Ch. 3: Jade Visits Her Parents
Drago was just lying on his bed, holding Scales and coughing while tears drip from his eyes when Colleen came in with Holly, who's holding a flower.
"Drago," Colleen calls him softly.
"Come in, Col," Drago sighed.
"I just want to talk. You dad told me and Holly about your mom and what happened to her."
"I know it's been ten years for me, but it's really hard for me to get over what happened to my mom."
"I understand, and so does Holly."
Holly gives Drago the flower. Colleen wraps her arms around Drago and cuddles him. Drago wraps his arm around her as they sit on his bed together.
"Why don't you tell me stories about your mom?" Colleen asks, "I want to know more about her."
"Okay," Drago said as he starts telling her and Holly about his mom.
Meanwhile, in the apartment complex Jade's parents live, Jackie and Jade are knocking on the door when her mother opens it.
"Jade!" her mom says as she hugs her.
"Hi Mom," Jade said.
"What brings you and Jackie to Hong Kong?"
"Drago's family invited us to a weekend with them. We thought we should drop by for a visit."
"Well your father is going to be happy to see you both here."
Jade and Jackie go into the apartment. Jade had already told her parents about Colleen and her friends. To her parents, Colleen has become a female mentor and sister to Jade.
"Colleen is totally cool," she said, "She's even teaching me Tai Chi."
"Tai Chi, as in the art of balancing oneself," Shen said.
"Sounds like you're looking up to her," Jade's mom implied.
"There's also something I want to ask you two," Jade said nervously.
"What's that, Jade?" Jade's mom asks.
"You two are never gonna get a divorce, are you?" Jade asks nervously.
"Jade, no. Why would you even ask us that?"
"Jade, you don't have to worry about us getting a divorce," Shen assures her, "Your mother and I love each other too much to even consider it. What brought such a question up?"
"This girl Stacey is the Queen Bee and head bully of Magus High, and she's always angry because her parents are divorced and she blames her mom. I just don't get how her brother could take it well, but she won't."
"Well, Jade," her mom explained, "Some children react to divorce differently. Some see it as a blessing because of how the parents treat them; others have a hard time grasping change. It just depends on the emotional stability of the child."
"I guess you're right, Mom," Jade said, "Can I ask you for a favor?"
"Sure, Jade."
"How is your flower shop?"