5-Just Call Me Dad Now

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《Maria, hi...I...》 I didn't let him finish.

I didn't want any of his excuses or whatever. He left my mom alone. Why would I listen to an horrible man?

《What do you want?》

《I am your father》

《I know, but you can walk away now. I won't listen to you. You left my mom pregnant because you didn't want anything to do with me. You can go and fuck yourself.》

I said to him, I wasn't even screaming.
I talked in a cold way so to let him know that he wasn't welcomed into my life.

《I knew she would have lied and blamed it on me》

《 Do you think I'll believe a complete stranger? Cause you're a fucking stranger to me》

He didn't say a word and pulled off his jacket a letter. He handed me the letter.

My dear Chris,
I need to tell you something.
I know you are so excited to have a baby,
I know you are desperately in love with me...but I need to tell you that...
I've met someone new, I personally think that this person would be a better lover for me and a better father.
Chris, I don't love you anymore.
Yes, I cheated on you.
Have a good life,
Anna.

Is it a joke?
What is this?
Is this fake?
It looks a lot like my mom's handwriting, but is it real?

I just acted like I gave him head like a zombie.

《So she lied?》

《She did, I didn't want to leave you, I've never though about leaving your or your mother. I loved her so much.》 He was crying.

What a good actor..
He just came to me and hugged me crying.

《I promise you, I'll try my best to prove  you this. I'll be a good father.》

《Okay》

My "dad" signed some papers to get me out of there and drove me to his house.

There were goth guys in our house, just like him.
They were all sitting on the couch.
There was this man with a thick beard and blue eyes. He had a few tattoos on his arms and neck but also a really nice nose ring.
Just next to him there was a little skinny man with really long black hair and blue ice eyes. He had two black lip rings decorating his thin lips and a few tattoos as well.
Next to them there was a light brown curly boy who had like nothing to do with them. They were wearing all black, tattoos, piercings and stuff but he was there with a basketball tank top and flip flops. He was kind of attractive but goddamn, what if I had a brother?

《I introduce you my band, they're kind of kids... So this is Ryan, the guitar player》

《Hey》 said the man with the nose ring

《Ricky, the other guitar player》 continued Chris

《Hi, Maria...》said the little man. He was really awkward, really shy.


《This is Vincenzo, the drummer》

《Nice to meet you, but call me Vinny please》 replied the apparently teenager

《How old are you?》 I asked to him

《Twenty》 he replied

I opened my mounth, twenty? What?? He looked so young, I'd say he looked seventeen or eighteen...

《Oooh, why little Cerulli?》asked Ryan with a little smirk, an evil one.

《Ok, let's set a rule, nobody dates my daughter , ok?》said my dad with a very serious voice.

Ok, so he's not my brother, fine.
I would've gone crazy if they hided that I have a brother or stuff like that.

That evening we layed the table and had chicken wings with monster, what an healthy and balanced diet.
I didn't ate much, I was too busy thinking about the letter. Also, I didn't wanted to get fat.


《Aren't you hungry, Maria?》 asked Vinny, he looked concerned even though we had just met.

《I had enough, I am full》 I said, you know, like a liar.

《Bullshit, you are》 he replied back.

《You need to eat to grow up》 said Ricky

《Eat one more so, shorty》 said Ryan placing another wing in Ricky's plate

《Maybe you don't like chicken wings...》told Vinny

《No way, she wouldn't be Chris' daughter》 said Ricky trying to stop Ryan from giving him more chicken wings.

Chris saw that I was feeling uncomfortable so he just changed conversation, thanks God! I hate when discussion are about myself like a lot.

Later that night Chris has shown me my room, it was a bit empty. It has only a bed and a desk with a chair. Chris explained me that it was on of their ex member's room.

《Member?》 I ask

《I already told you, silly》 he said pinching my cheek smiling

《We are a band, we are Motionless In White...one of our songs is called America》 continued the man.

As soon as he said America, I remembered it. My mom yelling that I shouldn't listen to them...
Now I understand why she didn't want me to.

Chris kept on talking but I wasn't listening. I didn't wanted to hear about his band or whatever.

《Maria?》

《Yes, yes I was listening》 I respond

《Sure...anyways, do you want me to drive you to school tommorow?》

《I don't wanna bother you, Chris...》 I said in a shy way.

《First of all, you don't bother me at all, second of all...just call me dad now》

How about NO.

I just pulled out my fakest smile.
He told me good night and walked away.

Finally, this day ended.

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