Free Broken Angel by Janet Adeyeye Page A

do. My father's company is going down and I can do absolutely nothing about it. My mom is terribly sick and needs surgery. She is dying, Kayla." He slumped to the bare floor and burst into tears. It surprised me. Maybe I wasn't really prepared for this to happen. I rushed to his side now and ushered him into my embrace.
                      "Don't cry. Baby don't cry. I'm sorry I yelled at you. Please don't cry." As I was saying this I was also crying. We merely just sat on the floor, crying like babies.
                      "You see why I don't talk about it? Because it hurts. Badly. And I am all they've got. Just me. And no one deserves to see me like this. I am all this family has to stand upon. David shouldn't have died. He was the only one helping us with the shipping company. With him dead, the shipping company is dead as well. If I don't gather up some money before Friday, we'll lose that company. And my brothers will die if they do. My father invested his life into that company."
                      "I'm sorry, Angel. I'm so so sorry. Listen..." I cupped his face. "We're in this together okay? You and me. I have money that I can lend you for your mother's surgery. I can work and gather money for the company. We can do this, Angel."
                      "I am not taking anything from you, Kayla. Forget it."
                      "Think of it as a loan from the bank. You'll pay it back with interest, see? C'mon, your mom needs this. I can't let her die."
                      "Why are you doing this, Kayla? Why are you helping us?"
                      "Because I love you. It pains me when you suffer alone. We made a vow in church, remember? For better or for worse. And I meant it. Tomorrow, I'll pay for your mother's surgery. That's what important right now."
                      "Thank you, Kay. I don't know if I'll ever be able to repay you after this."
                      "Promise me you'll never keep any secrets from me. Then we're even," I replied.
                      He nodded weakly then hugged me tightly. That night we couldn't sleep. We had a whole future before us that needed our attention, and yes, I am going to help my husband.
     

Chapter 13
    We woke up early the next day and headed straight for the hospital. I rushed to her ward as soon as we got there just to see if she was still there. She was. We weren't too late yet. We went to the doctor's office together now but had to wait a while because he was busy with someone. I couldn't seat down though. I kept on pacing and pacing, cursing whoever was behind that door. Then it suddenly opened up and a lady rushed outside crying. I wasn't able to see her face well, but I followed her with my eyes till she turned and disappeared into another room. Angel pulled me into the doctor's office.
                      "Doctor."
                      "Angel, have you made your decision yet? Your mom’s illness is getting worse by the day. She is already resisting treatments." The doctor said quickly, then kept quiet almost immediately when his eyes caught me. "I'm sorry. I didn't know you came with someone," he apologized.
    Why was he apologizing?
                      "It's okay. This is my wife."
                      "Oh." He got up and extended his hand. "Doctor Phil. I'm in charge of your mother's case."
                      I took his hand and smiled. "Is there still time to save her?"
                      "Well, there are options. But her case is worse now and the surgery is just one of the options we've got. There is a 20% probability on this."
                      "How soon can you operate on her doctor?"
                      He looked at me now surprised. "If you’ve got the money, we can do so in a few