The Making Of A Monster

Brennan went to plead his case with the banks, the commerce chamber, even loan sharks, but everyone was busy saving their own skin. At wits’ end, he was approached by an investor from out of town. The man came from generations of wealth, was a professional hedonist. He wasn’t interested in Candour’s business, but was keen to make use of Brennan’s connections. He proposed that, in return for an investment of twenty million dollars, Brennan would procure for him two young boys, no older than ten. Brennan didn’t turn it down straight away; he said he’d think about it. Three days later, as creditors threatened to break down the office door, Brennan called the investor back, took the deal. Before recession struck, he was already in the process of building a school in a remote village to help kids there access education. The project was put on hold for lack of funding. Brennan visited the village, ordered the project to recommence, and left with two boys whom he’d, ostensibly, sponsor for a