SEVEN

Elvira

After Demetrius pays for my brother's hospital bill, the doctors begin treatment on him.

I stand outside the ward with my mother, anxiously waiting for when I receive good news.

I look at my mother, who keeps glancing over at Demetrius with furrowed brows.

"Elvira, who is this man?" my mother asks, whispering into my ears.

"It's a long story, mummy," I say, not wanting to explain the full details of the whole issue.

"How did you get the money to pay for your brother's hospital bills?" she asks again, watching me with raised brows. "Five freaking million dollars, Elvira!"

"Mummy, I've told you, it's a long story, and I will explain everything to you later!" I say, trying not to raise my voice at my mother.

"Are you now a prostitute?!" she asks again, raising her voice this time around. Unfortunately, Demetrius hears it and looks at us with a raised brow.

I suddenly feel embarrassed at my mother's statement, the weight of everything that has happened on me.

"Just...just