Unexpected

Chapter 83.

Albert's POV.

I've been watching Friends for four hours now. Sophia fell asleep on the third episode of the second season. I'm bored and I wish Emily could be here.

"Good evening," My mum says as she enters the living room.

I give her a small smile and she seats in the couch in front of me.

"If you found some broken dish, I don't have anything to do with that. Sophia broke it." I tell my mum so she can leave me alone. She looks at me with amusing in her eyes but after seconds of awkward silence and intense eye contact she finally speaks.

"Actually I need to talk to you, to both of you." My mum says as Charles stands next to the doorstep.

"Hey, what's going on?" Sophia lifts her head from the pillow and looks at me with confusion in her eyes.

"Apparently, it was marked in some damn of a calendar a family reunion, and nobody had the kindness of warning me so I could leave the house earlier." I snap and Sophia rolls her eyes.

"Charles and I decided that it was the right time to make a decision," My mum says holding Charles' hand as he seats next to her on the couch.

A decision? Can't be fucking good.

I look at Sophia and she's as much as panicked as I am.

"Charles had been discussing something with me and now I think it's the right moment to finally say it."

"Can you just stop with the annoying mystery?" I groan and Sophia scolds me on my arm. It's like they're waiting for some fucking drums!

"We're getting married!" My mum shouts excitingly clapping her hands together.

"Holy shit." Is all I can manage to say. "Married? You two? Are you crazy?! You're too old to get married!" Are they fucking serious?

"Albert, there are many couples in our age who decide to get married.." My mum says with a disappointed expression.

"Yeah and that doesn't make them less pathetic!" I sarcastically laugh.

"Albert, enough! We are getting married and all I'm expecting from you is your support."

"Oh, then I'm sorry to disappoint you, but you won't have it." I don't even look at Sophia, she's probably as much as shocked as I am. This is bullshit!

First I was decent enough to take my mum's lie and now she decides to get married when there's a huge possibility for my dad to be alive?

I type Emily's number and wait for her to pick up.

"Emily," I say.

"Albert! Oh My God! I just read Sophia's message! I can't believe it! What the hell is wrong with them?"

"Me neither. It's just ridiculous! They are like middle aged and they want to get married?! It's fucked up!"

"I know, there are many people who decide to get married at this point of their lives though,"

"Don't defend them please."

"I'm sorry, I'm just trying to understand your mum's point of view as I'm understanding yours..."

"My mum doesn't need your understanding. She's quite decided about this shit."

"What are you going to do?"

"I don't fucking know. This is so crazy, parents are fucking crazy.." I shake my head and she chuckles.

"Where are you?" I ask when I hear a background voice.