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ading this way. Now, all my things are scattered on the floor, and I'm really going to be screwed

d pay my mother's medical bills. Growing up, it was just me and my

alaries. Tragedy struck when my grandfather had a stroke, leading to financial struggles. My grandm

pregnant, he denied any involvement, leading to my mother being disowned by both her parents and

. I can't afford to miss out on the last ferry ride. Proceedi

ee you there, I could swear no one wa

upted and the first thing, I noticed were his dark eyes which were very dark. I couldn't tell if they w

sent a chill down my spine, "You really must be fucking blind

shit jus

lt bad that I hit you. But looking at it, it goes both ways. You didn't see me coming, neither did I see you coming

since I was young so I'm definitely not letting him get away with insulting me. I guess what I said sho

hand. Not so hard, but

ou can treat like a rag. I'm going to have you sued if you don't get off i

g goosebumps on my skin? Focus Melissa, Mom's sick right now and you need to be

s see you get out of that since you think you're so high and mighty." He was about to give me a rep

t help but laugh out loud. What are the odds of a bully like him l

couldn't help but blurt that out

' in the next three days at most. Anything later and I wouldn't take you seriously."

ming in. My frustrations of the day are beginning to set in. Hurr

to Staten Island tonight, if not for my sake, for

in traffic caused by an accident on my way from the hospital. Then, I nearly got written up and my shifts were s

eir cause there

been working multiple jobs to meet her medical bills and we can't aff

my mom and me. We have a roof over our heads, so I don't

g, a voice spok

ieve everything is

mantra hoping that some miracle would happen. But I guess all the odds wer

't hold back the tears that came. I can't

to the ground and cried my heart out. I really needed this gig, and I reall

if my mom doesn't get better, but I don't want to think about that now.

ng else that would be better.' I was slowly assuring myself and trying to reduce t

ing slowly, I didn't have to search long. Right back at me were dark and stormy eyes staring at me with much curiosity. I then watched them slowly turn to irritation.

loud. But then I noticed that before he reached the end of the pier, someone came up to him and I w

or something? How does he have this man practically on

correctly, he said something about a boat. I don't know where it was

y luck." Saying that, I