Breaking Of The Know-it-all (Creek)

The Nights

One day my father, he told me,
"Son, don't let it slip away",
He took me in his arms, I heard him say,
"When you get older,
Your wild heart will live for younger days,
Think of me if ever you're afraid."

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September 12th, 9:45 pm.

Thomas cleared his throat, "Good evening, everyone. I hope you're all enjoying the dinner and I hope you'll enjoy the rest of the party as well. So, I'm Craig's dad, if that wasn't obvious enough. And... I wrote my speech almost a year ago." Craig laughed, silently thanking God that he didn't write it the previous day.

"I would like to start my speech by saying how proud I am of my son. You know, he's a- and pardon my French- real asshole, sometimes."

"Jesus Christ, dad..."

"But he's changed a lot from since he was a kid, obviously. He used to go to detention all the time, and be a real troublemaker! I remember once, when the school counselor called me, saying that Craig, along with some other kid, had been suspended for beating the crap out of each other. The previous day, my son had gone up to me like "Dad, I'm supposed to fight some kid tomorrow", and I thought: "That's my boy!!"

Everyone chuckled at the man's impressions, Tricia rolling her eyes at him.

"So when the counselor called me, saying that they had gotten detention, but they were currently in the hospital, I was nervous but proud at the same time." He paused for a moment, scrolling down his notes. "The other kid's name was Tweek Tweak. Now, I had heard of that name before, since "Tweak Bros." is the name of a really popular coffeehouse in town. But when I looked at my son, with Tweek in the hospital beds, I was like "woah... what has this kid done to my son's face?!"

Craig and Tweek laughed, looking at Stan's table for a second. Kenny flipped them off, Craig doing the same.

"A year later, I heard of that kid's name again. But the story was different this time: This time it wasn't because they had been fighting, but because they were dating. Now, I used to be a homophobic redneck, at the time, so I was... not pissed but... okay, yeah, I was pissed." His son chuckled. "I was sad, confused, mad... anything but a good emotion. Then the next day, while I was at work, the school principal called me, saying that Craig had gotten into a fight. I was like "Hell yeah!! My boy is still a man, he gets into fights, and beats the crap out of people!!", and oh my God, I was an asshole..."

Everyone laughed hard at that, Craig patting his dad's back.

"And then the principal was like "a fight... with his boyfriend." I lost all of my hopes again. I don't know what happened during the time that I was "grieving" for having a gay son, but I know that something BAD happened. Because one day, when he got home from school, he was drenched from the rain, with this really sad look on his face; he was truly heartbroken. And it hurt seeing my son like that. It really did. Then the next day, Tweek knocked at my door, saying that he needed to talk to Craig. I was pissed at the kid, for being both my son's boyfriend, and for leaving him so sad. Then the two of them talked and.., I don't know what hit me, but I realized that... Craig is my son no matter what. And I will love him, no matter what. And I made sure he knew that." He took a sip off his drink. "You know, during those days I thought I had lost a son. But little did I know, that I had gained a new one."

The blond smiled at him, Thomas returning the smile.

"Tweek changed Craig's life in a way I can barely explain. And now, I wouldn't ask for anything else but for the two of them to be happy, together. I want my son to live everyday of his life with happiness and excitement, enjoying every single second of it. And Craig, I know I'm always telling you this, but I will always be by your side, no matter what."