It's official...

Chapter 6

I swallowed, the lump in my throat getting bigger. My chest tightened and my hand shook as I struggled to hold the phone to my ear.

"Is there no other way?" I whispered slowly, and the sigh I heard from the other end made a tear slip down my cheek and I wiped it off. "Doctor, say something."

I held my breath. "No, there's not, Zora." He replied. "The other way is for him to live on medicines and I won't recommend that because even his medicines are expensive."

"The cons of the surgery?" I scrolled through my laptop, my eyes searching for companies that might need a part-timer. "Is it assured that he will make it?"

He must. There would be no essence of my living if he doesn't. He has to!

"It's not 100%, Zora." Doctor Kim explained and I shut my eyes. "Mr. Walter is getting worse by the day. Even if the surgery won't go well, the least I could do for the poor man is let him rest in peace."

"No."

My voice was sharp as I shook my head vigorously, even though the man