Chapter 2.16

Mom passed away peacefully in her sleep this morning. It's not really a sudden passing, she's actually been having slight tumor in her brain since a year ago. About a month ago right after Nadine tied the knot, she's been hospitalized frequent times. She told us not to bring this up into this journal because she wouldn't want the next generation in our legacy dwell too much into this disease. The gene may or may not run in our blood. But i guess it's just more like our dad has been missing her too much.

I really feel such big presence is already missing in my life. Mom used to tell me I was a huge stress for her when I was a kid. I would ask out-of-the-world questions to her anytime and expected her to give me answers. She always said she would rather have 10 Nadines than 1 me. But I'm pretty sure she's just kidding. She loved me, she loved Nadine. There you go, mom.. have a good rest. You'll be deeply missed. 

Nadine has been getting more sicker :( I've been telling her to stop going to work if she feels really sick, but she just won't listen. I'm pretty sure she's pregnant, except that now it's doubled up with the stress of mom's passing. Like how mine was stressed with dad's playboy behavior.

Chapter 2.15

Nadine has been a bit grumpier lately. Mom's also complaining about the same thing.

She's getting more and more sensitive each day and has been very choosy over her food. Could she be…? Mom's truly a busybody, she's been re-reading all the pregnancy books just to find out if her little baby girl is going to be a mom soon. I told her to stop reading and just relax. When time's right, she's just going to pop the news to us. I'm so excited! Can't imagine about all the fun of having a little bundle of joy in the house, from my sister.

Chapter 2.14

Mom has been 'interrogating' this guy Nadine has been close with. Well from my observation, he's a very sweet guy. He does plumbing for a living and he truly cares for Nadine. He also respects my mom very much. I could see they're so in love with each other. Nadine told us that he's proposed last week and she had said yes. Next stop is to hold a private wedding, simply because we all can't afford a real wedding party yet :)

 

Chapter 2.13

Dad passed away due to heart attack this morning. It's a sudden loss for everyone in the family. As much as I used to hate him, I love him very much. I'm thankful for the little happy family we used to have as kids. Mom, Nadine and I paid our last respect to him this afternoon.

Much to my surprise, Bobby came as she heard the news (from unknown source.) We politely asked her to go as we're paying our very last respect to the man without whom this family wouldn't have been formed. Mom didn't seem to dwell in it for too much though, she said something to me which she really wanted me to keep as her darkest secret. "I still love Gabriel more than I've loved your dad." Who's this Gabriel guy? 

Chapter 2.12

OMGOSH what have I just seen!! Right, he so deserved it.

Being a good talker, Mason went to confront Bobby this evening. He told me that that 'beeyatch' actually cried when Mason pulled a confrontative conversation with her. But I can be assured that she's not coming back no more. Wondering what Mason could have done to her, really. Haha.

Odetta has grown into a beautiful girl now :) We went to the pool center to celebrate it. After dinner tonight, dad told me that I shall start sending Ods to school, which I found is still too early for us to do so. "I'm just afraid if you send her to school at much older age, she's just going to grow up just like you. Who chased her own father away from home."

Needless to say, mom and dad got into huge fight again. Seriously, *rolls eyes*

Look at Odetta, and tell me whom she takes after more. Me or Mason? Haha. She definitely takes after Mason's nose in my opinion. Mason and I have decided to start sending her to school next year when we're more financially stable. Meanwhile we can just homeschool her first. According to mom, she's really different from me as a kid. She's more towards Nadine's personality who's much calmer and sweeter. She's pretty smart, just then her laziness takes her away more.  Time to educate this young lady. Nadine is very close to her too, which I'm very glad for.

Nadine has been seeing this guy, our plumber. She's been telling Odetta lotsa stories about this guy, which then Ods leaked to me! Haha. Well but I guess that's no harm, I want the best person to be my sister's husband that's for sure. From what I've been hearing from Ods, he's a very sweet guy. He often brings Nadine sweet tarts from the bistro yet also at the same time been advising her to exercise more. He's very friendly to Odetta that this young girl starts to put a liking on him too. Well, hopefully this is for real for Nadine. :) So happy for her.

Chapter 2.11

I was diagnosed with light vertigo last week, all thanks to the stress. But looking at the bright side, things are getting much much better. Dad came home two days ago, but he's still pulling a long face towards me.

Mom told me though that dad has apologized to her and they're kinda back in good terms again. Well let's just hope it's for real this time. I mean, I wouldn't want Odetta to grow up in such unhealthy environment.