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money.”
“ We’ll figure something out,” her mom said, wrapping her arms around Cami. “Together.”
Cami just nodded, leaning into the hug for a moment before pulling away.
“I have to go,” she said. “And I’ll be late again. I’m working another half shift on top of my own, picking up for a girl who wanted the early evening off.”
“Okay,” her mother replied, smiling sadly. “Have a great day!”
Cami went to kiss Madison goodbye before heading to the hospital.
The ER was busy, which made Cami even more worn out, but also helped the time go by faster. Cami found that it was almost easier to function in an exhausted mode when things were busy. Only when things were slow was when she would start to nod off at the nurses’ station.
It was after midnight by the time Cami made it back to her mother’s house. She let herself in quietly, expecting both Madison and her mom to be sleeping at this late hour. But, to her surprise, her mother was up at the kitchen table, a cup of tea in her hands.
“Hey,” Cami said. “You’re up late.”
“You too,” her mom responded, offering another one of her sad smiles. Cami was beginning to hate that smile. “Want some tea?”
“No thanks. I’m just gonna grab Madison and go.”
“Why don’t you stay here tonight?” her mother asked. “I can throw your scrubs in the wash and I have plenty of clothes for Madison. That way you don’t have to go all the way home only to turn around and drop her off back here in the morning. Then you can sleep in a little and spend a bit of time with your daughter.”
Cami was too tired to argue, so she just nodded.
“Then I’m going to shower and head to bed,” she replied.
“One more thing,” her mom said, rising from her chair and moving to her purse on the counter. She pulled out an envelope and handed it to Cami.
Cami opened it, her breath catching in her throat as she noticed the crisp hundred-dollar bills. There were ten of them…exactly a thousand dollars.
“Where did you get this, Mom?” Cami asked in a cracked voice.
“I sold a few things of your grandmother’s,” her mom said, face betraying no emotion.
Cami couldn’t hide her own feelings, though. Her mom had held on to her own mother’s jewelry since her death nearly two decades prior. Even at their poorest, when her mom had been working two jobs just to put a roof over their heads and food on their table, she’d never even considered selling any of her mother’s jewelry.
“Mom…” Cami said, tears welling up in her eyes. “I can’t believe you did that.”
“We’ve got to do what we’ve got to do,” she said with a determined air. “That will pay for this round of bills, and I still have some more jewelry I can sell. And I’ll be able to get more than that for it. I could have gotten more than a grand for the pearls I sold if I hadn’t been in such a hurry. But we needed the money now, so what can you do?”
“Thank you, Mom,” Cami said through tears, pulling her mom close. “I love you.”
“Don’t worry,” her mother whispered into her ear. “We won’t let them take Madison. I promise.”
Cami just nodded before pulling out and moving towards the bathroom, more grateful for her mother than she’d ever been before. When she got out of the shower, the washing machine was running, and there were some sleep clothes laid out for Cami on the sink. She dressed quickly and then went to curl up next to Madison in the guest bedroom. She was so exhausted that she fell asleep almost instantaneously.
Cami had to leave early the next day in order to meet with her lawyer. Thankfully, she was able to bring a check with her, so that his services were guaranteed for a little while longer.
She sat across from him in his small, stuffy office. It was a far cry from the office of Gil Dubois, Ken’s lawyer. Cami hated to be here… It reminded her of how much things were stacked against her. Ken had the best lawyers money could
“ We’ll figure something out,” her mom said, wrapping her arms around Cami. “Together.”
Cami just nodded, leaning into the hug for a moment before pulling away.
“I have to go,” she said. “And I’ll be late again. I’m working another half shift on top of my own, picking up for a girl who wanted the early evening off.”
“Okay,” her mother replied, smiling sadly. “Have a great day!”
Cami went to kiss Madison goodbye before heading to the hospital.
The ER was busy, which made Cami even more worn out, but also helped the time go by faster. Cami found that it was almost easier to function in an exhausted mode when things were busy. Only when things were slow was when she would start to nod off at the nurses’ station.
It was after midnight by the time Cami made it back to her mother’s house. She let herself in quietly, expecting both Madison and her mom to be sleeping at this late hour. But, to her surprise, her mother was up at the kitchen table, a cup of tea in her hands.
“Hey,” Cami said. “You’re up late.”
“You too,” her mom responded, offering another one of her sad smiles. Cami was beginning to hate that smile. “Want some tea?”
“No thanks. I’m just gonna grab Madison and go.”
“Why don’t you stay here tonight?” her mother asked. “I can throw your scrubs in the wash and I have plenty of clothes for Madison. That way you don’t have to go all the way home only to turn around and drop her off back here in the morning. Then you can sleep in a little and spend a bit of time with your daughter.”
Cami was too tired to argue, so she just nodded.
“Then I’m going to shower and head to bed,” she replied.
“One more thing,” her mom said, rising from her chair and moving to her purse on the counter. She pulled out an envelope and handed it to Cami.
Cami opened it, her breath catching in her throat as she noticed the crisp hundred-dollar bills. There were ten of them…exactly a thousand dollars.
“Where did you get this, Mom?” Cami asked in a cracked voice.
“I sold a few things of your grandmother’s,” her mom said, face betraying no emotion.
Cami couldn’t hide her own feelings, though. Her mom had held on to her own mother’s jewelry since her death nearly two decades prior. Even at their poorest, when her mom had been working two jobs just to put a roof over their heads and food on their table, she’d never even considered selling any of her mother’s jewelry.
“Mom…” Cami said, tears welling up in her eyes. “I can’t believe you did that.”
“We’ve got to do what we’ve got to do,” she said with a determined air. “That will pay for this round of bills, and I still have some more jewelry I can sell. And I’ll be able to get more than that for it. I could have gotten more than a grand for the pearls I sold if I hadn’t been in such a hurry. But we needed the money now, so what can you do?”
“Thank you, Mom,” Cami said through tears, pulling her mom close. “I love you.”
“Don’t worry,” her mother whispered into her ear. “We won’t let them take Madison. I promise.”
Cami just nodded before pulling out and moving towards the bathroom, more grateful for her mother than she’d ever been before. When she got out of the shower, the washing machine was running, and there were some sleep clothes laid out for Cami on the sink. She dressed quickly and then went to curl up next to Madison in the guest bedroom. She was so exhausted that she fell asleep almost instantaneously.
Cami had to leave early the next day in order to meet with her lawyer. Thankfully, she was able to bring a check with her, so that his services were guaranteed for a little while longer.
She sat across from him in his small, stuffy office. It was a far cry from the office of Gil Dubois, Ken’s lawyer. Cami hated to be here… It reminded her of how much things were stacked against her. Ken had the best lawyers money could
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