I remember my 17th birthday, my birthday is always in the summer.
For my birthday I went shopping with my friends, we also went swimming.
For 2 years straight I thought of keeping my mouth shut about my brother’s real identity, my brother is 12 now and lots has happened in those 2 years.
My mother is getting married and my dad has a new girlfriend who he keeps a secret from us. We don't know anything about this woman and considering I'm keeping a secret from him I didn't really told him.
My mother wants more kids but Valaya her fiance has completely transgendered so they are thinking of being temporary parents to kids that lost their kids, so we are getting an addition to our family soon.
I decided that I wanted to tell my dad this weekend so I asked him if he was free. He told me he was and that he would love to spend some time with me. We would have pizza and some unhealthy cola, he told me that he then had a surprise for me.
The weekend came fast , some pizza and horror movies with some unhealthy cola and our weekend was compleet.
Dad took me by his arms after the second movie we watched and asked me why I suddenly wanted to do this.
I inhaled very hard and asked him to promise me to not freak out.
“ dad.., Palo isn't your biological son”, the sound of the screams of demons was heard on the tv.
I saw my dad literally taking the remote control and switch off the tv and then looking serious at me “ Asia..” he started but i cut it short “ i saw a birth certificate of Palo and its true dad, mom have been lying to you for years” , at this moment not noticing we had some visitor , we turned both our heads and saw…
Palo, he heard everything ! Now i fucked it up big time ! I could hear his footsteps passing fast going upstairs, my dad going after him after giving me a disappointed look.
Here I sit then with one empty box pizza and one filled, was i wrong to spill the tea?
My brother Palo didn't talk to my dad nor mother for a while, so he has been at his friends place around that time, and i well my life went on wondering about Wayne, if i ever would be able to see her again..
It hit me hard. I wake up at 8am, thinking that maybe back then my parents didn't wanted to tell me about Wayne, but what strange is the secret donor i did not get the chance to thank the people that let go of a loved one, what if
What if Wayne disappeared because there is a link between her and my donor?! At this moment fluff entered my room, the door was open, someone had apparently tried to wake me up out of my memory dreams. I take Fluff and snuggle with him in bed till I smell something, my roommate was making pancakes.
I went downstairs with fluff on my shoulder and there she stood, the most gorgeous human in the world Mao.
“ Pancakes?” she asked and I silently nod with a grin on my face.
“ Oh my goodness smeer that smirk on your face, you dirty minded! Don't you dare grab my boobs ``I couldn't help myself. They were huge and they were friends, and there is no problem in grabbing boobs between friends, so sometimes I can take advantage of body groping.
She blushes because she is naturally shy and pudique unlike me and ask me to remove it gently, because she is on her period so it hurts.
Fluff on the other hand jumped off from my shoulder and went right to his food bowl she had prepared.
Mao is the typical girl that a man wants, she loves being at home while I'm more digging the nightlife and the outgoing style.
I put on some music and start to dance and hop on Chris brown songs.
As I was born on the 15th of may I'm a Taurus and we love to dance. “Pancakes finished , get ready to eat” she said and I followed her wiggling to the table because we love some food too.
A ten minute of silent eating and the musique only speaking, fluff had one of those loud purrs so you could hear she was content, that queen.
“ ..How is Palo coping with things?..still not heard from him?..” she asked i turn my head away from Fluff and say “ he will have to accept the truth eventually” I shrugged my shoulders and shove the pancake down my throat.
“ Does he think so?”, she insistently asked, I loved her but Mao's bad side is, she is noisy.
I nod and say “ Mao hell be fine, ok? He just got to get over it and not be so bitten about it, its something when we were kids , no control over-” she rolls her eyes “ i'm sorry Asia but your like this, you can move on quickly, you don't really care because.. it's not really you?”.
Ouch that came hard “ Mao, these are those moments i told you about, control your mouth! I may not show my emotions but you have no right to tell me how I feel ok? I don't need that and I don't think you and I can do shits about it, because Palo is the one who has to deal with it, I can't put myself in that situation at all, it’s something my parents had to talk about a long time ago, to avoid shit. "
I stare at her as I paused and say "the harm is already done, period , now let me enjoy your freaking pancakes!” I said breathing heavenly enjoying the food.
Mao looks at me and smiles “ your so easily butthurt, ..oh my goodness Asia you gonna choke”. I did at the end.
Later on at work, I filled out some papers. This was some social media job I took so that I won't get bored making endless youtube videos at home.
I worked at that office for three days a week. Today is one of those days. It is well payed, there was a break and i could go and sit outside and poke my juice to drink it, by that time i hear some heavy footsteps someone is walking towards me, to be honest, i don't know what my sexuality is but at this point i truly enjoy the sightseeing of this handsome man.
He ask me if he may sit next to me, i nod so he sits down, “*shrugging throat* amazing weather and we are inside , such a shame isn't it?`` I reply with a “ uhm” and slurp my juice slowly, enjoying every bits of it.
He had long hair, maybe that's why he looked so interesting, and his skin was tanned, his eyes was dark brown and he had long eyelashes so familiar.
I stopped slurping and stare at him without even noticing and he noticed it “ I am from Taikie eiland if you wonder”, my father eiland? I wonder and reply with “ oh”.
He then turns to me and asks “ do you know it ?” I woke up from my stare and say “ yes , my dad is from there” and continue slurping the last bit of my juice.
“Oh which part?” he asked, i then answer“ capital Ulu” his stare of interest became one of a concerned one “ oh.., what's your last name?” This time I didn't want to reply and stood up, dunked my juice in the litter bin and went inside.
I really hate small talk. I remember now why I prefer girls. They are sexy looking and men can be so awkward to be around.
Plus once you say you're from the Capital, they mostly run away from you , you might be one of high chief Sign’s daughters.
Actually I was the granddaughter , which wasn't really that bad, I have two aunts which I got no contact with, they are twins apparently and well my dad and them don't really talk ever since he chose to mary my mother.
Anyway that's another story, I walk back to my desk and sit down. Someone who comes to give me a paper task came, and you can't believe who it is.
That guy again “ Asia Sign, we meet again” he reads my desk plate where my name is on, why do we have those anyways?! I really didn't want him to know my name.
I slap my forehead and stretch my arm to get the documents, “so your chief Signs daughter? And looking at your age soon you'll be having to marry someone..” i cant believe for a second what he is saying right here and right now, so called “arrange marriage” is in my culture apparently, i am not participating.
“ excuse me but i don't know what you are doing but I am working, thank you now go..” short, i did a great job to cut him off, but he didnt move an inch, at this point i'm thinking this guy must be crazy.
“ Miss Sign i challenge you by the great Oath of Takiens , saturday in the Rain village forrest, bring your family and let me show you my strength, in this honor -”, i really didn't let him finish and said “ .. nope ain't happening,this is Rain village, not our territory or culture so now go”
Saturday, i’m doing some cleaning at dad’s. A picture of me and Wayne at the hospital, memories came back and tears fell down, at this moment my dad saw me and held me in his arms , helped me up and placed me on the sofa.
He holds my hands and says “ forgive me, no forgive us, we just..wanted to protect you , we didn't say where she was all this entire time,..i-i thought you would forget about her and...now seeing you like this...breaks my heart..”, more secrets? I think.
“ Dad..you know where Wayne was all this time and mom to?!”, this time i felt anger, first their constant fights, then the divorce, lying about who my brother is and now this?
I release my hands from him and demand for him to give me the info of her “ bunny, she dont…” i feel this rage upcoming stand up and walk from left to right, “..why? Tell me why huh?! Just give me her info. I don't care what you all want and the explanation is just..*sight*..Dad just gave it to me!*cries*..”, he sighed and disappeared for a moment into the kitchen and then come back with some letter.
“This was her letter she left you, at the day you got in your coma, just.. just know that what she did wasn't easy and please be understanding..” he pleads i take a deep breath and nodd obsessively, i go out of the house and find myself a bench somewhere further into Rain village.
For this i needed to be alone, the truth is something my parents robbed me from a long time ago. I open the letter and I start to read.
Wayne:“Yo whats up? I bet you're probably smiling now like you always do hiding your emotions, or if you ever get this letter, you know how i told you once about how i found a family member? Well , you know i love you and i always will, but heck i need to come as honest as possible towards you, so apparently i found out i had a father who was sick and.. well he was on the list of heart donors,. .what a coincidence huh? listen i am sorry i didn't hold my promise.
But you need to know that I had to sign for my father's permission letter to give away the hearth, whom I found out was your donor on the day he died at the same hospital as you were about to get his heart.
So i got hurt, first i wanted to sacrifice myself but then they told me it didn't work like that, shorter version, my dad died he gave you the heart your living with and i couldn't, look at you the same way ever again, but i'm happy he saved you at the same time, but seeing you in coma mode after his death hearing about his heart inside of you took a lot to process, i didn't want you to blame yourself and still don't want that Asia.
So, if you didn't survive it regardless of my dad's heart inside you, I didn't want to face that reality of losing a second most important person in my life again and if you did ever survive, then hopefully you'll forgive me someday for not being the one next to you when you wake up.
Wayne.”
@mebalze : thank you for reading this long ep today , I hope you enjoy it! Realism is there on every Friday 23:23 before bed time goodnight everyone!
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