Alone: Volume 03 (English Edition)

1. Family in Chaos

Family! How can such a simple little thing be so complicated? This question always stayed in my head, but I never called. But now I care about this question because, my family is in complete chaos... everything started long before we were born, but I never knew the truth, but now I need to know the truth of everything, because I found out that my mother (WHO HAD POSSIBLY DIED) is alive... and now I don't know how to deal with any of this... so after she came to me at the New Year's festival, we went to my house, so when I got there I send a message to Lizzy and Miguel who were still in the park.

"Guys, I need you to come home. URGENT situation!" - I send

"We're on our way!" - Lizzy responds in a few moments

After about three minutes, Lizzy and Miguel arrive and come at my mother sitting in one of the armchairs

- MOTHER? - Miguel says as soon as he sees her

- What? What do you mean mom? - Lizzy says looking at Miguel

- Daughter, we have to talk - My father says to Lizzy

- What the fuck is going on here? - Lizzy asks

- Daughter, look... - My father starts saying but I interrupt him

- Dad for God's sake, stop curling up. - I scream - Lizzy the truth is that the two made a deal, that's why we met Miguel after a long time, they hid all the truth from us - I'll finish

- How did you have the courage? They kept this secret for all these years, for what reason? - Lizzy says with her eyes full of tears but holding back so as not to cry

- Lizzy, calm down - Miguel says

- And you in... did you know that? - Lizzy tells Miguel

- I...I knew, but it wasn't my fault, I wanted to tell you but I couldn't do anything, it was their agreement even before we did a year - Miguel says

- And yet you didn't think about telling us? - Lizzy says pointing her finger in Miguel's face

- Lizzy takes it easy, it's not his fault - I say

- Don't protect him, Lucas - Lizzy screams

- Daughter stop talking to her brother like that - Julia says as she gets up from the couch armchair

- Daughter? Don't call me a daughter, because when a mother abandons her only female daughter, she has no right to call the person a son or daughter - Lizzy says approaching our Mother

- I had no choice - Julia says in the middle of a cry

- Didn't you have a choice? You had a choice, yes, mom, and it was fighting for us, or at least having a friendly separation... but in return you decided to abandon us - Lizzy says in the midst of a cry of anger - And know that I will never forgive you - Lizzy breaks up and goes to your room

Lizzy picks up a bag and puts on clothes and a charger, so Miguel goes to her who quickly answers him in anger

- Lizzy, try to stay calm - Miguel says

- You don't come and ask me to stay calm, you lied to me and especially to Lucas... so don't come look me in the face to ask calm - Lizzy says and then leaves home

So Miguel leaves the house and tries to go after Lizzy, while I stay at home holding my anger so I don't take it out on anyone, until my mother tries to talk to me.

- Son, please listen to me... I had no option, your father and I had just separated and we filed for divorce very quickly, and then came the perdition of your custody, and I was very overwhelmed. I'm sorry, please, I didn't want to! - She tries to explain herself

- Mom, IT WAS 15 YEARS! 15 YEARS OLD and you didn't even think about sending a message, sending a card or even a fucking email, the only thing you thought about was yourself, and you even put Miguel in it, and now you want me to act like it's a normal thing - I say with my eyes full of tears

- Son, you have to understand that... - My father tries to complete

- No, you have to understand dad, you've already done a lot of bad things, but this one was more - I say and I go to my room, and when I'm going to close the door Miguel arrives quickly trying to talk to me

- Lucas, Lucas, Lucas, please don't be mad at me, I didn't know why they did this, but I had nothing to do, she's my mother, I mean ours! Please forgive me - Miguel says holding the door so I don't close

- Look Miguel, I don't blame you for anything that happened... but I can't say I'm normal with it, because I'm not! But we talk better when Lizzy comes back - I say drying the tears that had fallen on my face

So after I talk to Miguel I close the door and lie down on the bed, Miguel goes to his room and stays there, while my mother leaves and my father goes to bed.

I was very sad, so I took my wallet, my phone and my bike and pedal to a park with a Foodtruck, where I buy a soda and a medium snack and sit enjoying the view of the city and thinking about life.

After spending about 30 minutes there, I get up to throw the trash away and buy another soda, and when I go near the grill I come across Nathan (Yes, that Nathan!)

- Lucas? I'm glad I found you, we can talk - Nathan says as soon as he makes eye contact with me

- Nathan, not now please - I say and try to leave, but he pulls my arm to try to talk to me, but I quickly turn around and take the collar of his blouse and put him against the park railing and then yell at him - I SAID THAT TODAY NOT NATHAN!

I let Nathan go and take my bike and ride until I get home. As soon as I get home I see that Lizzy is not there, so I'm going to my room, take off my clothes and take a shower.

But in the meantime, Lizzy was with Mariana who was there giving her the greatest support at this very difficult time. So after I take my shower, Miguel enters the room and starts talking to me

- I heard you coming, and I came to tell you that I tried to say this to our mother... but she never heard me - He explains totally sad

- I know it's not your fault - I say

- I know that - He says and leaves, but he comes back when he remembers something - By the way... happy new year brother - He finishes and then goes to his room

- Happy New Year! - I say

After talking to Miguel, I had to vent, so I put a song by Jão to play on my phone and took my Notebook and started writing a new message for the Boy;

[Dear Unknown Boy,

Happy New Year, I didn't want to start this message like this, but I'll have to start... my life is officially in shit AGAIN! I just found out that my mother, has been dead for many years, is alive, and I'm too crazy, but for some reason talking to you and listening to music calms me down a lot. Well, this message will be quite short, but that's it.

With Love, Lucas]

I finish writing and click on send, and now I'm just waiting for him to answer...

IT CONTINUES IN THE NEXT CHAPTER...