Ever since, New York [h.s] AU

14 || BANKRUPTCY

"Yeah I just got home." I say to Ethan into the phone as I use my free hand to open the gate. "What would you like to have for dinner tonight?"

"Actually I'm staying late today at work babe." He says making me furrow my eyebrows.

"Again?" He's been staying late at work for almost two weeks now.

"Yeah, I'm sorry - I promise I'll make it up to you though. I have to get back to work now, I'll see you later on tonight okay? I love you."

"I love you too, talk later." I say and hang up, reaching the front door to see a white piece of paper on it.

EVICTION NOTICE

"What?" My eyebrows furrow making me take the paper and go inside, instantly calling my mum, she picks up on the third ring.

"Hello?" She talks with a strained voice.

"Mum? I just got home and there was an eviction notice on the front door, what's going on?" I ask making her sigh.

"I'm bankrupt Kate." She says after a while making my heart drop.

"What do you mean?" My hands go to my hair and pull at my roots. Not another inconvenience again, I don't think I can take it anymore, at this rate I'm never going to finish medical school or get my MD.

"We don't have anymore money, I finished paying your father's medical bills and the rest was for your studies."

"Mum - how long has this been going on?"

"Last month, I couldn't tell you because I know how much your studies mean to you."

"Not as much as having a roof over our heads! Mum, I'm going to the bank to withdraw all the money I have left and we're going to fix this."

"We can't, it's too late. I already failed for bankruptcy because I knew you would try to do something like that."

"This cant be happening." I say, my chest felt heavy and my face grew hot with tears. "I'll see you at home." I quickly say and hang up.

How could she do this? Why would she think of my studies before our well being?

My throat yearned for a drink. I hadn't drank since our prom when I got so blacked out drunk to forget about Harry leaving.

I grabbed my keys and walked out of the house.

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10 pm

I've been here since 7, of course I wasn't as drunk because I knew I drove. My mother didn't need anymore problems in her life.

A man walked past me on the bar with a woman, the scent seemed familiar and when I looked to their direction, Ethan had his arm wrapped around a woman before he kissed her.

You've got to be shitting me.

I stand up and walk towards him, shoving his shoulder making the woman furrow her eyebrows. "Kate." He breathed out, immediately removing his hand from the woman.

"Are you kidding me? Is this why you've been coming home late? Because you come here to spend your time with this whore?" I say in disbelief.

"Excuse me?" The blond woman says.

"Kate, it's not what it looks like -" He begins but I stop him,

"Oh don't give me that shit, I saw you kiss her!" I shout making him look around nervously.

"Kate, you're causing a scene -"

"Fuck you." I say. "You can find all your shit in the trash so don't bother ringing my doorbell." I say before leaving.

Shit couldn't get anymore worse.