No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 374



"Come on, don't," Susie said as she pushed my head back onto Ernest's shoulder, "Licia, just lean on my brother like that. I love seeing you two all lovey-dovey."

This little rascal...

"Bro, Licia," Susie's eyes, clear as day, fixed on us, "I was planning to wait a bit longer before saying this, but since it came up today, I might as well spill the beans now."

"Don't jump to conclusions or blurt out anything silly," I had a premonition about what she was about to say.

Ernest, however, said, "Let her speak."

Susie grinned at him, "That's my bro, always gets me."

Then she turned to me, "Licia, hear me out, okay?"

She giggled, then cleared her throat as a sort of prelude, tightly holding both mine and Ernest's hands, "Here goes."

Ernest and I were silent, but our breathing clearly tensed up.

organ donor," she said out of the blue, catching Ernest and me off guard and frankly, scaring

talking about?" Ernest's voice was

surgery fails, or if anything happens to me down the line,"

breath hitched, "Why would you think of something like

liver, kidneys, and corneas still could be. I

within me, sending a rush of adrenaline from my feet to the top of

how he felt. I turned

staring at Susie, had his

was deeply moved by the resolve of the little

anything?" Susie, aware that Ernest was the one calling the shots, looked at him anxiously. "Bro, whether you agree or not, I've made up my mind. I'm of age now; I

I was at a loss for words,

silence, he finally spoke

about this for a

it up earlier?" Ernest

at me, then said softly, "Wasn't it

happens to me

future, and end up in

dead. Just do as I ask, donate what can be donated, and then take my ashes back to our little yard. Bury me under the peach tree by the

my heart tightly; my