This Life Is Mine

Synopsis

Before she died, my mother looked at me with open disgust and said, "For more than ten years, you lived off your sister and brother. You earned nothing and enjoyed an easy life. After I die, don't even think about fighting them for the house. You don't deserve it." After her death, the will was perfectly arranged. One apartment went to my sister, another to my brother. The two hundred thousand dollars in savings were split evenly between them, while I received nothing. My sister, Coraline Contreras, and my brother, Dariel, accepted it without the slightest shame. "For fifteen years, you only stayed home to take care of Mom. You didn't really do anything. We supported you all this time. You should be grateful." I was driven out of the house. Not long after, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. The doctor said it was caused by years of emotional suppression. I asked Coraline and Dariel for money to save my life. They replied coldly, "Money is for emergencies, not for people who are poor by choice." Unable to endure the pain of the cancer, I jumped into the river. When I opened my eyes again, I was back fifteen years earlier, the year my mother suffered a stroke and became paralyzed. Coraline said her child was young and her job too demanding. Dariel said he had just graduated and needed to build his career. They both asked me to quit my job and take care of our mother. This time, I refused.