After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

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.

the call button for a moment.

didn’t

staring at the screen as if willing it to give him an answer to a question he

he sighed and

Dad…

much, he tapped the screen and held the phone to his

few times before a familiar voice answered.

voice was casual, but there was

Alex swallowed. “Uhm.”

on the other end. “Missing Mom?”

a while. His small hands curled around a

the weight of a child’s dilemma

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miss Mom,” he murmured, his voice barely above a whisper. “But if I

“She’ll answer today,” he said

lit up. “Really?”

suggested gently:

once, twice…. his heart thudded in anticipation. Then, the line clicked.

“Hello?”

in it. Alex didn’t

you’d answer the phone! Mom I miss you. Are you

long, heavy pause stretched

and her hand on

back to her senses and said, “I’m still at the office,

Mommy! I’m gonna come get you

squeezed her heart. He truly believed that as long as he came to her, she would be there. That no matter

Alex’s earlier stumble and fall on his head had cast some shadow

to him in her

the hum of an approaching car. His ears were sharp, attuned to

Nora opened the door, Alex threw himself into her arms.

“Mommy!”