---- and he spends his money on the family. At most, he goes fishing. What's wrong with that? Aren't you content with it?" The more my mother ranted, the angrier she got, as if Ihad committed a huge crime. "T have cancer, and he refuses to spend money on my treatment." When I stated the reason, I felt as if someone had seized my throat. I choked on those words. "What? Cancer?" My mother was silent for a moment. "You're so troublesome. None of my friends or family have cancer!" Her words were like knives to my heart. Ihung up while standing at the door. There was nothing more to say between us. But then, my phone rang. The screen showed one word-Mom. My heart skipped a beat. She was still worried about me! I answered the call right away. ---- "Call your sister or brother. If you can't take care of me, let them know. Someone has to take care of me!" Islammed my finger on the end call button, grabbed my luggage, and left. I first moved to Jennifer's house. She, too, was divorced, so we could keep each other company. We then went to the hospital a few more times. My condition was bad, and Jennifer felt really down about it. She hugged me and cried. One time, when I came back from the hospital, I felt exhausted. Fortunately, my children were not around, so unlike before, I did not need to push myself to cook for them, no matter how tired I was. Jennifer and I cooked some noodles for ourselves. The setting sun soon vanished, and the beautiful scenery outside disappeared. ---- "Thave an idea. Let's go out and have fun. I've been trapped in my marriage for most of my life. I suddenly want to be free," Jennifer suggested. "Sure!" I clapped and agreed to it. I once dreamed of traveling around the world. When I graduated from university, I thought of doing just that. At the time, I was coursemates with Adrian, and his attention was focused solely on me. Unfortunately, I became pregnant with Oliver, and we got married in a hurry. From then on, even leaving the city became a luxury. My life was like a prison. Each moment was like a steel bar that surrounded me. As time passed, even breathing became hard. Adrian and I worked hard to earn money, buy a house, and prepare for Irene's arrival. During that time, we witnessed the passing of both our fathers. I expected to be able to escape my prison once my children became adults, but reality slapped me in the face. I could not climb out. I was supposed to be ---- trapped forever. It was time for me to break out and transform into a new person. After the divorce, I got 100,000 dollars. I could have gotten more. After all, I was one of the owners of the house, but sympathy won at the end of the day. If I had sold the house, my former family would have become homeless, and things would have been hard for them. I was going to do as much as possible with the money Thad. Jennifer and I pooled together 180,000 dollars to buy a secondhand RV to travel around the country with her cat and dog. She created an account called Two Ladies, One Cat, One Dog, and we streamed our journey. It was a record of the little time we had left. Jennifer and I had studied in the same middle school. We knew each other for more than twenty years and Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!