His immediate response to my text made me feel tingly. The little act made me feel important. I was about to read the message when the doctor's office door came open and the people in it came out. What were my parents doing here? How did they get here before me? "What are you guys doing here?" I blurted my question. My parents caught my gaze and ignored me. "Miss Mei," the doctor called my name and invited me into his office. I put my phone in my bag and walked into the office. The doctor pointed at a seat but remained by the door. "Why are my parents here?" I asked him curiously. I was more concerned about my parent's presence than where he wanted to stand. "They are here for an appointment with you," he said and my parents walked in.I was not going to admit that I wanted them here but I was so happy they were here. I was starting to contemplate my decision of telling them not to tag along but my intrusive parents just had to tag along anyway. I didn't complain about their presenc
"Miss are you ready to order?" another waiter came to meet me, "No I am waiting for someone," I dismissed politely. "Can you tell me what's going on outside?" I asked. "Oh a young man is trying to get in without a reservation," the waiter told me. "Oh, thanks," I said.I stood up and decided to investigate myself, I also needed to call Min Jun. He was ignoring my calls. "Min," I said. He looked at me and turned to the waiter who was holding him. "See, now do I need reservations?" he asked and shook the waiter's hand of him."I have been trying to call you all night," I said to him. "I was stuck," he said. I led him to our table and we got seated. "My bad, I should have waited for you outside and I am so sorry I kept you waiting, I had to go for chemotherapy," I said. He nodded and picked up the menu."So what are you ordering?" he asked. "Probably steak," I said. "I guess I'll have that too," he said. I waved to the waiter and gave our orders. "So huh, how was your day?" I asked him.
I stood staring at Min Jun's disappearing body. Why was he suddenly so angry? All I did was suggest he wore better clothes. "Miss we have to leave?" her driver said to her. She looked at the dark and then at her driver. "Let's go home," she said and got into the car.I stared at my dad's figure standing by the door waiting for us. The driver left me in front of my father and drove off to the garage. "Hey Father," I said and attempted to go inside. "Do you realize what the time is?" her father asked her. "Apa, let me go in," she whined. "It is 10 Pm, you were expected at home by 8 pm," Dad said to me."I got the chemotherapy to please you and Mom, staying out a little longer should be my reward," I argued. "Who was he?" Dad asked. "Who was who?" I asked. "The man you were with?" Dad asked."The man I am getting married to. And I would like to keep our relationship private," I defended. "Who are his parents?" Dad asked me. "It's cold," I whined. "Answer me," Dad yelled. "My head hurts,"
"Everyone hates me," I yelled, I sat down and wiped my tears. I took a berry and ate it. "These are really nice, you should try some," I said and offered LIn Fei a blueberry, he looked at me and then at my parents. "Your daughter is crazy," he said. "You dare insult the heir of the Lin family's wealth? i asked him. He looked shocked and insulted. He turned to my parents and shook his head, he was probably disappointed. I can't blame him, I would be disappointed too. "I am calling off this wedding, I can't marry someone who is crazy," he said and stood up abruptly,he left the dinning table without hesitation and didn't listen to mom and dad's call. "Mei," dad called my name and looked at me sternly before he got up and went after Lin Fei. "You better have an explanation for this," mom said and went after them. What other explanation do they need other than the fact that I didn't want to get married to a complete stranger. I grabbed the bowl of fruits and walked to the living room to m
Why were my parents always treating me like a child? I am already 21, I am a legal adult and i deserve a chance to prove that I could do things my own way. I was going to plan a date for them to meet with Min Jun and this time I am not going to give them a chance to decline. They either accept that I have chosen the man I want to spend the rest of my life or forget about attending my wedding. I got to my room and decided to talk to Min Jun about the wedding, when we met last night, he walked off angrily. i needed to find out why and make him apologize for calling me a bad person. I wasn't like every other rich person he had met, I am the overprotected, social awkward daughter of a rich dad. I dialled his number and watched it ring. Was he really going to be like this, making me beg for his attention, I was paying him for this, the least he could do was do his part right. "What do you want?" Min Jun asked. I was shocked at the tone of his voice, I didn't know he had pick up the call
“Where are the cloths?" Mom asked immediately I walked into the house. "What clothes?" I asked and immediately realised my mistake, i told mom earlier that I was going to go get clothes. "What clothes? I couldn't pick anything, I am so used to you always being there that I couldn't decide on my own," I lied, Mom looked at me for a quick second and looked away. "I will have to go back tomorrow, maybe find something I might like," I said unsure of my excuse. "Should I come with you?" Mom asked me and I quickly shook my head. "Mei?" She questioned. "Are you okay?" She asked. "Yeah mom I am fine," I said. Her eyes looked questioning, I was panicking, she was going to know I was lying. "Mom the reason I couldn't even decide on what to wear today is because you always decide what I wear. I need to be able to make decisions on my own"."I am going to get married soon and I should be able to make decisions on my own without you interfering," I said. "Fine," she said and I went to my room.
"Apa,"I whispered. "Mei eat your food," Mom ordered. I looked at dad but he wasn't looking my way. "Apa, I am sorry," I said. "Mei eat your food," Dad said this time. I nodded and stuffed a piece of meat in my mouth. I stared at the spaghetti in my plates and played around with it. I had lost my appetite, all I wanted to do was go back to my room. The last time I got scolded by my parents I was ten and I tore my dress while playing in then garden. "You can go have your dinner in your room," Dad excused. I shook my head and remained seated. "I will eat here, don't worry about me," I said and ate a spoonful of spaghetti. "It's delicious," I said. Dad nodded and i forced a smile on my face. The atmosphere was making it so hard for me to swallow. "Mei if you want o go to your room, you can leave," Dad offered but I rejected his offer again. "If you don't want to eat again, that's fine," Dad said. "It's fine," I said and to prove it to him, I ate another spoonful of spaghetti and smile
"What?" Min Jun asked me, I ignored him and peeped through the racks of clothing, Min Jun copied me and stuck his head into the rack of clothing. I pulled him back and gave him a look of disapproval. "What?" He asked me. "Do you want to get caught?" I asked him. "By who?" He asked confused. "By my mom, she's in the store catch on," I said to him. "How was I supposed to know?" He asked me but I still ignored him and watched out for Mom. "We need to get out here," I said and pulled him hiding and navigating my way through the racks of clothing trying to avoid Mom. "Aren't we going to pay for the dress?" Min Jun whispered. "This would have put us in the spotlight," I said and tried to return the dress. "No don't do that, the dress was made for you," He said and it only took me a moment to decide my answer. Risking the chance of being caught, we got to the counter and paid the bills for the dress. "Hey, we didn't get you anything," I said. "Should we go to another fashion store?" I asked
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