The Borrowed Tomorrow
I had already bought the house we were supposed to build our future in, and over the years, I had carefully set aside a substantial wedding fund. I could not wait to spend the rest of my life with my girlfriend, Jeannie Cooperd.
Jeannie had always seemed delicate and timid. Even a simple remark would leave her eyes red with tears. For two years, I spoiled her shamelessly, giving in to her every whim. Every plan I made, every dollar I saved, and every dream I held revolved around our wedding and the life we would share together.
Then, I received the kidney compatibility report. The moment I saw the results, my heart turned icy.
The woman who normally shrank from pain was now gripping my shoulders with surprising strength, determined to push me toward the operating room.
"You're healthy! What's the big deal about living with one kidney?" she cried. "Elliot is dying!"
Elliot. The name alone was enough.
He was the first love she had never truly let go of, the one she had kept hidden in the deepest corner of her heart. Just yesterday, he was diagnosed with complete kidney failure.
To pay for his treatment and cover the debts he had accumulated, Jeannie secretly canceled our wedding, drained every cent from the wedding fund and savings we had built together, and poured it all into Elliot's medical bills and endless financial problems.
That was not enough.
With sweet words and carefully crafted lies, she coaxed me into coming to the hospital and persuaded me to undergo compatibility testing.