Chapter 4: A Day Trip.

Of all things I know about my father, the number one of them is that he doesn't hold grudge, I know that I never did anything wrong to anyone or anybody, at least none I could think of, I have been leaving my life with his teachings and my mother's love for us, I have always admired him, finds him aspiring and willing to go the path he went, so any sudden issue that could have resulted to this will soon wear off, maybe it's just a test to see how my life would go without them.
I came out here with my ATM card which has quite a lot of money to take me through the whole week, maybe before then, things will get back to normal, and I have just learnt something new from his action this morning, always be prepared for you don't know what the future holds.
On getting downstairs to the sitting room, it turns out everyone was here already, Gabriel, Benjamin, Turner, Sophia.... Gabriel's girlfriend, Allison..... Turner's girlfriend, while me and Sonia just came down from upstairs now, they all looks ready for the day trip which doesn't actually require much.
$137 that's all in my deposit card, I am going to be spending a few on this trip, actually covering my own payment and that of Sonia, at this point, I envy Benjamin who was single amongst us, he's going to be catering for only himself.
“ Gabriel told me something happened with your Dad bro, I always knew he's the type who always thinks out of the box when he's about to take actions....”, Turner said as all of them laughed about it. It's just a joke, but somehow right now, it hurts, because it's the truth I never wanted to believe or look forward to, I just smiled, trying to wave it away, Sonia's eyes were on me like there's something I am just not telling her, something she believes she deserves to know.
By half past ten, we were already off, I didn't have nothing with me, I never left our house with my car or keys, just came out with my card and phone, knowing that I would probably be going back anytime soon.
We went for the Day trip with Gabe's backup black van which was really comfortable for the seven of us, it was a big van, a house van I can say, because I have seen a lot of people build their homes inside a van like this. The plan was just to drive around the town, not in a hurry though, but in a journey where we will get to enjoy and stay around on different interesting places, making sure we finish up and return back before 20:00 p.m. 
First we went to a pool park where we partied, danced, enjoyed ourselves in the water, as much as I was trying to blend in with the fun, it's just not coming to me, I am feeling bothered way beyond the way it was supposed to be, I know that my Dad or mom will bring me back soon, why then am I finding it really hard to enjoy my moments here with my friends.
“ You know I can tell when something is not right, and now is one of them, yet you seem to be hiding a lot from me.....”, Sonia said before me, shaking her body gently in the water, trying to pretend in a way the others won't know what we're talking about.
“ It's just.... It's just that I am a little bit confused, my Dad just came to me this morning, and was like, Wake up Jack, leave my house.... It's was a shock, I was taken aback by his action, but yet I have to do as he asked, after all, he's my father and he owns the house... ”, I replied to her, speaking those words in a way that wouldn't make her see me as weak from her perspective.
“ I wouldn't have believed it if I don't know who your Dad was, I guess that's what Turner was talking about this morning, about your Dad acting a bit off ”, she said, showing me how concerned she is about my wellbeing.
“ Yeah baby... You can say that, he's kind of acting off a bit this morning, but I believe it's just a temporary issue that would be over in no time, my Dad never hold grudges....”, I said, defending my Dad's reputation.
“ Just don't let that ruin your day King, try to enjoy yourself and never worry about what you can't control.... Your words ”, she said to me, backing it up with a wink from her left eye, bringing on a smile to my lips, she just knows ways to get to my heart, using my advice that I gave to her to unlock my worries. She swims back to the others while I followed suit.
It's already 15:00 p.m. there's no sign of any call from my family yet, I am now beginning to get more worried about this, I know that this is beyond my control, but why does it has to happen all of a sudden?, I have been telling myself that I shouldn't worry, but no, it's eating me up a lot inside.
We were almost done watching the movie in the cinema, it's coming to an end and I haven't spoken to anyone since we got here, they're all having a great time except for me, I am not having a great time because something feels off about all this, something I don't know.
“ I have to go make a call baby, excuse me for a moment....”, I left my seat and went outside, dialing my mother's number as I leave the cinema, I placed the call before I went outside, placing the phone on my ear.
( Dear customer, the number you're trying to call is not reachable at the moment, please try again later.... Thank you ), now I know it, something is not right and I have to fix it.

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