Their happy moments get interrupted when someone called Linda over.
"Oh! There you are my sweet daughter." The voice sound so gentle but Linda only felt more disgust and hatred toward the owner of that sound. She broke the hug and glanced to the person who interrupt her happy moments. A glint of coldness flashed on the pair of Linda eyes but she quickly composed herself. She bowed politely immediately toward the person before her.
"Mother." She politely said without any warm at all.
Linda mother act like she didn't notice it and immediately invite Linda to go inside. Linda nodded her head and bad her goodbye to Aunt Mei, before following her mother.
On the way Linda mother keep trying to strike a conversation but Linda just answering it by either yes or no. Linda mother act like she didn't mind it at all but inwardly she cursed Linda badly. The pair finally arrived on the living room, which there already seated four persons.
Linda Father swiftly stood up and directly hug Linda tightly as if they were having a really good father-daughter relationship. Linda didn't have a time to react by the sudden hug, so she only stood up blankly without returning the hug.
After few second passed by, Linda father broke the hug and turned to the three other persons. Linda now can see clearly the faces of three person. A good looking middle aged man wearing his business suit sat on the left side of couch. On right side, a middle aged woman wearing a clothes that mostly comes from expensive brands. In the middle between both of them, sat a handsome young man. His face looking slightly similar to the man beside him. His eyes were fully focusing on Linda figure which make her a bit uncomfortable.
She eyed the young man before her and immediately a last night dream replayed on her minds. A young woman that had a same face as her being kissed by the man that has appearance like the man before her right now. They walked hand-in-hand together happily. They watched a movies in cinema while munching some popcorns. Many moments of them being replayed on Linda mind. And lastly the scene which she wouldn't ever forget in her lifetime. The scene where she, Linda Lim wearing a lovely blue gown while smiling happily. Then in the next moment, she see a man whom she've been spending moments together to, walking toward her while holding intimately her sister and declared that they have been dating for a few months.
Her head start throbbing badly and a pool of tears start to form on her pair of beautiful eyes. The young man immediately stood up after noticing the sudden change expression of the woman before her. He extending his hands as if wanting helping her but Linda immediately slapped the hands away.
The man startled by the sudden slap. The other four persons in that room also shocked by Linda actions. Linda mother is the first who recovered, she immediately walked toward Linda while pressing her palm on Linda back to make Linda bowed as to apologize. But Linda stood firm on her place and the situation became more awkward.
Linda Father clearing his throat trying to catch the attention all of them. After the attentions turned towards him, he acted like Linda slap never happened and immediately announced the purpose of this meeting. Linda directly sat on the empty couch with her arm crossed in front of her chest. Linda mother secretly cursed her step-daughter for acting like a thug, but didn't say anything and only glanced apologetically at the trio before her.
"Linda." Her father called her in gentle tone, making her want to puke at that moment.
"The reason we've called you today, is to-" His words were cutted by Linda.
"I Refuse!" Linda yelled.