Chapter 184: Makai – Going Home
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Makai
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Well, that had been quite an exciting school day. I can honestly say that I never, ever, wanted to have another day like this one ever again. Then again, it was nice seeing everyone diss Brittney like that. Not to mention all of the new names that they had come up with for her. Those were quite hilarious.
Anyway, now that lunch was over and the rest of the day to go with it, I just wanted to hurry to my Ocean's side. However, his mom said that I couldn't come until four. That was when we were 'switching off'. Dammit, I shouldn't have texted her when school was almost over. That was probably what had made her so mad at me.
[ME]
Hi Mrs. Shores, school is almost over, I will be heading straight over afterwards so that I can see Ocean. How is he? Any changes? Tell him I will bring him anything that he wants.
[MRS. SHORES]
Get back to work, Kai! Stop texting in class. You need to focus. I swear, I will not have a son in-law that neglects his studies. If you don't stop texting during school, then I will ban you from this hospital room and you can see Ocean when he comes home. Remember, Kai, while your parents are away, I will be taking care of you.
[ME]
I'm sorry. I will pay attention. Don't ban me from the room!
[MRS. SHORES]
KAI! I just told you not to text until school was over. For that you are not allowed to switch out with me until four this afternoon. That is your punishment.
[MRS. SHORES]
And Ocean said to bring him some dinner and clean clothes.
[MRS. SHORES]
Love you, Kai. Now get back to work.
I didn't dare respond to her after that. I needed to make sure that I was out of school, hell I would be at home before I texted her. I didn't want her to think that it was too early if I texted or called right as the bell rang. That would probably just make her even more mad at me than she had been before.
I did my best to pay attention in my last class, taking thorough notes so that Ocean could read them later. Mrs. Shores had been right about something at least. I needed to make sure that Ocean didn't fall behind at school and to do that, I needed to make sure that I gave him what he needed.
Was I going to text about him or his condition while in school? Was I going to let myself get distracted and potentially incur the wrath of a scary mom? Was I ever going to get on the bad side of Ocean's mom?
The answer to all of these questions was nope. I just did my best to follow the rules until the day ended and the bell rang. I could wait that long, right?
The moment that the school day ended, I got ready to go home as quickly as I could. Ben and Ryan were following right behind me as they hurried out to their car. Since we drove separately today, we had to leave separately as well. I got into the driver's seat and out onto the road not even three minutes after school let out.
I beat Ben and Ryan home by about five minutes or so at least. I don't know how I had gotten so far ahead, but I had. Oh well, I was home and that was all that mattered. I just needed to wait a little bit until they got there. However, waiting gave me downtime and all I could think about was Ocean. I wanted to see him. I wanted to hear his voice. I wanted to hug him and hold him in my arms. I needed to know that he was OK and that nothing had gotten worse. Damn, those few minutes of wait led to a lot of dark thinking for me.
When Ben and Ryan pulled up, I got the front door unlocked and was waiting for them before I went inside. They both looked at me with knowing eyes and shook their heads.
"If you just give us a key, we could have gotten in without your help." Ryan called out when he stepped out of the car.
"Yeah, I know, I will have some extras made for you. Yvette or Janice will take care of it soon, I promise." I nodded at him as I agreed that he was right about what could have happened. Then again, I was banned from going to the hospital until four anyway. I still have an hour until I can leave.
"Come on, stop brooding and just leave already." Ben laughed at me.
"I..I can't." I mumbled the words softly and Ryan instantly asked me what I said.
"What was that?"
"I said that I can't leave yet. I..I've been banned from going there until four."
"HAHA! What did you do? It has to be bad if Ocean's mom is keeping you away." Ryan was having fun with this as we walked toward the door.
"I texted about Ocean while at school. She is definitely mad at me now." That made both Ben and Ryan start laughing at me as I opened the front door.
At first, I thought that maybe Janice was in the house, cleaning or something. There was a sound coming from the living room that I initially thought was the radio, but then I realized that it was two people talking.
And those two people were my parents. Wow, they made it home sooner than I thought they would. Well, they had to be on land, or inside the city of the merfolk. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to answer my text messages yesterday. And yes, the merfolk cities had magical Wi-Fi and cell service that allowed for texting and phone calls. My dad had told me about it once when I was younger. I had thought it was a lie, but mom confirmed it for me and that was when I finally believed him.
"Mom? Dad?" I called out to them, still shocked that they were here.
"Your parents are here? I thought you lived alone." Ben asked me.
"Yeah, why are they here?" Ryan wondered.
"Contrary to that thought, young man, we do in fact live here. However, we are not here that often because of other obligations." My mom seemed a little pissed off as she responded to Ryan's question.
"I..I..I'm sorry, Ma'am. I didn't mean a..a..any d..d..dis..disrespect." Ryan was really scared with my mom glaring at him.
"Whatever." She waved away his words. "Makai, what are you doing? I thought you would be rushing to take care of Ocean. Or am I wrong? Did something happen between the two of you? Why are you hanging out with friends while he is in the hospital?"
Ooh, that was one frosty glare that mom was giving me. Is Elsa here? Did someone just freeze the whole world? Is this another ice age? Nah, it's all just my mom.
And what was making matters worse was that her gaze seemed to be filled with even more questions. Ones that she hadn't said out loud.
'Who are these boys? Why are they here? Why are you acting so irresponsible? Do you need me to come home more often and fix things for you?'
Yeah, all of those sounded mean and scary to me. Dammit, why were moms so evil? I mean, I love my mom and I love Ocean's mom, but they are both so scary.
"Makai, your mother and I rushed back here because you told us that Ocean was hurt. That was not an easy trip to make on such short notice." I could tell from my dad's words that he and mom had been somewhere in the ocean. So yeah, making it home in just over twenty-four hours was not an easy task for anyone. It made me feel bad for making them rush so much.
"I know, and I am glad that you came home so quickly. I am going to see Ocean in the hospital in just a little bit. I am happy that you're here. You can come with me and see him." I tried to sound reassuring for him and mom, but that only made the two of them glare at me more.
"Makai! How can you be this flippant about all of this? Why did you bring friends home to hang out with when you're going to be leaving to see Ocean? That is highly irresponsible."
"N..no, Mom, it's not like that." I was trying to fix this, but it wasn't working.
"OK, if it's not like that, Makai, then who are they?" Mom glared at me, but she was pointing at Ben and Ryan.. "Who are they and why are they here? Explain yourself."
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Makai
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Well, that had been quite an exciting school day. I can honestly say that I never, ever, wanted to have another day like this one ever again. Then again, it was nice seeing everyone diss Brittney like that. Not to mention all of the new names that they had come up with for her. Those were quite hilarious.
Anyway, now that lunch was over and the rest of the day to go with it, I just wanted to hurry to my Ocean's side. However, his mom said that I couldn't come until four. That was when we were 'switching off'. Dammit, I shouldn't have texted her when school was almost over. That was probably what had made her so mad at me.
[ME]
Hi Mrs. Shores, school is almost over, I will be heading straight over afterwards so that I can see Ocean. How is he? Any changes? Tell him I will bring him anything that he wants.
[MRS. SHORES]
Get back to work, Kai! Stop texting in class. You need to focus. I swear, I will not have a son in-law that neglects his studies. If you don't stop texting during school, then I will ban you from this hospital room and you can see Ocean when he comes home. Remember, Kai, while your parents are away, I will be taking care of you.
[ME]
I'm sorry. I will pay attention. Don't ban me from the room!
[MRS. SHORES]
KAI! I just told you not to text until school was over. For that you are not allowed to switch out with me until four this afternoon. That is your punishment.
[MRS. SHORES]
And Ocean said to bring him some dinner and clean clothes.
[MRS. SHORES]
Love you, Kai. Now get back to work.
I didn't dare respond to her after that. I needed to make sure that I was out of school, hell I would be at home before I texted her. I didn't want her to think that it was too early if I texted or called right as the bell rang. That would probably just make her even more mad at me than she had been before.
I did my best to pay attention in my last class, taking thorough notes so that Ocean could read them later. Mrs. Shores had been right about something at least. I needed to make sure that Ocean didn't fall behind at school and to do that, I needed to make sure that I gave him what he needed.
Was I going to text about him or his condition while in school? Was I going to let myself get distracted and potentially incur the wrath of a scary mom? Was I ever going to get on the bad side of Ocean's mom?
The answer to all of these questions was nope. I just did my best to follow the rules until the day ended and the bell rang. I could wait that long, right?
The moment that the school day ended, I got ready to go home as quickly as I could. Ben and Ryan were following right behind me as they hurried out to their car. Since we drove separately today, we had to leave separately as well. I got into the driver's seat and out onto the road not even three minutes after school let out.
I beat Ben and Ryan home by about five minutes or so at least. I don't know how I had gotten so far ahead, but I had. Oh well, I was home and that was all that mattered. I just needed to wait a little bit until they got there. However, waiting gave me downtime and all I could think about was Ocean. I wanted to see him. I wanted to hear his voice. I wanted to hug him and hold him in my arms. I needed to know that he was OK and that nothing had gotten worse. Damn, those few minutes of wait led to a lot of dark thinking for me.
When Ben and Ryan pulled up, I got the front door unlocked and was waiting for them before I went inside. They both looked at me with knowing eyes and shook their heads.
"If you just give us a key, we could have gotten in without your help." Ryan called out when he stepped out of the car.
"Yeah, I know, I will have some extras made for you. Yvette or Janice will take care of it soon, I promise." I nodded at him as I agreed that he was right about what could have happened. Then again, I was banned from going to the hospital until four anyway. I still have an hour until I can leave.
"Come on, stop brooding and just leave already." Ben laughed at me.
"I..I can't." I mumbled the words softly and Ryan instantly asked me what I said.
"What was that?"
"I said that I can't leave yet. I..I've been banned from going there until four."
"HAHA! What did you do? It has to be bad if Ocean's mom is keeping you away." Ryan was having fun with this as we walked toward the door.
"I texted about Ocean while at school. She is definitely mad at me now." That made both Ben and Ryan start laughing at me as I opened the front door.
At first, I thought that maybe Janice was in the house, cleaning or something. There was a sound coming from the living room that I initially thought was the radio, but then I realized that it was two people talking.
And those two people were my parents. Wow, they made it home sooner than I thought they would. Well, they had to be on land, or inside the city of the merfolk. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to answer my text messages yesterday. And yes, the merfolk cities had magical Wi-Fi and cell service that allowed for texting and phone calls. My dad had told me about it once when I was younger. I had thought it was a lie, but mom confirmed it for me and that was when I finally believed him.
"Mom? Dad?" I called out to them, still shocked that they were here.
"Your parents are here? I thought you lived alone." Ben asked me.
"Yeah, why are they here?" Ryan wondered.
"Contrary to that thought, young man, we do in fact live here. However, we are not here that often because of other obligations." My mom seemed a little pissed off as she responded to Ryan's question.
"I..I..I'm sorry, Ma'am. I didn't mean a..a..any d..d..dis..disrespect." Ryan was really scared with my mom glaring at him.
"Whatever." She waved away his words. "Makai, what are you doing? I thought you would be rushing to take care of Ocean. Or am I wrong? Did something happen between the two of you? Why are you hanging out with friends while he is in the hospital?"
Ooh, that was one frosty glare that mom was giving me. Is Elsa here? Did someone just freeze the whole world? Is this another ice age? Nah, it's all just my mom.
And what was making matters worse was that her gaze seemed to be filled with even more questions. Ones that she hadn't said out loud.
'Who are these boys? Why are they here? Why are you acting so irresponsible? Do you need me to come home more often and fix things for you?'
Yeah, all of those sounded mean and scary to me. Dammit, why were moms so evil? I mean, I love my mom and I love Ocean's mom, but they are both so scary.
"Makai, your mother and I rushed back here because you told us that Ocean was hurt. That was not an easy trip to make on such short notice." I could tell from my dad's words that he and mom had been somewhere in the ocean. So yeah, making it home in just over twenty-four hours was not an easy task for anyone. It made me feel bad for making them rush so much.
"I know, and I am glad that you came home so quickly. I am going to see Ocean in the hospital in just a little bit. I am happy that you're here. You can come with me and see him." I tried to sound reassuring for him and mom, but that only made the two of them glare at me more.
"Makai! How can you be this flippant about all of this? Why did you bring friends home to hang out with when you're going to be leaving to see Ocean? That is highly irresponsible."
"N..no, Mom, it's not like that." I was trying to fix this, but it wasn't working.
"OK, if it's not like that, Makai, then who are they?" Mom glared at me, but she was pointing at Ben and Ryan.. "Who are they and why are they here? Explain yourself."
~~Makai~~Well, that had been quite an exciting school day. I can honestly say that I never, ever, wanted to have another day like this one ever again. Then again, it was nice seeing everyone diss Brittney like that. Not to mention all of the new names that they had come up with for her. Those were quite hilarious.Anyway, now that lunch was over and the rest of the day to go with it, I just wanted to hurry to my Ocean's side. However, his mom said that I couldn't come until four. That was when we were 'switching off'. Dammit, I shouldn't have texted her when school was almost over. That was probably what had made her so mad at me.MEHi Mrs. Shores, school is almost over, I will be heading straight over afterwards so that I can see Ocean. How is he? Any changes? Tell him I will bring him anything that he wants.MRS. SHORESGet back to work, Kai! Stop texting in class. You need to focus. I swear, I will not have a son in-law that neglects his studies. If you don't stop texting during school, then I will ban you from this hospital room and you can see Ocean when he comes home. Remember, Kai, while your parents are away, I will be taking care of you.MEI'm sorry. I will pay attention. Don't ban me from the room!MRS. SHORESKAI! I just told you not to text until school was over. For that you are not allowed to switch out with me until four this afternoon. That is your punishment. MRS. SHORESAnd Ocean said to bring him some dinner and clean clothes.MRS. SHORESLove you, Kai. Now get back to work.I didn't dare respond to her after that. I needed to make sure that I was out of school, hell I would be at home before I texted her. I didn't want her to think that it was too early if I texted or called right as the bell rang. That would probably just make her even more mad at me than she had been before.I did my best to pay attention in my last class, taking thorough notes so that Ocean could read them later. Mrs. Shores had been right about something at least. I needed to make sure that Ocean didn't fall behind at school and to do that, I needed to make sure that I gave him what he needed.Was I going to text about him or his condition while in school? Was I going to let myself get distracted and potentially incur the wrath of a scary mom? Was I ever going to get on the bad side of Ocean's mom?The answer to all of these questions was nope. I just did my best to follow the rules until the day ended and the bell rang. I could wait that long, right?The moment that the school day ended, I got ready to go home as quickly as I could. Ben and Ryan were following right behind me as they hurried out to their car. Since we drove separately today, we had to leave separately as well. I got into the driver's seat and out onto the road not even three minutes after school let out.I beat Ben and Ryan home by about five minutes or so at least. I don't know how I had gotten so far ahead, but I had. Oh well, I was home and that was all that mattered. I just needed to wait a little bit until they got there. However, waiting gave me downtime and all I could think about was Ocean. I wanted to see him. I wanted to hear his voice. I wanted to hug him and hold him in my arms. I needed to know that he was OK and that nothing had gotten worse. Damn, those few minutes of wait led to a lot of dark thinking for me. When Ben and Ryan pulled up, I got the front door unlocked and was waiting for them before I went inside. They both looked at me with knowing eyes and shook their heads."If you just give us a key, we could have gotten in without your help." Ryan called out when he stepped out of the car."Yeah, I know, I will have some extras made for you. Yvette or Janice will take care of it soon, I promise." I nodded at him as I agreed that he was right about what could have happened. Then again, I was banned from going to the hospital until four anyway. I still have an hour until I can leave."Come on, stop brooding and just leave already." Ben laughed at me."I..I can't." I mumbled the words softly and Ryan instantly asked me what I said."What was that?""I said that I can't leave yet. I..I've been banned from going there until four.""HAHA! What did you do? It has to be bad if Ocean's mom is keeping you away." Ryan was having fun with this as we walked toward the door."I texted about Ocean while at school. She is definitely mad at me now." That made both Ben and Ryan start laughing at me as I opened the front door.At first, I thought that maybe Janice was in the house, cleaning or something. There was a sound coming from the living room that I initially thought was the radio, but then I realized that it was two people talking.And those two people were my parents. Wow, they made it home sooner than I thought they would. Well, they had to be on land, or inside the city of the merfolk. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to answer my text messages yesterday. And yes, the merfolk cities had magical Wi-Fi and cell service that allowed for texting and phone calls. My dad had told me about it once when I was younger. I had thought it was a lie, but mom confirmed it for me and that was when I finally believed him."Mom? Dad?" I called out to them, still shocked that they were here."Your parents are here? I thought you lived alone." Ben asked me."Yeah, why are they here?" Ryan wondered."Contrary to that thought, young man, we do in fact live here. However, we are not here that often because of other obligations." My mom seemed a little pissed off as she responded to Ryan's question. "I..I..I'm sorry, Ma'am. I didn't mean a..a..any d..d..dis..disrespect." Ryan was really scared with my mom glaring at him."Whatever." She waved away his words. "Makai, what are you doing? I thought you would be rushing to take care of Ocean. Or am I wrong? Did something happen between the two of you? Why are you hanging out with friends while he is in the hospital?"Ooh, that was one frosty glare that mom was giving me. Is Elsa here? Did someone just freeze the whole world? Is this another ice age? Nah, it's all just my mom. And what was making matters worse was that her gaze seemed to be filled with even more questions. Ones that she hadn't said out loud.'Who are these boys? Why are they here? Why are you acting so irresponsible? Do you need me to come home more often and fix things for you?'Yeah, all of those sounded mean and scary to me. Dammit, why were moms so evil? I mean, I love my mom and I love Ocean's mom, but they are both so scary."Makai, your mother and I rushed back here because you told us that Ocean was hurt. That was not an easy trip to make on such short notice." I could tell from my dad's words that he and mom had been somewhere in the ocean. So yeah, making it home in just over twenty-four hours was not an easy task for anyone. It made me feel bad for making them rush so much."I know, and I am glad that you came home so quickly. I am going to see Ocean in the hospital in just a little bit. I am happy that you're here. You can come with me and see him." I tried to sound reassuring for him and mom, but that only made the two of them glare at me more."Makai! How can you be this flippant about all of this? Why did you bring friends home to hang out with when you're going to be leaving to see Ocean? That is highly irresponsible.""N..no, Mom, it's not like that." I was trying to fix this, but it wasn't working."OK, if it's not like that, Makai, then who are they?" Mom glared at me, but she was pointing at Ben and Ryan.. "Who are they and why are they here? Explain yourself."
