Jerry was very happy but now had to ask the obvious question here.
"how did you do this sis? where did you get the money for this school and moms surgery. There is something you are not telling us especially me your brother please I want to know and hope it is not something dangerous that you have gotten your self into Alexa," Jerry asked.
She looked him in the eyes and took a deep breath. And she really understood that she could not continue to lie to her brother.
"I want to the you something but please brother promise not to tell mom, when she is discharged and can handle the whole truth I will tell her but not now, promise me first?" Alexa asked.
He raised one hand as if he wanted to a take an oath and promised not to tell their mom until Alexa was ready.
"Now please tell me you are already scaring me" Jerry pleaded with Alexa.
"OK, I met someone who I made a deal with and that person....," she stuttered as she saw the eyes of her brother truly eager to hear what she had to say.
"Spill it out Alexa, who did you make a deal with sis," Jerry said.
"I met someone in this place where I work and he got a scholarship for his son but his son refused it and he talked to me about it and I asked what will happen to it? he told me he will have to report to the school that his son is travelling and would not be needing it anymore." Alexa said.
"Where is his son travelling to?" Jerry asked.
"Hmm he told me Japan to meet his Father's sister staying and working there so the. I asked if someone else could take his place he said sure and we did the necessary stuff and got you there instead, period," Alexa told him a beautiful lie.
"Really? what if he's son comes back?" jerry asked.
"He knows he has lost it forever abs he prefers Japan so there you go. You get to go to a new school and have fun Jerry," she said rubbing his hair.
"So what is the deal, what do you have to do Alexa?" jerry asked.
"I have to work harder and get more money then hmm I will share it with him, it is just a very small amount monthly. Trust me I would not feel it at all from my income," Alexa said.
"Are you sure it is not so huge, I can get a part time work after school and pay you too," jerry said.
"Oh no that would not be possible because you will have lots of assignment from your new school and you will be tired and I Really want you to study so please allow me take care of it OK?" Alexa said.
Jerry took a deep breath and agreed to the terms of Alexa and Really could not wait to leave to his new school.
"Thank you sis, for always looking out for us, and I understand why you do not want to tell mom, she will feel she too has to work to support this new expensive school," jerry said.
"Yeah and we should keep it our little secret OK?" Alexa pleaded.
"Yeah it is our secret." jerry agreed. They shook hands on it and headed back to their mom's room.
As they walked there, he thanked her for the snacks and he wanted more any time she came here to visit mom and Alexa agreed.
"Oh I see your sister has made you happy, I wandered what she did?" Marcella said to both of them as they entered her room.
"Yes mom, I am better now and I am sorry I made you worry," Jerry said as he hugged his mom. She forgave him and Alexa too joined in the hug.
"My two beautiful and amazing kids."Marcela said.
Not quite long the doctor came in to check on the Mom and met the room filled with love and laughter.
" If you all continue like this I am afraid but my favourite patient will be leaving soon," the Doctor said and they all laughed.
"Tell us doctor when will my mother be discharged, she is really doing well already so can we not just go home tomorrow at least" jerry asked the doctor.
"Yes she is doing well but we still have to monitor her for at least another week to really make sure she leaves here and not come back anytime soon, so that is why please bear with us but this for her own good." the doctors explained.
They all sighed deeply but they wanted to go home with their mom soon but the doctor was actually right, it would not be nice that they hurry and leave and then come back so soon again. So the hospital got their permission to really take care of their mom and do all the necessary things they have to do to ensure she is well.
So the doctor checked their mom and then left them to continue their family fun time.
Alexa was already getting worried that she will soon have to go but did not know how to tell them she wanted to leave so that Bryan would not look for her.
Her mom noticed she was worried about something and asked her about work, they chatted for a while, they talked of some stuffs and even jerry contributed to it.
Then her phone rang and it was a number she has not saved in her phone as she stepped out to pick it, it was Bryan. The way she answered he knew she had not saved his number.
"Alexa this is Bryan, are you at the house already? did Fidelis take you home?" Bryan asked.
"I came to see my mother and I am leaving now" Alexa replied.
"OK say me well to her then" Bryan hangs up.
"Work my dear?"