Step dad.

Part 6

Mother drove us into the town, I sat at the back and Max was in the driver's seat.  Mother dropped us outside the mall "The time is now, 10. a.m boys, I pick you both up at 12. p.m. on the dot outside the mall, Phillip keep your shorts clean" said Mother.  Max and I went into the mall and had a great time, we walked into a milkshake den and ordered milkshakes, took them over to a table and sat down "Max your ticket to the next AC/DC concert, when is it" I asked him with a smile "In 3 weeks Phillip, when I get home my parents would probably have me to do things around the house..I thought you had plans for the summer Phillip?" Max replied.

"Before I did, my Mother phoned me and told me to come home for the summer Max," I said fixing my ankle socks "Why didn't you tell her that you had plans for the summer anyway Phillip" "Should have done Max, but the summer is only started my friend" I replied, Max smiled at me "Now we are talking, make sure you wear your clothes from your bags that you brought from college Phillip," Max said sitting back on his chair.

Mother picked us up and drove home, drove up the driveway, and Max exited the passenger door with me getting out of the car.  I opened the front door and both of us walked in, Max ran upstairs to the bathroom when Mother walked in closing the front door behind her "Mother do you want a cup of tea" I asked her "Yes, please Phillip that would be lovely" Mother replied.

We were sitting at the kitchen table eating and talking until Max's Dad picked him up, Max got a text from his Dad telling him that he was outside the house.  I walked Max to his Dads car "Phillip let me know where you are going over the summer and I will join you" Max said giving me a big huge "That's 100% Max" I replied, he got into the car "Hello Mr September, how are you" I asked Max's Dad "Great Phillip it's good to see again, you are more than welcome to stay at our house over the summer" Mr September replied "Thank you sir! Mr September, Max, party on".

I was in my bedroom sorting out my clothes from my bags on my bed, opened the top drawer from my chest of draws pushed my shorts to the left put some of my clothes in and closed it.  I did the same to the one under Neith, opened the wardrobe put my trainers, flipped flops, and walking boots under Neith, and hung up my short-sleeved shirts with my T-shirts. I closed the wardrobe when Mother walked into my bedroom "Phillip we need to talk about Max" Mother said sitting down on the side of my bed "Come and long young man" "But Mother!" I said walking over to her.

As I stood in front of Mother, she started to fix my shorts, T-shirt, and ankle socks "Always look one best Phillip, I do not want to see Max back at my house again young man, your Father and your brother do not like him at all" said Mother looking at me "Mother Max is my dear friend" before I said another word Mother cut me off "Are family and friends at the barbecue give him the cold shoulder Phillip, he was an eye sore to look at and not wanted" replied Mother "And why did you yes for Max to stary Mother" I said stepping back from her "I was being polite" answered Mother.

As I left the kitchen Brian walked past me "Where are you going Phillip" Brian asked "None of your business, dick head" I replied closing the front door behind me.  I took the bus into the city to get away from the family, got off the bus and headed down the street to my favourite bookshop, approached the door opened it walked in, found the book that I was looking for paid for it and left the shop.  Walked into an ice cream shop and went up to the counter "Hello young man you look like you need a large ice cream" said the woman at the counter "Yes ma'am" I replied.

As the woman was getting my order, she looked over at me "Penny for them" "Families" I replied.  The woman put my bowl of ice cream down on the counter in front of me "Sweetie! It will work itself out, trust me" the woman said with a smile on her face.  Sat down at a table and started to eat my ice cream when my phone in the pocket of my shorts rang, took it out "Hello Father, I am in the city having ice cream and reading my book, alright" I said putting my phone back in my pocket.  15 minutes later Father walked into the shop "Phillip!" before he could say another word the woman cut in "What ice cream do you want sir" "Chocolate please", he took his order and sat down in front of me. "Father, why don't you not like Max?" I asked him "I don't Phillip When The first time that I saw him, I thought shit, is this a friend of my son from school, how did he even get in looking like that".

Father said eating his ice cream "You make real good friends after the summer Phillip, not like Max September" I put my book down on the table "Father, Max has been my best friend since I met him two years ago in college, I don't care what my family or your friends think of him.  It didn't bother Max how you lot treated him, it pissed me off I was about to say something about it but Max said stuff them...Are you even listening to what I was saying, Father" I said he was still eating his ice cream, but it fell on deaf ears "That's good Phillip oh, on Monday morning I am taking you back to the barbers, Ok Phillip time to go home"