"Hey Dad," said Camilla with a small smile. "It's her birthday," she said with her eyes fill with tears. Her Dad give her a half-smile and came and hanged her.

...I remember when I was 10, I came home from school looking for mom. The place I found her was in the bathroom just laying there. "Mom, MOM, MOM WAKE UP," Camilla is saying while shaking her mom. She ran to the kitchen and took the house phone and call 911. She killed herself, she left me all because of her Mental Health. Why mom why did you have to leave me. why do you have to go so soon? Why am I here right now sitting for your funeral but not your birthday? Why did you leave me and Dad? I need you, why mom, why did you have to overdose? The funeral was long and quiet. I didn't cry once there. I still thought everything is a dream and think when I wake up, everything will be okay. I love you mom, you are my everything, come back to me and Dad please, we need you. We left and came home. Every day we ate dinner in silence, no laughter, now there were only 2 sets that were filled. Now there is no sweet voice I hear when I wake up. I knew Dad was hurting but he won't say it, he had to be strong for me. Every time we try to fight our pain it was no use. Nothing is going to change that mom is gone. I look up at the sky sometimes to know that you in a good place. Do you miss us, as we do? Don't worry mom I will keep Dad from hurting alone. I will make him do other things other than work. I might even put him in a dating app. ha. For 23 years I wake up thinking about how my world growing could have been with you here. You always told me to be brave, and kind. But mom you aren't kind to yourself you always put everyone before yourself. you were always the African beauty that shined on a rainy day All this time I am still hurting but I am hoping for something more in the future. I remember when I was younger. kids will call you a drug addict, they will call you crazy. That just what their parents tell them, they don't know the story. You always say when you look at me, you see something big. But when I look at myself, I see you. A big part of me that will always stay. But why did you overdose? These are the question I need an answer to. *Flashback ended*...

"Look at how much you have grown," her Dad said with a smile. "Did you see me like 2 weeks ago," she replays with a laugh. Her Dad's smile fade from his face. She notices and asked, "what wrong." "Let set down and talk," he said. They set on the couch, "you're getting married, " he said with a half-smile. She looked at him with disbelief, she moved her body a little. "your mom and I planed it before she died, I didn't agree to but now I think it's time," He said with guilt. " I don't want you to be alone in this world," he explained. "But I have you," she replayed. He looked away and said, not ever, I was diagnosed with cancer." She looks at him shakes her head. Her eyes filled with tears, "no-no, you can't leave me..... please Dad," she said with tears rolling down her cheek. "Don't cry I have some time left," he said trying to make her feel better. My wish is to marry this guy at least for a year and see where that takes you. "Dad nothing is okay, you can't leave me," she said with sadness. He looks at her and replayed, "I will always be with you, okay." He hugged her tightly saying, "You will always be my little girl, and I will always always be with you."

*2 weeks later* coffee shop

"Your Dad is diagnosed with cancer?" said Aimee with shock. Naya and Aimee looked at her and hugged her. "I so sorry Camilla," said Naya.

"Camilla long time no see," a familiar voice behind me says. Naya and Aimee let go of me and looked behind me and I can see the anger in their eyes. They looked like two tigers that are about to catch their enemy.

I looked back to see my ex with my ex-best friend. I let out a little chuckle before I could speck Aimee cuts me off, "well isn't it the rat squad."

Emily opens her mouth to say something but Jack held her hand tight. He looks at me and says, " I heard what you just said, is it true that Mr. Garcia has cancer?" he asked me with guilt in his eyes.

I looked at him leaning my head slightly to the right. "What happens in my family is none of your business," I said with a cold tone. I get up from my set heading to the door out of the coffee shop.

Emily looked around knowing that there are so many people. "Camilla I know I did wrong but please don't treat us like this, we just care about you Dad," she says loudly to let everyone hear.

Camilla came back and looked at Emily and says, " Emily Jackson, I don't if you care about my dad or not. Take your shit and stay the hell away from me," she says looking at Jack.

Naya spits the coffee on Jack and waked away. All the customers looked at them.

When they were out Aimee and Naya looked at Camilla and asked, "are you okay." She nods slightly.

Camilla looks at Aimee and Naya saying " I'm getting married and it for Dad, and I don't know who so.... yeah it a planned marriage." she explains. They blinked repeatedly.

Camilla looked at them and rolled her eyes. She opened her mouth to say something but her somethings. She takes it, it's her Dad. "Hey honey I know today is your girls' day off I need you at the office," he says and hangs up the phone.

"Guys I have to go," Camilla says while running to her car.*At the office*

"Dad I'm here," she says running to the door. "Why are you breathing so hard," he says with laughter. She looks at him with a half-smile remembering again that she won't have her dad for long. She takes a set and crossed her hand and legs, with a straight face.

"Camilla don't be that serious, I'm you Dad," he says with a smile. "I'm not," she says pouting. "Okay okay, you will be meeting your husband pretty your 😁," he says with a bright smile.

" Dad marriage is a big deal and I don't know who my hus..... I mean who this guy is. I have Aimee and Naya, I'm not going to be alone. And you're going to make it trow, I know that dad. Your strong, your not going to quit so easily because mom wouldn't want that," she explains

"If I couldn't protect your mother how can I protect you. Your mom wasn't happy with me. She killed herself," he said with tears running down his eyes with guilt.

I looked at him with shock shaking my head. "No, Dad she loved you, she loved being with you. It was not my fault, because you have protected me," she says trying to hold her tears back.

"Then just do this for me okay. Get married, I want to see my daughter in white. Okay?" he says with a half-smile.

She nods without even thinking. If that was going to be her Dad's last wish then she would do it.

*Other side* Zac

"Good evening Sir", all the maids welcomed Zac.

I look to find the man that I despise the most in this world sitting next to my grandmother. My grandmother raced to me and hugged me, with a warm welcome. "Look at you, you so handsome and tall. Come down here let me give you a kiss," she says with a smile.

I band down with a smile, and she kissed my checks.

I walked to the table and set down with a serious look. "Why did you call me, and don't think I came because of you Davi," he says eyeing his Dad.

He is the same old selfish men I knew eight years ago. I lived under his roof with him making my life decisions for me. He is the same asshole, that I will never call my father. He doesn't deserve to be called that.

You're getting married," his dad says with n emotions on his face. Zac's grandmother hits Zac's Dad, "don't say it like that," she pauses. "Zac we found a girl for you and yes we planed the marriage. You will be meeting her in a few days and I knew her mom. She is a kind girl, but it not your choice. Do this for me, this is my wish, please," she says to look into his eyes.

Zac looks away not saying a word. His grandmother was one of the people he would do anything for. He thinks of her as his mom.

"I'm not going to be here forever you know, and I think you need a partner," she says with a smile.

She reaches her hand out from across the table to touch his hand. he moves it closer to her so she could reach it.

"This is only for business right?" Zac finally said.

"well......," his grandmother starts and gets cut off by his Dad. "Listen Zac it not for business. you're getting married and that the end of what we have to say."

"Old man nice to know you even care. Who I marry is none of your business, I'm not a kid anymore. I make my own money and feed myself so why would I listen to you. Having a wife is a big deal and you already know I'm not the type to be around girls. My heart has to take all of her in and treat her the way she deserves to be treated unlike the same way you treated your wife," he says with a straight face.

You..... It so embarrassing, how I have a son like you, doesn't care about what anyone has to say!" he shouts.

"You still think of yourself as my father. You don't deserve the title to be called a Dad," he says.

"Stop both of you, this unacceptable in my house. "Zac please do this and take it as one of my wishes. I want to see y happy with a family your own," his grandmother says with a smile and a little frown.

He turns his attention to his grandmother and gets up from the chair. "Tell me when I get to meet her, but also make such she knows I'm not interested in her, I have e thing to do as a command, er," he says walking to the front door.

He left

"David he's your son, you have missed out on his entire life. You have hurt him a lot, be there for him now," She says.

"He said he is grown, so I have nothing to do with, " David walks to the front door and left

"Father like son," she whispers.