- 6.
I didn’t respond, just carefully checked the
will she’d written, put it in my bag, and said,
“I’m going to discharge you. We’ll go home
soon.
Her current hospital bill hadn’t been paid yet.
I’d always paid them before.
She had given me a card, saying I could use the money in it, but I never touched it.
Later, during the fight with my brother, I realized she gave it to me precisely because
she knew I wouldn’t use it.
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she knew I wouldn’t use it.
So, I deliberately used that card to pay the
bill.
I wheeled her home, surprised to find my
brother there.
As soon as he saw me, he demanded, “Did
you use Mom’s money? Are you trying to
steal from her?”
Mom wa
clearly unaware. “What money? The
card I gave you?”
My brother showed her his phone with a payment declined message. “Don’t try to deny
- it. There’s no money left. Mom. look at your
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It. Theres no money lent. IVIOTI, TOOK at your
precious daughter!”
Mom immediately turned on me. “Is he telling
the truth? What did you spend the money on?
Give it back! I’m not dead yet!”
I calmly took out the hospital bill from my
bag. “Mom, did you forget? You told me to
use this card to pay. Why are you blaming me
now?”
Mom was speechless. She hadn’t expected
me to actually use it.
I pressed further. “And you said only I knew about this card. Why did my brother have it
linked to his phone?”
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linked to his phone?”
“It’s Mom’s money! She can do whatever she
wants with it! It’s none of your business!”
Mom looked guilty. “I was just worried about
your brother struggling out there. I thought he
should have some money, so I gave him
some.”
“Ashley, there wasn’t much money on that
card. I know you don’t need it. Don’t make a
fuss about it. Just give the money back to
your brother.”
Seeing Mom take his side, my brother grew
bolder. “Yeah, just give me back the money,
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Seeing Mom take his side, my brother grew
bolder. “Yeah, just give me back the money,
or you’ll regret it.”
