He thought of his father.
Despite everything, despite the pain and the way their home had fallen apart, his father was still there, still suffering, still alone.
And that mattered more.
Obie hid the money carefully, choosing a place deep in the forest where no one would find it, then made a decision that would change everything.
He went back.
When he returned to the village, nothing had improved.
His stepmother greeted him with the same contempt, telling him that his father was now in the hospital and that no one was going to waste money on someone she had already decided was worthless.
But Obie didn’t argue.
He ran.
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At the hospital, the truth was clear.
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