"Mum is dad gonna be fine?", I asked my mother in tears. " I don't know Mellisa. We just have to keep praying for him." Just as my mother had given me a little hope, the doctor walked in on us. "Hello there, are you Mrs. Hunters?" My mother nodded in affirmation. The look on the doctor's face said everything, I just wasn't ready to hear it yet. "Is my husband alright, doc?" My mum asked in desperation. He was silent and my heart kept beating faster. "I'm sorry ma'am, we did everything we could." My mother held me so tightly. Our world came tumbling down. My dad is finally gone. We are alone in this world, my mother and I.
Losing my father so suddenly was devastating. He was diagnosed with diabetes about 4years ago. But he never followed up on his scheduled doctor appointments. He refused to heed to the doctor's advice about his diet and exercise. He always said he's got his condition under his own control. But I don't think he realized how serious his condition was until it was too late. Things got a lot worse after my father's burial.
My mother and I found out that my dad had a secret gambling problem and was almost a million dollars in debt. Mum trusted him with our finances so you can imagine the shock the news gave her, not only had she lost her husband but also everything. The mansion, the cars all gone within a blink of an eye. She was a full time housewife since dad did not allow her to work. He always said he made a lot of money so mum had to just stay at home and look after me. With dad's massive debts and mum not working now, we had to leave our home. The only home i know for 13 years.
Thankfully, my mother's half sister; Aunt Gina let us move in with her and her two daughters; Christine and Belinda. Christine was a year older than me and Belinda was just eight. Christine and I grew very close. She was a bit of a rebel but I secretly admired her. Despite the loss and struggles my family went through, I managed to graduate from high school and earned a scholarship to college. In my cousin's opinion, having a small get together at home to celebrate my accomplishments wasn't enough. Being the rebel, she managed to convince me into crashing a bunch of graduation parties. Including the one where I unfortunately met him. I was a little wasted moving my body to the tune of the music when I bumped into him. He was such a breath of fresh air. Tall, extremely handsome and those muscular arms with the eagle tattoo on it. I was drooling already. And then he smiled at me, I wondered if it was real. "George " he stretched his hand for a handshake. "Pardon" I feigned...