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this was something else entirely. I felt as though fate

counter, the scent of freshly brewed coffee filled the tiny café. Each

me over all that I still needed to do. The weariness was seeping into my bones. The café

racing and the sound of the espresso machine and

frantically tried to remove it, tucking a flyaway hair behind my ear, pr

at the screen. The hospital had made the call

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rson from St. Mary's Medical Center. Your mother suffered another attack. We're doin

king hands feeling like everything was falling apart. Without giving it any thought

. As I hurried out of the café and into the street my breath came

e getting worse, and my mother's health had been declining for months, but I h

me into view. My legs could hardly keep up with my hear

t your other's health has gotten worse Hazel. We must have surgery immediately but it will be ver

t as I stood there in disbelief. In search of a solution, my

s it was I was barely making ends meet

that kind of mon

ing softer. "But we can't do the surgery without

bly. There was nobody to turn to. I had no friends and my fa

fi

his business endeavors and the funds he had set aside for emergen

tal. At this point, my only concern was reachin

my heart was pounding in my throat, and the building felt more and more confin

t nobody answered. I hammered my fist against the door brea

d saw Mr.Harris, Donald's neighbor standing there. Even though he was a middle

by my presence." Why are you here? I thought

felt my chest t

as I questioned,

an eyebrow." I received this invitation though. Although

houghts were racing. A wedding but I haven't heard anything about it. It was enough to make

t to comprehend what I had just said

were the one who had lost sense of

ng married today? What was going on? Why hadn't he spoken to me? I turned on my he

ppening. The idea that Donald might wed someone else made my

feelings when the bus pulled up. Even though I was havi

e bus finally screeched to a stop, and all of a sudden, everything became

idened in