{"id":4911,"date":"2024-10-12T22:20:58","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T22:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runeecho.com\/?p=4911"},"modified":"2024-10-12T22:20:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T22:20:59","slug":"i-had-to-starve-myself-for-a-whole-week-to-buy-a-cellphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runeecho.com\/i-had-to-starve-myself-for-a-whole-week-to-buy-a-cellphone\/","title":{"rendered":"I Had to Starve Myself for a Whole Week to Buy a Cellphone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My name\u2019s Amber. Until recently, I was living what I thought was the dream life with my husband Louis and our son Allen. We seemed so happy. Then, suddenly, everything changed.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cWe rushed into things, Amber. I can\u2019t do this anymore!\u201d Louis announced one evening. My heart just sank.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/dc6a595ae575129a4e9e47d861a6577de8b327e4f79109899e08977439d6203a.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only source: pexels>\n\n\n\n<p>For illustration purposes only | Source: Pexels<br>\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cLouis, you\u2019re kidding, right? You can\u2019t just leave us like that! What about Allen? He\u2019s only two!\u201d I pleaded.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cThat\u2019s the problem, Amber!\u201d he retorted. \u201cI\u2019m tired of all the responsibilities. I need time for myself. I\u2019ve found someone who gets what I\u2019m going through!\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>Advertisement\n\n\n\n</p><p>That night, as he walked out, I just fell apart. Once Louis was gone, reality hit me hard. I struggled to find a job while taking care of Allen alone.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Two weeks later, our landlady evicted us as I couldn\u2019t pay the rent, and Social Services took Allen.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/3c4772119033ce5fc54928d0ea90f5e80869593355784ef76661dd3135bf54cf.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only source: pexels>\n\n\n\n<p>For illustration purposes only | Source: Pexels\n\n\n\n</p><p>That night, I was homeless and heartbroken. My baby, my child, was taken away from me.\n\n\n\n</p><p>I sold everything I had, including my phone, and that kept me going for a while. Then, the money ran out.\n\n\n\n</p><p>One evening, out in the cold, I remembered my dad\u2019s warnings about Louis. \u201cHe\u2019s not right for you,\u201d Dad had said. I wish I\u2019d listened. Desperate to reconnect with him, I decided to buy a phone to call him.<br>\n\n\n\n</p><p>I starved myself for a week to save enough to buy a second-hand phone. My tears didn\u2019t stop when I dialed Dad\u2019s number.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/3bee0ce757b4568ad60d5c3e07b18849ffb44c14cb90e192aecbc916fb6d6f8f.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only source: pexels>\n\n\n\n<p>For illustration purposes only | Source: Pexels\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cHello?\u201d he asked.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cIt\u2019s\u2026 Amber, Dad,\u201d I sobbed into the phone.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cAmber, sweetheart! Is that you? Oh God! How are things going?\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cI need your help, dad!\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cIs-Is everything okay?\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>Advertisement\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cJust come as soon as possible, Dad!\u201d I said.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/9aabccab30705960f1bd372e5fdbf08fa04a6d98936c9da9ebd5dd831c4830e2.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only source: pexels>\n\n\n\n<p>For illustration purposes only | Source: Pexels\n\n\n\n</p><p>He arrived quickly. In a hotel room, I poured out my heart about the betrayal and my days on the streets. Dad comforted me.\n\n\n\n</p><p>The next day, Dad and I went to the orphanage to start the paperwork to bring Allen home. Once everything was finalized, Dad took Allen and me to New York.\n\n\n\n</p><p>He also hired a private detective to find out where Louis was. It turned out Louis had been cheating on me with his boss\u2019s daughter.\n\n\n\n</p><p>When his boss found out the truth \u2014 that Louis was married and had abandoned his family \u2014 he fired him. Louis ended up living on the streets. It felt like justice was done.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Advertisement\n\n\n\n</p><p>Back home, with my dad and Allen, I felt stronger. Life had knocked me down but taught me resilience. And with Dad\u2019s support, I knew we could face anything ahead.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/e4cd93b7cee49fb7d6f4f367f161a4a812c6f936a17fef1995336afd17324ce8.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only source: pexels>\n\n\n\n<p>For illustration purposes only | Source: Pexels\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><div class='\"mh-excerpt\"'><p>My name\u2019s Amber. Until recently, I was living what I thought was the dream life with my husband Louis and our son Allen. 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