Chapter 5 - Reality

"You guys okay?" I asked to them in a loud voice because the rain is still pouring hard. We are soaking wet in the road like homeless child.

"Yes its just a bruise in our head, but your arm William, it keeps bleeding" Billy said with a worry.

Thank God, the ambulance arrived and they gave us first aid before taking us to the hospital.

At the hospital, we are confined in the same ward since we only had minor injuries unlike the driver. It caught our attention on Princess Irina rushing towards us.

"Jim!! Are you okay!?" Princess Irina said while hugging Jim.

"We're very okay mom, no need to over react. Wait, how'd you know we got into accident? I never called or texted you." he replied and asked.

"It doesn't matter, what actually happened? Huh? William?" she asked me.

"A truck hit the taxi where we at, luckily none of us injured badly." I was quite nervous tho, who knows if the Prime Minister will know about this, he might actually destroy that truck driver's life or worst, he will know who I am.

"You're not gonna tell Grandpa about this right?" Jim said with his concerned looking face

"Of course not, if I will, he will not let you go out again." I was relieved about what Princess Irina said, I'm glad she's kind.

"Auntie, you didn't told mom and dad right?" Billy asked.

"I told them Billy, they should know about this, in fact, your mom is coming" she replied.

"Billy! Thank God you're okay.." mom rushing towards Billy and hugged him.

"Mom, we are okay, it's just a bruise, being vaccinated is much painful than this." Billy said while trying to get out on mom's hug. 

The nurse arrived and told us that we are discharged and we can go.

"Great, thank you Ms. Nurse, and thank you for your presence...mom." I said and immediately walking away while holding my arm because its numbing. 

Mom hugged me at the back.

"I'm glad you didn't leave your brothers behind William." she said while hugging me.

"Let go of me mom, I'm tired, I should get going" I replied.

"William!" Jim shouted at me. "Sorry for forcing you, if it wasn't for me, we will not got into this accident." he added. 

I nod then continue to walk away from them. 

That's it, I'll never hang out with them again, I've given them a chance to like them, but I think it's getting worst. I texted the manager in charge for my shift that I can't go to work this time because of the incident.

When I arrived at my apartment, I noticed that the door is already unlocked. When I got inside, I saw Granny Emma cooking me a dinner.

"Granny, how long have you been here?" I asked while hugging her.

"I went as soon as I heard about the accident, I know that you'll not stay for long in hospital, so I went directly here" she said with her natural slow and warm voice.

"Did mom know about this?"

"No" she replied while stirring the soup, "Here, taste it" she handed me the spoon with soup in it.

"Ugh, granny it's disgusting" I replied with a smile, granny is my closest in the family, she knew that if I say her cookings are disgusting, it means that its delicious.

"Thank you, now clean the table and we will have a dinner together". 

If it wasn't for granny, I would be in my room right now sulking. Granny is already 70 years old, his husband Fernando my grandpa died a year after I was born, I never get to see my other Grandpa, but at least he gets to see his first Grandchild, my mom is an only child that's why. While we are at the table, granny asked of how am I doing these days.

"So, how's school?"

"Fine granny, doing good"

"The part time job?" Granny supports my part time job because according to her, it's good for me to have a job experience before graduating and for me to be aware of the reality.

"Um still okay, they only assigned me on two stations, mostly in the dining, they don't trust my performance in the kitchen" I laugh. "Last time I put a different patty on cheeseburger, we got customer complain and the manager in charge was seriously cracked up scolding me." I added. Granny also laugh at it.

"Even tho I don't know what kind of meats you are putting in the burgers, but I think that's a total mistake" she said

"Yeah, that's far the biggest mistake I ever made at work, but at least I learned something in my mistake."

"That's the good side of mistake William, you'll learn something."

"Thank you Granny, I'm glad you visited, I really need someone to talk tonight." 

Granny left me with 200 pounds, she lived with mom at St. Albans, she is also the who took care Jim and Ellie because mom and uncle Willie both worked at newscasting network as writers. Tomorrow is saturday, I'll spend my whole day with relaxation.

I woke up at 10AM and I think that's the best sleep I ever had this month, maybe just because the semester has just started, no hard tasks and homeworks. I wore my headphone and play some music while cleaning the whole apartment, the next thing I did is I dressed up and go to the mall alone and watch a movie in the cinemas. I went to the food court and made my lunch there, while I'm eating, I received a text message from Eliza.

"Hello, Mr. Darcy, I wonder where you up? And I don't know if it's really your number, but if its really you, please reply"

"Yes, it's me silly" (smiley face)

"Oh thank God, where are you by the way? Just wondering if you're free today, I need someone to accompany me, because I'm on a break on my work."

"Yes, I'm free, I'm actually at the mall right now relaxing too, where are you now? I will be the one to go to your location"

"Outside the Fitzwilliam Museum, meet me right here, I'll be waiting for you Mr. Darcy"

"Okay I'll be going now, wait for me there"

I saw her sitting in the stairs outside the museum, looking around, man she's quite pretty to be honest, with her long blond hair, tiny eyes and skinny that fits her, I stared at her before going out to the taxi.

"Are you gonna stay here forever young man?" asked the annoyed taxi driver.

"Oh sorry, here's the fare" I went out after giving him the fare and Eliza quickly noticed my arrival.

"Mr. Darcy!" she called

"Hey, I brought you some drinks" I handed her a cola.

"Aww, you don't have to, but okay I'll take it, thank you..." 

"So, why are we here? I asked

"Have you been here before Mr. Darcy?" she asked.

"No, I never got a chance to have a walk here"

"Now you do, let's get inside shall we? I'll show you something inside, by the way, what happened to that?" she noticed the big bandage in my arm.

"Got into a car accident yesterday with my brothers"

"Good Lord, so how are they now?"

"They're fine, I have the most injury than them because I'm the one who is near to the driver" I replied with straight face. "So, shall we go in?" I added. 

We explored the whole museum, unbelievably, she knew everything about this museum including the artifacts in it, she holds my arm as if I'm his husband while walking, she explained every history in each artifact we pass by. According to her, she wants to be a historian and a explorer.

"So how many times have been in this museum?" I asked out of curiosity.

"This is my third time here, I'm still memorizing and searching about each artifacts here, I didn't completely mastered everything in Fitzwilliam Museum. But I have one museum that I totally everything on it, the in famous British Museum at London, I've been there ten times already ever since I'm a child." 

Wow she surprised me, she could be a great a historian if she pursued her dream. We continued to roam the museum and surprisingly, I saw Lucas from afar with a familiar man, that must be his father. Now I remember, that's the man that with my father on the day of my 20th birthday, now it made sense why Lucas knew about my family's rule, it couldn't be that Dad and Lucas's Dad are dating? I hope not, I want to think that they're just friends, but I can feel that he's gay, but who knows. Unfortunately, Lucas saw me and went on where me and Eliza are standing.

"Hey William, you're here, good for you" he said. Eliza was confused so I introduced him to her.

"Eliza, this is Lucas, my schoolmate, Lucas this is Eliza, my friend, I'm accompanying Eliza today". I said and Lucas's father followed him.

"Hey there William Darcy,..Jr." how the hell he knows about my name?

"How did you my name?" I asked with confusion.

"Um..Lucas talked about you at home" he replied.

"Uh.. William, this is my father, Lucius, he works here as a Historian" Lucas interrupting us. 

This day supposed to be my relaxing day but I felt very uncomfortable instead. I know Lucius knew about my father and about me and he's hiding it on me or to Lucas, but what if Lucas is also aware about his father's relationship with my father? I mean I knew about my father too, why can't he?

"You're a Historian?!" Eliza asked with excitement to Lucius.

"Oh yes dear, you love history?" he gently asked Eliza.

"Of course, not just British, but around the world too, how I wish to become like you someday." she said with hopeful face.

"Well you have a big future is waiting for you" he said to Eliza. "Gotta go, I still have appointment with the director today" he added while leaving.

"Thank you Mr. Selvig" Eliza smiled and filled with hope. Let's just ignore the fact that Eliza called him Mr. Selvig.

"So Lucas, we're going now, gotta leave you there" I said to Lucas.

"Already?" he asked.

"Yes, I'm tired, see you around". We walked away and I can sense that Eliza is looking at me.

"What?" I asked.

"You don't like Lucas do you?" she asked. "Me neither" she added.

"Its just.. something" I replied with with little frustration. "Eliza, let's go and find some street food, my treat" I added. 

Seriously, I was so worried that Dad might know about me, but what if I'm wrong? What if Dad and Lucius are just old friends? But if they do, why Lucius didn't told us about the fact that I'm his friend's son? And another thing, Gerald didn't introduced me to Lucas with my whole name, then how come Lucius knew about that? That's it, Lucius is the one who told Lucas about me, Lucas knew about me even before Gerald introduced us to him because his father knew me all along because of his relationship with Dad, so does this mean that Lucas is aware about our father's relationship? But what if my suspicions about them is wrong? Then I'll be in the end of the line. Wait...Lucas knows that I'm not straight, what if he told his Dad about that??? I should go back inside and talk to him.

"Eliza, can you wait here outside? I forgot something to Lucas, gotta back immediately" I said to Eliza and rush back inside the museum. I found Lucas heading to restroom, I rushed towards him.

"Woah woah William? Thought that you're leaving with your friend?" he asked.

"Lucas, let's be honest to each other please" I asked him with worries.

"Uh..sure"

"Did you told your Dad about me?". Lucas was hesitating replying to me.

"No, not yet"

"So you're going to tell him?"

"About to, but by the look of your face, I think I should keep it to myself"

"Well you're the one who said that it's our secret" I said while crossing my arms.

"Uh yes, but my Dad once told me that I should not keep a secret to him" he said.

"So your Dad knows about you?"

"Of course he is"

"Well good for you"

"At first he was worried about me being like this, but as the time goes by, he accepts it" he said

"I'm gonna ask you another question Lucas"

"And what is that?"

"You have any idea how your Dad knows about me?" I asked with a serious face.

"What? What do you mean?"

"Oh come on Lucas, Gerald introduced me to you with my first name only and he never said a Darcy nor Jr on it, then how come you and your Dad know about it? If you'll say that you searched me on social media well I made it all private and you can't look for me there. So, what's the truth?" 

There was a moment of silence between the restroom that time. 

"Say it, you both know who my dad isn't?". 

His eyes was enlarged after asking and he just chuckled and smiled.

"Oh William, you truly are a smart boy like my Dad told me about you" he said while facing in the restroom's mirror. "And yes, I know your dad even when I was 6 years old after my parent's divorce. He helped my Dad to move on-"

"By making your Dad as a reason of my parent's break-up?" I interrupted. "Yes, I know that my dad and your Dad are in relationship and I believed that you are aware about that" I added.

"William listen, I'm sorry about your parent's break-up, but we can't blame your father about-"

"You spoke to my father before?" I interrupted.

"Few times, but my Dad, he meets with your dad at least once a week"

"Did my Dad talked about me with you?"

"Yes once, when he found out that we are in the same university, he told me to look after you, and said that if possible we could be friends"

"Well, that seems impossible. Lucas, you have no idea how fuck-up my life is, you only knew 10% about me, my Dad didn't know about me neither, me and him are not even close, I always wonder why my father is so irresponsible, now I know why."

"William, its not that-"

"Gotta go, Eliza is waiting outside". I left and closed the door of the restroom.