Chapter 179

At first, it hadn’t bothered Alex.

In fact, when he was younger, he had convinced himself that it was better this way.

After all, what was so great about having a mom pick you up from school?

He had always thought it was childish, something that made kids look weak, too dependent.

He had felt cooler being one of the few who was picked up by a professional driver, like some VIP. It had made him stand out.

But now, standing there, watching Brian’s mom scoop him up into a tight hug before leading him toward their car, Alex felt a strange weight settle in

his chest.

His fingers curled slightly around the strap of his backpack.

Maybe he had been wrong.

Maybe having your mom pick you up wasn’t childish at all.

Maybe it meant something.

Maybe it meant you were “wanted“.

The sound of an approaching engine snapped him out of his thoughts.

His driver had finally arrived.

Without a word, Alex climbed into the backseat, shutting the door with more force than necessary.

As the car pulled away from the school, he turned his head slightly, watching through the tinted window as Brian, still grinning from ear to ear, climbed into the car with his mom beside him.

They were laughing about something. Brian looked completely at ease, completely “happy“.

Alex averted his gaze.

Pulling out his phone, he scrolled through his contacts until he found Nora’s number.

hovered over the call button for a

didn’t press

if willing it to give him an answer

a few seconds, he sighed and scrolled down,

Dad…

thinking too much, he tapped the screen and held the phone to his ear.

times before

there was an undertone of understanding in

Alex swallowed. “Uhm.”

let out a small chuckle on the other end. “Missing Mom?”

a cushion as

furrowed in deep thought, the weight of a child’s dilemma pressing

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he murmured, his voice barely above a whisper. “But if I call

answer today,”

eyes lit up. “Really?”

Arnold suggested gently:

the call button. The phone rang once,

“Hello?”

was hesitation in it.

Mom I miss you. Are you coming home today? I

A long, heavy pause stretched between

her hand on

seconds later, she snapped back to her senses and said, “I’m still at the

gonna come

as he came to her,

earlier stumble and fall on his head had cast some shadow over

him in her tone, “I’ll be home later, let’s have

heard the hum of

door, Alex threw himself into her

“Mommy!”

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