Mister Night - Chapter 190

We arrived safely at home where I sent the twins to their rooms for their devices.

“You thought you were off the hook huh? Nope. When my mom finds out she will be upset if I don’t punish you both in someway so phones and laptops on my dresser now. Oh and uhh, the ipads too.”

“Aww.” they frowned and I folded my arms watching them as they left shaking my head.

I sighed as I sat on the couch raising my legs as I ran my hands over my face.

I still couldn’t believe what had happened today, but I still couldn’t believe of how log it had been going on.

I should have seen the signs of it, but I guess I was too busy with work, as usual.

I checked the time on my wristwatch and it was a little past one pm, so I had time before I had to pick up Aria from her middle school.

I didn’t feel like making dinner tonight, but it was the only thing that could keep me sane and calm right now, so I got changed then got right to chopping.

I did feel a little better after chopping all the vegies, imagining them to be Mr. Lee, the boy, and his mom’s faces, and I smiled as I did so.

“Where are they!?” I heard Shiwoo say after hearing the door opened and closed, and I jumped slightly flinching.

Oh boy.

They were definitely in big trouble.

“Hello dear. You’re home early.”

“Where are they Atalia? They are so dead.” he asked and I slowly put down the knife walking over to him and ran my hand over his chest.

“Dear take a breath and calm down. They are in their room.”

“Calm down? Calm down!? Atalia do you hear yourself right now!? Fighting!? That’s not like them.” he yelled trying to get my hands off him, but I wrapped my hands around his waist before he could leave.

“Honey please. Hear their side of the story please, and do not yell. They wont talk to you if you yell.”

“I still don’t get it. Why were they fighting? And the both of them? Is this a twin thing?” he asked as I ran my hand up and down his chest and I felt his muscles began to let loose and he relaxed and so did I. I couldn’t have him kill the kids right now.

“Promise me you’ll hear them out? Please?” I asked and he sighed nodding, but as soon he finally agreed, Adrian came strolling out of his room with his headphones over his head, and walked passed us and went straight to the fridge turning the milk upside his head, and Shiwoo looked down at me raising a brow, and I looked up smiling nervously.

Adrian you idiot.

“Oh hey dad. I didn’t see you there.” he said placing the milk back into the fridge and using the back of his hoodie to wipe his mouth clean.

“Uh Adrian.” I laughed nervously stepping in front of Shiwoo, “why-why are you outside, and why do you have that over your head?”

“Oh this? You didn’t say that I couldn’t have music right?” he asked and Shiwoo scoffed.

“Yeah, but sweety I said all devices are to be on my dresser. All means all.”

“Ughh fine, but if I die without it, it’s on you.” he said walking passed us again, but this time to put his head phones in my room, and I felt Shiwoo’s muscles tightened again.

“Hear him out? Hear him out!? Atalia look at that boy. He doesn’t even seem to have any cares in the world even though he was suspended!”

“He wasn’t suspended. I’m removing them from the school.”

“What!?” he yelled and I flinched, “what do you mean you are removing them? Are you condoning this foolishness? Why are you even defending them?

“I said to hear their side of the story first, and you will understand.”

“No I don’t think I will!” he yelled and I sighed.

“Sighing? Why are you sighing? I should be the one sighing. I seem to be the only here that cares about those two delinquents’ future.”

“Don’t you dare call me children delinquents, and don’t you dare judge, and put all the blame on them. I said to fucking here their side of the story first, and here you fucking yelling all over the first, no doubt disturbing the neighbors!” I yelled into his face and he ran his hand through his hair.

“Fine. You’re right. I’ll tune down the yelling. I should have asked. Honey, what happened with the kids at school today?”

“Well darling, from what they had told me, a boy had kept bothering Adriel ever since they started highschool, and Adrian would often tell him to stop, but he kept bothering her. He would often touch her and laugh about it I suppose, and she has told her teachers and principal about it, but no one care cared, but today Adrian couldn’t take it anymore because he called her a slur.  He was only protecting his sister Shiwoo. Just like we taught him to. Look I know that it’s not any excuse for hospitalizing a child, but in all fairness if it were me or you, that child would be in viewing at the morgue.” I sighed and he sighed with his hand on his forehead.

“My baby girl? They did this to my baby girl? And the school knew?” he asked and I nodded, “those fucking assholes. I’m going to kill them. Every single one of them.”

“No no baby it’s fine. Adrian already took care of it and I took care of his mother. I want my babies to be in a safe environment, where they wont get shotted on for having a black mom and being half black.”

“I get why he punched him for touching her, but why did he punch him for a slur? He could have just ignored it.” said Shiwoo, and I gasped in disbelief of what I was hearing.

“Are you serious right now?”