Chapter 1 Unconscious
Ana got down from the bus and ran as fast as she could to the city's central hospital.
She slowed down when she got to the front desk and panted “My sister was admitted here, her name is Nala Lopez” she said in a hurry.
“Hold on, let me check,” The nurse said as she quickly checked their system.
“She is in room 9 on the second floor”
“Thank you” Ana ran fast to the elevator and pressed it hurriedly for it to open, when she saw the elevator was delayed. She took the stairs to the second floor and searched for room 9. She immediately found it and opened the door. Laying on the bed was her sister looking lifeless and her parents crying in front of her.
At that moment, it felt like all the blood in her body drained out. She felt weak to her bones.
“What happened this time, I thought she was stable yesterday” Ana tears fell from her eyes. Her parents turned and looked at her.
“That’s what we thought but then this morning she fainted and we had to rush her here” Her mother, Griselda said.
Ana walked to her sister lying on the bed and held her hand “What did the doctor say?”
“That she has to do the surgery this time and it costs 15,000 euro and she has to go in for surgery in less than 24 hours which means we need to make a deposit of 8,000 euro fast” Her father, Jose said.
Ana’s heart sank, she looked at her sister who looked so slim and her skin white. Her sister was already on the brink of death. She already endured enough but where are they going to get such an amount from? She thought to herself as tears rolled down her eyes.
Her income from her per time jobs and her parents income is hardly enough to get by the month, she barely had any savings. Where are they supposed to see that amount of money in 24 hours?
If there is one thing she hated so much, it was poverty. She hates being poor and having to feed from hand to mouth.
She remembered how her and her sister were always bullied in high school because they were poor. Ever since then, she vowed to become very rich.
Ana cleaned her tears “I have to go somewhere”
“Where are you going?” Her mother asked.
“To look for the money”
Griselda sighed
“Who do you plan to ask, you have to be careful,” Jose said.
“A friend of mine owes me a favor and I will see if she can lend me the extra”
Jose sighed and nodded, his head was down. He had asked the construction company he works for and they declined, he asked his close friends and no one answered him. He feels disappointed at himself that he can not properly take care of his family and pay for his daughter's hospital bills.
“I promise to return with the money” Ana said before walking out of there. And she meant what she said, she will not return in 24 hours without that money. She will do what she needs to do to get money for her sister's surgery.
In about 30 minutes she arrived at the apartment building of Stella, her rich friend. Ana was fortunate to have gotten a scholarship to study law in a very prestigious university of the rich and that was how she met Stella and they became friends. It's been one year now since they graduated and she has been unable to go to law school like Stella and her other classmates. For one year Stella has not contacted her or replied to her calls.
As she stood in front of the door, she prayed and hoped that Stella still lives in this apartment of hers.
Finally the door opened and it was Stella, but the look on Stella's face showed that she was not welcomed.
“What are you doing here?” Stella asked harshly.
She felt her friend's hostility, a friend that treated her well when the others treated her like a lowlife which she is “ Hi Stella, it's been a year and you have not even responded to my calls or messages, why is that?"
Stella eyed her from head to toe like a piece of trash "Because I have no more use for you, we are no longer friends. So do not come here again” she wanted to close the door but Ana held her hand.
“Please Stella, my sister’s condition has worsen, you know she has a hole in her heart, she needs to undergo surgery that cost 15000 euro, please lend me the money and I will pay back”
Stella pulled her hand away "That is none of my concern!! You were privileged to know me and hung around me in school doesn’t give you the right to come to my house and ask for such. You are not on my level and I can’t continue hanging out with a peasant like you, so get out you social climber!!” Stella said in disgust.
Tears rolled down Ana’s eyes but she cleaned it and looked at Stella “If it wasn’t for me, you wouldn’t have graduated college, I did your assignment and helped you during exams, now I’m nothing to you?”
Stella rolled her eyes “Yes, now that I have graduated I have no use for you” Stella smirked.
Ana nodded “Fine then, but you are yet to pay for all the assignment and project work
I did for you during final year, it amounts to 5000 euro, please give it to me, you are rich so the money is nothing to you”
Stella face turned red in anger “There is no proof and if you do not leave I will call the security to throw you out”
“I won’t leave, just give me the money you owe” Ana said
Cynthia went inside and came out with a pocket of ice water and poured it all on Ana.
Ana was shocked and shivered in cold, tears rolled down her eyes and she gritted her teeth and clenched her fist in anger.
“Now get out!!” Cynthia shouted.
“Some day I will make sure you regret your actions towards me and pay every penny you owe me with interest” Ana said seriously.
“A peasant like you can't do anything” Cynthia mocked.
“You wait and see,” Ana assured before walking out of there.
Tears filled her eyes and her vision became buried. All she thought about was where to get money for her sister's surgery and did not look at the road.
She saw a car with her blurry vision heading towards her and before she could react she was on the ground unconscious.