The Order Of Things

"Do you have anything to say about this, or should I proceed? I don't want it to seem as though I am saying things that never happened. I might be a bit nasty but at the same time, I am quite considerate." Kelly asked Dexter genuinely with a smiling face. 

"You son of a bitch! How dare you ask me such a question? Are you trying to spite me or what? What difference does it make anyway? You already started by making life complicated for me. Why don't you finish what you started already? If you had allowed me to handle this my way, I wouldn't have found myself in this mess. Instead, you choose to act like the Boss you would never become in your entire weird life,” Dexter fired back at Kelly without looking back. He carefully selected his words as everyone paid rapid attention to him. 

Dexter might have sounded rude to Kelly, yet everyone admired his bravery and how he stood up for himself. They haven't witnessed anything like that before. 

 Dexter's heart was beating faster like the drums of war. The battle was too much for him to conquer alone. 

He had already lost all hopes of defending himself in the presence of his father. 

"I see. I guess I should proceed with my narration already," Kelly smiled.

Seated comfortably, he proceeded. "Your second son, Derek was here last night to see you. I had no idea he was your son until he introduced himself to my daughter and I," 

"Okay. 

If truly Derek was here last night, why didn't I see him? You ought to have brought him to my office," George questioned. 

"That's the shit I'm talking about. Your son, Dexter stopped him from coming." Kelly buttressed. 

"No way Dexter did that. Come on, that's not even possible," George sparked outrageously as he doubted the authentication of Kelly's explanation. He still felt an atom of bias in Kelly's explanation. 

"Still doubting me? 

Ask your son, Dexter. 

I guess he's in the best position to explain everything. I don't wanna sound like a liar to you," Kelly paused and exempted himself from the actual discourse. To him, it was a mission accomplished. There was nothing else he could do anymore.

"Should I leave now?

I wanna assume my attention isn't needed here anymore," Kelly asked. Deep down, he knew George wouldn't dare kick him away now that Dexter had been the next victim.

"You still asking the question? I thought you ought to have left already. What the heck are you still doing here?" Dexter roared.

    "Kelly isn't leaving until. I say so. 

Therefore, he stays. I am not done with him yet. I still need him around me.," George declared to the surprise of everyone, including Dexter who thought his Father was gonna kick Kelly out like a piece of garbage. 

"You do know how to play games, Dad. I am not gonna take this seriously. I also wanna believe what you just said was a mistake, isn't it?" Dexter assumed. He still wasn't certain about his father's decision-making policy. Somehow, he still felt there was a mixed up somewhere. 

"Mistake? I am not familiar with that word. I need you to fucking read my lips, Dexter, because I'm not gonna repeat it to your hearing. 

 If there's anyone that needs to leave, it's you, "Just as his name implied, George judged the situation according to his discretion. 

"This is unbelievable, Dad. Is this happening to me or I'm just hallucinating? It's quite difficult to believe that you would support a total stranger ahead of your son. Are you even listening to yourself right now? Stuff like this only happens in movies. Now, I'm beginning to witness them happen in life." Cried, Dexter. Just when he thought he was finally cementing his sedition back to his father's life, here comes another setback. 

To worsen it all, George had to find out about Derek's visit from Kelly. It would have been a different scenario if Dexter told George himself regardless of what happened. He would have found a way to construct his sentence to avoid getting on his father's nerves. 

"You see that man over there?" George said, pointing at Kelly while the latter buried his face to the ground. He was getting fed up of being mixed up in the family's business. 

"That man has stuck to me through thick and thin. He rushed me to the hospital when I had a heart attack. An attack that you caused. So you expect me to kick him away just like that? Hell no. I don't see that happening," George concluded. 

To spite Dexter and make him feel miserable about his existence, George went on to say. "I've got no regret whatsoever. I said what I said. Oftentimes, I wished Kelly was my biological brother and not just a friend," 

"What are you waiting for? You should probably adopt him immediately. You two already share a striking resemblance," uttered, Dexter. It surely didn't come from a place of happiness. He was hurting deeply inside of him but just decided to pretend to be strong. He still wanted to prove to his father that he could adapt to any situation whatsoever. 

Okay. I think this is the height of it all. I just need to leave," Kelly pleaded. As much as he enjoyed Dexter being roasted by George, he wasn't pleased that he was the reason for the drama. He just wanted to be neutral rather than being a barricade to a father and son moment. 

"Kelly, please don't leave," George begged. Amidst the drama, he was still taking sides with Kelly. He didn't even consider how Dexter would feel about his decision. 

"Fine! 

I am gonna leave immediately. I would just be at the reception until you are done fixing things with your son," Kelly implored. He was trying his best not to break George's heart. It was crystal clear that Kelly had become the only mental support George had. Derek would have made a perfect choice if Dexter hadn't kicked him out.