My husband, Edward Murphy, after failing his SAT, took our family’s last three hundred dollars and went south to start a business. Three Christmases later, he returned broke, sobbing over my spaghetti. “Darling, I’ve failed you and our child. I’m in debt that I’ll never be able to repay in this lifetime.” I looked at our son, Aaron Murphy, burning with fever in my arms, then slipped the three hundred and twenty dollars I’d earned from selling my blood into Edward’s hand. “Take this for now. Aaron and I can hold on a little longer.” Edward nodded, tears in his eyes. He walked away unsteadily, his silhouette hunched as if crushed by the weight of our entire family. That day, I had just taken a stack of hundred-dollar bills from selling my kidney to buy special medicine for Aaron. However, I saw Edward holding hands with a woman and a child, shopping together. Only then did I realize he had already become the village’s first millionaire and had started a new family. ***** “Hey, Mr. Murphy, you’ve brought your wife and child shopping again?” The shopping center manager, Eric Davis, approached with a smile, clearly eager to make another big sale. Edward wore a crisp white cotton shirt and polished leather shoes, completely different from the man who had cried about being poor over my spaghetti three months ago. But his voice was unmistakably familiar. “Pack up everything Kelly just picked out.” Eric was delighted and couldn’t help but flatter him. “Mr. Murphy, as our county’s first millionaire, you’re so generous.” My husband had become a millionaire, and as his wife, I was hearing this news from someone else’s mouth. I looked down at my plain clothes, washed so many times they had faded, while the wound on my side burned like fire. My pocket held the money from selling my kidney. Besides buying Aaron’s medicine, I had planned to give Edward the rest to pay off his debts. Now, it all seemed like a cruel joke. I clenched my fists and called out hoarsely, “Edward!” Seeing me, Edward panicked instantly, instinctively hiding his son, Daniel Murphy, behind him. “Ma’am, you must have the wrong person.” His voice suddenly pitched higher. His tone felt completely unfamiliar to me. His mistress, Kelly Simmons, glanced at me sideways, then burst into a shrill laugh. “Now even beggars are coming to the shopping center.” “I’m Edward’s wife…” Before I could finish, Edward cut me off harshly, “Don’t talk nonsense! This is my wife. Don’t mistake me for someone else.” Then he pulled Kelly closer to him. She smugly clung to his arm. “Edward, is she one of those poor relatives from your hometown who heard you became a millionaire and came running to borrow money?” I stepped forward, and suddenly the wound on my waist felt like it was tearing open. “Edward, you may not recognize me. But do you not recognize your own son?” Aaron peeked out from behind me, tears in his eyes, timidly calling Edward “Daddy.” Edward narrowed his eyes. Before he could speak, Daniel jumped forward. “Don’t lie! This is my dad!” I stared at Daniel. He had dimples and looked exactly like Edward when he was younger at Christmas. Daniel seemed to be about two years older than Aaron. My heart sank. Edward said he went south to start a business, but he likely had another woman all along. I stepped forward, trembling. “Edward, all these Christmases I worked hard to earn money to help pay off your debts. Yet you treat me so cruelly.” Edward looked extremely uncomfortable and remained silent for a while. Kelly bit her lip and pushed me. “Stop acting! Edward is a millionaire now, and not just anyone can claim a connection to him!” I fell to the ground, causing the money I had exchanged with my life to scatter from my pocket. Kelly got excited and bent down to pick it up. “This is my hard-earned money. You can’t take it!” I struggled to grab it back, but she stepped on the back of my hand. “Wow, these bills even have sequential serial numbers. Maybe you stole Edward’s money. I’ll just take it back to buy Daniel a piano.” “Give my mom’s money back!” Aaron cried, lunging forward to bite Kelly’s wrist. She screamed in pain and kicked him. “Get away, you little bastard!” Her foot landed right in Aaron’s chest. I watched helplessly as he flew like a rag doll, the back of his head smashing hard against the corner of the counter. In an instant, blood spread across the floor, and his tiny body convulsed uncontrollably. I crawled over, bleeding myself, screaming in agony, “Aaron!” “Edward!” I looked up desperately, only to see Edward hurriedly leaving with Kelly and Daniel. “Please, save Aaron.” Edward’s steps faltered briefly. Just when I thought he might turn back, Daniel tugged at his sleeve. “Dad, I want honey cake.” “Sure. I’ll buy you some.” He walked away with Kelly and Daniel without looking back at us once. As the bloodstain grew larger, I trembled as I held Aaron, feeling utterly hopeless. Perhaps marrying Edward at all costs was a mistake from the beginning.
“Please, save my son.” I collapsed on the ground, desperately begging passersby for help. But they all cleared a path, as if trying to avoid misfortune. Aaron’s face was as white as paper, and his breathing was extremely faint. I tore off a clean piece of my clothing with trembling hands, but his bleeding wouldn’t stop. “Hang in there! I’ll take you to the hospital right now.” I tried to lift him, but my legs felt like cotton. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t stand up. Just as I was about to give up hope, a pair of strong hands took Aaron from me. “Follow me.” In the end, thanks to Dr. Julian Foster who was out making house calls, I managed to get Aaron to the hospital. The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead. A nurse muttered while cutting gauze, “If you’d brought him in half an hour later, he would’ve either died or ended up brain-damaged.” “Remember to pay the thirty-dollar deposit and hospitalization fee.” I trembled. The money I’d gotten from selling my kidney had been stolen, and I only had a few coins left in my pocket. “I’ll go get the money right away,” I said, forcing myself to stand up before suddenly feeling dizzy. The nurse pulled back my blood-soaked clothing and screamed, “Are you trying to kill yourself? The wound on your waist is infected. Where’s your husband?” My husband… since the moment I discovered his affair, he might as well have been dead to me. I shook my head. “I’m fine.” Ignoring the nurse’s protests, I gritted my teeth and rushed out into the rain, enduring the excruciating pain. By the time I reached Edward’s dormitory, it was the middle of the night. Through the heavy rain, I could see Edward holding Daniel up high in his arms, while Kelly laughed happily beside them. They looked like the perfect family. I took a deep breath and pounded on the wooden door. The next second, someone yanked it open. When Edward saw me, his expression immediately darkened. “It’s the middle of the night! Audrey, stop making trouble.” I shouted, “Give me back my money! That’s Aaron’s life-saving money!” Kelly sauntered over and wrapped her arms around Edward’s waist, giving me a sidelong glance. “What life-saving money? That money was used to pay off debts. Besides, maybe your money was illegally obtained.” Furious, I reached out to slap her, but Edward caught my wrist. He forcefully pushed my hand away. “Audrey, don’t make a scene here!” “Edward, Aaron is your own son! He’s in the hospital now and needs money for surgery! Are you really not going to save him?” Finally, my tone turned to pleading. Edward frowned deeply, staring at me with scrutinizing eyes. “Wasn’t it just a minor injury? How could it be that serious?” During all these days he’d been gone, Aaron and I had suffered tremendously, yet here he was, making sarcastic remarks. I stared at the expensive Rolex on his wrist and suddenly laughed. “Edward, don’t forget that when your mother died, I was the one who sold my jewelry to pay for her funeral.” “Don’t bring up the past!” Edward looked embarrassed and glanced back at Kelly. “Fine, wait here for me a moment.” With that, he turned and went inside. Kelly glared at me fiercely before slamming the door shut. The cold rain seeped through my collar and into my clothes, making the wound on my waist feel like it was tearing open, but that was nothing compared to the chill rising from the depths of my heart. After what seemed like forever, the door opened again. Edward shoved a crumpled envelope into my hands. “This is all I have. Now go.” My heart skipped a beat. With trembling hands, I opened the envelope to find only a few crumpled bills inside. I jerked my head up. “8.6 dollars? Edward, aren’t you a millionaire?!” Edward frowned and impatiently cut me off, “Everything I’ve achieved today is thanks to Kelly’s support. Since you didn’t contribute, you should be grateful for what you get!” I was shaking with anger and threw the money in his face. “You bastard! If anything happens to Aaron, I won’t let you two off even if it kills me.” With no other choice, I stumbled to an illegal clinic and sold my blood to barely cover Aaron’s surgery costs. “This is for Aaron’s expenses…” I had just handed the money to the nurse when I passed out. When I woke up, I met Julian’s gaze. He seemed hesitant to speak. “If you keep damaging your health like this, you might lose your life first.” I managed a weak smile. “I have no other choice.” After eating a few bites of oatmeal, I wearily walked to Aaron’s hospital room. He was already awake. His thin little face turned toward me. “Mom, did Dad abandon us?”
“I dreamed that Dad took Daniel to the new amusement park, and they even had expensive ice cream at the entrance. “Now that Dad has a more obedient child, will he ever come see me again?” Aaron’s voice grew increasingly faint. I bit my lower lip, tears nearly falling. That day, when Edward showed up with Kelly and Daniel, it broke both Aaron’s and my hearts. Afraid Aaron would overthink, I could only offer a hollow explanation, “Your dad is just busy. He’ll come see you once he’s done with work.” I’d repeated this lie so many times that even I found it ridiculous. Aaron didn’t respond. He pulled out a half-eaten, stale cookie from under his pillow. “Mom, this is for you. The nurse gave it to me.” The cookie had already gone soft. Obviously, he’d been saving it for quite some time. Looking at his thin wrist, I shook my head, feeling tears well up. “I’m not hungry. You keep it.” Before I could finish, Aaron clutched the hem of my shirt, as if afraid I might disappear. “Mom, you’ll always stay with me, right?” At that moment, the grief I’d been holding back finally erupted. I pulled him into my arms. “I will never leave you, Aaron. When you get better, I’ll take you to the amusement park too.” Just then, the wooden door to the hospital room swung open. I looked up to see Edward standing in the doorway, holding a plastic mesh bag with two nearly rotten apples. He looked more energetic than last time. Clearly, Kelly was taking good care of him. With a forced smile, he strode over. “Aaron, I came to see you.” Aaron’s eyes lit up like stars. He struggled to sit up. I stood and positioned myself in front of his bed, saying quietly, “Let’s talk outside.” The hospital corridor was empty. I clenched my fists and said coldly, “Just tell me what you want.” Edward’s fake smile had vanished, replaced by a fawning expression. He wrung his hands, avoiding my gaze. “Audrey, I know I’ve wronged you and Aaron, but this is a matter of life and death.” My heart sank. An ominous feeling swept over me. “Daniel is sick and needs a kidney transplant. The specialist from Washington says Aaron’s kidney is a perfect match.” The world seemed to freeze, with only Edward’s broken voice continuing. “It’s just one kidney from Aaron, it won’t affect him at all. The specialist has arranged everything, we just need your consent…” I finally snapped back to reality and said sharply, “Edward, have you lost your mind? Aaron is still on penicillin. The doctor said…” Edward cut me off angrily, “I’m his father. You’re just a selfish hick who doesn’t understand anything!” I trembled all over. I thought he felt guilty and came to see Aaron, but I never imagined he wanted Aaron’s kidney! The doctor had said the worst thing for Aaron’s recovery would be any additional damage to his body. I wiped my face, the back of my hand wet with cold tears. “Am I selfish? I married you when I was eighteen and had Aaron at twenty. You were away working for three Christmases. Yet when you came back, you brought a mistress and an illegitimate son. “Now you want to sacrifice Aaron to save him?!” “Shut up!” Edward slapped me hard, making me dizzy. I leaned against the mottled wall, a trace of blood at the corner of my mouth. Seeing the bright red handprint on my face, he looked uneasy. “You shouldn’t insult Daniel…” I slowly turned my face back, wiping away the blood from my lip. “I want a divorce. We’re going to court today.” Edward froze for a moment, then sneered, “Divorce? You’re just a useless woman. If you leave me, are you planning to beg on the streets? Without me, you wouldn’t survive!” My voice trembled but remained firm. “I’d sell my kidney or my blood to pay back the money, but I will never let you hurt Aaron!” Just then, Kelly came running down the hallway in her plastic sandals. The concealer on her face couldn’t hide her dark circles. “Edward, how’s everything going?” she asked softly, completely ignoring me. Edward shook his head grimly. Only then did Kelly look at me, suddenly bursting into tears. “Audrey, everything is my fault, but Daniel is innocent!” I watched her performance coldly, unmoved. She suddenly lunged forward and grabbed my hands. “Is it because I was too harsh last time, and you resent me? I apologize, okay? I’m just begging you to save Daniel!” As she was about to continue pleading, Edward pulled her into his arms. He turned to glare at me and shouted, “Audrey, you don’t have a choice today! I will take Aaron’s kidney for Daniel!” Before I could react, four muscular men in blue uniforms suddenly emerged from the shadows of the hallway, quickly surrounding me. I backed away in terror, but one of them grabbed my arm. “What are you doing? This is a hospital!” Edward leaned close to my ear and said, “Specialists from Washington are waiting at the hotel. This surgery must happen!” I kicked hard toward his groin, but someone knocked me out from behind. The last thing I heard was Aaron crying out my name… I don’t know how long I was unconscious. Suddenly, I was awakened by excruciating pain in my wrists. Opening my eyes, I found myself in a dim storage room, my hands and feet bound with rough rope, unable to move. The wooden door creaked open. Kelly walked in with a cup, her face wearing an eerie smile. “Have some water.” When I turned away, she suddenly grabbed my braid and yanked me backward. “Who do you think you are? You and your son are worth less than a donkey!” Thinking of Aaron still in the hospital, I twisted in panic. “Please, Aaron is just a child. He can’t lose his kidney! I’ll divorce Edward. I won’t bother you anymore after that.” Kelly smiled triumphantly, “It’s too late to beg now. Come in, boys! Let’s give her a good time!” Three burly men ducked into the room, grinning maliciously. “What are you going to do?” I desperately shrank back, but the wall was behind me—there was nowhere to retreat. “Once you’re ruined, Edward won’t want you anymore!” With that, Kelly slammed the storage room door shut. When one thug’s rough hand touched my neck, I headbutted him hard in the nose. “Bitch, I’ll kill you!” I was slapped several times until my head was ringing. As I watched my clothes being torn, I felt utterly hopeless. Just then, a commotion erupted outside the storage room. While the thugs were distracted, I rolled toward a woodpile and found a sharp piece of wood. Despite my fingers being cut and bleeding, I felt no pain. After cutting through the rope, I charged at them wielding the wooden stick. I can’t remember how I made it to the cornfield afterward. All I could think about was Aaron’s pale face. I had lost my cloth shoes. The soles of my feet were cut and bleeding from the sharp stones, but I didn’t dare stop for a moment. When I finally reached the hospital, breathless, the red light above the operating room had just gone out. Edward leaned against the wall smoking a cigarette and sneered, “I told you Aaron would be fine, but you had to…” His words were cut off by the specialist coming through the door. “I’m sorry. Aaron suffered severe bleeding during surgery…”
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