36 ~ The Parents

~Rowan~

Elections were around the corner. This was it, what he had always wanted was around the corner and he hoped it would not slip out of his grasp.

"Elvado," He said, shocked to see him there. Elvado had a way of showing up unexpectedly in his office. Sometimes he wondered how he managed to always find out when he was in.

"Long time no see my friend."

"My earnest apologies my dear friend. This whole rigmarole has kept me so busy." Rowan said as they shook hands.

"I understand. I do hope all of this pays off in the end."

"Of course it will,"

"We have worked so hard. It can't flop." Elvado's stare was pointed.

Rowan gulped. A lot was on the line with how much Elvado had poured into his political ambitions.

"It won't. I promise."

"In a few weeks, we'll be celebrating." He held up his glass and they cheered to victory.

In his heart of heart, there was a pit of nervousness. He had hope but at the same time it waned. For what it's worth, the pathway to political domination had been ver