No Strings Attached

Brodie's eyes were bloodshot as he looked at Clara. "Thank you."

Clara gave a faint, reassuring smile. "You need to stay strong, Brodie. Katherine is counting on you."

"I know."

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The surgeon emerged with a grave expression. "The patient's liver is critically damaged. We need to perform a liver transplant immediately. We've contacted all the donor registries, but there's no match available yet. The family should get tested right away."

When he heared this, Brodie's hands involuntarily clenched into fists.

His voice trembled. "Okay, I'll get tested right now."

Teo chimed in, "I'll get tested too, and I'll call some more people over."

He immediately whipped out his cell phone and dialed a number.

one by one, people started arriving to get

the test results finally came

doctor and asked, "Well?

her weakened state, she can't accept a liver from a different blood type. Ideally, we need to find a

heart sank. "How long can my mom hold on? I'll contact relatives abroad to get

surgeon said solemnly. "The transplant must happen today, or she won't

seemed to hit Brodie's back,

painfully aware of the severity of the

in such a short time frame was a tall order. His grandfather, halfway across the world,

type A blood. Let's have him tested, and I'll round up some more

his fear and nodded

even though he knew the odds of

room for the test.

a victorious sign, just like

was his beacon of light, shining through the cracks

was her encouragement that gave him