Saving Jane

The following day.

To be honest after yesterday’s sex , I didn’t want to go to the prison again, I wish I don’t have to do this then I flash back to when I returned from work and met my Aunt crying in her bedroom before taking the offer.

I thought back to the first bad news I got on that very day that from the manager of the hotel I worked as a waitress then.

I and my colleagues in the same shift had just closed for the day when the manager called a meeting that the company is laying workers off due to financial issues and I was among those layed off from work.

Tears dripped down my face just like others were crying and to top it there was no compensation for this.

I felt my life crumble because I plan to start saving money to further my education to the university because my Aunt had too much of bills and loans to deal with.

I was heartbroken because I don't want to depend on my Aunt because she has been doing a lot for the family, she has been the one shouldering the responsibility of the family , she is a widow and I am an orphan.

I boarded a bus back home crying and it drop me at the bus stop and I walked back home.

I had so many thought messing with my head on how to get a new job to start saving for my education.

I walk into our house and I began to hear sobs from my Aunts room, I rushed into her room and she was sitted on the edge of her bed.

“ Aunt is everything okay? Why are you crying?, I asked and she burst into tears again, this time she cried harder with her tears flowing down her cheek.

I became curious of what could have happened because the last time I ever saw my Aunt cried was when my mom died.

I look around while sitted beside her and I didn’t hear the sound of anyone then I thought of Jane, my cousin.

“ What about Jane? I asked and she began to weep.

“Did anything happen to Jane? I asked and she nods her head and she open her mouth to speak.

“ Jane is at the hospital currently and she has been diagnosed of leukemia “ she said.

“ What?! I asked opening my eyes wide with tears dripping down my face.

“ She is even said to be in the tertiary stage” my Aunt said.

“ What?! I asked in fear, I know what that means , if she is in the tertiary stage it means she could die anytime and I can’t allow that to happen.

“ I don’t know what to do”My Aunt said in between her sob.

I began to think of our current situation, My Aunt is on loan, she has bills to pay and now that I have been lay off from work, she already had too much to deal with and now Jane’s leukemia, How are we supposed to survive this?

Tears dripped down my face uncontrollably and my Aunt face me.

“ The doctor said she will need a surgery and it cost more than a million.

“ A million? I asked and feared for my cousin’s life because I know we do not have this money and can’t raise the money.

“ Olivia, I need your help? You alone can help in this situation “ She said.

I was like help?how can I even help when I had been lay off from work with no benefit after working my ass off for almost a month.

She looked at into my eyes with a pleading face and her tears still dripping down while I had lots of questions going on in my head.

“ How can I help? I just got retren......” My Aunt cuts in.

“ The surrogacy offer” she says.

“ If we have that money , your cousin will be saved” she said.

“ Surrogacy offer? I repeated after her , then I remembered that she had come home a week ago with a surrogacy offer from her boss who owns a surrogate company,she works there as a cleaner and the woman gave her an offer for Jane but Jane declined the offer because she is scared of body changes that can affect her banging body that she will use to trend and walk on the red carpet and when she asked me to take up the offer , I refuse because I already vow to keep myself till my wedding night for my Prince Charming.

My Aunt look into my eyes with a pleading eyes and she pleaded again.

“ Please, save your cousin “ she says.

I shut my eyes with tears dripping down and slowly open it and my Aunt look into my eyes , she held my hand and with a pleading face.

I thought back to how my dad had died of kidney problem because we didn'have money then, my mom couldn't raise any money to save my dad and when my would not have died if we had enough money to save her then.

I knew how much my Aunt had tried then to raise some money.

I nod my head and look into my Aunt's eyes.

"I will do it, I will do it for the sake of my cousin" I said.

" You will do it?you will do it for me? Thank you" she said and embrace me while I weep.

My Aunt embraced me and quickly pick her cellphone, she dials her boss number and I told her to tell her if it’s possible to begin today.

She asked her boss and she said I should come for body check up that once the result is out that we will sign the deal the following day.

I had my body check up and return home, my Aunt told me she wants to bring my cousin home till we have the money which she did.

I watch my cousin being laid to the bed in pain, she was already looking pale.

I walked to her in the bed and promise her I will do everything in my power to save her life.

I cried watching my Aunt sit beside her and cry , I watch Jane cry in pain.

I embrace my Aunt.

We all couldn’t sleep all night because of her pains while I couldn’t sleep all night not only because Jane was in pain but because I would never achieve what I have always wanted with my Prince Charming.

The following day in the afternoon, my Aunt boss called and told us to come that my result is out and I am fit for the surrogacy job, she also told us the woman I will be a surrogate for will be in her office with her lawyer to seal the deal.

We went to the surrogate company which was one of the biggest in California with one of the best facilities.

I and my Aunty knock on the office door and we were allowed in.

There was a woman whose dressing was screaming money, she was wearing a Dior white off shoulder knee length gown and she was wearing an open toe to match it that was also a Dior product, she had her long blond hair styled in slicked back style.

She wore a beautiful expensive golden jewelry with a drop earrings.

She had her leg crossed and another woman which a suspected to be a lawyer was sitted beside her.

My Aunt’s boss introduced us to each other and to my surprise the woman was nice , her name is Marina.

The company provided us a lawyer, we all signed the documents and the money was transferred to my Aunt’s account.