After the divorce, he begged

When Rebecca finally learned it was Andrea in the hospital, her racing heart calmed at last–but an odd, uneasy feeling lingered.

“Your friend tried to drown herself in the river. Luckily, a good Samaritan happened to spot her and got her out,” the doctor said, passing Rebecca a stack of papers. “These are her medical bills. Go pay them.”

Rebecca tried to protest, “I’m not—”

The doctor interrupted, urgent. “Just go. She’s still in critical condition. I need to check her right now.”

Rebecca stood there for ages, just staring at the payment slip in her hands.

After a long moment, she finally pulled out her phone and called Mark Mason,

“Find out Andrea’s parents‘ contact info and send it to me,” she said.

“Got it,” Mark Mason replied.

Half an hour later, Andrea was wheeled back into her hospital room.

Rebecca quickly told the doctor she wasn’t actually Andrea’s friend, but since the treatment had already happened and no one had paid the bill, the hospital staff just shrugged and didn’t bother asking many questions.

“Her phone lists you as her emergency contact. Seriously, how are you not friends?” the doctor said.

“Don’t worry, she’s not in any real danger now. She’ll be awake soon,” the doctor added.

“Could you try contacting her family for us, if you can?” the doctor asked.

After a few rounds of back–and–forth, Rebecca was basically stuck there.

Staring at Andrea lying in the hospital bed, Rebecca couldn’t help but get suspicious. For a moment, she actually wondered if Andrea had orchestrated the whole thing, just to make her come see her.

But the more she thought about it, the less likely it sounded.

No one would mess around with their own life like that. If nobody had come to save her, she’d really be dead.

While Rebecca was still mulling things over, Mark Mason sent her Andrea’s parents‘ contact info. She picked a number and dialed. After a few rings, a groggy, grumpy–sounding middle–aged man picked up. “Who the hell is this? You got nothing better to do than call people at this hour?”

“Are you Andrea’s dad?” Rebecca asked.

“Ha, I wish I was that brat’s old man, but she wouldn’t have me if I tried,” he sneered, voice dripping with mockery. “What do you want, huh? Is she running off to get married, or did her real father finally decide to step up?”

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Rebecca stayed quiet for a moment, then hung up.

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talk about his own daughter that way, there was no chance he’d ever

said who she was and explained the situation, Linda Young erupted, her tone harsh and impatient. “Save me the drama! I’m not

her this doesn’t matter if she’s locked up for life or even

die so badly, she can do it after

didn’t bother replying. She hung

was struggling and her parents treated her

Jessica Scott. She wanted to know if Rebecca

[Yeah,

are you still

at the

Jessica: [Wait, what???]

you

real? Making you go to the hospital in the middle of the night instead of letting

Jeffrey,” Rebecca replied, honestly surprised by how things had

that had happened

to hand things off to, so she couldn’t

not dumb at all,”

Rebecca was speechless.

totally casual about it. “Just call my dad. Even if Andrea isn’t listed in the official Scott family records, she’s still his kid by

Rebecca paused.

never even considered

Jessica said, totally casual about stuff

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myself.”

to her word, Jessica dialed him up

later, she texted Rebecca: He’ll be here in

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this, but then she thought better of it–Jessica was just straightforward like that. Andrea’s whole situation didn’t faze her. Rebecca was just

in her own head.

here,” a faint voice came from the hospital

at the

just opened her eyes,

meet like this,” Andrea said, her

dad to get there. Seeing Andrea so weak and messed up, she blurted out, “Weren’t you

was the plan,” Andrea said, her voice empty, eyes lifeless. “But right before I jumped, I figured, if I didn’t somehow die, somebody’s gotta deal with me.

Rebecca frowned slightly.

about all this like it was nothing, Rebecca suddenly felt this rush of complicated emotions

to die?” Rebecca asked

numb. “All that’s out there for me is nonstop trouble from my parents, and Jeffrey

“If you just return all the property,

indifferent, as if none of this

looked up at

Rebecca, loneliness and a kind of yearning flickering in her eyes. “Do you have any idea