*John's POV*
[walking downstairs]
"Hey, who was that with my mom when they walked into my room while we were making out?", I asked.
"Aunty said it was your Uncle who's come to visit after many years...", Natalie replied.
[scratches his head]
"Uh-uh...another visiting session!", I groaned.
[sizzling sound of oil being poured on the pan]
"Natalie come to the kitchen, I want you to try this fish!", Mom said.
"Ooo FISH! Coming Aunty!", Natalie runs towards the kitchen.
[Voice from the hall]
"Get in!!!! I told you Mathew the Reds will win! It's already in the 85th minute and the score is 3-1!", Uncle Jeremy screams in excitement!
"It's been so long since the blues have played to reach this far, I still believe it's their night and today the tables will turn!", Dad says.
"Gosh you are one true fan aren't you?", Uncle adds.
[I walk in and bite on the lime on the plate next to their drinks]
"Had a rough night kid?", Uncle asked while sipping beer.
I nodded and carried the lime to the sofa farthest from the Television because the noise was unbearable, add to that two middle-aged men screaming their lungs out. I quietly sat down and looked at my phone, it was 10 pm and Rachel was not yet home...just when I was about to call her I heard mom from the kitchen,"Where are you young woman?! Have you looked at the time? It's past 10 pm and you promised you will be at home by 10 pm! Even your homeless brother has come early, even thought he's with Natalie!"
I laughed a bit and then looked at Natalie from the hall who was giggling and then pointing at me, which I didn't get why but then she texted me while having fish,"She called you homeless!!!"
My face dropped.
"MOM!", I screamed.
"What?!", she asked from the kitchen.
"Why'd you call me homeless?!", I screamed again.
She took a pause and then laughed,"Because you always come home after all of your friends leave!"
"So how does that make me HOMELESS?!", I added.
[more laughter from the kitchen]
"Natalie do you agree with me?", Mom asked.
"Oh yes, yes, yes I do!", Natalie replies and then both of them laugh.
I give her this dirty look to which she smiles and whispers,"Love you too!"
Subconscious Mind:-" Gosh THIS woman drives me crazy!"
"Scoreeeeeeee!", Dad screams.
Uncle smirks and then says, "We still have the lead by one goal Mathew, hold your horses!"
"Alright that's enough of game for today, come on everybody let's have dinner! The table is set!", Mom said.
[Opens a can and the fizz overflows]
"Not so soon Anitha, it's almost extra time!", Dad said.
"I'll help you Anitha, the reds are anyways going to win again.", Uncle walks into the kitchen.
I'm looking down at my phone trying to drift into another universe away from this noise, and then I heard Dad scream again,"Yesssss!!! I told you Jeremy, it's the blues night!"
[groans]
"I just want peace..", I whisper and walk out of the hall and sat on the stairs to my bedroom.
"Come quick John! See even Natalie is having food!", Mom says.
"Coming ma!", I replied.
"Sucks right? When your family cock blocks you?", Uncle says and offers me a glass of beer.
I shaked my head in denial.
"Oh come on it's not like your cheap youngsters beer, it's vintage!", he added.
I took the glass from his hand and sipped a bit.
"So...how's it been? School and everything lately?", Uncle asked.
I looked up to him and asked with a confused face," I am really sorry to ask, but I don't recognize you..."
He laughed and tapped his glass to mine," So...I am your Uncle Jeremy, your Father's younger brother and your God Father.
I spit out the drink in surprise and sit up straight.
"Oh don't worry, I wouldn't judge you for drinking beer with me...even though technically I am your God Father and I should forbid you from these stuff, but there is too much more in life to worry about.", he said and took a sip to finish his drink.
Just then I heard Dad scream like a sports car racing down the lane, "yeeeeeeeEEEAAAHHHHHH BABY! The game is ours! It's the 95th minute and it's 4-3 to the blues, I told you Jeremy you fat fuck!"
"Mathew! LANGUAGE!", Mom screamed.
[scratches his head and puts a finger on his lip]
"Oh...sorry babe.", he says and then whispers to Uncle,"Fuck you!!!"
Uncle gives out a hearty laugh and walks away from the stairs and towards the kitchen to have dinner but then looks back at me," Hey young man, i'd like to talk to you about something, mind if we each fast and get straight to it?"
I nod and smiled back.
[After dinner]
"Well Natalie it's about 12 am so I'd suggest you stay here tonight and go home in the morning, I think you're too tired to walk all the way back and I don't think your mother would hesitate to let you stay, wouldn't she?", Mom suggested while cleaning the plates.
"Right that's a great idea, but for now we three will go pick up Rachel from the party, is that okay Anitha?", Uncle asked.
"As long as Rachel reaches home safely..", Mom replied.
[Outside the club, standing beside the car]
"Natalie, sweetie would you mind going in there and grabbing Rachel out because she hasn't seen me since she was 5 and I wouldn't want any kidnapping or trafficking case on me while I'm in town.", Uncle asked.
"I'm on it!", Natalie says and walks into the club.
He then turns round and smiles at me,"So where were we Jonathan?"
My smile faded away after I heard that name,"Even you are influenced into calling me names now? I thought you were one of the cool ones?"
"You'd be surprised to hear that I am the one who called you Jonathan because you threw my phone on the floor when I asked you to give it back...this was way back when you were barely 1 1/2 years old kid.", He laughs.
"....and why Jonathan", I asked in the most subtle way I could.
"Oh it was simply because there was a kid in my school who had a multiple personality disorder, so you reminded me of him because of your random mood swings especially on video calls when it was your 10th birthday! God I remember you looking into your mom's eyes giving no fucks and then dropping her favourite vase, you were one brat!", He added.
Subconscious Mind:-"Oh god you were a horrible child! This completely explains why you are the only one to show 5 types of moods in 5 seconds, you weirdo! Wouldn't lie, he would only be a bit embarrassed because it takes balls to break someone's favourite vase and still be standing on two legs."
[silence]
"...but the reason I am here is because I needed to warn you of some people in town.", he added.
I took a deep breath and asked,"Of people or one person?"
"People...", he said and then sat on the bumper of the car.
I followed him and sat down too,"So..these people..are they gangsters?"
He nodded and then continued,"You seem to have bumped into one of them.."
"A few to be precise..", I added.
"So you must be familiar with Sylvester, aren't you?", He asked and then looked at me.
"I haven't seen him, but my best friend Aakash has confronted this gang and we nearly escaped from their grasp only because of Aakash's grandfather.", I said.
"I see, so I am late indeed...", he sighed.
"I guess...", I said and looked back at the stars.
[A few minutes pass by and then I look back at him]
That's when I see Natalie and Rachel walking out of the club, but behind them were these two big men in all black who didn't notice us outside the car.
Then I ask him,"So you might be knowing the reason why these maniacs are causing havoc right?"
He leans back a bit and said,"Nope, and that's why I am here."
Jeremy then instantly jumps from the car and removed something from his jacket and when I blinked the shady guys were down on the floor and the girls were running towards the car.
"What just happened?! Who are these people and who are you?!", Rachel screamed while staring at Uncle Jeremy.
Subconscious Mind:-"Seems like he just tased them in a split-second"
Uncle Jeremy swiftly walks back to the car and tells everyone to sit inside.
[sitting inside]
"So... this is Uncle Jeremy, our Father's younger brother and my God Father.", I introduce him to Rachel.
"....and this is Rachel, Uncle Jeremy", I added.
"Gosh you kids grow up fast, what are you like 20?!", he replied.
"Yeah...", Rachel replies and twitches her eyebrows in confusion to me.
"Don't worry kids, I'm only here to protect the family, I mean no harm and I will make sure to explain everything once we're back home.", he said and then turned on the radio.
[The Radio played Country Roads, as we drive slowly back home]
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