Chapter 2
My in laws, Barnabas and Imogene Miller, always favored boys over girls.]]
After I gave birth, I was so weak I couldn’t eat or even sit up.]
I could barely move and needed help just to get through the day.
But Barnabas and Imogene ignored me completely.]
When I asked for some help, something totally reasonable.[]
They sneered and said, “You popped out a worthless girl and expect us to take care of you?“]]
I turned to my husband for support, asked if we could hire a part–time nurse for just a month.]
A thousand bucks.
Not much, considering I’d handed him all my savings and paychecks.
But he just looked at me like I was disgusting: “We’ve got bills piling up everywhere.”
Where do you think we’re gonna find money for a nanny?”
“Figure it out yourself.”
But when Cletus and his wife had a baby boy?
Suddenly, everything changed.]]
They dropped a few grand on fancy vitamins and splurged over ten thousand on a luxury stroller without blinking.
Lobster, ribeye, gourmet crap every day.
Whatever their grandson wanted, no matter how pricey, he got it.]]
And my daughter?]
She picked out a one–dollar lollipop at the gas station,
And they screamed at her for a week, calling her a spoiled brat.]
They blamed me for “ruining her.“0
In my last life, when their precious grandson Jethro was diagnosed with stomach cancer, they couldn’t find a donor match for months.
Every tiny symptom made them panic.]
If Jethro so much as sneezed, the whole family rushed him to the hospital.]
One time, Imogene came home and slapped my daughter across the face.
Said Jethro got sick from breathing in smoke from our old heater []
From that day on, they banned us from using it.
Sera came to me sobbing.]]
“Mommy, Grandma said no fire.. but it’s so cold without the heater…“]
That tiny electric heater was the only way we stayed warm all winter.]
But now? This time around?
I want to see how they react if I say its Sera who has kidney cancer
Suddenly, the room went dead quiet.[]
My husband looked at me first, putting on his fake sad face
“How how could this happen?
“She’s just a little girl.
Even Imogene dropped her usual sharp tone and let out a dramatic sigh.
Now Down Cry of My CRAVE
Chapter 2
“My poor baby girl life’s just too cruel!”
Barnabas and Cletus chimed in with phony sympathy:[]
“Lord above, what kind of God lets a child suffer like that?“]
My husband glanced at me, trying to look like the guy I fell for.[]
“Elspeth Carter is there any treatment?“[]
“No matter how slim the chance, we can’t give up.”
Then Imogene added.[]
“You know we don’t have much… and we’ve still got Jethro to raise.“]
“He’s our flesh and blood too.“]
“We should ask your parents to pay.“[]
“They put up the money, we handle the care.“[]
“That’s fair, right?“[]
Everyone nodded.]]
Of course they liked that plan.[]
They didn’t have to spend a single dime.]
I stared at their ugly, greedy faces, cold laughter curling inside me.]
They were already thinking of how to funnel any money into Jethro.]
Their fake concern didn’t fool me for a second.[]
I put on a pained face and nodded.]
“The doctor said… as long as we find a matching kidney, Sera has a chance.“[]
They all looked at each other, nodding like puppets.]
“Good, good, let’s pray for a match.“[]
I looked up and added.
“I was thinking–maybe Cletus’s son could get tested.“]
The doctor said family matches are more likely.“[]
The second I said it, the room exploded.[]
They jumped out of their seats like they’d been electrocuted.[]
“You want My grandson to get tested?“]]
“Are you outta your mind?“]
That sick little girl doesn’t deserve anything from my baby boy!“[]
“My son is worth more than your kid ever will be!“]
As their insults hit me like knives, my heart turned colder.[]
Just like before
Still the same selfish, two faced monsters.[]
My hand clenched tighter around the test results.]
