Soft Boy ✔️

Chapter Thirty Two

CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: YOU'RE HERE

"Were you busy?" rinig kong tanong ni Ares sa'kin, I smiled.

"Nope, I just... family problems again and I think I might've been harsh to my own father," sagot ko.

Ngayon ko lang narealize na I acted upset in front of dad, he's probably confused to why I suddenly acted like that and for some reason... I triggered my anger management issues but it's not really as bad as before.

Thank god, thank god that I called Ares... he calmed me down.

"Of course, he would, but why... why did you act like that in front of him?" he asked.

"I... found out something, I'm not sure but... remember about my mother?" I said, I heard a small 'yes' galing sa kanya, "I found my half-brother's birth certificate and it says there that his mother is... my mother..." I said, pausing.

Just thinking about it makes me think, I keep thinking about it.

It's already weird enough how my dad married my mom first when he had Quinten with that stupid bitch that he just married a few years after mom died. It's all confusing, I've heard so many things about how my mom was my dad's mistress? There's way too many gossips or rumors, one of the reasons why people call me the black sheep of this family too.

"Did you asked your dad why?" his voice changing, with a hint of worry in it.

"No... I was... scared, because paano kung malaman niya na pinapakailaman ko yung mga gamit niya or what if he gets disappointed and scolds me for not minding my own business? I didn't mean to see it! I swear, Ares!" I bit into my bottom lip sa takot at napayakap nang mahigpit sa sarili ko. I'm scared, ngayon ko na lang naiisip kung gaano ako natatakot na kausapin si dad.

I haven't had a proper conversation with him until that day and then I found out about that birth certificate. I am mad.

"Ares... I'm upset, why is he just now acting like a real father? Is he trying to be a father or just acting like one?" I said, stuttering.

I've always wanted to see him and be my own father pero ngayon na it's happening... I'm starting to have issues. Is it because of him or dahil sa birth certificate na 'yon? Which one is it? Seriously? Which one? Genevieve... what is it?

"You know, Genevieve..." his voice is so gentle yet so warm. It's also very soothing, maybe because it nighttime and I'm by myself but... I know to myself na because of his voice, I already wanna see him... right now. I wanna see him and talk to him just like how we cuddled back in his house... and kiss him.

The color red is spreading all over my face just because the thought of him. I can't wait to see you, Ares.

"...I felt the same thing when my mom suddenly wanted to be my 'mother' when she never acted like one back then..." he takes a deep breath, "Hindi 'ko sure kung ito ba yung gusto ko pero... alam ko na kahit noon pa yun ang hinihintay ko, a mother's warmth and ngayon na it's here yet it just feels so weird dahil sa problema nilang dalawa ni dad... it didn't feel complete to me. It's hard pero one day, Genevieve..." he pauses, chuckling softly,

"...you'll realize that your dad is actually your 'father' now, so don't be scared and if it still bothers you about the birth certificate, tell Quinten first..." he suggests.