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Alex
*senses the tension in environment* Mom, be straightforward.
Lara (Alex's Mom)
Actually..
Marcus (Alex's Dad)
*puts hand on her hand and nods* Wait. I'll tell..
Lara (Alex's Mom)
Alr. *sighs*
Alex
*turns his head towards Marcus* What is it dad?
Marcus (Alex's Dad)
See..since you're 18 now, we wish that you must go from here and join a university to complete your studies. *said in one breath*
Alex
*stands suddenly and eyes widened* WHAT THE-
Lara (Alex's Mom)
*glares*
Alex
*gulps and ruffles his hair* I'm not going from here. I will stay here and here only.
Marcus (Alex's Dad)
What about your studies?
Alex
Let the studies die. *annoyed*
Lara (Alex's Mom)
You are going and that's final.
Alex
But what about our business?
Marcus (Alex's Dad)
I will handle it and listen. I don't want you to continue this without being literate. This is a risky business and I wish to do it alone for some time. You will go and complete your studies and that's final. *calmly*
Alex
But, why can't you get a home tutor like I studied for these all 12 years of school from ? I was homeschooled then why not now? Why should I go away? *sits near his dad*
Marcus (Alex's Dad)
Listen, you spent your 12 years here, homeschooled because it's the private island we don't have schools here, and you were too young to be left alone for studies. And the most important thing, in these all years, you never got the chance to learn socializing, and in our business it's the most important.
Marcus (Alex's Dad)
When you will go to college, meet new people, you will slowly develop ways to persuade anyone and catch them in word's web. *smirks* And that's what I want you to learn.
Alex
*stands* I don't want to leave you both.
Lara (Alex's Mom)
*stands and hugs him* My lil baby, mom is always there for you. *breaks the hug*
Lara (Alex's Mom)
*cups his face* Listen, I want you to get educated and be a literate man. Won't you do this much for me? It's not for me actually, it's just for you to develop every emotion, know people cause you just never went outside this island, except some international trips.
Lara (Alex's Mom)
Human are social animals, they can't live away from each other. I want you to go and study and learn this quality. *smiles*
Alex
*sarcastically* Then why we were staying here from these all years, away from whole world? What happened to that 'social animals' spirit?
Lara (Alex's Mom)
*stutters and looks at marcus* Cause we didn't want to get caught, Alex.
Marcus (Alex's Dad)
You know right how risky smuggling is? And ofc, we had to stay isolated to not get caught. *sighs*
Alex
Just whatever. *rolled his eyes, left*
Marcus (Alex's Dad)
*shouts from back* Let us know the date you wanna go so we can organize your farewell.
Alex
*shouts back* yeah yeah, farewell with sharks and fishes as guest.
Marcus (Alex's Dad)
*laughs and sighs*
Lara (Alex's Mom)
Marcus, do u think it's alright?
Marcus (Alex's Dad)
Obviously, it is. How do you expect him to agree to go out in real world where he never went for these much years? It will take time. Let him think. *calmly*
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