All Chapters of I Gave Up My Liver Transplant, The Whole Family Went Crazy: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

The room fell silent. Henry studied me, looking for some sign that it was a trick.When I showed no reaction, he asked, "Are you serious?"I nodded. "I am."My mother, Evelyn Hale, pushed open the door. She had probably been eavesdropping for a while. Her eyes were red, but relief had softened her expression."Livia, I knew you were a good girl."She reached out to hug me. I flinched away, and she drew back awkwardly.My father, Richard Hale, stepped in to spare her embarrassment. "Now that you've decided, you can't change your mind. The doctors say Camilla can't wait. You should sign the consent form today."They had prepared for this long before I agreed.They placed a form for voluntary withdrawal from the liver transplant list in front of me. The word voluntary almost made me laugh.For months, they had taken turns wearing me down. Mom said Camilla was still young and that I should stop being selfish and put my older sister first.Dad said tearing the family apart over a transplant

Chapter 2

I woke the next morning ravenous.I reached for the call button, then remembered my family had stopped paying my bills.Without money, I couldn't order a hospital meal.As if she had suddenly remembered I existed, Mom walked in carrying a container of food.Hope flared in me, only to die when the first words out of her mouth were praise for Camilla."Camilla said you haven't been feeling well and haven't eaten in days."She's such a kind girl. She told me to bring you what was left of her breakfast."With that, Mom opened the container.Inside were a half-eaten portion of cheesy scrambled eggs, a scrap of bread, and half a sausage."Your sister already ate from it, but don't be ungrateful. She said you don't eat much, so this should be enough."I stared at the leftovers. I couldn't even bring myself to laugh.During my early years in the hospital, Mom used to prepare my favorite foods differently every day.Whenever I lost my appetite, she would sit beside me, hold my hand, and cry.Sh

Chapter 3

Mom had hidden my work phone. I still had the one I'd used since childhood.It held every happy memory I had, right up to the day my sister returned from studying abroad.We took a family photo that day. Camilla stood awkwardly in the corner, still a stranger to all of us.Henry and I stood between our parents.He hugged me tightly. "Livia, you're the baby of the family. Camilla and I will always love you."He used to say my name every day. Somewhere along the way, Livia had become Camilla.As I left my room, I ran into Camilla flanked by our parents.She smiled at me. "Livia, if you're uncomfortable in the shared room, I won't trade rooms with you after all."Dad soothed her. "I explained that you need quiet before your surgery. Your sister agreed."Camilla smiled sweetly at me. "Thank you, Livia. I'll settle into this room, then."Her falseness made me sick. Without looking back, I followed the nurse to the shared room.At nine that night, Camilla posted an Instagram Story.I opened

Chapter 4

I wasn't used to sharing a hospital room.Someone as sick as I was needed rest, but the constant noise kept me from sleeping.On my third day there, a nurse came in."Ms. Hale, your brother paid your hospital bill."Before I could feel relieved, she continued, "I was asked to tell you that your sister is under a lot of stress before surgery and needs round-the-clock care. Your aide has been reassigned to help look after her."I smiled bitterly. "That's fine."My aide, Grace Miller, had been with me for years. We got along well, and she genuinely cared about me.Now that Camilla needed her, Grace had to go care for my sister too.I buried my face in the pillow and forced myself not to make a sound as I cried.My sister already had two aides, as well as our parents and Henry. She was never short of care.When Grace learned from Camilla's aides that no one was looking after me, she found ways to slip away.She fed me, helped me to the bathroom, and accompanied me to treatment.Grace's kin

Chapter 5

The morning of Camilla's surgery dawned bright and clear.My family had gathered outside her room before dawn.Mom massaged her aching shoulders while Dad questioned the surgeon about the risks.Henry placed the charm in her palm and reassured her. "Don't be afraid. We'll all be waiting right outside the operating room."I stood outside her room, separated from them by a pane of glass.I watched them for a long time.Camilla's fist closed around my guardian angel charm.My swollen knuckle began throbbing again.No one noticed that I had changed into a hospital gown too.Before dawn, the pain in my liver had become unbearable, and the hospital had sent me for tests.After reviewing the results, Dr. Reed said I needed to be transferred to the ICU and that a family member had to sign a critical care authorization form.The hospital couldn't reach anyone in my family.So I had to find them myself.I made it only a few steps before the pain folded me in half outside Camilla's door.I clutch

Chapter 6

"Severe liver failure. Patient at imminent risk of death. The patient's family must report to the first-floor admissions desk immediately to authorize transfer to the ICU."The moment Henry read it, he headed for my room.Just then, the operating room doors opened.Although she hadn't regained consciousness, Camilla caught his sleeve."Henry... don't go."He saw the sweat on her face and couldn't bring himself to pull away.Mom glanced at the paper in his hand and asked anxiously, "Was Livia really in critical condition?"Henry's voice tightened. "The doctor said we have to go immediately.""Then go check on her. Don't let her condition get worse."Mom had barely finished speaking when Camilla screamed in pain.Their brief relief vanished. All three crowded around her again, asking what was wrong.Dad intervened. "Livia has been in critical condition before. She always pulled through."This is Camilla's first major surgery. What if she wakes up when none of us are here and something ha

Chapter 7

During the month Camilla spent in the hospital, no one made a serious effort to find me.Dad asked his secretary to look into my whereabouts.All the secretary learned was that I had left my old hospital room.Dad concluded that I had transferred to another hospital without telling my family. "She's hiding from us because we didn't give her what she wanted," he said.Dad stared down at Camilla's chart, his expression dark."She thinks this will make us feel guilty, so we'll do whatever she wants from now on."Mom's unease deepened."Livia was in critical condition when she left. How could she arrange a transfer on her own?"Shouldn't we send more people to look for her?"Dad said nothing.Henry took out his phone and stared at our message thread.Our last exchange had been years ago.Camilla gently took Mom's hand and asked through her tears, "Mom, does Livia still blame me?"She was so happy before I came home, but now..."I know she resents how much changed after I came back, but I n

Chapter 8

Mom clapped a hand over her mouth.She stared at Henry in terror. He turned to the rest of the family."The hospital says no one has claimed Livia's body."Dad froze, then forced out a dry laugh."No. It has to be another patient with the same name."Livia transferred to another hospital. She was much sicker three years ago, and she still survived."Dad's face turned ashen."This is a scam."If something had happened, why would the hospital wait a month to tell us?"Henry's face was pale as he searched the folder he had brought home from the hospital.Inside, he found the critical care authorization form I had given him a month earlier.Dad came over, read the form, and demanded, "You had this form, and you didn't go see her?"Henry remained silent for a long time before saying, "I thought she'd pull through, just like every other time."The room went silent.They rushed to the hospital without even changing their clothes.When the morgue doors opened, Mom was still praying to God.It

Chapter 9

Mom remembered my first operation, when I was four.The doctors said I was in critical condition. She stayed by my side for an entire month and refused to leave the hospital.On the day of the operation, she knelt in the hospital hallway and prayed.Dad had cleared his entire work schedule.Afraid I wouldn't adjust to school, he waited outside my classroom every day.Once, I accidentally knocked my pencil case onto the floor.Dad came inside to pick it up.He held a hand over my head so I wouldn't hit it on the corner of the desk.Henry had been my personal bodyguard.Whenever someone bullied me, he charged in and fought them.Before long, no one in my class dared pick on me.They had once been terrified of losing me.When had that fear disappeared?Mom sobbed so hard she could barely breathe. "We loved her so much. How did this happen?"No one answered.Maybe the answer was exactly what they had said.They had grown used to seeing me survive every surgery.The first time I needed resu

Chapter 10

At my funeral, Dad ordered Camilla to kneel before my casket and apologize.When she refused, they shoved her to her knees and forced her to bow her head.After they made her bow again and again, she broke down and screamed, "This is your fault! You owe me this!"You sent me abroad as a child and ignored me. You saw no one but Livia and forgot I was your daughter and your sister too!"She pointed at our parents and Henry, her voice full of hatred. "Livia's death had nothing to do with me."Only coldness answered her.Her tears would never win their sympathy again.Now she understood how I had felt.But what did that matter? She still had the second chance at life that should have been mine.After the funeral, my family threw Camilla out.She left with none of her belongings, but she took the liver that had saved her life.Mom and Henry returned to my room.As they sorted through my belongings, they discovered that I'd kept every dress I'd worn as a child.I'd even saved the original bo

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