All Chapters of Her Life for Mine: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

My name is Noelle Langston. I was named after my brother, Noah. Noah was seven years older than me. Before I was born, he fell gravely ill. My grandmother, Elizabeth Cole, said that they had taken him everywhere for treatment—first to the village doctor, then to a major hospital in the city. He was diagnosed with leukemia, and they were told that there was no cure.My parents, Irene Hudson and John Langston, didn't quite understand what leukemia meant, and could only say, "We'll find the money for his treatment."The doctor looked them up and down. Then, he shook his head."He has acute leukemia, and it's already progressed to the late stages. The malignant white blood cells are proliferating and inhibiting the growth of his other bone marrow cells. Even with treatment…"Upon hearing this, Mom fainted on the spot. When she woke up, she found herself surrounded by people. Grandma and Dad were standing beside her. Both of them were in tears."You're pregnant with another child,

Chapter 2

From that point onward, my body grew weaker by the day. I wasn't allowed to have a full meal. Half of my meals had to be set aside as an offering for Noah and placed in front of his ashes. It didn't matter if we had any leftovers. The portion had to be taken from my plate. In return for my offerings, Grandma said that Noah would protect me. Every night, she would make me kneel before his urn and call out his name. I was only allowed to go to bed after I paid my respects to him. She claimed that it would make my brother watch over me and allow me to live a long life under his protection. However, I overheard her conversation with a medium. "Giving him half of her meals is the same as giving him half of her life," the medium said.By the end of it all, my life would become his.Little did they know that Noah had never returned to the house. The spirit that appeared in the house had always been a girl.When I developed another high fever, Grandma asked my parents to return ho

Chapter 3

Although I had a new identity, I still had to drink the herbal medicine every day.Each time I did, I would drift into a heavy sleep. At first, I'd force myself to stay awake by secretly pinching myself. I wanted to figure out what Grandma was trying to do.I saw her lean toward my face, with her ear pointed my way. She was so close that I could clearly see the dark mole on her earlobe. As it turned out, she was checking if I was still breathing. She was afraid that Noah, who had exchanged lives with me, would die.After a long pause, she let out a long sigh and slowly walked out of the room. "Everything is going smoothly," she said to the medium, who was standing by the door.Mom couldn't help but burst into tears again. She wept as she softly called out Noah's name.This was the first time I had ever seen her cry so much. It seemed as though she had reserved all her tears for my brother.I wasn't surprised when Grandma reprimanded her and told her not to cry in front of me.

Chapter 4

I had never seen her before, but Grandma once told me never to answer to anyone who called my name in the middle of the night. She claimed that the owner of the voice was trying to draw out the fragments of my soul.I didn't dare to respond. The young girl repeated my name tirelessly throughout the entire night. Her voice only faded when the rooster crowed at dawn.I couldn't recall how many times I had seen her. However, months before I fell ill, I remember running into her while I was gathering medicinal herbs on the mountain behind the village.Our village had an old folk remedy that could cure persistent coughs. The remedy required a medicinal herb that grew deep in the mountains, and only the villagers from our village knew what the herb looked like. I begged the village doctor for a picture of the herb. Then, I made a copy of it and went up the mountain alone.The mountain behind our village was secluded, and wolves were often sighted in the area. So, the local villagers

Chapter 5

I could feel my life slipping away. It was much worse at night, as the young girl would stand by my bed and stare at me.Initially, there was only one girl. But over time, more and more of them began to appear. Now, they nearly filled the entire room.Every night, they'd stare fixedly at me as if they wanted to tear me apart.I began to have trouble sleeping, and my hair started to fall out in clumps as a result. But despite everything, I still kept up my act as Noah Langston. As the days went by, Mom and Grandma grew increasingly attentive toward me."This is all my fault. Noelle's body is too weak… Poor Noah…""I'm to blame too. I was away for years. If I had taken better care of Noelle, Noah wouldn't be suffering as much right now."They blamed each other, but neither of them cared about how I felt.The medium pushed them aside and handed me a glass of sigil-infused water. She told me that this would anchor my spirit and keep me alive. I had to consume it every day. "This

Chapter 6

She took out a paper marked with a sigil from her pocket and killed the chicken we were rearing. Afterward, she collected three bowls of its blood and splashed it in front of my door.Despite what she was doing, Noah was still there. He was staring fixedly at me, and he was even in the mood to flash me a smile.No one else could see Noah but me. It wasn't until much later that the medium declared that I could sleep peacefully tonight. When I looked around the place, I realized that Noah was actually gone. "Thank you for saving my grandson's life," Grandma thanked the medium earnestly. "I don't know how I could ever repay you."I saw her slip a stack of money into the medium's pocket, while the latter gave her a knowing nod.Outside of my door, Mom was cleaning up the mess at the table while she berated me. "That brat only causes trouble. If she had just stayed gone, none of this would've happened," she spat.Then, she added, "We only raised her all these years so we could br

Chapter 7

I watched as my body was taken over. This time, Noah had actually returned to my body. As it turned out, the medium's rituals were real, and so was her secret method. Noah, who was inside my body, pointed at me and called out, "Noelle!"Grandma had already grown used to the fact that I was able to see spirits. Despite that, she still comforted me in a soft and gentle voice."It's okay. It'll get better in a few days," she said. "Here, take your medicine."I wasn't sure if I was too good at pretending to be Noah, but she didn't seem to notice anything amiss about my current body. My consciousness drifted around. At some point, it wandered to the last place I went to—the mountain behind the village. There, I saw a huge patch of blood and a piece of white cloth that was stained crimson. I even saw a fallen flashlight and clumps of hair that had been violently torn out.All of a sudden, I heard someone calling my name. The voice came from the village in the distance, but I wa

Chapter 8

As it turned out, the girl in the white dress was me.As my memories slowly returned, I heard shouting outside my hospital room. "My son is not a murderer! Why was she dressed in white on the mountain behind the village? What was she doing outside at such a late hour?" a voice yelled.The person continued, "That mountain is an extremely dangerous place. What was a young girl like her doing there alone? She was definitely meeting up with a man!"Feeling enraged, I clenched my fists. I wanted to defend myself, but I couldn't come up with any retorts."My granddaughter went up that mountain to gather medicinal herbs for me! Stop making false accusations!" Grandma opened the door and snapped at the young man's parents."She was unconscious for an extended period of time, and she almost died. What makes you think your son can walk away without any legal repercussions?"Do you know that she was still clutching those medicinal herbs when she was found unconscious? If I hadn't been ill

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