Beneath The Bitter Past

thought that Mom needs everything. So, I was forced to buy it,

e amount for Mom's treatment?” I cried, and I couldn't stop my te

d at our place, around afternoon, I caught up with Dad, who w

your mother?” he a

be confined. Because she has pneumonia,” I said t

and his eyes and nose began to turn red

lot of medicine, this is all.” At the same time,

y left, Audrey?” he

ey, and when he looked at it, he sudde

to get money?” He wiped

my father's reaction, I couldn'

someone to help us and I will also try to

ion early Audrey, I wi

ame, I immediately felt fear a

first and tomorrow morning

ka

other village. I just got up at four o'clock in the mor

hour before I arrived at my brother's residence; I feel breathless, sweaty, hungry, cold t

id my brother's name, and fol

” asked by Sister Hil

Hilda, this

opened the doo

morning?” brother Tony asked in surpris

s in the hospit

riedly, and I won't be surprised at his re

ney to pay for her medicines and

nd with his head and I knew wh

't have any money right now. I'll just find a

me and somehow my stomach was full. When I got home, I couldn't catch up with Dad, I already knew where he went. In

at the mansion, he immedia

Senior Miguel

erious, and it took him a l

hy is it your morning to

housand you gave yesterda

tell my father. “Uhmm—nothing, Arsing, that's just

al now, she has pneumonia and we need money. Maybe we can borrow Senio

Arsing. How much do

” Dad is having sec

that it mig

ome inside and I'll

a large notebook. Before he handed over the money, he asked Dad to sign it, as a loan. Dad returned hom

…” he happily

I immediatel

in my request, he gave

d. How much

ousand," h

. If my Dad can't pay, Senior Miguel might charge me. But it's okay

know how much we need for her medicine. I went to the billing section with trepidation in my heart, and I kept praying th

e because she was looking for my Mom's record. And later she han