A Family Divided

Working Out

Gym class. Everyone loves it, some people hated it. Didn't matter what you thought. You HAD to take it. It wasn't a choice. The coach had every student lifting weights. The guys carried as much as they wanted. Not as much as they could.

"Man, coach has people on edge today." Jake commented as he lifted a 120 pound bar.

"Tell me about it." Noah replied as he lifted the same amount.

Troy lifted 125. Not to show off, just to do it. He was like a machine. Couldn't be broken or working harder than they should. But, that's about to change. A parent had walked in. Troy's dad was back. The sound of the door caught the attention of many people. Especially Troy.

Coach Peters walked up to him. Coach doesn't care who you are. He wanted to know your purpose for being here.

"What do you want Clark?" Coach asked.

He knew him. Peters and Clark went to school together. They weren't friends. They weren't enemies either. They were just classmates. Peters never trusted Clark. He knew he had two sons, one of which he didn't want. That sickened him. The worst part is that his other son had hated him for the rest of his life.

"I'm here for my son." Clark replied.

"So now your here? You weren't here for this kid's childhood. Your 17 years late Clark." Peters retorted.

Troy slowly put down his bar. He walked over to see his dad.

"Why are you here?" Troy asked.

"Troy, I'm here to take you back." Clark admitted.

"Why? Just because you suddenly found me, now you care?" Troy asked.

"I've always cared." Clark replied.

"No you didn't! You only care about Derek!" Troy yelled.

Most people turned around at the yelling. Including his friends.

"You can't tell me who I care about!" Clark replied angrily.

"If you did, you wouldn't of left me!" Troy yelled.

"I had a reason!" Clark replied.

"What reason?! I barely knew it was you at the mall without looking at a picture!" Troy screamed.

"Nobody taught you a dang thing! Adults know more than amateur kids!" Clark yelled.

Coach shook his head.

"For an adult, you don't have the common sense to take care of a child!" Troy yelled.

He turned to end the conversation at that. He didn't need this right now. His dad was the worst person that ever came into his life. As Troy walked back to his bar, his dad grabbed him by the shirt.

"Get off of me!" Troy screamed at him.

"We're not done talking til I say we are!" Clark replied.

"Yeah?! Well I'm done listening to anything that comes out of your mouth!" Troy yelled.

When it came to arguments like this, you get riled up. Troy couldn't control his anger as much as he wanted to.

"You little sneak, your coming with me! And don't try me!" Clark sneered.

Everybody was shocked. Though lots of people were like that, this was crazy. The rangers weren't deaf. They heard all of this. It was terrible. How could any parent just leave their child? Then again, how could they talk to them like that.

"You don't have the right to control me anymore! You don't even care about me! You only care about yourself!" Troy yelled.

"If you had any knowledge in your brain-"

"I'm smart enough to know when somebody doesn't treat you right!" Troy interrupted.

"GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEAD! I DO UNDERSTAND! YOUR NOT GROWN TROY! DON'T YOU EVER COME AT ME LIKE THAT! " Clark screamed.

Troy was boiled. His dad could try and twist things up to make himself look innocent. Troy and Derek hated that. Their so called dad could be so deceptive.

"DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT A DAD REALLY IS?!" Troy yelled at him.

"OF COURSE I DO! I AM YOUR-

"A DAD IS SOMEONE THAT SUPPORTS YOU! A DAD HELPS YOU WHEN YOU NEED IT! A DAD TAKES ACTION AND RISKS HIMSELF FOR THE SAKE OF HIS FAMILY!" Troy yelled.

"YOU DON'T-"

"AND A DAD STAYS AND RAISES HIS CHILDREN! ALL OF HIS CHILDREN!" Troy screamed.

The room was silent. Clark and Troy looked like they were gonna fight. The coach was in front of them, but had enough space to where it was just the two of them. He was ready to break up any fight.

"WHY CAN'T YOU MAKE THIS EASIER FOR ALL OF US?!" Clark asked.

"SO I MAKE IT HARD FOR YOU?! YOU WEREN'T EVEN HERE ON THE DAY I WAS BORN!" Troy yelled.

Clark didn't speak for a second. Troy was right. He wasn't there. He was with another woman. His wife had begged the nurse to repeatedly call her husband. The nurse told her that he was unavailable. But, he knew that she was giving birth. He met with Lacey Dunwell, his old friend. Clark was so busy making out with a woman then being there for a miracle of life.

"I NEVER WANTED YOU! YOU JUST HAPPENED! OKAY! YOU WERE NOTHING BUT A MISTAKE TO ME. TO ALL OF US! AND, YOU STILL ARE! SO DON'T GET ANGRY BECAUSE YOU SHOULD'VE NEVER BEEN IN THIS FAMILY!" Clark replied.

Troy was taken aback. His dad truly didn't want him. He thought he would come around, but it looks like he wouldn't. Clark always thought he was right, but nobody's perfect. His mom knew he was supposed to happen. It's his dad. He couldn't even say or be proud to call him his dad.

"I'M STUCK WITH YOU! I NEVER ASKED FOR YOU EITHER!" Troy remarked.

"I DIDN'T WANT YOUR MOTHER TO KEEP YOU-"

"I HATE YOU! I NEVER SHOULD OF HAD YOU IN MY LIFE! I WISH YOU WEREN'T MY DAD! I WISH I NEVER WAS YOUR KID! I DON'T WANT TO BE YOUR KID, I WANT YOU TO BE SOME STRANGER THAT FALLS OFF OF THE FACE OF THE EARTH! JUST GO AWAY!" Troy answered with tears stinging his eyes.

Clark was about to yell something else, but Coach pointed to the door. Clark eyed him and left his son. For good. Troy went back to his bar. He had tears, but he didn't let them fall. Not this time. His dad always made him cry, but he wouldn't let him this time.

From the outside, Protocol heard everything. He didn't smirk this time. If anything, he understood. His father never wanted him either. In a way, it almost pained Protocol to see that happen to any person. But, though he did understand, couldn't let that stop him.

Orion was something to be taken care of.....later. Troy was now his main focus. He needed to break the leader down first. And since Orion knew he was after all of them, he didn't need him to blab anything else. A team is not as good without a leader. So with that, he left.