From Divorce To Revelation

This is my first time writing anything and posting it online. So go easy on me and please do recommend suggestions so I can get better at this.

Thank you.

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"Bwahahaha!! Yes!!! Oooh they are going to be so pissed after to this one."

The person who is laughing like some maniac and a third-rate movie villain looking himself at the mirror is my father Sam. Well he was actually not this bad until recently. Not until my mom announced her marriage with his best friend awhile back.

He started doing these weird internet pranks in their house's yard with the help of my brother.

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Hey, hi I'm Riley

I'm the oldest of the twin pack that my mom has produced with the help of my father. My brother Rhodey came a minute and a half after me. We are not identical twins, but we look similar to each other.

We are like any other family used to be happy but that changed when our parents decided to get divorced during our sophomore year of high school due to reasons unknown. Yeah, how suspicious. I mean how can a loving couple who are ready to die for each other suddenly claim that they don't have enough love to keep their marriage together.

We both accepted it even though it hurt when they told us about their decision. But what caught our eye was that our father stopped talking to my mom and behaved like she was not even living us anymore.

Mom moved out once the divorce was filed and bought a house a block from our home. She is working as GM in a well-known company and had shares in it so we knew she could afford it. Both me and Rhodey knew we couldn't convince them to stay together just because we wanted to so we just accepted it.

After a couple of weeks, we met uncle Benj, dad's best friend "Benjamin Walker", in mom's patio sipping his evening coffee wearing a robe.

Uncle Benjamin was dad's only friend who visited us more frequently. At first, he was fun to hangout with but as time went on both me and my brother decided to avoid him. Mom said that he was introduced to her by dad when they were in the second year of dating. She said that he was the one whom our father knew inside out.

It was weird to see him like that but it became weirder seeing him acting lovey-dovey with my mother.

We went home and told dad about it, and his response was a simple shrug. It was like he knew that was meant to be happened.

So....Here we are, dad started doing these pranks just to get back at the betrayal caused by mom and uncle Benj. That's the reason us twins came up with, but he always behaved civil with them in the public and was happy that mom moved on with life pretty quickly. He made these statements whenever we met during our family outing or my dance shows or Rhodey's baseball games.

Now that we are in our final semester of our high school life and all of our friends and us twins are grinding to score the best that we could in our SAT's we decided to have a group study in our home. My friends were happy that I get to see my mother's wedding again and both my dress and Rhodey's tux got delivered yesterday so we did some fashion walk in front of our friends and we had a great time. It was in the evening when all our friends had left for their homes we waited for dad to come home so we could have dinner.

Me and my brother were lying on the couch and discussing on how to be dignified in the wedding, that's what our grandpa said to us while he visited mom. "Still can't believe mom asked you to walk her down the aisle just because grandpa can't be there due to some business. That's straight disrespect to dad and she didn't even cover it just straight face asked you in front of him" I told my brother.

"Hey, what can I do other than accepting it. She caught me off-guard by that question I simply replied ok I'll do it", replied Rhodey.

"What's taking dad so long" I whispered and dialled his number but it went straight to the voice mail.

"Hey do you think dad is at mom's doing one of those pranks again" I asked my brother looking at him.

"Oh shit!! That's worse mom was angry when she found the word "BITCH" mowed on her front porch. She clearly gave dad warning that she would complain it to the association.

"What are gonna do if that's the case, dad could be asked to leave the community if this gets out of hand" I told him.

"We should go and check if our assumptions are true and need to stop dad before it gets too late."Rhodey replied and got up from the couch and went to get his hoodie while I got my keys for the car.

We both got into my car and we drove to mom's. We spotted dad's car in mom's driveway. We got out and Rhodey gave a quick call to dad and we could see his phone lit up in his car. So, we knew he forgot his phone in the car.

We were going through the front door when we heard a sudden bang coming from the back of the house. We both rushed through front yard towards the back patio where we could hear loud voices and we were sure those belonged to mom.

When we got to the back door we could hear " the divorce got fucking finalised and you don't give shit about it, God dammit Sam did you even loved me??" mom asked dad furiously.

"That's the reason I am here and listening to you ranting like a bitch" replied dad. Yeah sorry about that mom said sarcastically. "Listen I am so sick of you acting like everything is fine and you behaving like a forgiving person. I am well... Was married to you for 18 years for Christ's sake I know what you are thinking." Said mom.

"Really, so if you know me so well then why didn't you even think about how I would feel when you were fucking your brains out that too with my best friend. Didn't I even appeared in your consciousness while you were spreading your legs to that dumb idiot" asked dad furiously.

Right outside the back door both me and Rhodey were stunned to discover mom's infidelity with uncle Benj. My eyes started getting glassy listening to my parent about mom's cheating. I felt bad for dad on how he was going through with the cheater's betrayal.

My brother's voice bought me back from my deep thoughts. "Wait so then mom asked me to give her to that fucker Benj in wedding!! What the fuck!! She basically asked us participate in their cheating/scam marriage plan. Now I feel like shit accepting her proposal." Exclaimed Rhodey.

"Look I'm sorry, I have apologized to you several times and even agreed to visit counselling with you but you never approved of it. You just had to get divorced and move away from me", we could hear mom saying it to dad.

"That's it enough of this discussion, if you're gonna spout this nonsense right now I'm gonna leave and you're going to get married to that piece of shit in a week and a half so why are angry now. You got what you wanted" replied dad.

"I don't want to get married, I only did it because the kids saw him here and he just suddenly proposed to me. Fuck!! Even my parents did not approve him to be their new son in law." Mom stated.

"So, did you just called me to whine about your problems. Because I don't give a shit. He's your problem now. The kids are preparing for their tests and I need to bring them dinner so I'm leaving." Dad reasoned.

"Wait!! Please all I'm asking you is to give me another chance I was foolish to accept that idiot's flirting and got seduced by him, I'm really sorry about that. Please give a chance I'll be the wife you'll be proud of." pleaded mom.

Me and Rhodey peeked into the room from the backdoor window and saw mom pushing herself onto dad and pressing his dick through his pants with her hand.

"I know you haven't slept with anybody from what the kids say to me while they visit. So, relax and give me a chance to make up for the things I did to you and forgive me." Mom told dad seductively.

I'm really disgusted by your... Dad's sentence got cut short by a loud shout from the doorway.

What the fuck is happening here!!! Shouted that motherfucker Benjamin.

"Oh, you're here, I thought you wouldn't be visiting me because of your late evening meeting. What brings you here?" Mom asked Benjamin.

"What do you mean what brings me here, we're gonna be married in week and you are getting close to your ex-husband now. What is wrong with you woman. And why is heck is this retard here anyways." Said an angry Benj.

"I don't care that you two argue or not but watch your puny mouth shit face I'll really mess you up if you can't control your fucking tongue of yours." said dad coldly.

Hearing dad's cold voice sent shivers down Benj's spine. He stepped back.

We were just standing outside the backdoor and looking at the scene unfold which was looking bit from one of those Korean films. There was a lot silence and followed by ragged breathing from Benj.

"Look I only accepted your marriage proposal to just piss my husband, so why don't you go home so we could continue with our conversation." Mom said to Benjamin with a calm voice.

"Oh my god, I really can't believe what I'm listening to right now. After all the effort I put into seducing you and spreading your legs for me and the trouble I went to propose to you in front of your kids so you would just accept it without rejecting, now you want to reconcile with the bastard who kicked you out of his house for your cheating" said Benj feeling tensed that he was going to lose mom.

"No one kicked me out of the house, I simply left not to disturb the kids with our fights and I accepted the divorce just to let my husband know that I was indeed sorry for my mistake. But accepting your marriage proposal and seeing you after I moved out was my mistake. I should have simply rejected you while you were getting down on your knee" mom replied calmly.

Fuck you woman, I am done with this shit drama and am done with fucking you. I should have set sights on Riley when she turned 18, instead of flirting with you. I could have scored with her and would have had her as my b.... Benj's words were caught in his mouth when dad threw him a punch on his jaw.

It took some time for me to register Benj's words in my brain before I could even react Rhodey opened the backdoor and ran inside. I quickly followed him inside and saw mom hitting Benjamin with her flip flops meanwhile both Rhodey and dad were kicking him while that shit-face was on the ground wincing in pain.

My mother was the first one to notice me and my brother. She just looked at me and my teary face and ran towards me to give me a hug. She was crying and apologising at the same time. I didn't even know for what she apologising because she needs to do that for many things.

Both Rhodey and dad kicked that idiot out of the house and I think dad gave him some kind of threat because he ran away with wet pants.

Both dad and my brother came inside the house and hugged me and we all sat on the dining table together for the first time since their divorce.

First was mom who spoke up. "I am really sorry for what you had to listen to from that shitty mouth of that bastard. I knew he was a snake but I got tempted by his compliments and cheated on your father. I will accept your hate for me because I'm the reason that tore our happy and satisfied family. I have been apologising to your father from that day itself but he never accepted it so I moved out to not disturb you from your important time of your life."

Rhodey was the next one to speak, why did you ask me to give you to that nasty sleaze ball for your wedding. He stated crying.

"This is the only time I will accept that kind of language from you young man. And for your question I was pressurized by him. He wanted the wedding to be grand and perfect. But your grandpa made it very clear that he will be not present in the wedding so his next option was you I was not really up for it but he made me ask you. For that I'm sorry," Replied mom.

Were you really going to marry him? I asked her.

She looked at me with a sad smile, I was not. The reason I called your father here was to actually talk him into fucking me so that sleaze ball would see me with your father and he would cancel the wedding. How funny will it be to cheat on the cheater with my ex-husband. Mom replied with a sad smile.

Me and Rhodey started to laugh while still crying imagining that idiot's face while he was looking at mom and dad together a few minutes back.

"I have betrayed your father's trust and yours as well. I couldn't even think about the consequences of my cheating while I was doing it but I am ready to face them now. Your father is a kind man even though he found my infidelity he just talked calmly and asked for simple divorce so he could move on and that's what I did. I am sorry you found out about our situation like this for this I apologize." Replied mom.

During the whole conversation dad didn't even speak a single word. He just sat there like a statue and listened to every word that his family spoke between them.

Finally, he stated "I am sorry for bringing this mess into your lives, for bringing that piece of shit into our lives. I should have cut ties with him when I knew everything about this personality but I thought that's what made him what he was. I knew about his inferior complex towards me but I simply thought that it would help him to grow further. And I even knew his infatuation with your mother and my wife but I simply thought it would end with respect but that was foolish of me."

"Now that I think about all this mess it was me who broke this family by bringing him into our lives. I'm sorry for that." Dad looked directly into mom's eyes while saying it.

Mom started to cry heavily while covering her mouth. And as soon as dad completed his sentence she stood up and ran across the table to hug him and sobbed bitterly. He just hugged her and wept with her until all our stomachs started to rumble. Mom laughed and Rhodey got up from the chair and went to dad and took his purse and removed a couple of 20s and announced that he is going to get us pizza. I offered that I would help him with it to give our parents some time.

We both came back after an hour with fresh hot pies. We saw mom and dad shifted to the couch in the main area. They were both sitting separately and were quiet. We brought the pizza to the counter in front of the couch and placed them on it. Mom got up and brought the plates and we ate.

We finished our dinner and were deciding if all three of us are crashing here or going home. Dad told us that we are spending the night there and he will be sleeping on the couch. Mom started to contest him but he simply showed mom his palm that it was time to stop this and go to bed.

We went to our beds and slept. I got up to the smell of bacon and rushed to the dining area. Rhodey was already there munching on it. Mom was smiling seeing both me and her son sitting on the table waiting for her to serve fresh bacon and eggs. It has been months eating fresh hot mom's food early in the morning.

Both me and my brother were laughing and making jokes to keep mom smiling and we were satisfied to see her happy.

Dad was sipping his coffee sitting on the far end of the table and was just watching us. Mom served us our plates and we started munching on it. She then served dad his potion and went to sit beside him.

We ate while talking to each other. I was surprised to see dad talking to mom again instead of those weird voices he used to make in the past. I thought that our parents were back together and smiled looking at my brother. He smiled back and I think he thought of the same thing.

We finished our breakfast and just sat at the table after putting dishes in the washer. Dad began to say something and suddenly I could see mom tense up. She looked at him hopefully.

I was suddenly intrigued by mom's behaviour and looked at dad directly.

Dad began to say, "Both me and your mom talked yesterday about the future of our family when you both went to get pizzas. We concluded that we should stay separated for the time being. And look at what is ahead of us as individuals."

"What!!" rhodey shouted. Mom just sat there silently and started to cry.

He stated that he couldn't trust mom again after her tryst with his friend and for that he apologized. He said that we both will be staying with her form today so that we could keep her company and decided to leave.

So, here I am in a dilemma to argue with dad or to just stay calm and respect his decision. So, I choose the second one. I got up and went to him and hugged him tightly. He returned the hug with the same intensity.

Rhodey also did the same and announced that he will be going with dad to bring things which are required for us to stay with mom from our house.

Dad stood and went near mom and helped her to get up and hugged her. She apologised to dad again and he kept his finger on her lips and shushed her.

He kissed her on the forehead and told her something which made her look up straight into his eyes. She just covered her mouth and whispered thank you faintly.

Dad and Rhodey left and he came back with the things which we both required and mom was happy that atleast didn't leave her.

Rhodey told her that she has apologised enough and needs to face the path which she had chosen herself. She just nodded her head and went inside to get ready for work and we both did the same for school.

EPILOGUE

Me and Rhodey both cleared our SAT and got ourselves some good colleges. We decided to go to different ones based on our career preferences and both mom and dad were happy with our decisions.

Especially dad because he was certain that his son had bombed his test and already talked to one of this company partners to hire him for the job straight after high school. But was happy he cleared it and got into his preferred college.

And as for my parents, they didn't get back together and both chose to stay single. Dad did buy 2 tickets to Hawaii and that he intended to go with someone but who's gonna get that other ticket will be a surprise for our family.