Step dad.

Part 1

I unpacked my bags and took down my clothes that needed washing to the kitchen, as I was putting my clothes in the washing machine Mr Gardener walked into the kitchen "Sir what happened to my record player, records, posters, books, comics" I said getting up from the washing machine "Your Mother took your record player and records to a charity shop, the rest in the skip, you didn't need all that stuff Phillip, what's in your bedroom is yours" replied Mr gardener.

"Phillip your hair needs cut," said Mr Gardener "The barbers at college were closed the time I got there" I replied "Let's go, Phillip and get that hair cut," said Mr Gardener "Now!!!" I replied "No time like the present young man".  Mr Gardener pulled outside the barber shop, I got out from the back of his car and closed the door behind me, Mr Gardener already had the shop door open "Come along, Phillip" I walked into the barber shop with Mr Gardener behind me.

In the barbershop, two other boys were sitting down waiting to get their haircut "Phillip go over and sit with the two boys, while I talk to the barber" said Mr Gardener "Ok" I replied.  Sat down beside one of the boys, I introduced myself to them and they did the same "Phillip, your dad is big" said Peter "Yes he is Peter" I replied.

As Mr Gardener walked over to me, he smiled at the other boys beside me "Hello boys" he said and sat down "Sir! You are big" said Peter to Mr Gardener he laughed a bit at what Peter said to him "Thank you, kid" Mr Gardener replied.  The two boys got their haircuts ahead of me, and then it was my turn.

The barber walked up to me and started to cut my hair, which was getting shorter and shorter. "All done young man," the barber said stepping to the left, I looked at myself in the mirror "What did you do to my hair, it's too short," I said looking at the barber "Now that's better," said Mr Gardener standing beside me "Phillip you have a boys 1950 Fade haircut".  With this haircut, I looked like a 14-year-old boy.

We walked out of the barber's shop, I closed the shop door behind me "My hair is too short" I said feeling the cool breeze between my ears "That haircut is what you needed young man, I will bring you back here, every two weeks to keep it short during the summer and come along Phillip" replied Mr Gardener.

We drove home and went into the house "Mr Gardener do you want Tea or Coffee" I asked him "Coffee please Phillip" Mr Gardener replied.  I walked into the kitchen and made  Mr Gardener his Coffee, he came in and sat down at the kitchen table "Phillip, your Mother is now Miss Gardener" {Hear we go} I thought "That makes you a Gardener, Phillip Gardener" said Mr Gardener "Sir all due respect, no it does not" I replied "Why not Phillip! what's wrong with being called Phillip Gardener young man!!! that's my family's name" said Mr Gardener with a bit of a tone in his voice.

I put his cup of coffee down in front of him with a plate of biscuits then picked up my class of milk with my tuna sandwich and sat down on the other side of the kitchen table.  "Phillip, answer my question, young man" "Sir there is nothing wrong with your family's name, I was surprised when You told me, that you and my Mum were married and now this" I replied.  Mr Gardener took a drink of his coffee and then a biscuit "I asked Brian about it, and he said it be fine with him".

Mr Gardener looked at me to see my reaction to what he said to me and got nothing "Phillip it's only a surname, the world won't end once you be Phillip Gardener" Mr Gardener was getting agitated at me for not responding to his question.  "Sir, I am not changing my surname," I said getting up from my chair and walking over to the sink "Why not young man" Mr Gardener replied "Did you say, that Brian would be fine with it" I said putting my plate back in the cupboard "Yes he did" replied Mr Gardener

"Sir I am going to my bedroom" I said and walked out of the kitchen.  Walked up the stairs and headed down to my bedroom, walked into my room "Right, keep my clothes in my bags" picked them up and put them beside my desk that was in my bedroom.  Took out my laptop from my computer bag and put it on my desk and sat down, before I turned it on Brian opened the front door and walked in "It's me" said Brian in his deep voice, Mr Gardener walked out of the kitchen "Brian Phillip's home".

Brian ran up the stairs towards my bedroom, I could hear Brian coming down, so I got up from my chair.  The door to my room opened "PHILLIP!" Brian called out "Hi Brian" I replied we hugged "It's good to see my Phillip" said Brian with a big smile on his face "Like wise Brian" I replied.