I listened to his apology but said nothing. I lay there in silence and listened while I watched the stars and when he finished, I turned to him, offered him a small smile, and continued to watch the stars, he said nothing but watched me, I could feel his eyes but I didn't turn to look at him. Everything was going to be okay, I just knew it, I had a little confession of my own to make but it wasn't time yet, I placed my hand on my stomach and smiled. We stayed there in silence and onl got up to leave when the clouds moved the stars away from our view, it wasn't morning yet but it was well into midnight. Min helped me up, folded the blanket, and took the pillows. Sleeping Mr. Jiang was something I never thought about or ever saw but there he was asleep. He must have felt our presence because he was awake now and smiling at us, it was left to me, I would have let him sleep some more, he was too old for the stress Min and I were putting him through. Min put the blanket and everything i
Our flights were booked, and it was time to fly out to Bora Bora, this was going to be our first couples' trip, and it definitely will not be our last, he probably thinks it is but it isn't. "Min help me back," I pleaded. "Why? You didn't help me pack but you want me to help you?" he asked me and I nodded. "No," he mouthed and left the room. I threw my bikini bottoms at him but he had left the room before it could hit him. "I hate you," I yelled. "I love you enough for the both of us," he replied. I groaned and brought out all the clothes I needed for the vacation, we were going to an island with water, and swimming would be an activity but I can't swim and I do not mind I am going to relax and be in bed all day, swimming is an exercise and my baby and I do not want that. I was still the same size, my stomach was still as flat, no one knew I was pregnant yet and I wasn't ready to tell them, after this vacation, I'll think about it. If I am ready to face all the struggles and que
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