Mr. Playboy is actually a... Girl?

Mom is supportive

Chapter 2

A's Diary

Dear A

Today, I feel so bored. I don't want to count my days here in the hospital because if I did, I feel like I'm counting down on how long I'm going to live. I need to be fine, I need to show them that I am doing great because my best friend is waiting for me to join her at our graduation ceremony. I promised her that we would get our diploma together. That I will be there too. So I need to stay strong and fight. I don't want to break my promise to her. She even looked happy when I said that I would be fine. Im sure she’s waiting for me, hoping that I'll be able to join her on that special day. Well, I hope so too actually. By the way, No one visited me today. My mom was always beside me though, but other than her no other person came. I understand that Alice can’t come today since she needs to finish all the projects that our teachers have given us for our finals. Aside from my best friend, who always come to visit me, no one came. Oh well, It’s fine. I just feel so really bored today and I wanted to do something fun with others, but yeah, never mind. I hope Alice could visit me soon. So that I won’t feel alone here anymore.

Love, Ashley

Alice POV

The sun poured through my window. Another day has come.

Since I cried hard last night, I can’t open my eyes properly now.

Ughh, it's probably swollen from all the crying I did. Also, I am still sleepy. I slept late last night after reading some of the pages from Ashley's diary.

I decided to close my eyes again, I’ll sleep a little more.

"Sweetie," My mom called, knocking on my door.

"Yes, mom?" I answered huskily. It's evident in my voice that I just got up from my extended sleep.

"There's a letter for you," she said.

Hmm? A letter? Who would send me a letter?

I suddenly opened my eyes. Thinking as to who would give me a that at this time, I mean we just graduated from high school, I doubt someone would give me a letter this late. I already received most of my classmates’ letter for me, most of what written inside were, how they are thankful to be part of my high school memories, that they are lucky to meet me and be friends with me. Some even confessed their feelings to me and others just hope that we could still be in touch with each other even though we take different schools and paths in life. I also received a letter saying that, she hoped that I will also do well in college and that I should continue to pursue my dreams.

Oh, let’s go back to what my mom just said,

‘Anyway, to whom or where the letter would came from?’

"Coming!" I shouted. I saw Ashley's diary, still open. I didn't know what time I fell asleep last night because I was too immersed in reading her diary. I probably fell asleep from exhaustion because of shedding too much tears. Maybe that’s also why I haven't closed Ashley’s diary.

I closed Ashley's diary and get up to see what the letter is all about, and to know who sent it.

Maybe it's one of the scholarships I applied for. I badly needed to cut costs for my college's fees and such, so I tried to apply secretly to all of the scholarship programs in every school's websites. I said I did it secretly because I don't want my parents to know about thouse applications.

‘I hope the letter is not about them rejecting me. I need to get the letter as soon as possible before my mom decided to get possessed by a devil named curiosity, and open the letter before I could get the chance to do so’

I got out of my room, and ran my way down the stairs. I was about to reach the front door when my mom stopped me.

"Where are you going young lady?" she asks. I look at her,

"I'm going to take the letter," I said. Mom pointed the envelope at the dining table, near my plate.

‘oh, she already take it’ I said to myself. Uh-oh, did she open it already?

"I already took it from the mail box, you just have to open it," She said.

I get nervous thinking that my mom might have already opened the letter. Thank God she was not possessed by the curiosity devil.

"Thanks mom," I said, then kissed her cheeks. "Good morning too." I greeted happily.

I am thankful that she did not openned in advance. It'll be embarrassing if the letter I received was a rejection from the scholarships grant that I applied into, but if ever this letter is about the scholarship, why did they not just emailed me their response? It'll be lesser trouble.

"Good morning too, sweetheart" Mom replied then kisses my forehead. "So about the letter, what was it about? and from whom?" mom asks looking really intrigued by the content of the letter.

"I don't know" I answered nonchalantly, trying to act innocent. Though, I really do have no idea where this letter came from, and from whom. I just have a gut feeling that it is from the scholarships I applied into.

Also, the reason why I don't want them to know about my scholarship application was because I don’t want them to expect so much from me. I mean, I know my parents would love it, and they will be supportive once they hear about it, but what if I failed? What if I got rejected? I don’t want to disappoint them.

"Maybe it's from your admirer? Awwee, my baby is growing up too fast, she now have a love life," Mom teased me.

‘tsshh, there she goes again. My mom really believes in that fairy tale like kind of romance. Though I can’t blame her, she already met her prince, and now her king. That is maybe the reason why she’s looking forward for my love life too.’

"Eyy, mom. You know that's not my priority yet right? Love always come and go, so it can wait. I need to focus on my studies first" I said.

"You are too focused on your goal, your dream. What about your love life? Try to entertain boys too. At least, you will have an experience at love. Just know your limit," mom said.

"Mom, why do you wanted me to enter that 'love' phase? That 'relationship' phase?" I ask, "I am not yet ready for that, besides… I don't want to break my promise to Ashley," I said.

I sit down on my chair. Breakfast is about to be served since mom just finished cooking the eggs.

"What promise is that?" Mom asks

"I promise her that I will only love someone when I am ready and when I receive my college diploma," I said.

"Hmm, that's impossible, sweetheart," Mom said. She poured me a glass of milk, then put the sandwich on my plate and some egg.

"Why? How is that impossible, mom?" I ask.

"Well, it's impossible that you will only love and enter a relationship after you finish college. You don't know when love will come. It is impossible not to fall in love during your college years when you will be surrounded and meet a lot of people. We never know, maybe you will meet someone who will change your perspective about relationship" She said.

"But, I did it when I was in high school. I mean, I managed not to be in any relationship, and I didn't fell in love with anyone during my high school days too. If it is possible back then, I bet it is also possible in college," I said. It won't be that hard if I already did it before, besides I bet I would become too busy with school stuffs and will forget the time again. I will be waking up again one day and will be surprised that I was about to graduate again, but this time in college.

"But, back then, you have Ashley. A relationship doesn't matter if you have someone around. If you have a friend with you. You will be contented not having a special someone or a boyfriend because you were too busy having fun with your best friend." She said.

I felt sad all of a sudden. Mom's right, that time I still have Ashley so I don't need to worry about anything. All I ever think about during those days were to have fun with her, to study with her, and just be with her. Things would be different when I entered college. Ashley would not be beside me this time.

"I'm sorry, dear. I shouldn't have open it up to you," Mom apologized.

"It's fine mom, you're right. Though I may not have Ashley by my side anymore in this new chapter of my life, I still don't think having a lovelife can fulfill the space that my best friend has left, besides why are you so dead set about me falling in love? I think you're the only parent in this world who pushes their own daughter to be in a relationship" I said.

"That's not what I mean, sweetheart. What I wanted to tell you is that you are still young. Feel free to experience all of the wonderful things a youth like you should experience. Love, I know it will come at the right time, but we never know when that time would come. So don't close your door in meeting someone with whom you can share your sorrows and happiness with. I know lovelife isn't the only thing that is important in your college days. You can have new friends there too. I know you can meet a lot of new people at your chosen school. The only thing I wanted to point out is that just go and let yourself experience the best thing about being a college student, that to have a 'life and experience life'" Mom said.

"Hey, what this lovelife, lovelife I'm hearing about huh?" It was my dad. He just came down with his uniform on. Have I already mentioned that my dad is a chef? well he is, even though he already has his own restaurant serving his original recipes, he was still working as a chef in a five star hotel in town. He is the head chef there. He said that he can’t leave the first job he got because that gave him a lot of opportunity to make his name known as the best cook. It is also a great opportunity for him to advertise his restaurant to the guest who wanted to meet him.

"Mom wanted me to enter a relationship, dad. She's pushing me to experience having a 'life' more specifically lovelife." I complained to dad.

"You said that to our princess?" Dad looks at my mom.

"What? It's not like she won't experience it.

Sooner or later, she will also be in a relationship. She will be inspired to do household chores and be motivated to study more because she has someone in mind she wanted to impress," mom said.

"But, she's still our baby. I don't like the idea of her having excess baggage, or her crying for some boy because he broke her heart" dad said.

Hahaha, what? Excess baggage? Hahaha dad really??

"What excess baggage are you saying? As if our Alice won't experience it. Sooner or later, she will fall in love too. Do you want our daughter to grow old alone?" Mom said.

"Of course not, but it's still too early. She just graduated from high school yesterday. I don't want her to have a boyfriend too soon, especially not a husband, so stop saying things about her growing old alone" Dad said.

"Fine, fine. Okay, I won't open it up but Alice just in case you did fall in love someday, just know that you have someone you can share your troubles with, okay?" Mom said. “It will be painful if you experienced your first heart break. It would be hard for you to handle it. You will need someone to share that pain with” Mom said.

I appreciated my mom’s concern about me having my first heart break. But… I have no plans on entertaining boys yet. So I guess, that heart break will not going to happen soon.

"Noted, mom, thank you," I said.

"Oh? What's that?" dad asks. Pointing at the forgotten envelope beside my plate.

"Uhh---" but before I could answer my dad, my mom butted in.

"It's a love letter from her admirer," mom whispered but it is still loud enough for me to hear it.

Dad looks at me with warning.

Jesus! I already said I'm not ready for that yet. He should believe me. Mom really likes to put me in trouble in front of dad.