“Here’s your envelope for your tour, have a good time,
and don’t let her ruin your vacation.”
“Alright, let’s eat. All the bad
people are gone, we can have a good time.”
Although the mood wasn’t as
fun, the dinner continued.
My mother, who had tears running down her face,
continued to put food on her
children’s plates.
She was worried about
whether Sarah would eat
well when she was overseas.
Out of all of them, only one
person had put their
chopsticks down.
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The crowd was beginning to
get restless, and Robert
could hear them.
He grabbed a chair and
the television was
The television crashed on
the floor, and the screen
went black
The yelling from outside
became even louder
“You’re all cruel and
heartless, I hope you dist”
“Serves you right! Who was the one who said they were
a loser if they asked for
help? Grandpa, tell us, what
is it like being a loser!”
“How can a family be so biased?! If you didn’t want her then why have her in the
first place. A ply would have done a better job of raising hort”
“Nobody would donate to you, lady, don’t give them a thing, they were horrible to you, so you be horrible to
My mom was deathly pale.
She grabbed Sarah and
pulled her back.
“/s, shut off the camera, stop filming ust 16a7s us alonet”
1 looked at her coldly
“You liked it when they wers filming you and you were
yelling at me, didn’t you?”
“Why would you think that would treat you any better than you treated me?
“I am going to call you my mother one last time. My mother, please tell me, what does it mean to do unto
others as you would have them do unto you?”
My mother was hit by the
bed and fell to the floor
Robert and Mall were held
back by security.
The comments were running
at record speed.
“The people at the hospital have all come together, let’s go protest!”
“Those old farts tried to play us all! Let’s go teach them a
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lesson!”
I took a picture of my
ultrasound and held it up to the camera.
It showed that I was
pregnant.
The image was clear and
easy to see.
“Since everyone is here, let me just make one thing clear.”
“I am ten weeks pregnant, and I was told by my advisor that if I want to donate, I will most likely have to terminate my pregnancy first.”
“Sarah’s life matters, but so does my baby’s. If I’m being honest, I was once unsure if I should donate or not…”
Before I could finish, my
mother rushed forward, as if
she had just found the
answer she was looking for.
“Ava, I knew that you
couldn’t be so heartless. You are pregnant!”
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“Listen to your mother, you can have another baby, but you can’t bring a person.
back from the dead!”
The comments were faster
than her.
“Shut up! You can’t replace one child with another one.”
“You’re shameless, why
should she sacrifice her child
for your own daughter?”
If security wasn’t holding
everyone back, they would have rushed me.
I pushed my mother away and continued.
“They’re right, a new baby can never be the one that I have right now. I wanted this baby, I don’t have the right to kill him or her.”
“So I can’t donate the bone
marrow.”
I had to make sure that they wouldn’t go and bother the heads of the hospital.
Also, I wanted to make sure
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that the public supported
- me.
When I was finished, the hospital head said that if the
Johnsons tried to bother him
again, he would have them
kicked out.
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It was finally over. The Johnsons had no hope left.
But I had underestimated
how much they cared for
Sarah.
As my coworkers led me
away, my mom knelt in front
of the camera again.
This time, she slammed her
head on the ground.
“I am begging you, it’s the two of us who are at fault, please, give my daughter the bone marrow she needs!”
Then a screenshot of the
chat was posted online.
Sarah’s quote was
highlighted and made larger.
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“If I was sick, I would never ask my family!”
“If donating bone marrow is
risky, it’s not our family’s fault!”
After that, no one was
donating.
Even if the Johnsons had
sold their house for a
reward, no one would help
them.
“But, Ava, it’s my fault, you shouldn’t punish Sarah.”
“Please, for the sake of the four years we spent together, donate the bone marrow. I am sorry, I will make it up to you.”
I remembered her hugs.
I wanted her love.
I would never be able to be as
cruel as she was to me.
I don’t know why, but a thought crossed my mind.
If Sarah were to live until I gave
birth would I donate?
く
birth, would I donate?
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I didn’t eat the ribs that night.
I really am a horrible person.
I think that even after I gave birth, I wouldn’t have wanted to donate.
But maybe my mother had given Sarah the wrong idea.
When Sarah tried to slam into my stomach, she was screaming that she was going to kill my baby.
I had been expecting it, and easily avoided her attack.
My coworkers and some doctors surrounded her.
She was not in her right mind. Seeing that she hadn’t hit my
stomach, she just fell to the ground.
“If I can’t kill your baby then I will beg you.”
“Begging doesn’t mean that you
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will be struck by lightning and die a horrible death, hahahaha, I’m going to die anyway.”
Then she started crying again.
“Please Ava, please, just get an
abortion and give me the bone marrow, please!”
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After that day, Sarah was kicked out of the hospital.
She didn’t survive long enough to see my baby.
And I no longer needed to worry
about whether I would donate or
not.
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After that, I never spoke to the Johnson family again.
I heard that they had been
getting a lot of hate online, and
they had moved far away.
The next time that I saw her was four years later.
Hank my daughter to my aunt’s
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I took my daughter to my aunt’s place to visit her grave, and I saw someone in the distance.
It was my mother. She looked so old, and tired. She was not the
same.
She looked at my daughter like she was seeing a ghost.
She was just staring at her, tears running down her face.
My advisor had looked at me
with concern when he had told
me that I would have to
terminate the pregnancy in order
to give my sister bone marrow.
““Mom’s ribs are hot and ready!“”
“What? You are sick? Sure, I’ll give you the bone marrow!”
My daughter hid behind me, and I just held her, silently walking
past.
Then, later on, my daughter
asked me.
“Mom, are you going to give me
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“Mom, are you going to give me a little brother?”
I shook my head.
“No, I will never let my daughter be treated unfairly.”
(The End)
