My Tragedy.

RACHEAL'S POV

"What?" I screamed, I couldn't believe my ears, I was shaking, my brain forming different

words I couldn't utter.

"Wha…what do you mean" my eyes were now blurry, I was on the verge of tears.

"Your mother has stage three stomach cancer, she was rushed here after she collapsed outside your house, she was found and rushed here by your neighbor, she has to be admitted but I'm afraid we can't treat her if you don't deposit the money for her treatment" the doctor said and walked away.

How can a person be so heartless? A doctor at that. Are the doctors in every hospital like this? Here my mother was dying, different things connected to her body just to keep her barely alive and all he could think of is the money, I wanted to scream and get mad but I couldn't, I just stood there shedding tears, as much as I wanted to talk, I couldn't even when I tried, I could only hear myself crying.

My mother was the only family I had, my father was someone my mother would rather not talk

about, I had no memory of him. My mother struggled raising me and I was only privileged to attend Yuvinia college, a school that only the few wealthy and privileged could attend, of course, I could only attend Yuvinia College thanks to the scholarship I earned, I never dreamt of attending such prestigious school because if anything, we were as poor as a church mouse.

I looked back at my mom who was still lying there with no sign of life in her, what will

happen if I lose her, no that won't happen, I won't let that happen, I wiped my tears, I will do anything to get her out in that state, anything. I made my way to the door, looked backed at my mom

"I'll be back, I promise" I walked out not looking back anymore, if I looked back one more time

I won't do what I had to do to get the money for her treatment , it was something terrible and my mother would have been against it but I had to do it anyways, I didn't want to do it, but I have to.

It's midnight, everywhere was cold, I made my way to Irene's house, a friend from high school

A friend? Definitely not, I was acquitted to her but she wasn't a friend. She told me she had a way I could earn a lot of money and I was in for it as long as I didn't have to steal. I met her standing in front of her house.

"You're late" Irene said

"And what in the world are you wearing" she added looking at me in disbelieve.

But I was more dumbfounded by what Irene was wearing, she was wearing a short transparent dress that revealed her cleavage and her thigh were not covered, she was chewing her gum so loud anyone could mistake it for a gunshot and here I was, dressed like I was going to a vigil.

"I can't believe I did all that waiting just for you to show up in rag, you better tag along now if you don't want to buy your mum a casket" she said and walked away

If anyone was wearing rag, I was Irene, I wish I could stop all this and go back, but her last words kept ringing in my head, right now she is my saviour. I followed her reluctantly.