CHAPTER 41

AMETHYST'S POV

I don't know how Bella put me to sleep last night after I heard the news about mom's illness. I can't believe it and I can't accept it.

But I think I fell asleep because of exhaustion from crying so much.

I didn't want to go in work earlier, but I had to.

Especially now that mom is sick. Like I promise that I keep them happy. I will going to do everything to make mama fine.

But, I haven't talked to mom since I found out about her illness last night, I haven't talked to her even today.

I was just above my bed with my laptop in front of me.

I haven't opened my laptop yet because I feel like I can't bear to see mom in pain. Seeing her in pain makes me feel more pain. I don't know what will happen if she saw me crying in front of her, because, I feel like I am going to break down if I will see her in so much pain and difficulty.

After a few moment, I felt my bed hum.
In just second, I already felt Bella's arms hugging me.

"Be strong, Amethyst. You can't be weak and you can't appear weak in front of them because you know they will be weaker. We will help you, I will help, we are just here," she said sincerely as she rubbed her palms on my arms.

I then couldn't stop my tears from falling.
I could just feel Bella's palm rubbing on my back. She's trying her best to calm me.

"Shh, calm down twin. Everything will be okay. Aunt will be fine, let's just trust." My tears just kept pouring down as I covered my face.

Bella just continued in trying to calm me down.

After crying for about a minute, I calmed down a bit.

I slowly inhaled and exhaled three times before violently blowing out an air.

Bella is right. I need to be stronger right now. I should stand firm for my family. I already protected them once, I will and I know I can do it again. I was able to protect them from Aivan before and I know that mom will also recover from this illness. It's not a disease that will destroy my family. I will do everything I can to make mom fine and get rid of her sickness, even if I have to make sacrifices again, I will.

I let out another breath before opening my laptop and turning it on.

I immediately called Crystal and she also answered my call immediately.

It was obvious in her eyes that she was from crying when I saw her face on the screen.

"H-how's mom, Tal?" I immediately asked to her.

"We already have moved her to a private and fully equipped hospital, sister," she answered while sniffing. I told them last night that they should transfer mom into a better hospital where the nurses and doctors can really focus on her. Money is nothing if something bad happens to my mama.

"That is good," I said and I even nodded once.

"Where is mama now?" I asked her immediately.

"She's sleeping, sister." Crystal even showed me mom sleeping in the hospital bed.

Some kind of machine was connected to her body and because I saw that, I couldn't stop a few tears escaping from my eyes.
I'm not used in seeing her like this.

We never expected that our energetic, supportive and kind mother would come to this. She don't deserve this. No one deserve this.

After a few moment, Crystal brought the camera to her face again.

"How about Uncle Arnaldo? Where is he?" I just asked here when I saw Crystal again.

"He get some things from home, sis," she replied and I just nodded.

"How about you? How are you?" I asked as I tried not to break my voice.

"I-I'm just fine, sis." She still smiled sparingly so I just tried to smile at her, too.

"Did you eat already?" I asked here and she slowly nodded.

"You still have school tomorrow, huh? I mean later later." If only I was there, I would be the one who's taking care of mom.

It's ten o'clock at night here so I know it's four o'clock in the morning in the Philippines.

"I'll be absent for now. The school also excused me so it is just fine." I just nodded as response.

"How did mom get that?" I just asked here.

"It seems to be in our family, sister. They say our family has a history of this disease, sister. So maybe that's how mama got this kind of disease also." That's when I remembered my mother's uncle, grandpa Bert. His illness was also like this before.

I also remembered that Grandpa Bert survived this illness, so I hope and believe that mom will also recover from this.

"The percentage that mom will recover is also quite high, sis." Crystal's words cheered me up even more.

"Mom will definitely get better then! Do you know how much is the percentage is?" I just asked here.

"It's f-forty percnet, sis," she replied.

Well, way better than less than twenty, right?

"Mama will be fine then! That number is high!" I say this wholeheartedly and cheerfully.

"But, sister," she said nervously.

"Oh, what is the matter?" I'm still forcing myself to be strong in front of her. I even furrowed my forehead.

"I-it's quite expensive?"

"Gosh! Is that is? I can afford it! If our savings will get short or lack, I will then extend my contract here. Don't think about the cost!" I encourage here.

"B-but mom told me earlier that you should just go home. She prefers to be with you, s-she doesn't want you to leave when you get back home here." She just looked down and I just dropped my shoulders.

"I'll take care of mom! She'll get well. Let's get mom treated," I persistently said to her but she was just speechless.

"Oh, go ahead, go ahead. I'll leave first and I still have a work for tomorrow. I'll just call again in the morning. You should rest once uncle Arnaldo is already there," I longly said here.


"Okay. Take care, sister." She already looked up at me again.

"Take care there, too. Take good care of mom,"

"Yes, sis. I will always do." She just smiled a little and I was the one who just ended the call.

When I closed my laptop, all the tears I had been holding back earlier escape from my eyes and they were flowing down like a river.

I just felt Bella's hand on my shoulder and comforting me again.

No amount of money can compare to our mom's life. I will extend my contract if I have to extend.
I'm just hoping that it won't be that long when I need to extend.
I badly want to be with my mom already. Maybe we won't use up all our savings for mom's treatment.

Because I haven't been yet do some research about this disease.

I think for tomorrow I will immediately search for this disease and study it thoroughly.

If only I could be the one who's taking care of mom, then I will do.

I hope she will doesn't let go either.
We will all fight so that she will be better.

I suddenly remembered Adam.
After his marriage, I rarely talked to him.
Then after a long time, we then don't really have a convo anymore.
It's just okay so that he can focus on his wife.
Especially since I heard that she is pregnant now.
Later she will get jealous and then attack me.
Who knows?
I'm just afraid and also I have big respect towards relationships.

So even if I want to approach him, I think I won't just it.

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One week after Crystal and I's call, I have just now been able to talk to mom.

I have been always mid-shift these past few days so I can only get home at five in the afternoon.

That's why every time I call them, mom is already asleep because it's already eleven o'clock in night there.

I can talk to her now because today is my day off. But, Bella has work. Sadly, we don't have the same day off.

"Mom, how are you feeling?" I kept smiling at mom as I saw her on the screen.

I just held back my tears because my mama just gave me a thumbs up.

"When something hurts you, say it right away, huh?" They need to see that we can do it, that we can get through this, too.

Mom just nodded while smiling so I just smiled too.

She was sitting while leaning on the headboard of the hospital bed now that I am talking to them via video call.

Crystal bring close her phone at mom's mouth as if she was saying something but we couldn't hear.

"Go home n-now, h-honey," mom said as if she was just whispering.

My chest seemed to tighten because of mom's voice. She was having a difficulty as she tried to speak.

I just held back my tears.
I can not do it.

I can't bear to see her look like this. I can feel the pain that mom feels based on her look.

She was pale and had an oxygen host placed in her nose. Mama's eyes were also look likes wanted to be close now.

"I-I can't yet, mom. I'll get you treated." I looked up to stop my tears from falling.

"Go home n-now," mom said as if she was pleading.

She already knows that I will extend one more year here so that her treatment can continue.

Mama's treatment will also take six to eight months for her to be fully recover.
But I know it won't end there. Of course she will then have maintainance.

I just blew out an air violently.

"As long as you get well, mom. I'll be home soon. I'll just talk to Crystal first." Mom just tried to smile while there were tears in her eyes.

In just a second, Crystal was now on the screen.

"I'm going out first, sister," she said because she was wearing a full body protective medical suit. They moved mama in another room a while ago for reasons I don't know. A more delicate room that you must sanitize before entering, isolation room.

I watched Crystal as she was going out until she changed her clothes.

"Oh, why did they move mom to another room?" I immediately asked Crystal as she sat down on a chair.

"B-because, sister," her voice was raspy which made me nervous.

"W-what is it?"

"M-Mama also has lung cancer." I felt like I was going to faint when Crystal said that.

Because of what she said, I couldn't stop my tears for falling and so did she.

I turned off my mic first and also my camera and then covered my whole face with my palms.

I just cried out loud at what was happening.

After a while, my crying got louder.

They can't see me like this so I decided to fixed myself first. I even combed my hair with my fingers to make my messy hair neat.

I also thoroughly wiped both my cheeks and the bottom of my eyes. I let out a violent gasp before turning on my camera and mic again.

Crystal didn't react and didn't ask anymore because she seemed to know what I did.

"Y-you should rest, Crystal. We can do this," I said in a calm voice.

Crystal just nodded.

"S-sorry, sister. I can't do anything," she said as she's bowing down, making me annoyed a little.

"What's are talking about? You're with mom, right? We can do this!" She just looked up and tried to smile.

"Always be careful, sis,"

"You guys there, too. Take good care of mom, Crystal,"

"Yes, sis." We smiled briefly before I hung up.

After we finished the call, that's when I became weak. I just fell down on the bed as I let my tears flow.


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My request to extend my contract is already being processed.
I hope it will be approved in a few days or as soon as possible.

When I arrived at our apartment, Bella wasn't there yet because she was still at work.

Her shift is still for four hours now so I just said to her that I'll be heading here earlier than her and she was just fine with it.

I changed my dressed first and then ate.
I just rested for a while on the balcony where we were staying before I decided to inform Crystal that my request about extending was already being processed.

I arranged my seat above my bed before opening my laptop.

When I opened my laptop, my chest rumbled when I saw many messages and missed calls from Crystal.

I quickly called her and after a few rings she immediately answered the call.

"What's the problem?" I asked curiously immediately. Her many messages and calls are very alarming!
Also, my chest is beating very fast now.

But I just furrowed my forehead when I saw Crystal's smiling face.

Is mom already doing well? Is that possible?

"Sister!" It seems like she's about to sing with the tone of her voice.

"O-oh, what is it?" My furrowing forehead got even more because of her grin.

"Don't extend your contract anymore,"

"Huh?" I was stunned by what she just said.

"My request is already processing, tho." I picked up my laptop and walked over to the table.

I put it on the top of the table and sat on a chair that was there.

"Cancel it, sister! I have good news!" she's so enthusiastic that I'm already infected and I just hold back my smile.

"Sister, I'm so thrilled!" she squeak causing me to shake my head.

"Hey, come on! What's going on?" I scolded here.

"Someone sponsored mom's treatment! As in he will be paying the full expenses! Until mom gets better, sister! Until she gets better!" My eyes just widened and I just covered my mouth at this great news.

"That's great! Who? Who is that good person?" I asked here excitedly.
I can't explain the happiness I feel right now.

"He's not just whoever, sister!" she said excitedly.

"Who is he?" I laughed when I asked this question because of his camera's mischief. She shook it on purpose.

She put down her phone first so I can now see half of her total. She's in her room.

"Isaac, sister! Isaac Wesley!" She jumps and doesn't know how to calm down.

"Sister, I haven't met him yet but, sister!" It seemed like she doesn't know how to calm down.

"Hey, straighten up! Who is that Isaac Wesley?" She stopped from jumping and then faced me.

She just pouted first.

"You're outdated because of your job." She cleared her throat first and fixed her hair.

"Isaac Wesley is the lead vocalist of a band, sister. Their band was only formed about three months ago, but they are already famous internationally!" she said while giggling.

I don't know any bands whose vocalist's name is Isaac Wesley.

Yeah, maybe because they are just indeed new.

Will I prioritize being a fan girl over my family?

"I don't know them," I said as I'm shaking my head.

"It's okay, sister,"

"But how come that they became famous that quickly?" I asked curiously here.

"Because, sister, their handsomeness is solid and they're so sexy! Sister, they're so hot! They're even rich! And when they perform? Sister, they all sing well!"

If I was only close to my sister right now, I might have slapped her just to calm her down.

"Sister, I'm going to marry their drummer! Gracious, baby love love daddy D!"

"Hey, could you calm down first?!" That's where she fixed her standing in front of me.

Wha I saw was just one of her terrible part.

But I am very happy because someone will help us.
That man is so very kind. How nice to hear.

That means, I can go home already and take care of mom until she gets better.

"But how did he track you down? I mean, you already know. How come that he offered us a help? Who told him?" It's just surprising because if they are famous, how come that this Isaac even knew about our situation?

"I don't know either, sister. Earlier his lawyer just went there at the hospital and then talked to us. Then that's it, he just said that he will help us," she replied with a big smile.

I just nodded my head because of this.

I think for a second first to what can I ask.

"Wait, what's the name of their band, anyways?" I just asked here.

"It's L .i. L band, sis." I just furrowed my forehead at her answer.

"L. i. L band?"

She nodded before answering again.

"Love in Lust band." I just winced at her answer.

Can a band be named like that?




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