“Mom, I’m sorry! I’m well aware that you’re upset, but Natalie isn’t trying to offend you either!”

Although I was still upset she had slapped me in the face, I knew she didn’t mean it. She was just worried about Steven and needed to take her frustration out on someone.

 

“Get the hell out of my sight at once! Don’t show up in front of me anymore in the future!”

Although she was relatively calm as compared to the moment I showed up in the ward, she insisted on chasing me out of the room.

“But Steven needs someone to look after him since he’s heavily injured. Mom, just let me stay behind to keep an eye on him.”

 

It felt awful to be chased away over and over again. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t bothered by her harsh remarks.

“No! I want you to scram, now! Also, you’ll be the one to settle the medical bills of your brother!”

No matter what I told her to defend myself, she refused to listen to me. She simply pushed me out of the ward with all her might before slamming the door shut in my face.

 

Staring at the tightly shut door, I felt a prickling sensation behind my eyes. Although I was aware that she was irked, the fact that she actually chased me out of the ward took me by surprise.

Natalie, who had been suppressing her wrath, approached me and grasped my hand before announcing in a gentle tone, “Anna, let’s just go home.”

 

in times of emergencies. Hence, I asked Natalie, “Natalie, I wish to stay here to keep an eye on my brother, but Mom doesn’t want me

causing yourself more grief if you stay. Why don’t you listen to

direction of the ward and let out a long sigh. Helplessness

sense, I stopped insisting and paid the attending physician a visit to find

told me that Steven’s condition was bad and he would require an immediate operation. However, the cost of the operation and the

that. I couldn’t think of any way to gather the required sum within such a short span of

because I couldn’t afford to waste any time as

help. Truth be told, they had all turned me

out my next best course of action, I started pacing back

a call from Yuval. I took a deep breath to calm myself

by the reason he had called, I asked, “Yuval, why are calling me in the middle of the

me everything

cut the small talk and got straight to

my family, I frowned and wondered if I should

a relationship. It wouldn’t be wise to get him involved, let

after having both his legs broken! He needs a few hundred thousand for the

me to

better for you to

a serious tone. Perhaps it had something to do with his profession, he started analyzing the situation and told

that’s going to take a long time! Steven can’t wait that long! His attending physician

is still unconscious. I’m pretty sure Dad and Mom don’t have

a few seconds of silence, Yuval added in a callous

help, I couldn’t help being hopeful. To my surprise, he had just implied he wouldn’t offer

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