The Principal's Son

PROLOGUE - Grey

Grey Emerson 

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I grew up at a rich , high class , sophisticated family.

I'm the only son , sometimes I wish they had many kids so the pressure on me , would have been less .

You know , it pisses me off when my dad aka the principal of Logan High School , points his fingers at me and say "Your a black sheep of our family, Grey

Never once in million years , I thought my son will turn up like this ."

Me and him , don't get along ,we used to try but now , we are like the opposite poles . If he says right , I will definitely say left.

So , my name is Grey and I hate it when people call me ,Mr.Emerson , I feel like I'm about to die out of my old age problems

You might know me as a bad boy , horrible person , a jerk or as an asshole , Oh yeah, maybe as The Principal's Son .

I wasn't always this rebellious

I didn't wanted to turn up like this ………

When my dad decided to send me to the boys boarding school when I was in my primary grade , I thought he hated me that he want's me to go away .I mean , I'm his only son , why can't I stick around my family ?

Those were the questions ,popping out of my mind , but I had no choice , I was just a small kid

But the best part was, coming home every summer to spend time with my family

Especially my mum

My mom was the greatest angel you could ever meet

When I wanted a cell phone and my dad literally didn't even hear my request completely, it was her who bought me an iPhone, as a gift for my birthday

She always knew what I wanted , even before I could ask her ,she knew it , she knew me like a mirror

Whenever i used come home , for my summer break she used to take me on this dinners , vacations ,picnic ,movies

It used be just my mom and me

And I used to look forward for it, throughout the year

Every day ,striking the days as I count and await for my holidays.

She used to always take my back , no matter what

Every day , she used to tell me that she loved me

"I love you Grey baby "

That's what she used to say before kissing me goodnight

But I never thought or imagined , one day I'm going to come home for my summer and she will not be there for me

Waiting for me , to pick me up , to take me out or mainly to tell me that she loves me

I was sixteen when I got a call, in the middle of my class

I was asked to leave immediately , to home

A part of me was freaking out

I thought, damn what will it be ?

My parents getting a divorce?

Hell yeah, being with a person like my dad really sucks and divorce, single parenting is like common

So I was expecting that

Or maybe , my dad got into some accident and got like a memory loss ?

If so , I would have be the happiest son

Those were the thoughts running in my sixteen year old brain

But the day , was something unimaginable

I saw my mum , on the hospital bed ,breathing with the help of a ventilator

When she saw me at the door , she raised her hands , a bit high ,calling me

But I couldn't take a step further

It felt like someone had crashed my whole world , upside down and I was holding on to the pieces

My dad had to drag me down to her , I didn't know what was happening anymore

I felt like , it was delusional

She kissed my knuckles as she smiled one last time at me

I stared down at her beautiful face , while tears flew down from her eyes , but yet she was smiling

She was smiling for me

"I love you Grey Baby " she mouthed at me and before I could tell her

That I love her too

That I need her

I want her

And not to leave me

She was gone

She didn't give me a chance to tell her something

She didn't

I wanted to scream to the world , that I love her and I want her back .I wanted to cry in her arms , asking her not to leave me , I wanted to beg her

But not even a tear dropped down my eyes

I felt numb

I couldn't process what just happened

I had spoken to her , just the previous night

She told me , that she loves me and she will be there whenever I need her

But did she break her promise already ?

Because she left

She's no more

I sat at the first row, at her funeral everyone walked towards me ,telling me there condolences and there sympathetic words

But it didn't reach my heart

Because a part of me was gone

My mother had a blood cancer

She was in the hospital from past six months

Why didn't she tell me ?

I could have been there for her

Was I a bad son ?

I know , I'm not a good person

But when it had come to my mum , I was the best version of myself

When they asked me to share my memories with her , I couldn't utter a word

I ran away , outside the church

I never ran that fast in my whole life

Like I was running towards something.

And I can never forget that day

It's been two years since , she left me

Two years since , I'm leading this life all by myself

You know everybody seeks a way to ease there pain out

But in my case , it's not the pain I'm easing out

But it's me, she didn't choose me to stay with her like how a good son should have

I don't have a reason to wake up every morning

And I don't find anything enticing in life

That's what changed me , to the person I am now

And forget about my dad

I don't even know , anything about him

Except that he pays the bill

I don't understand why I do some things

You know , like drunk and drive when your loaded with cocaine

When all this illusions starts in your brain , it feels like your riding a unicorn

And I love that feeling

I know , I was damn high to even stand on my feet

I shouldn't have drove the car that day

But , as I told , I always do opposite to what others expect me to do

I didn't know where I was going , my vision started to get blurred

I mean , I got back to my dorm safely the first two times

So I thought, nothing will happen

It was just a crazy drive

But third time , I hit a lady, a old woman

And I didn't stop to see if she was alive

I drove away

My father pulled so many strings , to make sure I don't end up in the prison , I was released with a warning and under observation on my head

I'm supposed to help in the public hospital after my school for three months

If I fail to do so or I am involved in any kind of malpractice, my warning will be taken off and boom

I'll be arrested

If I repeat the same , I would go to the prison , that's nuts

So my great father , had me transfer school

And brought me all the way back home and joined me at his own school , so he can monitor me

I don't know , what's worst

Whether me hitting a old lady or me ended up with my dad finally

Because both seems awful to me

So I packed my bags and drove home , my dad following me from behind my car

It's been two years since I came home

Because, I can't

Every inch of this place shouts me about the women, who brought me up

And the way she held the house

Me and my dad together

I trace down our family picture on the wall

I had almost forgotten her smile , the way those dimples fell on her cheeks

"Grey , go to bed

The school starts here at eight in the morning "

I close my eyes , as I hear my dad's voice

I'm not sure , how I'm going to survive here and the school run by him

And yeah , great because now everyone will call me

"The Principal's son "