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Jayden was laid on a stretcher beside him was I, I hold the stretcher as the nurses were pushing my brother inside the hospital, please save my brother, I'm pleading with tears on my face

The nurse pushed my brother inside the emergency unit, and they carried him up from the stretcher and laid him on the bed, a nurse was fixing a drip on him while a nurse called me to come and collect the card.

I followed the nurse to the reception to collect the card, "attend to her quickly, the doctor needs her in his office"the nurse instructed the receptionist staff.

" What is your brother's name?" one of the receptionist's asked me

"Jayden smith" I replied

The receptionist write the name on the card and give it to me "go to the accountant and deposit twenty thousand" the receptionist said to me

I didn't know what to do concerning the money I was told to pay, I was thinking of how to generate the twenty thousand, she told me to deposit as I'm moving towards the accountant suddenly I heard

" Miss, you didn't pay for the card" the receptionist shouted, I have to withdraw my steps backward and pay the card money even though I'm not sure the money with me can pay it

"How much," I asked slowly, and I'm afraid of hearing the cost

" three thousand and five hundred," the nurse answered

"Okay" I replied, I unzipped the cross bag I put on and bring out a few copies of money inside

I start by straightening the money that I squeezed inside my cross bag afterward I counted the money, it was a total of three thousand and six hundred. I exhaled deeply after I confirmed the amount is more than the fee

I gave three thousand and five hundred to the receptionist and they gave me a mockery sight and I saw the way they were mumbling among themselves the kind of squeeze money I brought out, am not bothered by them

I'm only bothered on how to save my brother and how to generate the money needed now, I move towards the accountant, I joined the queue like I have money I want to pay, the accountant is attending to people on Queue when it reaches my turn, I heard the people In my back shouting" is your turn" I am lost in thought at that time, am not focus on the queue instantly I said sorry to them and rushed out from the queue.

I know many people in that queue will be making jest of me, but I don't care, I went to go and meet the doctor, he asked me to sit, I explained my problem to him and he said

'This is not a charity organization miss, I understand you but without your payment, your brother will be left with the first treatment's that was given to him"the doctor said

I stared at the doctor and mumbled inwardly, "why are you wicked, after telling you my father is late, I'm only left with my brother, there's no one for us yet he still said they are not a charity organization

I could not have disturbed myself by explaining my problem to him" Doctor I will find money, please don't let my brother die"I still manage to beg him though he deserve my insult.

I walked out of his office with tears on my face, I don't know where to go or who to call, only a person ring in my mind and that is my biological mother who disowned us before I lost my father

I have to swallow my pride though I have vowed not to ask for her favor anymore since my father died of illness and she has money to treat my father then yet she refused to help.

I used my leg to trek to her office, I couldn't use the remaining one hundred with me to take a cab to her office

I meet her secretary, it was a different Secretary I met here last two year's when I came here for my father's illness.

"Who did you say you are looking for," the secretary asked me again

"I'm looking for my mother" I reiterate

The secretary was looking at me like shit, no one will believe I'm the daughter of the CEO of OREBS COSMETIC, the most influential woman in cosmetics.

I could have put on something good, had been it was not the situation at hand that cause me to come here hurriedly

"If you come here to beg for me, this is not a charity organization," the secretary said

I feel like dragging the lady's hair and give beating of the century, but I don't have the strength for that,

"Called your boss out, let see if she will deny me or not ''I yelled at the lady

" madam is not around, and I'm sure you are not her daughter, she has not mentioned to my hearing that she has a daughter anywhere and every staff here knows madam son," she said to my face

I scoffed"that must be her rude stepson" I mumbled.

I was shocked when the secretary called security to throw me outside, they carried me like a beggar and thrown me outside the gate.

I stood outside with tears flowing out of my eyes, I couldn't stop the tears because I felt tired of life already.

I sat there waiting for my mum, she is the last hope I have and I have to endure the humiliation and wait for her.

After few minutes

A car drove in by my mother, I followed the car, the gateman screamed at me when he see me that I have entered "leave her"my mother said as she get down from the car with his stepson"

"Mum what is she doing here" I heard her stepson asking my mummy

"My mummy didn't reply to him instead she instructed me to follow her which I did into her office

I entered the office with her, the secretary was looking at me when I entered the office with her, she was trying to explain herself but mummy said

" she's my disowned daughter"mummy replied her when she is trying to explain why she throw me outside to my mum.

I feel bitter that mummy is treating me like trash likewise, I expect her to rebuke the Secretary for treating me like that.

" what are you doing here, the last time I remember you blamed me for your father died and you vowed never to step your foot in my office again, my mother said

I went on my knees and said"mummy please I'm sorry, it was a slip of tongue, Jayden is sick and I need twenty thousand to deposit for his payment " I said to mummy

Instantly mummy open her bag and counted twenty money for me.

"This is the money, this should be the last time I will see you in my office, my stepson is not comfortable seeing you around me" she stretched the money to me.

I collected the money even though I wish I could reject the money.

To be continued