you knew that it will come to this...

the both of them sat in the semi-lit living room, facing each other, the coffee table between them. the child of 3 years was sleeping soundly in the bedroom, upstairs.

each of them knew that it would come down to this and had worked to avoid this moment. it was a decision that could bring about consequences. it was a decision that could divide a family. it was a decision that would separate a child from 1 of the parents. if only they had talked about it before they got married. but then again, they never thought that it would come down to this. 1 always thought that the other would give in and see it his or her way. that had not happen.

both looked at each other but neither one spoke for a long time. he did not know what to say and was afraid that whatever he said, she would not listen. she did not want to let him down since she knew that he had wanted the child to follow him but she could never betray her own belief, can she?

he spoke first.

"you knew that it will come down to this."

"yes. we even spoke of it even before we got married but we never did manage to resolve it. and now we have a child and we need to make a decision."

"i still think that he should follow me."

"and why is that so? why can't he follow his me, his mother?"

"shouldn't he be following in his father's footsteps?"

"and why not his mother's footsteps?"

they looked at each other and remained slient for the next 10 minutes.

"ok, give me 1 good reason why he should follow the father and i will consider."

"well, for starters, Liverpool has won more European Cups than Man U and have the most league championship under their belt, at 18! So of course, he should support Liverpool with me!"