'Til Death - Boxed Set by Bella Jewel

Author:Bella Jewel
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Boxed Set, Bella Jewel, Til Death, MC Sinners
Published: 2015-04-30T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWO

KATIA

Dusty stays for three days before I know it gets too much for him. He doesn’t say it, but I felt his tension. He made me promise to keep calling, and begged me to think about coming home. I said I would, knowing full well that it wasn’t going to happen. I know he means well, but he’ll never understand the emptiness in my heart.

I spend the rest of the week working. My shifts are longer, morning until night, and by the time I get home and play with Penny for a few hours, I’m exhausted. I pass out, only to have to get up and do it again. It’s repetitive, my boss is an asshole and I make minimum wage. I think a lot about my father, wondering if he’s thinking about me.

Has he searched for us?

When the weekend rolls around, I take Mom and Penny to the diner for lunch. We don’t do it often, and it’s wonderful to occasionally do something nice. I can’t really afford it, but my tips were good on Friday night, so I spared a tiny amount for us to enjoy a burger. Mom barely touches hers, and I watch as she pokes around, shoving the food across her plate.

“Is everything okay?” I ask.

She looks up at me, and her eyes are quite red. “Have you been sleeping, Mom?”

She shakes her head. “No, I’ve just got a headache. I think I need to go home and rest.”

I narrow my eyes. “Have you had this headache often?”

Her eyes dart away and my heart plummets. She’s been keeping it from me. Oh God, she’s been suffering, and I didn’t even know.

“Mom?” I whisper.

“I’m fine, Katia. I’m just tired.”

“Something is wrong. You’re having trouble again, aren’t you?”

“It’s nothing.”

I close my eyes, fighting back my tears. The waitress comes over and I pay her before standing and helping Mom back to the apartment. It’s not a long walk, but by the time we’re back she’s panting and clutching her head.

“You need a doctor,” I say frantically, sitting her on the couch.

“No, I just need to lie down.”

“Mom,” I yell. “You need a doctor!”

“We can’t afford one,” she whispers. “Katia, I’m fine.”

It’s like a punch to the stomach. Fire scorches my heart, until I feel nothing but a burning pain radiating through my body. She didn’t tell me because she knows we can’t afford treatment.

“How long has this been going on?”

She stares at me, her eyes empty.

“Mom,” I prompt. “Please?”

“On and off for a few weeks.”

My chest feels as if it’s going to explode. She’s been in agony, probably something severe, maybe another tumor, and she’s kept it to herself because she knows there’s no way under the sun we can afford help. Tears trickle down my cheeks and I kneel in front of her. “I’ll get some help, I swear.”

“Katia, you can barely afford to feed Penny. We don’t have the money.”

Another slam to my chest. “I’ll find a way. I’ll work longer, I’ll—”

“Katia . . .

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