All Chapters of A Deal for Love : Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

Isabella's POVToday is the day I turned twenty-three. It didn't feel like much of a celebration to me. Birthdays had stopped meaning anything to me, when everything was the same, working double shifts at the coffee shop, paying my aunt for rent, saving every remaining dime for my mother's hospital bills and treatment."Isabella Duncan, if you don't get up from that bed, I swear to you I will drag you myself," my best friend Rose shouted and entered my room without knocking. My best friend had no respect for closed doors at all.I murmured into my pillow and pulled the blanket over my head. "Rose, I'm so tired right now. I don't think I can go anywhere.""You are always exhausted," she argued back, pulling the blanket away. "It's your twenty-third birthday. And you are not spending it thinking about the bills and your wicked aunt. Just for tonight, forget about the coffee shop, forget about Lucia, forget about everything. Just be selfish for one night."The mention of my aunt made me

Isabella's POVIt was some time before I got home, and I met Rose waiting by the door. Her arms were crossed and her eyes went round as though she was waiting to question me the moment I approach her."You are just coming back?" She asked, her brows drawn up.She walked in with me. "You went missing on your birthday, Bella. You think I wouldn't notice?" I threw my purse on the nearest bench and massaged my forehead. My limbs ached, my head ached and my chest was aching with the burden of all that I was not ready to release at the time."I do not feel like discussing it, Maybe later. Ok?"Rose sat down beside me, and her voice became softened. "Fine. But can we speak about this at least, how is your mom doing?The question itself weakened me even more. I pulled my knees to my chest. "She is not doing well. The Doctors want to do something different but it is costly. And I don't have the money.""Isa..." Rose touched my hand. "You know I will help. Let me help pay some bills."I hastil