Chapter 118: Chapter 118

" MICHAEL ! "

I turn around in shock to see Ethan standing at the doors, panting, his brown eyes boring into me.

" Wh..what's wrong Ethan ?", I ask in confusion and nervousness seeing his whole scary expression. He just pushed opened the door, so furiously.

" What is your date of birth ?", he asks barging towards me. My eyes widen and I involuntarily back away in nervousness. What I scared happened. What am I gonna do ?

" TELL ME WHEN ARE YOU BORN ! ", he yells in my face.

" E..Ethan..wh..what's wrong with you ?", I stammer trying to move away from him. But he grips his both hands on me my shoulder and almost shakes me.

" What's your real date of birth Michael ? Are you born on the same day as me?", he asks.

" N..no..I'm not. ", I shake my head. " I'm born on A..August 10."

" Then how come it's June 7 on your school profile ?", he asks, his eyes red and furious.

" It's...it's an e..error. My d..date of birth is wrong on the p..profile. I've asked them to edit.", I manage to say.

" Don't lie to me Michael.", he says.

" I'm n..not.", I shake my head feeling totally scared.

" Then why are you this much nervous and stuttering ?", he ask, his eyes boring into mine.

" C..cause you are s..scary.", I say.

" MICHAEL! I KNOW YOU ARE LYING! ", He suddenly yells, making me flinch hard. " TELL ME THE TRUTH ! WHY DID YOU HIDE YOUR DATE OF BIRTH FROM ME ?", he asks shaking me hard.

" LEAVE ME ! YOU ARE M..MAD ! ", I yell back pushing him away by his chest, using my whole strength.

His nose shivers and his jaws clenches tightly as he stares at me. The next moment he again barges forward and grabs me by my shirt's collar, almost swinging me back and forth using his force, screaming to tell him the truth.

" Ethan..l..leave me. y..you are hurting me.",

" TELL ME MICHAEL ! ", He yells at me furiously, raising his tightly fisted left hand, it trembles in front of my nose.

" Will you hit me ?", I ask. " Hit me then.", I say looking directly in his eyes. He lowers his hands and leaves my collar.

" I trusted you. But you...", he utters in a low husky voice and burst out into tears, looking down at his feet. My heart feels like it is splintering into a million pieces in my chest.

" Ethan...", I utter in shock and reaches to hug him. But he backs away and turns around on his heels, briskly walking to the doors.

I quickly rush and engulfs him in a back hug , wrapping my arms tightly around him.

" Ethan, I love you.", I whisper in his ear, my voice breaking as I also starts to feel tears pool in my eyes.

He breathes heavily, trying to control his sobs. " Tell me the truths if you love me. Why you hid your date of birth from me ?", he asks in a husky whisper.

" I will. C..calm down Ethan.", I say and kisses his neck. He again breathes heavily. I stay like that hugging him for a few moments before slowly peeling away my hands and leading him to my bed, making him sit down. He looks at me impatiently after wiping his face with his both palms.

" Ethan..the th..things I'm going to tell you is n..not making any difference in your life.", I say kneeling down and sitting on my heels on the floor in front of him, grabbing his hands.

" Just tell it.", he says.

" Promise me you.......you will s..stay calm.", I say.

" Just say it Michael ! ", he scoffs.

" Ethan we got s..switched at birth. ", I say carefully whilst studying his expression. He stares back at me with widened eyes.

" No way..", he utters shaking his head in utter shock. " I don't believe you. No.."

" Yeah..I was kidding Ethan. It's....it's just a c..coincidence that I- I'm born on the same day as you.", I say.

A sob escapes his lips. " Why I look like your brother and why you look like my mother ? And why you have stammer like my sister ?"

" Ethan..l..let's say it's all a c..coincidence.", I say.

" How did we get switched? ", he asks taking in a deep breathe, tears pooling in his eyes and he trying hard to not let them down.

" I don't know Ethan. I h..honestly don't know.", I say.

" What all you know ? ", he asks choking up a sob and brushing away his tears. I squeezes his hands. " Tell me Michael..", he demands.

" I j..just know you are my parents' Son. And I'm your m..mother's...", he starts crying hard, even before I can complete my sentence.

" Are you...are you sure ?", he asks, his voice breaking, followed by a few sobs.

" No no...I- I'm not sure.", I say in panic, shaking my head.

" Yes. You are sure ! From when do you know this ? How did you find out ? Tell me everything...please tell me everything you know Michael...", he cries.

I nod squeezing his hands. " Y..Yeah..I- I'm sure. I did DNA test. I found out t..two months ago. You remember that d..day, I went home without telling you ? ", I ask. He nods to me. " Th..that day..I went to conduct DNA test. I found out you are my p..parents' son then. And after that I- I g..got your Mom's hair and did another test. Then I found out I'm her son. "

He presses his lips together and looks down at his lap. A tear drop slither down his chin and falls on my hand.

" Ethan, I- I was also shocked like you wh..when I came to know I'm n..not my Dad and Mom's Son. But let me t..tell you, this isn't actually a b..big deal. Nothing is changing. Your Mom doesn't know and sh..she isn't knowing. ", I say.

" It isn't a big deal ? It isn't a big deal for you, that you found your parents aren't your real parents? Then you don't love your parents Michael ! But this is a great deal for me !"

" Ethan ! Shut up ! You d..don't know how much pain I went through when I found out. I love them dearly j..just like how you love your Mom ! Yeah..I agree, it's a big deal but it isn't m..making any big changes in your life."

He takes in a deep breathe, trying to calm himself. "So we got interchanged by mistake at the hospital ?", he asks.

" I think so.", I say. I had earlier itself planned to tell him this, if he ever finds out. I don't want my parents to get arrested or face any consequences due to this. They did it to save Ethan's life. And they brought me up just like their son. I'd have never found out the truths, If I didn’t meet Ethan.

" Only you knew about all this ? You didn't tell your parents or anyone ?", he asks me huskily, withdrawing one of his hands from my hold and wiping his tears.

I nod. " Yeah..only I knew. N..now you also know. Let's not t..tell our parents. "

" How could you keep this all to yourself, all this while ? Why didn't you tell me ?", he asks, his voice revealing surprise and shock.

" I didn't want to let you know and sh..shock you like this.", I say.

He presses his lips and furiously wipes away his tears. " So my Mom isn't my Mom. My sister isn't mine. Everything I've actually belongs to you..? They are all yours..?"

" Ethan...no..look...You are her s..son itself. And you are Eve's brother. Th..they are yours. And I j..just want it like that. You aren't losing anything. Nothing is ch..changing, Ethan.", I tell him. But he doesn't look a bit convinced. Silent tears continues to slither down his cheeks. I bend up and hug him tightly, desperately whispering in his ears that nothing is changing and everything he has is his, letting his hot tears stain my shirt.

" Yeah..they are mine. Not yours ! ", he suddenly says cold and possessive, harshly pulling himself away from me. My whole body shivers at the tone of his voice and my heart falls in my chest. He then gets up wiping his face with his both palms, while I look at him in shock. Without another word, he starts to walk towards the doors.

" Ethan...", I call him from behind, my voice choking up in my throat.

He stops in track but doesn't turn. " I need alone time Michael. I'm sorry. Please take a cab to airport."

" O..okay..", I utter and he walks out leaving me behind in utter shock. Until today I've only seen Ethan being possessive over me. Now I saw him being possessive over his Mom and Sister, because of me. He just claimed them to himself. And he left like that. He just showed me how unimportant I'm in front of his Mom and sister.