The Dragon King

ies, cakes, and cupcakes from home. Katherine's happy life was evident in the picturesque bungalow they called home, nestled in a suburban neighborhood with th

s as food poisoning, specifically from something she had ingested. Despite only consuming fruit salad, Ave's symptoms worsened to the extent that she became unable to retain any food or liquids, neces

with the doctors once again attributing her illness to food poisoning. However, this time they kept her there for two weeks to observe any improvement

g his wife ill, leading to a nurse or doctor asking an odd question su

ook for you, Ms. Smi

ng and cleaning. While my husband just

as a fruit salad before feeling sick with a fever and chills from playing in the water. The same thing is

e. The doctor took blood multiple times and made unsuccessful attempts to clean the blood machine. Day after day, Katherine witnesses her mother's decline, the toll of her illness becoming more evident with each passing moment, until the doctors admit defeat and declare that nothing more can be done. Desperately trying everything in thei

s them for trying to save her mother. After fours hours being in the hospital, Katherine helps her father on to his feet so nurses can take her mother to the morgue. Katherine drov

which means there will be no more taking orders because Katherine can't bake like her mother

on, we make to do the

never left. Quietly, she climbs the stairs towards her parents' bedroom, hoping to find her mother. "The Will" enters the closet and retrieves her shirt, taking a deep breath to smell it. She couldn't find it in the closet, so she went to her mother's nightstand, notice there is a keyhole, now she has to find the key. Just sit on the bed and start to think of where her mother keeps her secret. Then Katherine saw a picture on the wall that her mother Ava didn't like

s to find her father still sitting there, holding

want someth

er, not at t

e kitchen, retrieves her mother's phone book, and starts reaching out to families and friends to inform them abo

on the table, and conversations filled the air as they spoke with my father. Additionally, she overheard them discussing "The Will" that their grandfat

g Amy towards her parents' bedroom, Katherine had no idea that Amy was cu

u with anything?

rious, did my sister leave any kind of written document indicating

f it because she mentioned how you and your brothers are always so money-hungry. "You're free to leave now," she

gainst you and your fathe

ed, her voice quivering, "you'll be left empty-

eves and getting to work, scrubbing away the mess and tossing the trash into the can. As she worke

you some soup

the room. I will

don't sleep

he scalding liquid might spill and burn her. Just knocked on the door before going inside. She s

e will

er, I stood firmly behind her decision. As you came into the world, she continued to clean the house, bake, and cook, making sure there was food to eat, all while barely getting any sleep. You were such a wonderful baby sleeper, always content to be in t

eat your soup while I get change

ughter, you a

now

ge into something more comfortable. She decided to change her mind and simply laid on

asking that question and return to work. Thomas abruptly entered the building, reeking of alcohol, as if he had been partying all night. A customer walked in, searching for a car, and they imm

more. As Katherine emerges, her eyes dart from bar to bar, searching for her father. Eventually, she discovers him slouched in a corner, the tabl

o drink, Dad," she said, her

eyes filled with despair

with you." "Let's head home now," she

They exit the bar together, making their way to the car for the journey home. It's apparent that Katherine can't

oman, and when she discovered the truth, she immediately ended things with him. Thomas becomes so consumed by gambling that he resorts to selling their home in order to pay off h

rest of their lives. Clutching the white envelope tightly, she knew that one day she would