CHAPTER 5
24 hours later , on the night of her high school graduation , her life had become a nightmare from which there'd been no awakening .....
Instead of going to college , Lisa had gone to work as a waitress , then picked up a night cleaning job .....
Lisa knew that after her mother was gone she would continue to work two jobs , trying to pay off the astronomical medical bills that had accumulated .....
She winced , recalling her mother's recent instructions that she want to be cremated because it was less expensive than a burial .....
If she thought about that comment too long she might get sick right there at the bus stop ....
She understood that her mom was trying to minimize expenses so Lisa would have some small chance at life when she was gone ....
But frankly , the prospect of life alone , without her mother , held little appeal for her .....
This week Catherine had taken an irreversible turn for the worse ....
And Lisa had been slapped in the face with the inescapable fact that she could do nothing to ease her mother's pain ....
It would stop only with death ....
She would have offered her soul in exchange for her mom's health .....
Ruby Lanoue(FL BF)
Hey Lisa , come back to the earth ! .. the bus came ...
As they got on the bus , Ruby pulled Lisa into the seat next to her ....
Lisa was trying to maintain a stream of bright chatter to lift her spirits ....
She also remembered not only the misery of her family but also the failure of her personal life ...
One day after Ruby's birthday dinner party at a restaurant , Ruby went to the washroom and Lisa had waited for her outside ....
Then a handsome , well - dressed man had approached her ...
He'd flirted with her and Lisa had felt special for a few moments ....
When he'd asked what she did for a living , she'd replied , proudly , that she worked at a museum ....
He'd pressed her , teasing that if she worked a Director ? Or Sales ? Or Tour guide ? ...
But she said that she is a Night cleaning maid at the museum . And during the day she is working as a waitress ....
Then he'd made his excuses a moment later and moved away ....
She remembered the flush of humiliation that had stained her cheeks that time ....
She is Upset that this incident still bothered her ....
She had nothing to be ashamed of .....
She was a responsible , dedicated person , and she wasn't stupid .... she is managing her responsibilities very well ...
Lisa William (FL)
( Closed her eyes )( sighed )
Lisa was trying not to think at all and certainly not about " after . " ....
Lisa William (FL)
" Now was bad enough .... "
Lisa William (FL)
" How did it come to this ? what has happened to my life ? .... " ( sad )
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Leah M
My mom has cancer and gotta say this is the first story that I can relate with.
2024-05-30
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