Zephaniah POV

The next morning is something I describe as simple; simple in the fact that every scenario played out like an event meant to happen....

The loud bang on my door made me rise up alarmed and once the door swung open, the expression I haven't seen in a while, the expression even as I saw I didn't know how to feel.

My father's but there was different about him now or was it I saw him from a different perspective now I knew more about him.

There were faint dark circle around his eye bags and for a second worry was evident but swiftly he shifted back to his mysterious demeanor.

I just stared at him as my mother ran across the bed holding me asking

"Zeph baby, hope your okay? We have been looking all over for you!..." with that voice filled with pettiness.

I couldn't care less about her rants. I knew clearly I had unfinished business to handle with my dad.

The officer who bangs the door open earlier led me outside as I saw Levi and some other lord associates all lurched in defeat but Carson he raged like an untamable lion maybe even a beast. When he cross eyes with me damn, where they dark and sinister.

What swirled in them was hard to identify, he was angered at the fact that I reported but something else stirred up his rage and I could feel it and I wondered what the reason may be...

I fretted a little diverting my eyes off him making my way to Archie's. He was calm as the officer hooks the cuffs around his waist.

He avoided my gaze but I guess that was my final goodbye. I know you're wondering why I should feel guilty but as much as I tired I just couldn't do it.

The police left with the crew and the remaining wrapped the house with yellow tapes writing NO CROSSING. They later left and it was just me and the sin couple.

The trip back to god knows where was rather peaceful after everything that went down I expected them to shout or even beat me but there was mute, oddly mute but the good thing is that it was peaceful, peaceful in the fact that no one talked and I liked it like that.

At least it was for the meantime, my father just had to start up conversation.

"Why did you activate it?" curiosity stretched in his voice. He seemed desperate for the answer.

"So you could find me" I said being blunt to strike his inquisitiveness more fired.

"You could have done it long ago, what went down?" he said looking at me through the front mirror as my mother drove.

"I think I've had a hard time, I want to rest" I said closing my eyes resting my back against the back cushion maintaining a relaxed poise. I could sense the tension that cut sharp through the air as mom had a tighter grip on the wheel.

"Zephaniah..." he said disappointed potted in his voice and that's when I snapped.

Every time his always disappointed in me, no matter what I do it never makes meaning to him and I wouldn't bottle up my feeling today.....

"Why are you so curious about this? I know about you and Carson, Franklin your shockingly twin and you too mom. You all knew and behaved as if nothing ever happened, making me feel everything in my life was my fault and now because your bullshit Ezra's dead, I watched my own best friend die before me same goes for my classmates but who cares? It was always about you guys you always have to be in the centre of attraction"

I said relaxing my back into the cushion facing the view of running trees and a bright blue sky painted with clouds trying to tame the rage that consumed me to destroy my world in shreds, I just wanted to be alone, and I've lost too much to hold anything precious no more...

After that he didn't say anything else to me and I didn't know how to react to that. Whether to say more or to keep silent.

After I got home, struck with the awkwardness of the long flight back. As I entered the house there was this tranquility to it, this vagueness that I definitely was in the wrong place and the eerie quietness added to my discomfort.

My mom told me I was going to a new school next week and that all my clearance and fees to the school were already settled so there was nothing to argue for.....

Hey, bees!!!! I'm so glad to announce the next chapter is the last of the first season of cold embrace!!!!
Stay tuned bees!!!!!✨✨✨✨✨