Sweet Sorrow

"Being a mistress is not the most pathetic. What is the most pathetic is being a mistress who is abandoned." Nicole raised her head and looked at the straight road with a bitter smile.

It was almost noon when Nicole returned home.

As soon as she entered home, Jim, who had been squinting at her, whispered to her, "sister, don't worry. Mother didn't know you went out."

Nicole was suffering a lot. Seeing her brother defending her like this, she felt even more bitter.

"Come on, go to mom's room and show up." Jim put the apron on her quickly and pushed her into mom's bedroom.

Mrs. Judy was reading a pile of leaflets on the bed, with a pen in her hand, and drawing.

"Mom, what are you doing?" Nicole took a deep breath and went to her mother.

Mrs. Judy smiled, pointed at the leaflets and said to Nicole, "the supermarket on the West Street is doing a sales promotion. I'll pick out the things we need. Go with Jim when you are free and buy all the things we need back."

Nicole cast a glance at the leaflets. The products chosen by her mother were all cheap tissues and vegetables.

"Mom, don't worry about that. It won't save you much money. You have only recovered a little. Don't read too much. It may do harm to your eyes."

"You don't know it, it can be much cheaper, I have remembered the discount time of the supermarket around. Take it seriously and it will help us save a lot of money a year."

Seeing the serious look on her mother's face, Nicole was a little sorrowful.

Her mother had been leading such a hard life all the time. Even if she married to Austin, her family was not getting better.

She had sworn not to let her mother suffer, but in the end, she failed.

"You don't need to buy this mop. I'll ask Jim to find some old clothes tomorrow. After cutting these clothes, I'll make some mops for us. It's not different from what we bought in the supermarket." Mrs. Judy was still reading the leaflets.

the leaflets from Mrs. Judy's hand and looked

leading a poor life for so many years. Now we owe someone money, not to mention waste any money.

"No, I..."

borrow money from him, we should return

her mother's words, Nicole

college for the surgery. If she said too much at the moment, the secret would be discovered.

went to the kitchen with mixed feelings while Jim was listening to their conversation and

Judy put these leaflets in front of Nicole. Her intention was very clear.

with Jim, and bought

be enough for a few months.

so happy to see them carrying

enough for several months." She said proudly.

meat was too expensive and she ate too much every day. On the other hand, she worked hard to recover as the doctor told her, fearing that she would waste the money

contradiction made Nicole

her mother had been getting better and better,

he seemed to disappear and had never been in touch

did Austin.

take care of her mother. She would only stare blankly

thought that person might be flirting with others, she couldn't think about it any more.

another event happened

Jim, didn't go to school after the new

time; when the night came, he would come back

tired after school, so she doubled the food she

teacher of Jim

well to let him enter a key high school. Why do you want