Monica squeezes my hand to calm me down, while my mother reprimands me. “Do not talk to you grandfather that way, Chase!” “I am not surprised by your response, Chase. You are clearly your mother’s son.” Grandpa retorts, trying to say that I lived with my mother too long, so she did not raise me we
“I’m changing the door code. Set an appointment before you come and get the rest of your shit!” She has never spoken to me in that manner before. It makes me wonder if I had succumbed to our marriage and loved her with the impression she gave me, would she have changed to become like this and make
ARIEL The divorce was processed quicker than I thought, but it doesn’t matter anymore because it is done. I should be grateful that everything happened as it was because I would have been a fool all my life. It is time that I pick myself up and be who I am made of. I am no longer responsible for
CHASE COLES I walk down the stairs, holding my tie in my hand for my mother to make a knot for me. I reach the last staircase where I meet her and she immediately possesses the tie in her hands before she hangs it around my neck and make a fine knot, but not as perfect as Ariel’s knot. “You don’
“It is always the same thing with me, every fucking year! What the fuck am I even still doing here when I am treated like an outsider!?” He roars, irritated. He pushes his chair back and stands abruptly, causing the chair to fall. “If you still want to be part of this family, you’ll pick up that
Pregnant!?” Chase exclaimed, unable to fathom the news. He wasn’t happy nor angry. He was caught by surprise, and his reaction caused a frown on Monica’s face. “You are not happy about it, are you?” She sadly noted. “No… I mean, I am just surprised. We just never spoke about having kids, so I a
Love can be hard to find, but when it comes to you, you can either accept it or ignore it. For some reasons, some people are courageous enough to confront it, while others cowardice behind their past. Chase had no reason to get angry at Ariel for being pregnant with another man’s baby, and definit
Chase stood tall and proud, his broad shoulders giving him an imposing presence. His features were strong and sharp, with deep-set eyes that rarely smiled. His jaw was square and firm, his lips set in a straight line. His demeanour was serious and focused, giving the impression that he was always in