A Tale of Two Spiders [BEING REWRITTEN ELSEWHERE]

Part 14

'Come on, man. What'd I do to you?'

'Nun'.'

'Well, at least it worked out, right?'

'Yeah...your dad's a good guy.'

'He did a complete 180 after they got married.'

'Went back to college, got a degree...'

'Joined the police force...'

'And...kind of...left me behind.'

He wouldn't say this if he wasn't a little bit drunk.

He sighed and leaned back on the chair and placed the can down.

'I mean, look at him. Respectful job, family, friends, a son...'

'And I'm blowin' it. Workin' on something ain't nobody heard of.'

'What do you mean?'

'It's all very hush-hush, you know? No one except a few people even know about it. But when this thing launches, it's going to be all the world will talk about.'

'What is it?'

'I...I can't say. It's very secret.'

'C'mon, I won't tell anyone.'

'Okay, well, it's...'

End of flashback

"C'mon Ganke, let's go.' I slid on my jacket once more.

"Wait a minute, you want me to go outside? Again?"

"It's not an abandoned subway tunnel, if that's what you're wondering."

"Then where?"

"Uncle Aaron's."

Small time skip

I peeked through the window, which had been left slightly open.

A tall, lanky man rested on the couch, phone in hand. His other arm lay on the couch pillow, and one leg was crossed over the other. The TV blared in the background, but he wasn't really paying attention to it.

I knocked on the window. "Uncle Aaron!" I called, trying to get his attention.

He looked up and saw me, and a bright smile flashed across his face as he laughed and stood up. He opened the window and let Ganke and I into his lived-in apartment.

It wasn't messy, per se; there were just a lot of things there, like various tables, a punching bag in the corner, miscellaneous items were placed in random places in the house.

I love it here.

Uncle Aaron walked back to where he previously sat and offered us seats close to him, which we took. He also offered us a beer, which we both declined.

"Suit yourself." He chortled, and sipped his beer.
"What are you two doin' over here so late? Don't y'all have school tomorrow?" He flicked a finger between us.

I smiled sheepishly. "Well, yeah we do."

"Then...?" He made a hand gesture to get to the point.

"Uhm..."

I looked to Ganke, and he stared back as if he was saying hurry up.

"Are y'all dating, or what? Miles, just so you know, I- "