Chapter 30 - 30

Kelly was having a phone call with her mother.

"Kelly sorry ", her mother said in a sad tone.

"Mom please doesn't be sad, I understand the situation", Kelly consoled her mom.

"How will you survive for the next few months ", her mother was worried.

"Mom I have some money saved from the scholarship amount, you do not need to worry about me, you and dad take care of yourself ", Kelly said to not make her mother more worried.

Kelly kept the phone and tried to control her tears.

Kelly's parents were just ordinary workers. They were poor and couldn't afford much.

They could barely made two ends sometimes and couldn't afford any luxury.

Kelly remembered in school when everyone flaunted their new bag and stationary at the starting of the year, she was jealous of them and she also wanted those things but she had to repeat the same bag until it was torn.

She could not even ask her parents as she saw her parent's tired faces after doing double shifts and always talking about money problems at home.

Her parents always tried to provide her with a warm house and took care of her. They always put Kelly first and tried to satisfy her needs and not caring about their own needs.

Her parents were not educated and they could not earn much.

So they wanted their only child to have the best education and live will .They did not want Kelly to end up like them.

They put her in a good elite school.

Kelly asked her parents to buy her the things which her school friends had.

They refused her saying they couldn't afford it. Kelly felt sad and just keep it.

Once she remembered they organized a trip from her school.

It was to some nice and expensive place. As they went in an Ac train and hotel which they stayed was a three star hotel.

Since all students in the class were from good families, the trip was also arranged in a lavish way.

Kelly was very excited and seeing her friends going to the trip, she decided she will also go to trip.

When she came and asked her parents as usual they rejected her.

But like every time Kelly did not keep quiet. She was stubborn and started crying badly.

Still seeing her parents not agreeing to her request .She became more stubborn and did not eat her food for the whole day.

Her father could not see his daughter's state and said he will see if he can do something.

Next day don't know what happened but her father got the money for her trip.

Kelly was very happy and went to the trip.

She enjoyed the trip with her friends and had a lot of fun.

When she came back from the trip, she was shocked to find her father in the hospital.

She went and asked her mother what happened to her father. Her mother just told that he was having a fever and he will get well soon.

But later when her aunt came to visit her father, Kelly got to know the truth.

She told Kelly that her father took the money for her trip from the factory.

He had to work for a long time in factory without any break to compensate the money. Due to the heat of the machines he was dehydrated and tired.

He collapsed and was admitted to the hospital.

She could not digest this news and was just numb not knowing what to do.

She thought she is such a bad person who is the cause of her father's sickness.

She is a bad daughter. They were already poor but were always trying to give her good life. She made them miserable for her enjoyment.

After her father was admitted to the hospital also, he mother never scolded or blamed her. That's how much they loved her.

She prayed for her father to get well soon. She decided from now on she is never going to burden her parents.

She is going to study really hard and care of her parents.

Before that Kelly was average in her studies. It was like she was grew up overnight.

Her parents were surprised by her change. She went to school and never bothered with other students teasing.

She silently studied and came back. She became the topper of the class.

The teacher praised her and she became teacher's pet .Now students also saw her in a different light.

They were at least better than before. Not everyone was her friend but at least they did not bully her like before.

She got scholarship for her further studies and her home condition was better than before also.

She made few friends and her life was okay.

Now her mother had called her to inform that she had lost her job and could not send Kelly any money.

Her father's income was also very less and it was enough to cover their basic needs. And top of it at their age they had medical expenses also.

Kelly's college was very expense as it was a top college and the education in this college was very good.

The scholarship she got could not cover her fees, hostel, food and other expenses.

Her parents always sent her some money. She just lied to her parents about the savings from her scholarship amount.

There was very less amount remaining in her bank and it could cover this month expenses only.

She never wasted the money and spent wisely. She thought she could not tell her parents the truth and burden them.

Her mom lost her job and there was no guarantee whether she will get another job.

Kelly thought she should be strong and wiped her tears.

She was crying remembering her parent's struggles to raise her.

She will find some part time job to earn money to cover her expenses. She can take from part time job after college.

In life you will face many problems but never give up and fight back.