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Chapter 8 Accident
Chapter 8 Accident
On the other end of the phone, my mother could not explain the situation clearly. She just said that
something bad had happened at her father's construction site and they needed a lot of money.
When I received this news, my mind seemed to stop working, but my body moved in an orderly fashion.
I immediately bought tickets, went home and comforted my mother. After all these things were
arranged and done, I had a little time to think.
What should I do in the future, I thought as I sat on the late night train looking out the window. The
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When my father met with an accident, my mother, as the wife of the family, had already lost her
backbone. Therefore, the burden of the whole family was on me. It was not until I got home that I
learned that someone had been injured at the construction site my father was in charge of. It was not
that serious, but the injured person was admitted to the intensive care unit, which would cause a lot of
medical expenses.
The most distressing thing was that the owner of the site disappeared overnight. The responsibility then
fell on my father.
I was a little upset that my mother did not make it clear over the phone. I was so scared that I did not
dare close my eyes, day or night. I said, "As long as Dad is okay, the cost is no big deal. His health is
much more important. I'll figure out how to handle the money. You and Dad just have to take good care
of yourselves."
Then father said, "What can you do? You are single and just got divorced. How can you take care of
us? I didn't want to tell you, but your mother... ah!"
I forced myself to smile and said, "Dad, what can I do if you do not tell me when something like this
happens at home? Besides, if you do not tell me, who can help you? Anyway, you do not have to worry,
and I'll take care of the money. I still have some money that I have been saving lately. Even if it's only 5
thousand dollars, you can use it first. I will make up the rest as soon as possible." Thereupon I hurried
back to Denver.
After a long and tiring journey, I still had to get back to work. When I left, I was in such a hurry that I
only called my supervisor to ask for leave, so when I returned I felt a little embarrassed. I hid my
worries with a smile. Now that I was short of cash, I had to keep this profitable job no matter what.
I first tried to borrow a little from my colleagues, and everyone was sympathetic to my experience.
Anyone who could help, did. But even so, the price of the ICU was not $2,000 or $3,000 to solve.
I had no choice but to try my luck with my old classmates. I tried to contact some of them, but I did not
expect Layne to immediately ask me about what had happened. I felt a little embarrassed since I had
not seen him in a while.
Layne was my college classmate and once liked me passionately, but we did not get along for various
reasons. After I married Roger, I cut off contact with him completely. Layne invited me to meet with him.
Although I was suspicious, I went to meet him anyway.
As soon as we met, Layne opened the door, handed me a bank card, and said, "Darcey, I know you are
in a bad situation. You have been alone since the divorce. Now that you have been through something
like this, life is very difficult. I can not give you much. Here is $ 52,000. That's the money I saved behind
my wife's back. I took it out to help you."
I was very much puzzled at this point. I had not expected Layne to be so graceful a man. I regretted
that I had chosen Roger instead of him. I was really blind."