Parents
826 Words
Lion POV
Right in front of my eyes, the house of my wife luring me in like an ocean in the middle of summer. It's been 2 weeks since we return home from Korea and I have decided to make a big choice in my life.
Kring Kring.
My phone vibrates in my pants.
“Are you not going to have lunch?”
“You can have lunch together with Nukh, Warm. I have asked him to grab you some food. I need to deal with something outside now. I'll see you tonight”.
I hang up the phone and ring the bell, only to be greeted by an old women shocked face.
“Lion! What are you doing here! I told you already, Warm is not here!”
When I used to seek for Warm, this house is one of the places I visited the most. His parents know that we used to date each other as Warm open it up to his parents during our early dating stage.
“I know. He's in the office, eating the food I bought him. Can I come in, mom?”
She sighed and stared at me with a disappointed expression.
“Sure”.
She invited me in and served me some tea.
“Mom, I date Warm back again”.
“Hmm”.
“I know, that you're mad at me, that you hate the fact that I change your son sexuality, the fact that I break his heart and the fact that I change him a lot”.
“What's the point of saying all this? He still dates you and he still returns back to you no matter what at the end”.
She takes a sip on her own drink and tries to sound calm, despite tears already in her eyes. I still remember the day Warm open up to her, she did not have any appetite to eat almost 3 days. It's not easy for a mum to see her son becoming gay and I understand it well if she still behaves like this although it's been 6 years.
“Do you know that he sleeps around after the breaks up with me?”
“Mmm. But what can I do? The moment he decided to even date you, I already lost him. Whatever he does after that, I can't stop him anymore”.
I take a long breath.
“Mum, I come here to ask you for something. I have suffered for 3 years after the breakup. I know that you can't accept this relationship fully but you are also aware that you can't change it anymore. Mum, allowed me to get married to him”.
“Is he aware of it?”
“No. I thought that if I want to propose to him, I at least need to receive permission from his parents”.
“Why you didn't ask this permission back then?”
“Because of that time, I didn't have any thought of building my lifetime legally with him. I just want to be happy with him. But now, we're getting older. Life is not the same anymore. Now, I want to build a life with him. And I need your permission for it. You know Warm well, he won't allow any marriage to happen if you're not by his side”.
She finishes her last drop of tea in the cup and smiles slightly.
“Thank you for your consideration, Lion. But he's already 25. I'm not his guidance anymore. If he agrees with you then so do I. Thank you for taking care of my opinion anyway”
“Will you come to our wedding?”
“Lion, no matter what he is, what he believes, what he loves, he is my son. I will always be there in every of his moment. Don't worry. Just know that I will help you with this wedding, as long as you promise he will gain happiness in his life”.
“I promise, mum. I promise and I will take care of it more than my own”.
I then seek for a leave from the house and drive safely to my parents' house.
“Mum! Dad! I'm home!”
“Son!”
My mum rushed out from the kitchen and hugged me tightly around my waist, before kissing me on my cheek.
“Why are you suddenly return home?”
“Should we sit first?”
Both of us take a seat before my father joins us a few minutes later.
“Mum, Dad. I want to get married to Warm”.
A smile appeared from both of my parents face.
“You met him?”
“Yes. We date back again”.
“Then, you know our answer. As long as it is Warm, we're gladly taking him as your spouse”
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