Chapter 69
Amidst her conflicting mood, she also blamed herself for being weak, "Why are you so weak, Kate? How could you let your own sister trample all over your dignity like this? How long will you tolerate her?"
Kate realized that Erin’s greediness knew no bounds and nothing could satiate it. She continued to demand for more, using their mother’s life as a threat that she would constantly hold over Kate’s head. The only thing that Kate could think of that would combat Erin’s cruelty was for Kate to call their mother herself.
Kate quickly wiped her tears away. She gathered her courage and picked up her phone. She searched for her mother’s contact information and gave her a call.
Each time she heard a beep on the phone, her heartbeat would accelerate and beat harder like a drum to the point that she could actually hear her own heartbeat.
After a few beeps, the line was finally connected, and Kate almost jumped out of fright when she heard her mother’s voice.
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"Good morning, dear, what’s wrong? Why are you calling me?" Hilda asked worriedly over the phone.
Kate felt disheartened as the first conversation they had in a long time was filled with her mother’s worry. Sometimes Kate wished she could have a light conversation about random events happening in life or for them to even simply talk about the latest celebrity gossip, anything that didn’t involve whether Kate was doing okay or if something was wrong with her or Erin.
Unfortunately, Kate wasn’t close to her mother. They became distant after Kate willingly reported what her father, the man of the house, did, which got him arrested and thrown in jail for a few months, something that ultimately led to her parents’ divorce.
Her Dad disappeared after the divorce, and her Mom became a single mother, she had to work to care for two daughters as the sole breadwinner of their household.
Though she never blamed Kate for what she had done that ultimately led to the breaking of their family, Kate could still feel the resentment coming from her mother, and her blatant favoritism toward Erin.