"Mum, why do you have your signature on a surrogacy contract?" Ruth asked and Mrs Brown jumped out of the bed"What are you talking about?" she asked avoiding her gaze"Mum," she called and sat on the edge of the bed looking at the back of her mother's head"I recently found out, Chantel has been lying to us. When the unexpected happened and you and your dad's account miraculously ran out of money, we all tried to raise money for your care because you were both in the hospital," she narrated and her mother listened silently but with her back facing her"Chantel helped me with getting employment at the restaurant where I work now and she found for herself a job as a house help at Mrs Hayford's home," she continued "Guess what I found out?" she asked her mother"She is not a house help and the apartment had not opened vacancy in a long while now. I asked Chantel and she lied to me. Meanwhile, I have seen her heartily chatting with her supposed new employer Mrs Hayford," she narrated"So

Ruth found out the truth about her birth from Mrs Brown and she became upset with her for taking her away from her true parents. She left home and ended up in her usual hideout, the motel unaware Mrs Brown had followed her out.In the motel, she found the rest of the story but she was forced to stay in the motel because of the rain. Mrs Brown was out in the rain, standing In front of someone's shop to shield herself from the rain while back in Nick's apartment, he was in bed with Katherine. It rained all through the night till the early hours of Sunday morning. She opened her eyes and stared at the window. She got up from the bed and sat briefly on the bed with her feet on the ground and her head resting in her palms. "Gosh, my head," she complained to herself She got up and went to the washroom, took a shower and put on the clothes she was wearing the previous day. She exited the motel and hailed a taxi back to Nick's apartment. Upon arriving and recalling what she had walked int

"If she is, then our debt is paid," she repeated the words in deep thought.She arrived at their apartment and went straight to the bedroom, ignoring her mother who was sitting in the living room, waiting for her.Mrs Brown got up with the help of her walking aid and also entered the bedroom. She found Ruth lying on the bed still in her work clothes. She sighed and drew closer to her and also sat on the bed after shutting the door."How did it go with Mrs Hayford?" she asked and Ruth opened her eyes and lay on her back staring at the roof"Not too good. There was something about her statement which made me feel she was behind our misfortune," she replied Mrs Brown lowered her head and breathed heavily making Ruth turn to look at her"You remember the day we were leaving the apartment and I rather ended up in the hospital?" she asked "Yes, what about it?" Ruth asked "My fall on the stairs and the loosing of my tongue was no accident," she said and Ruth quickly sat up on the bed"Mrs

"Mum, Aunty Cassandra," she called out and entered the bedroom and froze "I am not sure what happened but I found her like this?" Cassandra reported holding a wet tower in hand Ruth got closer and felt Mrs Brown's forehead and she had a fever. She blamed herself for her condition as she concluded acting code towards her may have triggered this. "I have some money with me, let's take her to the hospital," Ruth said and called an ambulance. She had a fever and was also unconscious. Ruth got into the ambulance with her mother and Cassandra followed them to the hospital in a taxi. She sat on the side and watched as the paramedics attended to her. They soon arrived a the hospital and her mother was put on a stretcher and quickly pushed into the emergency room. Ruth waited patiently for information on what was happening to her mother. She had already lost her father. She is all that she has left in the world. Chantel has found her family. They may have grown up together born of the

"Just a little more wait time and I am good to go," she said with a smile of achievement dropping herself on the bed. "Tomorrow is going to be an exciting day," she thought smiling to herself. She moved her body up the bed to lie down properly and covered herself with the sheet. With a smile plastered on her face. She slept excited about tomorrow. Early morning at the hospital, at 6 am, Ruth woke up to find her mother awake. "Mum, how are you feeling," she asked with concernShe blinked twice and looked around. Resting her gaze on Ruth she spoke but her voice was very low. Ruth drew closer to head her and all she heard was an apology. Ruth's eyes were quickly filled with tears."Mum, please don't do that to me again. I need you and I love you. We will get through this together," Ruth assured her and held her hand in hers.She respond with a nod and Ruth cleaned the tears that were falling from her eyes. Ruth didn't ask as she has been told it was a suicide attempt.At 7 am, the do