Forest
After my sister and I were both diagnosed with liver failure, we were admitted to the same hospital.
But only one matching donor liver was available.
My family favored her. I still wanted to live.
I broke down in the hospital hallway, pleading with my parents for that chance. Someone filmed me and posted the video online.
Everyone called me cold and selfish. They said I had sacrificed my humanity just to stay alive.
When it was time to sign the preoperative paperwork, my brother finally came to my room.
His face was hard. The moment he saw me, he started in on me.
He wouldn't even look at me.
"This family has always indulged you because you're the youngest. Haven't you caused enough trouble?
"Camilla Hale is only twenty. Her life is just beginning.
"You've been sickly since childhood, but we've taken care of you all these years. What would it cost you to put her first this once?
"You've been sick your whole life, and you've always pulled through."
He didn't know Camilla had secretly switched our test results.
Before I could tell him, his phone rang.
Camilla sobbed on the other end, asking if I was still being heartless.
Henry's voice softened as he reassured her. "Don't be afraid. I'm here.
"This is yours. No one is going to take it from you."
Whenever I got sick as a child, my brother, Henry Hale, carried me to the hospital on his back.
Back then, he would hold my hand and say, "Livia, I'll be your guardian angel."
Now, as I looked at his familiar face, I understood how much trouble I had caused everyone...
"All right, Henry. She can have the transplant."