and his cell phone is password-protected. Furthermore, he checks the details of the bank trans

ult, since it is old technology. He leaves the bank cursing his brother and then thi

it as she walks back to the clinic. Would she hav

essary. When she arrives at the clinic, she goes straight to the assistant. She in

f surgery and explain your mother's conditio

sked when the ca

who is

secure?" she hesitantly inquires, a

hey even assign you a lawyer to look after your interests," Eleanor confesses,

ld you please help me? I'

," she thinks once more and si

e, but every detail about the procedures ec

ng bad to happen to her, she had been her anchor when she needed her most. At noon, her neighbor Lora visited them an

ished as she was, the curves she once had

next morning, she decided to check her email account in the hope that the scholarship amount had been increased by a divine miracle. As s

ate pos

aving a child. But she couldn't complain, she decided she would do it, and this way she would settle the account at the

aniel

, place and time, do I have to bring spec

gs, Ary

stop. Once she gets on and takes a seat, the notification of new mail arriv

Har

e Plaza Hotel restaurant at ten o'clock

e at Centra

rk, NY

you

el C

he can get there, on the way by bus it would be at least almost four hours, the ticket costs her thirty to forty dolla

p a small, larger bag with one more change of clothes and returns to the hospital. The next day falls on Saturda

, she finds that the doc

anxiously as soon as she sees

he one she has is damaged, and we need to opera

cal student. Even so, the fear does not leave her

she asks, not kn

ologist. "It's your decision whether you want to operate here or take her s

l she resist?" she asks. She knows that the surgery mu

doesn't get worse,"

he has to make everyth

h a high ponytail, a little make-up, her best tailored pants and a blouse wit

hed floor of the Plaza Hotel. She had never visited New York, but the place dazzled her. Arriving at th

ful glass marveled her

ces to the host. He invites her in and gu

ardex, an old cell phone that she has borrowed from her neighbor and pepper spray in case she needs it, is all that

bbery-haired boy opening

, one better looking than the other, one with

aniel, standing up wh

ends her hand

contacted you" she warns. "T

shake his hand, but he looks at h

ys instead, pointing to th

t accepts with a hint of annoyance, for if there'

know you came all the way from Boston" Dan

l I came by cab" she

ome all the way to NY" she thinks as she takes a sip fr

frequently?" asks A

and I have to keep my wits about me" she explains, then poin

you're really aware of what you're going to do" explains calmly, Daniel. "No one who is und

s a breat

lue, causing both men to look at each other, which leads t

oung woman with wavy brown hair, waspish c

oing to place me in an interview

d pointed out that you were rushing for a payment, as much as my client is rushing to h

thout organs and voted in a corner" he blurts out

side. "You are a public and respected figure in the New York community. That is why we summo

ation and glances quickly at the m

give him a child" she muses, noticing the squared shoulders and biceps

ay? Be as honest as possible" asks the lawyer,

the wine glass as the man p

. Ayden is shocked and looks at her with disgust. Daniel for his par

." Ayden takes a drink from his glass of water as she takes the oppo

les to pass the water. Daniel laughs again, bu

oing on," he says and picks up th

ns out the latex ones are very sturdy" she

oyance and breaks the

Miss Arya" says the million

ust kidding" she c

" he punctuates each wo

ets having joked with the lawyer as she did, sh

, now she doesn't know what to do or whom to turn to. She g

'm finished" she thinks to hers

f hair to help hide the puffiness of her eyes. He takes a breath and walk

one, but instead a dark-colored Aston Martin

ores him. "Is she always so ha

akes hold of her, and she gets