The next morning, my mom calls me to give me a friendly reminder that I need to set up a "meet the parents" date with my fiancé. "He'll probably change his mind about a future with me after he meets her," I say to myself and chuckle. Don't get me wrong, I love my mom. But, she can be overbearing.
"Jaen? Jaen? Jaen Joo-suteki Moshiin, are you listening to me?!?!" her voice suddenly pierced through my thoughts, snapping me back to reality. Whoops, I guess I checked out again.
"And have you started your dress search yet?"
"Mother, we don't even have a date yet. He literally proposed to me a week ago. We need some time to just take everything in. Why rush?"
Her sigh on the other end of the line is audible; dripping with exasperation. "I supposed the cancer should just take its time spreading, Jaen?"
My breath catches in my throat, and for a moment, I'm paralyzed by her words. The sharp pang of hurt slices through me, leaving a bitter taste in my mouth. I struggle to find my voice, to push back against the wave of guilt and frustration rising within me.
"That was a low blow, even for her," I mutter under my breath, clenching my fists in frustration.
YOU ARE READING
Lover
Romance"...the effects of love are similar to the effects of oxidation. They can either benefit me or harm me." Jaen Moshiin is a young woman on the quest for true love. Once a believer that love would find her, she decides to take matters into her own han...
