Chapter 4

On the day of my graduation presentation, I had just stepped down from the podium, pulled out my phone, and saw over a dozen missed calls.

All from my mom.

My heart sank, and I quickly called her back.

But it wasn't my mom who answered; it was our neighbor, Mr. Davis.

"Hazel, come home quickly! Your mom fainted right downstairs after buying groceries. A few neighbors and I took her to the hospital!"

My head started spinning.

"The doctor said it's a heart condition and she needs immediate surgery! They're asking family to pay up quickly! One hundred thousand…