Chapter 43

"You're welcome. Please return next month for another check-up, okay?"

My response was, "Yes."

"Thank you, doctor! See you next time!" Aunt Eleanor exclaimed as we exited.

We went to a restaurant after leaving the hospital.

"Let's eat here, hija." My aunt brought me to a table, and we sat together.

My aunt and I talked while we waited for our food.

"Hija, if you don't mind, where are your parents? I've known you for a long time, but I still don't know anything about your family." I was taken aback by my aunt's remark, but I just smiled sadly.

"I've never been able to catch up with my parents. My grandmother has taken care of me since I was a child. My grandmother said they died in an accident, but when I turned 16 years old, she also died. I have nowhere else to go because our relatives are in Bohol. I just worked and studied. It was hard, but I made it."

"You're so brave, hija." "I knew you were strong at first, which is why I offered you a