CHAPTER 12:
A YOUNG CHEF'S PAST: PART 4
I couldn't believe what I saw. There were ripped up balloons, and smashed presents, broken bottles and plates, and the scariest thing…there was blood everywhere. But that's not the worst part, lying on the floor was Chase's mom and dad.
"What on earth happened in here?" I asked
"Mom….dad….."said Chase
"WAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! I'M GETTING OUT OF HERE!"
Then Phoebe went over to the clinic to get miss. Irene.
"Chase…I'm…"
"Are they….still alive?"
"Let me check."
So I walked over to Chase's mom and placed my hand on his wrist to see if I could get a pulse. No response. I then tried the neck, and still nothing. Chase's mom was dead. I went to Chase's dad next, and surprisingly he was awake.
"Axel…..where…..i..s….Ch…..ase?"
"He's over there."
"Bring…..hi…m….he…re."
"Chase! Your dad is alive!"
As soon as Chase heard the news he ran as fast as he could over to his badly wounded father.
"Dad? What happened?"
"…..Ja..ke…and…..Coll…..een…."
"What did they do?"
"They…did…n't…li…..ke…..me…..and…..yo….ur…..mo…ther…..so…th…ey…tri…..ed…..to…ki…ll…us."
"What? Where are they?"
"There…dow..n…st…..airs….wi….th..th….e….oth…ers…hold….ing….te….m…..host….age."
"Father, I promise I will do whatever I can to keep you alive."
"Hah….hah….hah…..hah….hah."
"Why are you laughing?"
"Be…..cause….you…..ar…..e…..on….ly…a…..st….upid….cook….don't….ma.…ke…..prom…ises….you…..can't…..keep….you…..wor….k…..in…th…e….kit…chen…an….d….no…thi….ng….mor…..e….and….to….te…ll….the…tru….th….i….never…rea…lly….liked…..you…..as….my…son."
"What?"
"Good…bye… fre…ak."
I couldn't believe what I just heard. Before he died, he told his son that he hated him, laughs at him for saying he'll keep him alive, and calls him a freak before he passes on. What a jerk! But mainly…I feel bad for Chase…..his father just basically told him that he hated him and that their "father son" relationship was fake the whole time. Nothing but a show.
"Chase…..I think we should"
"SHUT UP!"
"….."
"My parents are….."
"…."
"And my dad said….."
"….."
"My dad…..lied to me…..my whole life."
"…."
"Well, guess that's it then! My parents are dead, and there's nothing I can do about it."
I had never known Chase to be the sarcastic type, but I think he's shocked from the situation and doesn't know how to take it. While he was crying he said "Well, guess that's it then" in a sarcastic tone.
I wonder why that is though. Was it because his father took him as a joke? Or was it that Chase knew all along that he really couldn't promise his dad that he'd live? Whatever the reason was, after his 8th birthday, he was never the same again.
FLASHBACK ENDS
"So what was the point of the story?"
"Akari! Were you listening to ANYTHING I just said?"
"Yes! And I think the point of the story is about what his dad said to him and how it had affected him after that point on."
"YES! YOU GET IT!"
"And….when I started laughing at him…..did that….trigger….that memory?"
"Now you're catching on. That was a very tragic day for Chase that he will never forget. For a while he had forgotten about it…but then when you laughed when he was being serious caused the memory to come back."
"Oh…Wait! You were listening the whole time?"
"Yeah. You guys are really loud."
"Oh….So how do I fix things?"
"Do what he asked you to do. He might not talk to you for a while, but it'll work."
"Ok."
"Alright? Now I should get going but you can stay in the room if you like."
"OH NO YOU DON'T! YOUR GOING TO TELL ME ABOUT ME AND MY MOTHER!"
"Oh….right."
"Start explaining."
"…"
"And don't make it a long flashback like you just did telling that story."
"Ok….to put it shortly…."
"Yes? I'm listening."
"It was….."
"SAY THE PERSONS NAME ALREADY!"
"It's…Hamilton…."
"…what?"
"He heard that a female was on the farm and he ran as fast as he could over here to kill her."
"Well, how did I survive?"
"Mom ran with you to the dock and asked Pascal to take you to Mineral Town where your Grandma lived."
"Did he know I was a girl?"
"No….Your hair was short enough, and you were wearing my baby clothes that Pascal assumed you were a boy. That's why he didn't recognize you when you got on the boat to come here again."
"Oh…"
"Yeah….."
"So what happened to mom after we were on the boat?"
"She got off it and tried to run away from the guards that were approaching her."
"Why didn't she stay on the boat?"
"I…honestly don't know. Maybe she was really scared that if she stayed on, they would try to kill her and you."
"Oh….Then what happened?"
"Well from what I could see, father was fighting the guards that were coming after mom…..but…."
"But what?"
"Hamilton ordered them to kill him…..and…..they did."
"…And what….about mom?"
"They eventually caught her and killed her where she was standing."
"*sob*I see."
"But you arrived safely on the island with Grandma, so that was good. But what happened to our youngest brother, I have no idea."
"Who are you talking about?"
"Wait…don't tell me you forgot about our brother?"
"Well if I'm asking who you're talking about, chances are I don't remember."
"How do I explain this….well…..when you were a year old, mom gave birth to another child. But when he was born Hamilton said he wanted to raise him to be his son instead."
"So that's why mom's stomach was so big. But she told me that her stomach was big because she was eating all the time…Anyway why did they want to take him?"
"Because Gill at the time was 8 and he wanted a little brother to take care of. So he took our brother away from us, and his new family was Hamilton, and Gill."
"So that means he's still on this island, right?"
"I tried to see him, but Hamilton wouldn't let me into his house. And one day, word went out that he escaped and left off the island."
"He left?"
"…."
"Where did he go?"
"I…I don't know Akari…If I did…..I would have found him by now."
"Well, *sob*besides OUR BROTHER being kidnapped, and then fled the island, and OUR PARENTS dying, what happened to you?"
"Kathy's parents took care of me until I was about 15. Then Anissa's parents showed me how to farm and I got this house."
"*sob*Oh…well this story doesn't make sense."
"How?"
"How did this all happen if you said in the story that you said goodbye to your mom, dad, and me?"
"This happened a few days after valentine's day."
"Oh….then that would make sense. But why is Valentine's day on spring 23? Isn't it supposed to be on spring 14th?"
"Mayor Hamilton changed the law three years later. From the 23rd to the 14th."
"Well…..it all…..*sobs*makes sense."
"Please Akari, no more crying."
"But I've *sobs*lost everyone close to me. And if I'm not*sobs* careful, you or Chase will be next!"
"That's not true Akari."
"IT IS AND YOU *sobs*KNOW IT!"
"Akari…."
I ran out of the secret room, into my room and locked the door behind me. I changed my clothes, turned off the light, got into bed, and slowly cried myself to sleep.
