Chapter 42

KING

R-18

"Take a business course, Anak. This army thing is not for you. Don't do this to us, King Adrian."

I breathed heavily as I heard my mom's voice. Here we are again! Magtatalo na naman kami kung anong course ba dapat ang kinuha ko kahit na pa graduate na ako ng college. She wants me to take a business course para meron daw akong alam pag ako na ang papalit kay papa sa kompanya. Well it's not my thing. I want to be in the army, and no one will stop me doing this.

"Mom, we already talked about this again and again. Aren't you tired of convincing me?" I asked her.

"What if you'd die? Aren't you afraid of dying?" Yeah here she comes! She is always overthinking. I am still in college but she's imagining things like I'm in the military already.

I massage my head and roll my eyes. "What's the point of living in this world if I can't even do anything I want?"

"You can do anything you want, Anak, but not this Army thing! I'll let you finish this course but you need to promise me t