Muted Love

ou have changed. I changed a lot. Will I still

ke the time to look at the picture and talk to it. As if he would get an answer back. He likes to

he favor," he promised. "Just make sure to be alive and let

I can help you with all my might if you are still alive... I do not know what I woul

t may not have told him to take the business path, but it made him into a new a

f his plan, and he did not know what to take when he was still in his colleg

thing, but a miracle hit

Lance's mother, Lauren, greeted him a

work? Is it doing well?" he asked back, hugging a

as well are doing fine." Lau

and has her own clothing line, while his father

ing Mikaela? I heard sh

t it already. He cannot believe that his mother will be able to know about it in just a

w that you are just concerned about my future. But I am still not ready to hav

my granddaughter. I am scared that we might die without seeing it. W

healthy regimen when you do not trust it at all," he reasoned ou

win over him when it comes to something like this, aside fro

Mikaela," Lauren insisted. "Should

t say no whenever you want me to date someone you talked to, but not her. How awkward it can be after that, I might not b

d you date?" hi

anyone. I just want to wor

u overwork yourself and do nothing," his mother retor

his mother, he walked

ble Mom had suggested?" his mother added, following him to his room. "I just want

it is still early for that. You don't have to worry about it too much. I will f

one right this instant

but talking with his mother about marriag

to rest for a while, please." he said. He o

other asked again. "I will make h

her mother and said, "I still don't have one, Ma. I

ll make her say yes to dating you. I will make you guys marry right away," Lauren said

will let her date. She is still

e likes someone, we should make

r again. "Why are you thinking of dating already? Lizzy is still young.

ou? I don't want that to happen

if I hadn't. Before, you were mad at me for not studying hard and just playing co

r own company and it is doing fine, I am really happy! I will always brag about my friends to you. I know you went down a hard path

I really do. But not now. The someone who is meant for me is not yet here. While she's not here, I will just work to secure our

understand you. I will go out now, so

had a lot of bullets to shoot back at his answers. That is why he was trying

some blind dates? Once a month

lf free from blind dates. But i

he answered

ppiness as she went out

onth," he muttered. "It is much bett

ike his mother has so many aces in her hands that Lance can date every day. If Lance does not co

to get him a girlfriend. She will d

ether he has a girlfriend already. If not, they will help his mother set some blind dates. It's not like his ow

ut him, thinking he will

with his mother. As much as he wanted to avoid it, his mother would definitely

make it stop, and that

e to be his fake girlfriend. He badly wants to stop this dating thing, but what

one and looked agai

es flashed i

is still able to see the

d talk to it. Stare at the person

ind me?" he added. "I want to know if you are doing fine. I want to kno

ok one and did not bother taking more pictures of you. Look what happened. The

as able to tell you stories you might find interesting and more. I should have done everything with you,

ate me or what? Is that why I can't see you? It's

t... you are not here anymore... th

next time? Will I be able to recuperate an