After graduating from college, I went to the big city I had always wanted to go to without hesitation.
Because I had just graduated and had no savings, I shared a basement with my classmate. After eating instant noodles for a month, I finally received an offer from a prestigious company. The grievances after graduation were temporarily diluted by the joy of finding a job, and I was so excited that I wanted to call my family and tell them the news.
The phone rang for a long time, and my joy gradually cooled down in the beeping sound. Before I could speak after the call was connected, I heard my dad's cold voice, "I have no money. Don't come to me!" Then he hung up the phone.
After that, I never took the initiative to call home again. Of course, they never called me either.
But they made an urgent call that day.
"Nico? Nico? Are you okay?"
The voice of my colleague brought me back to reality.
I regained my senses, took a deep breath, and forced a smile to reassure my colleague that I was fine.
After she left, I thought for a long time and finally gathered the courage to dial a number.
My trembling fingers indicated the anxiety in my heart at the moment. I had already borrowed from all the friends I could borrow from in the past two days. Now this phone call was my last hope and I wasn't even sure if I could get through.
Fortunately, the phone was quickly answered.
Within an hour, a beautiful woman with a permed hairstyle and professional attire appeared by my bedside, saying, "SweeGracert, long time no see."
The woman was my aunt Grace White who had strayed from her family and broken up with them ten years earlier.
When I first came to this city, Grace somehow found my contact information and told me to call her if I needed anything.
This was the first time I reached out to her.
"Aunt, you're here." I didn't expect her to come so quickly, so I hurriedly sat up to greet her. I felt a bit awkward facing a woman I hadn't seen in years.
I blushed red and finished the general situation with Grace, my fingers nervously pinching the hem of my shirt.
Grace's beautiful face gradually showed a hint of anger, and her eyes looked at me with a mix of concern. "Darling, don't worry. They don't want you, but I do. We will be fine and healthy."
A few days later, the test results came out and it was benign.