Prince

Chapter 19

(KM)

I'm here in my room sulking, like a small child. Why does it seem like every turn there will be someone or something that would hinder my path to happiness. All I want to be happy. Yes, my heart is still full of hate towards my parents, but given the situation, I am slowly trying to accept my past mistakes.

"I want him..." I blurted out of frustration. "I miss him..."

'sobbing sound.' "Yu... please..."

(Jom)

Kelly doesn't seem in a good mood right now. Compared to his aura yesterday. He is so silent, like his old depressed self is back. I want to comfort him again, but I have some other plans. Mama is here, and I cannot just ignore her. She was a bit mad at me for prioritizing work over my son, and now I don't know what to do.

"Love... is Kelly back?" Jam asked. He has already prepared all suited up. My jaw dropped when I saw my husband.

"Jom... Hello... Earth to Jom..." He waved his hands in my face to get me back to my senses.

"What did you say?" I asked again.

"Is Kelly back?" He asked one more time.

I don't know if I will tell him the truth that our son is probably sulking inside his room again. Kelly would probably ignore every call on his current mood, but I have to try, at least. It is not every day that Mama is here. This is our once in a blue moon family get together.

"Ah... yeah... he is back... do you want me to call him now?" I pointed in the direction of Kelly's first-floor room.

"Is he ready? Tell him to get ready. We'll be leaving soon..." Jam told me while still fixing some minor details on his suit.

"Oh and love... Yours is on the bed... get yourself ready too before Mama gets angry at you again." He instructed me again.

"Don't worry. I'll be ready in a jiffy." Answering him. I already know how Mama gets angry, and this past year she did show me her full wrath, so what is the worst thing that could happen?

I walked towards Kelly's room and knocked a few times, but there is no answer. I gripped the handle, and it's locked. "Kelly... 'nak... your nana Beth has made some reservations for us..." I said, but still no answer. I pressed my ears on the door and heard a faint sob, 'is he crying?' I thought to myself. Kelly really doesn't show his emotions to anyone else, especially when he is crying.

'knock...knock...knock...'

"Nak! Kelly! are you ok?" I asked him one more time.

(KM)

I can hear Papa. He is outside my room. I don't want to go anywhere without YuKi.

"Nak... Kelly... your Nana Beth has made some reservations..." I can hear Papa outside my room.

"Go away... I don't want to go..." I responded. My heart is aching. Why does it always feel this way? Love? It's just some mindful illusion, but I want to stay in that illusion. I want him beside me...

"Kelly..." Daddy knocked.

"Kelly... don't you want to join? Nana Beth, made all the preparations, please..." Daddy pleaded.

"I said! GO AWAY!" I shouted and threw the alarm clock at the door.

(JAM)

'Blang!'

Ow... My ears hurt. Kelly must have thrown something at the door while I'm still pressing my ear at it.

"Love, what do we do?" I asked Jom. He has been the one to calm Kelly down lately.

"I don't know... I tried to talk to him earlier, but he just haphazardly handed me this bread and walked straight into his room." Jom explained to me. I am at a loss. I don't know what to do with him. His mood swings are so unpredictable.

"Love... do you know where he went earlier?" I asked Jom. Maybe we can get some idea why he was such in a bad temper.

"Jam... Jom... are we still not leaving? The reservation starts at 2 in the afternoon." Mama came and reminded us.

"We know ma... but Kelly is not in the mood... He even threw something at the door, and my ears kinda hurt." I explained while still trying to mend my ears.

"Let me talk to my apo..." She said.

"Ma... it's ok... we don't have to force him..." Both Jom and I said in unison. We are both concerned about what Kelly might do to her if she insists.

We tried to stop her, but she was too insistent on having Kelly go with us.

"GO AWAY!" The first thing that we heard the moment Mama opened the door.

"Kelly... Apo..." She is insitent

"LEAVE ME ALONE!" Kelly shouted one more time and threw the lampshade.

"Ma!" I shouted, and the next thing I knew, Jom was hugging Mama. His back head is dripping with blood, and the shade is all broken down after it hit him. Mama is hugging Jom shaking in fear.

"What is happening to my apo?"

"Jam... Take Mama..." Jom said in a serious tone. He is not the one who gets angry easily but seeing how our son is so out of control.

"Kelly!" He shouted slapped him hard.

(KM)

"uh..." I can't say another word. This is the first time that Papa physically scolded me. My heart is aching, it is heavy and full of hatred, but when I looked at Papa, he is not mad at all. Blood was oozing from his ear or somewhere from his head. Tears gushing down my eyes as I looked at Papa smiling at me. He reached out his hand and hugged me tightly.

"Kelly... 'nak..." he said.

"wah!!!" I screamed and cried my heart out. "Nana! I'm sorry!" Everything is getting blurry and dark once again. I hate this... I want to be normal again...