The doctor shook his head at the agitated Sasha. “There’s simply no antidote for this poison. It has been like this for many years now. According to the report you sent me, the bone marrow is not entirely necrotic.”
“So what does that mean?”
“It means we have to find a way to revive it.” The doctor gave a simple answer and made it sound easy, but that could not be further from the truth.
Sasha knew it would not be easy to achieve such a feat. Does that mean we’ll need another person’s bone marrow?
As a doctor herself, Sasha did not take long to see where the doctor was going with the conversation.
“We’ll need a matching bone marrow then, won’t we?”
“Yes, but not just anybody’s. Because of the unique condition and the low success rate, it’s best that we do the transplant from an immediate family member. Otherwise, the procedure may fail and shorten what little time the patient has instead,” explained the doctor extensively and professionally after going through the report.
At that point, the room got so quiet that a pin drop could be heard, for everyone knew that the patient basically had no immediate relatives left.
Knowing that both Yancy and Frederick had passed away, Sasha could not think of anyone else who would fit the bill. Sasha dared not to look at the person next to her, fearing that she would be misunderstood if she were to do so.
What right do I have to ask her to save Solomon? The things he and his mother did to her were unforgivable. Besides, she’s an expectant mother now.
“Doctor, what if we…”
“I’m his sister. When can we proceed with the operation?” interrupted Sabrina just when Sasha wanted to ask the doctor to search for a suitable donor.
To everyone’s surprise, Sabrina offered to donate her bone marrow, causing both Sasha and Sebastian to turn and raise their brows curiously at her.
As quick as the two were, Devin still beat them to it as he instantly stepped up to shoot down the idea.
“You can’t do that! You’re pregnant now, remember? How can you donate your bone marrow?” Devin could no longer keep his silence.
“And why not? I never said anything about delivering the baby,” scoffed the woman in response.
“But…”
“So when will it be, doctor? If it’s today, I’ll go take my pills now, and we can proceed in the afternoon.”
Devin, drained of colors, was not the only one having trouble understanding Sabrina’s decision as Sasha, too, could not figure out what Sabrina was thinking at the moment.
“Sab, what are you doing? Do you have any idea what this will do to your body? This… This procedure is no joke. We’re talking about extracting your bone marrow and aborting a baby. Heck, if things were to go wrong, your life could be in danger!” exclaimed Sasha in all seriousness.
After glancing at Sasha, Sabrina stayed silent for a while but remained adamant about her decision. Devin’s face fell as he could tell from the look in her eyes that she meant every word she said in that room.
A few minutes after everyone left the office, Devin decided to grab Sabrina by the arm and pull her elsewhere.
“What are you doing? Let me go! Let go!” shouted Sabrina.
“You and I are going to have a little talk.”
“What’s there to talk about? Like I told you, we’re through! Didn’t you hear me? Let me go! Let me go now!”
Even from a distance away, Sasha could hear the woman’s shouting.
“Do you think they’re going to be fine? Shouldn’t we go take a look?” Sasha asked Sebastian worriedly as she peeked at the two from the hallway.
“Why should we? I’m sure they can work things out on their own. What we should focus on right now is figuring out this bone marrow issue.” Sebastian, who knew that there was nothing they could do to help, pulled Sasha away from the arguing couple.
Devin only loosened his grip on Sabrina when they reached a less crowded spot.
Upset with what Devin just did, Sabrina gave the man a hard kick to the shin.
“That’s for being a jerk, Devin! Remember how you used to act all high and mighty when I wanted nothing more than to be with you? Now that I’ve finally come to my senses, you can’t seem to leave me alone. Are all men like this, or is it just you?”
The man in pain took a few seconds to rub his shin and swallow his anger before looking up at Sabrina again.
“What do I have to do to redeem myself? I know what I did in the past was wrong. I should’ve taken up my responsibility as a man back then, but instead, I tried to run away from it. That was on me.”
