Chapter fifty two Confession

Martin braced himself as he saw Tyler walking towards him. He hadn't seen Ty since he was released from the hospital. He looks well but then again who wouldn't with the convenience of their own gym. Ty took a deep breath as he stops in front of him, for a moment he didn't say anything, he just stood there starring at Martin. "Alright before you tear me to pieces, which you look fit enough to do by the way, please give me a chance to say I'm sorry. I was wrong and there's nothing I can say or do to justify how I treated you." Martin said hastily.

"Oh man, on my way over here I kept coming up with different ways to tear into you but as I was walking towards you a voice spoke to me, you know what it says?" "I can't imagine," Martin said nervously. "It says, when you tear into him, what comes after that, will it change anything or make you feel better? Well, the answer is no, so I decide not to, instead I would like to know why you decided to transfer over here?"

Martin breathes a sigh of relief that Ty wasn't as angry as he thought he would be; he was expecting all of Tyler's wrath to fall on him but instead, Ty seems calm, which was good because he didn't want Ty blacking out again but he was still a little too calm for Martin's already frazzled nerves.

"Alright I will explain but can we walk and talk? I have a lot to get through today." "Fine with me," Ty said shrugging his shoulders. "Now please understand that when I requested the transfer I was under the assumption that you were a cold-blooded murderer and since Jess and Jason were obviously on your side, I wanted to get as far away from all of you as fast as I could."

Martin checked on a patient took his vitals, exchange a few words with the man, made a note on his docket, and left the room. Most of the doctors at this hospital already knew Ty or his father so they didn't mind him being there. They had also heard what had happened to him, so every now and then he would stop to greet one or nod and smile at others who were busy doing their jobs. He had just moved on from greeting one when Martin continues.

"At one point Jess told me she was willing to bet her carrier on the fact that you were innocent of what I was accusing you of." He said shaking his head. "I didn't think much of it at the time because I thought they were both stupid and clueless, I was so sure that I was right about you." He said handing a docket to a nurse and giving her a few instructions before continuing down the passage.

"So when you learned the truth why didn't you revoke the transfer?" Ty asks. "Because I was too ashamed to face you after how I treated you and I wasn't up to dealing with Jess and Jason's anger on a daily basis." Martin admitted without looking at Ty.

"I just don't get it, Martin, Susan I can understand would believe what Kayla told her because she didn't know me that well but we have known each other like forever, how could you believe I was capable of doing something so horrible?" Ty asks smiling with compassion at the young lady martin was examining.

"A part of me had to admit that, that sounded nothing like you but then there was the other part that was looking for a reason to hate you," Martin said and stops as he heard the hurt in Ty's voice when he asks another question. "We were best friends, why would you want to hate me?" Martin took another deep breath and scratches his head. "Oh man, this is a lot more difficult than I thought it would be, I think it would be better if you were yelling at me," Martin said in an uncomfortable tone.

"Confession is good for the soul Martin so spill it all now because I don't want to have this conversation with you again." Ty said coldly. "Then I guess I should just go ahead and tell you that I was an envious bastard that didn't deserve your friendship," Martin said taking up another pile of dockets from a table and walking towards another patient's room.

"I don't understand?" Ty said sternly. "Of course, you don't, because when you look at me you see your best friend but when I looked at you I saw a spoiled rich bastard who always gets everything he wants," Martin said taking the vitals of his patient. "Me, spoiled?" Ty asks angrily. "Easy TJ, no shouting," Martin said apologizing to his patient. Ty clenched his fist and walks from the room as he tries to control his anger.

A few minutes later Martin came out and suggest they go to a more private area to continue their conversation. "Considering this illness that I have been plagued with since birth, I could have turned out a lot worst, I could have used it to exploits, my family, into giving me whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted it but I didn't and you of all people know that, so why on earth would you say I'm spoiled?"

"Well, me convincing myself that you were a spoiled little rich kid didn't necessarily mean that you were and since I've destroyed any chance of us being friends again and since I'm the one who will have to stand in front of God and give an account for everything I've said and done, I'm going to take your advice and spill it all," Martin said walking into the canteen and ordering two juices then taking a seat at a table.

"The honest truth here T.J is that I envied you a lot, it started when we were in college and you showed up boasting how your dad had given you fifteen grand for your week's lunch money and I was only getting like eight hundred a day," Martin said pushing one of the juices in front of Ty.

"I don't know if you remember but I kept coming to you for money and you kept giving it to me." "I remember." Ty said biting his lips to suppress his anger. "Well, ever since that day I decided that I was going to exploit you every chance I got and I did but as usual you didn't notice because to you, you were only helping your friend." "So if you were so hell bent on taking advantage of me, why did you refuse to let me help you buy your car?" Ty asks as pain and hurt tore through his every fiber.

"Because I didn't want to give you the satisfaction of saying that I wouldn't have a car if it wasn't for you," Martin said taking a sip of his juice. "I would never have said something like that," Ty said coldly. "And a part of me knew that too." Martin snaps in frustration. "But I convinced myself that you would anyway, I envied you for both your money and your brain, damn, sometimes I would struggle for weeks with a certain topic or trying to diagnose a certain illness but not you, it would take you what, like a day or so to figure out that exact same problem," Martin said getting up and walking over to the railing that overlooks the parking lot.

"I hated the fact that you were the first person people would turn to for a consult, the first one to come up with solutions to difficult cases, the first one on our floor they chose for that Advance Medical Program and not me, even though I knew I wouldn't be able to handle it but the biggest problem I had with you was the fact that even though I was the first one to talk to Kayla that night at the club you were the one she chose." He said running his hands over his face.

"Damn, you weren't even that interested in her because you were still sulking over your last girlfriend but from the moment she laid eyes on you she forgot that I was even there, do you have any idea how much that hurt?" Martin asks. "And before I knew it I had found yet another reason to hate you, I kept telling myself that she was too good for you, that she should've been mine."

Martin stops as he saw how hurt and shocked Ty looks and he hated himself even more for being the one causing that pain. "Maybe that's enough confessing for one day," Martin said and turns to walk away but Ty steps in front of him stopping him. "Finish it." He said taking a shuddering breath. "Maybe another time," Martin said. "I told you I won't be having this conversation with you again, so finish it," Ty ordered through clenched teeth.

"Fine, well needless to say after that I did everything in my powers to break you guys apart; I even tried convincing Kayla that you were sleeping with Jessica." "So, wait a damn second, you were the instigator of that nasty blow-up between them?" "Guilty again," Martin said with his head down. "But it didn't matter what I said or did, she told me that you were the richest man she has ever met and that there was no way she would ever walk away from you."

"You are unbelievable," Ty said shaking his head. "I'm sorry man but I guess that was why it was so easy for me to believe what she told me, my envy had literally taken on a life of its own, you were always so perfect and for a long time I tried to find a fault in you but couldn't until Kayla told me that story," Martin said finishing his juice.

"I finally had the ammunition I needed." "The ammunition to destroy me and everything I stand for?" "Yeah, something like that." "Well Kayla have a lot of lovers, are you one of them?" Ty asks. "We kissed once but that was it," Martin said standing at a distance from Ty in case his anger got the best of him. "Well you obviously wanted her so why didn't you go all the way?" Ty asks.

"Oh man, are you sure you want to hear all of this?" Martin asks. "I wouldn't ask if I didn't want to know." Ty snaps. "Okay, the timing just wasn't right and after a while, she pulled away from me totally, so I lost my chance." "Was this before or after you met Susan?" "Before and after actually," Martin admits.

"Wow, I'm literally using every ounce of control I have not to put a bullet in your head right now, so I'm going to leave but thank you for your honesty," Ty said before storming away from him, leaving the unopened juice on the table. He was shaking with rage as he walks towards his vehicle and as he close the door and fasten his seat belt he couldn't stop the tears that came pouring down his face.

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Food for thought

We dishonor God when we despise others