Chapter-157

Keiren


Keifer's POV


New house. This is not the same as our previous house but it's still big.
The previous one is just bigger.
"Mom... Who lives here?" Keigan ask.
"No one. It's use to be my parents house but they are dead." Mom
answer.
Mom stopped at the garage. The front of the house is spacious. Two women
and a man greeted us.
"Good Morning Ma'am Serina!" They greeted Mom as we got out
of the car.
"Good Morning too. Are the rooms okay?"
The woman and Mom talked for a while. The
two men took our bags from the car.
"Brother..." Keigan called me. "...Do you think there's a ghost
here?"
I shook my head. "Ghosts are not real."
Mom and the woman finished talking. She motioned for us
to go inside. We followed. To be honest, I just realized
how big the house is for all of us.
Mom took us to our room. It wasn't as big
as my old room but I liked it better.
I saw Keigan standing at the door of my room.
"Do you want to sleep here?" I asked him.
He nodded and immediately came over to me and lay down on the bed. But even though
I was tired, I couldn't sleep. I was thinking about a lot of
things.
One question kept running in my mind. What now?
"Your house is so big!" Percy said happily.
"Psh! Kid..." Yuri commented to him.
I looked behind them. It was missing, Aries was gone.
"He's gone." Yuri said when he noticed that I was looking for the one who was missing from
them.
"Why? Where did they go?"
"Their whole family went back to the province. Something happened to
their cousin----what's his name again?----Jay-R? Jayson? Tsk! As long as
it has a J!" Percy explained.
He had a cousin? He didn't mention anything about him. Anyways,
I just let them go. I invited them inside.
There were many maids and butlers cleaning. Mom brought back
their old helpers so that we could have someone to stay with us in the house.
"Where are we going?" Percy asked.
"I want to show you something." I answer and continue walking.
We headed straight to the basement of the house and stopped in front of a door. I
open the door and it reveals my discovery.
Instant hangout!
This room is complete. Billiard table, bar at the corner, sofa set and flat
screen tv. I'll probably just put a big speaker and game
console in this place.
Percy suddenly clapped with joy. "Bro! It's my birthday?!
Why are you giving me gifts?!"
"Tss... This is for all of us. Not just for you." I said while shaking my
head.
"You're ruining the moment, I wish you could just ride." He said and continued
walking in.
Yuri and I just let him go. We were left standing at the door while
watching him.
"How is your Mom?" Yuri asked me.
"She's fine. A bit busy because of this house."
"How about Keigan?"
I pause. How is Keigan? He's not alright. Something is wrong with him.
"I'm not sure."
"What are you planning to do with your Dad?" Percy interjects into the conversation.
"Mom and I haven't talked about it yet."
I knock at my Mom's room door. No one answers so I open it. She's not in
her bed so I walk closer to her walk in closet, thinking that
maybe she's there. But I can't take a step when I hear someone
omiting in the bathroom.
"Mom!" I shout while running toward the restroom. "...Mom! Is there a
problem?"
I keep knocking on the door but she doesn't answer. I'm starting to get
scared of what's happening to her.
I must have been standing there for a few minutes when
the door suddenly opened. Mom smiles at me.
"I'm okay." She opens it for me.
"When did the vomiting go away? Let's go to the
hospital."
She shook her head and smiled. "I'm fine."
"You do? What did they say?" I asked worriedly.
Even though we were no longer in that man's shoes, I was still worried about
him. Sometimes he would rather keep quiet than tell us how
he felt.
"He said it was normal. Especially at 2 weeks pregnant."
Pregnant?
Speechless. That's what I am. I don't know what to say. Not that I'm not
happy, it's just that I'm a bit shocked.
Mom suddenly laughed at me. "You look like a child. Don't you want
to have a sibling?"
I shook my head. "Not that I don't want to. But.... I.... I... Don't exactly
know what to say." I force a smile.
She hugged me tight. "Please... Help me take care of your new brother."
I hugged her back. "I will."
Mom's stomach is big. That's how pregnancy is. Then in a few
months the baby will come out.
"When are you going to give birth?" Keigan asked Mom.
"In two months." She answered with all smiles. "...Are you excited to see
Keiren?"
I looked at her confused. "Keiren?"
"That will be your Baby Brother's name. Mike Keiren Watson."
Nice name. But it's just weird. I feel like Mom is obsessed with the initial M and
K.
My name is Mark Keifer, while Keigan is Mir Keigan then my new Baby
Brother Mike Keiren. What's with the M and K?
One of the maids walked toward Mom and whispered to her ear. Mom nodded
and forced a smile.
"Is there a problem?" I asked her.
She stood up and motioned for us to follow. I felt something strange
. As if I wouldn't like this.
We headed straight to the lobby of the house. The door opened and I was shocked
when the person I hated the most walked in.
"What is he doing here?!" I asked angrily.
"Keifer... That's still your Dad."
I look at him furiously. What is he doing here?! He shouldn't have
come here! I hate him.
"What do you need from us?!"
"I just want to make our family whole again, we'll have a
new member so----"
"No!" I yell. "...You're not welcome here! So go away!"
"Keifer!" Mom yelled at me. "...Don't talk to your Dad like that!"
"Mom! Please... Don't let this guy hurt us again."
"I won't Keifer." She interrupted our conversation. "...I apologize for what I
have done before."
Apologize?!
Is that all? For all the hurt he has done to Mom, me or
Keigan? Apologize?!
"I will never accept your apologize----"
"Keifer! I didn't teach you that kind of behavior!" Mom said angrily.
I looked at her hand. Suddenly her grip on
her stomach tightened. I don't want Mom to get angry, it's not good for her and
Keiren. Maybe something will happen to them.
"S-sorry Mom."
"Apologize to your Dad." She ordered.
NO!
I looked at Mom with a conversational tone. I don't want it! I won't do that!
Please Mom!
"Keifer... Apologize to your Dad." She repeated.
My fist clenched. It was annoying!
"I'm sorry... Dad."
He won the war between us. He smiled at me and spread her arms for a hug.
Noticing that I wasn't moving, she came over and
hugged me.
But I didn't hug him back. NEVER!
This will be the last time that I will apologize. I won't lower
myself like that again. Mark my word!
I chose to lock myself in the room. I can't stand seeing them.
Sometimes Yuri and Percy come here but they don't stay long.
Even if I want to stay to watch over Mom, I can't.
"You can leave the house if you want to." Keigan said while standing at
my door. "...Since that's what you really want to do."
"What do you mean by that?" I asked him annoyed.
He didn't answer. He walked away. There was something really different about
Keigan, I don't know what it was but I thought
he was okay when we moved in. And now here he is again.
But it got me thinking. What he said was true, I don't want to stay here at
home. I took out my cellphone and texted Aries.
The best thing about this house is that I'm so close to them.
I could even get a taxi.
I got dressed and immediately left the room. I even met Keigan
but I just passed him.
Even if I asked him out, he wouldn't come with me.
"Where do you think you're going?"
I just heard his voice, my feet were even more hurried in my
steps but I stopped to face him.
"Out with my friends." I answered bored.
"Only this far?"
I didn't answer. I stared at him straight on. If you weren't here ,
I probably wouldn't have left.
"...If I can't stop you, then fine. Go!"
I didn't answer and immediately left the house. In my irritation, I
just kicked the burn on the side.
It's annoying! I'll fight you too! Remember that!