Nyctophilia

chapter -11

(After school... Sky bought both of them home.... Both were sitting in the dining room)

Miky: Hia Win... Let's go and play...
Win: Not now... Let's finish our homework first....
Miky: We can do it later....
Win: Be good Miky... We can play as much as you want after finishing the homework.....
Miky: Promise?
Win: Yeh promise...

(Pete, Porsche, Chay and Sky came with a few drinks and Macarons....)

Win: Macarons?
Chay: Dean came by with your things and said you like Macarons...
Win: Yeh I do....
Pete: I made them... Have a taste...
Sin: Thank you...

(Win had a bite and his face lit up.... He gave Pete a sweet smile and nodded his head in happiness....)

Porsche: You look really cute when you smile....
Win: Dad and Dadda's say that I smile like my mom... They said she had the sweetest smile they have ever seen...

(Win was smiling while talking about his mother.... While they were talking the other members of the family came by and joined them and ate the snacks....)

Kim: Do you miss her?
Win: I won't lie... I used to do sometimes... But not anymore... my dad and Dada's never let me feel that I don't have a complete family.... I know how hard it was for dad at work first but he made sure that he spends time with me... Not just him they all did.... They made sure that I don't feel that I don't have a mom... They treated me just like a normal kid in a normal family... Except the training....
Vegas: Rain raised you really good...
Macao: Did he tell about his past?
Win: Sort of.... He didn't tell me whole story... Just some here and there things... Nor did my dadda's told me... But then I told dada Dean and Bank that I can understand... So one day we all sat together and had a heart to heart... They told me everything... About how he left the house... How he fell in love... How he had a loving family and how he ended up dying and how he killed his father and how he met mom and had me and how mom died.... Everything...

(Win looked at Payu when he said about falling in love and dying.... Everyone had the same guilty expression...)

Chay: So... About your dad... How is he?
Kinn: He means what type of a person he is? According to you...
Win: He is cold, scary, and brutal for outsider... For me and Dadda's and grandpa's..his family... He is sweet and loving and sometimes childish...
Vegas: About your dadda's.... Are they dating?
Win: Dadda Mos and Dadda Bank are dating each other since childhood... As for dadda Dean.. he said he has a crush on a cute guy and Dadda Net... He did love someone but he cheated on him since then he didn't have any serious relationship... He has dedicated his love and life for his family...

(Win Looked at everyone then at Miky and patted his head...)

(Time skip.... Later at night on the balcony.... Win is talking with his dad on his phone... Payu saw him and approached him... Win saw Payu coming and sitting beside him..)

Win: Okay dad... I'm good... Yeh... Don't worry I won't cause trouble... Okay love you... Gud night...

(Call ended)

Payu: Was that Rain?
Win: yes..

(Payu was really nervous he didn't know what to talk about....)

Win: You don't need to be nervous... Just say what you want..

(Payu was stunned seeing the way he was talking and looking like a matured adult.... That's when he realises what they meant about being careful of him...)

Payu: About your dad... Does he.....?

(Payu couldn't say he was shuttering... Win looked at him then outside at the Sky and sighed....)

Win: You want to know if he still has feelings for you?

(Payu looked down and nodded his head..)

Win: A few weeks before I asked him... If he still had feelings for you....

(Payu looked at him with hope.... Win didn't look at him he was still looking outside enjoying the view...)

Win: He said... That day when you shot him to death in front of his mother.... All the feelings he had for you died there... The Person his dad brought back alive was not the old Rain... He died... So did his feelings....

(Payu's eyes are filled with tears... He still remembers the day when his Pa and Rain were kidnapped till the day he killed Rain with his own hands.... His every word.. his every expression... His painless face when he was getting tortured.... Everything... It all came in his dreams every night making him unable to sleep....)

Win: Do you like him?

(Payu didn't dare to look at Win but after hearing his question he looked at him.... Win was looking at Payu with a neutral face...)

Payu: I do... I still like him... I love him... I never stopped liking him....
Win: Then why did you kill him? Why didn't you trust him? Why did you hurt him?

(Win asked all these questions with a neutral face... No minding how his words were killing Payu...)

Payu: I...I made a mistake... I didn't trust him... I trusted the evidence I got against him... It was my fault...
Win: I will be frank with you... I don't like you.... And I will never like you nor will my dad... So I guess you better stop sticking to the past and Move on... Find someone or something you want to love and protect.... Don't waste your time like this... Just look at your family... How much they are getting hurt because of you... They still are guilty because of what happened between you and my dad... They are good people... If not for you atleast for them... Move on... Stop living like a dead person and start living your life like others....

(Win looked at Payu for one last time and went inside.... Payu stayed there... He wrapped himself into a ball and buried his face between his legs and cried... He cried for hours... After that he went back to his room....)

(Next morning... Everyone was getting ready to go to their respective work and the kids for school...)

Pai: Did you both sleep well?
Win: Yeh..
Miky: I did...
Pete: where is Payu?
Macao: Didn't see him...
Vegas: I'll go and see..

(Vegas went to his room and knocked on the door but he didn't open it so he went in and saw Payu curled up in his bed... Vegas went and sat beside him...)

Vegas: Venice... Wake up.. Don't you have to go to work?
Payu: I don't want to go...

(Vegas knew that something was wrong with his son... He checked his temperature...)

Vegas: You don't have a fever... So what is this about..?
Payu: Nothing..
Vegas:😮‍💨 Venice I am your dad... You can talk to me or do you want me to call your Pa..

(Venice got up and sat on the bed facing Vegas...)

Payu: Last night... I had a talk with Win.

(Payu told him about his talk with Win last night...)

Vegas: Venice... All of us... Just want you to be happy... It's true that we are still guilty about what happened between you two because of us... But as long as you are happy we will support all your decisions....
Payu: Dad I... I don't know...
Vegas: We are not rushing you son... Make your decision... We will support you no matter what you decide to do...

(Payu's eyes teared up he hugged Vegas and he returned the hug... Pete was looking at both father and son duo hugging each other....)

Pete: Are you guys avoiding me?

(Both father and son looked at Pete and he smiled at them..)

Vegas: I'll never avoid my baby... Come here....

(Vegas pulled Pete into his lap... The three of them hugged each other...)