The ache in my chest ebbed like the tide. I lifted my head, staring at Nina."I can go… but Nina, if I die out there, you'll be the one who drove me to this."My voice was quiet, yet it hit Nina like a slap. She froze, stunned, her words catching in her throat. After a long pause, she finally forced out a few ragged, broken sentences."You… what are you pretending for? It's just a kidney donation! My family took you in for three years! Didn't you hear? The commander's sending someone tomorrow. Go pick up more pastries! If you can't even handle something this small, I've wasted my care on you."She opened her mouth to argue further, but I couldn't take it. I turned, my body burning, and headed downstairs.Before we were married, whenever I got sick, Nina had cared for me without rest, day and night. One night, I'd muttered in my sleep that I wanted a cup of spiked hot cocoa. She'd walked six miles to the all-night convenience store to get it.Back then, our apartment had been just
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