Free Sick Obsession: A Twisted Love Story by Shawanda Carter Page A

Darrius yelled.
    “Wow!  You are really something, I can’t believe you man.  Regardless, I will still pray for you cause you’re going to need it,” Travis said, sounding hurt.
    Travis walked out of the kitchen to grab his things and Darrius followed behind, quickly regretting the things he said. Travis picked up his suitcase and walked to the door. As he was about to walk out, he stopped and turned around to face Darrius.
    “Oh yeah, the purpose of this visit was for me to tell you something you needed to know,” Travis said.
    “What is that?” Darrius asked.
    “Tell me this, did you know we had another brother?” Travis asked, staring at Darrius before walking out and slamming the door behind him.
    Darrius stood staring at the door trying to comprehend what had just transpired with him and his brother. Darrius had so much going on that he refused to accept anything that Travis said. He felt he might be saying those things only because he is down and going through some things. Whatever the reason, Darrius was determined to look past it and focus on what was going on around him; and that was saving his business as well as his marriage.
     
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    Darrius was still stunned from the information his brother had given him. When Lizeth came home and asked where he was Darrius told her he had to leave for some emergency. Lizeth told him that it was weird because Travis called her and told her about the fight they had. Darrius never lied to Lizeth, but with so much going on he found himself doing all kinds of things. With all that was going on with his company and being stalked, Darrius started to drink heavier to ease some of the stress, which caused him to end up with random women.  He was also visiting the bar more than he was returning home.
    At one point he even started staying away from home.  He would leave work and end up in a bar and soon wake up in some random woman’s bed.   Darrius felt lost as if he was losing control. He was already being threatened by clients that they were going to sue him, along with many of his employees wanting to quit if the situation was not properly handled.
    When Darrius got to work today it seemed as if it was a normal workday. He was not getting ugly looks from any of his employees as he did the previous weeks. Once he reached his floor even Martha seemed to be less frantic than before. She even greeted him and informed him that he had a few messages, but none concerning the leak. He was not sure what was happening, but he was going to enjoy this breath of fresh air. Nelson was sitting in his office as he walked in.
    “Nelson, how are you doing?” Darrius asked as he walked over to greet him.
    “I am okay, I was coming to see how you were?” Nelson said.
    “It’s been hell man,” Darrius admitted.
    “Well it may get better,” Nelson said.
    “Should I close the door?” Darrius asked.
    “I will,” Nelson said as he walked over and closed the door.
    “You found something?” Darrius asked with relief in his eyes.
    “Yes.  We have reason to believe that the person behind this is not someone who is working here,” Nelson informed him.
    “So who is it?” Darrius asked.
    “I don’t want to tell you just yet, I want to be absolutely sure that it is this woman,” Nelson said.
    “So it’s a woman?” Darrius asked.
    “Yes and that is all I will tell you,” Nelson said firmly. Darrius understood and left it alone. “Just know you will be the first to know once it’s confirmed.  So don’t do anything or start trying to guess who it is, just focus on your work,” Nelson said.
    “You’re right, I will do just that.  In fact, we should set up a meeting for us to discuss the design of the building,” Darrius suggested.
    “There’s no need to discuss. I already approved it.  Despite your personal life, you’re good at what you do,” Nelson said, assuring Darrius that he trusted his decision on the project.
    “Thank you for that,” Nelson