Chapter 28

Alyssa POV

The exam period has been hard on me. Not only was I without my boyfriend. (I certainly broke up with Jake when I realized my feelings for Micah.)I was without my best friend too and that made me cranky as hell but right now. I'm feeling refreshed. There is only one thing to do today since I finished my finals yesterday. March to Micah and demand he tell me what is happening. I went downstairs already dressed when I saw my father pacing around the room like he has something huge going on in his mind.

“Dad, what is wrong. “I asked him softly.

“Your mother is coming back today. “He mumbled.

“After three months. She remembers where we stay and the way to get here, I am surprised, and I am surprised she even remembers who we are. “I said heatedly but when my father only sighed but continued pacing.

“That is not what is bothering you. It is something else. “I said but he didn't acknowledge the fact, he just continued to pace around. “Tell me that you didn't get another woman pregnant “I cried. No matter how much my mother hurt my father I want them to be together, not because I like her at this particular moment but she is the only one to make my father happy and I want him to be happy. He having a child somewhere else will just complicate everything.

My father stopped paying and looked at me. “Why on earth will I do that.” he asked confused as if he doesn't imagine being with someone else. My mother did a number on him.

“That impossible. I should have known you won't think of doing that. “I mumbled.

“Having a child outside. " dad asked.

“Having another child. There is no outside dad, you and mom broke up. “I reminded.

“We might have because we got comfortable with each other and the fire was no longer there. I won't allow the same mistake to repeat itself. “My father explained. Somewhere in my heart, hope grew, maybe my family will bounce back. Then I had to squash the hope. If you expect anything or put you hope on something, It always has a way of going wrong. The best thing to do is not to hope for anything even if you think it will happen. If you do hope in it, you will just jinx it.

“If you say so.” I said with lack of enthusiasm.

My father frowned at me but continued to pace around.

“Dad, you are making me scared, what is going on.”

“Remember Micah issue, you asked me to check around about what is going on. “My father started his eyebrows furrowed as if he doesn't understand what is going on himself.

“Yes... “I urged him to continue.

“It seems like there is a surgery booked for today for one of the Vegas.”

“That doesn't make sense, they would have told you and Micah would not keep it from me.” I said with a frown. It is true, Micah would not keep anything this big from me, and Micah always tell me everything that goes on in his life. He won't try to hide it from me, instead the stress might be too much and he may come to me to unload. That is what I and Micah do. It is part of the criteria as best friends. And even if I am the one always going to him to unload, that doesn't mean that he can't come to me to do the same thing.

"Why couldn't he tell you about the girl he loves?" my traitorous mind whispers causing doubts to creep in my head. "Stop it," I told myself as I snapped out of those annoying thoughts that would eventually lead to self-pity. I need to figure out what is going on with Micah right now and not to wallow in self-pity, after I am through dealing with Micah, then I can wallow in self-pity, besides Micah Vegas loves me and he is just denying it because he is trying to protect me.

There is no other explanation, I gave it serious thoughts since last three weeks. The only way that Micah will throw away a friendship that had lasted a lifetime is when he trying to protect me. Micah will willingly die before allowing others to share in his burden. Okay, so maybe I am the one always doing all the emotional dumping on him, he doesn't complain and he knows that he can dump them on me if he wants. What I am trying to say is that Micah is trying to protect me, now all I have to do is find out what he is trying to keep from me.

“A surgery " I croaked out. My guts is telling me that it is for Micah but then again, it is the same thing that has been telling me that Micah is bothered by something.

“Yes, apparently it has been booked for about a month and it is supposed to happen as quickly as possible so it is an important surgery... What I don't get is why it is after Micah exam, his siblings finished theirs a week ago and nothing has been preventing their parents from doing it if it was one of them. “My father said his thoughts on the issue.

I don't agree with it because his thoughts are pointing out that it is Micah that is going for surgery. “It could be that his parents wanted their children to be present when they go for the surgery.”

“Or it is Micah. “My father said but for his own good shut his mouth quickly after saying that. Although it could also be for the look on my face.

“It can't be him. He would tell me. “I replied vehemently.

“You know how Micah is..." my father said in a placating tone.

“You know for the sake of proving I am right, I will go to Micah house right now and resolve this misunderstanding.” I said as I took my car keys then dropped it. “Micah will drive me back, no need for one of our cars to be at his side when the two of us are here.” I smiled at my dad before I went to my room and carried my purse then left.