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Anastasia

Ana could be seen on her king size bed as she cuddled her knees preparing for the worst.

Ria knocked carefully from the other side before making her entrance.

“The lawyer is here Ana, he calls for you” Ria announced with sympathy clearly written on her face for Ana.

She is just 21 years old and her birthday is in two days but she dared not to dream of a fancy lifestyle anymore.

Ana yanked the duvet cover off her body as she carefully slippered into her fluffy slide, she snorted mirroring the expression which flickered in Ria’s eyes.

She arrived at the end of the meeting when the lawyer was preparing to leave or maybe she was not the one that came late.

The lawyer halted clutching his brief case tightly to his expensive tailored suit.

She knew something was wrong, she smelled foul play in the air but it was expected.

Ria’s voice broke the silence “Mr.Gary you had asked me to go fetch her but you're leaving already?” she challenged with her brows crinkled.

The lawyer adjusted his glass preparing to talk but Linda was quick to speak up.

“How dare you talk to a respected man like him that way? Where did you get that nerves Ria?!” she uttered questioning her position and right towards the family matter.

She has always been rude and evil like her mother, just like when they were young and her mother would put all the blames on Ana during their fights.

She never failed to make Ana appear to be bad in front of everyone, during family outings, company dinner and all.

Ria understood where she was going and kept her mouth shut since she knew what Mrs Laura is capable of doing to her. If being evil won't be an understatement.

“No it's fine my dear, let the lawyer read the will out to her again” Her voice came with pride but little traces of anger clinging to her tone.

Her father had willed the company to her and her sister, 30% share of her father’s money went to her while the remaining 70% went to her stepmother and Linda.

Her father must have done this to them off her tail and she whimpered in pain because she might likely not survive in this house alone.

The lawyer excused them after stating the wills and Ana returned to her room but Ria was stopped from following after her.

“Hey you” Mrs Laura called out.

“Get the grocery list I have dropped on the kitchen cabinet and get few stuffs for me okay? I want you to start going right now” she said sternly.

What a wicked woman, when did she lost her husband that she found the time to make a grocery list?!

Ria feared for what they might have schemed for Ana so she was reluctant to go at first but she's got no choice.

With a frustrated sigh, she left the house for the market.

Linda wasted no time in going to Ana’s room to look for her trouble.

She knew her health status was bad and pushing her to the edge won't be a hassle for her.

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Anastasia had returned to her room with hope of taking a relaxing bath to wash her worries away and get her head up straight oblivious of Linda’s presence behind her.

Linda announced her arrival with a loud cough making Ana terrified and she turn to face her immediately.

“What do you want Linda?” she asked with a tired face.

“I feel so sad for you sis, you are looking so miserable” she said.

Anastasia was stunned, she knew her younger sister is not the gentle caring type, she has always cursed, framed and despised her so much because of the attention she gets from their father.

“I won't be fooled by your sly acts Linda” Ana said calmly devoid of emotions.

“You’ve been cursed since birth, your mother died bringing you to this world and you killed my father too with your cursed aura, do you think you deserve to live? You should go out and jump down from a high bridge or you might as well use your window bi$ch.” she once again cussed at her.

Ana was hurt and so she talked back at her but Linda won't stop too, the argument led to noise making Linda go physical with her that she slipped during the fight.

Her body froze before she grip on her heart whimpering in pain, she needed air but she was losing it. She stretched her hand forward hoping to get help from Linda but she stepped back with a proud grin.

Luckily, Ria came right on time because she had forgotten to take her card to pay for the grocery list.

She rushed over to Ana who was going unconscious, she tried out “If she dies, I will testify against you in court and bring you down” she had said that without thinking of the consequence for her action later on.

Linda called her mom and they got her to.the hospital.

Uneasiness enveloped Ria as she pace up and down the hospital hall.

Loud screams rippled through the air as a bledding pregnant woman was rushed inside in group of four nurses.

Ria moved away so as not to bump into the stretcher, her attention returned on seeing the doctor coming towards them.

Mrs Laura had brought Ana to her brother's hospital, he should be rushing over to attend to the patient brought in but he always put his sister first.

He summoned them to Ana’s ward to announce the result.

“Miss Anastasia McCain, you suffer from a heart disease called HCM, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and unfortunately your heart is slowly stopping to function”

Hearing this from the doctor made her world come to abrupt halt, everything seems to move in slow motion to her, and before she knew it, tears has started welling down her eyes.

“Doctor please how can we help her? She can't die” Ria pleaded.

“How much time she got left?” Mrs. Laura inquired unflinching.

“The reports shows less than two weeks Laura, she hadnt taken her health seriously over the past years” Doctor Lee said.

His voice ringing continuously in her head, it's not that she didn't take her health serious, her illness was known to her father only and they could not find a donor till she lost her father. Donors are limited and now she was going to die.