Chapter 14: A Good Idea

Chapter 14

A Good Idea

            “What the hell was that?” President Smith was furious. The only time he had been more furious was on the day that California seceded, but this by far reaches the same plateau that that day achieved. “He can’t go about talking about the American Revolution like that. He said it himself; they are a new county, their own ‘country’ now. So now that they don’t identify themselves as Americans any longer, they can’t say that their fore fathers fought for freedom. We cannot let this act of defiance go on any longer.”

            “Calm down Mr. President. Please just calm down.”

            “Calm down? Calm down? Don’t you ever tell me to calm down again,” The president slammed his fist down on his desk and shattered a nearby glass. “You are the Vice President and I am the real President. Got it? You don’t have any real power anyway.”

            Vice President Adams was taken by total shock when he heard the words that came from Richard’s mouth, but the feeling that was overpowering the shock was the disgust he was feeling for the president. “Is that how you really feel Rich?”

            “Yes it is. All you do is sit around and get all this nonsense praise about being the second in command.”

            “I AM the second in command.”

            “Oh give me and the rest of the country a break. Ken Strong has more power than you do. I give Ken more responsibility than you. I trust him more than you.” The presidents words and been breaking away at the wall that Matt Adams had built around his heart, but those final words that Richard said put the final crack in that wall. That wall around Matt’s heart and soul tumbled down like the Berlin Wall had 30 years earlier.

            “I worked around the clock to help you deal with this California conflict. I was the one that pushed Issue #5572 through both houses of Congress, but that doesn’t matter I guess. Well I guess this conversation is over. You can consider this my official resignation as your damn Vice President. You can find some other chump to be your chimp. Hey Ken is the perfect person to be your new monkey boy. Goodbye Richard.” The former Vice President turned away from the President of the United States and started to make his way for the door.

            “Fine leave then. I bet a real chimp could make a better Vice President than you. This country will be way better off without you as it’s VP. Why don’t you just go to California?” This time the president’s words did not touch Matt at all, but the comment about California did seem like a good idea.