Chapter17

Everything went well on his birthday celebration in my place in Samal. I know I reach his expectation, he won’t just admit at first but eventually when he got drunk, he was really talkative, his side that I myself didn’t expect it. I was just making the thesis ppt for next week’s defence. I think I have every month a thesis defence, it is quite a pain in the ass seriously but it wills worth it in the end, I’m sure.

“Sweetie, have you eaten already?”- Dad said, I didn’t even hear him knock. I might be occupied.

“Dad, did you even knock?”- I ask him, just to make sure though

“Of course I didn’t knock. Your door isn’t lock so why should I?”- He said in reply. I looked at him with a furious and disbelief eye, that’s why I didn’t hear any knock because he didn’t even bother to knock.

“Then remind me of locking that damn door”- I said to him, then I get back from the things I was typing for my thesis report just like the important key points for me to deliver the report next week perfectly.

“Why are so angry? You should have eaten already so that you could think properly and didn’t have to take your hunger in me”- He said to me, by the sound of it he was joking.

“Dad, just tell me if you need me to throw you away from this window”- I said to him, I hope he notice that I am not in a mood to laugh right now.

I am so damn busy and my mind is not processing any joke that comes out from his mouth.

“Hayst, my baby is getting work up for her thesis, okay then. Just go down, I already cooked dinner for you”- He said to me and then he kissed me on the cheek like he usually do and then he got out from my room.

“Wait, what about CEO?”- I ask him before he was out of my sight for leaving my room.

“She was busy at the office, she might go home late today” He said in reply before finally leaving.

I shook my head after hearing it from Dad. Well, she is CEO, she could spend her whole week just staying in the office, I mean she is more married in her work than to my Dad. I mean, how could she do that? I felt like I was just a dust in the wind when she’s around, this big house really felt empty even though I lived with two people here. We breathe the same air but didn’t have the usual family conversation, the normal family have.

I miss them though, their noise that could cover this whole house. If they were here, I wouldn’t be felt this lonesome feeling I felt right now. After I finish my ppt report for next week, I immediately went downstairs to eat; I thought my dad was already eating. But, I was wrong I just saw him looking in nowhere, like he was thinking deep.

I sat on his side chair but he didn’t even notice me, like I was a thin air. I can see that he was thinking deep.

“Dad”- I called him at the same time I tap his shoulder so that he could see that I am already here and what could be he was thinking deep.

“Sweetie, you’re here already. We should eat”- He said to me before he took the rice and put some on my plate and to his the same he do with the dish.

“Dad, why are you acting so weird? Is something happened that I didn’t know?”- I ask him so curious

“Maives, we’re eating and you had such a wild imagination”- He said to me didn’t mind what I have been asking him and just starts eating

“Dad, if there’s something I could do to help you don’t hesitate to ask me and I will do anything and everything just to help you anytime”- I said to him while I was smiling in assurance, and he just smiled back in reply.

After that my Dad and I talked a lot of things, just like how’s my work and my school, or if I am having any difficulties on handling both at the same time. My dad is really clingy, he usually calls me just to ask if I have already eaten or if I have skip or having a late meal, he would be so mad just by that.

“Yes?”- I answered, I was in the middle of my sleep when someone just called me, I didn’t even know who the fvck it is

“I want to see you”