Chapter 5
"Dad, Mom, what are you doing here?"
"You stubborn girl, you're in this state and you still didn't send us a message? Just because of a silly fight? How can you be so heartless!"
They wore ragged clothes, clutching a fertilizer sack, but their worry and care were real.
"I don't even know if the money your dad and I brought will be enough for the surgery. If not, we'll just pick through trash to cover it. We'll get you better, no rush."
They carefully opened the sack beside my bed, and inside was cash, neatly stacked.
There are even some coins.
This was probably all their savings over the years. Since I can remember, they were always up before dawn planting and selling vegetables...
But after I got involved with Andrew Steele, we had a huge fight.
They wanted me to stay h
