Chapter 1

Patrisse was getting dressed for the reason that they were going to NMH for the check-up on her sister Harissa.

"My child, you are taking so long. "Marissa, Julianna might not let us in now," Marissa said, the mother of Ptrisse and Harissa.

Patrisse was combing her hair when she answered her mother, "Yes, Ma, I am already there.” And she hurried down the stairs, but even before she could go down, she saw her sister limping as she walked, so instead of waiting for the taxi outside their house, she Patrisse volunteered to stay because her sister was having a hard time standing independently.

When the taxi arrived, Patrisse immediately called her mother and helped her sister into the cab. Harissa was young when she developed a disease in the spinal cord, and an operation was performed on her to get rid of the tumor growing in the middle part of her spinal cord. They were estranged because their dad was with them whenever they went to the hospital when Harissa had a check-up, but now he was not. Their parents separated.

Marissa was abroad back then, and she always sent money for her children's expenses, but all that was also spent when Harissa suddenly fell ill. And unfortunately, she also caught the father of her children with a woman through a photograph. The woman allegedly sent the photo of the woman who, until now, was her husband's mistress.

"Where are we going, Ma'am?" asked the driver. Pat was sitting in the front because she couldn't support her somewhat obese sister.

"At Nasrullah Medical Hospital,” Pat answered, and the taxi driver nodded in response.

Patrisee was busy looking at emails on the cellphone she had just borrowed from her friend LJ, who had an extra phone. She asked her sister how she was doing, and her sister always gave her a thumbs-up.

If Harissa was a bit fat, Patrisse was skinny, tall, and brunette. You also can't see her being emotional in any situation unless she was going through so much painful hardship.

It was twenty minutes when they arrived at the NMH, and Marissa immediately called Harissa’s doctor’s secretary. They went straight to the clinic of the said doctor, and Patrisse talked to the secretary that, if possible, they would be admitted immediately so that Doctora Ignacio could decide what to do with her sister. The doctor requested they prepare for Harissa's CT-SCAN today, and she also needs to go to the laboratory to examine her blood and other things.

After the results came out, they immediately returned to the doctors' clinic; however, Harrissa and her mother returned first when Patrisse was looking for CR. She had been holding back, but she didn't see any cars in Doctora Ignacio's clinic, so she went around the whole hospital to get what she needed.

"Ouch! Can you see where you're going, Miss? My mother is sick here, and then you'll bump into me. " Pat couldn't speak anymore because she was also hurried to find a CR. She was on the verge of excreting, and just a little bit would come out.

She could hear the man yell "RUDE." Even if she wants to return to him, she can do nothing. She had to hurry because the doctor was waiting for her before reading the result.

And when she found the CR, she immediately urinated, but even before she could get up, her cellphone rang. signal that someone has emailed her.

She washed her hands and dried them in the drying blower machine before opening the email.

Presented by J&J FASHION AND COMPANY

Subject: Application for the Position of Assistant Secretary

Dear Miss Fuentejo, we would like to say congratulations because you've been hired for the position of Assistant Secretary. In the meantime, please prepare yourself for your job and please go to the office on time to sign your contract. Thank you, and God bless!

J & J FASHION

"OH MY GOD! Is this for real? " Pat almost slipped into the bathroom when she suddenly jumped.

Still, she couldn’t believe it for three years. Finally, she had a job as well. She knew she couldn’t afford the A.S. but for her, no matter how hard it was, she could handle it, and she would be able to afford her sister's treatment.

She happily returned to where her sister was, and the doctor also began to speak, "Okay, the long wait is over."

Patrisse bent her head low in embarrassment, and her mother patted her shoulder as she smiled at her, though sadness could be seen in her mother's eyes.

I need to say something important to both of you. We need to undergo an operation as soon as possible before what I fear happens.

Patrisse didn’t know how she would feel; at first, she didn’t expect her sister to undergo another surgery.

"What do you mean, doc?" Patrisse asked. They all fell silent, and the doctor looked at each one of them.

"I'll direct you to the point, ma'am. I saw four lumps on your daughter's head that need to be removed as soon as possible because they might explode." It was as if hot water had been poured on Patrisse and her mother. Harissa's pallor and trembling were visible from what she heard. She was scared.

"You have to prepare at least 2 million people." That package I also need to operate on her spinal cord first because three tumors have also developed, and they need to be removed so that she can walk fine. ”

2 million? Pat said in her mind, they don't know where they can get that amount of money, primarily if they sell food as a source of income.

"O-okay, doc. When can she be admitted? " Marissa stammered.

"Tomorrow, we will first talk to her spinal cord doctor and her anesthesiologist about the procedure to be performed on her."

The two nodded, as did Harissa, who couldn't paint her face. The mother and daughters left the clinic, and at the same time, they sat in the same chair and cried because they didn't know how they could get two million like that.

Mom, I was hired by J & J Fashion! One of their staff emailed me and said that I could start on Monday. I know I will only get a small salary there, but that will help with the hospital expenses. And about two million, I will try to be the best with my job and always work overtime so we can save easily, "Pat said as she wiped away the tears that had preceded her.