Chapter 6) I love Micheal.

“Who is that with you, Adira?”. My mother asked me, and I could guess she was talking about Micheal. Of course, it was him she was talking about.

Her question made my head spin a little bit, before I turned to her and my father. So did Micheal. He turned to stare at them.

I didn't fail to see how their eyes widened in disbelief after Micheal turned to them.

That minute, my mother pointed a finger at Micheal while she stared at me. “Isn't he the Micheal I know? What is he doing here in your apartment?”. She asked.

“Greetings, Mr Gael and Mrs Jane”. Micheal greeted them before he extended his hand to my father for a handshake.

But my father refused to shake his hand, and that caused Micheal to take down his hand, thus making me wish that the ground could swallow me this instant, because of how awkward it was.

I felt very embarrassed.

But I knew it was mostly my fault, since I never told any of them that I was dating Micheal.

I had planned on telling them about it when Micheal was there with me. But, even though he was now here with me, they came at a really bad time.

I chuckled out of the blue. It was so awkward, I know. But still, I had to ease the tense atmosphere.

“What is going on here?”. My father asked me.

But instead of answering him, I urged him and my mother with a smile on my face, “Come in and have a seat, Mom and Dad. At least, I should get you a glass of water before we can talk”.

They stared at themselves, before returning their gazes to me and Micheal. But to me, until they settled down, I was not ready to tell either of them what was going on.

“Please, come in”. I repeated, and after a bit of hesitation, they did come into my apartment, while they gave Micheal some side stares which I didn't quite appreciate.

We all arrived in the living room.

“Please, have a seat”. I said to them, and just like how they hesitated earlier, they hesitated again, before they sat together on a sofa.

Seeing them sit down made me sigh, before I went ahead and sat down too. Only for them to start interrogating me the instant after Micheal sat next to me.

“Why is he sitting so close to you?”. My father asked with an obvious frown on his face.

“Your father asked a good question, Adira. And why is he carrying your son? Since when did he become close enough to do that for you?”. My mother also asked, with a displeased look on her face.

‘Okay, this is enough’. I thought to myself as I didn't like the way they were treating Micheal like he was an abominable enemy.

I stopped smiling completely, and the expression on my face turned into something very serious, and that was enough to make them understand that I was displeased by their behavior.

Since Micheal was sitting beside me, I held his hand without looking at his face, and said to my parents without hesitation, “We are dating. Micheal and I have been dating each other for over a year”.

“What?!”. They exclaimed, but I remained unmoved.

“Yes, Mom, Dad. I am dating Micheal. And, he and I had planned for us to tell you guys the news, but I was the one who stretched it out because I wanted him to first finish the important work he was handling in Cindaly City and then return to me, so that we could tell you about it together”.

I sighed heavily, before I continued to say, “I did not expect that you were going to pay me a visit on the day he returned. If I may say, your visit was very unexpected".

There was complete silence after I finished speaking, and the atmosphere returned to being tense.

That was until Micheal gave Vincent to me, before he rose to his feet and said to them, “I apologize that you had to find out about me and your daughter in this way, Mr Gael and Mrs Jane”. He bowed as he apologized to them.

Then he continued, “But, the truth is that I love your daughter so much. So many things had happened between us, and it made me understand that she had always been the one I had been searching for”.

“So please, approve of our relationship”. He added, and at this point, I felt my eyes get teary.

Tears were threatening to escape my eyes, but I had to hold them back.

Meanwhile, my father sighed in defeat, making me shift my gaze to him, as I patiently waited to hear what he had to say. Honestly, I wished that neither he nor my mother were going to reject Micheal, because I didn't want to disobey them.

“Do you love him, Adira?”. My father asked me. His question was sudden and surprising, as I had not expected that from him.

I stared at Micheal, and he stared back at me, causing our eyes to meet.

Those pairs of charming eyes.

That confident face.

And the special glow that enveloped him. They all made me smile, because I knew that I had fallen in love with him.

“Yes, father. I love him. I love Micheal”. I replied to him as I continued to stare at Micheal with a smile that was filled with love.

I still remember those days when I used to be very scared of him. But now, it is not the same. It was the opposite.

Whenever I see him, my heart is always filled with love for him.

I turned to my parents with a confident smile on my face as I said to them, “Dad, Mom, you don't have to worry about me. I am a grown up. And, I believe that I won't regret my choice of giving my heart to him. It won't be like the first time”.