I had to do everything now for Emily’s sake.
"Everything."
Even if it meant sharing the same roof with that lady. The very woman who had broken her promise to me. I swallowed my pride and my anger, all because Emily liked her because my daughter had grown attached to her.
That morning, I was getting ready to leave for the hospital when my phone rang. I glanced at the screen an unknown number. I picked it up but said nothing. That’s how I usually handled unknown calls: silently, patiently, and waiting.
“Then I heard her voice.”
“Hello… good morning.”
The sound of it was enough for my heartbeat to pause for a second. It was Kayla.
She said she had decided to accept the offer.
For a brief moment, I felt relief wash over me but just as quickly, it turned to resentment. I could never fo
