It was 8 am when I woke up from bed, I was still dizzy and I received a message from Mr. Rude.
'Hey Chloe'
'Hey Mr. Rude'
'I like the name' he replied and I laughed out loud.
'Have a great day Chloe' he texted again and I felt touched, even though I don't know who he is but I think I will continue texting him.
'You know a lot about me, at least tell me your name' I sent and waited but he never replied.
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Chloe got dressed and dragged her suitcase to the sitting room, she spotted Jim discussing it with grandma.
'Nana come here' grandma called and I walked towards her.
'Good morning Jim' I greeted and he smiled.
'You will have to resume school tomorrow right?' she asked and I nodded.
'That's good, I will be leaving the country in a week for my operation' she said and reminded me of that sad thought.
'Mami you will be fine' I said and she nodded.
'How about we have dinner out?' Jim asked and I liked the idea.
'Just the three of us?' I asked.
'Yes, I will drop you off at your apartment, it's the same building as my formal apartment' he said and stood up.
'Mami take your pills on time and also have some rest' I said and hugged her.
'Nana come visit during the weekends'
'Of course my beautiful Mami, even if the gate is locked then I will jump a fence just to visit you' I teased and she laughed out loud.
Jim helped with my suitcase and we got inside his car.
'University isn't a place to have fun' he said while driving.
'Are you going to give me the senior brother's lectures?' I scoffed.
'Yes, you will be staying in a block filled with just students…so no sleeping over and no parties'
'Now you sound like your dad' I said and he laughed out loud.
'These are the same words he said to me when he drove me to my new apartment, so I am just doing the necessary' explained Jim.
'Cool enough'
'What's your block and room number?' he asked as we arrived at the student's quarters.
'Block 2 room 10' I said and he smiled.
'That used to be Maya's apartment,' he said.
'But now it's mine, Maya is no longer a student and she is also your ex-girlfriend' I reminded him and he pouted.
'Ouch that hurts' he feigned a tear and I laughed out.
It was evening and Jim picked me up from my new apartment, inside the car was Mami.
I got in and he drove down the highway.
Mami started a song and I joined in with a laugh.
'Come little angel and drive us to heaven' we kept singing till we arrived at the restaurant.
'Okay we are here so stop singing please, I can't feel my ears' Jim laughed out and got out of the car.
He took Mami's wheel chair from the boot and we both helped her sit on it.
They walked into the restaurant with Jim pushing Mami, he knows she has just a few days to live so let Chloe enjoy her company for a while.
Jim already booked a table so they walked there, Jim was about to sit when he spotted Miles.
He frowned at Miles who did the same, Miles was having a family dinner with his family as well…he saw Jim walked in and gave him the serious look…then he spotted Chloe.
Chloe didn't notice the man staring at her, she was busy discussing and laughing with her grandma.
'So let's order,' Jim said and handed a menu to Chloe.
'Order for us' he said with a smile.
On the hander hand, Lucia who is Miles stepmom saw the lady sitting on the wheel chair, she felt nervous and also scared.
'Mom' Mark called and she gave him a fake smile.
'Let's just eat' Lucia said and concentrated on her meal.
After so many years she finally saw her mom, she was wondering if the little girl beside is her daughter or her brother's daughter.
After half an hour, Chloe stood up to use the restroom so she left.
Seeing Chloe leave, Lucia stood up as well.
'I will be right back' she said with a smile and left…Miles who had his doubts about his stepmom stood up and followed as well.
Chloe
I walked down the corridor and finally spotted the female's room just opposite the male's room.
When I was done, I watched my hands when a blonde lady walked in…she kept staring at me and I felt weird.
'Is there on my face ma'am?' I asked and she shook her head.
'What's your name?' she asked and I was confused, but she was an elderly lady and I needed to be respectful.
'Chloe Lane' I said and she still kept staring at me.
I felt weird and I walked out absent minded when I bumped into someone.
'Ouch' I winced in pain and held my head.
'I am sorry' he apologized.
'It's my fault, I wasn't paying attention' I said and he smiled.
'Where I come from I was told that any lady I mistakenly bump into then I need to exchange names with her' he said and I smiled, he was cool.
'The name is Carl' he extended his hand for a handshake and I accepted it.
'Chloe' his hands felt really soft and his blue eyes were so cool that it gives you the feeling of being on the beach.
'Nice meeting you Chloe' Carl said and walked away.
'I wonder if we will meet again'
Miles stood down the corridor and saw Chloe interacting with a guy just now, he scoffed and returned to their table when Lucia came back as well.
'Lucia are you okay?' her husband Victor asked and she nodded with a fake smile again.
'I just feel a little dizzy' she said as she wanted to leave before her mom spots her and starts a fuzz here as she knows how much her mom loves her and must have missed her.
'Then let's better leave, I also have some things to do' Miles said and they all agreed.
Miles took care of the bills and they all walked past the Lane family.
Lucia tried to leave faster so her mom doesn't spot her, just then she spotted her mom staring at her.
She felt really scared that her mom would suddenly yell her name out and cry out.
But she was wrong, her mom looked away and pretended not to see her.
She felt her heart break into tiny pieces, she is sure her mom saw her now…so why did she not call out to her, does she hate her now? She had a lot of questions but no one to answer them.
Mami held her wheelchair tightly when she spotted her prodigal daughter. At first she thought of stopping her and asking why it happened to her and her baby but she saw the family she was with.
She once heard that the owner of the Parker family got remarried after his wife's sudden death but she never expected that it was to her daughter.
Now she is a mother to other kids while her first daughter has no mom and also no dad.
Now what she felt for her was pity and nothing else.
At least she gotta see her daughter one more time before her end time approaches.
'Mami are you okay?' Chloe asked, noticing that she wasn't smiling as usual.
'Just tired from all the singing' she said and Chloe nodded.
'Eat some more vegetables then' she placed some vegetables on Mami's plate.
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They were done and Jim dropped Chloe at her new apartment.
'Sleep early, you have lectures tomorrow' he said and waved at her.
Chloe smiled and walked to her door, she retracted the key from her bag and unlocked the door.
Immediately she got in she received a message from Mr. Rude.
'Blue and white is a great match' she read it and her eyes widened in shock.
She stared around her place if there were cameras but she couldn't spot one, she stood by her window and checked outside if there was a spy somewhere but she couldn't find any one.
It was evening and Jim picked me up from my new apartment, inside the car was Mami.
I got in and he drove down the highway.
Mami started a song and I joined in with a laugh.
'Come little angel and drive us to heaven' we kept singing till we arrived at the restaurant.
'Okay we are here so stop singing please, I can't feel my ears' Jim laughed out and got out of the car.
He took Mami's wheel chair from the boot and we both helped her sit on it.
They walked into the restaurant with Jim pushing Mami, he knows she has just a few days to live so let Chloe enjoy her company for a while.
Jim already booked a table so they walked there, Jim was about to sit when he spotted Miles.
He frowned at Miles who did the same, Miles was having a family dinner with his family as well…he saw Jim walked in and gave him the serious look…then he spotted Chloe.
Chloe didn't notice the man staring at her, she was busy discussing and laughing with her grandma.
'So let's order,' Jim said and handed a menu to Chloe.
'Order for us' he said with a smile.
On the other hand, Lucia, who is Miles' stepmom saw the lady sitting on the wheel chair, she felt nervous and also scared.
'Mom' Mark called and she gave him a fake smile.
'Let's just eat' Lucia said and concentrated on her meal.
After so many years she finally saw her mom, she was wondering if the little girl beside is her daughter or her brother's daughter.
After half an hour, Chloe stood up to use the restroom so she left.
Seeing Chloe leave, Lucia stood up as well.
'I will be right back' she said with a smile and left…Miles who had his doubts about his stepmom stood up and followed as well.
Chloe
I walked down the corridor and finally spotted the female's room just opposite the male's room.
When I was done, I watched my hands when a blonde lady walked in…she kept staring at me and I felt weird.
'Is there on my face ma'am?' I asked and she shook her head.
'What's your name?' she asked and I was confused, but she was an elderly lady and I needed to be respectful.
'Chloe Lane' I said and she still kept staring at me.
I felt weird and I walked out absent minded when I bumped into someone.
'Ouch' I winced in pain and held my head.
'I am sorry' he apologized.
'It's my fault, I wasn't paying attention' I said and he smiled.
'Where I come from I was told that any lady I mistakenly bump into then I need to exchange names with her' he said and I smiled, he was cool.
'The name is Carl' he extended his hand for a handshake and I accepted it.
'Chloe' his hands felt really soft and his blue eyes were so cool that it gives you the feeling of being on the beach.
'Nice meeting you Chloe' Carl said and walked away.
'I wonder if we will meet again'
Miles stood down the corridor and saw Chloe interacting with a guy just now, he scoffed and returned to their table when Lucia came back as well.
'Lucia are you okay?' her husband Victor asked and she nodded with a fake smile again.
'I just feel a little dizzy' she said as she wanted to leave before her mom spots her and starts a fuzz here as she knows how much her mom loves her and must have missed her.
'Then let's better leave, I also have some things to do' Miles said and they all agreed.
Miles took care of the bills and they all walked pass the Lane family.
Lucia tried to leave faster so her mom doesn't spot her, just then she spotted her mom staring at her.
She felt really scared that her mom would suddenly yell her name out and cry out.
But she was wrong, her mom looked away and pretended not to see her.
She felt her heart break into tiny pieces, she is sure her mom saw her now…so why did she not call out to her, does she hate her now? She had a lot of questions but no one to answer them.
Mami held her wheelchair tightly when she spotted her prodigal daughter. At first she thought of stopping her and asking why it happened to her and her baby but she saw the family she was with.
She once heard that the owner of the Parker family got remarried after his wife's sudden death but she never expected that it was to her daughter.
Now she is a mother to other kids while her first daughter has no mom and also no dad.
Now what she felt for her was pity and nothing else.
At least she gotta see her daughter one more time before her end time approaches.
'Mami are you okay?' Chloe asked, noticing that she wasn't smiling as usual.
'Just tired from all the singing' she said and Chloe nodded.
'Eat some more vegetables then' she placed some vegetables on Mami's plate.
--
They were done and Jim dropped Chloe at her new apartment.
'Sleep early, you have lectures tomorrow' he said and waved at her.
Chloe smiled and walked to her door, she retracted the key from her bag and unlocked the door.
Immediately she got in she received a message from Mr. Rude.
'Blue and white is a great match' she read it and her eyes widened in shock.
She stared around her place if there were cameras but she couldn't spot one, she stood by her window and checked outside if there was a spy somewhere but she couldn't find any one.