nna'

eturned to my room. I quickly got up from the

bank call back? Have

d me somethi

ng closer to him. "Please, don

r has changed their mind. They

t him, waiting for him to say he was jokin

eir mind?" I asked. "You said you

onor, but they refused to g

ood bank. Call every hospital in this city. I don't care

blood type is very rare. Finding another compatible donor m

he edge of the bed, trying to stea

Please, no. You can'

we're doing eve

He's lying in there fighting for his life, and

ot what I

save

hands against my face. I couldn't lose Ted. I couldn't live wi

ing everything without saying a word

ase do so

at me. "

ng down my face. "You know people. You have connections. Please

y trying to f

cried. "Please, Dad

is expression hardening. "I've tol

meone else, you would have found a way by now.

p, Rih

en to my knees. I held on to his trous

hat you have to do. Pay them. Give them whate

a, stop

re and wait for someone to tell me he's

go. I had never begged him like this before, yet I wo

's the only person I want right now. I don't

hing. Then he helped me to my fe

ctor, who was already h

ai

d and loo

blood i

explained that we need to che

. "Test my blood again. Test it as many times as you wan

blood that isn't c

find a

urne, pleas

disbelief. "You want me to calm down whil

oke, but I

d! I don't care how much you need. Take i

houlders as I strugg

e upset, but we cannot risk making his condition

est it

y have you

" I screamed. "Pleas

the doctor hadn't caught me. I clutched his

ie. I'm begging you. He

to help me back to the bed. I refused to let go of him until

king," he said. "I

coat, but the fear in m

m, hoping he would say something that would

"If Ted dies, I'll

s moved

I'll never f

er call. He listened carefully, then asked the pe

began t

alled. "What'

le he continued listening. After a few se

ave anoth

o my feet.

t someone who might be compatibl

it! Pleas

ed and hurried

m leave, afraid to hope an

everything in me. I didn't ask for money, happiness

how I would live with the knowle