''TRAVIS!!!''
Travis can clearly hear his mother but decides to fend it off.
''TRAVIS!!!''''YES!''
He decided to answer. Putting his phone to his bedside table.
''What is it?''
''I've been calling you for ages, Travis.''
''I'm sorry. I was wearing my earphones. Now what is it?''
Shania just looked at his 26 year old son son. Shania Rake, the housewife of Dr. Richard Rake.
''I believe he was watching porn, Mother.'' Michele said as she descended the stairs.
''There you are, Michele. I was calling you ages ago, too.''
''I believe she was watching porn, Mother.'' Michele just looked at his younger brother.
''I'm gonna kill you one day.''
''ENOUGH!'' Shania loses it. She bat her eye to her children before taking a deep sigh and turned around, slamming her hands in the table.
''What was that sigh for?''
''NO QUESTIONS.''
Travis felt very scared at this moment. Never in his entire life his mother shouted at them.
''Mom?'' Michele asked.
Shania took a deep sigh before turning around to her children.
''What is it, Mom?'' Travis asked.
''Your coach called me an hour ago.''
Travis eye's widened.
''Your gonna play next week.'' Shania said as she sat at the couch. Her son, Travis, was a famous lacrosse player until 3 years ago. Something happened.
''Mom!''
''You just kept staring at your phone! Your 26 now, Travis! You've graduated years ago!''
''And?''
''And? What?'' Shania asked his son.
''Mom...Those people made me famous. But also made me the worst guy on the internet 3 years ago!''
''That was years ago, Travis.'' Shania pursued his son.
''But the scar is still here, Mom!'' Travis pointed on his left chest. ''Why can't you understand that?''
''I know but---''
''You do not know anything!'' Travis went to his room, slamming the door behind him.
Shania quickly followed him.
''Travis, your gonna play lacrosse next week. You are not applying on any job so it's better this way.'' She said as she kept knocking the door.
''Mom!'' Michele shouted.
''WHAT?!'' Shania turned to her eldest child.
''Lacrosse was Travis favorite. But that thing made his life worse.''
''He needs to play again, Michele. And even you cannot change my mind, kiddo.''
''You do not know anything.''
''Oh yes, I do.''
''You weren't here three years ago!'' Michele fought to her mom.
Those words shut Shania's mouth.
''Cat bit your tongue?'' Michele smirked before opening her mouth again. ''You were busy fucking Mister Rake, those days. That was why Dad filed the divorce. And now we are forced to change our surname to that sweet husband of yours.''
''Shut your mouth, Michele. You do not know anything.'' She pointed her finger at her daughter.
''And so do you...Shania.'' Michele stared at her mother, up and down.
''Whore.''
''What was that, Michele?''
''I said whore.''
The look Michele gave to her broke Shania's heart in two. ''You do not know anything, Michele.'' It was the only thing in her mind that moment. Tears were about to fell as she remembered what happened on that day.
''Travis?'' Michele asked her younger brother.
''Yeah.'' he answered. He sat next to his door. ''This house is insane.'' he said to himself.
''I'm gonna be late for dinner. Just order something, okay?''
''No. I'll cook dinner.'' Shania controlled her emotions.
''Keep your sullied hands to yourself, Mom.''
Michele left. Shania felt weak in her knees.
Her eldest is a secretary to a popular young CEO in which her daughter was rumored to be the girlfriend of the CEO.
''Travis...'' She said before sitting down.
''No, Mom. Not now.''
''I need you to understand okay.''
''And I need you to understand the pain I got from joining Lacrosse.'' Travis replied.
They're talking so close but to Travis it felt like his mom was far from him.
''I am very sorry if I wasn't there 3 years ago. I am sorry for bringing a strange man home that night. I regret that now. I promise. If you play lacrosse next week, I'll file a divorce.''
''Then you'll be a two-time divorcee.''
''I do not care. If that's how I can have my kids back, I'll gladly divorce that man. So please come out.''
Travis sighed and thought the whole thing through.
He opened his door after a few moments.
Travis controlled the tears in his eyes as the sight of her mom crouching at his door.
Regret was in the air. He could feel it through the sight if his mom.
''I'll play, Mom. Divorce that man.''
As soon as Shania heard her son's voice, she got up.
The sound of the door opening seconds ago did not woke the lost mind of Shania.
''T-That's good, Travis.'' Her mom smiled to him.
That was the softest moment Travis have seen in 3 years.
''I'll call Calvin. I'm going out tonight.''
''Okay, sweetie.'' Her mom smiled at him last time before going downstairs.
Travis pick up his phone from the table and called Calvin.
Calvin is his bestfriend, a teammate from Lacrosse since middle school. Calvin never left his side even after what happened 3 years ago. Calvin never left him, he was the only one who believed on Travis.
''Hey, Cal!'' he said as soon as Calvin answered.
''Hey, Trav! What's up?'' He said.
''I'm playing Lacrosse next week.'' There was a moment of silence before he heard Calvin sighed.
''A-Are you sure? They hurt you badly.''
Calvin is the second highest paid lacrosse player right now. Travis was the highest paid player 3 years ago and Calvin was at the third place.
''Yes, I am. That shit was 3 years ago, anyways. The wound has healed but the scar is still visible.''
''The whole world will be shock by this.''
''I'm sure they will.''
''Oh yeah, they will.'' Calvin laugh. ''This calls for a celebration then.''
''A party?'' Travis asked.
''What? HAHAHA. That would spoil the fun of you coming back to lacrosse. It's just the two of us...''
Calvin paused before adding. ''...and some girls.'' He laughed.
''What? Girls are chitchatters.''
''Yeah, they are. It'll be the two of us then, eh.''
Travis bid goodbye to him. He charged his phone and pick a suit for himself for the celebration.
After 15 minutes of choosing, he readied himself for a long bath. Travis looked at the clock.
''It's still 9 in the morning. Too early.''
Travis went downstairs. He saw Shania doing something in the oven.
''Mom?'' He asked.
''Travis, dear. I whipped some cookies, would you like some?'' Shania asked.
To avoid tearing his mother's heart he agreed.
''I think I can chew a lot.''
Shania again smiled. ''It's good.''
''I know. You're a good cook, Mom. You always were.''
''Awh. That's the sweetest thing I heard this morning.'' She said.
Travis ate 7 pieces of the cookies Shania baked.
''What a glutton you are, Travis!'' Shania laughed.
''Oh, I always were, Mother.'' Travis went to the fridge and got a cold milk.
''That's a good combo, Travis.''
''I need more milk for the training, Mom. Calvin will be my partner.''
''Oh, I'll get groceries later. Would you like to join me?''
That moment Travis realized it has been too long since he last went groceries with his mom.
''That'll be sweet, mom.'' He agreed to the idea and took another bite of the cookies.
''Left some for your sister.''
''She'll be having dinner with her boyfriend.'' Travis accidentally said.
''She have a boyfriend?'' Shania asked. She doesn't know anything about Michele's love life, but for sure Michele's not virgin anymore. And that is perfectly fine to her.
Is just that she wanted Michele to get married now that she's 29 year's old.
Travis realized he's fuck.
''Oh shit. Just keep it a secret between us, Mom.'' He begged his mom.
''Of course. I do not want the two of you to fight over trivial things.'' Shania said before asking. ''So who is it?''
''You really eager to know?'' Travis asked back.
''Of course.'' Shania braced herself to know.
''It's the CEO.''
''Really?'' was all Shania could say.
''Yes. The rumors are true. They are so in love with each other, it's sickening.''
''My gosh. Never thought of that. I just thought it was a stupid rumor. Have you met the guy?''
''Yes. A lot of times.'' Travis said and looked a t his watch. ''Oh, it's already 10, I'm just gonna take a bath, Mom.''
Shania just nod her head and went back to whip some cookies.
''Michele's gonna be a good mom.'' she said to herself.
Travis went to his bathroom. Yes, he have his own bathroom just inside his bedroom. They're house is huge, it was a gift by his grandfather. Shania was a nurse and her father was so proud of what she has achieved so he gave her this mansion. He looked himself in the mirror naked. He was amused by his own beauty. Travis was born with albinism. His hairs are white like snow except for his brows and pubes.
Travis took a long bath, soothing the back pain he had since yesterday morning
He changed with a black suit and readied himself.
Shania called him downstairs. He quickly descended and saw his mom in a purple dress.