When Her Male Best Friend Revealed His True Colors

My mom lay in the hospital bed, her face swollen, tubes everywhere. The monitor blared with that awful beeping, each sound making everything feel more urgent.

The aftermath of the kidney removal was unbearable. She was living in constant pain.

Dad looked at me, desperate. “Jason, the kidney transplant is 500 thousand dollars. We sold the house for 400, but we’re still short 100 grand.”

“Can we ask Aurora to lend us the 100 thousand?”

“If we don’t get the transplant soon... your mother’s running out of time!”