บททั้งหมดของ Every Time He Climbed: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 10

"First, you'll leave for college. Then, you'll get a job somewhere else! Then, you'll marry someone there! And after that, you'll never care about me again! You're just like your heartless mother. You both want to abandon me!"He collapsed onto the floor, pounding his fists against it as he cried out in misery.I had seen this scene play out countless times in my previous life. Any time I showed the slightest resistance, he would break down, listing everything he had sacrificed for me and accusing me of being an ungrateful son.Back then, I had truly believed he was right. I thought I was the one who had failed him. It was not until the moment I jumped off that rooftop...I interrupted, "Dad, I never said I wouldn't take care of you."He looked up through tear-filled eyes, as if he had just grabbed hold of his last shred of hope."Then change it back! There's still time! Accept the local college's offer! Go to medical school! Become a doctor after you graduate. It's a stable care

The moment he heard that, he slipped right back into playing the victim. Pointing a finger at me, he shouted."Tell you? So, you can secretly change it back to one of those out-of-state colleges? Not a chance! If you dare change it back, then I'm not your father anymore! From this day on, I'll act like I never had a son!"I had heard those words too many times.In my previous life, every time he said them, I would give in. I would plead with him, and I would compromise.This time, I simply looked at him for a few seconds. Then I turned around, yanked the front door open, and ran outside."Maverick! Where are you going? Get back here!" His shouts were cut off as the door slammed behind me.I had barely made it out of our apartment complex when my phone rang. It was my mom's sister, Aunt Emily. Without a word, I declined the call. A few seconds later, it rang again. This time, it was my uncle. Then another call came in and another.Soon, it was my other uncle... then my cousin.E

The smile on Dad's face froze instantly. It was as if he thought he had misheard me. He stepped closer and grabbed my arm."What did you just say? Say it again. What out-of-state college?"I shook off his hand without answering and turned to walk down the mountain. The night wind whipped against my face, stinging my cheeks. However, I had never felt so light. It was as if a burden I had carried for two lifetimes had finally begun to lift.Dad chased after me, cursing the entire way.One moment, he called me crazy. The next, he accused me of thinking I was too good for him now that I was grown up.I ignored him and walked even faster.When I reached the bottom of the mountain, I hailed a cab.By the time he came running to the roadside, gasping for breath, I had already closed the door and given the driver my home address.When I got home, he still had not arrived.I took a shower, climbed into bed, and relaxed while scrolling through my phone.A few minutes later, the front d

When I was at my lowest, no one spoke up for me.When my wife cheated on me and beat me, no one stood by my side.When I jumped off that rooftop, no one asked if it had hurt.Why was I the one who always had to be the bigger person?During this period, I ate when I was hungry and slept when I was tired. Life could not have felt more carefree. The chaos outside my bedroom might as well have had nothing to do with me.I knew that as long as I held out until my admission papers arrived, there would be nothing Dad could do.Half a month later, it finally arrived. The delivery driver knocked on the front door. I heard Dad answer it and sign for the package. Then came the sound of paper being ripped apart.It was loud and violent. He was tearing them open with all his strength."Maverick! Get out here!" He pounded on my bedroom door, his voice dripping with hatred.When I opened the door, I saw him holding the admission packet in shredded pieces. Bits of paper slipped through his fi

It did not take long before almost everyone on campus knew about me. Everyone on campus knew about the freshman named Maverick whose father had moved near the university just to keep an eye on him.Everything in my life was under his control, from what I ate and wore to who I spent time with and even where I went. Nothing happened without Dad's approval.Before long, my roommates started keeping their distance. No one invited me to class anymore, and no one asked me to grab lunch with them. Every time I walked across campus, I could hear people whispering behind my back."That's him, isn't it? The guy who couldn't even leave his dad after coming to college.""His dad controls every part of his life. Has he ever even lived on his own?""I heard his dad works as a security guard here. He watches him every single day. That's honestly creepy."Eventually, even the dorm supervisor asked to speak with me. She hoped I could resolve the situation as soon as possible so it would not conti