Regrowing

chapter -34

With the rise of sun, Gun start his ride towards pete home without greeting good morning to his son and grandson. With each step towards the door of pete house his heart become heavy but he know he have to do it. He need to apologize for his son and specially his grandson who has been deprived from motherly warmth but he won’t let that happen in future. He need to do this for them and specially to get relief from his guilt.

Unlike grandma like yesterday, today was pete ma turn to open the door. She couldn’t recognize him. With confuse face she welcomed him.

Without wasting any time, he came direct into point.

Can I Talk to pete? He asked still standing in the door.

Hearing pete name she let the old man enter in the living room.

She immediately went to pete room afterward.

Gun just take his position in the couch.

After some minute pete ma came down stair.

He just wake, please wait Mr.? She asked questionably

“Gun” He replied.

Do you like to have something cold, warm? She asked

Umm… a glass of water will be fine.

After that she left for kitchen and grandma came into scene. She scanned him from top to bottom.

(Doesn’t look like a thief nor look like relative from island She mumble but obviously she is pete granny Gun heard her)

Gun get up from his seat and out of respect he say sawatdee krap  to granny and granny greet him back with sawatdee kah.

Did I know you khun? She asked

No you don’t but I  know pete and I’m here to talk with him.

She just nod as she understand it.

Pete ma came with glass of water and she give it  to gun wishing her ma  good morning.

Gun just drink a little water while pete ma disappear in to the kitchen to make up breakfast and granny settle herself in the couch with awkward smile in her face.

After some time pete came into the scene, he immediately greet his granny with good morning kiss and shout good morning ma from the living room.

 Granny just pat his cheeks as good morning wish. Pete saw Gun sitting in the couch opposite to his granny and he with bowing his head greet him.

Gun also does the same. After some minute of Awkward silence in the living room Gun decided to speak.

Pete..

Kha pete replied

Pete you know me right …. He asked.

Pete nod

Granny was confuse and staring deeply into Gun soul. She had already get the vibe that Gun is no good but somehow his behavior is differ from his appearance might be she had judged him very quickly she though and kept listening the conversation between Gun and her grandson.

Pete I’m here to talk about..

Before he could say more pete cut off his word.

Mr. Gun I  respect you as elderly person and as venice grandy but if you are here to talk about your son, Please let it be I don’t want to know about it. Let’s just move on from that he said with tear in his eyes.

Gun remain silent for second then again spoke.

I know you don’t want to hear about this but keeping these thing with me for life time won’t let me die peacefully pete. Please let me clear this guilt, pete just once. After listening to it, you can decide it  is worthy or not but I don’t want to die with the guilt that because of my selfish behavior two lover got separated and I don’t want to live with the guilt that because of me my grandson is suffering so much for another papa. I can’t let this happen pete, I know you  were hurt but somewhere there is no fault of vegas too. It was just my evil planning that.. that