After her rebirth by Cici

Chapter 1

The summer sun was beating down on the busy streets, making everyone feel like they were melting. People were rushing around in front of the hospital, and the scorching sunlight was hitting everyone equally. Meanwhile, in a hospital room, Katniss Manners slowly woke up from a coma, blinking her eyes open to a strange and mysterious scene.

The gray walls were covered with a red cross, and an old table stood by the bed. The stale air and the strong smell of disinfectant hit her nose, making her already aching head spin even more.

Wait, wasn't she dead? How the heck was she in a hospital?

Katniss remembered.

She had come to the hospital to see her sister, Clara Manners, with a bunch of flowers she had carefully picked out. The hot weather had her drenched in sweat, but she didn't care. Her heart was full of worry and love for Clara. Dodging pedestrians and cars, Katniss hurried along, her anxiety and urgency pushing her forward.

Finally, she reached the hospital entrance and rushed into the ward. The next second, she heard Clara and Elodie Smith talking inside.

"Mom, how did I get this disease? If I can't find a kidney donor, I'm gonna die. What am I gonna do?" Clara's voice trembled as she held the examination report, her eyes filled with helplessness and sadness.

to comfort her, "Your second brother is a doctor; he'll figure something out. We'll find a kidney donor soon." Clara's tears flowed like a river, her fear and despair rising like a

Knowing the family's struggles and conflicts, she had tried so hard to please her family but was always ignored and treated coldly. Elodie's suggestion shocked her, a flame of

young, I have kids to raise, and I haven't had a chance to take good care of you," Clara said sadly, her words showing

we can use her kidney. It would be a waste otherwise." These words hit Katniss like a punch to the gut,

swinging wildly. She stood quietly in the hospital corner, thinking

taken away. She was brought back from the countryside. This unexpected discovery flipped Katniss's life upside down. She had

family but found it tough. She kept trying, longing for their

attitude towards her was like a slap in the face. Clara's tears always got the family's sympathy, while Katniss was the scapegoat. "I just wanted to help," she'd say, but her efforts to solve the family's money problems were met with cold shoulders and blame. She couldn't wrap her head around why she was always the one getting the short end

the real Manners kid, and she was just

pretty loaded, but as more people got into the game, they

her butt day and night to fix the financial mess, just to get a nod from the Manners family, but she worked herself sick. Instead of getting their sympathy,

hard she tried,

Suddenly, a violent cough broke the

ward, and Elodie quickly pushed the door open, frowning and glaring at Katniss. "Were

up, wanting to escape the awkward