Chapter 17. Darn Bugs

Amelie’s POV

I walked into Zander’s room, and he was typing away on his laptop with a stern look of concentration.

“Why the big scowl, Zander?”

He looked up from the screen and scrunched up his face. “Laid up in the stupid hospital, I still have to learn about Othello.”

I laughed at him as I ruffled his hair. I’m so glad his teachers let him take his courses online until the new year. I still didn’t know how I would pay off the surgery bill, but Dr. Carrera told me the $10,000 deposit shows good faith. He would take it to the hospital board to get approval to proceed with the surgery, and then work out the payment plan. He said we would know by the first week of December.

I can’t believe it's almost December. Soon, it will be Christmas and then New Year's. I sure hope the board appro