Chapter 3

Broken vases are scattered on the floor and even mirrors were shuttered down when I went home. The maids are now sweeping out the trashes that was made by my mom. I quickly went to her room without even putting down my bags and things. There she is lying on her bed on her messy room filled also with broken vases and glass wares on the floor. At her vanity table, there were two bottles of wine I believed she drank a while ago. The walk-in closet on the left side of her room was now empty for this was dad's closet. Maybe he ran away again leaving me and mom. I am used to this. I'm still young when mom found out that dad was having an affair and guess what? Until now he is repeatedly hurting my mom but mom always still have the courage to forgive him after all the pain he brought to her. Ever since I've found out dad that was having an affair, my view of him has changed. I was a daddy's boy when I was still young. I always admire daddy for how he works hard in my mom's company and I see how he was a good husband and a father to me. At first, I believed it was all accusations to him that he was having an affair by his secretary. Mom was always covering him up to me saying that this was just a mistake that dad cannot do it to our family. I kept believing her for I loved my father. I can't accept the fact that he's going to leave and hurt us as he was doing even now.

"Mom, what happened?" I asked her.

"Your dad left us again sweetheart" she said while sobbing and trying to get another drink but I shoved her hand away.

"Get used to it mom. That's your price for still forgiving and welcoming him as if nothing happened. He keeps hurting you what's the point of holding on? Do you see yourself? Your hurting yourself too mom, wake up. Let dad be with his mistress and let us live our life. You have me okay? You will be okay without him." I said to her straightforwardly.

I'm tired of daddy's bullshits. He will ran away then get back here again. Mom always had her heart forgiving him as if dad will get conscious on what he's doing. We're better off without him. We don't need him here. It was a long time ago when I treated him as my father. He is nothing to me now.

"You don't understand Zed. You're dad is the only person I have aside from you. I don't want to lose him. One more thing is, he's managing our company. Our company is in his hands. I cannot lose him. We cannot lose him" she explained to me as if I am going to be affected by that.

"Mom I can handle our company as soon as I finished my college. What's the point of me taking business course if I am not the one who will manage it? Dad maybe brought a lot of accomplishments in the company but it cannot changed the fact that he is not healthy for you and for our family. He's repeatedly hurting you, us. You already gave her countless chance to prove himself that he will never be that man again but he just always disappoints you by still doing that thing. Mom if he wants to change and be a good husband to you, he will remember that. Now if he wants to choose his mistress over us, let him okay? He is not a loss, we are the loss of him." I said as I quickly get out of her room almost frustrating.

This was fucking frustrating. Everybody's frustrating and they are getting the shit out of me. Can't she just accept the fact that dad doesn't love her anymore? I mean she's hurting herself if she keeps believing that dad would change even if he tells her he would. For pete's sake they were just like this since I was 12. I am already 21 and they are still like this. I'm so sick of seeing mom repeatedly hurt by my dad. They need to stop this shit. Mom should accept the fact that their marriage is now gone and wasted. I should talk to dad and tell her to stop fucking mom's feelings. I don't want to see my mom like this. She deserves to have a peaceful life and I'm gonna give it to her even without dad.

I stood up and got my keys and walked towards our door as I saw the maids still cleaning our living room.

"It's already late sir, are you leaving?" one of the maids said as I passed through them.

"Yes and tell her to eat her dinner. I'll be quick" I said and left the house.

I revved the engine of my car black BMW X3 car. I am heading toward Regie's. This was the bar where my dad often goes to. That was also the place where I saw myself how he was cheating to mom years ago with his fucking secretary. I dialed his number and he quickly answered it.

"Zed? Why? What happened?" he asked as he doesn't fucking know what was happening.

"We need to talk" I said with hands holding tightly the steering wheel of my car.

"At this time, seriously? Go home son it's already late," he commanded as if I am going to obey him. He still calls me son huh? Well for me he is not my father anymore. I lost my father when he started to cheat on my mom".

"This is about mom. You and mom, our family." I said as I parked the car at Regie's.