Ray arrived at his father and stepmom house, he was welcomed by the wife of his father, Abi's mom he thought. If it wasn't for the fact that his mind was occupied by something or someone else, he may be would have enjoy the company of his stepmom and half younger siblings.
Seeing that the principal reason for him coming here was still not present, he decided to take some air and visit a certain person. leaving an excuse, as the thought of his father displeased face came into his mind.
Calling for a cab as he was kind of exhausted from the trip and didn't want to drive, He finally arrived at destination he was left in front of a beautiful but modest house and at soon as he pressed the doorbell, a young man in his twenties just as Raymond came out from the house, smiling like a child who just received his Christmas gift after waiting the whole year for it. "I knew you would come here later or sooner after your arrival but the same day, I can only imagine that you missed me a lot, man" the young man said while doing a handshake with Raymond. " When you're texting me every single day, how can I even miss you " Ray said smiling at the remark made. " Did you expected someone else to text you" he said as if asking a question but stating fact while smiling teasingly. Ray could not even respond as the heard a voice calling for the young man from the house. " Mike. Mike....Michael!!" A woman in her late forties came out of the house and was now standing at the entrance door calling for mike, when she saw ray and immediately recognized him. " Ray... Raymond" she said blinking few times to make sure it was really him and not her eyes playing a trick on her. "It's been a while Mme.... I mean aunty " he said correcting himself, not wanting a speech on how he was family now and how he should stop using honorifics with them. " Ray it's really you, oh my god you grown up so much " she said." Come in, don't stay outside come in" she added waving at him to come in with a wide smile on her face. Without asking for his opinion, mike dragged him in, and Ray was astonished as for the past five years nothing really changed. " And uncle?? " Ray asked. " Business trip" Mike responded shortly while they were having dinner. Despite his efforts trying to tell them that he needed to go home. Mike's mom would not just let him go without having dinner. Dinner ended with mike pretending to be jealous of how his mother treated Raymond.
After some private matters, ray talked about with mike in his room. He finally went home with mike dropping him at home with his car. He didn't want to retain mike any more here as it was already passed 11pm so he asked him to go home. He entered the house with the key his stepmom gave him when he told her, he was going out as if sensing he would comeback late. Ray was climbing the stairs in the direction of his room when he heard a voice almost as someone whispering. He first thought of ignoring it but then realize the voice was coming from the room next to his, the room who used to be occupied by... He tried knocking twice but no respond, then without waiting for a respond anymore, he entered the room and there she was, the person who used to occupy this room, the principal reason he came here and the someone who has being on his mind for the past few years.
A gentle smile formed on his face while approaching the bed she was sleeping on but immediately disappeared. The smile on his face has been replaced by a worried expression as he watched her painful expression, turning back and forth in the bed and gripping the bed sheat almost tearing it away while repeatedly mumbling " Dad ... dad wait for me".
He sat beside her, posed one of his hands on her jaw, uncapable of seeing her in this state he decided to wake her up, but when she did waked up, she stared at him with tears threatening to fall, she stared at him for a long moment, and he stared too not realizing the position he placed himself by entering her room without being invited to.
When she suddenly stood up, causing him to back off and if it weren't for that action her lips will surely be on his. " Who are you?", a bit hurt by the fact she did not recognize him, he responded" Ray...Raymond" and this is then, when he realized the situation, he was in. He then abruptly stood up and left the room.