Born As Kidney Donor For My Sister

I gave a quiet “mm” my eyes filled with disappointment as I looked at him.

Elijah, panicked, grabbed my wrist and said urgently.All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

“Please, let me explain.”

I pulled my hand away from his grasp and asked coldly, “Explain what?”

I gave a cold smile.

“Are you saying I misunderstood because of my hearing impairment?”

He hesitated, clearly unsure how to explain.

“Elijah.”

As soon as I called his name, tears began to fall uncontrollably.

“I never imagined how unwilling you were to marry me. When I saved you, it was done willingly, without expecting anything in return.”

“It wasn’t meant to be a bargaining chip to force you into marriage…”

By the end, my voice choked with emotion.

“Ashie..”

He interrupted me before I could finish.

Seeing him reach out to hug me, I quickly stepped back.

He missed.

It was the first time he had failed to hold me.

In that moment, I felt utterly disheveled.

I needed to leave.

But Hallie ran in front of me and stopped me:

“Ashie, it’s been six years. How about we find a place to catch up?”

“How have you been?”

“I really miss the days we spent together as kids.”

“We shared the same dream.”

“By the way, I have a performance tomorrow. Let me save you a front–row seat, okay?”

gave

Hallie a faint smile and then turned on my heel, walking quickly away.

Elijah was calling after me.

I removed my cochlear implant and, moving as fast as I could, ran to the street and jumped into a taxi. Only when I saw Elijah stop did I put the cochlear implant back on.

“Driver, take me anywhere.””