As much as I didn't want the trip to come to an end, all good things have to end. We boarded a plane and we went back to Singapore. The Singaporean air hit me immediately when we got out of the airplane and it made me nauseous. I have been feeling nauseous for a while now but right now it was very serious. I badly needed to get all the airplane food out of my system. Mr. Jiang picked us up at the airport and took us to the apartment, I thanked him and rushed into the building, to the apartment, into the toilet, and puked my guts out. All the amazing intercontinental meals are gone. I groaned, cleaned my mouth, washed my face, and left the bathroom. Walked out of the room to see Min struggling to bring everything into the apartment. He looked at me worry crafted in his brows. "Are you okay?" he asked."Yes I am, do you need my help?" I asked him. He looked at me but didn't push me any further. I helped him with my carry-on bag and left him in the living room with my big box. I left t
The doctor and I looked at Min worried, he wasn't saying anything, he was asking if I was pregnant. I and the doctor had confirmed his questions so many times that we were tired of doing it. I was hurt by his expression, I don't know what I expected by agreeing to come here and get treated when I knew what was wrong with me, now he was acting like he didn't want the child. I am not asking him to want it, but at least pretend, he's hurting me and the doctor feels uncomfortable. I am sure, he doesn't want to be in the middle of a family conflict. "Mr Lin, your wife is pregnant, six weeks pregnant and that is the cause of the morning sickness," the doctor said finally. His voice snapped Min back to reality and he stopped questioning me. "I am sorry about my reaction. I am very happy," Min said. He rushed to me, Held my hand, and smiled brightly. I badly wanted to believe he was lying, but there was so much genuineness in his words and his stare that assured me that everything was alrig
I was right to worry about Min and my parents finding out about the baby, I knew they would freak out and try to make me feel like I was making the wrong decisions but I made my choice already and no one is going to successfully change my mind, they would have to have to kill me and I am not dying until my cancer takes me away and I still have nine months. So I am not going anywhere. "What do you mean I have to abort my baby? You want me to kill my child, our child, your child?" I asked him. "Mei I know what you are doing and it is not working," he answered. "Well, it should work because you want me to be a murderer? What is the sentence for murdering someone?" I asked him. "It's still a fetus, you don't know its gender, so I think it is okay. And I am watching after you because it seems you do not care about your health anymore, but I do care about your health and you and I can't let you put your life at risk," he argued. "So you think aborting the fetus is the best option, you'
I had done everything to make sure my parents were settled into their chairs, I went to mine and felt awkward, so I continued to talk about the meal, but trusting my father, he interrupted me and asked about Min. Your daughter is here, why do you care about her husband whom you do not really like? "He's home," I replied. "Then why are you here?" He asked. "I missed mom," I answered. "Why didn't you call her before you came here?" He asked me."Because I wanted to surprise her," I replied. "What if she wasn't here?" he asked me. "I knew she would be home and isn't this my mom too? Or am I not welcome?" I asked. I didn't want to know his answer because Dad was always blunt and never sugar-coated anything. He looked me straight in the eye and told me I wasn't welcome. "You are welcome love," Mom said and held Dad's hand. He looked at her grip and held his tongue."How long are you going to be here," he asked. "A week or two," I answered. "And your husband i home?" He asked."Is
"Hi," I said with a wild smile as he turned shocked to see me, Mom and Dad. "Mr. Lin," Jim stammered as he saw my parents behind me. "Jim, why are you here?" Dad asked him. "I came to uh, see, you asked me to huh, I should have been more discrete but I wasn't patient enough," Jim said. "What did you just say?" Dad asked. "Nothing," He muttered. "I will let you go now but I want you to go and prepare to meet me in court with all your accomplices, also drop the document you're hiding, it will cause you more trouble than good," Mom added. Jim pulled out the document from underneath his shirt and placed it back on the table. "The safe was open and I just took a peep inside and the document spoke to me, it asked me to take it," Jim explained. There was something weird about the way he was just easily confessing the truth, was he trying to distract us from something? I barely got to ask questions before he took the file and ran out of the building. He was tackled before he got to the
Why was he reacting like Min? Was he also going to act like Min? Be happy and then in that very moment tell me to abort the baby because they feel like it wasn't okay for me to have a baby while fighting cancer. I could make my own decisions and this was the right decision. Agnes daughters make her so proud and happy and I want that for myself and Min, no matter what anyone has to say about it. "A baby? That's big. Why didn't tell us?" Mom asked and I turned to look at Dad. His reaction was the reason I didn't tell anybody. He was reacting the way Min did and I already did my research, I knew everything that could go wrong with me having a baby but I already decided to have a baby. "Mei," Mom called out and I pointed at Dad's face and the whole reaction on it. "I didn't tell you guys earlier because I wanted to find the right time and make sure that everyone understood that I was having a baby," I said. I stood up from my position on the ground and walked to the living room with my
I missed being home with Min. It was smaller, the rooms were cozier and homier, and it wasn't the huge mansion with so many rooms, definitely not ideal for a family of three. I snuggled into Min as he continued to massage my back. It was so good. I wish we could stay in bed all day, him giving me massages and whispering words of reassurance into my ears but he needed to head to work and I couldn't stay in bed all day, it wasn't healthy for me or the baby. Min lifted me and took me to the bathroom. He put me on the little stool and ran the bath for me. I smiled at him and sat there, like the queen he was treating me as. He left me in the bathroom and I was going to go after him but he returned a while later with a glass of water. "A cup of water before the morning routine," he said. I smiled at him and took the cup. While I nursed my cup of water, Min put a bath bomb in the bathtub and watched it foam as the tub continued to fill. He turned off the tap and turned to me. "Ready to
The girls all stormed into the living room staring at me like I was a sworn enemy. What have I done to deserve sure looks from everyone? They all walked into the apartment leaving me at the doorway. They greeted Min as he walked into the living room and ignored me although I was right beside him. "I will be in the study," Min said and excused himself. He couldn't have left the room any faster. He was so quick to leave me in danger. These women looked like they wanted to stone me to death. "Anyone want tea?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper. I got no answer, turned to June, and asked the question I knew she couldn't resist. "Anyone want coffee?" "Yes please," June answered and I smirked. "June," Rachel reprimanded, the glare in her eye matching her red hair. "What have I done?" I asked. "What have you not done?" Julie asked. "Enlighten her," Chloe said. "She should pay a fine for causing all of us such worry," Chae suggested. "I am here guys, why does it feel like I a
It has been a year since Mei died and I was starting to get used to her not being around. Although today that I remembered that she would have been alive with the bay and I, it hurts. Our daughter is a year old and she looks so much like Mei. Her hair is really long, it already reached mid back. She’s shy and lives the rose bushes. It seems like she’s a reincarnation of her mother. She plays around at her house. She also loves the rose vase where Mei’s things are being held. They gave me the rings and the locket and buried her like that. I have my daughter the locket but the rings were stored in the rose. I would make sure to keep it somewhere safe and away from Mei. It’s too precious to get lost. “Mei,” I called out to her. She ran down the stairs, stood in front of me and smiled. She was still wobbly and I always warned her not run down the stairs. She started walking three months ago and now she thinks running down the stairs is such an easy task. “Mei, I keep telling you to
Maybe I should have told her to save her breath, I shouldn’t have let her tell me everything, but did I let her explain all her feelings? I know how she felt about me, she didn’t need to narrate our love story to me. She didn't need to tell me everything, but I sat down and listened for hours while she said everything. I felt like the worst person on earth as I watched her lay on the bed breathless and lifeless. She used to have so much life, so much joy, she was always so beautiful. I had the best thing ever but like everything else she was taken away from me. I tapped the call button immediately she closed her eyes but there was nothing they could do. I watched the doctors run around me and I just drifted from the space and went back into the time when it was just me and her. The first day I met her when she asked me to marry her. I was surprised by her confidence and it scared me. I loved how persistent she was and kept chasing me until I was signed to a contract that brought me
The next morning, I woke up with the same pain that was now familiar but it hurt more. it felt harder to talk, to come up to words, my head was banging and I wanted it all to end, the pain, me. it was too much to handle. My radiotherapy was set for four and my drugs weren't helping to make me feel better. My head still hurt after taking two dosages of the pills. I stopped not wanting to overdose, although I already did. I was up before Mom, Dad, and Min and I couldn't sleep back although it was four am. I got out of bed and tried to come down from the bed. I lost my balance and before I fell, Min caught me. I smiled at him and fainted. When I woke up it was already afternoon and my radiotherapy session had been moved to the next day. I groaned when I found out. Can I get over the whole process already? It was starting to annoy me."Are you alright?" Min asked and I nodded. "My head hurts a little, it must have caused me to lose my balance," I explained to Min and he nodded. He touch
I woke up and realized I was in the hospital. How did I end up here? The last thing I remembered, was hugging everyone goodbye, and Min and I were ready to go to bed. in smiled at me as I turned to look at him. He looked really stressed and tired. He looked like he hadn't slept in a long time. I touched the eye bags and frowned. He took my hand and kissed it. I looked and saw that I was connected to an IV drip. I never understood why we couldn't just drink all the contents but its name says it all; drip, there's only ever a drop every second, and it's so freaking slow. "What happened?" I asked Min. "you fainted and I rushed you here," he explained. I heard shuffling in the background and noticed my parents were also in the room. Everyone looked stressed like they hadn't slept all through the night. "I called your parents when I got here," Min informed me. "You didn't have to call them, I'll be fine," I tell him and try to clear my throat, the pain made it hard to talk but not as ha
We returned to the condo the next day and decided we would move on Wednesday. Min had to be at the restaurant every day but he could take a break from Wednesday to Friday. The weekends were expected to be packed because the first day was a huge success and the men returned at six P.m. He had called me at least ten times today and each time he spent at least ten minutes talking to me. I kept asking if he didn't need to focus, and he said he had to and he was focusing on me. He was so cute and romantic and knew all the right words to say. He had come earlier to have dinner with me and had left the meal in the hands of his trusted chefs and the waiters that started working today. "Hey," I said when he walked in. “Hey baby, I missed you. Are you sure you don't want to come to the restaurant with me?" he asked me."What do you want me to do at the restaurant? I am not very cooking and I can't be a waiter, my baby wouldn't let me move around with that much ease," I told him. "Mei junior
My parents left our apartment at ten p.m and I should have gone to bed but I wasn't sleepy and neither was Min. i decided it was best to open my gifts and decided to ask Min for help."Can you help me unbox my present?" Min shook his head refusing to help me. "But it's so stressful and I need your help," I whined and he looked at me. "Come on Min," I pleaded."Fine, but I won't unwrap the gifts with you, I'll just watch you and bring anything you need," he negotiated and I agreed to it. Min pulled the bean he had bought for me. We unwrapped all the gifts and they were so cute. They had bought me little baby things, most of the essentials I would be needing. There were napkins, blankets, a baby carrier and some few things.“See we don’t have to buy that many baby things,” I said to Min and he laughed.I picked up the last gifts which were my parents gift. It was paper and it was put in a brown envelope, there was no fancy design, just straight to the point. I opened the envelop and saw
It seemed like my presence changed the atmosphere in the room because everyone turned in my direction and they looked surprised to see me there. I definitely wasn't dressed like them and I was a very pregnant woman. "Good afternoon," I greeted with a very wide grin."Who are you?" Someone asked. "The restaurant doesn't open until four," Someone else said. "Who left the front door open?"Another one asked. "You did, you were the last person outside," another said. "Oh," the door person asked. "Miss would you like to wait till the restaurant opens or are you going to return by four?" the curious one asked. "Oh! I am here for Min," I said feeling shy. "The owner?" The curious asked. "Yeah, he's my husband," I announced. I barely got to ask for him. again when I saw MIn walking in with his chef outfit. He looked so cute. Sorry handsome and all those masculine features. He looked at me shocked to see me here. "Hey," I said shyly. "Babe? What are you doing here?" he asked me. "I
After my little announcement, everyone made a toast to Min and to the opening of his restaurant. He pulled me into him and drank from his glass. I smiled at him and he kissed my forehead. "You know Min steals all your brain cells with those forehead kisses right?" June asked and everybody laughed. "I actually feel smarter and more loved every time he kisses my forehead. are you sure he isn't just pouring his brain cells and love in my head?" I asked. "That's they get them all," June said. I loved June and how she made everywhere funnier when she had had a sip of her daily dose of coffee. She was standing in between my mom and dad and smiling at them. I could tell Dad was uncomfortable but he deserved the little torture for everything he has done to Min and I. Min might have let it slide by inviting Dad to my birthday but I'll need more than him coming here for me to forgive everything he's done. "Thank you all for the toasts and celebrating the restaurant but today's about m
I remember telling Min my birthday date on his birthday, he had purposely not told me about his birthday, but I wanted him to know mine for it to be fair. I also barely got the chance to prepare or buy him a gift but I wasn't letting him do that to me, also Min makes the best surprises and they always blow my mind. He needed time for it to be more effective. I am also glad, I listened to my thoughts and told him earlier. He has been so busy, I doubt he has the time to do anything special for my birthday. If I hadn’t gotten the information from Cheng, I probably wouldn’t know Min’s birthday and that is wrong. I was going to give him the chance to feel this way so I told him about my birthday. I woke up feeling pumped about my birthday. I also spent all night praying that my hormones acted right. The last dinner on the roof was amazing but I ended up balling my eyes out for absolutely no reason. I had the best time after crying, but I wished I didn't have to cry. We watched a movie, a