139 Parental Pressure 6 (1/2)

Kyro wasn't furious or angry. He was annoyed. At what, he wasn't certain himself, but the fact that he was feeling that remained.

This emotion was not a favorite of his, so he turned on his computer and started CS:GO. The game required both precision and concentration, and soon all his thoughts were occupied with finding a good sniping position and avoiding being noticed. Games were amazing like that; they could push away what you didn't want to think about until the questions stopped circling in your mind like hungry vultures.

Once night came, he went to sleep without leaving his room. The next morning, the girl didn't show up, and he thought it was for the better. The memory of her words still pissed him off somewhat.

'That's what you get for trying to help people who don't want to be helped. At least not by you.'

He told his inner critic to shut up and finished drinking his morning coffee. If she wanted to keep her reasons for staying away from home hidden from him, it was her choice. It was none of his business. The detective had collected enough to know that she was just a normal person, unable to pose him any danger.

And yet he was still bothered by it. What was so special about her life that she wouldn't say a word about it to him? In all their conversations, she had never mentioned anything about her old life, nor asked him about his. If he said something, she accepted it, but if he didn't say, she didn't ask.

Normally, he would have appreciated such conduct. If only everyone could be this tactful and stop trying to weasel some private information from him. However, when she acted like that, it got on his nerves.

He noticed this, and it irritated him even more. There could be a couple reasons for such an emotion, and he didn't like a single one of them.

Because of that, he paid no attention to her for the next week. She lived her life, doing whatever she wanted, and he lived his own. They might see each other at home, but only in passing. Neither of them said a word to break the sudden silence.

Next Monday, he went to pick up his father at lunch, since he was being released. When he went to the hospital, he asked the doctor to tell him everything that needed to be adhered to even though the man had already said it to his parents. ”I don't trust them to remember,” he told the doctor.

Mom instantly rose in indignation, but Kyro still managed to have his way. He wanted to know everything. With his dad's personality, it wouldn't be any surprise if he decided to not follow some steps just because he didn't like them. His view onmedicine and doctors was ever so sceptic.

When they were all in the car, mom said, ”Let's go to your place. It's closer to the hospital.” Both Kyro and dad looked over at her like she was crazy. ”I'm serious! I want us to be closer in case something happens again.”

”Nothi—” dad started, but he wasn't allowed to even finish a single word.