Volume 1 Chapter 17: Family Part 2

Volume 1 Chapter 17: Family Part 2

Alice: Father do you still remember when mother was out of the house and Vanessa invited me to go to there house to play some game

Father: Yes if i'm correct that was 2 weeks ago right, so about it?

Alice: Yes father you are correct that was 2 weeks ago, after I leave you alone in the house, but halfway there when I was about to remind Vanessa that I was coming I notice that I forgot to bring my phone with me, So I came back to take it, but guess what I saw father

Father: What did you saw daughter?

Alice: I saw you talking with a pretty sister and you even receive something from her

Father: hey! that nonsense

Both of them stop walking when her father said that.

Alice: Father don't react to strongly and let me finish since I'm not done talking yet

Father: Sign~~~ You should not let your mother hear those misunderstanding words

Alice: Yes, Yes

Father: Go ahead continue

Alice: After you receive the box from the pretty sister you look very happy before you sign on something, then the pretty sister leave you enter the house with a happy look on your face so I follow you back secretly that you did not notice me following you

At first he was not paying much attention to what Alice was saying but when he start to remember what he receive from the box he start to sweat, but then he start thinking that Alice did saw what was inside the box since he did not open it until later that he was sure that he was alone inside a room.

Father: What do you mean daughter?

Alice: Father are you thinking that since you did not open the package the very same day you received it, that I can't know what was inside of the package and since you are sure that the package was not yet open since the tape is still intact but...

Father: But?

Alice: But father did you forgot that there is the details of the package like for example the location of our house, the name of receiver of the package and lastly the name of the item inside the package so I got to know what inside it

Father: But how did you read the details? I clearly hide the package as soon as I receive it

Alice: Father did you forgot that I follow you secretly so I

When Alice was about so say the simple reason why she knew the details but clearly he already know what she was about to say since Alice already stated that she saw the details so clearly she saw it since clearly Alice was watching him will he hide the package.

Father: No need to say it I already now it

Alice: So father after you leave the room I got inside the room where you hide the package and start reading the details of course it's out of curiosity and after memorizing the details so I leave the room before I get my phone and go to Vanessa's house at first I did not pay much attention on it since I though you will tell mother about it but since mother did not kick you out of your bedroom so clearly you did not tell mother about the item since you can still sleep with mother

Father: Since you know that your mother will be angry if she knew what I bought so why not tell her?

Alice: So that I can use it in this kind of situation

Father: So you are blackmailing me?

Alice: No, father I'm only asking you to help me so basically I'm threatening you to help me

When he heard what Alice said, he was flabbergasted.

Father: That was basically the same as blackmailing me you know

Alice: So father will you help me to placate mother?

Father: Fine I'll help you but I will only say one or two words to your mother since I don't want to be kick out again and be sleeping in the couch for who knows how many days

When Alice heard what her father said she start celebrating internally but her celebrating was poured with cold water when she heard what her father said next.

Father: Then let's talk about how you blackmail me

Alice: Father don't you know that everything is fair in love and war

Father: But that saying is not applicable here

Alice: teh heh

Father: So in change for helping you this time you will not gonna use the details of the package

Alice: Okay father I will forgot everything about the package

Father: Okay let's go your mother may get suspicious since we are taking to long to enter the house

After saying that her father and Alice start walking again but this time they did not talk since Alice was thinking about what to say to her mother and her father was thinking about how to help Alice. After they are in the door step.

Mother: Ohh your back,

Father: Yeah I'm back

Mother: So why both of you take too long

Alice: Ahh that the gate was lock so I have to unlock to open the gate

When her mother heard what Alice said she look at Alice with suspicious but just let it go.

Mother: So how's your day

Father: Nothing out of the ordinary, so what's the dinner for today?

Mother: Okay and it's Pork Giniling[1]

Alice: We can already start to eat since I already set the table

Father: So what are we waiting for let eat, I'm already famish

Mother: We are waiting for you

When they heard the tone of sarcasm on her voice, Alice just ignored it and her father just laugh.

Father: He he he

They start eating, while Alice was waiting for her mother to start talking about what happened just a moment ago but even after half way to dinner her mother was not talking about what happen before. So Alice was getting nervous the more the time passes. But since her mother was talking with her father about what happened to their day. But since her mother was not talking about what happen so she just continue to eating in silence since the Pork giniling is quite delicious.

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[An: Giniling is the Tagalog term for "ground meat". It is a stew traditionally made of ground pork and veggies such as carrots, potatoes, bell pepper, and green peas. These are simmered in tomato sauce until the flavors seep out and blend together to make a flavorsome dish.]