The Unpredictable Mission

Chapter 7

Yet to be edited.

"So, what did you say?" Asked dad with this annoying smirk on his face as he waits for a response from me.

At this point, I was begging for any miracle to happen so I can hopefully get out of here as quick as possible.

Perhaps a phone call that's too serious to let dad leave and hopefully never come back. Or maybe something more fictional like a Genie to appear out of nowhere and somehow lets me makes three wishes. Definitely my first wish would be to let dad come back to his normal sense.

But nope, that wasn't the case here.

To be honest, I don't understand why dad is acting all strange and rude suddenly. He has always been this cool dad who is always proud and so supportive. He was even filled with dad jokes. I honestly miss him and the way he used to call me 'sweetheart' and 'my princess'.

Although dad and I had a uncountable disagreement as long as I could remember. The main one being what I would study in college. He always wanted me to go into the business and finance field and be the CEO for his company when he retires. But nope, medicine was my passion for ages and that's why I never stopped arguing  with dad till he was convinced that I would never change my mind. So he just agreed and started supporting me more than anyone else.

This time round, he is totally acting mercilessly weird. And I know the thing that changed him is  the fact that I am twenty four and still not married or in other words never been in a relationship. Although it's not my fault but I know if I was happily married I would never been here in Roma in-front of the two men I hate the most, Daniel and Gabriel, choosing one of them to marry.

I didn't know what to do other than look at mom with a puppy face silently begging her to either kill dad or make him come back to his sense. She finally decided to talk with a voice tone filled with fear and a bit of anger

" Please, Patrick just leave her, let her get married whenever she thinks its time. She is not a two years old little girl anymore. In fact she is blooming twenty four"  Mom said making me let out a little sigh.

"I knew it was never a good a idea to drag you with us. Amanda, I know what I am doing very well. Plus if she is twenty four and old enough to function wisely, why the hell is she is still single with all that men in this world." He replied rising his voice a bit.

I looked a mom and saw her getting a bit furious as she looked at dad with a narrow eyes and I can see that they are filled with hatred .
I actually don't understand what is going on, mom and dad were always the perfect couples and everybody used to say they are relationship goals since for ever. But I guess things definitely change now.

"Are you actually serious? How can you ask me or even her why she is single? Weren't you the one who was always strict with her not allowing her to live an ordinary life. Preventing her from getting a boyfriend as if like she is in a sixth grade or something when in fact she is a mature adult. Patrick, you know I have always being telling you to be more nice to her. I wish you could at least listen to me for once" mom said or more like let out every single word which was inside her for probably so long.

When I thought dad would hopefully listen to mom and make everything come back to normal. He unexpectedly got up. At the beginning I thought he was going to either hug me and apologies or just leave the house without doing anything. Both options were totally fine with me and will make me really happy.

But instead he walks up to mom and the surprise that I have never even dreamed of in my worst nightmares happened.

I looked at Daniel and Gabriel to check if it was just my eyes or if dad actually slapped mom right on the face really hard.

But it seem to be I'm not the only one who saw that. Daniel's jaw clenched of anger but he didn't take any action instead he tried controlling himself.

"Daaad!" I screamed standing up and holding onto his arm to stop him from doing the same stupid action once again.

He effortlessly pushed me with the same arm I was holding to, making me fall on my back really hard.

I started tearing up. I was too scared that if I got up he would hit me or something so I just looked back at Daniel and mumered to him " please help and stop dad"

I know I hate him so much. But I don't know I just had this feeling that I preferred him than Gabriel.

He tried getting up but then he sat back closing his hand into a fist as if like he is in a boxing match.

I can't believe he actually listened to me and was about to act with a little bit of mercy for once in his life.

"He is about to be a human" my inner voice said

He stared at me and I did just the same. Our eyes sticked together for a bit and then I just turned away. I hate to admit, he truly looks so handsome even when he is angry.

For a solid five minutes , everybody in this really intense room were just staring at dad and mom.

Dad didn't look like he was sorry at all. He just stood there for couple of seconds and then casually turned around and sat on his chair.

"So Jess, you are not helping us at all, I feel like we are just wasting our precious time and thats not why I am here" dad said breaking the tense silence.

No body responded so he just continued saying " This is the final decision, if you can't decide for yourself sweetie, I'm here to do so and hopefully make you're life a living hell the same way you did"

At this point, my jaw just dropped from being shocked as well as confused. I don't understand in which aspect I've being making his life a living hell. Is it because I ran way or something else? Because I surely have no idea at all.

I started talking to question him what he meant but he hushed me saying" shsh, I don't want to hear a single word from you or this lady you call mom. It's done. You are going to marry on of this gentlemen or at least get engaged for now. We will all fly back home to Manhattan this week and the fake engagement party would be next week. After that I would kindly give you one month to roam around the world and look for your true husband to be. Run away and I will make sure your life to be your worst nightmare." Dad said making us all put on a face of what the hell.

He walked to the exit not letting anyone of us to talk. He also gave Daniel and Gabriel a sign to follow him.

Just before he leave my apartment he looked back and said" And yeah. If you were wondering the honour of choosing your fake  fiancé would be mine. You and your mom would know the day of the engagement" dad said leaving the house and shutting the door behind him.

When they all left , it was only my mom and I left in the room. We just started tearing up as we hug each other speechlessly but our minds were surely filled with loads of unanswered questions.

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