Two more days passed, and Hailey’s phone rang again, this time, it was her mom.

“Any update about your uncle’s transplant?” Eva Winters asked, her voice tight with worry.

Hailey paused. Travis did say he’d take care of it... but that was before I kicked him in the,

She winced at the memory.

“I’m still checking,” she answered vaguely, avoiding her mother’s worry.

After hanging up, Hailey flopped back on her bed, sighing. Why does everything have to be so ...