Chapter 27

Aurora's POV

Walking through the hospital halls I felt nervous. Scared even.

What would she think of me?

Cmon. She's dying.

Ronin walks with his hand in his pocket and I couldn't help but be amazed at how much he looked like me.

"Well... here we are." He pushes the door open and I freeze.

I can't do this...

I-

"Hey. ."Ronin grabs my hand and squeezes it. He offers a small smile and I breathe in and out.

I nod, and step in, wary of the figure that laid before me. She looked so peaceful laying there that I didn't want her to wake up.

Wait.

That sounds terrible.

But you know what I mean?

"Mom?" Ronin shake her slightly and she slurs. Pools of green peek out at me and I bite my lip as she gasps.

"You're. . . here." She murmurs and a grateful smile graces her thin lips. Her hair was already losing color, shades of grey becoming apparent. "Oh, Aurora." She croaks and I gulp to keep down the tears.

I stay silent, just staring at her.

"I'm sorry. ." she murmurs and I felt uncomfortable, knowing what she was going to do and that Ronin was there. "I'm... I'm a terrible mother, I was... I thought that they knew best, being my parents. I never knew my sister could be so cruel, she died, didn't she? It was all over the news. I let you go. . and although I regretted it... I didn't have the heart to take you back. So I sent you to her-"

"You sent me to the woman that made you give me away in the first place?" What in the world. Her face sags.

"I didn't know what to do I had already started another family and, do you know how embarrassing it was to explain that to my husband?"

"You. .you were ashamed of me?" I ask my voice cracking and I see the tears welling up in her eyes.

"Aurora, you need to under-"

"You're not making any sense." I pull away as she tries to touch my arm.

"I loved you. I still do but my new family... you were already big and, sure I would've loved to have you here but my husband. .he didn't like it."

"I can't do this." I was surprised when Ronin spoke, seemingly angry.

"Ronin, this is between your sister and me."

"Oh, so now she's my sister? You rejected her for years, mom. I can't stand here and watch you lie to her."

"You shut your mouth!" She snaps and I was utterly confused.

"My dad left her because she lied about you. She said that you were dead and that you died while she was giving birth."

"We had an agreement!" My mom screams and I look from him to her.

"When he found out that you were alive he wanted you to come here, but she was too ashamed, and in return, she told Aunt Rena to kill you."

"I'm only telling you this because she's not this great mother that she seems to be. I'm not sad that she's dying. I've looked like this for a while now. Now you know the truth."

My world seemed to be spinning as I learned everything.

"Get out! Both of you!" She screams and I flinch at how soon her character changed.

"She was diagnosed with Issylphs."

"What in the world?" I ask and he sighs.

"It's a fatal disease that comes through when there are too many chemicals in the body." He shrugs and I bite my lip.

"What do we do now?" I mutter and he sighs.

"She doesn't want us there... now we just... wait for the bad news."

Turns out that Ronin had a house of his own.

"How do you afford this?" I ask surprised as I stare around the luxurious room and he smirks.

"Can you keep a secret?" He whispers looking around and I raise an eyebrow at him.

"What is it?"

"I'm a male prostitute." He says in all seriousness and I gape before lunging at him.

"Are you serious?!" I yell and he screams, running away.

"No! No! I'm not!" He yells and I stop narrowing my eyes and placing my hand on my hip.

"You better not be."

"I fight illegally." He shrugs.

"Like underground?" I ask and he nods.

"Are you crazy?" I ask him and he sighs.

"It brings in a nice income."

"Is that the only reason you do it?" I question and he averts his eyes.

"That's a story for another day." He says. "But hey, I would love to hear about your life. Most likely your love life. Is there anyone I have to go after?" He rants and I laugh at how we were acting like we knew each other since birth.

"No... things... things didn't work out." My smile dims as I remember Wes and I know that Ronin notices. "I'm hungry, Up for fast food?" I change the subject and he grins.

"I'm always up for fast food. Who likes slow food anyway if you're hungry." He says stupidly and I roll my eyes, amused.