Crossing the Line Continues

Confession Part 2

A house that was usually active and full of energy has been quiet as a museum since Friday night because of him.

 The minutes, hours and seconds ticked away as Zi Xuan waited for his parents to process all that he had confessed to them the night before.

Since his confessions both of his parents left any room that he would wander into. Zi Xuan thought that they were acting very immature at this point. If their goal was to make him regret telling them anything about his boyfriend or volleyball, they almost succeed with their juvenile attics.

  The only person in the house that would acknowledge him at the moment was his younger sister Qian Ru. She played as a ref between the two combated sides. Without her by his side he would have felt very isolated.

By Sunday night he wished that the weekend was over and that he could go back to school. Even to take the exams over again.

Zi Xuan has been coup up in his room for two days only venturing out to eat. Finally feeling restless and bored he wandered through the house looking for some simulations other than his four walls.

 He just needed to get through the rest of this day with his sanity intact. Yu Hao was at his part-time job today so he couldn't even call him to distract him. He decided a good book will help him pass the time. One of his father old History books should do the trick.

Zi Xuan creeped to the study door and peeked his head inside. His dad's papers, textbooks, and artworks where stacked all over the room but nobody was inside. He gave a sigh of relief when he saw the empty room. He walked in and began looking for a book to read. He was just ten minutes into his search when his father walked in and shut the door.

 Zi Xuan dropped the book he was holding, stunned by the sudden intrusion. Whipping his head around, "Dad. You scared me." He said picking the dropped book off the floor. "I was just getting a book to read before bed. I will be done in a moment." When his father didn't leave and just stared at him Zi Xuan cleared his throat in the awkward silent.

   Zi Xuan continued, "Is something wrong? Do you need your study right now?"

"No." He father continue to stare at him not uttering a word.

Wow you have to love the short, one word answers, Zi Xuan thought as the room became silent again.

"Are you sure that you don't need anything." Zi Xuan said waiting until his father left to continue searching.

"I'm sure. Take your time finding a book." His father said as he walked over to the desk and sat down. "On second thought. Why don't you have a seat son?"

So this is where it happens, Zi Xuan thought. The final showdown will be inside his dad's junky study. The conversation that he's been secretly hoping for and dreading all at the same time has finally arrived. Zi Xuan heart felt like it would beat out of his chest at any moment but he shrugged his shoulders as if it was no big deal to his father.

Zi Xuan turned from the bookcase and sat on the couch. His father didn't say anything just cleaned his already clean glasses. Both him and his dad had that nervous twitch to clean their glasses when they were nervous. Zi Xuan took off his glasses to clean his as well.

"You do understand why we are upset with you right?" his father said randomly. Places his glasses back on his face and give Zi Xuan and intense stare.

"Yes of course I do." Zi Xuan answered. Putting his glasses back on his face as well.

"I wonder if you do." His father pondered rubbing his chin.

"You are mad at me because I lied to you about volleyball for a year and I didn't tell you about Yu Hao." Zi Xuan stated.