Chapter 22: Chapter 22

Kyle Greenwood’s POV

"Hold on right there, you disgraceful son!" I heard the familiar voice say the moment I stepped into the house...

"Dad?" I asked, turning around instantly to the sound of the voice I just heard...

To my surprise, the whole family was seated in the living room, and I did not take note of them because my mind was somewhere else...

"Dad? Mum?" I called, wondering what this is about

I looked at their faces, what I see is worry and I wonder what I've done this time because obviously, from dad's speech and the way they all look, I have a feeling that they were waiting for me...

"I gave you a task, didn’t I?... Dad asked with a strained voice as he furrowed his brows at me...

"Wait, what? Is that what this is about?" I asked, and furrowed my brows as well... looking at all their faces,

"I asked you a question, Kyle?" Dad brawled at me,

"You did dad, but is this why you called me a disgraceful son? You know what dad, I do not have time for this right now" I replied and then, turned to leave, I do not wish to argue with him, because of what my heart is going through right now,

"Is the boy going to live?" Dad asked sharply almost immediately, I stopped abruptly, and turned around again towards them...

"What?" I asked because I don't think I heard him right.

"Kyle dear, is the child going to live? We know you got into an accident Kyle, I told you not to leave but you did... now look what has happened." Mum said,

"How did you find out about this?" I asked unable to believe my ears...

"Mr Paul called dad, good thing he did, else the video of the accident would have gone viral, and you know it's not going to be good for our image, dad's business would have suffered because of that..." Brian said..."so tell us, is the boy going to live? We need to know so that we can act fast...

"Wait..., wait... Brian what are you talking about...? I asked interrupting him, I do not understand what he is saying to me now...

"Answer the god damn question, is the boy going to live or not? You are coming from there right?" Dad asked furiously, standing up from the chair he is sitting on...

"I don't know that dad?" I replied instantly, losing my temper...

"What do mean you don't know? You are coming from the hospital, isn't it?" He asked furiously again.

"I don't know, because I didn't get the chance to see him before leaving the hospital," I replied again.

"Did you see yourself," he said pointing at me angrily... "did you see your son," he said turning to my mum, who said nothing but stared at me... "talk some sense into him, I gave him a task, if he had stayed home and worked on the task I gave him, none of this would have happened." He told mum, still pointing angrily at me...

"You know what, I do not want to see you anywhere near that hospital as long as this case is on," he said glaring at me...

"What! You can't be serious dad?" I told him, feeling very frustrated...

"I am dead serious, I do not want you to disobey my order this time..." he told me, "Brian, clean this up..." he told Brian and worked out of the room... mumbling angrily as he did...

"What's this about Brian, Mum? What is going on here?" I asked them still unable to comprehend whatever it is that's happening, they found out I am in an accident and all they could think of is the image of dad's businesses...

"Why are you like this Kyle, do you want to ruin me? To ruin your dad and all he has built?" Mum was saying...

"Mum?" I yelled furiously... "What are you saying?" I asked glaring at her...

"What am saying is, that you should get yourself together and follow the rules of this house, and stop acting childish, you are no longer a child?" She snapped

"Mum, you too? Am I being childish because I do not want to work in dads company or am I being childish because I do not want to marry Sonia? It's my life we are talking about here, my life mum, am old enough to make decisions for myself..." I told her feeling very pained.

"Your life? Who gave you that life in the first place? It's me and your dad, you hear me, me and your dad, we brought you into this world so you should do as you are told because we want a good life for you..." mum snapped again and it is uncommon for her to be seen this way...

"... you should be happy you know, because not all parents can provide for their children the way your dad and I do for you, so you better start listening to your dad," she told me and then turned to leave too...

"And let me remind you..." she stopped and turned towards me looking furious, "If anything happens to your dad as a result of your foolishness, you will have me to deal with..." She turned away again after that walking out of the living room...

"Put yourself together Kyle, here take this," Brian said, producing a brown envelope, "in here is the document dad asked you to work on earlier, don't worry, I have prepared it for you..." he said and handed the envelope to me...

"Be ready and come to the office by 7 am, please don’t be late, and about the accident, don't worry I'll take care of it... he said, "...let's go, Belinda," Brian said to Belinda who was seated quietly all this while, I guess she was summoned by dad here against her will...

She stood up and left the living room without a word to me, we have never been that close anyway...

"Be ready at 7 am..." Brian said before leaving too...

I stood still for a while staring into space, my family is impossible and it's driving me crazy,...

It's their fault I got into the accident in the first place...

"Haaaaa" I yelled out loud, feeling like my head is about to explode as everything started to reply in my head...

I recalled instantly the face of the woman I love, she is deeply hurt by me judging from the way she reacted when she saw me...

"Why in the world will it be her son, of all the children in this town, why must it be her son... I lamented the moment I walked into my room, I did not even know how I got to my room...

"Haaaa..." I yelled again and held my head with both hands, as her words replay in my head, "...you have done enough harm already..." I shook my head and then slowly sat on my bed...

Dad's and Mum's words too came ringing in my head... "...I do not want to see you anywhere near that hospital... if anything happens to your dad as a result of foolishness...."

I think I lost it because in one instant I stood up from the bed and went at my table, and pushed down everything there is, the things on my table crashed to the floor producing a loud noise and I yelled along with it... falling on my knees to the floor as well...

I cannot remember the last time I cried but, I found myself sobbing on the floor with my whole body curled up as I did...