No…
No, no no!
As soon as he dropped the call, I didn’t hesitate and called my mom’s phone. I felt my whole body tremble in fear that what he said was true. The denial of everything started to seep through my consciousness that my legs gave out.
She answers, [“Abby?”]
“M-Mom, is it true? Is it true that Gilbert is funding us because you’re sick?”
Even though I believed it already, I still wanted answers from my mother. The tears started to fall down my cheeks and I held out a cry.
[“We shouldn’t talk about this through the phone, not like this, Abby.”]
“Yes or no?”
[“Abby-”]
I snapped. “Why didn’t you tell me? How long has this been going on? You’re saying, all this time you were sick beside me and here I thought that i’m doing well with how i’m taking care of you?! Do you know what that makes me feel!”