Mister Night - Chapter 188

“Seoyeon?” I asked as I removed the covers from over her sobbing, and shaking body.

“Mom. I’m so sorry.” she cried and my heart melted.

“Aww baby it’s okay. Come here.”

I sat on her bed, and she sat up in bed and wrapped her hands around my neck as she cried into my shoulder, and I rubbed her back soothingly as I sang to her trying to comfort her, “I really am sorry. I didn’t mean it. I just-I don’t know what came over me. I love my hair, and I love you guys. I love everything, and I am so grateful for everything, and I know that I have been a bitch lately, and I don’t know why.”

She was ranting and crying, and I wasn’t really understanding all that she was saying, but I listened anyways, “it’s fine sweetheart. I too should be apologizing, for I had been putting too much pressure on you since you are the oldest. I know what it’s like having your family depending on you, and having your siblings look up to you, and I’m sorry that I have been so harsh. Adriel you can tell me anything, and I will listen. You know that right? Mommy is here, and mommy will always be here.”

“I know.” she said sniffling, and I wiped her tears.

“Ok come on. I cant’ have your hair looking like you ain’t got a black momma.” I said and she chuckled.

I let her sat in front of me just like old times, and I straightened her hair for her for the first time.

It did take a lot scolding, and flinching, for her to keep her head steady so that I didn’t burn her, even though I did burnt her ears a few times, but it wasn’t my fault.

Serves her right for not listening.

“Wow mom. I love it.” she said as she looked in the mirror flashing her hair.”

“I’m glad. You look beautiful, but you know that you have to keep it moisturized and brush it right?” I asked and she nodded.

“I’m going to start taking better care of my natural hair mom, for I want it to look as beautiful as yours. My friends always loves it when you do cornrows, and I love it too.”

“Well I’m glad you love it, for I should have taught you years ago how to do it.”

“I’m happy to learn.” she said smiling at me through the mirror, and I nodded smiling as well.

“Okay. I’ll teach it to you, and your sister. Now let’s go eat. Appa made dinner, and it smells delicious.”

We went to the dining room, just in time as they finished setting the table.

“Wow Adri. Your hair looks nice.” said Shiwoo, and she smiled brightly.

“Yeah. She looks like a troll.” teased Adrian, and she glared at him as she made a fist.

I rolled my eyes at their playful banter, then Adrian’s eyes met mine, and we both looked away awkwardly and I coughed, “so, umm. Let’s eat.”

“Mmm delicious daddy.” said Ji Ah digging in, and Shiwoo chuckled.

“Thank you princess.”

“Yeah it’s pretty tasty appa. I don’t know why eomma was worried about you starting a fire.” said Adriel, and I coughed choking on my food, and he rose a brow.

“Oh really now? Did she really say that?”

“Wow Seoyeon. You really know how to throw a lady under the bus.” I said, and she shrugged unbothered, “I was only joking appa. It’s delicious.”

“Mhmm” he hummed squinting at me, and I smiled awkwardly, “son is everything okay? You are usually quite chatty at the dinner table.. Why so quiet this evening? What’s bothering you? Come on tell appa.”

Adrian looked at me before looking at his father, and I looked away scratching the back of my neck still feeling awkward about earlier for I kept picturing his room and face from earlier yuck, “uhh nothing dad. I was just uhh, taken aback on how delicious the food is see. Mmm tasty.”

“Umm kids I have a question.” I said placing my fork down and clearing my throat about to ask such an awkward and uncomfortable question that might cause us to lose our appetites, but nevertheless, here goes nothing, ” Do you know what the talk is?”

“Yeah. Dad already gave it to me.” said Adrian so casually as he ate, and I rose a brow confused looking at Shiwoo, and he shrugged as if it were no big deal.

“Well okay. Umm Adriel. Do you want to have the talk?”

“No thank you. I’m thirteen, and I’ve already learned about it in school. Besides,  this topic pretty much explains it self.” she said and I opened my mouth, but found that I was at a loss for words when Ji Ah said.

“I want the talk. Mommy what’s the talk?”

“Well little rat if you must know, it is when a mommy, and daddy love each other so so much-”

“Alright stop!” I said cutting Adrian off, and he smirked shoving some rice in his mouth using his chopsticks.

“We’ll discuss it when your older okay munchkin?” asked Shiwoo, and shrugged.

“Okay.”

“Now everybody, get back to eating before the food gets cold.” I said and they nodded, and went back to silence as they ate, before we erupted in chatter again, but on a lighter topic.

That night as Shiwoo and I prepared for bed, I was still bugged by the fact that he had the talk with Adrian and didn’t tell me, so I decided to ay something, “when were you going to tell me about your little convo with Adrian?”

He shrugged with his back turned to me as he took his shirt off, “I wasn’t going to. It’s been like a month since the talk, and he asked me not to. I wasn’t going to break his trust.”

“Yeah, but I’m his mom. I should know these things as well. I have the right to know about what is going on in my son’s life.”

“And I’m his dad. I should give him the privacy he asks for and for him to be able to tell me things in confidence that will just be between us bros. I mean come on. You girls outnumber us. We have to stick together..” he said and I sighed.

“I guess your right. You know I caught him masturbating today? It was gross and awkward to know that my baby boy is doing these kinds of things. I mean what’s next? Drugs, guns, gangs?”

“Come on Atalia give the boy some more credit. We should at least trust that we raised him well enough for him not to be stupid enough to do those things. He’s a good kid. A little curious and sloppy and gross, but he’s still our perfect boy.”

“Fine. I guess.” I sighed, “I wonder of Heesung is going through the same thing.”

“Oh he is.” he said laughing, “Minjae told me all about it. Word of advice. Don’t touch his socks. As a matter of fact have him do his own laundry as of now.”

“Oh I will.” I said shuddering at the memory of his sock on the floor and I gagged, “are all boys his age like this? Were you like this?”

“It depends really. Somebody start older, some start younger, and when it comes to me. I was around his age yeah, and I did it like everyday. Sometimes I would pass out from doing it too much, but when I wake up, I’ll do it again.” he said grinning and I scrunched up my face in disgust.

“Eww. Boys really are gross.

“Come on. Don’t act like girls aren’t just as gross and curous. You’re telling me that you had never masturbated?”

“Nope.”

“Never?” he asked again and my answer stands.

“Unlike boys, our fingers go inside, and I was scarred to do it. Why do you think I was scarred to have sex?”

“I don’t know. Saving yourself for marriage?” he asked and I chuckled

“Even if I was, that didn’t happen now did it?”

“True true.  I guess that it’s the Shiwoo way. I had you charmed out of your mind. Every time you saw me, you panties got wet.” he said and I scoffed.

“Oh please. I wasn’t one of your groupies.”

“I never said you were.” he said, and I got flash backs because of how familiar the line was.

“Hmm. I guess not.”

“The kids are growing up, and as scary and unbelievable it sounds, they will rebel and they will move out, and start a family of their own. It is just up to us to be with them every step of the way.” he said and I hummed.

“That I can do, but when did you get so wise?”

“I don’t know to be honest. I guess it’s because I’m now forty, and you know what they say, ‘Life begins at forty’.” he said and I laughed.

“Ha ha. Sounds like something my mom would say, but I guess you’re right. Life does begin at forty. Too bad I have four more years till my life begins.”

“Oh don’t worry babe. You will get there.” he said laughing and I joined.

“Oh I will.. I will make sure of it.”