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Chapter 33 Part 2 *Secret and Lies*
~Drake
“Tsk,” I mutter.
“What?” Andre asks, furrowing his eyebrows.
“Someone’s knocking,” I answer, “I’ll call you later.”
“I’ll just wait,” he says quickly, before I can sign out.
“Whatever,” I say, rolling my eyes.
He really wants to know what Parker and I talked about. Taking my headphones off, I get up from my seat and walk hastily towards the door. I wonder who’s knocking. Who will it be? It’s the middle of the night! Opening the door, I see my father, still in his suit, standing awkwardly at the other side of the door.
“What?” I ask, breaking the silence that forms into a thin ice.
“I heard you talking,” he says, putting his hands in his pockets. “Is there someone with you in your room?”
“I’m alone,” I mutter a bit defensively. Does he think that I brought a girl with me? I’m not stupid!
“So you’re talking to yourself?” he asks bemusedly.
“I was talking to Andre,” I say furiously, walking out of my room and shutting the door behind me.
My respect for him dimmed a little since I learned his secret. The secret that changed my life. The secret that puts a hole in me. The secret that—
“Drake,” he says, interrupting my thoughts, “I’m sorry about—“
“I don’t want to talk about it,” I interject, crossing my arms over my chest.
He sighs and puts his hand on my shoulder hesitantly. I fight the urge to slap it away. Why can’t he leave me alone? I don’t want to face him because images from the past comes rushing back. I shove them at the back of my mind.
“Drake,” he starts again, “I made a lot of mistakes, and now I’m paying for them. Mistakes are experiences to learned from.”
“They are still mistakes,” I mutter scornfully.
“I regret them,” he admits, looking away from me.
Regret them? “That’s a shame,” I utter, “because you shouldn’t have done that in the first place.”
“I’m still your father,” he says disapprovingly, taking his hand off my shoulder.
I bite my tongue before I can say: Then act like it.
“You should respect me,” he continues.
“Respect?” I repeat incredulously, widening my eyes for emphasis that I can’t believe what he said. “Respect is not just something you give easily. Respect is earned.”
His eyes that are the color of the ocean, the same shade as mine, are staring at me intently. “I understand why you’re acting like this,” he replies quietly.
“Well thank you,” I say sarcastically. I can’t control my emotions when I’m annoyed. I’m just like this when he’s near.
“I learned from my mistakes. I hope you won’t repeat them.”
“I won’t,” I snap.
“I’m sorry,” he says quickly, looking worried because of the damage of the words he said, “I didn’t mean—“
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