Fake it till you make it - Lucathy

22 - Scolded

  I walked over to my house.

  Notice how I always call it a house not a home.

  'Is there anyway I'm getting out of this?' I asked my second voice.

  'No...' my second voice replied.

  I sighed and open the front door.

  I saw no sign of Father so I silently crept up the stairs.

  "Where the hell is that wrench!" I heard someone yell from my room.

  Well we all know who that someone was.

  'Ready?'

  'Do we have a choice...' I asked my second voice trying to crack up a joke that was by no means funny.

  'Walk into the room and say "I'm here father."'

  "I'm here father." I said walking into the room.

  I saw Felix shielding Amaranth from Father's wrath.

  "Where have you been! Jennette was in the hospital! All because you let her drive the car!" Father stormed towards me.

  '"I'm sorry Father, I was over at Sir Ace's house, they invited me this morning."'

  "I'm sorry Father, I was over at Sir Ace's house, they invited me this morning." I replied keeping calm.

  "And you didn't bother to tell me? You took my wife's life! Do you want to take Jennette's life too?!" Father said yelling at me so loudly I was sure I would go deaf.

  '"I'm sorry Father, I forgot to request for your permission to go visit sir Ace's house"'

  "I'm sorry Father, I forgot to request for your permission to go visit sir Ace's house"

  "Forgot!? I should have just left you there in the basement! You know what! Next time, I'm going to let you rot in there!" Father yelled.

  I felt my body start to shake.

  I hated the basement.

  Father knew this.

  My eyes stung.

  I wanted to cry.

  I was scared.

  My legs wanted to give up under me.

  My whole body lost it's strength to even hold it's self up.

  'Stay calm. Panicking will only have things worst.' my second voice told me.

  It wasn't like a comforting line.

  It was more of a 'Do it, or die'

  I breathed in and out.

  'Stay calm... Just calm down...' I said to myself.

  It didn't help at all.

  Deep down I was still a child running away from her monsters.

  But I knew that somewhere in my heart.

  I had manged to trick myself that I wasn't scared.

  I just I really can fake it till I make it...

  Isn't that great...?

  '"I sincerely apologize Father."'

  "I sincerely apologize Father." I bowed down 90°.