CHAPTER - 19 Mike gets into trouble along with his dad

Mike rushed out of Kara’s house without even waiting for a response from them. The pressure in that house was too much for him to take in. Also, he needed to find out the person responsible for Dina’s situation. 

Then a reality check hit him. He has to inform his parent’s about this newly arisen situation. He was unable to decide what he should tell his parents.

“Whatever I say, they would definitely bury me alive for sure this time. It’s all because of this Dina. If only she listened to me and did not run away that day. Ahhhh...” Mike shouted standing right in front of his house holding his head.

He squatted on the floor and looked at his hand. His fingers hesitated to tap on the device on his hand. Several times, it reached the button and then he would move his fingers away. 

“Alright, Mike. You can do it. All you have to do is tell them the truth. Then whatever happens to you is all in fate's hand. Just close your eyes and send them a message,” He tried to encourage himself to do the toughest job in his life.

He moved his left hand closer to his right-hand wrist and almost tapped the ‘on’ button. But just before his finger touched the button, he pulled his hands away once again.

“No, no no no no … For Dina’s mistake, why should I suffer? I am not going to inform them.” He shook his head and turned it away.

He then sighed and sent a message to his parents. He decided to come clean as it was better to say it earlier than late. Anyway, the outcome would still be the same for him. He would face the wrath of everyone. And they would grill him until he became a burnt dish.

“Dad, Mom, I think we are in serious trouble. Dina is pregnant,” Mike sent the message and switched off the communicator.

Then he rushed inside the home and shut the door loudly. He thought that if he closes the door sooner, then his parents' cannot enter the house easily. But before he could even lock it, there were sparks behind him. He held his breath and turned around only to be faced with his parents' angry stare. 

“What do you mean by that message?” His mother Arantxa inquired while glaring at him.

“Answer her, you pathetic idiot!” His father Benjamin scolded him.

Then Benjamin turned towards Arantxa and complained to her about Mike. 

“I told you before, he is incompetent for this job. We should have sent a few more of our people to protect her instead of sending him alone. Look at the way, he is blinking his eyes innocently. I can’t believe he just proved himself to be a complete loser,” Benjamin huffed and mocked him.

“Dad!” Mike shouted and dropped his sorry ass on the couch.

“Mike, I know how you are feeling right now. But sometimes we need to accept that we are not as capable as…” Benjamin tried to console his son which increased Arantxa’s anger.

She pinched Benjamin on his arm to stop him from speaking anymore. He looked at his wife in horror. Arantxa clearly understood that Benjamin was trying to protect Mike by twisting his words in front of her.

“We better leave this place now before your mother burns it along with us inside the house,” Benjamin warned Mike.

“Shall we?” Mike asked.

He even stood up from the sofa in relief. He got so happy that he could escape so easily from his mother’s grasp with his father’s help.

“Shut up you both! Sit wherever you are, Mike,” Arantxa shouted with rage and closed her eyes to control her temper that was blaring out of control.

After a couple of seconds, once she felt slightly calm she opened her eyes. Still, she was left speechless when she saw them busy with the Pie that Benjamin brought along with him for his son.

“Whatever had to happen has already happened. So, let us plan on how we can save her from getting hurt.” Arantxa suggested.

“Yes, mom,” Mike responded but his concentration was on the pie that his father was slicing. 

“Yes, dear,” Benjamin replied while cutting the biggest piece for himself.

She looked at the two men disappointedly, who had now started to eat the pie. She understood that they did not take her seriously. As she was left with no other choice, she rolled her eyes and joined them. 

“Mom, your cooking is the best. I love this pie. It has been so long I had one of these,” Mike said while stuffing his mouth with a huge chunk of the Pie.

Once he finished eating, Mike slowly said, “I have one more thing to confess. I did not message you a small detail about Dina. Dina’s grandmother is here at Aunt Kara’s house. And I highly doubt that she might have some motive behind her visit.”

“Are you saying that they decided to bring Dina back to their family?” Benjamin asked in awe.

“It looks like that but I am not sure why I keep thinking that something is not quite right here,” Mike said and stood up from the sofa.

“Your doubts are absolutely correct. Because Tina is missing. They are going to get Dina to take over her place in the marriage. Also, about the groom, I don't know why but I am not getting a good feeling about him. Even though he may look like a normal human from the outside, he is not as simple as he shows the outside world. Something about his family makes me get chills,” Benjamin explained to him.

He even shook his body as if he was really shivering from the cold air that blew across him.

“Honey, are you feeling ok? Maybe you are feeling sick and caught a cold or something?” Arantxa asked with a sneer.

As if she was worried about her husband, she checked his forehead for temperature. If one did not notice her mocking tone, they would have believed that she was really concerned about Benjamin’s health.

Mike and Benjamin shivered as they were now sure that they had woken up a sleeping wild beast inside her mother. They gulped and looked at each other.

Arantxa grasped Benjamin's hair and lifted his head. She then held his chin with her other hand and asked, 

“Why did you not inform me about Tina? When did she go missing?”

“That… That... Aran, please understand. It was all hasty these past few days and we are still trying to trace her location. We thought we could find her before the marriage ceremony, so I told the team to not inform you yet about this,” Benjamin said while trying to get his head away from his wife’s hand.

“I can’t believe you both. And here you are lecturing Mike, that he did not protect Dina well enough,” Arantxa said and moved her face close to Benjamin.

Benjamin used this opportunity and kissed Arantxa on his lips. 

“Eww, Dad! Get a room. I am out of here,” Mike shouted and ran to his room.

Shocked Arantxa, came out of her daze and shouted, “Don’t you dare run away from here, Mike. Stop, stop right over there.”

Before Arantxa could chase after him, Benjamin pulled her back.

“I am sorry, we are sorry. We didn’t know that all this would happen. Everything was going smoothly till now and unexpectedly, both the girl’s life became a mess.” Benjamin said and hugged her.

“Don’t try to act pitiful and try to gain sympathy in front of me,” She said and hit his back.

“Ouch!” Benjamin felt a sharp pain in his back.

He understood that his wife did not hold her power when giving him that smack. 

“This is your last chance. If you both cannot solve these issues before Tina’s marriage then I will have to inform the Red Fuchsia family’s head.” Arantxa warned him and left them.

But before leaving she did not forget to give Benjamin his good luck kiss. 

“Make sure you get everything sorted out before coming back. I know you can do it. I trust you,” She said and kissed his forehead.

Once Arantxa went back, Mike slowly opened the door and came out of his room. When he climbed down the stairs, he witnessed the horror of his life. His dad, who had always put on a brave front, was bawling his eyes out. His eyes had turned red and he was wiping his snort on the sofa’s armrest.

“Dad, what’s wrong?” Mike inquired and patted his back.

“Your mom, My wife, left us… She left me and went back. What will I do now?” Benjamin asked and hugged Mike tightly.

Then his face became bright and a wide smile spread across his face.

“So when do pubs, bars, and nightclubs open in this world?” Benjamin asked him.

“Dad!” Mike pushed him away and looked at his dad in awe.

“Dad, are you serious?” Mike asked him.