Chapter three

" Gabriella I can assure you that he will be okay soon," I say. as soon as I had gotten home from the hospital, I called Carlos's sister to explain the situation to her so they would know what is going on.

" When will they operate on him ? " she asks. I take off my shoes by the door and put my legs into my flip-flops before walking inside the house

" Tomorrow, the first surgery is and I assure you that he will be fine. I saw him and you know he is a fighter. he will fight for us " I assure her even if I am the one that needs assuring more.

" Okay please tell me how it goes, I will talk to mum and dad about the money too," she says and I sigh

" The money is a lot. even if your parents do all they can, we can't possibly afford it all. I will also try here to see what I can get so we will pay. I will text you about what I can get to don't worry " I say

" Thank you so much, Elle, you are the best," she says and hangs up. I drop my phone on the couch and sigh again before resting my back on the chair. today hasn't been the most beautiful day but still, it isn't the worst since Carlos isn't dead. he can be saved but I just need to take care of things for a while till he gets back on his feet soon.

But how the hell do I pay a million dollars three weeks from now, I don't even have up to a million dollars in my account and my pay isn't even going to clear the bills. what do I do, if I don't pay for these surgeries Carlos will die, he would do anything for me if he was in my position so I would do anything in my power for him too but where the hell do I get that type of money on such short notice.

My phone beeps and I check the notification bar to see a message from an unknown number saying they were having a reunion tomorrow night. I dial the number

" Danielle Carter is that you ! " the voice exclaims and I withdraw the phone from my ear so I don't go deaf for a while.

" Yes, and you are? I'm sorry your number isn't saved on my phone " I say

" Fuck it's been five years isn't it. it's Josette from college " she says still yelling.

Josette from college, okay I met a lot of people from school but this name didn't ring a bell. Josette oh party girl.

" Party girl," I say not sure

" Oh God yes party girl but that was in those days, I don't do those again, especially after I met my husband some years back," she says. oh, she is married now.

" That's nice, how did you get my phone number, it's been so long since I saw you or anything," I say

" Well, I got it on your social media. I just typed your name on I*******m and I saw you so I copied your number and texted you. " she says " I and the other guys are holding a reunion party tomorrow night at a casino so I decided to invite you " she adds

" Thanks but I'm not really up for parties, not my thing," I say declining her offer.

" As usual Danielle is the party pooper," she says . " excuse me, " I ask her.

" No offense Danielle, just come on and loosen up like in the old days. we will just have fun playing games and talking about a few things. I will text you the address please be there okay " she says

" Okay I'm not promising but I will try anyways," I say " that's great, I will text you the address," she says and then the line goes dead.

Who goes to a reunion five years after college anyways? I thought she said she didn't do parties anymore but why do I find it so hard to believe that statement of hers? she already planned it all and she got my number off my I*******m handle and what the reunion is tomorrow.

I am actually in no position to go anywhere to have fun at the moment because I'm too busy with other things. my phone beeps and I see that she had texted me the address of the casino. ' Grand Cress Casino '. sounds so familiar.

I need the money for Carlos's surgery and since it's a Casino, wait that means playing lots of games, gambling, and getting drunk. I can get money there, that's the right place where I can get money. I think maybe, just maybe I will go to the casino tomorrow night and try to get the money.

I grab my bag off the floor and then go into the kitchen. I pour myself a glass of water and then drink from it, rinse my cup and then walk back into the living room to lock the door. I make my way to the stairs to my bedroom where carlos and I had shared a heated make-out session and intense sex a few hours ago. I push the bedroom door open and then go inside, the room still smells like him and I missed him so much. I take off my clothes and then take a quick cold bath before diving into bed.

Thinking of various ways to make money fast. I curl into bed with my pillow in my arms and that's when I let the tears fall all over again as I think of all that happened today and the position where Carlos is in right now. he is currently fighting for his life, when I get him out of this safe and sound, I am fucking going to sue the truck who had hit his car and I am going to make sure they spend the rest of their lives in jail. they had better pray nothing happens to my Carlos.