Like Father, Like Son

The curtains in my room were pulled open abruptly, I groan at the sunlight as it hits my face, I pull the pillow over my face to block the sun rays but it was ripped out of my hands.

I glare at the intruder and fling another pillow in his face, Josh dodges the attack and smiled cheerfully.

"Come on, enough with this sad shit, let's go out to have a beer, I'm done looking at your stupid face," he grabbed on my duvet and pulled it off of me, it got tangled in my legs and I fell with it.

I growled at him hoping he would just stop annoying me, I kick his shin and decided to get up because he wasn't gonna leave just like that. I walk to my bathroom and stare at myself noticing the paleness of my skin and deep dark circles. it's been over twelve hours since Alejandro rejected me and the pain was just as worst.

I kept feeling the aftereffects of the rejection every hour, pain strikes hard in my heart and I cannot even compare it with anything, I have ever felt. the pain was too unbearable. this whole concept is wrong the one who rejects should feel the pain, not the one who received it. I prayed silently that Alejandro felt the rejection pain worst then what i was feeling.

I sighed then freshen up, hoping to calm my mind as time passes, the realization struck me hard what am I doing with my life right now, a twenty-year of an old kid with no dreams, most people of my age are in college, learning things that would get them ahead in life and here I'm chasing a guy I have no chance with.

Josh waited for me in my room, both of us leave my room and go down to the kitchen to have some breakfast, Josh was trying to start a conversation with me and we heard a commotion going around the front.

We glanced at each other before rushing towards it, the first thing I heard was my mom screaming at someone to come back.

"Mom? what happened? are you alright? are you hurt?" I hold her and checked her for any injuries. she looked worried and stressed as she looked at the road and back at me.

she sighed exhausted "It's your father, he was furious when he heard about what happened to you yesterday, he is driving to the castle," she said messing with her hair, my heart accelerated in fear for the safety of my father. I nodded at her and went to my car following him, she pulled me back by the sleeve of my shirt, "he has a gun,"

my heart dropped in the hollow pit of my stomach, Josh and I raced through the gates hoping to outrun my father but by the time we get there, he was already causing a scene.

My eyes widened when I heard him scream Alejandro's name in the grand hall, holding a shotgun, I have never seen my father so angry before. it was bone-chilling watching him as he strode through the hall, pushing past guards that tried to stop him.

"Get down here Alejandro, stop hiding like a coward and face your wrath," he shot at the roof, screams of terror echoed in the hall as the maids rush out worrying about their lives. I tried getting to him but the guards blocked the way.

Alejandro walked down the stairs along with his father, they watch my father as he was holding his gun at them, pointing the nozzle at Alejandro.

"What is this about?" King Philip asked as he holds the railing to support himself.

that seemed to anger my father further "What's this about? I'll tell you what's it about, your pathetic beast of a son, dared to reject my son, mine! " he reloaded his gun

"Who the hell do you think you are to reject him, nothing, you are nothing, he can reject you but you don't stand a chance," he shot at him, but he dodged. my father reloads his gun and points at him again but I intervein.

I stand between them and hold his gun, "Dad, that's enough, please stop it," I whispered hoping he wouldn't be stubborn about it.

"But..." I stop him nodding at the guards, I turn to the royalties, and now my head "I'm sorry for the inconvenience, please forgive my father, he didn't mean any harm," I apologize on his behalf and dragged him out of the hall before something else happened

but we were stopped at the door, the guards block our way out, I turned to see Alejandro signaling them to capture my father. "Arrest him, he attempted to murder the royal family members, his punishment will be decided with the council members," he ordered them

The guards obey him without any problems but I don't let them take him, they push me away and drag my father to the dungeons.

I glare at the stupid prince acting all high and mighty, I followed him to his room and slammed the door, "What the hell, why would you do that? I had him under control?" I scream at Alejandro but he continued to work on his phone.

I marched towards him and snatched his phone out of his hand and threw it on the ground, breaking it. he looked at me bored "I see the similarities between the two of you, you are both short-tempered, doing things recklessly not thinking about the consequences," he was so cold about it.

I sighed in anger suppressing my urge to grab his head and slam it on the wall. I closed my eyes gathering my feeling in one form and answered.

"look, I get it, you don't want me, and I'm tired of chasing after you, lets's just end this here, release my father and we will be on our way, you won't ever have to see me or my family ever again, I will go and never come back. this is what you want right so let's do this, it ends here," I suggested giving up, I was done being at the receiving end of the bad karma, as far as I know, none of this is my fault, I never started this shit, I don't deserve this vile treatment. for the first time in my life, I wanted to be free.

He watched me for a second like the control freak that he is and nodded, he got off his chair and walked out of his room. I raise my hand and hold my chest, the pain amplified the moment I accepted the rejection but it didn't last long and suddenly it was gone, a hole replaced the pain in my heart.

I followed after him to the dungeons and he asked the guard to let my father go, he turned to look at me "Remember, your promise." and he left

my father walked out of the cell grumpy, I smiled at him and held his arm waking out with him.

"where did you get the gun? I didn't know you owned a shotgun, " I asked him while we walked towards our cars, Josh stood there waiting for us, talking to Sorin while he did so.

"It was your grandfather's I kept it safe for emergencies like these," he replied "You should have let me shoot him, I hated that bastard regardless," I chuckled at how pouty he looked.

"It's not meant to be, dad, let's just move on, oh and I have one other thing to do, I will be back you go ahead I will see you at home," I ran away before he could stop me.

I rushed to the king's room and knocked, I went in and saw him lying on his bed deep in thoughts.

"I'm sorry for what happened today, please forgive him for being reckless," he smiled at me warmly.

"I would have done the same, your father is good Dad, he did what any father would have done to protect their child," he pats on his bed "come sit,"

I sat next to him, he held my hand in his wrinkled one "I'm sorry you had to get through that after everything you had done to find him, I'm sorry I couldn't help you," he apologized holding my hand tight.

I smiled at him patting his hand with my other hand, "it is what it is, but I would like to move on from here, please forgive me if im out of my line but I don't think I can continue being the substitute anymore, I hope you understand," I said

his smile turned down but he nodded his head "it would be selfish to ask you to stay after everything, " he takes his hands out of mine and pats on my head "I hope you have a better life from here on and meet the person that is worth your loyalty and kindness," I smiled at him and left.

His last sentence strikes through my heart, I sighed before getting into my car, I look out the window of his room and find him looking at me, "Find someone else, huh, I can't do that as long as you exist or maybe even after that," I mumble to myself and drive off.

'This was for the best ' I chant in my head as I drive back home. I have a life too and I need to live it for myself because no one is going to do that for me.

Here begins the next phase of my new life, hoping life would be easy on me henceforth.

I mean, one could hope, right?