Chapter 98: Final words (2/2)

”That reminds me.” His mum said, ”Weren't you meant to get your test results back today?”

As his mum turned around, she could see that Alex already had it held out in his hand. She took the piece of paper gently before looking at it and just like Alex, she couldn't stop staring at the number in the corner.

Alex stood there in silence with his head down to the ground, He wasn't able to look his mother in the eye.

Suddenly, his mother started to move without saying a word, she had left the kitchen and went straight upstairs.

”What is she doing?” Alex wondered.

When his mother finished doing what she was doing upstairs, Alex could see his mother coming downstairs with his VR headset held in her hand. She then went straight outside with it.

Alex rushed to his mother and shouted.

”Wait what are you doing!”

His mother was now stood by the bin and threw the VR headset down into it.

”We had a deal, Alex!” His mum shouted. ”You would only be allowed to play the game as long as you kept up your grades.”

Alex's mum then walked back into the house and grabbed the test result once more and shoved the paper in Alex's face.

”What is this, you said your grades wouldn't drop, one or two points I can understand but you always got above 90 until you entered this tournament.”

”but…but..”

Alex didn't know what to say, he could see his mother's anger was just getting worse and worse. She had already gotten rid of the VR headset but he knew there was something else she had to say.

”You are no longer allowed to play that silly game of yours, you will quit that club and be home 20 minutes after school finishes. If you are not home by then the door will be locked and you can live outside for all I care.”

Tears started to fill Alex's eyes. So many tears that Alex was unable to see a single thing.

Due to all the research Alex had put into the team's games, Alex had less and less time to study. Originally it wouldn't have been so much of a problem but he was playing with completely new players.

Alex had taken more time than he usually would to show the others how to play and implement the strategies they needed to win. Alex was hoping by giving his mother the good news about the game that she would change her opinion about it but that didn't happen.

As usual, she completely ignored any accomplishments Alex had made unless it was to do with his studies.

”Why… Why...” Alex managed to say, ”I worked so hard, why can't you let me do what I want. I'm not a doll, I'm not something you own!” Alex shouted back.

His mother then lifted her hand and slapped Alex across the face.

”I raised you, I carried you in my belly for 9 months. Me and your father work night and day to put food on the table for you and this is how you treat us back. Will that game of yours ever be able to put food on the table?”

Alex was just in too much shock to reply back and ran into his room. He shut the door behind him and sat on his bed with his quilt over his head, rocking backwards and forwards whishing all the bad thoughts away.