The middle-aged woman next to her cried when she heard this, while the middle-aged man smoked cigarette after cigarette.

The girl once again said, "Father, Mother, I'm going to quit school and get a job. I'll take care of you two from now on."

"No!" The man threw away his cigarette butt and looked at the girl. "You're our only remaining child now that your brother's gone, Olga. Also, what job could you possibly get if you don't finish your studies? I'll think of something for your mother's medical bills."

The girl lowered her head. Her name was Olga Lector, and the man was her father, Bruce Lector. Her mother, Lily Hurst, was suddenly struck with a severe illness and they had spent all of their savings to have her treated. Olga wanted to quit school to find a job so that her mother's medical bills could be paid, and she was their only hope.

The whole family sat there, depressed over what to do. Lily was always crying, and her body was growing weaker by the day. Her son had died in