THE SCREAM

“I’m so sorry, Mrs. Manuela, but you are not a match.” I felt the weight in the doctor’s voice as he delivered the news, and my hopes drained away in a way that made it seem like the little strength I had left was finally deserting me.

I couldn’t even focus on what he said about Simone’s test. But from the look on his face, it had come back negative too.

The entire week felt like a rope slowly tightening around my neck. The hospital swallowed money I didn’t have, ...