head throbbed in pain. Fucking hang

it. Why would I even feel pain down there? I immediately

at the f-fre

And I have no freaking idea where I was. This is not my roo

to cry with this deep pain. What the hell? I'm n

, and I tilted my head to know what it was, and in my horror, I saw a na

lcomed me; I thought he would freak out just l

e then hugged me, "

e month

God, when I

hold you

God, when I

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on the upper part, their partners were also wearing the same color of three-piece suit, the maid of honor wa

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help hundreds of street people who can't even afford to eat every day, he helped them to get back on their fe

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took their seats, and so am I. I looked at my antique w

ting at the side part of the church. "Uhm, I'm sorry, but I must go;

said, so I nodded and smiled at her. "Oh, wait." She said and grabbed her purse, and handed me two fi

ou," I m

it was beautiful, and Ana was looking

; it didn't take long before she managed to answer it, "I told you, damn it! Pu

Ana,"

hone away from his ear to know who she was talki

another job." I said, "Your mom t

, Eli! It's been years since we last had a vacation." Here we g

a." I heard her sigh, "But you know my respon

itation, Eli." I can feel the sadness in her voi

pay you back." I'm embarrassed whenever she asks

ramas!" I suddenly laughed

sk you for a job fav

ur salary, so you won't have to think every day." She's right. Sh

everyone else." I can't accept

hat could meet the salary you need? You're pretty, brainy, and competitive. I'm not just hiring you bec

xpect me one of these days; I'll d

ry day!" she said, w

mous pancake house, Mom wants to eat this one

like a café; it has a mini library to the extreme side; customers en

o thinks that this one is possible. I'd rather hang out

n I heard someone call my name. I stood up and mu

n my best friend since we were kids; she's a very vulnerable yet bubbly child. At age ten, she already knew what she wa

n I was sixteen, Jane, my younger sister, and Dan, my youngest brother, wer

g and sent my siblings to a private school; we could still eat three to four times a day; w

her heart and lungs. By now, her life was dependent on the machines, giving her air to breathe, she needed an operation, but that was

d to save my mom, I can't live without her, and I have two o

he owes me that Ana enjoyed her teen years and was safe. I don't let Ana ruin her studies. I'm the lump in her throat. I'm n

om got hospitalized, the first thing they offered me was money. But I want to earn that money. My Dad taught me that mo

is taxi; I'mI practiced my smile while walking. I need to stay focused and calm. I

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y. This was their routine. I bet they are tired but have to do it an

realized something. The nurses and doctor

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re numb. I couldn't move or breathe with the excessive f

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