three episode 3 – Dapalace

♥️T.H.R.E.E♥️

THEME: {Where do I belong??}

✍️Written By Precious Pinky✍️

?Don’t Copy Or Repost?

❣️Episode 03❣️

?Gwen’s pov?

“Why are you just coming back home by this time?” Mother asked as soon as I walked throu-ghthe doors.

I stared at the wall clock and it was just 9pm, should that be regarded as being late?

I let out a de-ep breath, stuffing my hands into my pan-ts pocket. “I’m sorry.”

She furrowed her brows at me as if in confusion. “Did you just apologized for being late?” Why the hell does she sound so surprise about it? Don’t I apologize whenever I do something wrong?

“Well yes?” I don’t know if that was even the right word to say right now. I’m so confuse with this sudden behavior of hers.

“That… that’s new.” She muttered und-er her breath. “How was school?” She now asked sitting down on a single couch.

Wait, was mom just asking me about school? What if she’d changed her mind? What if she wasn’t going to ship me off to New York with dad anymore? What if everything goes back to the way they’d always been!!?

What if?

I shrugged. “Not bad.” I was going to go upstairs when she spoke again, making me stop right on my track.

“Your father will be here by tomorrow.” She announced, lowering her gaze to the ground. “I’ve made all of the necessary arrangements for your leave.”

I ran my w-et tongue over my dried li-ps. “So you are being serious.”

“Gwen, I’m doing this for you. No mother will be happy to see her daughter behave this way. I hate being asked if you are a girl or boy? It’s annoying!”

“I never knew I was this ‘embarra-ssing,’” I air quoted the word using my fingers. “I mean, why else will my own mother be this eager to ship me off to an unknown land?” I muttered und-er my breath.

“I am not shipping you off, Gwendolyn. And besides it is not an unknown land. Your father was born and bred in Brooklyn, so apparently, that’s equally your hometown.” She stated.

“Brooklyn?” I repeated.

“It’s a part in New York City.” She said to me.

“Yeah, I know. But,,,I don’t want to go. I don’t know anyone there. Mom, I love Boston. It’s my home, my life! I can’t just leave and forget about my friends, school…everything.” I said, pleadingly.

“Brooklyn is also your home!” Mother sighed. “I just want you to change environment… I don’t know maybe it will help you act more like a lady.”

“I am a lady!” I said, throwing my hands in the air in frustration.

“Then act like one!” She stood up to her feet. “I don’t want a male child, Gwen. I’m happy having a female child so why must you be this way?”

“Mom, do you think shipping off to New York will change me?” That question have been going on and on in my head and honestly, I haven’t gotten a reasonable answer. Yet.

Acting like a boy was my choice, my real me and it wasn’t because of my environment, or the kind of friends I hang out with,,,so why does mom think shipping me off will do the magic?

And come to think of it, will dad do a better job in changing me? He loves me with the way I am regardless of how I dress, behave or mingle with people. He doesn’t see me as an embarra-ssment like mom does. He even got me a motorbike! Like come on, what exactly is mom thinking!?

She hesitate a little. “I…I don’t know, okay? But I hope it does.”

“Mom…” I began but she cuts me off immediately.

“This is for your own good, dear. Trust me.”

I shake my head vigorously, taking a step away from her. “I…No, it’s for your own benefit.” I fired.

“GWENDOLYN!” She called, sternly.

“What? Isn’t that the truth? Or am I not an embarra-ssment? I mean, there’s no other way to get rid of me than to ship me off to New York! Fine!” I snapped. “I will leave with dad whenever he’s ready. And I also hope New York change me to the perfect daughter you want!” I walked pa-ssed her but suddenly stopped and turned around to look at her, she was staring at me as well. “When you spoke to me when I walked in, I thought you were going to tell me that you’ve changed your mind and that I wasn’t an embarra-ssment…I thought you were going to tell me how happy and glad you are to have me as a daughter…” I shook my head calmly. “But what was I thinking? It’s been a week we spoke to each other ever since you told me about that reckless plan of yours,,,why exactly did I even expect or think that you’ve suddenly changed your mind?” I turned around and walked away, leaving her in shock? I don’t know but I hope her conscience judge her forever…. okay, I take that word back.

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#New York City.

?Alexis’s pov?

“Ahhh! Oh, yes! fu-ck!” It feels so weird watching this people have se-x!

How does Brenden or the girls do it? Like I mean, how do they watch porn and not feel weird about it?

This is absolutely crazy! As much as I want to figure out the problem to why I can’t mo-an while having se-x with Rowan, it still feels weird and stupid doing this shit.

But,,,this is the only thing I could think of. It’s quite better than being a cheater!

In case you are wondering what I mean by that…well this is what I mean,,,,

|FLASHBACK|

“HELL NAH! THERE’S NO fu-ckING WAY I’M GOING TO DO THAT SHIT!” I said at the top of my voice, shaking my head vigorously.

“I knew you weren’t going to like the idea.” Kathy mumbled und-er her breath, gobbling on her drink.

“Why will you even suggest that, Kathy?” I asked her.

“I was only trying to help.” She said to me, shrugging.

“Asking me to cheat on my boyfriend isn’t helping.” I half-yelled, glaring at her.

How can my ‘suppose best friend’ advice me to cheat on my boyfriend? Crazy, right?

According to her she’s only trying to help and I get it but I can’t do what she suggested. I can’t fu-cksome random guy just to see how I respond to the fu-cking se-x!

“Take a chill pill, Lexi. It was only a harmless suggestion and honestly, I see nothing bad in it.” Pearl said.

“Are you kidding me right now, Pearl? Are you guys seriously encouraging me to cheat on Rowan?”

“No.” Pearl replied.

“We are only encouraging you to figure this damn thing and correct things in your fu-cked up relationship.” Kathy added.

“fu-cked up?” I repeated.

She let out a de-ep sigh. “It wasn’t suppose to come out that way. I’m sorry but come on, I’m sure Rowan wouldn’t mind.”

“I don’t care! All I know is I’m not going to cheat on him. Never. I love Rowan to even think about doing that shit.”

“No doubt that you love him but see this as trying to work your relationship out with him. You are…”

“Shut up, Kathy.” I cut her off immediately. “I’m not cheating on Rowan and that’s final.”

“You’ve said that like how many times…?” Pearl pretend to be thinking about an answer then said. “Close to hundred times.”

“Ha-ha, very funny.” I rolled my eyes, huffing.

“So what do you want to do? Keep fu-cking him without mo-aning?” Kathy raised a questioning brow at me.

I stayed quiet, shrugging my shoulders. I don’t know what to do now but I obviously wasn’t going to take Kathy’s advice.

“Then go with mine.” Pearl said, smiling.

“What?” Kathy and I questioned her in unison.

“Watch porn, girl. Get expo-se.” She giggled. “You can’t count that as cheating, or can you?”

|END OF FLASHBACK|

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Pearl was right, watching porn can’t be counted as being cheating so I decided to go with her suggestion,,,honestly I’m getting bored watching this video right now.

Their mo-ans, the creaking sound the bed was making due to their moving bodies was making me uncomfortable.

How was the girl doing it? How was she mo-aning to the se-x? Is it because she was enjoying the se-x?

I was still confuse and trust me I hate feeling this damn way!

“I can see you are studying.” I heard a voice say from behind making me slam the lid of my laptop shut without hesitation.

I turned around to find Brenden staring at me with a smirk on his face.

“fu-ck!” I cursed out loud. “There’s a reason why a door is in every room, stupid. You are suppose to knock and not barge in like that.”

“I knocked but you were obviously too busy,” He wriggled his brows at the laptop. “to hear.”

I got up to my feet, glaring at him. “Stupid. Wait,,,what are you even doing in here?”

“Me? Oh, I’m here to inform you that your lovely dad will be returning home today.” He announced, stuffing his hands into his pan-ts pocket.

“That’s great. Does mom knows yet?” I asked, smiling.

“How else will I know if she didn’t tell me? Or do you think he will call me just to inform me about his return?” He questioned in annoyance.

In case you guys haven’t noticed…Brenden and dad aren’t in good terms. They are always arguing over everything!

According to dad, Brenden is useless and a failure. I don’t know, was that a normal thing for a father to say to his child? No, right?

Mother have tried her best to talk things out with them but neither of them listened. Trust me I tried as well but damn, those two are so stubborn.

Sometimes,,,I think I was the cause of everything. Each time they argued, dad always compared Brenden to me. He always ask him to be more like me…Brenden might not show it but I know it hates me for that.

“Brenden…” I called out but as if he already knows what I was going to say, he interrupted.

“I’m going out. I promised Arthur and Davis to hang out with them.” He said.

“But we all need to be around to welcome dad home.” I reasoned out.

“I will be home soon and besides I don’t think he’s going to care whether or not I’m around to welcome him. After all his precious daughter is there.” He smiled.

“Brenden, stop saying that.” I said pleadingly.

“Hey, stop acting this way… it’s weird.” He laughs. “I should get going,” His gaze darted down to my laptop. “Are you enjoying se-x with Rowan?”

I practically choked on my own saliva. I started coughing. “Wha….what are you…talking about?”

“Stop acting dumb, Lexi. Why else will you be watching porn?”

“Um…” He was changing the subject and damn, he’s doing a good job at it. “Everyone watch porn. You too. And that doesn’t mean they don’t enjoy se-x with their lover! Or is that why you watch porn?”

“Baby, I don’t have a lover and secondly, no girl will ever say she don’t enjoy my se-x. You can ask the girls in school. Especially Luna.” He winked.

“Luna? Who…wait, you mean Lena? The leader of the cheerleaders?”

He shrugged. “Maybe. Tell me, is Rowan…”

I quickly cut him off. “Are you not meeting the boys again?”

“The boys? What boys? And why should I meet them?”

“You…you just said you promised to hang out with the boys today.” I pointed out.

“Me? I…oh! Yeah. I did said that. Tsk, Arthur must be waiting for me. The two of…”

“You mean three?” I corrected.

“Three? No, it’s…” Why was he acting strange? Or was dad return doing this to him?

“Are you okay?” I asked worriedly.

“Of course. Um, I should get going.” He turned to leave but stopped and turned back to look at me. I was so worried about my brother right now? Was he okay? “Go on with your study, baby sis.” He winked, smirking.

I grabbed a pillow and threw it at him but he was already gone, laughing out loud so I could obviously hear him. “IDIOT!” That jerk just knows how to ruin the mood.

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?Brenden’s pov?

“IDIOT!” I heard her say which only made me laugh har-der .

I walked towards my bedroom and got in, gradually the smile on my face faded away and was replaced with a de-ep frown.

Why was he coming back home?

I know I should be happy, like seriously every child will be happy about their father return but that child wasn’t me.

He always have a way of ruining my mood even only hearing about his return has ruin my mood.

I don’t get why ‘my father’ hates me this much.

He complains about every single thing I do!

Either he complains about my dressing, or about the way I talk, or about my grades, or about my friends, or about my hairstyle…he even complains about my name!

Who the hell named me Brenden then?

To him, I was a failure….a useless son. And Alexis, his precious daughter was his everything. His best child. The perfect child unlike me.

I dug out my phone from my pocket and dialled Arthur’s number, it rung for a while but after the third ring, it was answered.

“Hey, man!” He greeted cheerfully.

“Do you mind if we hang out?”

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“Let me guess, your dad is coming back home soon?”

“You know me too well.” I laughed, taking a large gulp from the drink.

“Does Alexis know?” Arthur asked.

“Yeah. I told her.” I answered.

“She must be very happy.” He sighed. “I knew something was up when you invited me for a drink and besides the way you sounded on the phone doesn’t sound like the usual you.”

“I know.” I responded, huffing.

“But you know,,,you and your father needs to talk things out. Who knows maybe things will be different if you guys do.” He suggested.

I shook my head calmly. “I doubt. I can never be perfect for my father, Arthur. Even when I was little, he hated me. He complains about every little thing I do and sometimes I question myself if I’m truly his son.”

“You can’t say that, Brenden.” He muttered und-er his breath.

“Why not? I mean, It’s very obvious.” I shrugged.

“No one is perfect….Alexis isn’t perfect too.”

“Maybe not but I’m nothing compared to her.” I ran my fingers over my hair, dishevelling it in the process. “I’m just…”

“Brenden…” I quickly cut him off.

“Let’s drop this conversation, dude. It’s very boring.” I stood up to my feet. “I see a girl over there, I need to speak with her.” I winked.

“Is this your way of avoiding this discussion?” Arthur questioned me.

I shrugged. “It’s my way of having a little fun before going to hell.” With that I walked away to meet a young elegant lady at the bar.

Honestly, it was my way of avoiding the discussion. I mean, what’s there to talk about other than the fact that my father hates me?

There’s obviously nothing to talk about!

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#Boston.

?Gwen’s pov?

I was done packing my stuffs. I sat down on the bed, letting out a de-ep breath of tiredness and frustration.

I will be leaving for Brooklyn tomorrow so I should at least get prepared for the journey.

I wonder if dad is okay with the sudden arrangement. I wonder if he really wants me to live with me. Won’t he see me as a burden?

My phone dinged which signifies a new text message. I grabbed my phone from the bed and clic-ked on my WhatsApp.

Nathan?️?️?: Hope your mother didn’t murder you?:-)

Eddie♥️♥️♥️?: Why will she do that?:-)

Nathan?️?️?: She returned home late, remember? Don’t forget she’s a girl:-)

Ed♥️♥️♥️?: Shouldn’t I be the one to tell you that? You are always the one forgetting that she’s a girl:-)

Ken??✌️: Where is Gwen?:-)

It was silent for a while until Ed sent a reply.

Ed♥️♥️♥️?: Probably having a heated argument with her mother?:-)

Nathan?️?️?: Or sleeping??:-)

Ken??✌️: Guys, I was thinking, what if we meet Gwen’s mother and plead on Gwen’s behave. Maybe if we promise her not to let Gwen fight, she won’t ship her off again:-)

I rolled my eyes at that. What kind of friends do I even have? Do they seriously think I’m not seeing this shit? And what made them think that mom would listen to them if they speak to her? I won’t be surprise if they are one of the reasons why mom was shipping me off to New York.

Ed♥️♥️♥️?: Tsk, what are you even saying, Ken? How can we make such a huge promise?:-)

Ken??✌️: What do you mean?:-)

Nathan?️?️?: He means Gwen is a fighter and nothing will ever change her. Sometimes I wonder if she’s really a girl?:-)

Ed♥️♥️♥️?: Guys!:-)

Just then he sent another message again.

Ed♥️♥️♥️?: We seem to have forgotten something. What if Gwen logs in and sees all of this messages about her?:-)

Now is the time to reveal myself to those three jerks.

Me❣️❣️: You should have thought of that before saying shit!:-). I replied, bringing my legs und-erneath my body.

Ed♥️♥️♥️?: Oh, you are here:-)

Me❣️❣️: ??:-)

Ken??✌️: Oh, Gwen. I actually didn’t say anything. Trust me:-)

Nathan?️?️?: Liar!!!:-)

Before I know it, they began arguing unnecessarily, making me laugh.

I love my friends and I will miss them so much. They are just so… precious and important to me. I wish they could leave with me to New York but clearly that was impossible!

Ed♥️♥️♥️?: You guys are all betrayers! Traitors!!!?:-)

Ken??✌️: And you are?:-)

They continued arguing. I let out a de-ep sigh,,,will this be the best opportunity to tell them? They should know that I’ve accepted to leave with dad when he comes.

After all, they are my best friends.

Me❣️❣️: I’m leaving tomorrow:-)

Silence!

Ed♥️♥️♥️?: WHAT!? ARE YOU KIDDING?:-)

Nathan?️?️?: Please be joking. Wait, you’ve accepted?:-)

Me❣️❣️: I have no other choice, guys. Mom refused to change her mind and there’s absolutely nothing I can do about it:-)

Ken??✌️: And you will be leaving tomorrow?:-)

Me❣️❣️: Dad is coming tomorrow…so I guess I’m leaving:-). They were hurt as much as I am but I want them to bear this at the back of their minds,,,no matter where I go…no matter how long I stay apart from them….they will forever be my best friends and yes, that was a promise.

#To Be Continued

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I’m so sorry for the late update, guys. I’ve been so busy and that’s why I have little time to think of a chapter. Do you know how long I rack my brain for just this chapter? Damn, it’s not easy, trust me. I was just writing and cancelling over and over until this one came along. I’m really sorry, guys. That reminds me, are you guys enjoying this story at all? Because honestly I’m not happy with the likes and comments I’m receiving lately. It’s so discouraging and annoying. If you aren’t enjoying the story, just say it so I can change it. But if you want the story to go on then encourage me with 1k likes, 50 comments and 20 shares.

If I don’t get that before the end of the day,,,I will see it that you guys don’t like the story and change it to something else.

~ I can’t just wait for Gwen to go to New York and meet those two siblings until then the story has just begun!

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Lots of Love:-Pinky.