CHAPTER 16

I got up and walked out the room. I wasn't capable of baring it anymore. I couldn't stop crying and feeling sorry for my mother. I signed out with trembling hands then I left the hospital. I sat down at the back of the bus, trying to think about any possible solution to this. I was blanked. When I got home, I went directly into the bathroom, took my clothes off and stepped into the shower. Taking a cold bath, I cried again. I gathered myself, changed into something comfortable and went to the living room where my sister was doing some research on my computer. 'Hey," I greeted her coldly. 'Hey," she responded. 'I went to see mom today." 'Any good news?" 'No. She has exactly one month before her lungs completely failed and without the transplant she'll.....'I couldn't bring myself to say that last word. Zenia took a big inhale and paused. She looked over to me with wet eyes now. 'Jassy, isn't there anyone you could ask for the money?" 'No. I don't have any friends." 'What about the friend you said you slept with?" 'WHAT!!" I shouted from astonishment by her question. 'You said that you had a friend...." she began again. I didn't let her finished that statement. 'Zen, I can't ask that friend for any money." 'Why not?!" 'Because I just can't!" 'Even to save our dying mother?!" 'You don't understand Zenia!" 'Well make me understand Jasmine. Why you can't ask her for the money?" 'It's not a ′her'... It's a ‘him' and I can't ask him because he's my boss." There was a long silence from her. 'You slept with Evan Hollen? Mr. CEO of Hollen Tower?" she finally asked. 'Yes," I said, a ridiculous blush appearing on my cheeks. 'Well he's fricking loaded. He can give you the money without even putting a dent in his pocket." 'Zenia, he wouldn't give me the money..." 'Why not? After you two slept together he wouldn't at least help in a terrible situation like our mother's?" 'What happened between us was a mistake and he made it clear that he wasn't interested in me." 'WHAT? Oh hell no, he can't do something so awful to you after you slept with him." 'We woke up in the same bed but I don't think we had sex." 'You don't think?" 'We were both drunk, Zen. He has no feelings for me and furthermore, he has a girlfriend." 'Oh my God." She looked at me and shook her head. For the first time, I felt embarrassed about Mr. Hollen. I had to forget about him. I couldn't allow myself to let something so stupid happen again with him or any other guy for that matter. I had a little sister and I had to set an example. 'So even if you at least tell him, he wouldn't give you or lend you the money?" she asked, still holding on to the hope and possibilities that my boss would be the saviour to our situation. 'I honestly don't know," I answered her. 'Will you ask him?" 'I wouldn't get the money from him Zen. He's not my boyfriend, he's my boss. He wouldn't just hand out a large sum of money to one of his employees and that's all I am to him and that's what I'll always be! An employee! A personal assistant!" I stormed towards my bedroom, shutting the door loudly behind me. I began to cry again. I wished life was different for us. Instead of a genie, I was wishing for a miracle. Evan's POV I was already tired of seeing sea water and the seasickness had come onto me. I just wanted to be back in my office, in my chair, doing what I loved to do most. Work. I shouldn't of agreed to come on this god forsaken sea voyage. I lay in my cabin and tried to relax and stop having regrets. We had finally arrived at the Cayman Islands at night fall. The captain docked the boat at an island called Grand Cayman, which is the largest of the three islands. The Cayman Islands are made up of three islands: Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. The largest, Grand Cayman has a cosmopolitan vibe, gourmet restaurants, world-class diving and the famous Seven Mile Beach. Cayman Brac is a nature lover's heaven of stunning diving and breathtaking walks along the rocky bluff. The smallest island, Little Cayman is home to just one hundred and fifty people. Visitors like me, enjoy the relaxed atmosphere and sunny sky. It was beautiful here, even at night. We checked into a hotel my late grandmother had established on the island. I wanted to go exploring immediately and for a late night swim but mom had scolded me and told me that I ought to relax and probably get some rest but I felt better as my feet hit solid land. I think I'll fly home while mom and the others sail back. I couldn't handle the motion the waves had on the boat. I hated it as we entered into the Caribbean Sea.