The Cover Up Novel Part Twenty-Six by Ken David Stewart

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This was not a phone call that Charles Brooks wanted to make but he felt that it was both necessary and appropriate.

“Hello Peter. It's Charles Brooks calling.”

“Hello Charles,” Peter said with a sigh.

“I'm very sorry to hear about your son. Meredith really cared about him. I had only met Bret a couple of times but he seemed to be an outstanding young man.”

Charles Brooks mainly said this because he felt that it was the right thing to be said in theses circumstances. Although he had met Bret and found him to be very likeable he was worried about how attached his daughter was getting to him. The last thing Charles wanted was for Meredith to get involved with a young man with such as serious mental health diagnosis. His wife was a physician and had told Charles all the facts about schizoaffective disorder. She explained the extreme highs and lows, the paranoia and the hallucinations. The worst part was the prognosis. Bret was likely to have this illness for the rest of his life. Charles Brooks felt that his daughter is fortunate that Bret passed away. If she were to get married to him she would have a life of heartache ahead of her. He was greatly relieved when she told him that she had broken off her relationship with Bret Daniels.

“I can't imagine the pain you're going through Peter. I don't know what I would do if anything happened to Meredith,” said Charles.

“I appreciate your calling, Charles. This is an enormous shock for my wife and I,” said Peter.

“Maybe I'm out of line in saying this Peter, But Meredith told me that she didn't break up with Bret because she didn't love him. She broke it off because you couldn't stand to see Bret back with his old high school friends, Derek and Randy. Meredith felt that they would destroy his life.”

“I think she was right Charles. If only Bret would have listened to Meredith

I'm certain that my son would still be alive.”

“Do you think that Randy and Derek were involved somehow in Bret's passing?”

“I'm certain of it,” replied Peter.