Fan Fiction |
by Kiki
After I finished running some errands for Jack, I returned home around noon. There were three familiar faces and a stranger sitting on my sofa. The people sitting there did not surprise me, what did surprise me was the fact that Damian was laughing so loudly with my best friend.
“Fred?” I was bewildered by her return. “What are you doing here?” I question.
“Raymond!” Fred jumped off the sofa and gave me a manly hug. “Let me introduce you to my girlfriend, Kylie.” He excitedly pulled me over in front of the beautiful woman sitting on the couch. She stood up as we walked over, “This is Kylie; we met in Utah. She’s a nurse.”
“Well aren’t you guys the perfect match. A doctor and a nurse.” I teased.
Kylie extended her hand, “It’s nice to finally meet you. Fred has told me so much about his best buddy that took care of him during his college days.” I chuckled at her comment.
Florence and Damian stood up, “We’re going out to visit some friends.” Florence informed me. “We’ll see you guys tonight.” I nodded.
Damian made his way to the door with Florence behind him. He suddenly turned around, “I’ll talk to you later Fred.” Fred nodded and waved.
After they were gone, I slumped onto my couch and let out a sigh. “What’s wrong man?” Fred asked concernedly, joining me on the adjacent couch.
“Everything” I answered. “You saw Myolie’s dad’s attitude towards me. Heck, you guys seem to get along more than I do.”
“Mr. Wu seemed really nice, maybe he just needs some time to warm up to you.” Fred suggested.
I shrugged my shoulders, “Maybe. It’s just seeming him sitting here laughing with you….” I let out another sigh, “Anyways, you haven’t answered me yet. What are you doing back in Atlanta?”
“Jack’s wedding is tomorrow, you didn’t think you were his only friend, did you?”
“Well you never told me you were coming.”
“It was a last minute decision. I thought I’d come and surprise you.”
“You haven’t changed one bit, still big with the whole surprise thing? I bet Kylie must love it.” She smiled and blushed.
“So, where’s Myolie? I want to see her.”
I let out yet another sigh, “She’s angry at me right now.”
“How come? What happened?” Fred asked. I explained the entire situation to Fred. “Don’t worry man, I’ll help you cheer her up.”
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“Myolie, this is Raymond” Myolie rolled her eyes, ‘Duh, I have caller id, and of course I recognize your voice.’ “Fred is in town with his girlfriend. He said he wanted to see you. Maybe we could have lunch before the rehearsal dinner tonight? Give me a call back.”
Myolie deleted the message and listened to the next voicemail, “MYO!” Fred screamed. Myolie had to physically pull her cell phone one foot away from her ear, “I know you miss my voice right.” Myolie laughed, she could tell Fred hasn’t changed one bit. “I think Ray called you earlier to tell you I’m in town, but anyways, in case you didn’t get it, I’m here in Atlanta with my girlfriend, and I want you to meet her. Let do a late lunch.”
As much as she wanted to see Fred and meet his girlfriend, she was still partially angry at Raymond. She decided to return Fred’s call, “Hey Fred, how have you been”
“Myolie, I’ve been great. Did you get my message earlier?”
“Yeah, I can’t wait to meet your girlfriend. I bet she’s really pretty.”
“Why don’t you come out and we’ll get some lunch.” Fred suggested. “We have a lot of catching up to do.”
“I’m actually really busy right now.” Myolie answered, it was a lie of course. She was just sitting on the couch doing absolutely nothing. “Are you coming to Jack’s rehearsal tonight? I’ll just see you there.”
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The rehearsal dinner was rough for me as Myolie absolutely ignored me and did not speak a single word to me. When we practiced walking down the aisle behind Jack and Selena, Myolie stepped on my foot and jabbed me in the stomach. Everyone tried to stay clear of us to avoid being drawn into unnecessary arguments and getting hurt.
After the rehearsal, Myolie walked over to Fred and Kylie. I saw them laughing and talking happily. I wanted to join the conversation, but I did not want to make Myolie unhappy so I kept my distance away.
Fred came over to me, “Myolie suggested we go back to her apartment to talk.” I nodded feverishly. When we arrived, I was trailing in the back, Myolie tried to close the door on me. Fred purposely lagged behind a bit with me. I saw Myolie roll her eyes but in the end, she let us, or rather me in.
Myolie made tea and we started chatting away. For a moment, I think Myolie had actually forgiven me because she laughed at my joke and joined in as I recalled a past memory involving Fred. Halfway though our conversation, the doorbell rang; Myolie got up to answer it.
“Hey, am I here at a bad time?” Ron asked, while peaked his head into Myolie’s apartment and seeing a room full of guests.
Myolie shook her head, “Of course not, do you need something Ron?”
“I came to say good-bye to you and Kai Gu Jei.” Ron answered.
“Good-bye? Where are you going?” Myolie asked.
“I’m flying back to Hong Kong tonight.”
“So soon, but we’ve barely had a chance to hang out.”
“I have to get back to Hong Kong; I want to celebrate my girlfriend’s birthday with her. And I’m sure we’ll see each other again soon, just remember to invite me to your wedding.”
A smile crept on Myolie’s face and she slapped Ron’s shoulder playfully. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“I know you do, and I can tell Raymond likes you a lot.” Myolie smiled. “Anyways, I wanted to tell you thanks for taking care of me last night Myo.”
“No problem Ron, we’re practically like family.”
I had been watching the entire time, seeing only Ron’s face and Myolie’s back. Suddenly Ron hugged Myolie, “Take care.” He instructed. Though I could not hear any of their conversation, I knew it was bad news for me. I shook my head; I guess things are over for me. Myolie returned to sit with us in the living room. I excused myself and went back to my apartment. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I t was close to midnight when I walked out to the kitchen to get a drink of water. I could not sleep, because I could not help be think about Myolie. ‘Would that be the end of our relationship? Everything was going so well…’ Damian appeared behind me out of the blue, “I’ve been meaning to tell you thank you.” He said.
I placed my hand over my heart, “You scared me Uncle.” It was my turn to raise my eyebrow, “I don’t understand what you mean Uncle. Thank you for what?”
“Fred told me, you made Myolie like Christmas again. So thank you for whatever you said to Myolie that made her change her mind to attend my wedding with Florence. It meant a lot to me that she was there.”
“I really didn’t say anything or do anything special. I just told her of my own story of being an orphan and how lucky she was.”
“How do you feel about being a part of our family?” Damian asked me.
“Do you mean?...” Damian nodded. I excitedly ran up and hugged Damian. “Thank you so much Uncle. I promise to take good care of Myolie. I won’t disappoint you.”
“First thing you need to do is to make Myolie forgive you. Then if she agrees, then I won’t object.” Damian smiled at me for the first time. I grinned widely in return. It was like a confidence boost having Damian’s support. I cannot wait until tomorrow!
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“Hey, I need a favor…Yeah, in his room…I want it to be the first thing he sees….thanks.” Myolie ended the phone conversation.
Myolie handed the person the key to my apartment, “Thanks.” She said again.