Paul looked in horror at Sandra. He clenched his fists as if he were preparing for a fight; his face was flushed in anger.
-“Of all the despicable, twisted plots you could have conjured in your mind to manipulate me, this takes the cake mother. Where the hell did you get this preposterous claim that my fiancée is my sister?” Paul said this through clenched teeth.
-“Listen to me Paul! This is no ploy, and no game. This is real life, and urgent!
I already knew your father….I mean Kevin, for he is truly your father. A father is someone who lovingly raises you, and protects you, not just someone who ejaculates sperm.
I was already going out with your father, when I met Mark – Sherry’s father.
You see, Kevin had gone abroad to study one semester in London. It was during that time, that I met Mark at a party, and we had a fling. Mark never even knew he got me pregnant.
This you can confirm with Mark, if you don’t believe me.” She said as tears ran down her cheeks.
-“Wait, I don’t get it. If dad is not my real dad, and he was studying all the way in Europe, how is it that you two got married and he believes me to be his son?” Paul asked confused.
-“I have always loved your father. I made a little mistake once, so I thought that I would remedy the situation as best as I could. As soon as I was sure that I was pregnant, I flew to London that same week to meet Kevin. I arrived unannounced, and it came to be that he believes to be your dad.
Kevin is truly your father…he loves you dearly.” Sandra said this while walking towards Paul to embrace him.
-“Don’t touch me! That is the most heinous thing you could have plotted mother. You used dad, and now you claim to be the victim, now that he is in love with his secretary. Did it ever occur to you that he married you out of a sense of bound duty? You have some nerve lady!”
-“Paul, son…please, don’t judge me so harshly. I was young and foolish, and yes I made a mistake under the influence of drinks and I got carried away, but I made the best decision I could…for you…for us! Don’t you see baby?
What else could I have done…think about it, which other alternatives were there for me…for us?” Sandra was now sobbing and embracing Paul uncaring that her black mascara was soiling his crisply ironed white shirt.
-“You could have kept your legs closed! That is what you should have done.” Paul said this unforgivingly.
-“You ungrateful son of a bitch! How dare you renegade on your own life? I may be an awful person in your eyes, but I fought like a lion to give you a secure life with all the comforts and a good education. You grew in the sanctuary of a stable family…I gave you life!”
-“Stop with your melodramatics mother. No one is buying your crap. There is no excuse to have fooled dad all these years. That is despicable! You are despicable, and your loathsome deeds have brought us to this very moment.
I have had sexual intercourse with my own sister!” He said this with unmasked contempt as tears of rage clouded his vision.
-“Paul, you just don’t know what it’s like for a woman. This is still a man’s world, and while we can’t use brute strength to beat the system, sometimes we must rely on our feminine wiles in order to survive.
I am a survivor, if I had to use your father, so what. Look how this came to close in a full circle. He eventually did cheat on me too, during our marriage I never cheated. My mistakes have caught up with me, for that I am truly sorry. I will never be sorry that you came into my life. I love you dearly son.”
-“Thank you for having me mother! I owe you my life and my sanity. You have ruined my life!” Paul screamed this.
-“OK…if that is how you feel then never mind. Forget we had this conversation. Go ahead and marry your dear Sherry. Why not? The Egyptian Pharaohs did. Really!
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Come on now, don’t be a hypocrite Paul. You claim that God doesn’t exist, so why follow His commandments? After all it is written in The Old Testament that incest is forbidden, and that was embraced by man’s law.
Even Darwin had a hard time explaining how our moral sense of conscience was not implanted by God in His image, as that is what he claimed “differentiates man and the lower animals.”
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So go right ahead! Just go outside and get married, let's get this party started. I promise I won’t say a thing. I never expected your marriage to her to enjoy longevity anyway.” She said this as she placed her hands on her hips.
-"I think the Botox has migrated to your brain mother; you are insane." Paul said.
-“By the way son, I’d rather you said nothing of this until after my divorce is finalized. I plan to pass your father through the wringer in court. Besides Paul, Kevin truly loves you, don't break his heart.” Sandra made a heartfelt plead.
To be continued….
