Feud - short story 1.0

"Ouch!" Amanda fumed. She was not pleased that Jett was within 20 feet of her, much less holding her hand and helping to pull a possibly poisonous thorn from her palm. As soon as he was finished, she pushed him back and glared. There was so much anger and betrayal in her eyes. How could he have hurt her so carelessly and then saved her life without a second thought? Men were terribly hard to understand. Especially this one.

Amanda and Jett were much closer than most realized. Most thought they had dated in high school or once they were in the military. No, they went back farther than that. To their mother's womb. Twins. Actually, there were triplets, but they hadn't heard from their brother, Kyle in almost 10 years. All three had entered The Forces when they were 18. Fresh from secondary school. The last they had heard from him, was in a very brief letter.

Dearest Family,
It is with fond regards that I must inform you of my departure from you. I can not have any contact with you and the choices you've made. Know that I will always remember you and think of you daily. Please do not try to find me or contact me in any way. As of this moment, I will not exist as your brother or son anymore.
Sincerely, K


Any other family would have gone out right away and tried to find him. But they knew better. Their father had been one of the highest ranking officials with The Forces. And their mother had secrets they didn't even want to think about. How could they have even thought to have normal regular everyday jobs with a pedigree as theirs? Hopefully, Kyle had been smart and stayed out of the public eye. Maybe he was just a normal garbage man, or worked on an assembly line somewhere. Undetected. Unknown. Maybe he had a wife and child now? One could only hope so.

Snapping back to reality, Jett walked slowly back to Amanda. All of their history filling the air made it almost insufferably claustrophobic. Where did he come from so fast? He must be on their side. And why was he bleeding? How did she not see that before? Jett walked up to Amanda holding out one hand. And before she knew it, she had taken his hand. And then the biggest brotherly hug imaginable. Years of pent up anger, hostility, frustration, confusion, and loneliness came in the form of a big hug that only a brother can give.

The snap of a tree branch made them freeze. All emotion vanished and their inbred instincts were on high alert. Slowly taking a step back from each other they scanned the little meadow they were in to find they were completely surrounded. At gun point.

And then Amanda smiled leaving Jett completely confused.


To Be Continued......