Take my Hand | MIKHAIAH

CHAPTER 1 - Dinner and Requests

Mikhaela Janna Lim, 27, Surgeon

She stared at the dining table with a drool flowing out from her mouth uncontrollably. She has no idea what the special occasion was that made her parents invite her to come over. They were living in the same city, but being the responsible adult that she is, she lived in her own apartment in the central town.

Three days ago, Mikha was busy playing with her phone when it rang loudly, making her almost get a heart attack and accidentally crushing her game. Mikha wouldn't stop jabbering the poor old lady for at least 30 minutes and her mother's ear literally burnt – a payback for her deed. The point of her mother was revealed in fifteen seconds; "Be back on Saturday night for dinner".

Mikha was so grateful to have parents just like her mom and dad. They were annoying sometimes actually but whatever. She loved her parents especially when her mom made her favorite food.

Mikha ate greedily, not noticing the disgusted look from her parents. Don't blame her, however, 'cause she rarely eats that well. She only ate properly when she had time, or when her lazy ass was not lazy enough to make something other than cereal. Mikha honestly can't cook, she might burn everything.

In the middle of her meal, Mikha's father cleared his throat. At first she ignored it, whatever her dad wanted could wait. But her stomach? Not really. Then he purposely coughed loudly to get her attention.

"Yes dad?", Mikha asked, barely glancing at him.

"Honey, we are worried about you.", Her mother said.

"You are too skinny, darling. Do you eat regularly?" her dad participated in the conversation.

"You have bags under your eyes. Do you sleep at all? We know you are busy but sleep is important."

"Yes and yes, mom and dad. Don't worry, I'm fine. Also, I'll be very glad if you stop staring at me like that, let me eat in peace.", Mikha smiled sweetly with sarcasm written all over her face.

She continued eating but of course, her parents weren't nice enough to annoy her.

"I want to ask you a question, honey. May I?" Her mom asked.

"Can't it wait? Like a couple of minutes until I finish my food?" Mikha said.

"No, it can't actually wait, it's important."

"Okay, shoot." Mikha said nonchalantly.

"Are you getting laid regularly?" Her dad asked. The question was dead serious and Mikha looked up, horrified towards the older male version of her. Suddenly, her wild appetite was gone and was switched to nausea.

She knew it! Something would definitely come up. Formal dinner with her parents is always a disaster.

One time, when they celebrated Mikha's graduation at her apartment, her dad wanted to impress her about his cooking skills and set the kitchen on fire. There was another time when Mikha brought her ex-girlfriend to meet them, her mom (she admitted) spilled a bowl of ice cream on her ex's dress. The first sentence that came from her ex-girlfriend, Julia, after dinner was "We're through". It has been 2 years and she has never dated anyone since. There were still other stories about dinner, but she preferred to not recall those.

This one is definitely going to join the list.

"Are we really talking about my sex life?" She asked, concerned.

"Yes." Her parents answered at the same time. Mikha rolled her eyes. It wasn't a secret since they were all close but this was still an awkward issue to discuss.