People say that parents know what is best for you. It is because they are older, and they know a lot of things because they already have some experience. "Still it's not right. They don't have the rights to control me, my future." Jeanne said in the back of her mind.

After celebrating Jeanne's 18th birthday, her father, Mr Meredith announced that he and his wife will visit their company in London due to some issues connecting to their business. And said that their daughter was at the right age and must come along for she needs to meet her fiancé.

Jeanne came back after fetching her mother's purse. She overheard what her father said. She realized what his father wanted for her, and that is to be a tool for communication to other companies and organizations.

With exploding emotions, she walked out of the mansion, going to their garden. There she cried to relieve her from sadness. "How could they?" She said in the dark, all alone.

After a while, she heard footsteps. She knew that these footsteps meant that someone will approach her. And she expects that it would be his father, trying to convince her that it's all for Jeanne's sake.

"Miss Jeanne? Are you in there?" said the man who was approaching her.

She knows that it was coming from someone very familiar, someone who had known her for a very long time. As the man came in, his face was gradually shown by the moonlight. After examining who it was, she confirmed that it was Francis, her personal butler who was hired at a young age. Francis was hired when the family celebrated Jeanne's 7th birthday. By that time, Francis was hired only around her age.

"There you are Miss Jeanne. I've been looking everywhere for you." tiredly saying.

"Just leave me alone. Don't you know what's going on?" She said in high tone.

"No one wants to be alone in this world. If someone would say they would want to, then they will appreciate the presence of a friend." He said with a big smile on his face.

She stood up, cried on Francis's chest, crying as if she lost someone important to her. She cried and cried like the cry baby she was before.

They talked about what troubles her. Francis was shocked that she would go to another country just to meet a guy suited for her. But Francis was not that surprised because it was her destiny as the only child of the family. It would be alright if she was born a man. These things wouldn't have happened to her.

After telling all the things that her father said, Francis can't say a thing. It left him in a position where it's very confusing.

"This is very shocking." Francis laughed at it, treating like it's just a joke.

"Francis... Why would you do that?" She said in a quiet manner like he can't take that problem out of her mind.

Francis smiled and told her that she shouldn't worry. He told her that she should think the guy that she was going to marry turns out to be a big fat prince. While saying his phrase, he copies the looks of what a big fat ugly young man would look like. And guess what, he made Jeanne laughed.

"I do wish it would turn out like that. My father would never make me marry a fat man." She chuckled and giggled.

After moments of cracking jokes, laughter, and comforting, they got out of the garden. Francis escorted Jeanne back to the mansion. When they got there, Jeanne's father was waiting silently beside the mansion's front door, lighting his cigarette. The two assumed that he was waiting for his daughter. When he heard someone approaching the door, he hurriedly took off his cigarette, he threw it inside the nearest trash can, and then he looked at Jeanne in the eye.

"Young lady, don't you have any manners? How could you walk away just like that?" He said with a fierce look.

Before Jeanne could say anything, his father hurriedly cut her off.

"I know, I know. I'm so sort that it happened so fast, but we don't have any choice. In order for this family to keep on going, we used this as our last resort. I hope you understand."

"Yes father." She said not looking at him eye to eye for it was very heavy. She only looked down, feeling sad with no hope at all.

The father nodded back at Jeanne and told her to go to her room, pack her things, and take a goodnight rest. When Jeanne entered the room, she overheard her father talking to Francis. "Keep up the good work, Francis. But don't get too close to my daughter, low life." said Jeanne's father.

Jeanne saw how his father physically hurt her personal butler. She wanted to go back to her father and beg for mercy. When Jeanne saw Francis making a sign not to come closer, she stopped. And with all due respect, she rushed to her room, rushed to her bed, and cried. With all the noise Jeanne created, someone knocked at her door. Jeanne heard the door open slowly.

"Dear, I'm so sorry." Her mother sadly said.

"Why is this happening to me mom? I have done nothing wrong. I always obey you and father." Jeanne said while tears are falling from her eyes.

Jeanne felt her mother tap her shoulder. "Look at me Dear." Her mother said.

Jeanne glanced at her mother who took out her handkerchief to wipe Jeanne's tears.

"Please understand us. We only wanted the best for this family, especially you, our only child----"

"I know. Father already told me. I will be ready, so please leave me alone." Jeanne said softly.

"I'm so sorry dear. But you should really be ready because our flight is already tomorrow."

"Tomorrow? But---"

"I'm sorry. No buts dear." Her mother signed her to stay quiet. "Please just take a rest." Her mother said with a smile.

Jeanne's mother hugged her and gave her a kiss on the cheeks. Her mother closed the curtains and she went straight to Jeanne's door. "Goodnight. Love you."

  After Jeanne heard her mother going downstairs, she got up and went to her room's balcony. Even though she was very tired after the big party, she couldn't sleep. Her head hurts and her body feels so heavy. She continues to sob. Jeanne kept on sobbing as she felt her heart being squeezed, making her hard to breathe. She moved her hand to her heart, desperately trying to control her breathing. When she felt that it's getting fine, she moved forward, leaning on the railings, looking at the stars, feeling warmth as if she saw this pattern of stars before. In the middle of the night sky, there's a streak of blue, violet, and green lights forming to divide the sky. And it adds beauty to the plain dark sky. Jeanne felt nostalgic. "Oh right."

She rushed back to her room, grabbed the picture frame beside her bed, and returned back to her spot in the balcony. Now, she isn't leaning on the railings. Right now, she is seating on a chair, then placed the picture frame on top of the round table in front of her. She looked at her picture, remembering those golden times with her friends in the playground. In there, she saw herself smiling as she playfully swung in the swing. "There you are."

She lifted her hand, pointing her finger to the cute smiling little boy swinging beside her in the picture. She chuckled, feeling happy. "I wonder If he still remembers me."

Then she looked up again, observing how the stars twinkled with the combination of the streak of lights and shooting stars. It all marvelously adds up to its beauty. When the old wind came, it gave her shivers, making her cover her body using her arms to feel warm. When it got warmer, she stared off into the distance. Rather than feeling down and lonely. She was excited to go back, back to where her birth took place in, back to reality and back to her real life, but especially back to her true and closest friends.

"I'm coming back home, Michael."
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Isn't it nice to have a friend remember you 😁. I wish they will get to meet soon. How about you guys? Did you guys also enjoy? How about the video 😂? Please comment if you find something wrong or there is something that ruins the story. Either way, thanks guys! Love you all 😍!
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The next CHAPTER is going back to Michael. I wonder what trouble did he got into 😏. Oh well, I think he will survive. Or not for long 😱. Just seat back and wait *patiently* (emphasized haha) because CHAPTER 3 is going to be released on April 16, 2017. GOD BLESS EVERYONE! Remember "you are worth the wait" 😊