Overdue Repentance
re both painters, and we were bo
voted all his atte
ornea my sister had donated to me b
s, unaware that all of his first love
.
ss, desperately tearing a
silence su
on, what are
from the hallwa
ransplant surg
since the surgery wa
ssed by, their conversat
the only transplant opportunity to Miss Walsh. I
was the cornea my sister had
ange my sister's wishes? Where
e ground, and it was too
voice reache
If you want your mother to run out of medicati
my earlier bravado disa
..
ds left me
tions, began to bleed, num
A
th such force it felt l
.
inging to life in the ICU, I felt a wav
ris, where
froze, sitting on the
u come out
nestling tightly
voice was pierci
so sc
here with you. Every
ck my siste
oice echoed
that Scarle
stion, Chris felt
s Lily wouldn't be falsely accused of bein
l Scarlet
he bandages are removed, I still won't
Lily's hair, the two of th
rig
shut with a "ba
off the bed, crawlin
resist, had to take
emoved Lily
iss Walsh, the surg
ch? Taking my husband wasn't enough, and y
to stop me, I rushed to
her face, loo
ace turne
is a hospital. if you have som
er, my legs buckle
.
driver to take me bac
d on the sofa, repeatedl
ain and again, a wave of
oor closing and a woman'
brought
alone in the
disdain when he saw me
threw it, followed by
ned, shout
o you again? You're becoming
rnea my sister donated to me. What r
Lily, loudly
ce papers when
y drafted divorce pap
'll give her the posit
thing between Chris a
Chris and me, loo
Lily behind him, his f
orld-famou
needs this opportun
entually have a matching corne
hris, I burst
.
to you that even if I died,
shly questioned the man I had b
filled with irrita
s still here, sto
with my impulsiveness, C
p pain radiating from my abdomen, an
ed dramatically as
l in his arms, and I was hooked
child in your wife'
nd, his brow furrowed
is acted like a husband,
u were three months pregnant
"This wouldn't have happened i
s was still spea
and touched my belly, my throat tighte
ipe away my tears, but I t
to sign the di
can't be without someone to take care of you.
ld respond,
t, I caused you and Chr
leave us alone! Wh
h all my strength, my
, it h
r swollen eyes, lookin
's eyes, Chris qui
my cries, while outside, th
once again left m
ndow echoed my heartache,
ry, my c
ht growing stronger in my mind that Chri
ne call wit
porter. I want Chris and
ris appeared before me again,
experiencing a
y some good news came, and
ouldn't bear to see me bein
ou secretly repl
Chris would suspect
an you say su
and you're still
art? Have you ever ca
what? It was my sister who donated it
oug
, causing me to fall
his hand again, but a nurse on
on, please
ringing. After giving me a fi
is flooded with negative new
anxious voice over the p
. That Miss White who is being treated in
ister's cornea get taken, but she also had a mis
If you ask me, Lily's e
the hallway f
he ground in anger, the sc
the room, I couldn't h
ating, so I forced the
nd past a room, I heard L
o die for Scarlett to forgive me? I really didn't mean t
in Chris's arms, her sobs
lies, don't l
Lily's ears, his voic
on. Your eyes haven't recove
stunned by Chri
spoken to m
Lily's shadow was everywhere
the rain tapping on the window
violently, and I clung t
hard to breathe, as the sound of firefigh
es before me move
could see
blood-stained hands to
if it was a dr
ness gradual
p, b
f the monit
brain has been completely