I was so wet in the rain that my face hurt but I didn’t care, I just wanted to get home.I opened the door and the roof was leaking again. The floor was wet and my little sister, Mia, sat in the corner, she hugged her stomach.“I am hungry,” she whispered.I ran to her and knelt down on the wet floor.“I know, baby. I know.” I brushed her wet hair from her face. “I will get something soon, okay? I promise.”She nodded slowly, but she did not smile. My phone buzzed in my pocket and I froze.It was the hospital.I stood up fast and pressed the phone to my ear. My heart beat faster.“Hello?” I said and my voice was shaking.“Miss Alina,” a nurse said and her voice was cold and sharp. “Your mother’s condition is worse. She needs the injection tonight or…”“I know,” I cut her off. “Please. Just give it to her. I will bring the money tomorrow. I swear…”“We can’t do that anymore,” the nurse said and there was no emotion in her voice. “No money, no medicine.”She hung up.Just like tha
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