Chapter three

My eyes slowly opened and I met my mom sitting beside my bed.

Figured she'd come.

I sighed as Dad walked in creating an awkward atmosphere.

"How did this happen?" she said almost yelling at my father...

Who just shrugged her off.

This wasn't going to end well.

"I asked you a question, Adrian!"

"Well, I'm not obliged to give you an answer!" my father yelled back.

"What do you think Anna, you can walk out of our lives and come back in whenever you want?" my father said.

"I didn't walk out of your lives you kicked me out, and then you took my son away"

"oh really? and it took you 13 years to figure that out? Where were you all these years? You chose to leave and I just opened the door"

There is silence between them.

"I want my son back, back then I was weak I couldn't do anything while you ripped him from my arms"

"That's never gonna happen" Father yelled back.

"I won't let my son grow up with a sl-"

She slapped him, a tear sliding down her eyes.

"Anna!"

Well, let me explain the whole scenario, Mom decided to leave Dad and pursue her career as a model when I was four, but Dad won custody in court.

Since then I lived with Dad, and he never let me see her, when I was ten Mom secretly visited me every night even though the security was very tight, we called each other most of the time,  but I had no clue how Mom figured out about the incident.

"stop!" I yelled at both of them who had probably forgotten I was in the room...

Silence roamed around until the door opened then it all came back, I was so engrossed in my parent's conversation that I forgot about last night's events, plus that I was in a HOSPITAL.

Yeah, it's all coming together now, the horrible smell and the depressing atmosphere.

"Dad,w-why am I here?" I knew his response but I silently hoped it was different...

"You fell unconscious baby," he said as he kissed my forehead.

"W-what about the party?"

"it was canceled."

"Why?" I asked feeling guilty.

"Get some rest honey," he said as the doctor who had been standing at the door waiting for my dad walked in.

I suddenly got nervous...

"Dad" I whispered with a meaningful look.

"it is just a test Leo," he said with a warm smile.

"B-but I'm  fine"

Why am I stammering?

"don't worry it won't hurt"

"b-but" I soon felt the dreaded needle pierce my skin.

I wanted to struggle but it was no use, and I hated being restrained plus Dad was there.

Mom slowly played with my hair roughing it up...

"there, it's done." the doctor said nicely.

Nice try. But I still hate you guys.

"Can we leave?"

I mentally praised myself for not stammering...

"Sure," my dad said I stood up...

"I'll walk"

He completely ignored me and piggybacked me.

I knew I was small for my age, but I didn't want anyone to see me getting piggybacked by my dad.

Ugh

I buried my face in his back as mom kissed my forehead and left.

This sucks, I didn't even get to say goodbye.

"Dad?" I asked.

"What?"

"I wanna go with Mom"

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My dad suddenly stopped in his tracks. A few steps from the cars. I almost regretted my words but it was too late to back out now.

"you can't  take me away from her,"

Guess what he did?

He continued walking like nothing had happened like I didn't just ask him to let me go.

"Dad! Stop!" I yelled.

But he ignored me. And walked towards the five cars that were parked.

The cars were for security. But he never told me why we needed such security, he never told me anything.

The minute he was in front of the limo someone opened the door.

It was Allen my   guard and next to him was Andrea my Dad's spy

Grr.  That guy made a profession out of spying on me,  I didn't hate him, but you can't say I liked him.

"Carefully," my dad said as he passed me to Allen like I was a three-year-old, this sucks!

Soon I was in the middle like some child.

My dad sat in front with his driver, Dante.

I tried not to wince as i sat down, the pain from yesterday was still quite fresh.

I looked over to Allen who gave me a warm smile but had worried eyes. I almost flinched when I caught Andrea staring at me awkwardly, well that was normal.

"Allen, get him in these" my dad said as he threw a box at Allen who quickly opened the box to see a suit in it.

"yes sir" he replied effortlessly.

"i-I'll do it myself," I quickly intervened...

"let him Leo, you are still quite weak and we don't know what triggered this," he said with a hint of worry.

He didn't know? Did he have amnesia? I wanted to give him a sassy reply, but I guess I knew better.

"Leo" Andrea said signaling me to take off my shirt.

"b-but"

"Leonardo," my dad said sternly.

"where are we going?" I asked as his eyes locked mine from the car mirror.

"I'll tell you when we get there"

Seriously, just tell me you don't wanna tell me.

I removed my shirt quickly and Allen helped me put on the white shirt he did the buttons which I wasn't too pleased with.

I mean how old am I?  Two?

I glanced outside anything to take my mind off being dressed up by someone else.

"jeans" I heard someone say I could have sworn it was Andrea but he looked engrossed in his laptop.

Ugh.  I don't know what to do with this guy.

I slowly unzipped the jeans pulling them off trying to do anything but look at Allen and guess what?

For some reason I found Andrea staring at me.

I angrily  grabbed the trousers from Allen,

"hey!" he said "Careful, you'll  rumple it"

I ignored him. I would never forgive my dad for this, he crossed the line.

But little did I know,  he would soon rip it apart.

I wore the jacked slowly and rested on Allen, it was kind of tedious wearing it.

"We're here," my dad said out of nowhere.

And I silently cussed when I looked up.

The minister's home.