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To a loner high school student, what he wants more than anything is privacy. I am no different.
My name is Alex Karter, second year in high school, an ordinary black haired boy who isn't too much handsome or someone ugly. A normal boy.
You see, I hate when peoples gossip about me behind my back, so I maintain my neutral phase through out school hours, doing what normal student would do like not attracting attention of anybody. To speak, I dont have many friends like popular boys, neither I like to follow someone in group.
After school, doing homework is must. I do it, even if I dont have much motivation for it. I mean, that is what we attennd school, right.? Afterward, watch some TV show, reading novel or something, prepare some simple food for two peoples, and then sleep....
In this house, I live along with my father. He is salaryman working in sale department. Mother passed away while I was still young, if not for her photo in my pocket, I might have forgotten how she even looks.
So basically, what I want to say is, I like to live alone. When I am alone, no one disturbs me, no need to talk much, a peaceful and ordinary life. I quite like it this way....
Now, why am I saying all of this..?
"_So, you are getting remarried..?"
That's right. It was this subject of conversation that made me think back on my lifestyle..
Looking at his face, I ask calmly to my father. Their is no need to over react about this situation, right..?
Actually, no. If I haven't noticed his odd behiever many times before, like his coming home late sometimes, not eating his food, making phone call till late at night to someone,...I wasn't fool to not notice and even if I was mistaken about it at that time, now its was clear...
"_Yeah..We have been in contact for some time now. Both of us came to like each other, so we..."
Came to like each other... to you.? I wonder what kind of girl would fall for this old man..or did he lied to her..? If so, that would be bad..
"_Frist thing, what's her age like..? Is she someone young, or..."
You do realize your own age, right..? Please, dont do something that will destroy life of some young girl... I thought.
I mean, For a man nearing his 40s to marry some young girl, its basically destroying her life, right..?
Love is only until peoples are living away separately, once they start living together everyday, it almost disappears. What remain afterwards is daily life...which will be hard to live on for her...
Well...I am not speaking with experience or anything, but I do live in society where these kind of problems happen quiet a lot..
"_I understand what you are thinking, you have no faith in me, do you.? But dont worry, we are around same age, with similar circumstances at hand...that's alright with you, right.?"
Fate in you huh..? I dont remember you doing much for your son after mom left... anyway, If she around your age, their shouldn't be a problem I guess..
" Well, if you are both around same age, I have no problem too then."
It was relief to hear that he wasn't destroying some young life. I have no problem with them getting remarried or doing whatever if they are the same age...
Now only question is , when are they remarrying and how.. Are they going to held big celebration or is it normal court marriage..?
" So..? When and where...?" I asked, looking straight at his unserious face.
"..well~ we haven't desided the date yet. We thought, our children's won't agree to this decision and desided to make you two understand frist..."
Hum..? What do you mean by our children's..? Does she also have.....hahaha, what am I thinking...isn't is obvious. I mean, He said both of them have similar circumstances, so, she must be married too, have children's or two of her own...Kuhm.! Let's not get ahead too much in thinking. It's better to just ask him directly....
"_By children's, do you mean.."
" Ah..I forget to tell you, she has daughter..A year below you.." I knew it.
Hum..? A young sister..? Are all of us going to live in this stay in this apartment..? I thought.
It was big enough house for four peoples of same family, but for different families, it will be hard living here....Dont tell me, its going to be something like those events..?
Many questions were arising in my head. I wasmt unknown to those sacred books, I have read many novels and stories myself, I wasn't unaware to this kind of scenarios.
"_I am really glad. I thought, it will take forever to make you agree... give me minute, I will tell her.."
While I was thinking, he got up and went for call. Looks like, me agreeing immediately made him happy..? Well, whatever...though, a younger sibling..huh? What's more, she is girl...it will be hard to get used to living with her, that's for sure....
Man, in times like these, I hope I had spoken to girls before, it would have been easier that way....
