Chapter 17: The Judgment (PART 1)

"Hello?"

I was taken aback when I heard it again. That icy voice sends shivers down my spine every single time my ears catch the sound. It is my father.

"Hello?" He said it twice. I still vividly remember that before, when I was in middle school, it stopped at one, and he would end the call and never answer it again.

"P-pa…"

A long silence is witnessed after that. No one dared to speak, and it’s starting to get awkward and threatening. One thing that my papa did when he was mad was to remain silent and never utter a word. I’m certain that he’s still mad at me.

I cleared my throat first and then started talking again.

"Pa, how are you?"

"Why did you call?" I thought he wasn’t going to answer me. I feel somehow relieved that he’s still talking to me.

It took minutes before I answered him.

"I have something to ask, Pa."

"Ask about what? I thought you’d be independent as you have the balls to run away from this house without consulting me first."

"Pa..." It's almost a whisper, and I bet