Life and Amnesia

Part 14

Ten years later, Randall was still known as Alex Nicks to everyone in public, and his kids all kept the last name too.

Randall and his kids now lived further away in a house that he owned. He was still working hard full time to support himself, the kids and to make payments on the house. Rambo and Ollie had helped him out in many things, even this. But he still wanted his own life.

Bianca, Alonzo, and Sherri had made it through their school years with very minor things. But they had stuck together as a team and that was what got them through most of the time, though they all wanted to do their own things and have their own friends. They were fifteen now and could be rebellious at times.

Randall tried to remain a strong dad for them. Though if they didn't respect him, he could be known to blow up at times. And he was over protective of his daughters. But it was just that he cared. He had never wanted to lay a hand on them as punishments when they disobeyed.

When he did discipline his kids, he more often grounded them or sent them to their rooms. Or he took many privileges away to be with their friends. And he was very firm on that they had to do their homework before they could do other activities. He even made sure they did chores.

Randall was proud of his kids that they had come so far and he had been their dad all this time. And as of this year, when he also thought about it, if he had been in prison, he would be getting out of prison if no parole had been granted. But he was glad that he had started over a decade ago.

If it hadn't been for Ollie and Rambo taking him in, he wouldn't know what to do with his life, or where to go. He could never repay them for all they had done for him and his kids. But they were his family's adopted family and closest friends.

Both of Rambo's sons had their own lives now.

Tyson had met a nice girl in his college years and he was a full fledged psychologist now. He and his girl had gotten married after graduation and had two kids of their own.

Adrian had gone on to become a teacher to preteens. He liked kids, but preferred older ones to the youngest ones. He was still single, but was looking for someone to spend his life with.

As for Randall, he was still working alongside Rambo at the mechanic shop. He also had learned to drive and he dropped his kids off at school every morning. But they rode the bus home. At least now they were old enough to be home by themselves.

Some other things that he had taught his kids was how to cook and bake. He still had that special gift. Bianca really had inherited that too. She was so much like him the most, even having the ability to camouflage. Neither of the other two could do it. But all three kids could have a temper too. But when it came to the evening meals, they all usually worked together on the meals. That was their real family bonding time.

Although Randall's family lived a distance away from Rambo and Ollie's now, they still did come over once a week to have some bonding time with them too. They were like grandparents to the triplets, along with being like an aunt and uncle. The kids still respected them and even still liked coming over to see their animals.

After everything that had happened over the years, Rambo and Ollie were glad that Randall had become the great lizard and parent that he was today. Randall had left his old life behind for this new and better life.

It had been a long time since he last saw his rivals, but he didn't want to start anything. He knew he needed to think about forgiving them, but it was so hard to do. If he did forgive them, this was the only way he could do it. Let them live in Monstropolis and him living here in Roarington. This place had monsters that treated him far better.

Randall had begun to teach his kids how to drive after they all had learners permits. It was a little nerve wracking that his kids were growing up, but they all wanted to be independent and learn how to drive and get jobs. The girls were especially mature for their age. Alonzo wasn't far behind them, for a young male.

Like their dad, Bianca, Sherri, and Alonzo were all smart. They all had good grades and studied hard. Randall had made sure of that. He had made it clear that you didn't always get what you wanted in life, but you needed to work hard to get what you want too. Earning what you work for makes you feel like you can be proud of yourself that you accomplished something good. And eventually, when education would be completed at the schooling part, that then they all could have a great career of their own choosing someday.

Randall did want his kids to be independent of him and wanted to trust them enough to make their own decisions on what they wanted to do with their adult lives. Though at the moment, they were only sophomores in high school.

Bianca had more of an interest in just wanting to be a baker. She had applied for a job with the cake makers at a local grocery store and they were seriously considering her.

Alonzo also had a mechanic's touch. He wanted to work alongside his dad and Rambo. Though he did have a dream of opening his own mechanic's shop one day.

Sherri had more of an interest in animals. She wanted to become a doctor for them. Or work for an animal shelter for the unwanted ones. She just wanted a career with animals.

Randall was happy that his kids had their own dreams already. They just didn't have it to feel like wanting to be laughers, hence it was still the main energy source now versus the old scaring ways. It was still very potent.

As he felt like he had been reformed, Randall felt that maybe, in some years time, he might return to Monstropolis and make up with his old rivals, but he just didn't want to do it when his kids still needed him, at the risk of being thrown in prison again.