His hiraeth, my 𝒎𝒐𝒐𝒏𝒃𝒐𝒘

"Alive"

Chapter 13

Ian's pov
I rushed into the house with total chaos, things were broken on the living room floor and there were loud screams coming from Moms room. I ran into the hallway to find cloths lying outside not in an even manner. "LET ME GO" I heard moms voice only concerning me. I opened the door to her room to see Dad grabbing her by the hair and holding onto papers in his other hand. "DAD" I ran to get a grip of his hand and pushed him away. "What're you doing?" I gave him a disgusting look as I looked at moms head bleeding from the corner. "Did he hurt you?" I asked as she held back tears "no"
"HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HURTING HER?" I screamed as I stood across him. "She is an ungrateful, selfish, stupid, w-
"STOP" I couldn't hear more of these words, not everyone looks the way they act. I thought they were in love all along. Mom made compromises but I never knew these kind. All these years of my life have been a lie. We have been a lie. "Please leave" I said as he looked at me with anger "Boy"
"Please" I said as I didn't want to disrespect him, he left the room leaving a bunch of papers on the table that was still on its legs. "Are you alright?" I asked mom as I sat down on the bed grabbing rubbing alcohol and a cotton pad from the washroom. I sat down on my knees cleaning her wound. It wasn't too deep thankfully it was a bunch of scratches. I wrapped it with band aids before wiping her tears "I'm sorry mom" I said as I held onto her hands "you're my good son, never be sorry"
"I'm sorry we hurt you"
"No baby, I'm good"
"Please don't lie" I said as I felt guilt in my heart
"Did he hurt your because of me?" I said and she looked the other side "no"
"Mom please"
"Get those papers" I walked across the room reading the papers dad dropped. What? I looked at Mom as she nodded. "You're..."
"What Mom what are you not telling me?"
"It's not my story to tell Ian" she said and I looked at her
"Mom you filed this? A divorce" I said as the burden lifted off me

I walked into the kitchen to grab a drink before heading to my room. I let Mom sleep giving her some pills for her pain. She could cure her physical pain what about the trauma dad put her through. How would I ever be able to make her happy? I can't let her step back from this decision, if this was happening under our noses all our lives this is her decision whatever that makes her happy. I grabbed a glass of water instead and was starting to head to my room before listening to whispers coming from the living room. "This house can never hold onto secrets" I sighed and had to eavesdrop on dads phone call.
"I told you I will call you why would you call me? My son is home." Dad said as I couldn't hear the other side I assumed he was hiding something big from us.
"It doesn't matter I told you I would be with you soon. He cannot know about this matter, he will never forgive me." Me?
"She asked for a divorce today"
"This is my sign to leave? I cannot she has the damn company under her name. We would be on the streets, I know money matters to you and for this I need Ian on my side" He isn't sad about the divorce he is sad about losing his money.
" If something had to happen to her it would only transfer everything onto Ian. She trusts him"
"Look I will be there by morning and how about we figure this out" he said that leaving me no choice but to be on his tail. I tried moving back before he came out to the kitchen, I turned around to hear him call me back "Ian is that you?" No
"Yes dad" I said and walked towards him
"Come here son" he said patting on the chair beside him. Are you going to kill me for what I did?" I sighed at my thoughts as he started explaining himself "why did you hurt her? I thought you taught us to take care of women? To nourish them, hold them with warmth? You're hitting her? Dad you're pinning us all down. I thought I was the only one you pinned down but it has been Mom all these years. I hate calling myself your son" I said as anger built up in me
"I don't have any answers for you"
"For hitting your wife? For what? What'd she do to you? She left her family for you. Remember when grandma died and you let grandpa rot in the shelters. You took everything away dad"
"Ian. You're crossing your limits"
"You crossed them a while ago. Tell me why did you pin Chloe onto me? Why does Tom want me so bad? I want answers"
"I said I've no answers for you"
"I need answers, you have answers for everything. Maybe fake a heart attack?"
"It wasn't fake"
"You've been fake to me since forever dad" I said as he stood up grabbing onto my collar "I want you out of this house"
"Did you kick Mae out too? Is this why we barely see her around?" I said as I watched his hands form into fists "Did you cause everyone to leave you? For what Dad? Money? Aren't you the selfish one?"
"IAN" he said as he rose his hand up to hit me
"HIT ME" I screamed as he held onto my throat "DAD STOP PLEASE" Mae ran and held onto his arms. He didn't choke me he only placed his hands onto my throat thinking over the fact should he kill me or not? "Dad what has gotten into you? THIS IS IAN YOUR SON"
"HE IS NOT MY SON! HE WAS NEVER MY SON" he screamed throwing me back
"What do you mean?"
"You're my not daughter. I'm nothing to you guys" he said before storming out the door. "Take care of Mom I'll be back" I said running after him to see his car leave the driveway. I rushed into my car and followed him.

I followed him into the west side of the city in front of a house. I parked my car behind the bushes before standing away from the house looking at his steps. He walked towards a dead end house, he rang the doorbell waiting for someone. What is he doing here? I moved aside to get a better look when a women with long white hair in a robe walked out, she held a around 7-8 month old baby boy on her hip as she hugged Dad. Who is she? He walked inside the house as he disappeared behind the closed doors. I had a million thoughts roaming around in my head, "who is she? I haven't seen her before? Is dad...NO." The phone rang as I picked it up "Ian where are you?" Mae asked
"Do you know anyone with white long hair, around 5'3 has a baby about 7-8 months anyone at all?" I asked
"Doesn't ring any bells and did someone tell you suck at describing people"
"Shut up Mae. Dad walked into a house, this last opened up and now..."
"Stay there he might leave in the morning follow him"
"Did she come to the wedding? Anyone Dad was close to?"
"No but he had multiple calls he wouldn't get off his phone Ian he kept shouting and he had about a hundred drinks when you took off" she said
"Ian you should honestly leave, don't come back"
"Did he make you leave?"
"I was a disgusting disgrace to him so I left. You believed me, mom did just because you were there but how would I tell the rest of the world that I haven't done anything"
"I'll always be here for you. You should go be happy you deserve it."
"I am happy"
"Are you?"
"I am extremely happy where I am no one wants to collide with me no one wants me to justify myself and Ian you deserve happiness too. Just a little advice for you and the women you fell for. If you actually love her don't leave, hold onto it not many feel the same way. Some can't even find love" she said before sighing
"There's a right time for love don't push too hard, don't go beyond seas to find it"
"Change the thought go beyond the earth to find her if you've to and if you have it don't let it go" she said I tried plastering that thought in me.
"You'll understand once you're in the position" she said
"You should write a novel" I said trying to cheer up her
"Oh shutup and give me updates on Dad I'm going to check up on Mom" she said before saying bye and ending the call.

I woke up in the car as I heard children playing in the playground beside me. I opened my eyes to the sun hitting straight through my eyes "this is not pleasant" I opened the dash board and took out a piece of gum, I looked towards the house to see Dads car still parked "thank god I didn't miss him" I said as I picked up my phone to check onto texts. I smiled as I saw a text from her. "I hope everything's good. Are you alright?"-delilah
I don't know if it's alright. I sighed as I replied to her giving the best positive answer I could. I kept my phone aside as watched the women in the robe come out the house, she walked into a dress this time walking towards Dads car, Dad walked behind her taking on the drivers seat. Maybe he is dropping her somewhere? He rolled onto his wheels leaving the driveway as I started following him from far behind. He hand was out the window as it held onto a cigarette letting the ashes drop on the road as he drove.

We stood in front of a building with glass interior. "This looks familiar" I said as she walked out the car and walked into the building. We sold this building last year to I can't remember the name but it was a difficult bid we had to leave the matters to Tom since he bid onto the building too. But what is she doing here? I picked up the phone and called Mae "what's up!"
"Go to my room under the drawer you'll find a key to dads office open up the door right now" I said and o could hear her run from the phone
"Got it"
"Open up his office go to the grey drawer it should be open. It always is open and find a file from last year around august 2020 find it" I said as I heard her budge onto the doors
"What's wrong?"
"Just do it"
"Okay who are we looking for there are two files here" "Tell me the names"
"Luka and Amanda"
"Does it have a picture or anything on it"
"Oh this one has white hair just like the girl you described"
"On the company files?" I asked confused
"No it's a parole file"
"What? My head is blowing off. Look at the other file did they purchase something with us?"
"Yes Ian they bought a share in the company what is wrong?"
"Send me the picture of the file" I got a notification as I read onto every details on the file
"Fuck"
"WHAT IAN"
"I'm coming home"

I ran into the house finding Mom "MAE WHERE IS MOM?" I screamed looking into her room to find her cloths gone
"She was in her room"
"You were supposed to look after her. Her things are gone"
"I just went to make her lunch I swear I don't know"
"Try calling her" I said as I rummaged through her things
"Ian you're scaring me what's going on?"
"Chloe's mom, Toms wife. Mrs Williamson is alive"

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-menahil