Finding My True Self | Protector 5.1

Chapter 11

Chapter 11

       Zayden had been a lot happier now that Eleanor decided to give him another chance. He was still a very arrogant person, but that wasn't his fault. There was an arrogant gene in almost all of us Princes. But he was trying his best not to be arrogant around Eleanor.

       I could tell it was very hard for him because he was a naturally arrogant person.

       Dad and I were both sitting at the kitchen table; he was working on some paperwork for the dance studio and I was working on my psychology homework.

       "So, did you make up your mind if you're going to join the studio or not?" Dad asked. "Because tomorrow is the last day I can submit the names of the team."

       "I'm not sure I will right now," I said. "There's too much going on."

       Dad furrowed his eyebrows. "Too much going on? The only thing you have going on is school, and it never takes you a long time to work on homework or projects, and you never study for your tests. What's going on?"

       "Nothing," I said.

       "Rhys, come on, you're my son," Dad said. "I can tell when something's going on. You didn't mind stepping in for Zayden for both the solo and duet competitions, and on stage you really seemed to love performing. What's stopping you from doing that even more?"

       I debated whether or not I should tell Dad the real reason why. He was my dad after all and I had always been able to trust him for everything.

       "Well, I...." I began, but I was cut off when Zayden came down the stairs.

       "Dad, I'm going to go hang out with Eleanor," he said.

       "Okay," Dad said. "What time will you be back?"

       "I don't know, around eight, maybe? Is that okay?"

       "Yeah, that's fine," Dad said. "Call me if you're going to be home later than that."

       "Okay, thanks," Zayden said before leaving the house.

       "Does you not wanting to join the studio have something to do with Zayden dating Eleanor?" Dad asked. "Because you like her?"

       "Oh, no," I said. "I don't like her anymore. I thought I did because she was always nice to me, but she's always nice to everyone. Besides, I was the one who got Eleanor to give Zayden another chance because he really likes her."

       "Then, why don't you want to join?" Dad asked.

       Once again, I was about to tell him, but then his cell phone rang.

       I think it was the universe's sign for me to keep the reason I didn't want to join to myself.

       Dad looked at the caller id before answering it. "Hello, dear brother? To what do I owe this pleasure?....Nolan, come on, you know me. I never answer the phone with a simple 'hello'. That's boring. Seriously, what's up?....Yeah, sure, he can come over....Wow, one month grounding? That's a lot. What did he do? Eat your ice cream?....Wait, what?....Uh, no, you're not being too harsh. If I caught one of my sons doing that, I would probably ground them for a month as well. Mae would probably want it to be longer though."

       I wonder what Kingsley did to make Nolan ground him for a month. It must have been bad, considering Nolan rarely got mad at any of his children and they had probably been grounded less than three times.

       "What did Jerome say?....Seriously? He was going to let it slide? Then again, this is Jerome we're talking about....No, I already told you, you're not being too harsh. He could have done it plenty of times before you caught him....Nolan, seriously, you're not being too harsh. Jerome isn't being harsh enough....Okay, I'll see you."