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I Was the "Adopted" Kid They Trained Chapter 10
On July 20, Simon came to my company. When I saw him at the front desk, my first instinct was to wonder how he had found me.Simon was dressed in a wrinkled shirt, his hair disheveled. He looked nothing like the guy who used to sit at home playing video games.I asked, "How did you find me?"He explained, "I checked the address on one of your packages. You'd sent something home before, and your company name was on the shipping label."I thought about it for a moment and realized it was a box of cookies I'd sent Mom when I first started working here last year.She hadn't even thanked me after it arrived."How can I help you?"Simon looked conflicted. "Mom's sick.""What's wrong with her?""The doctor said she has anxiety, along with years of poor sleep. Ever since you left, she's been having trouble sleeping every night. Harper's been taking care of her at home, but things aren't going well for her at work, so she's been taking her frustration out on everyone at home."Dad's r
I Was the "Adopted" Kid They Trained Chapter 9
I dived back into work after returning to Southia. My schedule was packed with projects, and I worked late every day until 9:00 pm.Liam could tell something was off with me, so he asked about it over lunch. "You went back home?""Yeah.""Oh, did something happen?""My dad had a heart attack and ended up in the hospital.""Then why didn't you stay a few more days?""I stayed long enough."Liam gave me a look but didn't ask further.In the middle of May, Mom called my old number several times, and every call went straight to the voicemail on my new number. Now and then, I'd listen to them.In the first one, she said, "Beth, please. I'm begging you. Just call me back."In another, Mom said, "Your dad's doing much better. He keeps asking about you. Can you come back one more time?"The third was different. "Beth, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have treated you that way. Please come home. We can sit down and talk."By the fourth call, Mom wasn't crying anymore. She'd switched
I Was the "Adopted" Kid They Trained Chapter 8
Mom and I were the only ones left in the hallway. She looked over at me, hesitated for a moment, before finally working up the courage to ask, "Beth, can you stay tonight?"I said, "I'll see how things go."I ended up staying anyway.As Mom had said, even if they had lied to me, they had still raised me all these years.Around 2:00 am, a nurse came out and said Dad's condition had stabilized. Mom had fallen asleep with her head on the chair, so I went to the billing counter and put another 10,000 dollars toward the hospital deposit with my own money.The nurse handed me the receipt. "Are you the patient's daughter?""Yes.""We need to update the family information. Someone else's name is listed on the form.""It's fine. She's his daughter too."The nurse paused for a second but didn't say anything else.The next morning, Dad was moved out of the ICU and into a regular room. The doctor said he was recovering well, but he needed plenty of rest and couldn't do anything too stren
I Was the "Adopted" Kid They Trained Chapter 7
The company held its annual meeting in early April, and I won the Outstanding Newcomer of the Year award, along with a certificate and 5,000 dollars."Man, you've only been here six months. Somehow you've already done a year's worth of work," Liam teased."Well, it's not like I had anything else going on.""Did you work this hard back in Berton too?"I just put the certificate away.At the end of April, I got a call from an unknown number on my old line. I didn't plan to answer it at first, but then I noticed the area code was from Berton.A middle-aged man's voice came through. "Hello, is this Beth Ingram?""Yes.""I'm calling from Berton Hospital. Your father was brought in after having a heart attack this morning. He put you down as his emergency contact, and he's in the ICU now. Your mother wants you to come back as soon as possible."I froze for a few seconds. "Alright."I sat at my desk and thought about it for three minutes before opening the ticket app. The high-speed
I Was the "Adopted" Kid They Trained Chapter 6
It was September when I got a message from Harper on my old number. She wrote, "Beth, Mom wants to know when you're coming home. We're having a family dinner next month."I deleted her message.Two days later, Mom called my old number. It forwarded to my new number, so I picked it up.She yelled, "Beth, what the hell is wrong with you? Why didn't you reply to your sister's message? We're having a family dinner next month. Your dad wants you home. You're out of town, right? How much can a train ticket really cost you? Harper's been feeling stressed lately. You should come back and keep her company.""I'm not going back."There was a brief silence on the other end of the line."What do you mean by that?" Mom asked."Exactly what I said.""Yes, I lied about you being adopted, but all these years, we fed you, gave you a place to live, and paid for your college. It's not like we ever treated you badly."I said nothing and hung up.On October 1, Cate invited me over to her son's pl
I Was the "Adopted" Kid They Trained Chapter 5
After moving to Southia, I found a small apartment near the office. My landlady, Cate Moore, was a woman in her 60s. Her son had settled in another city, so she had an old place sitting empty and decided to rent it out.The rent was 1,200 dollars a month, and the place had one bedroom, a living room, and was only four bus stops from work.I didn't think too hard about it and signed a one-year lease right away.The company gave the new hires three days of training. There were four recent graduates in my group, including a local guy named Liam Ziegler.He'd interned at the company during his second year of grad school, so he was more familiar with the process than the rest of us.When Liam took us to the cafeteria for lunch, he mentioned, "Your first month's paycheck will be delayed, so you might only get half a month's pay at first. Once you're officially hired, though, the quarterly bonuses are pretty good. The design department gave out an average of 8,000 dollars per person last
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