Chapter 99 - Spilling Beans (1/2)

I watched my wife leave the room, hurriedly but she looked very irritated. Thanks to her I got some time to clear up my unanswered questions.

Judging by the body language, Neil looked calmed. He displayed no sigh of discomfort rather he stood there in a carefree manner.

Now I'm utterly confused.

” So?” I raised my eyebrow while scratching my jawline. ” You changed your mind, which is great. But where did all that courage come from?”

” Nothing man. I gave it a thought. He's my dad after all. I couldn't process the whole thing when you told me about it. Maybe I was in denial. Still I decided to have a chat with him, facing my gnarly ȧssumptions.” A perky fellow like Neil, made up his mind for the sake of truth and to reconstruct the family which was left shattered.

” Did it work?” I asked in curiosity. The urge of knowing the truth was making me restless.

” Yeah! But I'm not gonna forgive him completely. His intentions were all cleared up to me but that's not enough. Some things are hard to forget.”

” Take your time. Let it heal.” I patted on his broad shoulder to show my affection. His mouth had curved into a pious smile, gentle and calm.

” Honestly, I'm happy with your reaction. It's good for a fresh start. Don't think too much. Try communicating with your parent more often. Fill those little gaps that made cracks into your family. It's not gonna be easy to just forget all of that at one try.”

” Ah! It seems so. I got a lot to catch up.” He was willing to do a fresh start.

” Yep. And I'm rooting for ya! Don't let me down bro.” I cheered him up.

” I'll try.” I replied meekly.

” Not just try, give your best shot.”

” Okay! Okay!” He agreed confidently.

” Anyway, you probably won't make any other plan like this again, right?” I chuckled and so did he after hearing my question.

” Hmm. I don't know. Let's see. I can be the devil or the angel.” The evil smirk had made it clear that he may do something mischievous. He was being cunning but that didn't portrayed on his face.

” With a face like yours, people won't think twice before ȧssuming you as an angel. Lucky bastard!”

” Are you complimenting me or insulting me?” He asked frowning at me.

” None. I kinda feel jealous, Neil. You have such an innocent looking baby face.” My envy towards him is so gullible.

” Ouch! My masculinity is hurt bro. Stop calling me a baby face. I'm an ȧduŀt. Okay?” He kept his hand on his ċhėst and pretended to be hurt by my fragile words.

What a drama queen!

” I know,I know. Stop making a fuss about it.”

” How's my sister doing? She should be fine now after hearing all of that shit. Deep down she always had some faith on dad. She must be really happy, knowing that her prayers worked.” He moved just head away so I couldn't read his expressions. I wonder what he was trying to hide.

Maybe he felt bad for hurting his sis.

” Yeah. She's very happy. Oh! One more thing. I'm not gonna be included into your plan. ” I remembered that essential matter.

” What does that mean?” Neil gave me a confused look.