Torn Between Dreams and Reality

CHAPTER 59 Birthday Catastrophe

CHAPTER 59 Birthday Catastrophe

So Dwight and Sophia are step-siblings with different mom. My daddy and Ate Sophia’s mom are step-siblings too. Which means… uhm, I don’t know! “I can’t figure it out!” I shouted in exasperation. It seems that I need to get a paper and a pen and write their family tree so I can identify my real relationship to Dwight.

“Kalma lang friend,” Irene told me.

“You are not related to Dwight,” Zac stated.

I looked at him. “How did you know?”

“He’s right Zoe,” Ate Sophia agreed with Zac.

“Then someone should prove it to me so I can calm now!” I shouted again in the air. Gail who is sitting on my right is rubbing my back.

“Ate, please tell us we’re not related. This is freaking me out also,” Dwight told her sister.

“Listen guys,” Sophia started and I focused on her so I could get the blood line, “Mom and uncle Reynald have different Dad’s that’s why they don’t have the same surname. They are step-siblings like my relationship to Dwight. Enrico is our dad –“

“And that means you are not related to Dwight,” Zac told me, interrupting Sophia’s explanation. “You will only be connected if Dwight’s mom is also Sophia’s mom and they are not the same so you should now relax so we could all finish our food.”

“Thank you for helping me, buddy,” Sophia told Zac. And my best friend winked at her. “So yeah, Dwight has his own immediate family and you don’t have any blood relations,” She told me.

I managed to take a deep breath and told myself to calm down as things are slowly being clear to me.

“Thank God,” I heard Dwight whispered from my left.

“So are we clear now?” Sophia asked.

“Sorry if I over reacted, ate,” I apologized to her.

“No, it’s okay. That’s a normal reaction. I would probably react the same if this happens to me,” she smiled at me.

“So Ate, Zoe’s dad is your uncle?” – Dwight

“Yes. Why bro?” – Sophia

“Maybe you could help me build up myself with him. You know what I mean,” Dwight said with pleasing eyes.

She chuckled. “Well, I’ll think of what I can do,” Ate Sophia winked at him and Dwight smiled.

Dwight stood up. “Let me introduce my girlfriend to my sister.”

“Well, well, I obviously missed a lot from you, bro,” sabi ni Ate Sophia, ngayon lang kasi ata kinonfirm ni Dwight sa kanya sa kami na.

“Yes sis, she is my girlfriend now,” Dwight said while looking at me.

“Congatulations then,” she smiled at us, “and you don’t really have to introduce her to me little bro, her parents did just that earlier.”

“I insist.” Dwight offered his hand on me so I can stand up also. “Ate, this is my lovely girlfriend. I want you to be nice to her in every way that you can, okay?”

“Dwight you don’t have to say that.” I hit his left arm. “She’s nice to me,” I said even if I know that he’s only joking.

“Zoe, this is my sister. And I want you to treat each other like family.” – Dwight