Unpredictable

All You Want Is Dad?

Everything is alright, I mean there are ups and downs, but it's so common in one's life, just like a roller coaster ride. Ahana aren't even an exception. She was happy with her little family, which belongs to her and her son, Taemin, only.But lately she could feel that Taemin not behaving as his usual jolly self. She always found him disturbed.
She was in her deep thought when a sudden sound made her flinch. That's the sound of her own phone.

"An unknown number?"

She was a bit shocked. It's not like she's first time getting a call from an unknown number, it's just so rare for her.

"Hello! Am I talking to Ms Park Ahana?"She heard from the other side of the call.

"Yes. Ahana here. May I know whom I'm talking to?" She asked politely.

"Mrs Jo this end. I'm Taemin's principal."

"Oh.. Hello ma'am. Is everything okay?" There's a fear in her voice, like she can sense something is wrong. 
"Well, to your disappoint Taemin got into a fight with one his fellow classmates. Can you pay a visit to the school?" 

"WHAT? I'll be there sh-shortly." She hung up the call and grabbed the car key to rush out of the hospital in a hurry.

It took her 20-25 minutes to cover the distance till Taemin's school which normally took around 45-50 minutes. Parking her car she hurriedly makes her way towards the principal's office without caring whoever passing by her.

??'S POV

The person was passing by the hallway when he says a familiar face. At first he was a bit confused, whether he's seen the correct person or just they look alike from a distance. But when the figure comes closer, it's vanished, his confusion.

'That's Ahana, right? Seems like she's in a hurry? Wait.. why is she in a school? That being in Korea? And the strange thing is after this many years. Did he know about it?'
He was thinking when a small figure pulls his hand to get his all attention.

"Appa! I'm missing mom already.Let's go home."

"Yes, my lord. Let's go home then. I'm missing your mom too." He said the last sentence slowly so that no one could hear.

End of the Pov

Inside Principal's room

As she entered the room her eyes landed to the two boys standing heads down. Her eyes travelled to the boy's face covered with bruises, even one of his shirt's hand was ripped off, and for sure that not her son.

"Have a seat Ms. Ahana." The principal offered her.
"Well, I never accepted this kind of behavior from a decent child like timing." The principal gave a sign disappoint, and continued.

"For your information these days Taemin also performing bad at his academics. He's not attentive. Not submitting his home work within due dates." The principal complained about it. Ahana took a deep breath before saying. "Don't worry ma'am. I'll make sure to guide him properly. And I'm really so sorry for Taemin's behavior. He won't repeat this again."  With that, he held Taemin's wrist, almost like dragging him, and left the school. The car ride was so quite unlike earlier.

[Inside the house]

Parking the car in their parking they entered the house. Taemin was the first one to enter the house. He was about to step on the stairs when a stern voice made him stop.
"Where do you think you're going Taemin? Our conversation isn't over yet." The lil boy came back to the living room while Ahana beseated herself on the couch like a detective.

"Whatever I heard today, were they right?"

"Mom, he was the one who Prov..."

"WHAT DID I ASK YOU, huh? Give the damn answer. Yes or No?" She started yelling but somehow make herself control. It's the very first time she was getting complains against Taemin from his school.

Unable to forming any words he nodded. "WHY THE HELL YOU DID THAT?" That's it, she's out of control. No one can stop her now. Yeah, there's only one person, but he's not even a part of her life anymore.
"Our English teacher gave us a group assignment to do. To write about 'DAD'. But I couldn't." The last sentence show the sorrow, the longingness he had for his dad.

"And there was he, who started bullying me. Telling me that, 'you don't have a dad? Your dad don't even love you?' Your dad..."

"STOP IT. Stop it already" She said covering her ears.
"Mom, Don't I really have a dad? I miss him... so much. I want to talk to him, play with him." Taemin asked.
"DAD DAD DAD!! STOP IT TAEMIN. W-What you even know about him, huh? HERE I'M WORKING DAYS AND NIGHTS TO GIVE YOU A BETTER LIFE. AND ALL YOU WANT IS DAD?" She yelled.

" I'm the one who carried you and look after you all alone. WHAT HE DID? ALL THAT HE DID IS CHESTED ME, SPOLED MY LIFE. HE'S THE one who made our life a mess... a complete mess." By this time she broke into tears. Taemin regrets asking such a sensitive question. After hearing his mom left his dad, he was a bit angry with his mom, but he never knew that his father was the one who cheated on her at first.  "I'm sorry mom. I shouldn't ask about it." He said giving a hug to Ahana.
"No, no, I should have told you before. It's just I don't want to bring up this topic. It sucks baby, It sucks." She said embracing him back. She felt like after so many years she found a shoulder to rely on.

'Nothing should have happened if that day I didn't meet him in the first place. '

She thought and closed her eyes. Seems like she gave permission for the tears to flow more.

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