I Am Your Father's Father

Thirty minutes later!

The Cab driver had dropped Ratsujin right before his house and left.

Ratsujin was holding the bag, which had the game in it, in his right hand while holding the trash of the food he had eaten in the cab. Ratsujin first walked towards the trash can and dumped the trash.

Ratsujin was struggling to walk as he had fresh stitches. With each step, he was talking. He felt an overwhelming pain in his body. Ratsujin slowly walked towards his house.

He looked left to right, trying to see if someone was looking at him. After observing his surroundings, Ratsujin swiftly zipped up his black jacket and hid the torn-up shirt underneath it, but even after hiding his wound. Ratsujin was nervous to enter his own house.

 Ratsujin began to think in his mind, "What would I tell Mom? What would I tell her when she sees this shirt?" Ratsujin continued to speak in his mind, "What am I supposed to do?"

Ratsujin was very nervous about confronting his Mother even after his Dad, Asta, told him what to tell her. He did not want to lie to his Mom.

"KEEEKK!!" Suddenly, the house door opened, which startled Ratsujin and caused him to take a few steps back.

Zara, Ratsujin's Mom, walked through the door while talking to someone on the phone. She first gazed at nervous Ratsujin and said to the person on the phone, "Yes! He is here."

As Zara finished, she handed over the phone to Ratsujin and said with a smile. "Here! Your Dad Wants To Talk To You!"

Ratsujin wasted no time and swiftly grabbed with both hands and placed his over his left ear. "Hello! Dad?"

Asta slowly whispered through the phone, "Ratosi! There is nothing to be nervous about. Your Mom is not going to ask you any questions. I told her you were with me, and we had lunch, that's it." Asta hung up the call as he finished.

Ratsujin slowly looked up at Zara. He was still a little nervous, but just as he looked at her face, all of his fear faded away. He saw his Mother was just smiling. She was not angry at him or upset with him.

Zara said, "What are you waiting for? Come in!" Zara stepped aside, making room for Ratsujin to enter.

Ratsujin took a deep breath and took his first step, but as soon as he placed his foot down. His body surged with pain. The pain was so overwhelming that Ratsujin wanted to scream, but instead, he clenched his fist and kept a straight face.

Zara took Ratsujin to the living room, where his G-Pa was sitting on the couch eagerly waiting for his grandson to arrive.

Just as Takeshi, G-Pa, spotted Ratsujin, he stood up from the couch and greeted him. He gently took Ratsujin and sat him down next to himself while Zara sat on the other side of Ratsujin.

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Several minutes later!

All three of them had a long conversation!

Zara stood up and said, "I'll plate dinner." Zara walked out of the room as she finished.

Just as Zara left, Takeshi gazed at Ratsujin and asked him. "What happened?" He asked in a low voice that no one, despite Ratsujin, could hear him. Takeshi was waiting for Zara to leave so he could ask Ratsujin what happened to him.

"What happened?" Ratujin responded with a question. He was trying to hide the truth from his G-Pa.

Takeshi smiled and said, "I am your Father's Father. You cannot hide anything from me." Takeshi continued, "Tell me what happened?"

Ratsujin realized he had no option but to show his wound to his G-Pa. He swiftly opened his jacket and stood up before his G-Pa.

Takeshi's eyes widened in shock as he saw stitches on Ratsujin's body through his shirt. He swiftly asked, "How did this happen? Who did this?"

Ratsujin responded with confusion in his face and pain in his voice, "I don't know. I was walking, then I woke up in the hospital with these."

Takeshi understood the pain behind Ratsujin's voice. He grabbed Ratsujin's arm and gave Ratsujin a warm hug. He first kisses Ratsujin's forehead and uses his right hand to pat through Ratsujin's brown hair to ease his grandson's pain.

"It hurts, right?" Takeshi asked while hugging Ratsujin.

Ratsujin responded with a slow nod, but just as he nodded. Ratsujin breaks down. He was not able to make a straight face anymore. His eyes became soggy as he spoke to his G-Pa, "I... I.. Did... Not... Do... Anything.... Wrong.... R... Right??"

Takeshi breaks the hug as he hears Ratsujin's voice. He wiped his tears, cleaned his face with his hands, and said, "You never do anything wrong. Understand that!" Takeshi continued, "Go change your clothes before your Mom sees you like that."

Ratsujin listened to his G-Pa and slowly walked towards his room, but as soon as Ratsujin left. Takeshi thought to himself, "Whoever made my Ratsujin cry today has no idea who is coming after them now."