Secret Love Nest 2018

It Sucks pt1

In my promise to slowly relay to you all about all the issues making me age right now...we will start with my story about my parents.

One of them is my visitor today.

Baba: So, how are you? It's hard being in a long distance relationship, right?

I narrowed my eyes at my own sire.

Me: I don't know, you tell me. Have you measured the distance between you and Mama even though you are living in the same house and sleeping together in the same bed?

Baba: (wincing and sniffing) It's cold here in Beijing.

Totally changing the subject. Baba can be petty too.

Me: (shrugging) It is. But I bet it's not as cold as Harbin right now.

Baba: (eyeing me then sighing) Dayu ah...

Me: I can do this all day, Baba. I can do this all day and tomorrow, as well. Come on, try me.

Baba: (shaking his head) I don't want to try. You are as bad as your Mama.

Me: (eyes narrowing again) If what you mean to say is I am like Mama that I am also pissed off that you had a cancer scare yet failed to inform us...then sure, I admit, I am like Mama.

Baba: Dayu ah...

Me: (upset) It's cancer scare, Baba. You sat in front of a doctor, a total stranger, and say that you fear you have cancer tumor on your back yet you failed to speak a single word about it to me and Mama...it's a dick move, Baba. You know that...

Baba: I am not perfect.

Me: Agree.

Baba: And I know what I did was wrong.

Me: Totally wrong.

Baba: But can't the two of you be happy that I don't have cancer after all? It's a benign lump of flesh and it has been surgically removed. I had my tests, I am cancer free. Isn't that wonderful? Why can't you and your Mama focus on that?

Oh my God...I have a stupid father. A total moron.

How can he miss the point? Why? And did Baba manage to pass his stupid genes to me? What?!

Ugh!

Me: (sighing) Why are you here?

Baba: (pursing his lower lip) Your Mama went to your Auntie Ying's home. She will be staying there for a week. Someone gave birth in her family and she will spend time with your aunt and grandmother.

Me: So you run here?

Baba: (nodding) I still have days left on my sick leave. Your Mama left me alone in our house so I decided to visit you. You are my son and I want to spend time with you.

Me: (nodding back at my father) Okay, that is fair. So what should we do?

Baba and I grew quiet as we contemplate my last question. Both of us has lots of things on our minds.

Last month, Baba had a cancer scare. He noticed a little lump on his upper left back while taking a bath. It's the size of a bottle cap. At first, he didn't put too much concern on it until someone bumped him from behind and that lump was pricked and it hurts.