"Are you going to stay the night?Mom missed you so much," Micah's mom asked calmly.
"I got to go, I'm tired of everyone lying to me", he hurriedly stormed out.
"Micah", he heard from outside the home.
Micah knew he had to put himself together. There is no time to be slagging.
Micah wanted to go home but he couldn't. Instead, he went to Nathan's secret apartment.
Took the key inside the flower pot. Walked inside.
Nathan was there, slightly drunk with a glass in hand.
Nathan's eyes were still down.
"Micah, how did you know I was here", he stood up...
"I swear on my life, I love you. You are different from your father."
"If it turned out to be true that Dominic was responsible for Wihlem's death. It has nothing to do with you"
"I swear, I love you."
Micah hugged him.
"It's okay, Nathan. I'm trusting you now. Please, don't let me down. No lies anymore or keeping secrets."
They placed their forehead against each other.
Kissing each other. Slowly with love, and affection. It wasn't rushed
A slow kiss of trust and passion.
Micah knew he just had to trust Nathan.
It's been weeks now, Micah kept going for interviews, public and campaign outings and rallies.
The election is now a few months away. Micah is putting so much effort into winning.
Until.....
The news broke.
"Breaking: The senatorial candidate of the liberal people party and LGBT activist is rumoured to be the secret son of the presidential candidate Dominic Hawthorne"
Micah knew this was another sabotage and he was prepared for anything else that might come his way.
As the rumour broke, people were divided. Some never believed while some started questioning his credibility. "Are you fighting system or you are part of the system?"
Next morning, Micah had a close door meeting with his campaign team alongside Nora..
"Nothing about that is true guys, we have to keep ourselves together"
They all nodded.
A press conference was held. Micah denied any link to Dominic Hawthorne.
"You know people, a lot of stories have been made up after I came out to run for the office of the Senator. Bad people hate change or greatness. I know why they've been trying to stop me"
"Do you think this might be from the opposition party, Mr Lennox ?", one of the reporters asked.
"Who knows, when you are different from the system. Your opposition isn't your only enemy "
The press conference came to an end. Micah has been able to hold things up.
"Are you sleeping home, or are you coming over to my place?. I'm worried about you staying alone.", Nora worriedly asked.
"No, it's fine. You should go and rest. Thank you so much, Nora."
"Got you pal. My girlfriend is coming to pick me up."
"You got a gf, now?"
"You've been so busy that's why you haven't know about that"
"She's here, bye", she walked off.
Micah drove home.
Now, he was in bed.
Phone rings.....
"Unknown number"
"Micah, it's Dominic."
"We need to talk. Alone, don't bring that grown man that follows you around like a dog"
"If you care about your future or.... your life meet me"
The line goes silent, call dropped.....
He laid in bed, tossing left and right. ADHD has been worse lately, constantly forgetting to use his pills.
He got dress, was out of his door. When he saw Nathan.
"Nathan, what are you...."
Nathan grabbed his wrist, pulling him back inside the apartment.
"You have to stay away from Dominic."
"I was just about to meet him. He called me"
"I came just in time", Nathan hands him a file.
"A whistle blower on Dominic's team helped with that"
The file proved Dominic knew about Micah all along.
"There was an order to erase all public traces of you being biologically his"
"But why would he do something like that.. I'm his blood"
"Dominic is a mad man,power hungry."
"If the country knows, he has a secret son that he knew about but never raised. He could put him in a bad light "
"Look over here", Nathan pointed out something.
"You were flagged weeks ago before the bomb blast. It's very much possible, Dominic did that"
Micah dropped to the floor. Tears and ugly sobs escaped his mouth.
His father was trying to kill him. It broke his soul, he was being betrayed by blood.
Nathan hugged him as he cried on his shoulder.
"It's okay to feel this way. Just know I'm willing to protect you."
The doorbell rang, Nathan pulled out his gun as he approached the door.
"Stay there", he whispered to Micah.
Checked the camera no one was there.
Opens door , nothing but just a black envelope.
Nathan grabbed it, and opened it up.
It was a photo for Micah. Micah goes through it.
A photo of him and Nathan kissing in an elevator.
A note was with it.
"Drop out or this goes viral".....