16. New Father
Author: Ameiry Savar
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

After Floyd talked with his mother, he went out and kept walking on the side streets. It’s still early but the sun is not hot anymore. The car that sent Floyd to his mother’s house is slowly following him not too far from his back. Jude can’t leave his young master.

“What should I do now?” Floyd asked himself. He is lost again. He thought when he learned the truth from his mother he would be okay. But he is wrong. His mother has resentment towards his father. But his father has been true to her mother since then. Though he can’t do anything because he is young. ‘I should do something for them at least.’

“Young master!” Jude called for Floyd. He got out of the car and followed him. “We should go back to the mansion now before it becomes dark.”

Floyd stops walking and looks at Jude. “Jude. Can I call you Jude?”

“Yes, young mast– sir.”

“What would you do if you were in my position?”

“What do you mean by that, sir?”

“A few days ago, I was a nobody. My girlfriend left me for a man wh
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