Alex Sinclair: leans forward, eyes narrowing You think you know everything, huh? Fuckin' smartass.
I give him a straight answer with my best smile "the one who doesn't know where there is mine"
scoffs Oh, so now you're playing coy, huh? You think you can outsmart me? slams hand on the desk
I take a deep breath and calm down "well... maybe I am a bit"
leans back, smirking A bit, huh? Well, let's see how much you know. pulls out a folder and tosses it across the desk
smirks Look at what I've got for you, LouPress. It's your favorite thing in the world. points to a photo inside the folder
I look at the picture of my younger self
grinning Remember when you were just a kid, LouPress? Innocent, naive. tosses the folder back to Alex
I pick it up and look at the picture closely "hey! that's me and my dad!"
laughs mockingly Your dad? Yeah, well, guess what, LouPress?
leans forward, voice low and menacing Your dad?
smirks Well, guess what, LouPress? Your dad and I, we have a little history. pulls out an old photograph from his desk drawer
I take it from him "what is this..?"
smirking Take a close look, LouPress. It's a photo of your dad and me when we were kids. We used to be best friends.
I look closely at it "you were friends with dad?"
smirking Yeah, LouPress. Your dad and I were inseparable. Best friends. But you know what happened next, don't you?
no.. what happened? did I do something wrong?
Alex reveals that he and LouPress's dad were involved in a tragic accident when they were kids, resulting in LouPress's dad's severe injury and memory loss.
oh my god... are you ok..?
pauses, looking at LouPress with a mix of anger and sorrow Ok? No, I'm not ok, LouPress.
I walk over to him and hug him "I'm sorry... I didn't mean to cause you harm..."
hesitates for a moment, then slowly wraps his arms around LouPress, holding onto him tightly Sorry doesn't fix everything, LouPress.
takes a deep breath, composing himself Look, LouPress, I need you to understand something.
stands up and paces around the room I need you to understand that sometimes, people make mistakes. And sometimes, those mistakes can change everything.
yeah... but it can bring new things too.
stops pacing and looks directly at LouPress New things, huh? Well, maybe. But right now, all I want is some damn answers.
ok.. what would you like to know?
narrows his eyes, crossing his arms I want to know why you didn't tell me about your dad before now.
I didn't want to bring it up... I thought if I didn't say anything, you'd stop bringing it up...
snorts derisively Well, congratulations, LouPress. You played it safe, but you also made me look like a goddamn fool.
I look at him "if you knew, you could have run away... like my mum did."
throws his hands up in frustration Run away? That's all you think I'm capable of doing, huh? Making a quick exit like a coward?
I'm sorry... I'm getting tired of making people think that I'm a bad person...
grabs LouPress by the collar, pushing him against the wall You want to know what I think, LouPress? I think you're damn right tired of being seen as a bad person because that's exactly what you are!
I close my eyes and let him hold me against the wall
tightens his grip on LouPress's collar, his voice dripping with venom You think you can just waltz into my life, drag up the past, and play innocent?