Death Is Where You’re Missing

Roman Archer was recognized as the nation’s youngest medical genius. His research on kidney disease treatment was expected to significantly reduce mortality rates.Meanwhile, I suffered from kidney failure. As I could not afford treatment, my attending physician was certain I would not survive the month.On television, the host asked Roman to call the person he could never truly let go of.“Back then, you looked down on me for not having any achievements. Do you regret it now?”I glanced at the hospital bill I could not afford. Then, I looked at him on the screen and chuckled softly.“Roman, you’re so successful now. Could you lend me a hundred thousand dollars?”The call was ruthlessly cut off. Roman let out a deep breath and faced the camera.“Okay, I can truly move on now.”Little did he know that when he suffered from kidney failure, I was the one who donated a kidney to him.After the interview ended, I received a deposit of one hundred thousand dollars in my bank account

Roman held Blake’s hand and turned to leave. She was still pleading on my behalf.But when she glanced back, I caught the look in her eyes. The pity was just an act. Beneath it was nothing but gloating and malice.I picked up the crumpled medical report from the floor. A sharp pain suddenly shot through my lower back.Dizziness washed over me. I pressed against the wall and inched toward the bed. By the time I reached it, I had no strength left.I stared at the words “kidney disease” on the paper, then instinctively placed my hand over the source of my pain.Beneath my fingertips, I felt a jagged, uneven scar. Underneath it, a healthy kidney was missing.Roman had a scar just like mine.Five years ago, he had grown weaker by the day as he waited endlessly for a donor. He had grown so thin that he was nothing but skin and bones.Death loomed closer each day. In the end, I gave him my kidney.Losing one kidney had not killed me. But the complications that followed were a differe

“So, this is Dr. Roman’s ex-girlfriend? I heard she abandoned him when he was at his lowest.”“Really? Then she doesn’t deserve any sympathy.”“Exactly. Women like her should be picking up trash on the streets.”Before I could react, someone splashed red wine over my head.Juice, milk, and more wine followed. Glass after glass hit me, shattering upon impact.The people around me wanted to curry favor with Roman. They seized the chance to vent his anger on his behalf.Blood trickled down my forehead and stained my face.I felt nothing. My heart had long since gone numb.Roman watched me with a cold and indifferent gaze.“Celeste, don’t you have anything to say? Do I have to pay you just to get you to talk to me?“Looks like you’ve studied my schedule well. You came here just to ask me for money, didn’t you?”He pointed at the stacks of wine crates beside the waiters and said, “Move all of these to the storage room. Do that, and I’ll give you five hundred thousand dollars.”H

Perhaps God took pity on me. He allowed me to see Roman again before my time ran out.I quickly accepted this reality. Whether I had a month or just half of that, it made no difference to me.Lily kept crying.“Don’t cry. I won’t die that soon.”I did not want to spend my final days in a hospital, so I asked Lily to help me with the discharge procedures.With the five hundred thousand dollars Roman gave me, I bought myself a nice burial plot.Roman and I used to dream about owning a home together. That was our first goal in life.I had wandered from place to place my whole life. In death, I finally had a place of my own. It would be a quiet place that belonged to me, where no one could disturb me.I did not need any burial items. The things that mattered most to me had always been in my heart.When I returned to the basement, Lily was already there. She looked like she wanted to say something but held back.“What is it?”She handed me her phone. A video of what happened that

SassyDuck42: Dr. Roman’s ex-girlfriend is dying. She probably went to that business club to see him one last time.MemeFiesta: She must really be desperate. Without money for treatment, she’s going to die.Soon after, my past with Roman was exposed. Our once-sweet campus romance was made public.MidnightNova: They were so in love and always together. I never believed those rumors about Celeste.BreadOverload: Me neither. There has to be a reason. They were together for eight years. No way she just walked away from him.Finally, people started speaking up for me. Many even expressed sympathy for what I had been through.More and more people believed that I had no choice but to leave Roman.In the end, the surgeon who had personally removed my kidney came forward and revealed the truth.JohnRenalCareMD: This was supposed to be confidential, but in all my years as a doctor, I’ve never seen anything like it. I can’t help but feel sorry for that girl. But more than that, I respect h