Dilemma:
"I want us to fly us to France for our wedding next month," Mr Yang tells Lala.
After Lala accepts to Mr Yang's request of conducting a private wedding saying that he is the man she loves so much and for that matter his wish happens to be her comand, she decides to keep it and not tell it to anyone.
"The secret I've never disclosed to you is, I come from a very wealthy family," Mr Yang tells Lala after she has accepted to his request. "I decided to live a simple life for personal reasons " he adds, "all am begging you is not to worry about anything because am willing to take very good care of you."
It's very important for me to communicate the journey earlier" she replies by saying "I can't just leave for France without informing my people, they're my family." "Since you have a responsibility you're handling, you're very right. It is important to tell them." He supports her point of view by saying, "tell them the truth that your fiancée is flying you to France next month for the wedding."
During dinner time, forks, knives and spoon are conversing with plates in the silence of voices. Mom, Dodo, Lala and Mr James are sitting on the dinning table concentrating seriously on enjoying the delicious meal prepared by Lala. Nearer to approach the conclusion of the eating session; "Thanks for preparing such a delicious meal," smiling mother talks with her eyes on Lala. Lala smiles back as a sign of welcome and she continues to finish her remaining food from the plate. It's really important to always sit and eat as one family" dodo says asking, "not so dad?" "I actually support what Lala has just done" he reponds by saying, "gathering us here tonight to share a meal together it's too catching to the hearts." "Every since you joined our family it has been a blessing in disguise" mother says in appreciation, "thank you Lala for being part of our family." "Mother, Father and sister Dodo" she mentions them and says, " am the one required to appreciate all of you for giving me the kind of life am living right now, a happy one." I have never been this happy in my life util you brought me into your lives" she passionately says, "am the one in debt to thank you very much." "I want to inform you that am not perfect as a human being" the statement she states makes their faces start looking indifferent, " I have many flaws and I beg you to forgive me where I go wrong." "Its alright Lala, you dont have to go there" Mr James responds to her, "we're all the same no one is perfect." Everyone starts to get more concerned at the moment according to the looks on their faces.
There is something I've not told you that makes me a real bad person," Lala sorrowfully says. Dodo looks at her wondering what it could be. "It's alright" mother says, "we have also not told you everything about us so you can tell us if you don't mind."
"My fiancée and I are flying to France for our wedding next month," she tells them. "What! that is too big to keep as a secret!" Dodo stands up from the chair she is sitting on to say in wonders. "That's why she is telling us now" mother responds to Dodo reaction calmly, "please sit down." All their eyes on Lala waiting for detailed information. After noticing she adds, "am so sorry to betray you as my family." little tears start dropping out of her eyes. "You don't have to cry" Mr James says, "love is something complicated especially when it comes to the young generation." "You always have the best reasons as a person as to why you decide to do what you do when it comes to love" he adds, "we only have to respect your decision and besides, it's okay to make a few mistakes. "
"We haven't seen her fiancée yet and he is now flying her to France, think about it mom, dad, I personally cannot accept that. What if she gets into trouble aren't we the first people to come in the picture?!" Dodo aggressively disagrees and begins to shout. "He must come to see us first for security purposes then he can fly you to wherever he wants to," she concludes.
"Dodo" mother mentions her name and says, " You know how stubborn your fiancée has always been for all the years. Drilling marriage out of him has been a tag of war and among all people you in particular know this better. I want you to be considerate."
"We all know very well that Lala loves her man so much and her man loves her the most. He called for an engagement with a very beautiful diamond ring just one months after dating. Within a very little period of time, he wants to fly her out to Paris for marriage, the city of love," sweetly mother says. "As we all know they are the ones in this relationship and if their choices really makes them happy, we just have to give our blessings and support to whichever decision they make," mother clarifies.
"What your mother is saying is very true my daughter " Dad talks in support, "you must listen." "Time will come when he is ready to meet with us and our duty as responsible parents is to welcome him in good faith," he enlights. Dodo desperately says; "Am flying to France to be with my sister, I cannot miss her wedding."
Are you crazy?!" her mother attacks her in wonder, " have you forgotten you're wedding is next month as well?!" Dodo can't contain the rough reminder from her mother. The guilt and embarrassment on her face forces her to face down without adding a word.
Lala looks at silenced Dodo's facing down as a caught red handed criminal and she's like: "Are you for real your wedding is on next month?!" Questioning excitedly, "am really very happy for you." The news becomes so good to Lala after falling into her ears, bringing too much joy which she expresses on her pretty face. "Actually this is the best news I've heard so far," Lala says in a very happy mood. "It's really a coincidence both of you are getting married in the same month of September" Mr James (Dodo's father insinuates, "and still none of you is going to attend each other's wedding." On hearing this statement, everyone deems out of mood.
In the city called Paris the capital of France inside the church, Mr Yang in white tuxedo and Lala in a glittering diamond white wedding gown match uniformly step by step towards an altar to meet the priest who awaits on them with a smile. Wedding bells ringing and a wedding song played on a piano, they get to that altar and they start making vows to each other in front of a priest. Mr Yang uncover his beautiful bride Lala and gives her a very passionate kiss after the vows. All of this takes place in the presence of a gentleman known as Sam a photographer who shoots the couple's wedding photos in all different angels, making sure they come out so beautiful and memorable. A business associate and a friend to Don who stays in France also participates to witness his friend's wedding and congratulates the couple with a gift package as their marriage successfully takes place. It's only extreme joy amongst everyone present. After the church session, the couple goes on to step into a helicopter which is set to fly them to the next destination.
"How long?" Lala asks Mr Yang at the beach house where they are spending their honeymoon after a completing a week still within Paris. "I actually don't know but it won't take long for me to come back to meet my wife," he adorably answers. They both continue to cuddle as they watch the sun go down.
Next morning at the airport Lala wishes Mr Yang, her husband now, a safe flight as she sees him off on his trip.
During the night, two friends Lala and Dodo go on to chat on skype, watching each other faces while Lala is relaxing on the bed side in a night dress. Dodo is so curious specifically about how Lala's two weeks experience in the city of Paris, her feeling within the wedding gowns during the moments of vows on the altar and the honeymoon at large. Only laughters can be seen on each other faces during the chat. She stands up to show her inside the whole beach house; "A friend took pictures during the ceremony so don't worry, I will be forwarding some to you as you wish," Lala tells Dodo. "Oh my goodness I can't wait to see how cute your couple was looking," excitedly Dodo speaks. "Hope you're very well looking after mom and Dad too" she says, "in my absentia." "Calm down sisiter" Dodo replies, "just focus on having maximum fun as you wish that is all mom and dad also wish for you." "Such moments come once in a life time remember, so don't mess up your joyful time," dodo impressively advises Lala. "I want you to know that we all miss your presence but I am going to tell them you're doing very well," she says.
Sister Dodo" Lala mentions her name, "I wish I could be your flower girl. on your day." "No need to worry sister" she responds, "I will reserve a cake for you to take a bite it will cover up."
Internet continues to bring the two best friends to their closest and and they share joyful moments no matter the distance away from home.
Early morning Dodo comes out of the bathroom wiping off water from her face. A notification tone coming from her phone on the bed is loudly heard. She walks on to see what the message is all about. Immediately as usual she picks it up and opens her inbox. The relaxation and confidence on her face drastically twists into deep fear and high tension according to what she is watching on the screen of the phone. With a towel wraped around her body, the phone falls away from her shaking hands to the floor. She becomes weak in legs that her stamina is lost completely and her right hand holds on her chest. She slowly removes the hand from her chest and moves it slowly to reach the phone which is on the floor. Acting as if she's not sure of what she has just seen, she picks up the phone, turns it back on and tries to view once again. What she's really looking at are the beautiful pictures Lala promised to send to her about the wedding as she slides one by one in a raw. The handsome man in question is his well known fiancée Don. Dodo reacts in total denial of the fact that the man in the wedding pictures is Don. She keeps shaking her head left and right several times escorting the action with words; "No! No! this cannot be.....! N... No!" while tears excessively drip out of her innocent eyes.
She tries to stand up as she falls back on her knees, then crawls like a baby on the floor. Approaching her bedroom door with her phone in the hand, so fast she stands with the gathered energy and runs as she cries loud. "No mom...! No...!" She yells falling down on her knees immediately she gets into her mother's bedroom. "It can't be mom," Dodo continues to cry loudly in deep sorrow yielding a lot of nose fluids and tears in front of her mother who is now very confused on the bed where she is laying on seeing her daughter madly shading tears. Mom looking so scared she asks loudly; "What is it my daughter?!" Forcing her weak body which has been resting to sit in a very confused state. She yearns to hold on her daughter which she manages to do. Dodo tries to breathe out words but her health seems to be in danger that words can nolonger come out of her mouth on her strongly shaking lips. Dodo can not talk anymore, instead the phone fall again out of her hands and she follows it completely down as soon as it lands on the ground, she also lands full bodied. She faints due to shoke. So confused and scared mother doesn't know what exactly is happening to her lovely daughter and what to do next about the situation in front of her un an able body. "Help.....! help....! help!" She shouts all sides around and then eyes back on her daughter but no one can hear her voice from a sound proof environment which is due to the location of her bedroom in the massive house. Sense comes back inside her brains to find her mobile phone, which she gets from the bed side and panics to press on shaking hands. Quickly she puts the phone on the ear and says, "Help!"
On oxygen, call it external lungs and drips in tubes, Dodo is laying on the hospital bed and her life is under machinery support. It is already confirmed by doctors she's in a state of profound unconsciousness caused by shock. Mr James pushing her wife in a wheelchair enter the emergency room to take a close look to their lovely daughter Dodo.
Don comes in a hurry with his bodyguards following from behind inside the hospital tracing where the patient is by asking a receptionist on the front desk. He quickly walks towards the direction given upto inside the directed room where he lands on father and mother holding in prayer their daughter's hand who is on life support. Immediately mother sets her eyes on him and she goes back to crying sorrowfully. Don, considering the look on his face cannot understand what exactly happened to Dodo and same applies to her parents. In a hip of thoughts is where each of them is seated with multiple questions but no one to give clear answers.
Lala says to her husband on phone, "For two days now I've been trying to contact my godmother but all in vain. Her closest companion is her mobile phone since she has not had friends in her life. She told me she grew up with her fiancée and he is the only friend she has ever been with. It has never happened to reach her and I miss out for longest one hour. If I don't get her immediately, it doesn't take a hour for her to reach back to me." Sighs; "It is two days I've not been hearing from her," she says.
"Alternatively I've reached mother on her mobile and she's from giving me bad news. My friend got admitted in the hospital where she's laying right now. It is so hard for me to believe today is her third day in coma," Indifferent to pain and sorrow she's going through deep inside Lala explains. She proceeds by saying, "No body seems to know what exactly happened to her which is one of the reasons I cannot relax well here and enjoy with all the worries inside me now." "Mother has no body taking care of her in her wheelchair state, my brother and literally my godmother needs someone and that someone right now is me."
At the airport, Lala walks on rolling her luggage in a suit case upto awaiting cab. Mr Jiang comes out in assist to her, "Good to see you back madam," with a smiling face he says. He collects the luggage from her and puts it inside the car boot as Lala opens the door to enter into the rear. "Where do we go first Madam," after getting inside to drive he asks. "Take me direct to the mansion where my brother is" she answers, " hope he didn't miss out a day to school."
Jack runs so first to hug his sister as soon as he sets his eyes on her after a while without seeing each other. "I can't believe you're here sister," he exclaims excitedly. "Yes I am here" replying very happy to her brother, "I can see your aunt Dodo has been taking good care of you." Am so grateful," she says to holding her brother into her chest. "Aunt Dodo is in the hospital right now" Jack says, "I've not seen her the whole of this week." "Mother too has never returned from the first day she left with father to the hospital" sadly Jack tells his sister, "It is only father who comes and goes every day." Jack tries to explain the situation at hand to his sad looking sister. "From school Mr Jiang brings me back here to this huge house" he says, "which makes me so lonely." "The day before aunt Dodo got sick, she had promised to go at the apartment with me to bring my video games here. I am so bored around here sister in this big house with no one other than old servants taking care of me," Jack explains his challenge. "Nothing to worry about anymore since am here now" she sympathetically says to him, "let me take you back to the apartment but we need to visit aunt Dodo first in the hospital." Lala walks his brother to the room where he's been staying to pick up a few staff required. They then continues outside the house to Mr Jiang's cab which drives away upto the hospital.
Mother is already inside the room were her daughter is laying. The door opens, her eyes surprisingly see Jack and behind him is Lala entering into the room. Slowly Lala walks in silence towards with all the attention paid on her friend who is laying down in a vegetable state. She kneels down on the bed side, holds her friend's hand and she starts crying. "What is really going on with my friend mom?" Lala lifts her face direct to look at mom asking. Mother's face can only look sorrowfully worried. She can tell the conclusion without the beginning because she has no idea about how it all started.
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