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voice tinged with concern. I rubbed my eyes and tried to shake off the remnants of sleep. He was wearing an apron and I could perceive

"Work? I lost-" My tongue slipped, almost revealing my secret. Pan

w, giving me a suspicio

racing. "I mean, I didn't say los

etting out a sigh. "You're getting so many d

up with a plausible explanation. "Why wou

's unlike you to not go to any of your jobs in the last few

nd job at the nightclub after my stint at Taylor's, an

yself with the blanket with my eyes distant, feeling a mix of relief and guil

anessa? You didn't answer

hat question

anage to align your

ulate off days. Just trying to rest for a bit," I r

n, and he shrugged. "Well, okay. J

t this time and preparing to go back to sleep as he left the room which gave me relief for a

thing right now. I am stuck in my head thinking of possible

replied, hoping to buy myself more time

a. She wants to talk to

room. She looked frail, lying in bed with a tired smile on her face. "

weighed down by helplessness "I'm sorry for putting so much p

ch it weighed down on you. It

door, equally perplexed. "W-what are you talking about, Mom?

said and for the first few minutes, I

I aske

e sure to achieve. I've made you both accumulate debts that you would spend your lifetime paying back, yet you're still paying for my treatment." She inha

get better in time, don't lose hope. Victor, tell her not to worry, you'll find a job soon, right?" I said, turning to him to get a nod from

into trouble in the first place and ended up in jail because of me. I'

't say that mother, we love you and will do anything for you.

es. You're both young adults with your whole lives ahead of

rehend her words. "Mom, you're not makin

hat the treatments, the surgeries—they're not making me better. I've seen the toll

My mother's words were like a bittersweet symphony, a me

ivering. "You're going to get better. The doctors said—" I

se me that you'll take care of yourselves, that you'll find happiness and c

f my dreams while trying to f

hugged her frail form. "Mom, I'm fine. Please don't

et child, life goes on. And I want yo

bit more courage to continue living, she can't die just yet, I wanted h

ooked like as he was at least ten years when my father left, but no one ever talks about him. My education is worse, I ma

mother said earlier about letting her die. No, she cannot! I wouldn't let her die,

membered that along with my boring life, I had no phone anymore as he took it with him. As much as I loved my half-broken phone, I should let it go if it mea

ng to earn money while she was a lingerie waitress whose nightly pay surpassed all my weekly wages because of the nature of her job. Like me, she didn't have a stable family, her father was a drunk who took out his ang

t giving up from knocking at the door for so long, she appe

ere? Hmm," She asked

ked and pass through the flimsy space be

n't sleep the whole night." She replied. My eyes scroll around t

been so busy that I couldn't arrange anything. It's a great thing you're here, please assist me, Vanessa

s, dumping them in my hands, "Give me a minute, I'll get the wardrobe ready." She said and ran off. We spent over a

n the fan for a moment before te

laire. I lost my job

he? Sin

ips, knowing she'd freak out because te

asked me not t

ich I didn't fail to embrace. Surprisingly she didn't freak out. She pat my hair which gave me a

lf another better job, right?" She asked without knowing I had lost that one too. I didn't lose the nightclub

pens to be her son made me a fake proposal just to prove his p

ing I said. I took my time to explain the whole d

lease don't freak out," I begged

other than lose your j

here to start for a minute. "Ok, do

abou

gh, he turned out to be the same person who splashed water on me, and so I-I,

th widened eyes, covering

you do, Va

could go back to that day and change my actions.

did he say? Did he look rich or aver

ort of fancy, and he did look scary. He promised to fin

guy sounds dangerous. You need to be careful and take precautions.

blems in my life than getting scared of someone I probably would

do you know the weight of your offense

front of me, suggesting we id

s we can check the product and the price and kn

et, I eventually found a yellow car t

0,00

th screamed at th

s can't be right, Claire. It resem