He got home soaking wet.
"I'm home!" He spoke as he took off his shoes.
"Dan, why are you wet?" His mother asked as she walked towards him.
"I walked…" He muttered, he put the document on the side.
"W-what? You walked from there to here without an umbrella?" She asked, looking at him.
"Yes…" He answered without looking into his mother's eyes.
"Didn't I give you money? Where is it?"
"It's here…" He shoved his hand into his pocket and took out his wallet and got the money inside.
"You didn't use it?" She looked at him but he kept avoiding.
"Yes…" He then handed it to her mother's hand."I know you need this more than me." He spoke softly and went upstairs.
Dan entered his room and closed it letting out another deep sigh. He looked around and saw a towel hanging. He walked towards, grabbed it, wiped his face and dried his hair. He goes to his closet and changes his clothes in dry clean clothes.
A knock on the door.
He fixed his clothes and said, "Come in." He brushed his hair back.
His mother opened the door but didn't go inside his room; she just stood there. "Dan, I know you know that I need money but you know I'm making more ideas to have money. So next time use the money I gave to you and don't walk again eventually it's raining that strong." She spoke knowing her tone is concerned.
"Yes, mom…" His mother smiled, walked towards him and got the wet clothes from him.
"Good, I'll take care of this." After that she left the room, closing the door.
He stared at the door tapping his foot on the ground. I'm sorry mom but I still won't use it. I don't want us to have a lot of loans so I'll keep saving the money. He brushed his hair back again and walked towards his table and opened the desk lamp , and started studying.
The phone lights up and gets a notification. He gets his phone on the side of the table. "I forgot to turn off this when I got out…" He looked at the phone, saw a text from one of the loans that his mom applied for.
Pay the 20,000 at the end of the month.
Dan sighs. This is the 5th time since yesterday I got this loan… I'm sure the others will text tomorrow. He put down his phone and turned it over.
He rubbed the corner of his eyes, exhausted. "Augh…" He can't focus on his studying, he keeps going back to the loans.
He slapped his head hard on the table…
The door opened. "Are you alright? I heard a loud bang in here." His mother asked full of concern.
"Yes, I'm alright…" He answered with his head still on the table.
His mother let out a sigh. "I brought the documents that you left downstairs." His mother placed the documents on the table.
"Are you sure you're alright, Dan?"
"Yes…" his mother left the room, closing the door.
He pulled up his head, glazed at the documents then grabbed it, put it in the drawer.
He holds his pen and starts writing, reviewing.
. . .
"I will become a scholar and a lawyer when I grow up." Little Dan said, standing confidently.
His mother chuckled and pinched little Dan cheek. "You have a nice dream but I'm looking forward to it."
Dan at grade 6. He stared at his card. Line of 7 in math… I always answered correctly but how did I get this grade… He hated to see that grade. He's always got high grades but not this time all his subjects are full of 9 except this one subject. He felt disappointed in himself for the very first time after all the hard work he had done…
Dan now is much more disappointed in himself. He got all the subject lines of 7 just because he pulled out of school and didn't take the test for the 1st quarter.
Much worse is that he's 2 years older than his classmates because he stopped studying for two years because of money.