40 Assurance

"I need money Mer but you can't afford it. I can't ask you to beg money from Matt for me. You are already in a tough position with him. I didn't want to make it any worse. I asked your father. He said that he will give me whatever I demand but I must marry him", she said her head hung low.

"How is your mother?", I asked her.

"Not good. This experiment drug is her last shot at life", she said.

"Oh god!", I said.

"I was so helpless initially but then I decided that I should do something first. I can't let others make things happen for me", she said.

"How much is this drug?", I asked her.

"I have already paid for it with your father's money", she said.

"I can make my father change his mind", I said.

"No, you will only end up making him more and more angry. I have made my decision Mer", she said to me.

"Fine", I said.

“Can you be there for me? ", she asked me.

" What?", I asked her.

" As my best friend ", she said.

" I don't know Lisa. I would hate to see you bind yourself in a loveless ma