POV Teresa
I thought of several excuses to explain to my brother and my mother how I got the money for my mother's treatment, but I couldn't find any believable excuse other than telling them that my work with Vincent was the reason, as I asked him for an advance of 2 years of my salary to pay for the treatment.
There was no other believable excuse; a 19-year-old university student had no way of suddenly getting such an amount of money, and I don't think they would believe I won the lottery, that would be stupid, so I could only use Vincent to shield myself from their questions.
I walked to my mother's room and went in. My brother was giving her the latest news. I hadn't found him in his seat where I left him, so I assumed he was here. When I entered the room, they both turned to look a
