Trusting The Loyalty Of A Poor Man

"Don't waste your time coming to talk to me because I would never pay attention to someone like you. We both know you're not doing this from a place of sincerity. Honestly speaking, who in their right senses would trust the loyalty of a poor man?" Dexter giggled as he poked fun at Kelly without holding back.

For the second consecutive time, Dexter roasted Kelly like a barbecue chicken for trying to be supportive. 

One would think that Kelly had offended Dexter before in the past and the latter was using the perfect opportunity to hit back at Dexter. 

The way Dexter does it so effortlessly makes Kelly wonder if he studied naughtiness at the University. 

"How dare you speak to my father in such a manner? Have you suddenly lost your mind?" Ciara raged as she stood up to confront Dexter. 

That was the only time she ever spoke. She's been keeping quiet for a while but the moment Dexter decided to get cocky toward her father, she decided to retaliate by standing up against Dexter.

"Who's talking?

 I can't find anyone. 

Am I beginning to imagine things that aren't real?" Dexter muttered to himself as he narrowed his gaze around. He knew for sure that Ciara was the one speaking, yet he decided to play mind games to spite her.

"You can pretend not to see me for all you care, but the truth remains that you are so harsh and disrespectful. I doubt if any lady out there would agree to marry you for a million dollars," Ciara added. She was never going to let him get away with it.

"Oh, yeah

 Look who we have here. Do you finally let yourself off the leash? For a second, I thought you weren't real," Dexter giggled.

Glancing on Ciara's body as though he were searching for something that was lost, he sniffed his nose and said. "I thought as much. I just knew something was oozing. I had no idea it was your hair. How long have you had this hair on? How can someone be poor and dirty at the same time?" 

"Dexter, stop it right now," 

George ordered. 

"Or what? 

I thought we were having fun. Or aren't you entertained?" Dexter mocked his father with a burst of wicked laughter. George wasn't spared from Dexter's roasting for a second. 

"Dexter, leave my office," 

 George spoke calmly. 

It would be difficult to tell if he was truly mad at Dexter or if he was just meditating. 

"Sorry, I don't follow, 

What did you just say? 

Are you kicking me out of your office now?" Dexter stayed back to ask. 

He didn't even try to leave. 

"You heard me right. 

Get the fuck out of my office before I call the cops to get you arrested!" George screamed his lungs out as he dismissed Dexter for the second time.

"Fine! I will leave

You don't have to scream like that, or else you are going to have a heart attack," Dexter accepted. 

He walked to the doorway. 

On the verge of leaving, he turned back and said to his father. "I want my bank restored, or else you are going to hear from me," 

"Is that a threat? 

Are you practically threatening your father now?" George fumed. 

"Threaten you? 

Why would I want to do that? 

I am just spitting the facts. 

I don't care how you see it. 

Let it be known that I don't bluff. 

I meant every damn word I said and more," Dexter added and slammed the door against everyone before George had the opportunity to talk back. 

"Come back here, Dexter

You dare not walk out on me like that," 

George commanded with a shout 

A thousand times he screamed and not for once, did Dexter pay attention to George or come back to apologize 

Buried his head to the ground, George mumbled in disbelief. "I can't believe this is happening to me. Where did I get it wrong?" 

"Where did you get it wrong? 

Come on, George. It wasn't your fault Dexter decided to be a jerk. You did your best to raise your son in the right way." Kelly stepped in to support his friend. He didn't capitalize on George's weakness and use it against him.

"Don't do that. Admit it, I failed as a father. I know exactly what you're doing. You are trying to hide the truth, so I don't feel bad about it, aren't you? If you are truly my friend, you are going to speak the truth to my face and stop comforting me with the lie," George frowned. 

He refused to be moved by Kelly's praises.

Deep down, George, the fault was his. While growing up, he had always prioritized Dexter over his second son, Derek because he thought Dexter would turn out to be the face of the family 

Unknown to him, Dexter had other plans that were different from what his father had wished for him. One of the plans includes Dexter being responsible for his personal life without having his father dictate everything about him.

"If you feel like giving up on Dexter, remember the promise you made to your late wife that you were going to ensure that you were going to be there for your sons regardless of the situation. Guess what? This just proved to be your biggest test ever. Are you going to give up on that?" Kelly added. 

Despite George admitting his flaws, Kelly was never let down. He made a promise to George to always be a supportive friend, and he's not ready to break that promise anytime soon.

"Is he always like that?

Or he's just mad because he saw me here? I believe this may have something to do with the ugly encounter we had earlier," Ciara speculated. She kept talking to George, but the latter didn't even pay attention to her. She stopped talking to look at George. That was when she realized that something was wrong. 

"Dad, see. 

Something is wrong with your friend," 

Ciara raised the alarm immediately after she noticed how George was trying to catch his breath. 

Kelly didn't even notice what was wrong until Ciara called his attention. 

He had his mind focused elsewhere