"Oh my G.o.d, I"m so sorry, I should never have let you walk home alone that night!" Grabbing her shoulders Justin exclaimed wide eyed in horror before she was even able to tell him much."It"s OK everything turned out OK in the end! I got smacked up a little but nothing other than that!" Justin gave a small snort in disagreement but let her continue as she shook her head. "He managed to come and save me in time before anything bad could happen. He then took me to see my mom and then took us to his grandfather"s country which was an incredibly beautiful place to help with my mom"s brain condition."
"OK hold up, couple questions." Justin put his hands up and stopped her before she could continue any further. "Who do you mean when you keep saying he? And your mother"s brain condition, since when did that happen?! Details girl, Details!"
".... Jian." After a minute or two if silence Chang finally looked up and answered him and took a good measure of her drink.
"How come you won"t say his name what happened between you two this time?"
"It"s different this time. It hurts just to think about him, even saying his name is impossible. It hurts so much so that if feels like I"m dying sometimes, like my throat wants to just close up.
"When he came for me and we got together it was like heaven, I was raised to the sky only to be sent crashing to the ground. I thought he would always be with me and there for me, no matter what, but when I needed him most he wasn"t there.
"My mom was sick for awhile but never said anything, I might not have ever know if he hadn"t come and found me. He"d come into contact with her while looking for me before and found out then. He made sure we got together before she pa.s.sed away, to which I"ll always be grateful but there"s just too much between us now..
"We got separated during some crazy s.h.i.t but he never looked for me again even though I wanted for him. I was alone with my mom when she died, and for awhile after. The whole time I"ve been here I haven"t seen him or heard from him either. I really needed him but now.. "Chang looked away feeling her eyes burning.
"I dreamed I saw him last year but when I woke he was gone again..and there"s little things that make me think of him like some flowers but I haven"t have seen him in over a year. I don"t know if I even want to see him again after everything."
"I"m so sorry to hear about your mom, I"m glad I got the honor of speaking to her a few times. She was an incredibly nice lady and a great mom. I always did want to meet her in person" Justin was pained hearing that and gave her a big hug as she shed a few tears. "It sounds like you"ve had a lotta drama and heartache lately, just tell me everything. I"ll try not to interrupt you anymore."
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Inside the ballroom Jean-Jacques Dumont looked for his grandfille but was unable to find her or the surprise he had presented for her. Worried he instantly contacted his security that he had posted through a small earbud.
"Sir, mademoiselle is in the garden laughing on the bench with a young man, should we go to her."
"She"s laughing, really?" "What does the man look like?" Jean-Jacques Dumont was incredulous and questioned the man further.
"20s or so male of Asian descent, short spiked black hair, wearing a powder blue suit."
"No leave them be, I"m glad they have met and she is happy, I brought the young man for her to meet. All is well, thank you gentlemen."
Jean-Jacques Dumont smiled to himself, he was glad that her old roommate was close enough to bring a smile to her face again. It had been disheartening to see her as she had been for so long after hearing for so long of her being otherwise. From the letters alone he k ew she wasn"t right, but didn"t know what to do to help her.
"I"ll cover for her as long as she needs, I"m glad that she is happy finally." Looking around greeting people, Jean-Jacques Dumont caught sight of an uninvited face and frowned deeply his joy quickly smothered.
Just what is he doing here?"