IT WAS A WHITE MODERN HOUSE CHARLIE JIN WOULD ALWAYS IMAGINE SHE'D OWN ONE DAY. A SIMPLE BUT ELEGANT AND CLASSY LOOKING WHITE MODERN HOUSE WITH A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN, THERE SHE LIES BENEATHE THE LUSH GREEN GRASS OF THE GARDEN, LOOKING UP THE SKY THAT IS FULL OF STARS. FASCINATED BY THEM, "AHH THERE'S JUST TOO MANY OF THEM TONIGHT!" SAYING IT ENTHUSIASTICALLY AS SHE ALWAYS DOES WHENEVER SHE SEES SOMETHING SHE TRULY ADMIRES. THEN SUDDENLY, SHE REALIZED SHE'S NOT ALONE. SOMEONE'S SITTING BESIDE HER AND LOOKED FASCINATED BY HER AS WELL.

HE LOOKED FAMILIAR.

4:30 AM

"AHHH! IT'S JUST A DREAM.... BUT I WONDER..."

AT THE MALL

"WELL, WELL.. LOOK WHO'S FINALLY DECIDED TO SHOW UP?!!" PHEOMELA EXCLAIMED AS CHARLIE ARRIVED AT THEIR MEETING PLACE.

"OH! I MISSED YOU TOO!!" AS CHARLIE HUGGED PHEOMELA.

"YEAH RIGHT." PHEOMELA ANSWERED COLDLY BUT JOKINGLY.

"YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN BUSY WITH WORK LATELY, PLUS YOU VERY WELL KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE SLEEPING THAN SHOPPING." CHARLIE ANSWERED BACK TO PHEOMELA.

"NO NEED TO MAKE EXCUSES.. I KNOW HOW LAZY YOU ARE ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S ABOUT GOING OUT.. THAT'S WHY YOU NEVER REALLY HAD A BOYFRIEND." PHEOMELA SAID TO CHARLIE.

"SO I HAD A RATHER STRANGE DREAM EARLIER.." CHARLIE SAID TO PHEOMELA,

AS ONE OF CHARLIE'S TRUSTED FRIENDS WHO HAVE KNOWN CHARLIE SINCE GRADESCHOOL YEARS AND HAD BEEN HER SCHOOLMATE UNTIL COLLEGE, BUT THEY'VE ONLY GOT CLOSE WITH EACH OTHER WHEN THEY WERE IN COLLEGE. SHE IS SOMEONE WHOM CHARLIE CONFIDES IN WITH ABOUT SOME OF HER SECRETS AND OTHER THOUGHTS. SHE IS THIS ROUND FACED YOUNG LADY WHOSE ABOUT CHARLIE'S AGE, A SIZE 4-6, A MEDIUM LENGTH HAIR AND SHOWING A BIT OF SIGN THAT BURGUNDY IS NOT HER HAIR'S REAL COLOR, 3 INCHES SHORTER AND NOT AS FAIR SKINNED AS CHARLIE BUT DEFINETLY MORE VOLUPTUOUS THAN HER.

"IS IT ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR STRANGE FANCY DREAMS ABOUT A CRUSH OF YOURS YOU'LL NEVER HAVE A CHANCE WITH?" PHEOMELA SAID SARCASTICALLY.

"NOPE. NOT THIS TIME..."

"AHH... NEVERMIND... IT'S NOT THAT INTERESTING ANYWAYS... BY THE WAY HOW'S LIL' PHEOBE?"

"SHE'S DOING GREAT! SHE'S SIMPLY THE MOST ADORABLE CREATURE EVER!"

"YESTERDAY, MY SISTER AND I BROUGHT HER AT THE PARK AND SHE KEEPS LOOKING AT THOSE PEOPLE PASSING BY THEN SHE JUST LOOKED AT ME AND SMILED.. THEN A WHILE BACK BEFORE I CAME HERE, I WAS ON SKYPE WITH PAX AND SHE WAS JUST STARING AT HER DADDY THEN SUDDENLY BURST OUT OF LAUGHTER! SHE'S A LITTLE GOOFBALL I'M TELLIN' YAH!"

PHEOMELA AND PAX GOT MARRIED A YEAR AGO AND NOW HAS LITTLE PHOEBE WHO'S LIKE A LITTLE PHOEMELA HERSELF.

"WELL YOU SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT HER TODAY SO I CAN PLAY WITH HER!" CHARLIE SAID AS SHE LOVES LITTLE ONES BECAUSE SHE THINKS BABIES ARE ONE OF THE CUTEST THINGS EVER.

"NAHHH.. I'M ON A SHOPPING MODE, SO ITS GONNA BE A LONG DAY FOR BOTH OF US TODAY MISSIE..." PHEOMELA REPLIED WITH A SMILE AND EXCITEMENT ON HER EYES.

"I MUST ADMIT THOUGH, HAVING DAYS LIKE THIS AFTER BEING MARRIED AND HAVING A CHILD IS REFRESHING." PHEOMELA ADDED.

CHARLIE AND PHEOMELA DOESN'T REALLY HAVE A LOT IN COMMON, THEY THINK VERY DIFFERENTLY AND HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS ALMOST EVERYTIME BUT WHEN IT COMES TO CUTE STUFFS AND SHOPPING, THEY WOULD ALWAYS AGREE ON IT.

AFTER SOME TIME OF STROLLING AND SHOPPING..

"SO WHERE TO NOW?" PHEOMELA ASKED CHARLIE.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHERE TO NOW? OFCOURSE ITS MEAL TIME!" CHARLIE ANSWERED EXCITEDLY.

WHENEVER SHE IS OUT AND ABOUT, SHE ALWAYS LOVED EATING THE MOST.

"I'LL HAVE A MOCHA FRAPPUCCINO AND A CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFIN."

"OOHH.. VANILLA FRAP FOR ME.. AND... AN EGG SALAD SANDWICH."

> WHILE LOOKING FOR A TABLE... <

"SERIOUSLY?" "AN EGG SALAD SANDWICH?" "STILL ON DIET HUH?" CHARLIE WHISPERED TO PHEOMELA.

"WELL..." "YEAH.. APPARENTLY, THESE MATERNITY FATS ARE VERY HARD TO GET RID OFF FOR ME." PHEOMELA REPLIED WITH A SNOBBY LOOK.

> AFTER THEIR ORDERS CAME... <

"SO I SAW ESTELLE LAST WEEK" "REMEMBER HER FROM HIGHSCHOOL?"

"WAS SHE THE ONE WHO ALWAYS HANGS AROUND WITH THE SENIORS?" CHARLIE REPLIED POUTING HER LIPS TO THE SIDE WITH HER EYEBROWS WRINKLED AS SHE TRIES TO REMEMBER THE GIRL.

"UMHMM.. AND SHE ACTUALLY ENDED UP MARRYING ONE OF THE GUYS FROM THAT CLASS... I THINK IT WAS A FRIEND OF BEN'S!"

"HUH?.." YOU CAN SEE CHARLIE'S ALMOND SHAPED EYES A LITTLE WIDENED. "BEN?" CHARLIE SEEMS ASTOUNDED.

"WHAT'S WITH THE REACTION?" "HAVE YOU SEEN HIM SOMEWHERE?" PHEOMELA ASKED WITH A SLIGHT FEELING THAT SHE'S INTERESTED.

"NOPE..."

"BUT..."

"IT WAS HIM I SAW AT MY DREAM EARLIER." CHARLIE CONFESSED.

"AHHH! THAT STRANGE DREAM OF YOURS HUH?"

"SO WHAT HAPPENED AT THAT DREAM?" YOU CAN TELL SHE HAD LOST INTEREST AT HER OWN STORY WHILE SHE MUNCHED HER EGG SANDWICH.

"WELL, I WAS ADMIRING THE STARS AND SUDDENLY OUT OF NOWHERE HE WAS BESIDE ME JUST LOOKING AT ME..

CLOSELY.."

PHEOMELA'S EYES WIDENED WITH EXCITEMENT BUT YOU CAN ALSO TELL THAT IT IS OF SARCASM

"COULD IT BE???" "YOU STILL FANCY HIM?" PHEOMELA WHISPERED AND SMILED AS YOU CAN TELL SHE'S JOKING.

"NAHH... THAT'S JUST IMPOSSIBLE!"

"YOU KNOW HOW I FELT FOR HIM BEFORE, PLUS WE NEVER REALLY HAD SEEN EACH OTHER SINCE WE WENT TO COLLEGE, WE ARE NOT CLOSE AND NOT EVEN IN CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER." CHARLIE JUSTIFIED.

"UMMM.. MAYBE HE'S STILL IN TO YOU!" PHEOMELA CONTINUED TO TEASE CHARLIE.

"YOU KNOW HE'S GOT A GIRLFRIEND! DUHH?!!! AND LIKE I SAID THERE IS JUST NO WAY!" CHARLIE EXCLAIMED WITH A TAUNTING LOOK.

"DUHH! I'M JUST JOKING!" PHEOMELA SAID WHILE LAUGHING.

"BUT COME TO THINK ABOUT IT, WHEN WILL I EVER SEE YOU OUT WITH A GUY?"

"YOU KNOW WITH YOUR NON-DATING STATUS, IT'S MAKING ME THINK YOU MIGHT HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO MOVE ON..."

"AISSHHH!! I TOLD YOU I HAVEN'T FOUND SOMEONE I LIKE!!"

"YEA YEA YEA.. IT'S BECAUSE YOU LIKE GUYS WHO'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO DATE! UGHHH!" PHEOMELA TAUNTING CHARLIE.

"WELL, GOODLUCK WITH YOUR IMAGINARY BOYFRIENDS, UNLIKE YOU, SOMEONE WHO'S INLOVE WITH ME FOR REAL IS GOING TO CALL ANYTIME SOON SO I HAVE TO GO HOME.."

"OH BY THE WAY.." "AREN'T YOU EVEN JUST A LITTLE JEALOUS WITH ME AND ALLIE HAVING OUR REAL LIFE HUBBIES?!"

PHEOMELA SAID WITH A SMIRKY LOOK.

"TSHHH!" "BYE!" CHARLIE SHRUGS OFF

PHEOM'S COMMENT AND WAVED GOODBYE WITH A SMILE.

WHILE WALKING AND THINKING WHAT TO BUY FOR DINNER, SHE THOUGHT SOMEONE SHE KNEW PASSED BY. SHE TURNED AND LOOKED AROUND... "AHH! THERE'S JUST TOO MANY PEOPLE TODAY..." "OOHH I THINK I WANT TO EAT A LASAGNA AND PIZZA TONIGHT!" SO SHE HEAD TO HER FAVORITE PLACE WHERE LASAGNA AND PIZZA IS "SIMPLY DIVINE" TO SAY THE LEAST FOR HER.