The Night Falls (2) Meanwhile, Michael had just came back from work and his parents were right behind him. Manuel saw, outside, through his window, in the living room, as Michael and his parents were pulling in at their drive way. Manuel was thinking about the stranger, that he had saw last night. Manuel couldn’t stop thinking, he knew who the stranger was. So, a few minutes later, when Michael and his parents were going into their house, a car pulled up, next door. Manuel started to look closely, outside of the window. It was the stranger, that Manuel saw. He knew he had to do something. So, as soon as the stranger, had gotten out of his car, he closed the door, of his car and was headed for the front door. Manuel knew, he had to find out more clues, about this stranger. As soon as the stranger went inside, Manuel put the curtain back, over the window and he slowly, walk to the front door. Manuel open the door slowly and walked outside. He ran next door. The house that the stranger had been coming in and out of .the house. Manuel, walked slowly towards the front door, of Abraham’s house, and he slowly opened the door. There was some candle’s lit, in the living room, which, Manuel had notice, the living was a little bright than last night So, he slowly walked inside of the house, he notice the stranger had taken off his shirt and put it on the sofa. The shirt, that the stranger was wearing, belonged to Abraham. Manuel remembered that day, when Abraham had came back, from one of his concerts, with that same shirt, which was on the sofa. Manuel heard some whistling noise in the house and he decided to hide where the sofa and the dresser, were. It seem that the stranger was whistling. Then, all of a sudden, he heard a door close. Manuel had gotten up and decided to see, where the stranger was. He went down the hall and saw a light, through the bathroom door. He heard some water running and he thought the stranger was taking a shower. It seems so strange. Manuel decided, to go to the back bedroom and when he had gotten to the back bedroom, he saw some clothes, lying on the bed. Manuel was so confuse, that he had to take a closer look, in the bedroom. Manuel saw a dresser and decided, to open one of the draws. He had open the top draw. Manuel had saw some compact discs of Abraham’s album in the draw. It so odd. Manuel knew who it was and he was thinking, of a way to expose the stranger. Manuel knew, the stranger, had to confess to him, who he was. So, Manuel had to come up with a plan. Manuel saw a rope, by the bed. Manuel knew, he was going to tie, one of the end of the rope, to the bed, which was on the right hand side and tie the other end of the rope, to the door knob. Manuel cut off the lights, in the bedroom and waiting for the stranger. Manuel knew, the stranger would come in the bedroom, to get dress, he would trip on the rope and fall down on the floor. As soon as Manuel, heard the stranger coming out of the bathroom, he hid under the bed and waited for that moment. The stranger was coming towards the bedroom and he saw the light were off and he was thinking to himself, out loud, “Why were the lights were off”. All of a sudden, the stranger tripped. As he feel to the floor, Manuel ran to put the lights on. “I know it is you!”, Manuel yelled. “Who are you?”, the stranger asked. “Don’t play dumb with me, you know exactly, who I am”, Manuel said. “Should I know you?”, the stranger asked. “Abraham, you can stop the stupid act, I knew it was you all long”, Manuel said. As the stranger had gotten up he started telling Manuel. “Okay, Manuel, you are right”. “Why, Abraham, why did you kill that young man?”, Manuel asked. “What young man?”, Abraham said. “The one that I heard on the news last night”, Manuel said. “I don’t know what you are talking about”, Abraham said, as he looked confused. “Abraham, I heard on the news that a young man, names Marshall Smith”, Manuel said, with an angry look on his face. “I heard about that, but it wasn’t me, I heard there was a killer running loose”, Abraham said. “Who is the killer?”, Manuel said. “I don’t know”, Abraham said. “Why don’t you tell me; why you are not dead; like I heard on television and Terrance went to California and get the newspaper and it read that you died, why don’t you tell me the whole story?”, Manuel asked. “Okay, here goes the whole story, but I want you sit down on the bed and I will tell you everything”, Abraham said, as he went, to sit down, next to Manuel. “First of all, when I became a rapper, everything was all good, then all of a sudden I was making a lot of money; I thought that I was better than everyone; it didn’t work out like that; I knew that I wanted to help, my family, but it didn’t happen that way; My mother never liked me becoming a rapper; she thought that was a stupid idea and my father hated the idea, of his son, every being in the music business; I was lost and could find my way back; I know that I could have call you, Jose or Michael, but I didn’t; I thought I could handle the whole situation by myself; it didn’t work like that; I was depress; I decided to start drinking and I couldn’t understand why; I was also in debt; many manger had call me and told me that I was spending all of my money and that I didn’t have anymore money; I was so broke that I couldn’t do anything; I know what you are going to say; I was rich; I was famous; I had everything; no; I didn’t have anyone who loved me; I had lost myself and my faith; I decided to get a job as a stock man at Tyrone’s Supplies; I know that I wouldn’t like the job, but I had to do something; I work there for one year; I was getting paid ten dollars an hour; to do the job; I knew that I had to get out of the deal with New Generation Records; the company gave me a one million dollar deal; I knew that I was tired of being a rapper and I wanted to do something different, but it didn’t happen, so I decided to fake my own death; I knew that was the only way to get out of the deal with New Generation Records and pay off my debts; I was gambling my money away; I spent three thousand dollars; in one night; I was going to strip bars and giving those girls, five hundred each; I had five different women each night; I had max out my visa card and my master card; they both had five thousand dollars, each, so, I had a total of ten thousand dollars; I spent both of my credit cards in one year; I was spending my money on two cars, which each one was worth twenty thousand dollars, each, two trucks, they were worth twenty thousand dollars, each, on a house that I couldn’t afford, which, was worth one million dollars; I bought, ten gold chains, that was worth, One thousand dollars each, the most expensive clothes, like the shirts were one hundred dollars each and I bought, five of them; I sure you saw one of them on the sofa, when you walked in, the pants were one hundred dollars each; I bought five of them, the most expensive shoes, each one was two hundred each and I bought five of them, hat, such as base ball caps that was worth fifty dollars each; I bought five pair of sock that was nine dollars each; I bought five pairs of suits that were one thousand dollars each; I bought three of them; I bought some under wear that was nine dollars, each, I bought five pairs of them; I had everything; I had a ten million dollar deal; I blew all that money on everything I wanted; I paid women, five hundred dollars to have sex with me; it was five nights for each women; I had it all; not even my royalties were enough; my royalties that I was getting paid was ten cents off of all my compact disc, cassettes, music videos, digital video devices(D. V. D. ’s); the company produced, one million copies, of all of the products, that I mention; I even paid three hundred dollars, to insure my house; it was a thirty year deal; I help my parents pay their house out, which was worth one hundred thousand dollars; I bought my parents and my brother; you know him Manuel, his name is Terrance, each their own vehicles, which was worth twenty thousand dollars, each; I was helping them pay insurance, of three hundred dollars, each; I spent one thousand dollars to help my brother, get some clothes, shoes, pants, socks; I even bought everything you see in this house; television, bed, dresser draws, a sofa, a lamp, video games; I stayed in apartments, when I was in Los Angeles, California; food to eat; I bought the best which cost me twenty thousand dollars; that was the last bit of money I had left, so, I thought if I died that my brother will have the money and I could come back for it later”. Abraham was telling Manuel all of that with a sad look on his face. Abraham knew he had blow all of his money on everything he wanted and he was thinking about doing something different. As, Manuel looked at Abraham with a shock look on his face. “Why the disguise, of being some stranger in the neighbor hood?”, Manuel asked. “I need to come back home; I had no where else to go”, Abraham said, as he had a sad look on his face. Then, Manuel told Abraham, “I have to leave and I won’t tell anyone that you are alive, but, I think Terrance needs to know that”. Then, Manuel got off of the bed and was headed down the hall. Abraham was still on the bed sitting down, thinking, of what he could tell his brother. Manuel, left the house and Abraham sat on the sofa to think about what Manuel told him. A few minutes later , Manuel had entered his parent house and Abraham, had picked up the telephone to call his brother. Meanwhile, Jose had just arrived home. Jose stepped out of his car and he was thinking about going to see Manuel and Terrance. Jose was thinking that, he, Manuel and Terrance, needed to talk. Meanwhile, Terrance heard the telephone ring and he went to the living to pick up the telephone. He answered it by saying, “Hello”. “Terrance, listen up, I just want to tell you, that you need to come next door to Manuel’s house; Terrance, don’t say nothing, just do it”, Abraham said. Terrance had put the telephone down and he was so confuse about the situation. He didn’t know who had call him and why someone would call him next door to Manuel’s parents house . Terrance remembered Abraham used to lived there, which was his brother. As soon as Jose started walking inside his parent’s house, he saw Terrance leaving his parent’s house and was going next door. Jose knew something is going on and he wanted to find out. Terrance was skeptical, as, he was going next door. Jose ran to the front end of his car and ducked. Terrance had arrived next door and he knocked. Abraham, heard someone knocking, at the front door, he was nervous. He did not know what to say to his brother. Then, Abraham had opened the door and Terrance had walked in. Abraham had closed the door and Terrance just stared at him. “Terrance I know you are going to be upset, about this whole situation, but, let me do all the talking, Terrance, I am your brother and I did not die in Los Angeles, I had to pretend I died, because I owed some money, to the credit card company, and the recording company”, Abraham said. “Abraham, I don’t understand?”, Terrance said, in a surprising tone. “I know”, Abraham said. “You could have call me, you are my brother”, Terrance said. “I know, I thought I could have everything myself, I was ashamed, that if I owned all this money wouldn’t be proud of me”, Abraham said. “I don’t know what to say anymore!”, Terrance said, in a loud voice. “I understand, Terrance”, Abraham said. “You don’t understand!, you care about me!, you never did!”, Terrance yelled, as he ran into one of the bedrooms, in Abraham house. Abraham felt sad. Abraham knew that his brother would not understand, the situation. Meanwhile, Jose had came close to Abraham’s house. He decided to see if the door was open, while Jose was checking, to find out, if the door was opened, Abraham went to find his brother, in one of the bedrooms. Jose had turned the knob of the front door, to see if it is was unlocked; it was. Jose went inside of the house and he heard two people talking. Jose was suspicious. He was going to find out, what was going on. As, Jose went into the kitchen, he was walked down the hall-way and he saw Terrance on the bed, with his head hanging down, and his arms were resting, on his top, part of his legs. Jose saw a man standing over him, trying to explain the situation, when, Jose accidentally hit the door and Terrance and Abraham saw him. “I can’t believe it’s you”, Jose said, as he looked, surprise. “Jose, I know, you thought I was dead, but I’m not, I want you and Terrance to listen to me; I was in trouble; I owed, so much money that I couldn’t do anything; I wanted to call one of you, but, I didn’t; I was afraid that all of you would think that I wasn’t making it in the music business; I didn’t want to let no one down, especially y my brother, Terrance; I knew, if you thought I was a loser, than you wouldn’t respect me as a man, or as my brother; I had to pretend that I was dead, so I could have my brother, get all the royalties that was owed to me and try to come back and talk with him, but, it didn’t work like that; I know both of you think that I killed that young man, but I didn’t”, Abraham said. “I just wanted to know, the truth”, Terrance said. “What will happen now?”, Jose questioned. “Well, Manuel, already know, I’m sure, Michael is the only one that doesn’t know, beside our parents; now his comes the hard part; I want all of you to not tell any of our parents; I will let Michael know as soon as possible”, Abraham said. Terrance had decided, to forgive Abraham and he went over to hug his brother and to say that he forgive him. A few minutes later, Jose and Terrance had decided to leave and go home. Abraham was trying to figure out, how he was going to tell Michael. A few minutes later, everyone in the neighborhood was cutting their lights off and seemed to be going to be, or that was what Abraham had thought. Michael was still up that night and he decided to move the curtains, he had wanted to open the window, for some fresh air. Michael, had seen a man, through the living room window, in Abraham‘s house. It seemed that someone had a light on, in Abraham’s house and the curtain’s were moved. He decided to check it out. As soon as Michael slowly, opened the door and he closed it. Michael had to find out who this stranger was. He was in Abraham’s house. As soon as Michael had went over to Abraham’s house, he decided to slowly open the door. As soon as he opened the door, he saw a man walking towards the kitchen. Michael, slowly walked towards the kitchen and he saw the stranger walking down the hall. Michael had to find out who was in Abraham’s house. As Michael started walking towards the same bedroom, that the stranger was headed too. The stranger had went in the last bedroom and was going to turn on the light, while Michael was slowly creeping up behind him. When the stranger turn on the lights, Michael, was getting ready to slowly, put his hands on the stranger. As soon as Michael had, slowly put his hands on the stranger, he startled, the stranger. “What is going on?”, the stranger asked. Then, the stranger turned around and Michael saw him and said, as he had, a surprise look, on his face, “I know who you are”. “Michael, I am Abraham; before you leave; let me explain to you why I am here; it all happen when I was in debt and I could find any solution to the problem; I wanted to call one of you and I didn’t; I know that all of you; Jose, Manuel, Terrance and you, don’t care about me anymore or even hate me for what I didn’t do”, Abraham said. “Why did you come back?”, Michael questioned. “I had to, because I needed my money to pay off the debts that I owe”, Abraham said. “Who do you owe?”, Michael questioned. “I owe the record company; I owe my credit card company; I owe on this house; I owe on the insurance, which I had put on this house; I owe insurance on the car that I have; I had to sell my truck in order to make it”, Abraham said. “So, now you need our help”, Michael said. “I need the money that Terrance have, but I wait for that but, I have a favor from you; I told Jose, Manuel and my brother Terrance, to keep a secret about me, so if you please, if you don’t mind, keeping my secret, I would appreciate it”, Abraham said. “Not a problem; I will”, Michael said. “I’m going to leave now and let you make a decision on how you will fix this situation”, Michael said, as he was leaving . As soon as Michael left the house and was headed towards his parent’s house; Abraham had closed the door and locked it and cut the light off in the living room and went towards the last bedroom. Abraham had to find a way to leave this city and find another way to get out of debt. Abraham’s had a troubled mind and didn’t know what to do. Abraham had remembered in his past whenever he was in trouble or had a trouble mind, his mother would tell him, that he had to say some prayers and eventually God would help him. So he had gotten on his knees and prayed. As soon as he had said his prayers, he crawled into bed and decided, to see if he could sleep. Abraham knew that he needed the money to finish paying his debts out. He knew, he had to tell Terrance eventually, about the money that was in his possession. As soon as Michael had arrived in the house, his father had woke. Michael’s father had saw his son walk in and he asked his son, “Michael, where have you been?”, his father said. “ I went out to get some air”, Michael said. “Okay, then”, his father said, as he had a suspicion, his son was hiding something. Then, Michael, had went to his room and his father had went back to his room. Michael’s father, had woke up his wife and said, “Marie, I think something is wrong with our son”, Michael’s father said. “What do mean, James”, Marie said. “Michael had went outside and he told me he went get some air; come on now; late this hour”, James said. “So what do you want to do, James?”, Marie asked. “I think we should go outside and see what our son was doing”, James said. So, Michael parents were getting dress and they had decided to go outside and see what Michael was doing outside. Meanwhile, Terrance could not sleep and he had decided to go next door to his brother’s house. As, Terrance had put on some clothes and he slowly walked towards the living room and slowly opened the door and walked outside. As, Terrance had slowly turn the knob, on the door to go outside. Terrance had looked around to find out if anyone was watching him and he ran to Abraham’s house. Meanwhile, Michael’s parents had seen Terrance, through the crack in the door, Terrance had went next door, Michael’s parents decided to follow Terrance and see, what he was up to. Meanwhile, Jose could not sleep that night and he decided to go see Abraham. As, soon as Jose had woke up and put on some clothes, he slowly walked, towards the living room. As soon as Jose had went to the door, he slowly opened it and he has saw Michael’s parents going to Abraham’s house. So, Jose slowly close the door and he went, to pick up the telephone and call Abraham. Jose’s father had heard someone talking, in the living room and Jose’s father slowly went to see who was in the living room. He slowly crept into the living room and saw his son on the telephone. Jose’s father did not know who Jose was talking to, but he slowly went back to his room and wake up his wife. Jose’s father started to pushing on his wife until she woke up. When Jose’s mother woke up, and said, “What is going on, Jose?”, Jose’s mother said. “Linda, our son is talking to somebody, on the telephone”, Jose Senior said. “He is always talking to somebody, on the telephone”, Linda said. “At this late hour, of the night”, Jose Senior said. So, Jose Senior and Linda woke up. They both gotten dress and they decided to go into the living room and find out, who their son was talking to. Meanwhile, James and Marie had just arrived at Abraham’s house. James slowly opened the door and Terrance had heard someone trying to open the door and he hurried up and closed the door. James said, “I know someone is in the house, Marie, so we have to find out another way to get in”, James said. Then, Terrance had ran towards the hall calling Abraham’s name. As soon as Abraham had gotten off of the telephone, he ran to see who was calling him. Abraham had saw Terrance coming toward him. “My brother...”, as Terrance took a breathe, “You have got to leave, someone else, is coming into the house”, Terrance continued. “I know, it is Michael’s parents”, Abraham said. Then, Abraham went into the back bedroom and started to pack. As, Abraham was packing, he was thinking maybe that wasn’t a good idea and maybe he should come clean to his family. Then, Abraham had stopped packing for a few moments and he said to Terrance, “Maybe, I need to come clean to our parents, Terrance”. “Why, brother?”, Terrance asked. “Maybe, if I tell them, they will understand”, Abraham said. “I don’t man”, Terrance said. So, then Abraham proceeded to finish packing. Meanwhile, Jose’s parents had walked into the living, after Jose had put down the telephone. “So, who were you on the telephone with?”, Jose’s father asked. “Nobody, dad”, Jose said. “Well, it looked like someone you were talking with, my son”, Jose father said. “Tell you father, who it was”, Jose mother said.
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