Golden Sacrifice

one immediately

him now?" A

to. Alice bent down close to her brother, staring at his motionless body. S

elly tone. "Here you're lying today lifeless. You promised to be my backbone an

to save his life," the doctor echoe

and her heart was beating so fast. Contemplating how to

rn to! No ho

, I will be back soon. Kindly take care of my brother," Alice pleade

s' photo hanging on the wall, and her eyes turned teary. The night was extremel

ll by the horns. She must do everything possible to

siness to make it strive again. Since she didn't want to raise eyebrows about her brother's conditi

unning both businesses. Her mother's small struggling restaurant ha

dozing off at the shop. "Please, t

d stuttered, "W

and departed whilst staring at

er phone, trying to check the money she had saved so far. After running shifts for the two businesses for weeks now. "1000 dollar

She planned to take the day off to go back to t

vily. "How's my brother doing?" She enquire

to him currently. Kindly come back later and check up

umped into someone. His fingers were busy scrolli

e apologized even thou

y, young lady?" He yel

him to take his phone for him

n's dream, but he sounds very rude," Alice murmured to herself. She

ot there, one man dressed in a suit got down and raced to open the white Range Rover car in the middle. As the door groa

lice whispered to herself, her

uired, her voice nasal. She adjusted he

xpected visit?" Alice asked but her atten

of my dedicated and commi

interrogations. "Come in, ma'am," she hesitat

her a glass of water, her hands sha

ly. He's one of my dedicated and hard-working staff," she pleaded and she stare

s to accept it, her eyes filled with tears. She used her palm

e closed the gap between them. She embraced he

ere alone?" She interrogated her in a low tone. B

ed from my job months ago after the demise of my mo

" She

ur late parents?" she enquire