SAD TRUTH

Markian pov:

I have to know answer for Adrian's behaviour. I should ask him in-person.

I walked towards the home and knocked the door, I heard footsteps approaching.

"Adrii open the door" yet no response.

I am still knocking that damn door, and Adrian is not responding. I know he's downstairs, in the living room and not responding.

I am loosing my patience.

That's it.

I kicked that damn door hard enough, for it to break open.

I entered into the house and saw Adrian standing in front of me with pistol in his hands pointing towards me.

"Adrii, what are you doing?!!".

"Stay away from me, don't move or I'll shoot you".

"Are you out of your mind?! Why are you doing this?" I said and moved a step forward.

"I said don't move" Adrian shouted and fired the pistol.

Well it was a close shot, it's my luck that it didn't hit me. I can sense that he's so tense that his hands are trembling.

He's weak.

I raised my hands above, "Adrii stop it, just tell me what's the problem".

"You are" Adrian said with anger filled gaze.

"What!!".

"Yes, you are my problem".

"Adrian I am your brother, I am your family".

"No, you're not my family. Do you know, we call someone family if they are born with us. You are not my family. You are nothing to me, WILLIAM."

'William', the name that I don't want to be called. Now I can understand his feelings.

"My dad went to a nearby town for a hunt, and found a pathetic child, with none to take care. He brought that child home and name him Markian. 'Markian' that's the name of my diseased brother who died years ago due to pneumonia."

"Adrii. I...."

"What do you want?!. I thought you would die or will never return home. For the past ten years I lived in peace with you being away. Why did you even come here. Do you think I'll accept you as my brother? NO I WON'T!!, Not even after my death" said Adrian as tears began to fill his eyes.

I couldn't even breath, I felt a lump forming right in my throat. I don't know what to do. All I wanted these years was nothing but a happy family.

I know Adrii was always rough towards me when we were young. But I never thought he would hate me this much.

I walked away from the home. I don't know how long I've been waking, I'm just walking without any destination. The dressing in the sutured site of my wounds began to soak, yet it didn't cause me any pain.

My eye sight is becoming blurred. I bumped into something and fell down. I opened my eyes and saw branches of trees covering the sky. Ohh.... I must be inside the woods.

There's someone looking at me kneeling down beside me, but I couldn't see clearly. He wore a red hoodie and was thin built. From his physical appearance I guess he must be a teen-ager, his skin is pale and he had a golden brown hair.

He placed his palm on my cheek and tapped slightly, his touch was warm. His lips are saying something but I couldn't hear them. Slowly the darkness began to engulf my vision.

I opened my eyes, I found myself lying on the edge of the road outside the woods. That's odd! Last thing I remember before collapsing was finding myself in the woods. How did I end up here?. Yes! It has to be him, the boy with red hoodie. But where is he?. Uh, he must have gone. That's right! Why should a stranger care about me when my own family didn't?.

I got up and I donno where to go. Maybe I should have stayed with Dolofonos. As I move forward, I notice that my sutured sites doesn't hurt anymore. It's strange.

Before I could think further I heard someone calling me. I knew that voice. It's Mom!!!.

"Mommy" I turned and saw Mom standing nearly 12 feets away from me. Think she just arrived to the town.

WAIT!!

Does that mean I spent a day here, in the road. Whatever.

I just rushed towards Mom, she hugged me and laid a kiss on my forehead. Yeah, that's all I want. She looks so beautiful as always even with all those wrinkles. She didn't take her eyes from me. She's the best thing I have ever got.

"Marky, when did you arrive and what are you doing here?"

"I just came today and I forget way to home".

"Oh my boy, you should have called us. We actually kinda went to uncle Charlie's birthday. Your dad just said 'look a boy like Markian is standing over there', that's why we just stopped the car and look who's here. My sweet baby boy" said Mom with a hug.

"Where's dad? Why haven't he get out of the car".

"Marky, uh... Your father had a accident five years ago, which made him crippled. He's living his life in a wheelchair from then on" she told me as tears dwell on her cheeks.

I wiped her tears, "everything's gonna be alright. Trust me" that's all I came up with. She just nodded her head. We went towards the car and I opened the door, there he is. My hero! My dad, Samuel.

"Hey, you there. Come here. Give me a hug", yeah it's his way of commanding. I climbed inside and gave him a hug he asked. This old crippled man is the reason for my life, if not him I would have been dead by now.

"Luv you dad".

"Love you Marky. Hey! Are you crying?. It's time for celebration. Stop that silly boy".

We made our way towards the home. I don't know what'll happen if I go there.

We reached home. The door was knocked, Adrii opened the door he was quite shocked but he didn't speak. He was about to leave to his room. "Adrian look who's here. Don't you recognize him" asked Mom. Adrian didn't answer he just left the room.

"Adrii, stop I'm talking to you", yet he didn't respond. He just slammed the door loudly.

"Sorry Marky, I don't know why he acted like that".

"You don't have to apologize, think he need some time".

This is my family no matter what. He'll accept me. I said to myself even though I knew it's not gonna happen.

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