Part 1
"Please, Lance." Jocelyn cried.
"Why? You can�t leave me just like that." Lance pleaded.
"LANCE! How many times must I tell you that we can�t be together anymore. My mum is dying." Jocelyn shouted.
"I know. I am sorry, sweetie. I didn�t want to make you cry." Lance placed his arm around Jocelyn�s shoulder and then hugged her.
"That�s ok," Jocelyn looked at Lance "I�m really sorry. Just let me go, please."
"Joyce. Let me be by your side. I know this is the time when you needed me the most. I can give you all the strength you need."
"But� but I CAN�T. You know my mum hates you. I really don�t want to upset her anymore. I want her to be happy."
Jocelyn and Lance had been dating for the past one and a half-year. Jocelyn was a college student in a local college in New York and Lance was one-fifth of the hugely successful group *NSYNC.
Jocelyn and Justin Timberlake were childhood friends. Immediately after Jocelyn moved to New York with her mum at the age of 10, she lost contact with Justin. Both of them met each other 2 years ago when *NSYNC came to New York for a concert. That was when Justin introduced Lance to her. Both of them clicked well the very first moment they met. Jocelyn came from a single parent family. Her dad and mum divorce when she was only 3. The reason because her dad � who was a popular singer in the 70s, left her mum for a young beautiful actress. That was exactly why Jocelyn�s mum, Nancy, hated all celebrities. Since the divorce, Nancy had been telling Jocelyn how nasty and bad all celebrities were. Jocelyn believed everything her mum told her until she met Lance. Lance was the sweatiest and caring guy she had ever met.
"Lance, do u love me?" Jocelyn looked at Lance�s eyes.
"Of course, sweetie. Why are you asking this for?" Lance said.
"Listen to me� let�s just part our way." Jocelyn said.
-One week later (at home)-
Ring Ring
"Hello."
"Hi, may I speak to Nancy Gill." A woman said.
"She�s in the bathroom. I am her daughter, may I know who�s that calling."
"I am calling from St Hillston Hospital. Could you ask your mum to collect her medical report tomorrow."
"WHAT? Have you made a mistake? She had collected it 2 weeks ago."
"Nope, I don�t think so. We just got her medical report."
"Er� okay," Jocelyn was puzzled, "So how�s the result?"
"She is fine. She has a throat infection and will recover in two weeks time."
"Okay. I will tell her about it." Jocelyn was happy that her mum was fine but at the same she was confused. "Why did she lie to me." Jocelyn wondered.
"Joyce. Who called?" Nancy smiled.
"Mum."
"Yea"
"Why did you lie to me?" Jocelyn stared at her mum.
"What? What are talking about?" Nancy looked at her daughter in puzzled.
"The hospital called." Jocelyn glared at her mum.
Nancy looked at Jocelyn. She knew her only daughter had found out the truth.
"YES! I lie to you. I didn�t want you to date that guy."
"Mum. Lance is different. He is different from the other popstars."
"HE IS JUST PRETENDING. YOUR DAD USED TO VERY NICE TO ME TOO." Nancy said out loud.
"NOPE! Lance is not playing with me. He is willingly to give up everything for me. Mum, not everyone is like dad."
"How many times have I told you that he will ruined your life."
"NO NO NO." Jocelyn cried.
Jocelyn loved her mum. She had never talked back to her mum. But that was the first time she was doing that and she knew why. Because she really love Lance.
Jocelyn walked towards the door.
"JOYCE! If u dare to step out from the house�. I never want to see you again."
"Mum, you are too selfish. The reason why you hated Lance was because you were scared that I would leave you. You know Lance is different. You just want me to be by your side forever."
"JOYCE." Nancy pleaded, "Don�t leave me."
"I am sorry." Jocelyn turned back and opened the door.
Ring Ring
"Hi there."
"Lance�"
"Sweetie, is that you."
"Yea."
"Are you crying."
"Lance� I� need you."
"Okay, tell me where are you now and I will get there as soon as possible."
"I am at���."
