Chasing the Beta

What the fuck is going on?

  Mr. Edmund looks at Max with an expression I can’t make out. Max on the other hand looks at Mr.

  Edmund in dread. “My son…?”

  “He came to Small Town to look for you, Oliver.”

  Mr. Edmund still stares at Max for a long time, but then looks back at Mark. “Then, why are you back?”

  Mark shrugs. “I got a call from the police, and they want to speak to me about something.”

  A pause.

  Mr. Edmund smirks at the man. “Welcome back to Small Town Mark. Your daughter would love to meet

  you.”

  Me and the man stare at each other, with different expressions.

  I look at him in abhor.

  He looks at me in amazement. Tell me this isn't happening. “Daughter?” I whisper to myself. This was my father?

  “Alice?”