03/08/2026
THE MONEY MY MOTHER HID — PART 3 😢
Sarah stood frozen beside the old cupboard.
Her hands were shaking as she read the note again:
“Forgive me. I had no other choice.”
She rushed back outside and held the note in front of her mother.
“Mum, what does this mean? Where is the money?” Sarah asked, tears filling her eyes.
Her mother looked down and remained silent.
After a few moments, she whispered:
“Your younger brother, David, came home three months ago.”
Sarah was shocked.
“David? But he told us he was working in the city!”
Her mother nodded slowly.
“He lost his job. He was deeply in debt and afraid to tell the family. He came to me crying.”
Sarah could not believe what she was hearing.
“So you gave him all the money?”
Her mother looked at her with pain in her eyes.
“He is my son. I could not watch him suffer.”
Sarah became angry.
“But Mum, that money was for your treatment! You were sick, and you gave away everything!”
Her mother held Sarah’s hand and said:
“A mother’s heart does not easily choose one child over another.”
Sarah began to cry.
Then her mother reached into the pocket of her dress and gave Sarah another small envelope.
“There is one more thing you need to know,” she said.
Sarah opened it.
Inside was a receipt showing that David had sold their father’s old piece of land.
At the bottom was a handwritten message:
“Mum, forgive me. I will return soon and explain everything.”
Sarah looked up in fear.
“Mum… where is David now?”
Her mother lowered her head.
Then she said something that made Sarah’s heart stop…
“David has been missing for two weeks.” 😢
✨ What do you think happened to David? Did he run away, or is there something the family does not know?
PART 4 COMING SOON…