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Then, to continue my streak of bad luck, neither was the dialysis

I blinked as the doctor said the words to ain

“Unfortunately, the dialysis isn’t working anymore,” the doctor said “We either find you a kidney in the next feeeks or…”

Or I die

I looked over at my mother who always made sure to make every hemodialysis appointment Then at the doctor

“But we’ve been looking,” I pointed out

“We have,” he agreed “The next step is to reach out to alternate sources Put the word out Someone out there will be able to donate to you They just have to be willing to do it”

That was the thing, though

No nor to donate their kidney to a stranger

I was going to die

I knew it in my heart

I’d gotten ed for I’d

I had a life

Except that life was now co to an end

I would never get married

I wouldn’t be able to run a half-marathon like I’d alanted to

I wouldn’t be able to have children or watch randchildren

I wouldn’t get to have sex again

I wouldn’t find that one man that I looked at with my heart on my sleeve

Because in just a few months, I would dieChapter 2If anybody needslaundry away until I fuckin’ die

-Pace’s secret thoughts

Pace

I didn’t knohy I was on socialto do to pass the time

Mostly what I did on the stupid website was keep in touch with old friends fro that worked over there Over there being in the n country A country that I both missed and hated all at once I missed it because I missed my friends—my unit I hated it because it’d also taken so in the permanent way