C2 Accident

Juan Gonzalez had an award show to attend the next day so he texted his manager as he made preparations on what to wear. He had to look trendy and in vogue so he made sure his manager added that quality in his search for the perfectly tailored tuxedo as sat down in his uncle's living room, waiting for his uncle to attend to him before he got back to his busy day.

His uncle had lived to a full, ripe old age and now on his death bed, he wanted to see him and his five other brothers.

Juan, alongside with his brothers sat in a very eerie silence. No one uttered a word and no sound was heard. Everyone just focused on their phones and laptops and Juan liked it. There was something wrong with the relationship between his brothers which warranted to this terse silence because if brothers who hadn't seen eachother since their parents funeral met at a time like this, then there should be a lot of catching up to do but not with his brothers. They didn't seem to care about bonding and so did he. Juan liked the silence. It facilitated focus and that was what he needed right now.

After giving out orders, he started to read a script for a new movie.

Juan had a new movie role to work on immediately after his return from seeing his uncle. As usual, he had been given the role of the protagonist which meant he was going to be pretty swamped up but he decided to put his all into this one because he had a goal to achieve.

He had been nominated for the best actor and the award show was just next month. He knew that he'd won the award four times in a row but if he won it the fifth time, then he would begin to get global recognition and he could star in some international films and that had always been his dream since his parents got divorced.

As far as he could remember, he and his brothers went through a rough separation and his brothers had been tossed in his different uncles homes all over the world, leaving him with his mother.

His mother raised him with a bitter heart because she wanted Dario to be the child she was left with, not him. Whenever she had relatives from his dad's side visit, his mum would feign the perfect little martyr but would change so much whenever they leave. She would also lash out at him randomly and then become as sorry and quiet as a snail the next second. Observing his mom's duplicity and hypocrisy made him want to become an actor.

He wanted to use acting as a shield to hide his inner demons and he also wanted to prove to his mom, even as she was in her grave that he could do tons better than Dario Gonzales!

So far, he'd been pulling it off successfully. He was going to do well in this movie, bag an award and get global recognition.

He busied himself reading the script until James, his uncle Benjamin's butler called him. Finally, it was now his turn to see his uncle.

He got into his uncle's room and his heart went out to the old man. He looked so weak and sickly but the old man was full of wisdom, it made him wonder what he had to say.

"Uncle Benjamin..." He said as he sat at the edge of the bed.

"Juan the favourite actor!" His uncle hyped. "Our women can't seem to get married because of you"

Juan chuckled. He'd been told that severally although it didn't stop him from doing what he knew how to do best.

"It's just me doing my job, uncle" he smiled

His uncle then turned serious all of a sudden.

"You shouldn't let greed and selfish ambitions cloud your good conscience and thought process" his uncle said solemnly

Juan gaped in utter confusion. When had he...

"That advice will not be made use of now, it'll be when you least expect it"

His uncle said

"Now I have a final request to make of you, Juan before I join my ancestors"

"What is it uncle?"

"Reconcile your brothers. I want you to fix your awkward relationship. Can I expect that from you after I'm gone?"

"Yes uncle Benjamin" Juan replied and immediately regretted doing so.

He wasn't too sure about the reconciliation part, for he was comfortable with the present situation with him and his brothers.

He didn't want to interfere for he was too busy to do so. He didn't even know if he could ever get comfortable with his brothers.

Well, he guessed time would tell.

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Francis Gonzalez took a quick flight back to his office at Sweden after his meeting with his uncle. He had just a few hours to his meeting with his investors.

And he had to get to his office on time in order to prepare himself and his staff. He believed in making plans beforehand.

He rented a car after the plane he was on touched down and he began to drive quickly to his office.

Truth be told, he felt anxious. The meeting he was about to have was going to save his company from going bankrupt after his divorce. His soon to be ex wife, Sophie was going to take half of all his property, including the company and then his company would be hanging on a loose thread and if he didn't take the appropriate measures, the thread would snap and that would be the end of him.

Feeling horrified at the pessimistic turn of his thoughts, he stepped on the accelerator pedal and sped to his office.

As he drove in high speed, a car also came at him with high speed. He dodged the car successfully but he was unaware of the the truck which also drove perpendicular to his car, speedily.

From the window, he could see the truck coming at him and he couldn't dodge this one. The last person he thought of was Sophie. If he was reborn, he hoped to be in a love marriage with her.

The truck smashed his car in a fatal collision and he blacked out.