I was so furious I could have hurt them, but they said I was the crazy one and put me in a mental institution. In the end, I got so depressed that I could not take it anymore and died in there.
My mother-in-law had been causing trouble for years. If I had not been there to stop her, who knew what she would have done?
Edwin and Mandy did not know what pain was because they had never felt it.
However, this time, I would make sure Teresa was safe, and I would watch that old troublemaker get what was coming to her. I packed our stuff, picked up Teresa, who was still fast asleep, and got ready to take her to my parents’ place.
We got a nanny, which was perfect since my mom had hurt her ankle. They could help each other out.
After making sure Teresa was settled, I went back to grab the contract. Just as I thought, someone had switched out the page with the price on it. I quickly fixed it up, checked it over three times to make sure it was right, and then slipped it into my bag.
This time, I would keep my job and hold on tight to the chance to move up, all for Teresa’s and my sake.
As I was heading out, my mother-in-law got home from the market and started banging on my bedroom door. “Janice, Edwin, wake up! You’re going to be late for work!”
I checked the clock. It was only 7:30 am.
We usually started work at 9:00 am, and I had told her not to yell. We would get up at 8:00 am on our own.
However, she never listened and would cause a racket as early as 5:00 am. She would start knocking on our door every ten minutes starting at 6:00 am.
She woke us all up just to eat her month-old pickled cucumbers and last night’s pasta.
If I got mad, she would start crying and say she was just trying to feed us. She would blame us for being unappreciative.
Previously, when I asked Edwin to talk to her, he would just go along with me but nothing would change.
I was a light sleeper, so I was always the one getting up to stop her.
However, right now, I let her knock all she wanted.
