Freedom Vs Family

Haiz... I was supposed to accompany a group of friends to the former french embassy tonight. For those who don't know, the former french embassy was - IS - one of the top few haunted places in Singapore. Bad mistake was, I told my mum about this trip.

This resulted me to receive tons of nagging from day 1 - Monday. I was really enthusiastic about going on this trip. Mum keep convincing me not to go. I have this instinct that I won't meet "anything" there. The chances of me meeting Mas Selamat is higher, or so my mum says, and I agree. Isn't that good? That way, me and my friends can catch him and we end up being the national heroes.

But mum's nagging won't stop.

" What if one of these "things" followed you back home? I remember one of such "things" followed your dad back and look what it caused? Your dad's accident, you hitting your head and your bro with that knock on his chin."

Oo? What the hell? Mama, you are singing a different tune back then. Me and bro got our accidents when we are really young. Dad's accident which he attributed to the "thing" that followed him back, YOU scoffed at it and said it was due to his drunkenness.

" It was due to anything supernatural and due to his drunk driving. He just refused to admit it!" Was what YOU, my dear mother, said and I quote. -_-lll

The time gap bewteen mi and bro's accident was a few years ahead of dad's accident. Cronologically, it is IMPOSSIBLE for our ( me & Bro) accidents to be caused by Dad bringing back the ghost.

In the end, I didn't go. Mum was partially right. What if one of such things followed me back home and caused my family harm? I don't mind going and get into trouble but I have to draw the line if it involves harming my family.

Haiz, in a strange way, it's troublesome having family because you have to worry about what happens to them and all, especially since my bro is in Australia and it's up to me to make sure my parents are alright. It means no freedom. But then again, having no family makes life - tougher? harsher? - darker, that's the word. Sure you have more freedom, well, all the freedom that you want. But, it's a well known fact that human beings aren't solitary creatures, even the "Lone wolves". We need human contact and affection. Without them, we die, physically, mentally or emotionally, take your pick.

Haiz... Life is so damn complicated...