LOGINEver since I decide to repeat my senior year due to me not doing well in my SATs, Mom views me as the biggest pain in her ass. After all, I have the potential to get into a prestigious university, and yet my grades are only good enough for me to land a spot in a regular university. To her, it's extremely humiliating. Mom often looks at me with red-rimmed eyes. "Natalie Jones, after your father cheated on me, I raised you all by myself. If you don't succeed in life, you're basically forcing me to die." She did what she said. If I don't get a perfect score in Math, Mom won't hesitate to jump into a river. If I don't emerge as the top student of the year, she will slit her wrist. I'm worried that Mom might commit more outrageous antics, so I explain to her tentatively, "The truth is, I'm sick…" Without even bothering to look at me, Mom continues speaking to me coldly. "You'd rather curse yourself than study. "I've enrolled you into a prep academy so that you can learn how to be a perfect daughter, not the filthy liar you're being right now." I can only clutch the report that states I have late-stage brain cancer in my hand. Later on, I use the remaining seven days in my life on attending the course that will apparently teach me how to become Mom's perfect daughter.
View MoreAfter Mom wheeled me back to my hospital room, an unexpected visitor arrived. It was Dad. 13 years had passed since I'd last seen him, and I barely recognized him anymore. The second he walked in, he started laying into Mom. "So, this is how you've been taking care of Natalie? Hate me all you want, but how could you do this to her? She's your daughter!"By then, I was frighteningly thin. My bones showed through my skin, as if I hadn't eaten in a long time. But of all people, he had no right to say any of that.Mom stared at him coldly and snapped, "You walked out on this family. You were the one who abandoned Natalie! For 13 years, you never once cared enough to ask about her. And now you think you have the right to judge me?"Dad lowered his head, yet the sadness in his eyes was impossible to miss. After he left us for the other woman, she got pregnant almost immediately. He'd raised that child for 12 years before discovering the boy wasn't even his.Only then did he think o
On a quiet morning, I finally closed my eyes forever. But my soul remained, lingering above the hospital bed. Mom came in carrying my favorite cinnamon oatmeal and found that I was still asleep. She sat down beside me, then carefully spooned the oatmeal from the thermos into a bowl."You're still asleep? Maybe that's a good thing. The more you rest, the better you'll feel," she said. "Something strange happened this morning, Nat. The oatmeal just refused to cook right, or I would've gotten here sooner."She added, "Nat, let's go watch the sunset this evening. You worked so hard all these years. You were always leaving before sunrise and coming home after dark. "And yet, I never gave you the chance to enjoy life. You told me once that you wanted to see the sunset, but I never took it seriously."Mom kept talking to herself while tears slid down her face and fell into the oatmeal, sending small ripples across the surface.I guessed she had sensed it somehow. Maybe there really wa
At 9:00 pm that night, the doctor rushed into my ward. He said the hospital had just brought in a highly effective drug. It could ease my pain and buy me three more days. But the price was staggering—600 thousand dollars for three days. It was absurd. Mom, however, agreed without a second thought. "We'll take it!"I used every ounce of strength I had left to shout at her. "Are you out of your mind? 600 thousand dollars for three days? I don't want to live like this anymore. I've had enough!"My nose stung, and tears streamed down my face uncontrollably. Then, Mom carefully took my hand. "Nat, I don't want to lose you. Stay with me a few more days, okay?"In that instant, she looked years older. The streaks of gray at her temples sent a pang through my chest. But I turned away, refusing to look at either her or the doctor. …In the end, Mom got her way. She still went through with the treatment. And it really did ease the pain. I could even get out of bed and walk around a
Mom had barely stopped crying when the tears came back. The more she wiped, the faster they fell. It was as if they would never stop. "Don't overthink it. The first doctor made a mistake. It's only early-stage. We can still treat this."Maybe she didn't even realize how badly her voice was trembling with grief. I smiled and turned to face the wall. Then, a sharp stench hit me. At this point, I'd already lost all control of my bladder and bowels.Without hesitation, Mom stepped forward to help me into clean clothes. My eyes stung with unshed tears as I pushed her away. "That's enough! I don't need your help! I can do it myself."Mom stood frozen in place, at a loss for what to do. She looked just like I used to as a kid when I got scolded. "Nat, you're my daughter. Let me take care of you."I knew how particular Mom was about cleanliness. So, at the end of my life, I wanted to leave her with at least a few good memories of me. "I said I could do it myself."With that, I t


















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