Quincy felt utterly defeated. He and Lydia had genuinely loved each other and had both invested in their relationship. How did he end up being compared to a total simp?
"Lydia never did anything to betray me. If anyone was in the wrong, it was me. But Mom, drugging your own son? That’s something only you could do." Quincy turned and looked at his mother, lying there in the hospital bed.
The bitterness and frustration in his heart were almost overwhelming. He still couldn’t come to terms with the fact that his own mother had drugged him.
But she was sick, and as her son, he couldn’t just bring up old grievances or walk away while she lay there unwell. So, he buried everything deep down, though it made him feel suffocated.
Mabel hadn’t heard about the drugging incident. She glanced at Mrs. Perez, clearly shocked. When they had asked for her help, they hadn’t mentioned that little detail.
Mrs. Perez started to cough violently. Tiffany quickly stepped forward, gently patting her back. “Mrs. Perez, the doctors said you need to avoid getting worked up. You should really try to rest.”
“Tiffany, you’re seeing this yourself. I’m just lying here, doing nothing, but some people are determined to upset me,” Mrs. Perez muttered, keeping her eyes locked on Quincy, making it obvious who she was referring to.
Quincy’s eyes began to mist. He had always tried to prove himself, to show Lydia’s parents that he could provide for her, that he could give her the life she deserved. But while he could earn money and buy Lydia the things she wanted, he couldn’t change his mother’s attitude.
"Fine, go if you want. Mabel came all the way from the neighboring state to see me. I should at least show some appreciation. Why don’t you go out with Tiffany and pick something up for her?" Mrs. Perez had come up with yet another attempt to push him and Tiffany together.
She added, "After all, Tiffany and her are close in age, and they’re both young women. They probably like the same things, so it makes sense for you to take her along."
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