Chapter 2 (Morning Ain't Good)

Kaegal’s POV

“Papa, papa, papa,” yelled by TJ to wake me up.

As I tried opening my eyes from sleeping, I tried to reach my phone and looked what time is it. It was 6:30 in the morning.

“Baby, it’s still too early. Papa have a class is 11:00am,” I replied to him and hugged TJ. “Let me sleep more baby, I was so tired last night,, let’s sleep more” I added.

“Papa, daddy is here. He just went from Canada,” TJ excitedly stated as if it was true.

I smirked while my eyes are closed trying to sleep again. “Your father will arrived by Saturday, he told me last night. We had a video call baby,” I murmured.

 I heard a familiar voice telling, “can I join? I still haven’t sleep till the call ended last night.”

Last night? I asked myself trying to process what I have heard. I opened my eyes once I get my consciousness.

As I was planning to look at the direction where I heard the voice someone hugged me at my back and spreads his arm reaching me and TJ. I smell a familiar strong perfume from the person hugging us, it was Armand.

When I finally looked at him, his lips and mine are inch apart. We almost kissed when TJ moved at my back trying to hugged me and his father which made me a noise that causes of Armand to wake up.

He gave me a smile as he saw me she he open his eyes and said, “Hey. You still a heavy sleeper huh?” And continue his sleep.

I was going to reply him when TJ tighten his hug. I look at him and fixed his position in sleeping sleep.

I get off the bed and look the two sleeping together— give them a smile.

I washed my face and brush my teeth and went down stairs to prepare breakfast.

While I’m walking down stairs I saw our maids being so furious and nervous. Once I get in the ground I asked one of our maids what’s happening and if there is a problem, she answered me that my father just went home from his business trip abroad. It also surprised me so I went to the main living room to welcome him back. I give him a hug and handed his hand to bless.

“You’re went too early, we thought you’ll be back a month before Christmas,” I interrogated.

“Don’t you want me to be here soon?” He replied me sarcastically.

“It’s not that, father. We were not just expecting that you’ll arrive so soon. Anyways, I’ll be the one who’ll cook our breakfast,” I said.

I was walking towards the kitchen when my Father said, “it’s odd that you’ll cook for me, do we have a visitor?”

I looked at him. I gave him a smile and replied, “Armand went here to visit his son”

After I replied I immediately went to the kitchen. I cooked a typical breakfast food. There’s an vegetable omelette, spams, hotdogs, dried fish and my own version of fried rice. I also toast some breads since my mom loves it.

When I’m almost finished I told to our maids to prepare the dining and wake my siblings. When I’m already finished I went up stairs to wake my mom but gladly she’s already awake and she’s with my father. I went to their direction and handed my hands as a sign for a bless. I kiss her and told them that breakfast is prepared.

“Did you prepare it?” my mom asked me.

I gave her an awkward smile in front of my father and gave nod as my reply that I am the one who prepared the breakfast.

I went to my room to wake Armand and TJ, but when I open the door I saw them tickling each other. I felt some envy from the bonding they have but I also felt happiness for them cause despite of his father’s work he still have a good relationship with Armand.

“Emo guy, why are staring us like that?” Armand shouted at me. “Come and join us,” he added as he walk towards me. Even TJ run for me and planning to tickle me.

When they finally reach them I have no scape but to tell them to stop. Once I told them that the breakfast is prepared they finally stop. I can already see the excitement in their eyes.

“Papa, are you the one cooked our breakfast?!” TJ asked me excitedly.

“Yes baby. So please stop tickling papa, okay? It runs out of my breath,” I replied him as I chuckle.

“Yey! So it means there’s a fried rice and omelette!” TJ yelled.

“Okay, okay. Should we go now? I’m already hungry,” Armand told us.

We fixed ourselves and I help them to wash their faces to look quite presentable.

Before we went out my room I told to TJ that my father just arrived. I can see how shocked he is but I also see how excited he which make him run towards the dinning. Armand and I immediately followed TJ, I shouted to him to be careful in the stairs but he just gave me a wave and smile.

When Armand and I arrived at the dinning I saw how close TJ and my father is. I can also see how happy my mother as she played with TJ while my siblings are already eating breakfast.

We sat at the left side of my father facing my mom and siblings, TJ sat beside me near to my father.

“Eris, you always never failed. Your friend rice is always the best,” my sister Nyla told to me. “You mean, all of the dishes he cooked,” Winter added. It’s very flattering and I’m glad that they loved what I cooked. I just give them a smile as a reply and eat.

I was helping TJ to get his food and feed him but my father told me not to. “Let him be, he won’t learn from himself. He might grow depending on you,” my father said as he looked at Nyla’s direction. I just focus on eating as I see TJ can manage himself.

“Armand, how are you?” my father asked to Armand.

“I’m good, Sir Isaac. Fortunately, I just went back from my work,” Armand replied to my father with full manners.

“Are you still a Captain?” My father interrogated him.

“Yes, Sir,” Armand short reply.

“How’s the taste of different kinds of woman?” my father asked Armand as he smirked. My sisters were shocked and makes them chuckles.

“Isaac, it’s not appropriate to start a topic like that. TJ is in front of us,” my mom contradicted my father.

“Thank you, Mrs. Minerva, to answer you Sir Isaac I have learned from my mistake,” Armand replied give my father an awkward smile.

“Good to know that, don’t you have a plan to replace your father? I mean, it’s better to run your own business rather than to run a ship which is not yours. Don’t you want to be your father?” my father interrogated more, Armand.

“Isaac, it’s Armand’s choice. It’s better for them to do things what they want” my mom defended Armand.

The dry atmosphere is starting not until TJ speaks. “Grandpapa, aren’t you going to eat? The rice is good, here, taste it,” TJ told to my father as he offers his small spoon with rice and omelette which makes Nyla laughed so hard and makes us chuckle. But my father was still serious and he refused TJ.

“You keep on supporting what they want instead of telling what makes them to have a better future,” my father replied to my mother. “Look at your son, instead of helping me to run our business he chose to be a teacher,” he added as he looked at me fiercely.

“Eris don’t need to work a lot, money comes to him. I mean 50% of grandpa’s wealth were given to him,” Nyla depending me.

“And what? Do nothing about it?” my father replied angrily.

I never had a chance to speak for myself, it might cause more tense to my father. And there’s TJ with us and I don’t want him to see a family fighting while in front of the dinning and while eating. The breakfast ended with a dry atmosphere.