chapter 33

Jessica's POV. 

I walked carefully into my room avoiding coming in contact with my mother because then I would have to start explaining about what wasn't even in the works, and honestly speaking I didn't want to be in such a dilemma. 

I was more than elated to have my life together but not at the detriment of what I could have been. I didn't want to have stress written all over me the next morning because I had a test. 

My mother came knocking at midnight or so I thought and I opened the door, shocked to see Seth standing outside my door staring into my face. 

"I want to discuss something with you." He addressed and walked in without waiting for my invitation. 

I couldn't blame him because this was my house but I deserved some form of courtesy even if he didn't possess any. 

It wasn't too bad if he proved to me that he wasn't just some tyrant like everyone had rumored that he was. 

I had no ill feelings towards him, but he didn't make it easy for him to be liked. Instead I started thinking of everything that his son had accused him of and didn't see any reason not to believe. 

"I know that you are one of those people who believe anything that you are told and that's why I'm here to correct that impression and tell you what you should believe instead." He was strict with his words and I didn't even comprehend why he would go to this length to prove anything to me.

It wasn't as though he needed my permission to be with my mother because he had not tried to strike a conversation with me before going ahead to propose to her so I didn't know why he was starting now. 

"I do not understand what this is about but I guess I would have to listen to understand it perfectly." I responded lazily.

If there was a brief he didn't even fit it, instead he made it very obvious that he would be a thorn in My flesh if I wasn't careful and I needed to be very extraordinarily patient. 

There was something more that nobody was discussing and that included the fact that I didn't really know who this man was apart from what he had shown to me. 

"I need you to stop moving around my son. I know that the both of you are schoolmates therefore you cannot avoid him for long but just do me a favor and don't get involved in this." 

What sounded like a little concern was nothing short of a warning. I got the idea that if I didn't desist, I was going to get burned and even I knew that that wasn't good for my own health so I wasn't going to risk that chance and ruin it because I wanted to prove something that didn't even exist. 

I faced him squarely. "I think you have the wrong person but that's fine. Our only bond is because we are school partners."

Seth stepped in my face, giving me the impression that he wasn't here to play and I wanted to return the energy squarely but also thought about the downside. 

"Of course that is what you would think. I don't know what this is about and what both of you have been doing behind my back but trust me when I say it will do you good to stay out of this problem. I don't care how long it takes you..." His words had a double entendre. 

I pretended like I didn't care about whatever he was talking about or didn't even have the slightest idea of what he meant but now that I focused on him I started to see some things different from what I thought I knew about him all along. 

"I think you have the wrong person but I would like that slide. Your son and I do not have anything in the works. We have just been trying to get along like you already know and it's going to take a longer time for us to ever get to that bonding stage that you think we are right now." I dismissed his concern.

Seth looks like he was about to issue more warnings but held himself in check so that he wouldn't look like a monster that he truly was 

I didn't even know what my mother saw in him but I wasn't going to start judging her for her preferences because she was a well established adult and could reason for herself. 

"I don't think my mother will appreciate you interrupting my sleep before a school morning and I don't think I also appreciate it but I would keep your concerns in mind and work towards it if that makes you happy." 

I indirectly dismissed him too.

If my mother was blind to his excesses I was going to open her eyes just so that she could see clearly what this meant and how she could become free from the pressure he was putting on her. 

I wasn't going to let her continue in this bondage of a marriage and if I was going to do that I needed to do it as fast as possible. 

The best way to start that was to make sure that my mother had no choice but to listen to me and doing that meant I needed to come with strong evidence put forth not just mere hearsays. 

"I hope you don't end up doing something stupid and I said this out of utmost concern to you. I hope you don't have to lose precious things before you understand the basics of what I'm trying to tell you, which is to let things go, especially what you do not understand. 

If I had any doubts about him before this solidified my hesitancy to accept him as my father no matter whatever he did. 

"I think you should be careful about dishing out threats to my sister." Nate resounded from outside the door.