So ik this chapter is rly short and everything but I couldn't think of anything else to write… please R & R…. and sorry but im a girl so I find it hard to write in a guys perspective…. Soo yea… enjoy! :pp any suggestions or ideas are welcome…. =) soo umm yea read on!
~~Lily
CHAPTER 3: Analu Akamu
We were on my dad's little sailboat. My sisters' were both sitting on their knees, looking out over at the waves chopping smoothly at the boat. The strange man was there, as well as my mother, alleged father, and both of my sisters. They had hastily French-braided each others' hair, God knows why. I was standing, my eyes narrowed suspiciously at the man. He smiled encouragingly. I rolled my eyes. My mom sighed.
What is she hiding, I wondered. Just then, she began to talk, her voice awkward and reluctant.
"I haven't been very honest with you," she began. "With any of you. You see, this is Apollo." Ailani muttered something that sounded suspiciously like 'demento name'. I ignored them, trying to drown out their annoying, bubbly chattering, but I couldn't help but notice that Ailani's voice sounded almost serious. But then, Aelan whispered something else in a snarky tone, and they both lapsed into a fit of giggles. Mom rolled her eyes and continued.
"I haven't been very honest with... any of you." She began again. "Jeremy, Apollo is... Well, he's the father of the triplets. At first, I thought he may be yours, after all, Apollo has told me that kids... Kids like ours usually weren't as comfortably social as these three are. But as they grew older, it became evident." Jeremy—did I still have permission to call him dad? In my mind, he was my father, not that scumbag Apollo. Anyway, Jeremy opened his mouth to speak. Realization had just hit him, and his confusion was slowly shifting towards anger. Mom must have sensed that, too because she quickly added in an almost haphazard manor, "it wasn't a full-blown affair. It was just... We met right before college. After you and I married, he called. We met up, and well after that... Mom blushed and looked down. I glowered sullenly. My sisters had turned around and were glaring, open-mouthed at my mom. I felt really bad for my 'dad' I glanced at him. No matter whom my biological father was, Jeremy was- and always would be- my true father. Right then, he was gripping the railing and looking out over the waves.
In a weak but defiant voice, dad said, his voice hoarse with passion, "leave." my mom gaped. I couldn't help but smirk. Serves her right! Mom began to protest, but dad just led the boat back to shore silently, his temple pulsing.
Once we got there, dad said in an eerily calm voice "when I get back, I don't want to see anything of yours, much less you. Go!" once they stepped off the boat, tears streaking down mom's face, dad turned to face me and my sisters. His face was calm for about a second, and then he broke down. Sitting on one of the small benches, my sisters and I rushed over to him. We reassured him, hugged him, and finally he glanced up.
"I don't know what I'd do without you kids," he murmured softly, then steered us out to sea.
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