Just as I finished cleaning up, my phone rang. It was Mom. “Where the hell have you been? Get back here now! Otherwise, when we find you, you’ll be in big trouble, a hundred times worse off than you are now!”
Raymond chimed in, “How can you be so selfish? Don’t you know Melody won’t last much longer?”
Listening to these words, the last vestiges of hope in my heart vanished. “I told you long ago I’d never give her a kidney. Also, we’ve severed our relationship. From today on, I have nothing to do with you.”
With that, I hung up and blacklisted their numbers. Just as I put down my phone, Dominic’s voice rang from the doorway. “There’s a drinking party coming up soon. Come with me and take the drinks for me.”
I froze for a moment, then quickly shook my head. “I can’t drink too much. I can’t hold my liquor.”
He said nothing and just stared coldly at me. The pressure in that look was overwhelming. I swallowed the words that were on the tip of my tongue and could only nod in agreement.
At the party, people kept toasting Dominic. I could only pick up my glass and take the drinks for him.
My stomach started to churn. Finally, I couldn’t stand still and held onto the table, wanting to vomit.