Fan Fiction |
by Kiki
Waking up bright and early, I felt excited and nervous at the same time; excited for Jack and Selena, nervous about my big surprise for Myolie.
Getting out of bed, I noticed something propped up on my desk. It was a scrapbook. On the front cover was my name airbrushed in pink, and Myolie’s in blue. In the center was a picture of the two of us together.
I immediately picked it up and sat down at the edge of my bed. I flipped it open and on the first page was a long message handwritten by Myolie.
‘It seems like only yesterday when you and I first met. You were waiting in front of my apartment to return a letter to me, and we happen to be standing under the mistletoe. You kissed me and I slapped you. Then we started working at Starbucks together where I placed strict orders for you to keep a three feet distance away from me. You really changed me a lot; making me love Christmas all over again. From being super annoyed with you and your Christmas obsession, to finally learning what Christmas means and what love is.’
I flipped the page; and there it was, the card I had given her three years ago, the one with the penguin on it. Surrounding it were snowflake cutouts, like the ones we had made at the orphanage on Christmas Eve.
On the adjacent page was a picture of me in my green elf suit. The caption underneath the picture read, ‘Bet you didn’t know I had this, did you? I secretly took it when you weren’t looking.’
The rest of the scrapbook was occupied by pictures of us on trips and vacation we had taken together. We’ve taken so many mini vacations over the past few years, from Florida to Savannah, New York to San Francisco, Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon, and even Canada. Each picture had a famous landmark in the background, such as Mickey and Minnie at Disney World, Lady Liberty in New York, and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. ‘We’ve spent such great times together; I hope to be able to spend even more time in the future.’
I smiled, “Me too.” I looked up at the time, “My goodness, I need to pick Jack up.” I hurried to get dress.
Apparently, I had missed the last page. It had read, “All these years, our roles seemed to have been swapped around in our relationship. I’ve felt more like the guy, while you were the ‘woman’ supporting me from behind, cooking, cleaning, and taking care of me. I thought it would only be right if I asked you, ‘Will you marry me?’
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Jack and a couple of his buddies, including myself stood on the porch or Selena’s parents’ house. Jack nervously rang the doorbell, “How do I look?” he asked me.
I helped him straighten his tie, “You look great man, just take a deep breath. Everything will be okay.” Finally, Myolie, the leader of the bridesmaids, opened the door. The other guys all pushed me forward to take care of the situation.
I smiled at Myolie like a dork. I could not keep my eyes off her, not that I could on any regular day. But today, she looked so pretty in her pink bridesmaid dress.
“Did you see it?” Myolie asked me. I nodded like a doofus and had huge grin on my face. “And...:” she waited.
“It was beautiful and I loved it.” I answered.
“And?” she asked again.
“You must have spent a really long time on it, I appreciate and love it.”
Next thing I knew the door was slammed in my face. “What just happened?” Jack asked me. I shrugged my shoulders as I was still clueless as to why Myolie suddenly got angry.
On the other side of the door, Myolie was fuming, “Trying to play stupid Raymond Lam, well, fine. I tried to be nice and forgive you. I even proposed to you, but if you want it this way, two can play the game.”
The door suddenly opened again, Myolie gave Jack and cunning smile. Jack retuned it with a nervous chuckle, “Ladies, what must I do to get my bride?” He asked meekly.
“Jack, you my best friend and all, but so is Selena, I can’t just let you get to her so easily, so we have a few task for you and your buddies to complete.” Myolie began. “Of course you can divide it up any way you want. You can do all of it yourself or make one of you buddies do all of it for you.” Myolie looked over at me at that moment. Jack seemed to have understood her message and pulled me to the side.
“Look, I’m not too sure why Myolie is mad at you, but this is your opportunity to make her forgive you. Just do whatever she asks you to. If not for yourself, think about my future happiness, do it for me.” Jack begged.
I placed my hand on Jack’s shoulder, “Don’t worry man.” I wasn’t going to object, either way, whether it was for him or myself, I would complete the tasks put forth by Myolie.
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We returned to the front door where my first task was to do one hundred push-ups. I handed Fred my tux jacket and got on the ground. “97, 98, 99 100” the other guys counted. Fred helped me up.
“We figured after all that exercising, you must be hungry.” A bunch of pork buns appeared on a tray in front of us.
Fred reached out to take one. I held up my hand to stop him and started eating them myself. I stuffed the very last one in my mouth.
A few other small tasks were given to me and I completed each and every one of them.
Myolie was rather satisfied, as she then asked Jack to sing a love song to Selena, and to give them a red packet before opening the door.
We then proceeded to the church for the ceremony, which was beautiful. Jack and Selena exchanged their vows and promised to be there for each other no matter what happened. I could not wait until the day when I would be able to do the same with Myolie.
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Following the ceremony, we had the dinner reception at a very nice restaurant. Dinner went very well, Jack and Selena had their first dance, the guest enjoyed their dinner, they cut their three tier cake that Jack baked himself, and finally Jack and Selena went on stage to say a few words.
“Tonight is Selena’s and my big night, but I’m going to let my good buddy, Raymond, here take the spotlight for a few minutes to say his message.” I watched as Jack replaced the microphone and then holding hands with Selena, walk down the stage to their seats.
My hands began to sweat as my big moments had arrived. I looked over and gave Myolie a big smile. She knitted her brows and gave me a ‘what are you doing’ look. I took a deep breath and walked onto the stage.
I wiggled the microphone out of the stand, “Thanks Jack for letting me share your big night. I want to start off by saying congratulations to Jack and Selena. I want to wish them happiness always.” The audience clapped. “Jack and I have been good friends since I met my girlfriend, Myolie. I watched as he and Selena met to when they started dating and up to their wedding today. I feel like a parent watching his child grow up.” I chuckled and the audience laughed.
“Today we all witness this lovely couple be declared as one. I hope that everyone here can be my witness and wish me luck,” Carrying the microphone I began to descend the stair of the stage and walk towards Myolie, “as I ask my girlfriend something.”
I got on one knee, and reached out for Myolie’s left hand. I gently stroked the back of her hand with my thumb, and finally I held her hand tightly. I handed the microphone to Fred who was sitting next to Myolie; with my free hand, I reached into my breast pocket and pulled out the surprise I had purchased thirteen days ago. This was the moment, “Miss Myolie Wu, will you marry me?” I asked as I showed her the diamond ring.
Myolie could not believe her ears. She placed her right hand over her mouth and began to get teary. Between the tears, she smiled and slapped me lightly on the chest, “Why are you putting me on the spot?”
“You don’t have to say yes if you want to embarrass me, but I would be extremely heartbroken if you do not say yes. Please say yes so that I can be the luckiest guy ever.” She finally nodded. I was so excited I picked her up and started spinning her around.
I heard clapping and cheering from Jack’s and Selena’s guest. Then there was chant from the crowd, “KISS HER! KISS HER!” I stopped spinning as I set her back on the ground. Looking at her in the eyes I planted a sweet kiss on her lips. When we parted I took her left hand and slid the ring onto her ring finger.
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Myolie and I are the proud parents of Emily Mandy Lam, aka Roo. She was born a month ago on December 1, weighing a hefty seven and a half pounds. My thoughts when I first set eyes on her were, she looks are gorgeous as her mother and I am the luckiest guy ever.
Today was her one month birthday, and we were going out for a dinner celebration. I shook the rattle and called her name, “Roo.” She cackled loudly as she kicked her legs and clapped her hands together excitedly.
“Stop playing, we have to get going, Mom, Dad, and Florence are waiting for us at the restaurant.” Myolie said.
I picked Emily up and took her to get ready. Not trying to brag, but with her little pink bow in her hair, dressed in a tiny pink shirt, my daughter looks extremely pretty in pink.
We arrived at the restaurant where everyone was waiting for us. We heard a lot of ‘congratulations’ ‘isn’t she so cute…’. Emily received a lot of gifts from her grandparents and god parents.
Jack and Selena had become the parents of twin boys while Fred and Kylie were due to get married next year. My father in-law and Florence have moved to Atlanta, as did my mother in-law, Maggie.
We have become one big happy family as everyone gets along. Yes, everyone, and that includes my father in-law and my mother in-law. We got settled in front of the camera as we took one big group photo. I am very happy to have this family which I will cherish for the rest of my life.
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That’s it everyone! I finally finished! Rayolie got married and had a daughter!
Can anyone guess why their daughter’s name is Emily Mandy? And why her nickname is Roo? It’s something very silly…I will reveal if no one can guess…