Draft

Special Chapter-Life Paredes.

*ring.ring.ring*

Still and always will hate phone ringing waking me up!

"Who are you?" I answered.

(Mommyyyyyyyyy!) shouted Life from the other line.

"Sssshh, hush darling. Mum's on her way, okay?" I said.

Oh gosh. I miss you so much my baby.

(Okay mommy. Timmy here cooked food non-stop. He told me you'll be home so I asked Mina to call you.) she said.

"Tell me all your stories later okay, baby? Mommy needs to hung up because I can't drive with my phone. But please call Timmy first." I said.

I heard Timmy picked the phone up, (Yes hun?)

"First of all, you don't know how to cook, and second thing, WHY THE HELL DID YOU TELL LIFE I'LL BE THERE YOU STUPID!" I shouted.

(Oh.. that.. The first thing, I know how. You taught me, right? You're the best teacher ever.) he said.

"Don't change the topic! Why'd you tell her?!" I asked.

(Because she's been nagging me. Like mother like daughter. She was always like, 'where's mum? can we go to mum? I want to see mum, tell mum to drop by, when is mum really coming?' and then after all the questions she'll be like, "Timmy Timmy Timmy Timmy, answer me!!' see? Now tell me how can I not answer such adorable kid?)

"We'll talk later." I hung up. Because I heard someone knocking.

Damn. I told this Mint guy that I'll text him. I know he's stupid, but did he have to be that dumb too?

I brushed my teeth, put on my dress robe and shouted, "Who's that?"

"It's Lance."

What the fucking hell?! How does he know where I fucking live? Is he some kind of a fucking stalker? Shit.

"Coming.." I said.

I opened the door finding him standing with his bouquet of flowers and a box of fucking big chocolate.

"Hey, it's you. Come in." I said.

"Uhm, sorry if I came unannounced. I really was about to call you when Clark came up to the office and told me you were here in the Philippines and I told him I know and was about to call you and ask where you live, but then he wrote it for me and so that's probably why I'm here, oh by the way, for you.." he handed me those stupid things in his hand and then we both sat.

"The visit was really okay, though I really have to leave immediately. Some working stuffs I have to deal, but I would love to set a day where we could catch up, you know." Yuck. Can you just not got hit by a car so I could be done with you! I thought.

"Ohh, ganon ba. Well, sure. I'll just text you and hopefully you can respond." he said.

"Of course I will, I promise."

Promises are meant to be broken. Especially, Diamond's promises.

"Okay then, I'll go ahead. Pasensya na sa abala." he said, stood up, smiled at me and was about to go.

"Take care, Lance. Oh and by the way, I would appreciate if you won't bring flowers or chocolates the next time. Flowers irritate my lungs, and chocolates will kill my throat. I really wanted to die with my own disease, you know?" I said.

"Ohhh. I'm really really sorry, Diamond. Your brother told me about that." he sympathized.

"Oh no, it's cool. I'm fine. Never mind that, I'd like to be treated as a healthy person, if that's okay?" I asked.