of Justice 7 to 10 years for third degree aggravated assault even by a firsttime offender was over the top as the sheriff officers applied the handcuffs before escorting him from the courthouse back to his cell my father looked at me and said remember never to doubt your gut Because of what you hear I should have believed you I love you son watch for the appeal that's to come remember the Chinese proverb that says a wise man is able to make his own decisions an

ignorant man follows The public's opinion proof of that was the judge's ruling I knew he believed he had been railroaded so did I my father's lawyer had told me that my father case had been assigned the worst judge possible he believed that the judge overhearing the Case was a manher and had even tried to get her to excuse herself he even said that there was a possibility that she was prejudiced because of the color of my father's skin because most of the cases she presided over were of the minority popul ation he told me he

would start the appeal but it would take time to see if it would be allowed I went home that night to hear my mother telling my sisters as they prepared supper that she was going to go ahead And start the divorce it was now easy to get because of the time my father had left to serve had left her in the driver's seat within 6 months she figured her and her lover would be able to begin their life together leaving my father with as little assets as possible at that time I did not know that

the state of Missouri was a 50/50 state that night after supper before going to bed my two old sisters tried to get me to accept what had been done by playing Down the severity of the situation and their role in it being the youngest of us three they thought I was not mature enough to understand or see the situation like an adult would they talked to me as if I was an immature child without the basic knowledge to comprehend anything it was in that 2-hour conversation that I had begun to understand that people will only

see what they want to see no matter what the facts showed or proved most in general Will try to make themselves look as good as possible regardless of the truth point out things that expose their roles be prepared to be attacked the words coming out of their mouth were the opposite of what I had observed none would realize how much our conversation was going to affect us as siblings during our Walk of Life the conversation was primary one-sided and had a view that I did not agree with but it did fuel the decision I made

later that Night my two older sisters had failed to see that I had watched them twist and turn everything my father said into a weapon to be used against him so when they asked me what my thoughts were about it all I said no comment with making a comment like that one would expect to be challenged about it but those words appeared to Just Bounce over their heads I knew that at that time I was out numbered and was at a disadvantage I had learned because of What I had witnessed them doing to keep my

thoughts to myself what I saw as I listened to their Spiel was that everything was explained as if it was just a bunch of accidental circumstances that came together that no one had control of at times they claimed that their actions and thoughts were taken the wrong way I saw through the Brilliance of their and mentally called what they explained is out and out lies to minimize their Participation in what had been done I felt they were searching out a way to ease the guilt they felt because of what had happened they did not know

that I had heard them discussing things in detail with our mother on a regular basis when our father was out of house as they schemed together I had written down in their own words each night in the privacy of my bedroom while their conversations were still fresh on my mind from the time my sisters had Confronted our mother about her Affair my daily log got filled with quotes time day month and my personal views of what they had said the first conversation between my mother and sisters I would remember all my life because they had

confronted her about her affair with her employer as I listened to the long conversation I was able to see how my mother was able to weave her daughters into being supportive until then I did not comprehend that one's gender could Be used as an asset in converting one through persuasion that night I decided it was best for all that I get on with my life because I concluded that I could no longer live with the Illusions they wanted me to accept dad had always said when you can not accept the conduct of another person it

might be best to just walk away little did I realize what a big step I was taking I unpacked all the sport equipment from the sports bag my dad had bought for me the sports Equipment I hid under the queen-size bed I slept in I then repacked it with all the clothing I could squeeze into it leaving behind some of the material things I had always treasured because I had no space for them I did not realize how big of a decision that was at that time yet that simple act changed my beliefs in what

I would consider as being important to me the rest of my life life after reviewing what I had written in my log books over the last 18 Months I wrote a long three-page summary of what had I had borne witness to my mother to explain why I was leaving which I tossed on top of my unmade bed the next morning with what I wrote there would be no denying about what had brought me to this point in the letter I had left I made it clear that I saw my mothers and my sisters as Liars

backstabbers and users of men inside of my sports bag I added the six log books I had written after breakfast with all Gone from our house for the day I I went to the bank once it was opened and withdrew most of the funds out of my savings account at that moment I was grateful that my father had forced me to work part-time in his store the last few years I then went to the nearest bank branch that was different and bought a pre-loaded debit card with it before leaving I slipped into the county jail

for one more visit with my father after telling him of my intentions he knew That I had made up my mind and nothing he said was going to change it he gave me his Blessing by telling me to be careful and stated that if I was desperate for cash or was in a legal difficult to call his father collect I told him I figured I had enough cash on me to last more than a couple of months he asked if I was going to take the car he had bought me and I said no because

the plates could be traced with a tear in his eye he nodded his head saying Promise me you will find a way to continue your education and stay on the straight and narrow once I had reached the edge of town I started hitchhiking and never looked back since it was near the start of the summer holidays I headed Northwest once reaching St Louis the first bought a train ticket to Seattle I did it that way deliberately because I wanted to make it difficult for anyone to find out where I was headed I chose that location

because of What was being reported about it in the mass media being a progressive City it was clear with the view of the local authorities in that area the last thing they would be looking for was a runaway time would prove Beyond a doubt that I had been right I was working as a department manager in the automotive section in a Costco store in Bellingham Washington while continuing my education online having finally gotten a general equivalency diploma I had my my whole Future in front of me it had been 5 years since I had left

home and believe me it was the last thing on my mind because I had decided to reward myself when I celebrated my 22nd birthday the store manager had offered me a job two years back after his wife informed him of the temporary repair I had done for her because I saw her car broke down on the side of the road when my supervisor finished his education he had left to pursue his chosen career I was offered The position if I agreed to get my G until I got it I would not get the title or

rate that went with the position I did it in 6 months I was driving the lube shops truck that Saturday because I was using it to move my meager belongings into my new living quarters I had just been promoted by the owners and transferred to a new city to help open their newest location of their expanding business I had pulled in front of her when I saw her lights flashing with the Steam rising out of the car's Hood walking back towards her allowed her the time to decide for herself whether I was a threat or

not since I look like a clean-cut young man she gave me the benefit of doubt she wounded down her window just enough so that we could communicate clearly with each other while keeping her doors locked after getting her to pop her Hood I took a closer look it took me about 20 minutes after the vehicle had cooled down for me To find what the problem was by that time I was covered in dust and dirt I explained to her that I was going to do a temporary repair on the metal water line that had spilled

it had caused her car to overheat because of fluid leakage before starting I had explained in detail what I was going to do using duct tape plastic tubing two metal screws and a couple of clamp's eye temporarily fixed the car's split metal hose that ran through the undercarriage of the Vehicle by using stuff the shop normally carried in the toolbox sitting in the truck I figured I had wasted about 2 hours of my time using an empty 2 L soda bottle I collected some water from a small nearby Creek numerous time until I had refilled

her radiator she stepped out just as I finished and I explained what I had done I told her it was a temporary fix but it would get to where she was going if she did not abuse the system I suggested she not used the Freeway or drive at a speed that was over 50 mph I told her to be sure to have them replace the line and have a radiator flush done before they put in the new antifreeze because the water from the creek may have put some impurities in it the nicelooking lady and her

daughter asked me who I was and where I worked I told them when they offered me some money I refused politely and suggested that they could pass the Good Deed on they then drove to the Costco store where her husband worked in the city of Bellingham I guess when he had his Automotive staff replaced the metal water line that had been broken they had told him that what had done was genius because even with years of Automotive experience they had it was something they would never have considered because most would think it couldn't be done

in the temporary fix I had an attached a plastic tube by inserting the line into it to minimize The leak after cutting through where the line had split after securing it in place with the metal screws I had taped over the rejoin split part with duct tape and tightened it down with two small clamps to keep the insert from moving if the pressure became too great the mechanic told him that I had to have agile hands in order to get into the space to fix it he wondered if I had gotten a major burn while

doing the repair out of concern the lady's husband Had come looking for me at the Speedy Lube I was working in as a grease monkey it was his interest in me that helped me get my G the store manager's secretary called me to ask me to come to his office right away it sounded important so I said I was on my way I walked in to discover a couple of plain clothed police officers waiting for me it appeared that my mother had filed a missing person's report on me shorty after I Disappeared marking me as

a Runaway a computer program had discovered the connection to me via the online university I was doing the courses through which led to the discovery of where I was over the last few weeks the two detectives had checked me out and informed the Jackson Missouri Police Department that I had finally been found through their contact they had learned why my mother was still looking for me the two officers informed me that my mother already been informed That I was alive and where I was living that was when they explained because I was now a legal

adult there was not much more they could do after a brief but pointed discussion on what I had done with my life Over The Last 5 Years where they learned about why I had run they informed me that my mother wanted me to call home as there was a serious family situation concerning my father that needed resolved it brought back what I had left behind I ended up spending an Hour at least in the store manager's office explaining it all in detail after hearing the whole story he acknowledged that he now understood why I appeared

to walk alone and why I was a man who kept his thoughts to himself he asked me when I wanted to head back to deal with the remnants of my past I told him as soon as I found out what it involved I would provide him with an answer that night after talking it over with my friends I called home it took me about 6 minutes Of searching online to get my mother's father's home phone number it was he who gave me his daughter's new phone number my sister Ren who was visiting answered she informed

me that our father had been killed in an industrial accident while serving his time and that I was named in his will the problem was that until I came to see his lawyer nothing could proceed when I asked why all she could tell me that without my input nothing could be res ol olved or revealed Without both the executors and my approval that seemed to be unusual to me her comment took me back to the last conversation I had with my father during it he had revealed that with or without his winning his appeal he

would set up things that would leave him with the final word my first thoughts were not to go but it was one of my few female friends who brought out a truth about me that night that would take years for me to understand because she said you have Been hurt so deeply by the females close to you in your life that you no longer allow females in I disagree with her thoughts so she pointed out that she had never seen me go out with a girl that was not in a mixed crowd situation she asked

if it was because you never want to be hurt like that again then added to answer that question for yourself you will have to go back and face the past until you do it will indirectly influence everything you do I didn't Respond to her because I had never given it much thought I would learn by thinking things out while driving back that what she had revealed held a lot of Truth it made me see that in my relationships with the opposite sex I naturally kept a distance because I kept seeing some of the characterist istics

that dominated my mother and sisters unknowingly the past was affecting what I was doing because it had naturally built up some defensive protections that I had not recognized to get things settled I would have to come back home apparently he had died 7 months ago that was when I learned that I had an almost 5-year-old half brother that I had never met I had her email me my father's lawyer information 2 weeks later from the next Sunday I began the 2200m drive back to my childhood home in the 5 years I had been gone I

had grown a lot I had my father's face but my mother's father's statue I was now 6'2 in thick Chested and looked as if I lifted weights I had a full head of dark brown hair with a blonde spot on the left temple I wore a mustache and goatee like my father's father that made me appear to look older than I was according to the web I could drive back to Jackson Missouri in one day and 6 hours if I drove non-stop I am sure that there have been those who have but they were not

me I did it in three during that drive I learned that to be able to drive long Distance one had to build into it by training their bodies to it it gave me private time to try to figure out what I would say to family that I no longer wanted anything to do with an added plus it gave me time to come to terms with my grief that was once again staring me in my face life had made me a bit of a loner because I no longer automatically trusted or believed in people no one

was given the benefit of doubt I took everything said to me with a grain of Salt while I watched to learn what kind of person they were by doing that I was able to learn a lot not only about them but about myself those I allowed to get close to me called me a solitary man because they found it impossible to read me I looked back at that time I still saw the secrets being kept the lies said the overall conduct of my mother and my two older sisters as the cause of all my father's

problems seeing it with my adult eyes I saw that my dad was a man Who had been blindly playing poker against a stacked deck it made what they had done appear to be colder premediation and deliberate by the time I hit the Missouri state line I had decided I would with time find the way to make them pay for causing my father's freedom to be taken away going through the state while listening to local talk radio I got the idea from one of the broadcasters that there was a lot of people like me who wished

there was a Legal way to make some pay for some of the things they had done I drove into Jackson after taking the first exit off the interstate just as the Tuesday evening rush hour out of Cape Gerardo was starting to the people living in the area this would be known as the back way in most would be leaving Cape to return to their homes in the outlanding area it surprised me as I drove and that not much had changed growing up it rarely did because it was not in the main drag Area I booked

a room in the motel that sat on the corner of the Main Street and the commercial District it was considered to be on the main drag and was almost kitty corner to the police station it was an intersection where two state roads interconnected the old steam train that the local Historical Society were trying to restore at the corner appeared to look the same I thought about time standing still because that train was a perfect example of it with Its appearance being the same as I remembered it told me that they were still doing a lousy

job at raising the funds needed because of their ongoing failure to find someone who could do it at one time the motel had been part of a chain but now it was privately owned they had renamed it the Town Inn and it now provided a free continental breakfast service to those who wished to take advantage once settled I had a quick shower clean my face and trimmed My facial hairs before putting on clean clothing and preparation to go out to get something to eat if the Jackson Police Department still acted the same way I knew

that because of my age by the time I first night in town was over my plates would have been run they would know from the information they got that the runaway was back in town I figured that within the first two days one of the police officers would be calling on me the Carney used this same Motel to Stay in when they were in town running the rides in our annual Small Town Fair with the type of employees the Carney had in its reputation their employee license plates were routinely run by the police on numerous

occasions they had arrested a few of the employees because of drug possession over time it became something they normally did if they noticed a single man or a couple of them had booked into that Motel I drove over to cap seeing the changes that had been Done since I had been gone and I was surprised by the F Lane intersection at the end of the off-ramp they now had off the interstate I went to Ruby Tuesdays ordering their cheeseburger platter with their all you can eat salad bar it was while I was at the salad

bar loading up for the second time that I saw a female that I knew had been one of my sister's friends while she attended High School my first thought was that within minutes my family would know that I was back in Town from the time of puberty Nicole green had been the older girl that I had the hots for seeing her brought back memories of her in a two-piece bikini as my sisters and their girlfriends spent the afternoon around the family pool on a hot summer day from what I could see as she sat at

her table she was still too damn hot I don't know how many hours I spent looking at her spread out on a towel trying to get the perfect tan over her whole body with the hormones of my Youth working overtime Nicole was a natural blonde whose soft heart and tender ways spoke volumes at that time she had a gentleness to her that I had never seen before my father's mother said she had a gentle soul and she prayed that when she found her partner in life they would not destroy it I could not count the

number of times she had come to my defense or acted as a bumper between my two sisters and myself there was a downto earth quality to her That set her apart from most females her gentle nature had been one of the things I found attractive about her and wondered if time had changed her as much as it had me I still wondered how she could be friends with my sisters who were her opposites during the rest of the meal I kept kep catching her glances at me I knew curiosity was getting to her I saw

her texting someone with her cell phone I waited knowing that if my reading of her behavior was right that Before I finished the meal she would come over to talk to me I was right so as she approached me I stood up to greet her your sister Ren who was on vacation confirmed from the image I sent her that it was you Daniel it took her a few minutes to respond because of how much you had changed I thought it was you but your height and facial hairs created some doubt because it has matured your

looks so much I must admit that I find your new image quite appealing Nicole Press said once he had reached my booth may I join you for a few please do Nicole I replied before adding you still look as beautiful as you did the last time I saw you that brought a smile to her face and by the time she had sat down across from me it was as if I had never left by her facial expressions I knew that for the most part that her personality was most likely the same Ren would like to

introduce you to her husband if you were in town long enough Nicole said she and her husband are away for a few days what brought you back and where are you hanging your hat these days Washington State I assume that you know that the family finally found me and that I am back for a few days I said I got called back to start the process to settle my father's estate no I didn't but I know why you left Nicole said your three-page letter to your mother exposed a lot of truths that they wished could

have have remained hidden they were not Pleased when some of what it said was printed in the local paper as a follow up to what had been a headline a few weeks earlier it ended up creating a mini Scandal that still Dodges them all to this day to be honest because of what your letter revealed about what was going on Ren and I have gone from being best friends to Casual acquaintances I found the statement perking my interest for Nicole to say that to me said a lot until that time they had seemed to be

Connected at the waste my parents and I discussed the whole situation back then and concluded that based on what you knew you really had been given no choice my parents were quite impressed in the maturity that your letter showed we all thought that if some of the truths in it had have come out during your father's trial he would never have been convicted the adult thing for you to do under the circumstances was to start building your life so what are you doing she asked out Of curiosity I run the automotive department for a Costco

store while working on my degree in Business Administration I explained married Nicole asked no marriage is not for me and never will be I guess I have my mother sisters and her lovers conduct to thank for that I said with a coldness in my voice based on what happened I don't think I could blindly trust someone of the opposite sex who claims to love you watching what the three of them did to My dad has changed my view on things to be honest it has jaded me a bit towards long-term relationships with women so much

that I'm thinking that I might end up becoming a lifelong bachelor from what has come out since you left Nicole said I can understand why you feel that way my parents said that with what you had endured that it would take years to overcome because it had to have turned your whole world upside down perhaps in time you will find the one that will Force you to review everything you feel with different eyes it will take time for you to realize that not all females are like your mother and sisters I learned from Nicole that

my mother had indeed married the father of my new half brother and had taken his name rumors were that she was doing the same to him as what she had done to my father she now went through life as Sarah Irene Perkins both Ren and Sparrow she believed had a good relationship with Our mother's new husband Samuel Arthur Perkins who was still a dentist in town I noticed that the the female friends that Nicole was sitting with was keeping their eyes on us which I found curious we chatted for a few more minutes in a

friendly manner until she said that she had to get back with the party she had come with I got the impression that she did not want to leave and it left me questioning as to why before leaving she commented that I had turned into a very Nic looking man when checking the time on my cell I saw that we had chatted for over an hour I paid the bill drove back to the Jackson City Park and went for a long walk as I digested what I had learned I must admit that my eyes were on

her as she walked back to those she had been sitting with no matter how she was dressed in my eyes she was simply gorgeous it still bothered me that I could not figure out why when she was near me that I felt complete Nicole had Reminded me that our conduct when brought out creates questions and leaves a trail that follows one all their life my mother's conduct toward my father had caused the rumors about her current situation to flow whether true or not to be free of them she would have to move out of the

area she had lived in all her life it had been over 5 years since I had last laid eyes on Nicole and as I lay in the motel room's bed that night my thoughts were on nothing but her as I Thought about our brief meeting I hoped that I had handle myself in an adult way it was 1 in the afternoon the next day that I got into the lawyer's office I learned that My Father's Farm Equipment dealership had been sold along with the home my parents had lived in all his other assets built over

time had been valuated and some had been sold off to provide my mother with what the court had decided was her half it surprised me because until that moment I had no clue As to how much my parent parents had been worth before my mother started the divorce under my father's Direction his share of the liquid assets after the court ordered 50/50 split had been invested in Tech stock and had more than tripled in its value using those shares he began rebuilding his real estate holding with other people's money your father was smart because after

your disclosure to him he started setting things up to protect himself in case What you had told him was true it ended up that he was able to keep some of his Equity from the court and your mother's eyes for example he instructed me to set the new investment company he formed under a limited trust with his and your name on it we set it up legally in a tax Haven and he ran it from there it protected everything from US taxes the bank account has about 300,000 cash and the stock your corporation owns value

as of two weeks ago was just under $2 Million the lawyer explained after the first year he was transferred to a minimum security facility where he was allowed to own his own computer as a result using his business skills the investment company's growth exploded since it's all run through an offshore company and pays no taxes its growth has been astronomical he said it also now owns the farm that your grandfather lives on in retirement so you will have to work things out with him there is a List of every commercial and residential buildings owned by

the company including a few other interesting pieces of property with the cost of building materials going Skyhigh these last few months I figure the current value of his physical assets are greatly understated just so you know he decided after all the details came out that your sister were to receive nothing your father felt that since they sided with their mother that they should be awarded with what They worked so hard to earn as a result everything he had is now yours his father your grandfather is the executive of your father's will so I recommend that

you discuss it all with him he was extremely proud that you were able to see the truth of the whole situation the lawyer said before going into other details I needed to know when I looked at it all in the privacy of the motel room I was impressed by what my father had accomplished while behind bars he Had turned the remnants of a 20-year marriage into a phenomenally successful Enterprise the way he had it set up I could Cash Out pay off the mortgages on the revenue producing buildings and live quite comfortable without investing in

another thing if I wanted to just looking at how quickly he had recouped what he had lost because of the divorce took me back to when he first started teaching me about money he had taught me to view money as a tool that when used Properly could create a lot of opportunities my dad had always said although we need money to get through our everyday life the key is not to go out and spend it foolishly sacrifice your whims and wishes to start then use your savings wisely to give yourself a jump start in The

Game of Life to be able to do that you need to understand that all advertising is done out of greed because they are trying to convince you to spend some of your Hard-earned money with them giving up the toys you want when starting out may be difficult and hard but you will quickly learn that once you're established it is easy to use others money to your advantage with the time he had served he had nothing that cost him money I saw how that had given him a real advantage over everyone not having to spend money

on on his basic needs allowed him to grow faster because of no overhead he had followed his own advice By using the bank's money to finance his Revenue producing properties which were more than paying for themselves I thought back to when I first arrived in Washington state with the idea of slipping into Canada knowing I had to live as cheap as possible I gleamed the daily papers looking for a small room to rent within 3 days I found one 2 days later I had my first full-time job as a gree monkey it was nice because

it was within walking distance of where I had Lived I had lived in that one room furnished studio for three years before getting an apartment because it was dirt cheap and illegal no one was going to say anything to anyone in case the city came and closed it down it gave me a spot where I would be allowed to go about my business without anyone looking I cooked what I ate off a two burer that I had bought in a Goodwill store and did my laundry at a local coin operation it had a small bathroom

with a shower but No tub besides a burner phone bought from Walmart I kept my expenses at a minimum I made my own lunches to take to work with me and had bought a thermos which I filled with unsweetened Kool-Aid because it saved me from spending money at the pop machine within 2 years I had saved 60% of the 300 a week I nett it after taxes I used it as a down payment on the sixplex that I now owned my father's Insight had been right I must admit that it might have been the fact

That I was trying to keep myself off the grid as much as possible that forced me to live the way I did it was when the owner of the lube shop had promoted me and transferred me to Bellingham that I bought the sixplex I now lived in I found an unopened handwritten letter addressed to me from my father stuck in the middle of a bundle of pages the lawyer had given me I learned that while in prison they had discovered he had liver cancer he figured that it was Because of the chemicals he had been

exposed to while in the service when he finally got tested for it it was already too late and he knew it was his death sentence his plan was to get himself taken out that way the life insurance policy for accidental death Double Indemnity would click in I made a mental note to see if it had been collected he wrote requesting that I let go of the bitterness he knew I carried after all he wrote every human is a Sinner or a saint depending on the circumstances at the time learn from my mistakes he wrote as

he ordered me not to allow my temper to dig a hole for myself like he did use the tools I have left you he wrote to do whatever you need to do legally I was dwelling on my father's final thoughts to me when I heard the knock at the door answering I saw immediately that it was the chief of police he had come to see me so he could close the open file they still had on me I remembered him because he had been there at the court at the end of each day willing to

answer any questions if I had any Daniel I know you believe what happened to your father was a miscer of Justice the chief said caused by what you perceive your mother and sisters did what you do not know is that the weekend he got killed he had just won his appeal and was about to be released the appeals court ruled 4 to2 that since he didn't start the fight there should not have Been a conviction he was basically defending himself against a man with a knife neither the district attorney or his defense lawyer had argued

or stressed that point during his original Trail if they had of it may have changed the outcome to little to late I'm afraid I replied besides from what I have heard since coming back the rumors are saying that she is at it again we have heard them too he replied sadly there's not much legally we can do she is not the First woman nor will she be the last woman who has ruined lives to get what they perceive is an advantage time and time again we see that these ones don't get what they expected and

end up being worse off she comes from a family that has a history of making a living by skirting the law because they know just how far they can go off the Record we have been trying to catch them at something for years but we have not been successful when I did not respond the Chief went on we did a background check and you have done well for yourself do not allow the family history to pull you down to their level settle your father's estate go back to where you have built a life and leave

the past behind one question before you leave what do you think of Judge Fiona Araceli I asked she's a progressive second generation Mexican-American who is associated with the woman's movement for years she raised her children on her own because She claims her husband walked out of the marriage she said he moved back to Mexico because he felt he could not fit in with our society it took her a few years to get her divorce on the grounds of Abandonment in the 20 years she has been on the bench your father's case was the first where

her decision was reversed on appeal is she still in the area I asked no she got appointed to the state appeals court and now lives in the capital the chief explained she had to Excuse herself for your father's appeal I thanked him for for his insights before he left and started formulating a plan my father's last communication with me played on my mind legally could be deadly if applied in a certain way one of the things I knew I had to do was to have the judge's personal life investigated if she had indeed got the

divorce on abandonment how did she know he had gone back to Mexico did she know where he was or what happened to him did Their children have a relationship with him I had learned from experience that there were always two sides to a story and that you had to know both sides to begin to get to the truth judge Fiona areli had a squeaky clean reputation which either meant she was above board or had to be that way because of something she needed to keep secret with what I had gone through to keep myself out

of mind and out of the sight of the authorities it had given me an Unblemished reputation I wonder if she was doing the same thing for the same reason knowing that I needed to learn what her Secrets would reveal back in the early days when DNA was being brought to the four in legal cases the FBI asked that a sample for DNA be drawn on all the unidentified bodies be taken submitted to them before the remains were dealt with it gave them an extra tool that could be used to identify missing persons over the last

few years Some 20 or more missing persons cases had been closed because of being able to identify an unknown body early Thursday morning as I drove down the long country driveway to my grandfather's home I was reminded of all the times I had stayed in their eight-bedroom three floored home I was there so much as I was growing up that I had always considered it my second home I watched my grandfather who was a proud Solitary Man slow fly start bringing the tractor he Was riding towards the house it was nice to see that he

still wore the worn and torn Straw Hat to protect him from the hot sun seeing the strange outof state license plates on a fairly new Ford Explorer must have caught his attention after he shut it down he started to get out I knew his curiosity would force him to come to the house to find out what was going on after parking my fort Explorer I started getting out as my grandmother came out the back door off The kitchen to see who had dropped by unexpectedly although I had not seen her in 5 years she really

did not appear to have aged much I could see the shock and surprise on her face as I walked towards her the last time I had seen her we had been about the same height now I towered over her she stood still as if she could not believe what she was seeing godamn it Daniel Thompson you got a lot of explaining to do my grandmother said while running towards me God it's good To know that you're still alive then she hugged me as tight as she could fighting the tear of joy as they flowed until

Grandpa got to us all he said in firm voice was you didn't have to run we might have found a way that would have allowed you to live with us but no you had to be mulehead and act like your father for the first couple of hours I had to answer the hundreds of questions they had concerning my life since I had disappeared from the littlest detail to The big every sacrifice I made and why had to be explained to their satisfaction after learning about what I was doing and what I owned I could tell

they both were impressed both my grandparents listened attentively as I explained things from them I learned that my father had been killed while working in the laundry room in the prison from Two Old industrial dryers that had exploded during the conversation I gleamed that they had no Knowledge of his liver cancer the investigation into the accident said it was caused by equipment failure because of fatigue I wondered if he had rigged them so that he could take himself out in a way that would never be questioned it was when they learned which motel I was

staying in that they put their foot down my dad's father my favorite grandfather drove with me back to town to check myself out they felt I was a better person than what that place Deserved I would stay with him until I left on the way back to town my grandfather and I had a private chat concerning the situation that led to my father's death Grandfather said Daniel your mother allowed me to copy your goodbye letter to her both my wife and I took it so that your dad could read it he broke down saying I

didn't believe my own son he said dad when he comes back let him know how proud I am of his thinking on the whole situation then he Told me not to worry about you because you had the mental toughness to make it when I did not respond my grandfather watched me trying to discern what I was thinking before saying I recognize that determination you have in your face just as I did with your father what are you planning to do once I have gathered all the information I need I said I'm going to file a

wrongful death civil suit against all concern jointly and separately it may take years my Grandfather said only to find out in the end it was not worth the cost I hope so I replied why my grandfather asked your thinking does not make sense the longer it takes the more it costs and the longer it wears upon any relationships my mother and sisters may have living with the knowledge that you could be dead broke tomorrow because of the past actions of your spouse will cause every minor situation in their lives to become exaggerated I said you

Don't have to go mad in Anger to get even I caught the smile on my grandfather's face just before he said it's brilliant using the legal system against them is something they will never see coming their spouses will have to face every day the possibility that everything they try to achieve in their lives may be for not no one can live with that in front of them that long I can see the possibility of up to three marriages ending already who do you plan To name in the suit the judge the state the police department

the district attorney my mother her new husband and my two sisters the suite will come from my father's estate I explained if I can convince my father's lawyer to take the case he will be instructed to say the reason the suit was filed because the estate can't be settled until decision has been rendered that's going to be hard to prove he said it's the circumstances that tie it all together I Explained if a hadn't have happened neither would be that is why it has to be jointly and separately you will need the transcripts from the

trail and the divorce hearings to start he said but that may not be enough when we get back to the farm I added you can read the daily logs I kept back then I brought them with me in case I needed the information in them it goes into great detail about what I saw and heard from day one one using their own words and Thoughts against them is what will end up causing their problems for them your dad kept log books about his thoughts and plans when going through his various business dealings my grandfather said

it allowed him to keep every detail in mind and saved him a lot of money at times do you know where they are I asked there might be tidbits of his personal life that could further tie into the suit I am planning we stored most of his personal stuff before he went to prison In the basement he said along with the belonging we brought back from his jail it legally belongs to you I will show you where it is when we get home I'm also going to have to hire some investigators to do an investigation

of the judge's background I disclosed because my father's lawyer believed there was something about her personal situation that led him to believe she hated men if we can prove that it might be the Lynch pin that hangs them all in The long run why do you think that my grandfather asked something about her divorce does not add up I explained when you put together what has been said it does not make sense I did think to ensure that I did not attract attention to myself and developed a stellar reputation like M she has done the

same which leads me to believe she has something that she wants to keep hidden for example how did she get her divorce on the grounds of Abandonment if she Knew he had moved back to Mexico abandonment only works if there has been no contact with the missing spouse for a long period of time within an hour we were back at the farm after my grandmother showed me the bedroom I would be using I quickly unpacked then took down my log books for her husband to read it took him about 4 4 hours during that time

grandma and I started doing the prep work for the first home-cooked meal I was going to have in Years for both of us it was a bonding moment that brought back memories for both of us during that time my grandmother passed on all the latest information on all her children their spouses and families that was when she decided to have a family Barbecue on Sunday as a welcome home celebration for me we were still chatting about General things when he came back into the kitchen Daniel my grandfather said the dates the details and who said

what Paints a very disturbing picture I would have never believed that three women could be that devious but your notes show a definite pattern Clara with what I have read it clearly showed me that my feelings about Daniel's mother's conduct at that time had been right all along Daniel's log books pro she was trying to find ways to drive our son out of their marriage by doing thing to cause and aggravate the situation our son's mind at that time had to been pulled in Different directions which made it impossible for him to see the real

picture their own words and conduct prove that their actions were deliberate after dinner my grandfather took me downstairs to where he had put my father's personal items it took us quite a while to go through the boxes packed among all the stuff was the computer he had used while in prison there was a lot of items I would keep some that my grandfather wanted and the log books Written from the time we were looking up until his dying days I was up most of the night reading what he had written with what I had already

knew I was able to tie in his thoughts to what was going on at that time looking at it from both sides I could see that if I ENT Ed what I had recorded with his thoughts that an unbelievably detailed picture of the timeline presented itself individual situations that could be explained as circumstantial when laid out in a Timeline format proved Beyond a doubt the intent that applied that's when I found his password for his computer and the access information for his Bitcoin account which had never been disclosed in the divorce proceedings using my cell

phone I went into the account and learned it had both his name and mine listed as owners I thought well done dad while thinking that he had known all along that my mother had screwed herself by the looks of it she had ended up with Less than 2% of his assets he had started investing when it first came out with a steady $100 a month his total investment over the years had been around 16,000 now it was worth millions I was surprised that he had done that because my father's biggest fear was that an Impulse

wave from the Sun would wipe out electrical grid thus wiping out anything related to it the very next day I began to transfer what we owned into good old American Cash Friday I set up My father's computer on the basement's floor and used the password I had found in his log books to sign myself in that was when things started getting interesting it seems that my father had followed through on my suspicions and had hired a private investigating firm to investigate things their electronic report had been received by him once he had paid their bill

which had been after he had been able to possess and use a computer as a result I learned a lot of Things that I did not know before it did a lot to help explain what my mother was doing and helped to expose what I now considered had been her plan from day one in order to manage the civil lawsuit I realized it would require me to move back to the area I had to be on top of things if I was going to release certain facts and information at the appropriate time that way the

weight I would be bringing down on a few individuals would keep getting deeper and deeper putting More and more pressure on them when they least expected I hollered up to my grandfather and asked him to come down and see what I had found when he came down and saw where the computer was he laughed and said at my age if I got down there I might not get up again letun talk to your grandmother to see where we can put it we found her in the kitchen working on another special treat for me for lunch

she was in the middle of rolling out the dough for her homemade Cheddar biscuits which she served covered in red gravy growing up it had always been one of the things I would ask for regularly when I was staying with them I guess she had heard us because she asked when we entered the room is it for a permanent spot or just temporary permanent I said if the two of you don't mind if I move down here to the farm just the look on both their faces said it all I knew it was a possibility

that both had prepared for The whole third floor can be remodeled to whatever you want Granddad said I can talk to your uncles this weekend to find how soon we can get together to get it done then for now I will move a few things around in my sewing room my grandma said that will give you room for a small desk to set it on until the rest is done have you thought what you will do for a living my grandfather asked thanks to Dad I now own a huge parcel of land at the corner

of the second exit Into Jackson off the interstate I said I think he saw the future growth that was possible in that area on the West Coast there has been a lot of chain gasoline stations with convenience stores that have installed many fast food chain restaurants in them I think White Castle would be a company that might be interested in doing that I'm going to investigate that and next year start learning from Granddad how to run a farm operation full-time my grandfather got Tears in his eyes and seemed to choke on his words when he

said your dad always said you were naturally drawn to the land that's why he bought the place from us he would be so proud that you're coming home to become a farmer for now it's best we keep thing quiet I said the longer most don't know of our plans the longer those who need to know won't know who's behind the lawsuit that's coming dad had a double indemnity accidental death insurance policy on him as far as I know it hasn't been collected I'm going to prepare a detailed synopsis of the suit I am going to

be filing to see if their asset recovery section wants to join in Granddad stood there in silence I figured he was trying to adjust to my thinking it took him a few before speaking it is brilliant the estate and the insurance company would make it appear that it's nothing but big business taking on the government your sisters and mother would see themselves As victims caught up in the circumstances because of their relationship both would be in no rush to resolve it grandma said and would trickle out the information to show the government they were strengthening

their case that would allow you to get on with your life as if you had no clue about it at all after dinner I will lay out roughly how I want the third floor remodeled I said we will just have to come up as to a reason why that will be Acceptable to everyone that's easy my grandfather said I'll just say that we have convinced you to move home as soon as you can get things settled on the west coast if they ask why I will explain that as the executive of your father's estate that

I want you here until it's settled won't that make things difficult for you with my sisters and mother I asked Braden we haven't had any contact with any of them since we read your letter grandmother said your Father and we decided as far as we were concerned they were by their own actions declaring they were no longer family they didn't have to do what they did just to get your mother's divorce we don't understand why they did what they did and I guess we never will both my grandparents saw the huge smile come over my

face as I listened to my grandmother words when I left 5 years ago I said it was because I could not accept what they had done in my mind I Had written them off I did not know you all had done the same if anyone asks we will just say that Dad had set it up for the suit to take place and wanted to be sure that if anything happened to him the suit would go on if there are any questions about them or from them grandma said we will have to come up with one

voice to handle it that's easy I said if there are any questions all we will say that until the estate is settled that it's best that we stay out Of it if anybody else asks we should reply with no comment why that thought my grandfather asked Grandpa if you were checking out a reference because you were considering offering me a job and they said no comment what would that tell you I asked that there was something in your character or that something Grievous had happened that stopped them from voicing their opinion he replied with a

smile which which would force me not to touch you with a 10-ft pole it's brilliant because neither your mother nor your sisters will catch on to what we are actually saying driving back home gave me the time to reflect on everything that had transpired it led to me concluding that Dad was playing poker against a stack deck if I can't do the same thing to them as they did to my father they will never see it coming until the very end I said I believe that in our state that bankruptcy will not remove them from

the Debt of a court order judgment it's a good thing that we have disclosed no details on what is in your father's will my grandfather said your sisters will believe that anything they will end up having to pay will be covered by their share of the estate the whole side of my grandfather's family showed up for the barbecue on Sunday when they learned I was home for a visit the last to show up was my older first cousin with his date whom I knew very well Nicole press was Wearing a high cut pair of Daisy

May blue jean shorts with a loosefitting tank top because the spring fed Pond was going to be used a lot as a quick way to cool off from the heat of the day she had her hair tied up in a ponytail more than a few cop me looking including Nicole the way she looked one would think she had modeled for a Norman Rockwell painting my mind went back to those summer days when she lounged around my family's pool wearing a white Bikini that when was wet would leave nothing to the imagination to most men she

would be an eight but to me she had always been way above a tin how I wished her date and I were in the General Lee with her between us like most young ladies in the South she was not wearing a bra because of the heat she would be under during the day I spent the day explaining where I lived what I was doing and how good it was to be back home using the zoom feature on my cell I Had been able to sneak a few images of Nicole without anyone noticing Grandad and I

did most of the cooking on the barbecue and flat grill with the ingredients that Grandma had provided most of it was homegrown pulled fresh from the huge Garden that morning both Nicole and she got a kick out of watching my knife skills as I cut the vegetables in preparation for the soft shell tacos and burritos I was making I would learn later that the two of them Had a long discussion on how well I had done for myself over the last 5 years years Nicole had told her in confidence that I had turned out to

be a nicelooking man Grandma responded that she had felt the same way about her husband when they were our age and still did Granddad made burgers out of pulled pork and ground beef as I made soft shell tacos and burritos for all depending on what they wanted in them we were so busy feeding the over 20 that I Did not catch the attention that Nicole was showing me it was after all we're fed that Granddad stood up and whistled to get everyone's attention we need to remodel the third floor of the house as soon as

possible he said so I am looking for those who would be willing to give us a hand why asked Raymond my father's oldest brother as the executive of clarence's estate he said I have asked Daniel because he is the primary beneficiary to come home Until it's resolved my son and his will had arranged that a suit that he was starting had to be completed before it could be resolved it took us a few hours of heavy discussion to come to an agreement that was when I noticed how attentive Nicole was to what my grandfather was

saying Daniel has decided to move home because I have a readed to teach him how to manage the farm starting in the new year it once again will be a full-time operation as The future owner of the property when the estate is settled Daniel felt that we needed to update and modernize The Farmhouse so that it meets current codes the third floor when done will be used by my wife and I as we update the second both will have to be done as soon as possible as Daniel's Moving back as soon as he can get

things settled on the west coast my grandfather's remaining three sons and his two daughters husbands all said they were in Uncle George said Daniel already has the basics as a kid he worked hard with us when needed with the price of beef on the hoof these days he could make a damn good living I caught the smile on Nicole's face and wondered why her grandfather was a Cajun whose father had struck it rich at his death he had split the estate between both of his sons and part of her distant family were one of the

biggest Greenhouse growers in the state her father was a well-respected surgeon in The area and her mother was a qualified physiotherapist her date for the day was soon involved in the discussion of the new family project in front of them I took the time to help my grandmother by starting to clean up the wraparound porch by gathering up the paper plates and cups for the burning pile Nicole came over to help me and quietly asked for my phone number I asked her before giving it to her what was the status of her relationship with my

cousin getting No response I grabbed four of the bags full of paper trash and headed towards the burning pile which was out a few hundred feet behind the barn Nicole without saying a word grabbed two and joined me when we were behind the barn she spoke now that we have private y I can explain Eric's gay and hasn't come out because he's afraid of how the family will react to that new reality since I am not in a serious relationship I help him at times to keep up Appearances we've been friends since grade school and

would do anything for each other Nicole explained you know for years as I was growing up I had a crush on you I said as I handed her my cell phone set your contact information on mine and text yourself your sisters tease me about that for years even though you were only 3 years younger Nicole said with a smile as she did as I asked in middle school I would have been ridiculed unmercifully if I had shown my Interest in you to anyone it's going to be interesting seeing if I can change your mind about

how you feel about women in general it's a good thing I love challenges so do you so what's the real reason behind you moving back a wrongful death suit against all those who interfered with my father's life I said I came up with idea while I was driving back Granddad and I plan to use the estate to make it appear that neither one of us is directly involved I always Had the impression that you were more mature than your years your approach to the situation shows that to be a fact your grandmother is impressed by

how well have done for yourself and says you're a man who has learned to be comfortable in just being I was pretty sure you were you but the difference in your height and facial hair caused me some doubt Nicole said when you grew up you grew up I told the girls I was with when I returned to the table after our Last chat that I had met my next boyfriend I'm going to enjoy proving to them that I was right Nicole caught the smile on my face as a result she leaned her head towards me

I responded in kind without thinking about it we shared our first French kiss it led to a few more before we decided we had better get back for being away so long both of us had to fight our natural bodies desire to hold each other's hand even though she had come as my cousin's date before I had Ran away she had always towered over me if I had hugged her my face would have been happily buried in her cleavage now with our Heights we were about 2 in apart with me slightly taller on the way

back to the rest of the family while we slowly walked I explained to Nicole how we were going to organize the suit going forward and how I saw my current relationship with my mother and my sisters she thought the way my grandfather and I were going about it Would save us from a lot of confrontations with the rest of my family Eric saw us walking slowly back and since something between us had changed as I grabbed myself a cold beer before joining the group he came up and said Daniel let me grab a cold beer

then let's go look at the third floor since Grandpa has assigned me the job of being the site supervisor that way I will have a better picture of what you're mentally seeing when we reached the third floor Where I was currently sleeping and Eric got serious and said just so you know Nicole and I are just very close friends if when you return you want to start something with her it won't be a problem to most of the family of course it will be why I asked half of them believe that once we get our

wild hairs worked out and we have settled down that we will be married to most we have had an on again off again relationship for years Eric explained let's just say for personal Reasons we will never be anything but friends I handed him my cell phone and said add your contact information Nicole and I have started to connect already it seems there's been a mutual attraction to each other for years now that we both adults the age difference no longer matters she told you glad to hear it Eric said I think the world of her

so respect her enough not to take advantage of her until you are sure where you want the Relationship to go hurt her and I don't know what I wouldn't do to you Eric let me frame it this way I am not my mom and never will be I said Eric got a smile of relief and said I think C you have said it all Nicole was waiting for us as soon as we got out of the house by the look on her face we both knew that she had been concerned about us talking in private

with each other it was funny because both of us said don't worry everything's cool the three of us ended Sitting on the back porch with Nicole sitting between us getting into a great discussion about life in general anyone looking at us would feel that we were having an interesting conversation what they did not know that the three of us were conspiring how our Behavior would be exposed to the family once I had returned it was decided that until Nicole and I became serious we would be seen by all as becoming a trio we all thought

we had gotten away with Something but we hadn't it was after everyone left when Grandma and I were sharing a pot of tea as Granddad had already called it a night and had crawled into the bed sheets Daniel I don't know if you know the full story about Erics and Nicole's relationship but if they're a couple then your grandfather is not my husband my grandmother said Eric's been gay for years and Nicole could not keep her eyes off of you all day Nicole told me that Eric is afraid to admit it to the family I

explained out of friendship she comes to provide cover for him whenever she can he knows it will stop when she develops a serious relationship as I understand it they have been friends since grade school but tell me how you knew my brother who lives in California is gay growing up with him left me with a lifetime of knowledge of how ones with their sexual preferences hide their feelings she explained even to this day When he comes home to visit he still hid it that's why I have always said I love you unconditionally to him as

he was growing up until he comes to accept it within himself he will have no inner peace then you should be aware that Eric has given his Blessing on Nicole and I exploring a relationship with each other when I have moved back I said before going on growing up I watched her with my sister I guess she knew I had a crush on her but what I did not know was that She had felt the same way towards me be careful Nicole and ren used to be as thick as thieves Grandma noted before the family's

conduct became public knowledge I know I replied the first night in town I ran into her at one of the local restaurants she told me then that Ren and she were no longer best female friends her whole conversation with me centered on the fact that there was now a Great Divide it looks like whatever Ren said to explain it just did Not carry the weight do you think she was being honest to you grandma asked she was the one that told me that Eric is gay and she made sure she told me in private I

disclosed after pondering her question for a few at the same time she revealed that she had told her friends that first night I was in town that I was going to be her next boyfriend Grandma seemed to get a genuine smile on her face before saying another plus is that she's not after you for your money Because her family's net worth is already way ahead of what you're inheriting from your father's estate I don't think Grandma realized the power in her thoughts with my family's history we all knew that it was the need for money

and the control of it that made my mother and my sisters do what they did Grandma by her Insight had given me the freedom to trust Nicole after breakfast Monday morning I set up the computer in the sewing room and began laying out the Detail of events in order as they were revealed to me in my dad's log books and mine on a day-to-day basis trying to work as much as possible in as short as time on possible because on Thursday or Friday I would have to head back at times I would have to sit

back and review some of the things we both had noticed and shake my head because now looking back made me realize just how complicated they had Tred to make things seeing it laid out before me painted a Picture that the legal Minds would have a hard time arguing because clearly showed how one thing led to another an added plus was that the investigator's report verified our observations during a morning break while I was waiting for a fresh pot of coffee to brew I called my father's lawyer and set up an appointment for Wednesday at 2

I then called the office of the investigators my dad had hired and was able to book an appointment for Friday morning at 10: at 4:00 Nicole called and after chatting for a few we decided to go out for dinner at bia's on Bia a privately owned non-chain restaurant bar that had a stellar reputation for its Irish food since she worked until 5 as an insurance broker she asked me to pick her up at her parents place at 7:00 before I left to go pick her up grandma gave me a set of keys to the Farmhouse

Daniel enjoy your dinner and be open to discovering new things about each other she said Remember it has been 5 years since you saw each other on a daily basis things have happened during that time that has changed both of you your maturity level is years beyond what would be considered normal for most young men your age be honest enough to yourself to let these new differences come out take the time to discover the new and be willing to accepting them Nicole still lived with her parents so I expected the ninth degree from her parents

but surprisingly They were not there when I knocked on their front door Nicole's younger brother who was near my age answered the door hi you must be Daniel he said Nicole will be right down I'm Hunter by the way and you don't look like a living legend nope not much older than you I replied I've just been on my own for a few years which helped me mature a bit faster you must be something because you're all my sister has been able to talk about since you arrived back home For a visit Hunter said last

night when she found out you were moving back she kept us all up for half the night because of her excitement before I could respond Nicole came down the stairs saying Daniel my brother likes to exaggerate things so take what he says with a grain of salt the look on Nicole's face was leaving me with the impression that he was not as she walked by him he mouthed told yah as we drove towards the restaurant I learned a bit More about Nicole's and Ren's relationship going off the deep end Nicole described Ren's husband as being

her sugar daddy an older man who was loaded with money that had been happily married without children until Ren got her fingers on him she revealed that she was already carrying their first when I asked how long they had been married Nicole said about 3 months was it a rushed wedding because she was expecting I asked we won't know for sure until After she gives birth Nicole answered I asked how long do you think their relationship will last before she dumps him at the curve if she keeps her word she will wait until she has

at Le two children that she can use to milk him for support for years Nicole said without any hesitations that's when I learned that your mother had openly discussed doing the same to her new husband your dad ended up having to pay for support for the three of you until You all turned the legal age of 19 I didn't know that I said that makes what he was able to do even that much more impressive so your mother wasn't able to leave him broke and desolate Nicole said like she claimed she had it's a 50/50

State I said he started rebuilding by investing in Tech and had bought into the cryptocoin market which is where he made most of his money when he got a computer he started using his building Equity to purchase commercial Revenue Producing properties when the estate is settled I will be able to sell it all and live quite comfortably if I want to one of the properties I will own is at the second exit off the freeway so I'm going to start researching the cost of putting a gasar convenience store on that location good when I tell

my parents that it should settle their concerns that you might be interested in me because of my family money Nicole said in laughter better than that tell Them that we both agreed to have a prenuptial agreement to protect our assets should we get serious I said if they pressure you to explain why tell them I own the farm my grandfather lives on along with about 40 other pieces of Revenue producing property an added Plus for us is that when my great-grandfather sold the land to build the interstate they agreed to build us an off and

on ramp to it when we requested it Nicole looked at me in amazement before she Said that 250 Acres runs right up against the inter state it's not if but when it's going to be a gold mine that is quite an inheritance I see it as a golden parachute for when I get old I said right now with the back third of it still full of Timber it's a natural Haven for privacy my grandfather and I used to go hunting before during hunting season to get a deer for eating over the winter it was he

that taught me how to use a crossbow if you are getting all of That I have to ask what did he leave your two sisters Nicole asked nothing I replied dad always thought one should held accountable for their actions since they chose sides by agreeing to help our mother which caused him ending up being jailed he though they should reap the rewards they deserved HEK right Nicole said to bad it's not practiced in our society too many believe they will grow out of it and forgive by showing Mercy most don't appreciate the gift they have

Being given and repeat their conduct because they believe they will get away with it if they get caught when we got to the restaurant in bar ni Cole decided it was easier to get out on the driver's side of the front seat because she had been sitting right next to to me we walked into the restaurant holding hands as we took our seats across from each other Nicole said that one of her friends worked here and if she was on would notice us together I asked if it Was important she replied only to show that

my thinking was right when the waitress came to our table she brought the onepage dinner menu for us to consider wearing a big smile on her face it was one of Nicole's girlfriends I ordered a Guin Stout and Nicole order a glass of red wine when our server returned I ordered the steak and Guinness pie Nicole ordered the shepherd pie and we asked for a double-side order of their cheddar biscuits it was about Halfway through our first drink that my sister Sparrow came in with some friends Ren sparrow and I were born within a period

of 48 months Ren was 2 years older than Nicole Sparrow only 4 months older Nicole noticed her right away I didn't I was too busy being captured by a beautiful set of eyes it was when Sparrow started walking towards our table that the mood began to change Nicole pointed out that she was on her way over it's been a few months since we Last saw each other my sister said so I thought I would come over and say hello before they serve our dinner the two of them talked for a few minutes sharing titbits about

what was happening in their lives I was surprised that my older sister did not seem to recognize me it took a few glances from Sparrow before she asked Nicole who her friend was Nicole said Sparrow forgive me for my rudeness I should have introduced you to the man who's agreed to be my steady Boyfriend once he has moved back to take over his grandfather's farm with that said I stood up offered my hand as I looked Direct directly at Sparrow and said it's been a while you're still looking good sis the look that came over

sparrowk face was very telling she seemed to sputter before getting the words out of her mouth I knew that my height was throwing her off because I now towered over her Sparrow said I wouldn't have recognized you Daniel your Look and build has changed that much perhaps it's the beard and mustache that caught me off guard later Nicole would chuckle over the look we both witnessed on my sister's face as she heard my voice because it was apparent by her reaction that she did not know I was in town I wondered if that might imply

that the closeness my mother and sisters had at the time no longer existed because I had assumed that Ren would have let them know if you and your friends wish to Join my future girlfriend and I you are more than welcome I said knowing that nothing about our relationship would be disclosed after all it would give a chance to start to catch up with what's going on in our lives without saying a word Sparrow turned and walked back to her table after speaking to her server her and her friends with drinks in hand headed over

towards us I changed seats so that I was sitting beside Nicole after sitting down introduction were Made Sparrow's friends inquired how come she did not know that I was in town I was caught off guard by her reply 7 years ago Daniel and I got caught up in a game being played that changed five lives she freely admitted Ren was move involved and I naturally followed my older sister it ended up driving my younger brother away we did not realize at the time what the consequences of what was going on would be it ended up

breaking up the family nuclear I haven't seen my brother in over 5 years and I did not recognize him because he has changed in his looks and build during that time I would be interesting to hear my brother's thought are now about that time Nicole took my hand in hers to show me her support as I spoke since all involved are still dealing with their own wounds because there has not been closure because of what happened the only thing I can say is that at this time I have no comment I Learned going through the

experience to be self-reliant by being true to myself and it changed me it's clear that both sparrow and I no longer feel totally comfortable with each other because of different experiences in life we have Grown Apart perhaps in time we will be close once again I said I now live on the west coast of the country within miles of the Pacific Ocean and have a life that I have enjoyed very much during the meal as we ate Sparrow asked About our father's estate I explained that until the civil suit our father had started against the

state is resolved that it could not be settled because Dad and his will had set it up that way I made a mental note to ask my father's lawyer if my sisters could successfully challenge the will what does that mean Sparrow asked Dad always believed he was railroad so he planned to Sue when he finally got out at the time of his death he was in the middle of his appeal Hearings in his last will he stated that if anything happened to him the suit should go forward since he died in an industrial accident the

suit has now become a wrongful death against all concerned that could take years Sparrow said that's why I am coming back to take over grandfather's Farm I explained since grandfathers is the executive of Dad's will his time will be tied up with the lawyers and the courts who do you think the estate will be suing Sparrow Asked I don't know I replied if it was me deciding it would include jointly and separately all those in the timeline that brought him to the point that the accident happened Nicole smiled because she knew that the estate was

basically settled and that I didn't want that fact revealed sparrow and I got into a great conversation about what I would be doing with the land I brought out the point that I was going to focus on going organic which allowed me to consider all Sorts of options one of her friends noted that grass-fed beef retailed out at a premium what most didn't realize that beef was raised on the natural grasses of the land but were fed grain for the last 6 weeks before sending them to the slaughter houses because it helped to tenderize the

meat it was just a marketing scam to milk the purchaser of a few more dollars Sparrow noted by the time we were finished that life had truly changed me because she said Daniel I look forward to rebuilding our relationship if you are willing from what I have seen you have completely changed so much that I no longer know you you used to have a happy go-lucky approach to life now there's a seriousness in your approach towards things it comes through in your voice you're a lot like Dad but yet there's a noticeable difference that's what

happens when trust and belief in someone or something has been destroyed I Explained it changes one's approach to a lot of things now looking back at our father's trial I think but for the grace of God it could have been me I see the last few years of my father's life as if he was playing poker in a stacked game since then I have become guarded now people have to prove themselves to me before I will let them in Sparrow got quiet after that because it reminded her of why I had left her friends had

picked up on it and tried to diffuse the Situation the letter I had left to explain my leaving had been very brutal and honest Sparrow had been reminded of my feelings back then and realized how big of message I had been sending it also told her that what we had once shared would never be brought back it surprised her when I told our server that I was paying for their tap as we were leaving Nicole said she got the message you were trying to send she knows her mother and sister like her are No longer

trusted by you that's why she got quiet do you think she knows your father's conviction was overturned since he died the weekend it was one I doubt it unless it was printed in the newspaper it wouldn't be public knowledge I said but what I wanted out there has been achieved quite innocently all three will soon know a suit is coming they just don't know it includes them Daniel don't ever let me forget that you have a mind that can look at Things logically even when in an informal conversation Nicole said why I asked because it

allows you to naturally see beyond the most of us all waste time saying Nicole explained there are few that walk in this world that can discern the truth long before most others do it tells me that you're a natural leader not a follower the woman that ends up owning your heart will have a blessed and meaningful life after dinner Nicole and I went to the sixplex Out by the super stores to take in a movie then we went and sat down in a Dairy Queen resta restaurant to share a large banana split we were just

sitting there across from each other in the booth starting to get to know a bit more about each when two of her friends that she had been with her the first night I was back in town walked in the first thing they saw was us feeding each other a bit of our desert Nicole broke out in a big grin when one of them said damn She wasn't kidding she went after him fast those two apparently have history suellen you got the right Nicole said loudly Daniel and I had feeling for each other for years so

when he moves back we're both open to see where it goes get your orders and come join us we best not suelen replied we don't want to interfere with your first date it is okay Daniel and I spent the whole day together yesterday Nicole replied Daniel is Eric's cousin and we were with his Side of the family Nicole's friend got a questioning look on her face so I added Erics is looking forward to seeing where the two of us go with this relationship and warn me of the possible problems because of the extended family's unrealistic

view of things that was all it took as soon as they picked up their orders from the counter they joined us seeing that they were coming towards us I slid over so that I was beside Nicole suellen Candace let me introduce Sparrow's brother Daniel Thompson to you Nicole said as they set their trays down Sue Ellen eyes got bright as she said in humor unbelievable the two people who were attracted to each other for years are finally getting to together no wonder you were bubbling with excitement when you came back to our table Daniel did

she tell you that the only reason she was friends with Sparrow was so that she could be close to you really I said I'm going to have fun teasing her about That at times I said with a smile Candice could you please take a couple of pictures of us with my cell phone she obliged and we got our first pictures as a couple they asked me how long I figured it would be before I would be able to move back I responded not long if I decide to have a management team take over the running

of my sixplex a few months if I decide to sell it for some reason Nicole's friends were surprised by the fact that I was already Established the LED to me to explain what I had done with my life since I had moved away later as we were headed back to Nicole's parents place Nicole said you must have been very determined to achieve what you did Nicole I picked Washington State because of its Progressive views I believed that the police would not look for me by luck I found a cheap one room suite and a job

the first week everything I needed to survive was within Three City Blocks Everything I did from that point was done to make sure I wasn't noticed I explained the woman who was my landlord liked me because I kept doing things so I would not draw attention to me since she had Direct TV it with my electrical and heating needs were included she allowed me to have a two-burner hot plate for cooking when I turned 18 I went after my G then got accepted to University my original goal was to slip into Canada but doing a

good deed Changed my direction in life and turned me in different direction the money I was saving to move to Canada was my down payment on my sixplex and paid for the car I am driving still I'm amazed because it had to take a lot of disciplining oneself by doing without to get as as far as you did Nicole said I owe that to my father I said he taught me to fight my whims and wishes when starting out because once one became established it was easier to use other People's money the sixplex cost about

$300,000 I live in one two-bedroom unit and rent the other five out after paying the mortgage and related expenses it still leaves me with a positive cash flow in the 3 years I have owned it I have replace the down payment I put into it with the cost of building material its value has gone way up if I sold it the proceeds would not be taxable if I decide to keep it I will need to have it reappraised to find its marketable value Any gain in equity from that point on will be taxable he not

only taught you why you should save but how to use money to make money Nicole summed up he gave you tools that some will never understand how do your grandparents feel about it they grilled me big time about my path in life ream me out for running away even though they understand why I did it I said yet both seem proud of how things turned out you should be proud having turned 21 a few months ago and The fact that you're a way ahead of those you used to hang out with Nicole acknowledged your life

has made you prepared for anything that comes in front of you it's taught me that nothing is worth worrying about because you can always find a way to overcome anything if you prepare yourself for the unexpected and are prepared to work with the consequences that come along I said by that time we had arrived back at her parents place to find it in darkness Except for the front door light which was still on I walked her to the front door to make sure that she could get in before giving her a few good night kisses

what we didn't know was that her mother was waiting for her in the kitchen at the back of the house because she had a lot of questions she needed answering concerning her date for the evening my granddad went with me to my father's lawyer who after hearing us out contacted the Prudential life insurance Company that carried my father's policy they had canceled the policy for non-payment after his death he quickly faxed them a copy of his death certificate to prove they were on the hook for the $4 million with that done we started to show

him the timeline I was putting together that showed the pattern of behavior that had led to my father's death I then went into great detail laying out what I thought we could do with it I stressed that I Wanted to sue all concern for my father's accidental death Mr Carson Visage looked at in detail before commenting Daniel he said to be honest this case if it goes forward is too big for me not because I don't have the knowledge but I feel that we would need someone with the expertise in dealing with the state I

would be Flying Blind and that would put at a disadvantage from the start would you be willing to act as a partner if we were able to Convince another party to join in the suite I asked with what you have shown me so far it looks good but anyone we would approach will need to see a lot more before they would consider it who do you have in mind Carson asked the insurance company's asset recovery division after we had received the settlement on my father's death I replied I'm sure that since they will have skin

in the game that they will be eager to go forward with it the state Will try to drag it out as long as possible so it might be a tough sale but I think there's no harm in trying he said with a smile now it makes sense why you want it filed in the name of your father's estate I will keep this copy you have created but I need you to go back and cross reference anything with footnotes to the documents you have used to create this the court will want the originals produced when we

head into court after leaving here I'm going over To the courthouse to a transcription of the court trial and will stop at the state capital on my way home to get one on the appeal I said the next day to transfer from me will be from my home in Bellingham and it will include scan copies of The Originals by the time we are ready to file I should be moved into my granddad's place after that we shook hands and parted as we were leaving Dad's lawyer said I'm going to suggest that we go after court

costs in the suit When I approached the insurance company with the thought that they keep the first 2 million if we are successful that's fine by us I replied neither of us is in this for the money if we are unsuccessful I will personally cover your costs we had just left the courthouse having paid for the transcribing to be mailed by registered mail to me when my granddad received a call from my grandmother it seems my mother had learned that I was back in Town and wanted to meet with me I asked my granddad where

the quietest but public spot would be best for me to have a one-onone meeting with my mother he suggested I use the Jackson City Park just as the sun was settling because most of those who regularly use it would be headed for different places upon arrival back at the farm I called her and we agreed to meet at 7:30 that evening I then called Nicole and arranged to get together with her after My appointment with my mother was over our first meeting after 5 years I think did not go the way my mother mother figured

by the time we parted her view of me had changed a lot it started with her asking about what was in my father's will my reply was that I could not answer her question until the upcoming court case was finished I was surprised because she seemed to have no knowledge of that she asked what I was doing with my life I responded that it was none of Her business since I had declared my Independence the day I ran away Daniel she said in an attempt to get me to open up I did not expect what

happened when I started the divorce I was just trying to make sure that I was in the driving seat as we proceeded through it mother I replied I remember everything from the night sparrow and ren first confronted you about your affair because I was sitting on top of the stairs to the bedrooms listening as I wrote it down Word for word in what ended up becoming a Daily Journal of the events going on in our lives until I ran away my mother's face went white because of having a Truth Exposed to her that she had

no clue about as I continued saying I now believe my father was playing against a stacked deck and you were doing it so you could take from him everything that was important to him I saw how easy it was for you to manipulate my sisters into doing your Bidding there are rumors flowing around that you're planning to do it again with your new husband I don't know if they are true but based on your past conduct I can say they're not Daniel I she went to say but I cut her off by saying this conversation

is over because I am not ready to forgive any of you for what your actions have cost with that said I left her sitting at the picnic table and walked back to my car to this day I wonder if my mother was shocked by my Calling her out or because For the first time in her life someone is holding her accountable in my eyes the conversation could not have gone any better little did I realize at that time that a short conversation with my mother who I had lost total respect for would start a bunch

of little confrontations with her side of the family who all believ that I should forgive and let go each one ending when I said if she could do it to my father she could do it to another Thanks for your interest but based on her past conduct for my own protection it's best she has nothing to do with me Nicole texted me as I was driving towards her place to inform that her parents were waiting to meet me I expected the 10th degree so was prepared like all concerned parents they had their questions and I

answered them hoping to calm their concerns her father listened as I explained what I had done while I was away and was impressed by my Accomplishments during The Last 5 Years with them having knowledge of my father's trial I spent my time disclosing what I had learned since my arrival home they did not know that my father had won his appeal or that I was starting a suit because of his accidental death as Nicole and I were headed out the door her father and mother thank me for being so courteous and said they were looking

forward to getting to know me better no sooner were We in the car when Nicole said Thank You Den you really impressed my parents you by being you showed them the depth of your maturity they did not know that your father had won his appeal nor had I told them that you were legally going after all concerned I knew if I wanted to earn their approval that I had to be open and honest I believed I could trust them because I know I trust you I said normally people have to prove themselves to me before

I will open up and even Then it's it's guarded if you think about it all caring parents behave the same way when their children bring someone new into their lives dad says his grandfather and great-grandfather walked through their lives the same way Nicole explained those they became friends with found them as loyal as they come Dad I think see a bit of them in you as a result he will never be a problem with mother having given me the 10th degree the other night I think a Lot of her fears ended this evening when you

in speaking confirmed what I had been saying vation comes when someone else verifies what you have said I expained most will then believe it until something proves otherwise as we were driving towards New City Jacks which had been update and remodeled by its new owners I informed her what had transpired that day will you ever give your mother and sisters a second chance Nicole asked perhaps in time I will be Able to once the lawsuit is behind us I explained because of what I have borne witness to in Seattle the progressives leading that City over

the last few years have deliberately done things to destroy the Peace of the community while claiming to care about the people in it the words out of their mouths says one thing yet their actions say another it's sad because all can see what's being done yet vote ones just as bad back in it makes me feel that humans as a Collective in general automatically do things to make life harder for themselves Nicole was quiet for a few but finally spoke as I was parking the car your words had me reflecting on a few things like

my relationship with your sisters why couldn't I see it before now when you're surrounded by something on a daily basis it becomes part of your life so much that you accept it as being the way it is still does not make what they are doing right But we give it no thought because it's not important enough so until you mother and sister have been held accountable there is no chance in hell that you will let it go Nicole observed for two reasons the first I have just explained the second is because by going forward I'm

making sure my father has the final word I said that alone will be a big slap to my mother when she figures out that she did not get the final say Nicole caught on to my sarcasm and Started to chuckle New City Jacks was now an imp impressive place it had gone from a University's student dive to a place that conveyed the latest thing that was hit from the lobby you could go left or right most would decide based on which band would be playing it was a unique design the two bars were built back

toback with Swinging Doors to each side for when needed it must have been soundproof because you could not hear the band from one side to the other Nicole thankfully decided that she wanted to hear a tribute band imitating the music of Boston because it had been one of her mother's favorites Nicole learned firsthand that I did not know how to dance it was a fun few hours of beginning to learn after spending a couple of hours with Nicole Thursday night I headed out from the farm Friday morning my appointed with the investigators my father had

hired out of St Louis was at 9: I had printed out what I could find out by Googling judge Fiona Araceli the bio would provide them with what was known they informed me they would begin by getting the state's copy of the marriage certificate so that they would have his legal name then the hunt to find him would begin after hearing their rates I left a deposit of $55,000 then it was over to the courthouse in St Louis to order a copy of the transcript of my father's appeal Sunday afternoon Shortly afternoon I arrived back

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