Broken With My Mother In Law

After Donald said that, I suddenly came up with a good idea. Taking advantage of our “crying” opportunity, I asked Donald to leave us alone for a moment.

“Donald, you know what? Why don’t you leave your mother and me alone for a while?” I said. 

“Are you sure?” Donald asked.

“Yes, I think we do need to talk, son. Privately” Diana replied. 

“Let us just talk things through between us.” I added. 

“Okay then. As long as you two are okay, then I will give you the space you need” Donald said.

He let out a heavy sigh as if he ran a whole kilometer. I know he felt helpless with our whole crying act. He did not know who to attend first. 

Before leaving us alone, Donald leaned close to his mom and gave her a kiss on the cheek. After that, he turned to me and gave a kiss on my forehead. 

“Call me when you are both done talking, okay? I love you.” He said again before leaving us for good. 

[Linda’s Perspective]

Immediately after Donald left the room, we both straightened out ourselves and threw our disguises out. We looked straight in each other’s eyes. There is obviously tension in the air. 

I broke the silence. 

“You know, crying makes people old.” I said while smirking

I cried over the pear blossoms with rain a while ago but I am ready to give out sassy remarks now.  I know that Diana is mad at me right now for making her look like a fool in front of her own son but I was tired of all her dramas. 

“As far as I am concerned, I know that Donald likes skinny girls, just like Caroline.” Diana replied.

“In other words, you are not Donald’s type… because you are neither skinny nor tall. You should leave him while it is still early or do me a favor by staying away from him.” Diana continued while gritting her teeth. 

She did not even show a hint of shame with what she said. I am Donald’s fiancé yet she still treats me like an outsider. How could she ask me to leave Donald? Why does she even always compare me to Donald’s ex-girlfriend?

I let out a frustrated sigh. She is testing my patience so how could I give up?

“Oh, well, I can undergo liposuction surgery.” I answered back at her.  

I am not really sure if I would like to undergo a liposuction surgery in the future. I am afraid that it would hurt a lot. 

Although I am a little fat, I still consider myself sexy. After all, I am not as fat as you think I am. My body still has good proportions so I don’t really mind. 

As for Caroline, I think that she should start eating more. She looks like a walking stick. When you hold her, you can feel her bones right away. Being too thin is not necessarily good for her. 

“Being your maid of honor is a great responsibility, but I will not do it. I know that the only reason you brought it up was because Donald was present.” Diana smirked. 

“Just change your maid of honor into someone else but me. If you insist, I might make your wedding a nightmare” Diana proudly continued. 

“Well, you know what they say, keep your friends close but your enemies closer.” I rebutted. 

“Listen here Diana. You cannot do anything to keep me away from Donald. Didn’t you see what he did earlier? He chose me right? … Over you” I told Diana while pointing at her. Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“It’s simply because he loves me more than you. Donald is going to be my husband. Whether you like it or not. You can go ahead and sabotage everything, so that when Donald figures out who messed with everything, he would be mad at you.” I dared Diana. 

She could not say a word. It seemed like she contemplated everything I just said. Her eyes were unfocused and unstable. She was panicking.

“Oh, so you decided to keep quiet now. I bet you don’t even have anything witty to throw at me.” I teased. 

She still did not say a word. She just glared at me. 

“Well, let me tell you my plan so you can stop imagining things.” I started again. 

“After the wedding, I would settle down with Donald. By then, you are going to tell Donald that you are going to move elsewhere. You will tell him that the reason you are going is because you feel that it is time for you to focus on yourself and that you want to live alone to have peace of mind. You will move out and its game over.” I continued to say. 

I looked at her with intensity. I want her to know that when Donald becomes my husband, she will be kicked out of here. 

Diana clenched her fists. She was clenching them so hard, her knuckles are almost white. 

Finally, Diana decided to speak.

“It is not over, until I say it is over. Donald will never agree to your plan. He loves you, yes, but I am still his mother. Let’s just see how far both our acting skills can go.” Diana said fiercely. 

Oh so she’s going to manipulate Donald’s feelings again? Well, I am not going to make that happen. I think that after this stunt, I can already be given an Oscar award for being the best actress. 

“Bring it on then. I am sure that Donald would pick me over you anyways. All I can say is good luck with your acting.” I replied. 

It was obvious that what I said made Diana more irritated. She doesn’t like it when I fight back. She feels intimidated. She is really getting on my nerves so I said things that would throw her off.

To be honest, I don’t mind fighting with her every day. As long as I know I am right and she is wrong, I will never back out. 

After what I said, she stood up from her seat and she walked away with her assistant Fitz. She was stomping her foot loudly like a kid having tantrums. 

As I watched her walk away, the box of her dress caught my eye. I hurriedly followed them from behind. 

I saw Fitz sit on the driver side while Diana sat opposite to Fitz. Before Fitz could start the car, I shouted. 

“Wait a second. I think you forgot something.” 

Fitz looked at me and waited. When I got close enough, I stuffed the dress of the box directly into Diana’s arms. 

“You almost forgot your dress. You will have nothing to wear at the Wedding if you don’t take this. You don’t want to go naked don’t you?” I told Diana jokingly. 

Her face got more distorted. She was already furious. 

“Maybe we can find you a nice hat to go with it.” Fitz looked at the dress and said to Diana.

I almost chuckled at Fitz’s remark. 

“Okay, that’s all. Goodbye.” I told them again. 

Fitz started the engine and they were about to speed off. 

“Oh, and Fitz, thank you for waiting.” I looked towards Fitz and smiled. 

Fitz nodded and looked at me with satisfaction.

“See you at the rehearsal party.” I said again before they drove off. 

I did not go back right away when they left. I stayed and waited for them until they disappeared on the corner of the street. 

When they were close to making the left turn, I saw them stop for a while. Later on, I saw that the dress I just gave to Diana flew out the window and landed on the ground. After that they drove off again. 

When I saw Diana throw the dress away I wanted to run after her and stuff it right back at her. How could she? I had that made especially for her. I know that she is mad but how dare she cut off my efforts that easily. I mean, at least I am trying to fix our relationship. 

Days passed after that night and it was already the day of my rehearsal party. 

I woke up early today to get ready for my rehearsal party. At around 8:00 AM, I made toast with egg and bacon for breakfast and I paired that with my favorite cup of coffee. After that, I washed the dishes and then proceeded to take a bath. 

After taking a bath, I put my jeans and shirt on and went out for a ride around 10:00 AM. I went out to get my dress for the rehearsal. 

When I got my dress, I went to my favorite salon to get my hair and make-up done. I finished just before lunch so I decided to go find a restaurant.