They Chose Her, I Choose Myself

Synopsis

When the atmospheric river storm and mudslides struck, I threw myself over my son, Andrew Goodwin, to protect him. When my husband, Felix Goodwin, rushed in, he only had time to grab Andrew and get him out. By the time the rescue team arrived, my limbs were already paralyzed. Now, I needed both Andrew and Felix to help me to the bathroom. Andrew threw a set of disownment papers at me. He said, "I want to get married and have kids one day. If any girl sees you like this, who would ever want to marry me? "Mom, let's not make this any uglier than it already is." Felix said, "Didn't you risk your life for him in the first place? Wasn't it all to save him? "Do you want him to be alone for the rest of his life because of you?" With tears streaming down my face, I signed the papers and left the house alone. Years later, I was rummaging through a trash can for food, dragging a trash bag behind me, when I saw Andrew, Felix, and the woman Felix had always loved together in a car. The three of them looked like a happy family, chatting about the good old days. I was shocked to learn that it wasn't because Andrew didn't have time to save me. He was rushing to save Lily Lawson, the love of his life. Andrew said in a cutesy voice, "Good thing we kicked my mom out, or Lily couldn't be my new mom now." I died with grief and fury burning in my heart. When I came to, I realized I was back at that moment, trapped under the ruins with Andrew.