ABYSS OF ANGUISH 💔

CHAPTER 10.

"Oh my God honey you're safe... Oh my gosh you scared us!" My mom uttered as she forced me into a hug. I could have darted away but at this point, it seemed rather pointless since I basically have nowhere else to go. Miguel and Kinley are still mad at me and well Issa basically restricted me from coming to her apartment again so I have no choice but to go home.

"Hey you know you can't do that... You can't just..." My dad was about scolding me but my mom cut in abruptly. "Honey stop! Not now... please.." She said as my dad held back whatever he was about to say. "Am I going to be punished? If not, I think I need a break..." I said looking at our principal who didn't seem to have anything to say so I barged out of the office and headed to my parents' car. The worst thing about being the son of a politician is that 'Privacy' is never a vocabulary in your dictionary.

Outside at the parking lot was teeming with lots of people mostly journalists and other media personnel who were desperately trying to get information as to where I was and what happened to me. Did people not understand the meaning of boundaries? I mean how can I just not do something without the whole world knowing?
Luckily, my parents called in security and then we were able to leave the place with people staring at us as if we were Beyonce and her family.

I didn't talk to anyone throughout the entire ride home. "Uhm...just before you say it, you can have my phone and whatever... I'm sleeping in the basement anyways so I don't know... I'm grounded?" I said even before my dad could bring himself up to say anything. I didn't actually involve myself in any sort of conversation with them when we got home.

I locked myself up in the basement and refused to come up for dinner. Now it may seem as if I'm being too much but the actual motive behind my seclusion is because I don't want to hurt them again... I just couldn't... I've caused them too much harm and the thought of hurting them again is just too much for me.

" Hey baby... You up?" My mom said from behind my door. "Please we need to talk..." She pleaded. "Hey Care... Just listen okay? Just for once and we'd stop okay? Please.." My dad added as I reluctantly opened the door and let them inside. "Hey... we're sorry for everything that we've done to you... We shouldn't have lied to you and we most definitely shouldn't have made you feel the way you did... We're so sorry baby.." my mom explained.

"I.. I don't know?" I muttered out softly. "You know you don't have to say anything... We just want you to know we love you so much and nothing, I mean nothing would ever change that.. you're our baby boy, our sweet baby boy.." My dad added as he together with my mom hugged me tightly. "I'm so sorry... I just don't wanna hurt any of you... I'm scared... I'm so scared.. I'm just too perilous to be around you...or anyone in that matter. I... I..." I  tried explaining as my mom cut me short.

"It's okay sweetie... It's all gonna be okay.. Uncle Tommy is here... I'm sure he can do something to suppress the side effects you're showing..."my mom announced and even though I don't like the sound of it, I am still thrilled to know Uncle Tommy is back and perhaps have some solutions and answers to my questions desperate questions.

Well in the long run, I forgave my parents and they forgave me too. Things never got back to normal but at least it was no more weird. I gradually forgave Issa since she would not stop apologizing for what she did. It was apparently explicit that our sudden friendship is rather real and not transient. Issa kept on playing her game as Lisa and things never really changed much just that things got really weird between my brother and her not so girlfriend, Michelle.

I haven't spoken to my brother ever since our last fight and even though he tries apologizing every single time, I just bounce him. The only reason I am punishing him like this is because he is the only person in this whole wide world that actually gets to me. I don't know but for some reason his opinions about me really affects me drastically and that is why I am still hurt even to this time about the things he said to me.