What if?

Chapter 18: Sorry Master

Nick

I am now in the shower taking a bath so that I will not stink of course. I should really take a shower because we went outside in the morning. Today is just a busy day for me. I mean, it is just that a lot happened today. The day is still not finished but we still have more to do. Mom and Dad are already preparing for our Movie time later. 

I just finished taking a shower and got out of the bathroom. I went to where my closet is and got out some sleep wear for the night. Mom and Dad said that we should wear our sleep wears so that it is only casual. Besides, why do we have to dress well if we are only inside the house? Mom is the only one who has the confidence to do that though. 

There are so many colors of sleep wear here. I am still hesitant about what to choose. I don’t know why but I think that even though this is only at home I still need to choose the best sleepwear for me that is here inside my closet right? I took the red velvet sleepwear out of my closet and started to put it on. This is actually my first time seeing this sleepwear. I often use the simple ones when I go to bed and just don’t care about what to wear whenever I sleep. I got this red velvet sleepwear on the last part of my closet. 

*Knock *Knock *Knock

Ughh! I think it is Michael again. I finished wearing everything up then immediately walked to the door. I opened the door and I saw Michael’s face. “See? It’s always him.” I whispered to myself. I believe that it is not enough for him to hear what I just said. “What are you doing here?” I said to Michael. “You know what? You always ask me that question whenever I come to see you.” Michael replied without answering my question. “Simple. Then don’t come to see me. In the first place, it is not my fault you always come to see me. I didn’t ask you to.” I replied to Michael. 

After I turned back to go to the bed and fix some things. Michael also came in without asking me to let him enter. “Hey! I just noticed that we are both wearing velvet colored sleep wears. Wow! What a coincidence.” Michael said. “What?!” I stopped fixing my things and turned to look at him. “Wow!” I said to myself. “Where did you get that one?” Michael asked a question. “Of course inside my closet.” I answered Michael sarcastically. “Yeah of course I know that. But that is not the question. What I meant was who gave you that?” Michael asked again. This question is better. “No one. Just saw it on the last part of my closet.” I answered Michael. 

I still don’t get why Michael is asking me a series of questions. “Hey! Don’t tell me that it is the same as you?” I asked Michael out of curiosity. “Exactly! I have worn every sleep wears I have in my closet but this is the first time I saw one. At first I was thinking who gave it and whom I got it from or maybe mom and dad gave it to me but I just can’t remember. I was looking for sleepwear, you know this is an important time for you so I wanted to dress up a little even though we only need to wear sleepwear.” Michael explained. What the hell is wrong with him, does he need to say that? Doesn’t he even feel shy? “And? Continue.” I replied neglecting all the flattery words he said. “And then now that I am seeing you with that sleepwear I just feel different. Isn't it weird?” Michael said, trying to confuse me.

This jerk! “Isn’t it obvious? I think mom and dad prepared these for us.” I said to Michael. “I was kidding. I thought you noticed it.” Michael said while turning. “I know. But I just wanted to act as if I don’t because you kept acting like a stupid kid when the fact id you aren’t.” I replied to Nick directly. “Fine.” Michael said while walking back and front inside my bedroom. “Could you please stop that? And could you also please get out of my bedroom too?” I said to Michael in an annoyed voice. “No.” Michael shortly replied. “Fine. Now that I am finished fixing my things, you can stay here and I will go downstairs first.” I said to Michael calmly. 

Actually, I am not calm now. I am really annoyed that I just want to stay away from him. “Hey! You can’t.” Michael said and stopped me from going. “What are you doing?” I asked Michael. I was not confused but I was asking why he was doing it. “Dad and mom are preparing for it.” Michael said. “I know?” I said to Michael sarcastically. “Ugh! You don’t understand.” Michael said. I can’t get what he is saying to me. “Then make me understand and say it.” I said to Michael. “We should wait for them to call us so that it will be a surprise, you know? This is the first time mom and dad are going to this extent. I know that they want to make us two happy about it. So if you go downstairs, of course you will see what they are doing and after that mom and dad might get shy having your presence around them.” Michael explained.

Now I get what he means. It didn’t come to my mind that they would feel awkward so I was acting hastily. Thanks to Michael then, I accept I need to give him praise. Because if he didn’t lighten me up this information I would have made the atmosphere awkward. I can’t even imagine how awkward it would be for us. 

“So do you still want to go downstairs?” Michael asked me in an irritating voice. “No thanks. I decided I want to lay on my bed because I just fixed my things.” I replied. I changed my mind, I’m not gonna thank him because it is like I am accepting my defeat and besides, he will continue to annoy me and I hate the fact of imagining it. “Ehhh?! I should have just not let you go and didn’t told you about it so I could have seen you being awkward with mom and dad.” Michael said and jumped into my bed. “I know you won't ever do that to me though.” I said to Michael while not turning to look at him. 

Michael is now at my left side. “How can you say that? You don’t know what will happen. Don’t tell me, you have some special powers?” Michael said, trying to be annoying as always. “Shut up Michael. I just know that you won’t.” I said and turned my body on the other side so I won’t see him. “Ughh!” Michael exclaimed as he rolled himself on my bed. 

What the hell is wrong with him? “Hey! Stop it. You don’t fix my bed, I do.” I said as soon as I turned my body to face him. Even after saying that he didn’t stop rolling himself on my bed. I got so frustrated that I got the book that is on the desk next to my bed and used it to slap his back. “Ouch! What the hell?” Michael shouted. “What?! I told you to stop but you kept on doing it. It’s not my fault. It’s yours.” I said to Michael and turned back again on the other side so I won’t see his annoying face. “Ahhh… That hurts a lot, you know?” Michael said. I pretended not to hear him and did not reply. “Dude I am not lying, is this what you do to all the things I did to you?” Michael sounded so helpless. “He’s really using that on me?”  I said to myself still pretending not to hear anything that he says. 

After that I felt the bed moving a little. It seems like he turned to the other side too. After he turned he didn’t say anything anymore. “s**t! Why do I feel so guilty right now? What if what I did really hurted him? Oh Whatever!” I said to myself and then changed my position into sitting. I touched his back where I remembered I hurted him. I gently caressed it so it won't hurt him if it was really true that it hurts. “Hey! I am sorry.” I said but it seems like he didn’t hear me. “Michael I said I’m sorry.” I said it one more time but still no response came from him. “Hey! Are you really mad at me right now? I know I did wrong but you shouldn’t have been annoying in the first place.” I said to Michael while trying to be as gentle as I can to my words.

I stopped caressing his back and moved a little away from my position because Michael moved. He then sat in the same position as mine. “You know what? You are the first person who is saying sorry but still nagging that I was the one who caused it. Are you really feeling sorry?” Michael said as he turned to face me. “I was just stating the truth. If you listened to me I shouldn’t have done that to you.” I said in a soft voice while looking down trying to avoid his eyes. Now I just feel like a pet who says I did wrong and is being lectured by the owner. “I’m still mad at you.” Michael said. After hearing Michael say that, I immediately lifted my head up to see him. “Hey! I am really sorry right now.” I exclaimed to Michael. “If you really want me to forgive you, I want to hear you say. SORRY MASTER and this is the only way for you to be forgiven by me.” Michael said while straightly looking at me.

Shit! Is he freaking serious about his words? Ughh! He is really unbelievable. “You’re not gonna say it? Okay then, I’m heading back to my bedroom and just waiting there to be called.” Michael said and got off the bed. “s**t!” I said to myself. He is really leaving, I don’t think he is bluffing with me. “SORRY MASTER!” I shouted out loud with my eyes closed. “HAHAHA!” I heard Michael laughed so hard. As soon as I heard him laughing I immediately opened my eyes to see his face. “s**t!” I said out loud after seeing him even bending his body and his hands on his stomach. “HAHAHA” Michael just continued laughing. “Ugh!” I exclaimed and went back to my bed and covered myself with a blanket to hide my embarrassment. 

“Hey! HAHAHA… dude you really fell from it. Come on, I forgive you now.” Michael said while pulling the blanket away from me “Stop it. I hate you.” I said to Michael. “You don’t hate me, I know that you are just embarrassed.” Michael said. He is really confident with his words. I hate him more. “Nick come on. You got what you want. I already forgave you.” Michael said while still pulling the blanket. “Are you happy now?” I asked Michael in an irritated voice. “Yeah! You just made my day complete.” Michael confidently said. “s**t! He really has the confidence. “Don’t you even feel a little guilty for what you did?” I asked Michael in a soft voice trying to sound as if I am hurt. 

I just feel so embarrassed right now and I felt used but instead of being mad at him I don’t and this is what I just don’t understand. “Nick. Come on, stop hiding yourself. I know you're embarrassed but you really did hurt me. Your slap was so hard I don’t even know if you used something for it to really hurt my back so bad. Wait, did you use something?” Michael asked. I got guilty again so I took the blanket off my face and faced him. I used a book to slap your back.” I said in a guilty voice. “What?! What book?” Michael asked. 

I looked at the desk where I got the book. “That book.” I said as I pointed where the book is. Michael then turned to look where my finger was pointing. “Dude you are scary, you used that book?” Michael asked. The book was a hard bound book and also very thick. I just realized how thick the book is now so it really makes sense why Michael feels so hurt after I slapped him with the book. “Sorry.” I said and sat on the bed, changing my position to level with Michael. 

*Knock *Knock *Knock

We both heard knocking on my door. “Boys? Dinner is ready. Your parents are waiting for the both of you now.” I heard Janice shout on the door. “We are coming.” Michael shouted as a reply. “Please hurry.” Janice said.