a Hay

her see the desperate resolve in my eyes. I lean

atment, much less the enormous surgical expenses.Borrow from friends? My best

the wall to the floor, burying my face in my knees,

approached, stopp

on. "Emilia, don't be like this. I know you're under a l

ly? Donnie, we're done.

ing to grab my hand. "No, Emi, you can't

en't you tired? All you want is the herba

a greedy, snarling expression. "Since you already know, then just

ooking down on him. "I would

s in my hands! If we cut off all financial support for h

my spine, but then, a crazy i

s value must be far greater than I ever imag

ddenly calm. "You want it? Fine

ion, I walked to my small at

e, yellowed, handwritten notebook and some dried herbs. It was the only

y silver-"Tears of the Moon Goddess." My grandfather had been a legendary Healer who se

my family's legacy. But for my

aled my best friend, Chloe Sullivan. She worked

I could speak, tears started st

wrong. "Emi! What is it? Did Donn

ok a deep breath, an

d of the line. "Damn it! Those bastards! I'm c

r. "I need you to do some

. "I want... to auction m

Chloe knew what that

sure? That's y

firm. "It's my only option. Chloe,

to my manager. But Emi, putting something like this up for auction... it's g

handwriting in the notebook. "I don'

carefully omitting the most critical herbs and prepara

ined. I had no idea where this decision

had to save my mothe