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I Ran Away From Home With My Best Friend
I Ran Away From Home With My Best Friend
Penulis: Lucky Cat

Chapter 1

Penulis: Lucky Cat
Jennifer Sullivan—my best friend—and I walked out of the hospital in silence.

When we arrived at the intersection, she took my hand and gave it a tight squeeze.

“Don’t get emotional about it. If you’re sick, just get treated. We can take things slow.”

“Yeah. Everything will be okay.”

After we parted ways, my mind wandered off, and I nearly got run over by a car.

As I apologized repeatedly, the driver cursed me out and drove away.

The moment I got home, I saw that Adrian Howard, my husband, was in the kitchen cooking. Usually, he would be playing games at this time. By the looks of it, he knew that I was feeling down. At the very least, he had good judgment.

He occasionally checked on me, but he did it sneakily. He did not dare to look me in the eye.

From the call at the hospital, my mood plummeted.

I remembered reading once in a book that we are to never test a person’s humanity, because it would make us lose things we could never get back.

I still did it by sending Adrian my test results in the afternoon and asking him what I should do.

In the beginning, he was really anxious. “Are they accurate? How could you get cancer? You never get sick!”

I felt touched, because I thought that he was concerned about me. We had been married for eighteen years, and the spark of love was long gone. We were more like siblings at this point.

But what he said next made my blood run cold. “Did the doctor mention how much money you’ll need for treatment? What are the chances of you getting better?”

“Targeted therapy will cost 300,000 dollars. The chances of success are 20%.”

“300,000? And only 20%?”

I could hear the uncertainty in his voice. He was assessing the situation. But I knew that we had 300,000 dollars in our savings account. After all, we had saved that money together.

Was he actually assessing the value of my life?

“Look, we’re still far from being able to pay off our mortgage. If I’ll be the only one earning money from now on, we’ll lose the house. Our children also need money.” He made up his mind. “Why don’t you go for conservative treatment?”

Conservative treatment? He might as well be telling me to die.

Was this the final shred of dignity he was offering me?

I buried my face in a hot towel. The heat warmed up my face; my eyes burned so much that I started crying.

Irene Howard, my daughter, ran into the bathroom and announced loudly, “Mom, our school is doing a research and study tour! Get 20,000 ready for me!”

I took my daughter’s hand and stared into her eyes as I asked softly, “Irene, what if I tell you that I need the money for treatment?”

“What? You won’t let me go on the research and study tour? I didn’t go when Oliver went! You promised me that you’d let me go next time!” Irene became worked up. She started squirming and stomping.

I subconsciously let go of her hand and looked into the mirror.

I was forty-three years old, and my beauty was long gone, even though I had once been seen as a flower. At this moment, my life was not even worth 300,000 dollars.

I sacrificed so much for this family, but what did I get out of it?

I was not even worth 300,000 dollars!

“Stop throwing a tantrum! Your mother is sick! Could you be more mature?!” Adrian ran in and dragged Irene out.

Girls going through puberty had no care for their parents. Irene ran to her room in exasperation and slammed the door shut.

My phone rang, and I took a look at it. Oliver, who was a freshman in college, was calling.

“Mom, my friend—”

“Shut up!” I roared.

When he opened up a sentence like this, it was always followed by him asking for money to buy something, but that had nothing to do with me anymore.
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  • I Ran Away From Home With My Best Friend   Chapter 8

    When Irene was poking around my phone screen, she had unmuted the stream. As I replayed the livestream, I noticed that from the moment I started talking to Irene, many people had joined the stream. The chat went wild. [That daughter is so disgusting. She asked for money the moment she showed up, and she even thought that she got too little!][She’s hopeless. Linda should have abandoned her the moment she realized that her daughter had turned out like this. Even a dog is better than such a daughter.][The son is even worse. He immediately asked for 1,000,000!][He should go and sleep with people for money, then. Even if he doesn’t cut that thing down there, he can still earn 1,000,000.][Gosh, doesn’t he have any shame? Even criminals have some!][Holy… It’s no wonder why the children ended up like this. That father has no morals!][Run, Linda! He just wants you to go back and be a free caregiver for his mother!][Why should Linda get married to him again? Who does he think

  • I Ran Away From Home With My Best Friend   Chapter 7

    “What are you doing?!” Adrian ran over in a huff and stood between us. Earlier, he had noticed that there was a small stream nearby and gone over to see whether there were any suitable fishing spots. He even complained about how he did not bring any fishing rods with him. He wanted to leave Oliver and Irene with me so that we could get reacquainted and get closer with each other again, but during the brief time he was gone left, I had already hit Oliver. “Say what you came here to say. If not, take the children and leave,” I stated firmly. Adrian’s expression sank. After huffing and hawing for a long time, he finally said, “It’s time to end your tantrum. I let you have your fun for a few years, but it’s been long enough. Let’s get remarried.”I covered my face with my hand and tensed up.I seriously wanted to slap him. Hard. On both cheeks. He let me have fun? What was this? His grace to me? Did I have to thank him as if he was my master?And getting remarried was his show

  • I Ran Away From Home With My Best Friend   Chapter 6

    The longer I dragged it out, the more it would hurt. Perhaps to many people, I was a selfish mother. It was only normal for Irene to want to rely on me. But I did think about what was best for my daughter. She could not rely on me forever. If she lost the support one day, she had to know how to stand on her own two feet. That was why I did not want to give her the chance to laze around and do nothing. It had been almost two years since we last met. Oliver and Irene had changed a lot. Oliver was a junior and had become a little more mature. As for Irene, she was preparing for her SSAT. She had become taller and was practically the same height as I was. Since she looked like me too, she reminded me of the past. As for Adrian, he had become older and had gone bald. They were curious about my RV and started exploring it. I felt lethargic and could not muster any energy to entertain them. “Mom, are you livestreaming?” Irene toyed with my phone. In order to stretch out my str

  • I Ran Away From Home With My Best Friend   Chapter 5

    I ignored him and just grabbed the noodles, which had gotten stuck together, and ate them. Mr. Frank sighed in relief. …I learned later that he had rushed back from another country. When Jennifer felt that her days were numbered, she contacted him and asked him to take care of me through the darkest hours of my life. He booked a plane ticket right away and rushed back. After he landed, he found that he could not contact me, and I was not livestreaming either. Our mutual friends did not know where I was, so he could only search through all of the rest areas where I could possibly be one by one. That was how we ended up in this conversation. “You still have plenty of things you can do. If you want, I can organize an art gallery for you.”“Thank you, but I don’t want to.”He gave me a surprised look. Perhaps he had not been expecting me to say no.“I know my own limits and standards. I’m not worthy of having an art gallery of my own.” I met his gaze squarely, and he blush

  • I Ran Away From Home With My Best Friend   Chapter 4

    The people online called us the Wandering Women. Apparently, when you combined listening to the rain and drinking tea while in the wilderness, it was freedom. But going viral did not matter to us. We continued wandering around at a leisurely pace without a goal in mind. Yet people continued to watch our livestream. Some people asked us questions, some talked about life, and some gave us pointers on where to go next. We loved the last group of people the most. We turned off donations so we could walk down our path quietly. Our income from the platform was enough to provide for our lives. Because of it, basic necessities became more readily available.Even so, a year and a half later, an accident occurred—our RV broke down. We had the money to buy a new RV, but to our surprise, a company offered to sponsor us. This was an alternative form of advertising, so I hesitated when I received the call. It was Jennifer who insisted that we accept the sponsorship. She wanted us

  • I Ran Away From Home With My Best Friend   Chapter 3

    I mentioned the divorce in a casual fashion, then grabbed my handbag and stepped out of the house. I did not immediately leave after shutting the door. Soon, I heard Patricia yelling inside the house. “Adrian, your wife wants to quit her job! Yes! I heard her say that on the phone! And she wants a divorce!”I did not want to listen anymore. The world suddenly became a joke in my eyes. …When Adrian came back from work, he had a sour expression. By the looks of it, he was going to settle accounts with me. “What did you tell my mom?”“I said that I’m going to move out and empty up the place for her. Weren’t you really eager for her to move back in?”Adrian was rendered speechless and found himself unable to continue the conversation. After taking a moment to compose himself, he said, “Linda, I know that you’re in a bad mood because you’re sick, but you have to understand that we’re not the ones who brought this about. You can’t blame us for it.”I stared at him and said, “

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