THE SMITHS/C6 Chapter 6
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C6 Chapter 6

“Even before his body was exposed to the cold, he was in shock,” The doctor who had come to check on Midas informed Mr. Smith, Mrs. Grace, Mr. Frederick after they had sat down in the smaller living room to talk.

“As someone with an allergy to cold, his immune system overreacted and generated substances that amplified his allergy symptoms. This resulted in him having difficulties breathing at the time, a state of shock, and fainting. There’s no cause for alarm, I gave him some medication so he’ll be fine. I’ll also be back tomorrow to see how he’s doing,” The doctor explained.

“Thank you so much, Doctor,” Ma’am Grace expressed her gratitude as the doctor rose and was escorted out by Mr. Fredrick.

Mr. Smith, who was still concerned by the situation, sat in his chair, deep in thought. After the doctor had left, Ma’am Grace, who was sitting next to him, turned to him.

“”I know you’re worried about him,” The older woman assured, “but as the doctor said, he’ll be fine.”

“I won’t lie, I’m feeling so suffocated right now that I think my kids are getting out of hand. I don’t want to remember the distress I felt when I learned they had lost him. That’s when I remembered their mother, to whom I had promised to look after them,” Mr. Smith’s face was clouded with regret. “I thought I’d already broken the promise. I don’t want to lose any of my sons.“

"Everything is going to be fine," Mrs. Grace reassured him calmly.

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Cameron was reading an article about Midas on his iPad in his office. The news was trending on online.

The headline read, ‘Mr. Smith’s son caught hanging at an LGBT club.’

He read the comments one by one as he scrolled through them.

‘Oh, my goodness! This means that he is gay or bisexual,'

‘Never expected to see any of them at an LGBT club,’

‘Can we just agree that he’s pretty attractive? I would like to fuck him and make him mine,'

After reading that particular comment, Cameron face twisted with disgust, and he muttered angrily, “Crazy bastard, go fuck your relatives,”

In the middle of this, Jack walked into Cameron’s office and placed a file on his desk, informing him, “The car is ready,”

Cameron queried, “I heard Midas woke up?”

“Yes. He’s awake now, and he’s feeling much better,“ Jack replied.

Cameron took a few minutes to read more comments under the article. After a few moments, he put down the device and stood up, exiting his office with Mr. Jack following after.

.

Midas was still lying in his bed, exhausted and pale. He rested his back as he sat up in his bed, covered up partly with a blanket. His phone was in his hand, and he was going through it, seeing how the news about him was spreading all over the country.

He meekly raised his head to gaze at the person standing in front of him. It was his father, and Mrs. Grace behind him.

With a cautious tone, he said, “I’m sorry, Dad,”

Mr. Smith just stood there, staring at his son without saying anything, until finally he spoke, “Your personal guard will arrive tomorrow. For now, I think you need more protection,”

“Another guard? But I already have five. Dad I know you’re mad at me, but I don’t need any more,” Midas begged, but the older man merely glared at him before walking out of the room.

Mrs. Grace sat next to Midas after Mr. Smith had left the room, took his phone from his hands and placed it on the table next to the bed, before hugging him.

Midas sobbed as the older woman hugged him, “I don’t want another guard.”

“Midas,” She started as she pulled away from the hug. “For the time being, you should focus on your recovery. I understand you need your space, and that’s why you did it, so don’t blame yourself. About the guard, I think you need a personal one at this time, as the entire country is watching you. I heard he’s a captain in the force, not just a normal guard,” The older woman excitedly revealed.

“A soldier? Why is it that Dad is willing to go to such lengths?” He sighed. “It shows he wants to keep a close eye on me,”

“You’re stressing yourself already. Didn’t I just tell you to focus on your recovery for the time being?” The older woman added.

“Yo! Bro!”

They both turned towards the door when they heard a voice and saw Byron walking in with a big smile on his face. He walked over to Mrs. Grace and hugged her, kissing her on the cheeks.

“Byron, I warned you…” She paused as she raised his hand to smack you.

He laughed and said, ‘You’re not going to hit…” The older woman lightly slapped him on the back.

“Ow! That hurts! Oh, I see you’re becoming stronger these days,” He said, eliciting a smile and a roll of the eyes from her.

“Midas, you should rest while I prepare your food,” Mrs. Grace said as she rose from the bed. “If he bothers you,” She pointed at Bryon. “send him away.”

Bryon’s face was pressed into a frown as Midas responded with a warm smile. Before exiting the room, the older woman smiled at them.

Bryon then sat on the bed next to his younger brother, cuddling him, and began in a serious tone, “You know I always back you in everything. I’ve got you, and I always will,” He paused before continuing, “You know, I already knew about you,”

Midas turned around to face him at those words.

“Knew what? That I’ll go to the party or about my sexuality?” Midas asked his brother.

“I was already aware of your sexuality and had been waiting for you to tell the old man. Listen, you made the right decision. Even if it takes him some time to accept everything, it’s better that he knows now. Keep your head up and know that I’ll always be there for you,”

Midas was moved to tears by his brother’s genuine comments.

“Oh no! My baby brother is crying,” As Bryon hugged him closer, he taunted with a smile.

“You’re a jerk,” Midas murmured quietly to him, making Byron laugh.

“I guess my nice words made your heart skip,” Bryon teased.

.

“Are you mad at me?” With a pained expression on his face, Aiden asked.

The three friends were on a video call. Midas sat at his reading table, his laptop in front of him and his leg curled into the chair. “I’m not mad at you at all. Trust me when I say that I have no regrets about what I did. The only issue is that my dad told me that I would be getting a new bodyguard. That was the only thing he said to me,”

“Are you feeling better? We should have considered the possibility of people recognizing you at the club,” Diamond pointed out.

“Please don’t get mad with me, Midas, but I gave Jason your phone number,” Aiden blurted out quickly.

“What?” Midas and Diamond both exclaimed.

“That scared the hell out of me! Are you guys going to eat me up? He helped me carry you to the car that night, and….”

“Hold up! That night, he helped you carry me to the car?” Midas probed.

“”You don’t remember?” Aiden asked, and Midas tried to recall what had occurred, suddenly covering his mouth.

“Oh my! I’m guessing he’s remembering now,” Diamond smirked.

“As I said before, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Now that you’ve got his attention, he’ll definitely call,”

“Shh!” Midas whispered as his phone, which was close to his laptop, began to ring. “Right now, an unknown number is calling me,”

Aiden responded, “It’s him.”

“I will talk to you guys later,” He promised and left the video call.

Before answering the call, he stood up, grabbed his phone, and sat on his bed, covering himself with the blanket.

Jason’s voice came in over the phone, “Hello,”

“H… hi,”

“Is this Midas? This is Jason,”

“Uh… yeah. Midas speaking,”

“Uh, I asked your friend for your phone number so I could check on you. So how are you feeling now?” Jason asked.

Midas blushed fiercely, his face reddening.

“Are you there?” Jason asked after receiving no response from him.

“Y… yes I’m here. Thank you very much for last night, I really appreciate it,“ He expressed his gratitude.

“You don’t have to thank me,” Jason stated, “I just saw a junior who needed help and I’m glad I was able to help. So how are you taking everything right now? I meant the news and everything. Are you okay?” Jason asked.

“I’m trying to be. It’s my first time in the spotlight. Hopefully some bigger news comes out, and everyone forgets about me. It’s only a matter of time,” Midas expressed.

“I’m glad to hear that. I’m not sure when you’ll be back to school, but whenever that is, if you don’t mind, I’d like to grab lunch with you,” Jason suggested, and Midas blushed even harder.

“Y… you want us to have lunch together?” The other boy stuttered.

“Yeah! Or is that a bad idea?”

“O….of course, no, I was just a little surprised,”

“You don’t have to be surprised,”

.

“Wow! I can only imagine the amount of money they spent on this house,“ Roland, Michael’s comrade and friend, said.

The three men were sitting in David’s car, staring at the Smiths’ mansion. They came to drop Michael off before going back to their duties. Except for Michael, who was busy packing his belongings, the other two were admiring the mansion.

“I will call you guys later,“ Michael said to them as he alighted the car.

David replied to him, “Alright buddy, take care,” as he exchanged a handshake with Michael before driving away.

Michael was dressed entirely in black. A black tight-fitting top, black trousers, black boots, as well as a black face cap. He was wearing a black glove on his right hand and carrying a large black bag. Before ringing the bell by the gate, he stared at the building in front of him and scanned the surroundings.

A guard pressed a button and the gate was opened. When Michael entered, the guard marveled at his height and eyed him from head to toe.

“I’m Michael,” He offered, drawing the guard back to reality. He was scanned before he was let in.

Michael’s eyes caught all of the cameras in the compound on their way in, and a few guards in the compound all focused their attention on him. He returned their looks as he followed the guard.

“Sir! He’s here,” The guard notified Mr. Fredrick, who was in the main living room with two other guards.

Mr. Fredrick greeted the soldier with a handshake, saying, “You must be Michael.”

“Yes, Sir,” Michael responded.

Michael spotted some ladies setting the dinner in the dining room, just as Ma’am Grace strolled out of the kitchen.

“Where’s Midas? Someone please tell him to come down and eat,” With a smile, the elder woman instructed the ladies then walked towards Michael.

“Nice to meet you,” She said, her gaze fixed on his height and physique, while Mr. Frederick watched silently.

As her eyes examined Michael, he flashed an embarrassed smile.

“Ma’am Grace, he’s here,” Ava informed Mrs. Grace.

“Midas, your personal guard is here,” Ma’am Grace said with a smile.

Midas was putting on a brown sweater, ash trousers, and white crocs. His iPod was in his palm, and a white headset hung around his neck.

Midas raised his eyes to meet Michaels', and he came to a stop at the sight of him. Michael too was lost in thought as he couldn’t help but stare at Midas.

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