Chapter 199: Don't Get Your Hopes Up

I sat on the couch alone for what felt like forever. By the time I finally walked back to the bedroom, Arthur was already asleep. I slid under the covers next to him and stared at the ceiling, my mind a tangled mess. No matter how hard I tried, sleep wouldn't come. The stress of everything with my family pressed down like a weight I couldn't shake. The next day, I was useless at work. My head wasn't in it, and my inbox only grew. As soon as I clocked out, I went straight to look at apartments. Kevin was getting discharged soon, and if I didn't figure this out now, he'd have nowhere to go. I scoured every rental listing near the hospital and finally found something I could manage. It wasn't big, but the bathroom was accessible and the basics were decent. The rent? Two thousand a month. I signed for one month and handed over the cash. When I walked out, I opened my wallet and winced. Barely anything left. Payday was still days away. Was I seriously about to starve? I'd been working for y