Chapter 19
Running inside the house with excitement, Brandon couldn't help but smile at the smart watch that was glowing on his wrist. He was already falling in love with it and the grin on his face made it so obvious.
"Brand, you gotta take off that watch and give it to me." Jason who was trailing behind Brandon, told him angrily. Grace was also following behind him while Julie was still outside bringing out some other shopping out of the car.
"But why, my buddy said I should keep it." Brandon whined not wanting to give it to him.
"He isn't your buddy boy. That was a stranger and you should definitely never accept things from strangers." Jason told him still maintaining the angry tone on him. Seeing that watch on his hand aggravated him so much that throughout their ride, he hadn't said a word after he discovered who had given it to him. He hadn't minded the diary, but a smart watch? He wasn't going to allow it.
"He is not a stranger, he is my buddy." Brandon insisted as he sat himself down on the coach, in the living room.
"He isn't Brand. And the sooner you realize that the better. Now take that damn thing off." Jason commanded looking dangerously at him as he sat beside him.
"No am not taking it off. It's mine." Brandon said while trembling in fear after seeing Jason look at him so dangerously. He even started moving away from him.
"You ain't? Okay, I guess I'll have to help you do that." Jason answered threatheningly and immediately went for Brandon's wrist and tried to take the watch off, making Brandon scream.
"Muuuummmyyyy!" Brandon screamed as he started tearing up and shaking in fear as he tried to break free from him but Jason held him so tight that he started feeling pain. He had never experienced any type of aggressiveness from anyone ever since he was born and seeing Jason being so aggressive on him after witnessing him grabbing another man's shirt back in town, scared the shit out of him.
"Jason, stop!" Grace who had been listening without saying a word finally shouted at him after seeing him being aggressive with the kid. Meanwhile Julie who heard her son screaming left everything she was doing and ran inside with panic wondering what made her son scream so helplessly like that, only to meet with a sight of Jason who was still struggling to take off the watch in Brandon's wrists even after Grace had asked him to stop. Brandon seemed as if he was going to faint as he cried while seeing how aggressive Jason was becoming and that almost made Julie go mad. How could someone manhandle her son like that?
"Jason!" Julie screamed his name, with so much strength that almost made everyone in the house deaf, and that was when Jason stopped what he was doing to look at her in anger. Julie's anger however was past what Jason's stupid jealousy anger. There's nothing that drove her so mad and furious like anything or anyone that messed with her son's sanity. And so without thinking twice, she crazily walked to where Jason and Brandon was and gave Jason a hit on his cheeks that immediately caused blood to spill out of his mouth. Thanks to the boxing exercise they'd been doing at the gym.
"What the fuck is wrong with you?" Julie shouted in anger as she hit him again making Grace yelp as Jason looked at her in shock not believing that Julie had truly hurt her. Brandon seemed to be hyperventilating but due to a lot of screaming so he technically ran to Julie and held her by her legs as he cried and that riled up Julie even more. How dare he make her son panic like that? Was he crazy?
"Are you fucking crazy? What makes you think you can be that aggressive with my son like that? Don't you see this is a kid Jason? I thought you were a sane man but it seems you are fucking insane." Julie couldn't help but scream at him as he picked up her son and held him close to her chest while she patted his shoulder comfortably.
"I was just trying to get the damn watch off him. You can't really let him keep that damn thing." Jason flatly said as he wiped the blood on his mouth after Julie's hit.
"And gave you the fucking right to do that? Is Brandon any son of yours? This is my son and it's me to decide whether he keeps it or not. Not you, idiot." Julie yelled at him angrily not realizing that she had cursed too much. On normal days Julie was never one to curse. Infact if you used the f word she would probably scold you, but if she ever uses it, then you know she's must really be so furiously angry and out of control.
"Hey Juls, it's okay. Calm down." Grace told her while squeazing her shoulders comfortingly. She knew Julie was loosing it and if she kept on yelling she was probably going to do something she would regret. She knew her so well. Julie was one to rarely get angry. Infact if you spent time with her, you'd think that nothing made her angry, but if by chance she gets angry, everything always comes down crumbling. And one of the most sensitive things that always made Julie angry if you mess with was her son. That was like, messing with a ticking bomb.
"Mommy," Brandon whimpered as held her Julie tightly still in fear and that made Julie turn around and hear for upstairs to Brandon's room after giving Jason a kick on his thigh. She'd better go and attend to her son first, before she came back to deal with Jason who she really prayed he would leave coz he wouldn't like what was going to come next to him.
Seeing that, Grace sighed in relief as she turned to go and bring the things that Julie hadn't brought from the car, leaving Jason alone in the living room to wonder what the hell had just happened a few mins ago.
"Hey baby, it's gonna be okay. No one is gonna hurt you when am here okay?" Julie assured Brandon as she sofly placed him on his bed the lovingly wiped the tears on his cheeks and eyes.
"He hurt my wrist, and wanted to take the watch from me." Brandon whimpered looking at his wrist.
"Sorry honey. Let me see." Julie answered as she took Brand's arm and studied it, realizing that it was starting to swell up. It seems if Jason had almost dislocated his arm and Julie couldn't help but click angrily. That man was truly going to know who she was.
"Let me take this off so we can nurse your arm, okay?" Julie urged her son and he nodded as Julie went ahead to take off the smart watch. After that she removed the first aid kit that always lay under Brandon's bed and took some deepheat out of it and sprayed around his wrists. It didn't seam that bad and she hoped the deepheat would help but all the same she was going to check him to the doctor if it showed otherwise.
"It's going to be fine, honey. Don't worry. Mommy's always here." She assured him after she kept the first aid kit away and was now sitting on his bed while holding him on her lap.
"Yes mommy. Would you let me keep the watch?" Brandon asked in a whisper looking up at Julie with teary eyes that held so much passion and connections to the watch or maybe to whoever who gave him the watch. That, Julie didn't know which was which, but the look Brandon gave him, had her heart going out for him and she couldn't even dare say no to him.
"Yes baby. You can keep it." Julie whispered back as she kissed her forehead and that was enough to draw a weak smile out of Brandon making Julie's heart flutter. Her son's happiness was her first priority and she would never trade it for anything else.
"Thank you mom. I love you." Brandon said as he hugged Julie burying his head on his chest and Julie could still feel his smile on her chest.
"I love you too Randy. You are my only treasure and I'll never ever trade you for anyone." Julie assured him as she tightened her hold on him and Brandon tightened his on her too. It was as if they were both communicating to each other in a way they only understood. A mother-son bond, that was never going to be broken.
" Want to tell me about your buddy?" Julie then asked him feeling curious about what had truly transpired between her son and Hotstuff.
"You want me to tell you how we met and what happened until you guys came?" Brandon asked her while grinning so sweetly as if he was about to talk about the love of his life.
"Yes tell me everything. I'd love to hear." Julie answered as she grinned back and just like that Brandon's energy was back like he wasn't panicking a while ago and he immediately started narrating to his mom every bit of thing that had transpired between him and his buddy as he referred him so.