Golden Sacrifice

"Take heart, Alice," her father's closest friend whispered to her in a quiet voice, his ey

. I will be your backbone," Henry assured his sister as he sped to her side, noticing her isolation. He env

uncontrollably, as were Henry's. Bu

uired from Alice, she has been

to be left alone," Alice pleaded, hurry

"Her deep closeness with our parents has made their demise take a tota

was already asleep. "She cried her eye

rrow. It's been a few weeks since Dad's burial. What about you, Alice? Won't go

t soon," Ali

, Henry just wants her to move on; the only way is to start working. Her profession as a web develope

ong," Henry wondered as he also

still deeply asleep, which tells him that she had a sleepless

orks on his terms. He has been trying

u were asleep when I left in the mo

You seem stressed," Alice asked, no

ressed. I need to rest," Henry

series. She wanted to inform him about moving back to Mexico next weekend. To resume work. She has stopped w

ecting in her room. It was a quarter past 9 a.m. "Henry must have

ng sound from her brother's room. She paused to listen keenly. "I believe he has left for work. Who's panting h

, she met her brother panting heavily. His lab

is breath was caught in his throat as he opened his mouth wide, strug

he cars in their house are old and unreliable. Moreover, she needs s

spering to herself and bouncing up and down. Her face becomes red and

anything to her. "Please, ma'am, the doctor demands your pr

voice tight. Before she could turn again, th

lice but she stood in front of the door, clenching her jaw. She

u're welcome. Make yourself comfortable," the doctor

pped open, and her hand covered her mouth as her eyes glanced through the white paper she was

at the doctor and held the unbelievable test results. "I ca

doctor revealed. "It's at the worst stage and needs immediate transplant, or I'm sor

"100 million dollars!" She hollered for help. Contemplating