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"Hey sis, what are these envelopes?" Jerry said to Alexa interrupting her thoughts about their painful past.
Alexa quickly rushed to the side table by her mother's bed and grabbed the envelopes.
"Oh these.....they are just some papers works do not bother." she rushed and kept it inside her handbag.
They were the documents that Bryan gave her concerning the boarding schools that Jerry would attend, but as it seems Alexa would not want her brother to go off far away and leave her mother alone. Especially now that he wants her to move in with him. So she did not bother asking Jerry of his opinion she just made up her mind that it will be a day school of Bryan's choice but certainly not a boarding School.
Forty minutes later and their mother woke up and she rushed to get the Doctor. He asked the mother how she was doing, and apparently she was doing OK just that she still felt a bit drowsy and some slight pains around the operation area on her body, but he assured her she will get completely well after few days of rest at the hospital before they will discharge her. The kids thanked him and he excused them as they all hugged their mom.
"Mom I was so angry when I could not follow you into the operation room. I am sorry." said Alexa.
"It is OK my Darling daughter." Her mom thanked her.
"By the way what are you doing here at the hospital by this time? are you not supposed to be in school young man?"
"Mom do you not want me to be here with you?" Jerry replied his mom.
"I do but not that you will skip school." she answered him.
"Well I had stomach aches and i could not bear it and so I came home then came here to see you." he said smiling at his mom.
"Well thank you my darlings. I do not have any idea on what I would have done without both of you." She said stretching out her hands to them so they held it close to their hearts and kissed her.
"Guess we both should really thank Alexa who found the money to pay for this surgery." Jerry said.
"Thank you my daughter."
"Oh mother it is nothing. I have promised Jerry and I am making the same promise to you too that from now on we will not lack anything nor struggle again. And in due time, dad will answer for all the hurts he did to our family." Alexa's assured them.
Her mother smiled with tears in her eyes as she too flashed back to her painful past with Mr Martin Alexa and Jerry's dad.
"It is OK mom. We are here for you." Jerry said after Noticing his mom crying.
"Alexa dear, where did you get the money to pay for this surgery. Did Richie help you out again?" her mom asked.
"No mother he did not help out. Actually he has helped enough and he decided to end the relationship." Alexa said feeling angry again unconsciously.
"What he broke up with you sis?" Jerry asked.
"Yeah and trust me bro it was for the best I promise you. I am fine OK?" Alexa said.
"But as to regards to your question mother about the money for the operation, please do not bother yourself. But I promise you that I will tell you but not today." Alexa replied her mom.
"Are you sure all is well Darling?" her mom asked curiously.
"Yes mother and trust me I did not get any loan nor went to get money from father if that is what is in your mind. Just leave the money issues to me and get well soon OK?" Alexa said lookin eyeball to eyeball with her mom.
"Hmm if you say so. I will be fine I promise." her mom promised her.
They all had smiles on their faces, they brought their hands together in unity and promised that they will keep moving forward.
The joyful moments was later interrupted by a text message from Bryan saying she should meet her downstairs. He was one block away from the hospital. As she saw it, she told her family she had to go to work to handle some things and will call them later.
She opened her bag and gave some change to Jerry and told him to call her for anything they needed but she had to go now.
Alexa kissed her mom's forehead so deeply and hugged her on the bed, rubbed Jerry's hair and rushed out to meet Bryan in his black Chevrolet car.
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As soon as she entered she saw he had changed the suit he wore before. He sat there concentrating on his a Forbes magazine he got there. He was so serious and still so handsome.
"How is your mom?" he said softly with his baritone voice.
"She is fine, she has woken up and is so happy. My brother is with her." She said as she chuckled a bit.
He looked at her as soon as her perceived happiness from her.
"Good, am glad she is out, at least can see you are happy, she will be fine." He assured her.
She was so surprised that he cared about her countenance.itandI I have lots of things to do today but I have couple of things I have to do with you as well. Firstly, we are going to your house where we shall get your stuffs, because you will move in with me immediately because trust me my grand pa would want to keep tabs on me to see if we are truly he couple." Bryan explained.
"But my mom?" Alexa exclaimed.
"Tell her you will be at a friend's place or anything and for your brother..."
"Ah yes, please I will like him to be at a day school so my mom would not be all alone please I beg you." She said in fear.
He nodded his head in agreement
"Ok Fred will take care of it and get back to you. Afterwards we will be going to the marriage court where we have to make this marriage official!!!" Bryan said.