Hannah Roland was envious of that girl.

She knew nothing could ever happen between her and Leon Batton, and they might not even talk to each other again, but it still felt awful.

That girl had what she constantly thought about and wanted.

Hannah calmed herself down by taking a deep breath before steeling herself to be strong and gazing at Leon through the screen. "Leon, I wish you nothing but happiness. I hope you can always be with the girl you like," she murmured and then proceeded to lock her phone.

Knock, knock, knock-

Three rapid knocks came upon her door a second before her mother stormed in with a stern look on her face.

"What's the matter, Mommy?" Hannah asked, noticing that her mother didn't seem too well.

Her mother quickly stepped forward. "Hannah, I've been diagnosed with brain cancer. I need surgery."

Her admission stunned Hannah, who felt as if the entire world was collapsing before her.

That

even suffer from memory loss or decline in intelligence after

to ask God why bad things seemed to

and now her mother was

nervously. "Is it curable? How high is the success rate of

said, frowning deeply. "But I don't want to be treated.

stage of this brain cancer. I might not even be able to

to tell you some important things

must take

me some money after I got married, but I can't access the money until I reach

fund she left behind for me as a safety net just in case I need it later. Think of

document is in the safe-deposit box under my nightstand. The

out and keep it somewhere safe. Use it as an emergency fund for the family, but keep it

you're

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