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00:00New Year's Eve. My husband's junior resident called me at midnight.
00:04Thank you for being so understanding, Mrs. Hayes.
00:07If Marcus hadn't rushed to be with me tonight,
00:10if he hadn't bent the rules to get my mother that kidney,
00:13I don't know how I would have survived this.
00:16I froze. The phone felt cold against my ear.
00:21You must be confused. Marcus had an emergency surgery in Boston tonight.
00:25He left before we could celebrate New Year's together.
00:28My father. My voice came out steadier than I felt.
00:32Besides, he's always been ethical. He would never break protocol, not even for you.
00:38Zoe's voice was confident, almost smug.
00:41No, Mrs. Hayes, I'm not confused.
00:44Marcus saw my Instagram story, the one where I was begging for a kidney donor for my mom.
00:49He was at the airport. He turned around and came straight to the hospital.
00:54Took him less than five minutes to make the call.
00:58The line went dead.
00:59I stood there, staring at my phone.
01:02That's when I heard it.
01:04Keys turning in the lock.
01:05I looked up as my husband walked through the door.
01:08Still in his coat, his hospital badge clipped to his chest.
01:11My voice came out barely above a whisper.
01:14You said, you said, you had a surgery tonight, in Boston.
01:19Marcus froze for two seconds, just two.
01:23Then his shoulders dropped.
01:24I did have plans, but when I saw Zoe's post about her mother, I couldn't just leave her.
01:31He paused.
01:32His voice got quieter.
01:34The kidney that was supposed to be yours.
01:36I redirected it.
01:38To Zoe's mom.
01:40Another pause.
01:41You're younger.
01:42You can wait a little longer.
01:44Tears filled my eyes so fast, I couldn't blink them away.
01:48I have stage four kidney cancer.
01:51He knows how rare it is to find a match.
01:54He knows I've been on the transplant list for three years.
01:57When my parents begged him to use his connections as chief of nephrology, just once, he'd lectured
02:03them about ethics.
02:05Life is equal, he'd said.
02:07I won't play favorites.
02:08That's not who I am.
02:10But now, now he'd stolen my kidney, the one with my name on it, and given it to his 24
02:16-year-old
02:17protege.
02:18It took me a full minute to find my voice.
02:20Marcus, I want a divorce.
02:22My hands were shaking, and I'm reporting you to the medical board.
02:27Tonight, I turned toward the door.
02:29Marcus grabbed my wrist.
02:30His grip was tight.
02:32His expression hard.
02:34Sienna, stop being dramatic.
02:36His voice was cold.
02:38Clinical.
02:39I know you're in pain.
02:41I know you're frustrated.
02:42As your husband, I'm more frustrated than you are.
02:45But Zoe's mother is 72 years old.
02:48She's out of time.
02:49Can't you have a little compassion?
02:51I stared at him like I'd never seen him before.
02:54Then I screamed.
02:56She's out of time?
02:57What about me, Marcus?
02:59My voice cracked, raw and desperate.
03:02I'm on dialysis three times a week.
03:04I'm dying.
03:05I have one foot in the grave already.
03:08Who's showing me compassion?
03:10Tears streamed down my face.
03:12You know if I don't get this surgery soon, I'm going to die.
03:16Marcus frowned, irritation flickering across his face.
03:19Marcus, don't ridiculous.
03:21You know I won't let you die.
03:23His tone was so calm, so controlled, like I was a hysterical patient he needed to placate.
03:30We'll get you the next kidney.
03:32You just need to be patient.
03:34I felt something inside me die.
03:36Marcus, I've been waiting for three years.
03:40My voice dropped to something flat, empty.
03:43When my parents came to you crying, begging you to do something, what did you tell them?
03:49I could still see it.
03:50My mother on her knees.
03:52My father, a man who'd never asked anyone for anything, breaking down in your office.
03:57You let them kneel on the floor and beg.
04:00You didn't even look at them.
04:03Tears blurred my vision.
04:05You told them they were asking you to compromise your integrity.
04:09That all lives are equal.
04:11That you couldn't, wouldn't bend the rules.
04:14You said they were trying to make you into a bad doctor.
04:18My voice shook with rage.
04:20I believed you.
04:21I told myself you weren't heartless.
04:24You were just principled.
04:25You were a good doctor.
04:27I was proud of you.
04:29I stepped closer, my voice rising again.
04:32But Zoe posts one Instagram story, and suddenly you can steal a kidney off the transplant list?
04:39Where's your all-lives-are-equal speech now?
04:43Marcus looked away.
04:45Guilt flickered across his face for half a second.
04:47And Zoe, and her mother, they only have each other.
04:52If her mother dies, Zoe will be completely alone.
04:56He swallowed.
04:57I'm a doctor.
04:59I had a moment of weakness.
05:01I couldn't let that happen.
05:04I felt like I'd been slapped.
05:06So you used my life to save hers?
05:09My whole body is shaking now.
05:11Your moment of weakness is going to kill me, Marcus.
05:15Marcus, I'm going to the hospital.
05:17Right now, I'm getting my kidney back.
05:20Don't!
05:20He slapped me across the face.
05:22The force of it whipped my head to the side.
05:25Pain exploded across my cheek.
05:27I looked at him, my vision blurring.
05:29Marcus stared at his own hand, his face pale with shock.
05:33Sienna, I didn't mean...
05:35He reached for my face.
05:37I jerked away from him.
05:38I tried to slap him back.
05:40But my body gave out.
05:41I collapsed.
05:42Marcus caught me before I hit the floor, panic flooding his face.
05:47Sienna, Sienna, I'm sorry.
05:49He laid me on the couch, his hands shaking as he fumbled for my medication.
05:54That's when his phone rang.
05:56He glanced at the screen and answered immediately.
05:59After a few quiet words, his face went grim.
06:03Sienna, Zoe's mother is having a rejection episode.
06:06I need to go.
06:08Now.
06:09He grabbed his keys, already halfway to the door.
06:12Stay here.
06:13Don't do anything.
06:15He didn't even find my pills.
06:17The door slammed shut.
06:19I was alone.
06:20I dragged myself off the couch and crawled to the medicine cabinet.
06:24My hands shook so badly, I dropped the pill bottle twice.
06:29Tears dripped onto the floor.
06:30This time, I finally understood.
06:33Marcus was never coming back.
06:35Marcus didn't come home for three days.
06:37He didn't call.
06:38Didn't text.
06:40Nothing.
06:40But I knew exactly where he was.
06:43Because Zoe's Instagram kept me updated.
06:45While I lay in bed, barely able to move, Marcus was spending every night at the hospital with Zoe and
06:52her mother.
06:52She posted a photo of their hands intertwined.
06:56She says,
06:57Because of you, I have the courage to fight fate.
07:01When I forced myself to the kitchen to choke down stale bread, Marcus was taking Zoe to a high-class
07:08restaurant.
07:09Nine photos.
07:10All gourmet dishes.
07:12She says,
07:13I mentioned I never went to restaurants as a kid.
07:16He said he'd take me to taste the whole world.
07:19When the pain got so bad, I was rolling on the floor, biting down screams.
07:25Zoe posted pictures from a temple.
07:27She says,
07:28He came with me to pray for my mother's recovery.
07:31But I'm more grateful to God for sending me this guardian angel.
07:35That's when I realized.
07:37I'd missed my dialysis appointment.
07:39Marcus was too busy with his protege to remember.
07:43I thought about the day he found out about my cancer.
07:46His eyes had filled with tears.
07:48He'd buried his face in my chest and said,
07:50If you gone, I cannot live alone.
07:54He'd never bent the rules for me.
07:56But he'd cared.
07:57Or so I thought.
07:58He used to remind me to take my pills, check my vitals, hold my hand during dialysis.
08:04When did it all change?
08:06When Zoe showed up.
08:07At first, Marcus used to complain about her.
08:10She's useless.
08:11Cries at the drop of a hat.
08:12Can't do anything right.
08:14Then his complaints turned softer.
08:17She only has her mom.
08:19She worked her way up from nothing.
08:20It's tough.
08:22Then he started smiling when he talked about her.
08:25My junior resident is kind of clumsy, but she's got grit.
08:29One night, he looked at me with this distant expression.
08:33You know what I admire most about Zoe?
08:36Her vitality?
08:37I spend all day around dying patients, and she's just...alive.
08:42He caught my expression and backtracked.
08:45I'm not talking about you, Sienna.
08:47Don't take it personally.
08:49Once you get better, you'll be just like her.
08:52Full of life.
08:54But he started coming home later and later.
08:57And then, not at all.
08:59Always too busy.
09:00Too busy to celebrate New Year's with me.
09:03But not too busy to steal my kidney for Zoe's mother.
09:08I drifted in and out of consciousness.
09:10At some point, I thought I heard Marcus's voice, asking if I was okay.
09:15But when I opened my eyes, there was a woman standing behind him.
09:19This wasn't a dream.
09:21Marcus had come home, and he'd brought Zoe with him.
09:24This was the first time I'd ever seen Zoe in person.
09:27She stood at the foot of my bed, holding onto Marcus's sleeve.
09:31Her voice was soft, timid.
09:33Mrs. Hayes, thank you for letting my mother have your kidney.
09:37She looked up at Marcus.
09:39He smiled at her, warm, affectionate, like she was something precious.
09:44She smiled back, then turned to me.
09:47I told Marcus I wanted to take care of you, to repay your kindness.
09:51And he agreed.
09:53I gripped the sheets so hard my knuckles went white.
09:57If I let go, I'd lose control completely.
10:00I didn't give your mother anything.
10:02If you want to repay me, give me back my kidney.
10:06Marcus's expression darkened.
10:09That's enough, Sienna.
10:10His voice was sharp, cutting.
10:13Zoe is trying to do something nice.
10:15Why are you being so difficult?
10:18He didn't even look at me.
10:20He just put his arm around Zoe, who was tearing up now, and guided her out of the room.
10:25Don't cry, Zoe.
10:26This isn't your fault.
10:28His voice was gentle, soothing.
10:30If she wants to blame someone, let her blame me.
10:35Half an hour later, Zoe reappeared, carrying a bowl of soup.
10:39Mrs. Hayes, you should eat something.
10:42Her voice was sweet, concerned.
10:44Don't be mad at Marcus.
10:46Marcus, he just cares about me so much.
10:49I heard the smugness buried in her words.
10:51The soup bowl flew from her hands and shattered on the floor.
10:55Get out, Marcus stormed in, his face red with anger.
10:59What the hell is wrong with you?
11:01He grabbed Zoe's hand.
11:02Her fingers turned red due to the heat, and brought them to his lips, blowing softly.
11:08Does it hurt?
11:09God, it looks very badly injured.
11:12Zoe pulled her hand back shyly.
11:14They looked at each other.
11:16The gaze shows how they care for each other.
11:19Marcus cleared his throat, suddenly awkward.
11:21Come on, Zoe, let's get some cold water on that.
11:25He glanced back at me with pure disgust.
11:28Let the crazy woman cool off.
11:30The door slammed.
11:32I sat in the wreckage of the soup bowl, my body trembling violently.
11:37At some point, I passed out.
11:40When I woke up, the pain was back, worse than before.
11:44I fumbled for the pills on my nightstand, swallowing them dry, sweat dripping down my face.
11:50That's when Zoe walked in again.
11:52She set a glass of water on the nightstand.
11:55Mrs. Hayes, you should drink something.
11:57I didn't open my eyes.
11:59Get out.
12:01She didn't move.
12:02Mrs. Hayes, I need to tell you something.
12:05My chest tightened.
12:07Do you know why your parents haven't contacted you?
12:10I opened my eyes.
12:12What are you talking about?
12:13Zoe spoke slowly, like she was savoring every word.
12:16Your mom and dad have been coming to the hospital every day.
12:20Begging for a kidney.
12:21On New Year's Eve, your mother left the hospital and got hit by a car.
12:26My blood turned to ice.
12:28What?
12:28What did you say?
12:30Zoe looked at me with wide, innocent eyes.
12:33Why would I lie, Mrs. Hayes?
12:36Your father is back home right now, planning her funeral.
12:40He didn't tell you because he didn't want you to feel guilty.
12:43Her voice dropped.
12:44Your mother signed an organ donor card before she died.
12:47Her last words were, give my kidney to my daughter.
12:52My mind is on the verge of collapse.
12:55You're lying.
12:56Why would I lie?
12:58Zoe tilted her head.
12:59I posted a story about needing a kidney.
13:02Marcus saw it and rushed to the hospital.
13:05I cried a little, and he made the call right there.
13:08She paused.
13:09Even though he knew whose kidney it was.
13:12All the color drained from my face.
13:15My body started shaking uncontrollably.
13:18Zoe watched me with something like pity.
13:20It's such a shame.
13:21Your mother died smiling.
13:23She thought she was saving you.
13:25I screamed.
13:25A raw, animalistic sound I didn't recognize as my own.
13:30I grabbed the water glass and hurled it at Zoe's head.
13:33It shattered against her temple.
13:35Blood poured down her face.
13:37She stumbled backward, covering her head, whimpering.
13:40Marcus burst into the room.
13:42He saw the blood.
13:43Saw Zoe trembling on the floor.
13:45His eyes went wide with horror.
13:47He scooped her up and ran for the door.
13:50I'm taking you to the ER.
13:52Don't worry.
13:53You're okay.
13:54Before he left, he turned back.
13:56His face was twisted with hatred.
13:58Sienna, why don't you just die already?
14:01The door slammed.
14:03I stared at the empty room and laughed.
14:06A broken, hysterical sound.
14:08You're right, Marcus.
14:10I should be the one who's dead, not my mother.
14:13A sharp pain tore through my chest.
14:16I tasted copper.
14:18Blood poured from my mouth.
14:19The room went dark.
14:21Hours later, Marcus came home.
14:23The apartment was silent.
14:25He walked into the bedroom.
14:26The sheets were covered in blood.
14:28Sienna?
14:29His voice cracked.
14:31Panic flooded his chest.
14:32That's when the door burst open.
14:34Police officers swarmed in, surrounding him.
14:37The lead officer stepped forward, flashing his badge.
14:40Dr. Marcus Hayes?
14:42Marcus nodded, his throat tight.
14:45Someone filed a complaint against you for abuse of power and medical malpractice.
14:50You need to come with us.
14:52Marcus's face went white.
14:54Did Sienna file the report?
14:56Is she okay?
14:57Where is she?
14:58The officer's expression was grim.
15:01Your wife is in the ICU.
15:03Acute kidney failure.
15:04She's in critical condition.
15:07Marcus staggered backward, his legs nearly giving out.
15:10He grabbed the officer's arm, his voice shaking.
15:14That's impossible.
15:15She was fine when I left.
15:17One of the younger officers scoffed.
15:19Fine?
15:20We found Mrs. Hayes barely alive.
15:23The doctor said she was severely malnourished, dehydrated, and showed signs of extreme psychological distress.
15:30His voice was cold.
15:31You call that fine?
15:34Marcus opened his mouth.
15:36No words came out.
15:37That's when it hit him.
15:39He'd been gone for three days.
15:41Three days with Zoe.
15:43Helping her mother recover.
15:44Comforting her.
15:45Taking her to dinner.
15:46Hiking with her to that stupid temple.
15:48He hadn't thought about Sienna once.
15:51She'd been alone.
15:52In pain.
15:53Dying.
15:54And he'd just, uh, forgotten about her.
15:56He'd even forgotten her dialysis appointment.
15:59As a nephrologist, he knew exactly what missing dialysis meant.
16:03Marcus's whole body shook.
16:05He'd been so focused on Zoe's tears, Zoe's needs, Zoe's vibrant energy.
16:10He'd let his wife suffer alone.
16:13He slammed his fists against his head.
16:16How could he forget something so critical?
16:18Being a caretaker had exhausted him.
16:21Watching Sienna waste away, year after year, it had drained him.
16:25That's why Zoe's energy felt so intoxicating.
16:28With her, he felt alive again.
16:30But if Sienna gone, he couldn't bear it.
16:34That day at the hospital, when Zoe cried and begged him to save her mother,
16:38something inside him snapped.
16:40He'd thought, Sienna's been waiting three years.
16:43She can wait a little longer.
16:45The next kidney will be hers.
16:47But when he found out the kidney came from Sienna's mother, he'd frozen.
16:52But the surgery was already scheduled.
16:54Stopping it would raise questions.
16:55So he went through with it.
16:57He promised Sienna's father he'd get her a kidney soon.
17:00But the kidney was already gone.
17:03Marcus felt crushed under the weight of his guilt.
17:05He hadn't gone home because he couldn't face her.
17:08And now she was dying.
17:09The officer's voice cut through his spiraling thoughts.
17:13Let's go.
17:14Marcus took one step.
17:16Then his vision went black.
17:17He collapsed.
17:19A hundred meters away, in the hospital, the surgery light was still on.
17:22Sienna's father paced the hallway, his eyes red and swollen.
17:27He prayed, hands clasped, voice trembling, that his daughter would survive.
17:32After burying his wife, he'd rushed to check on Sienna.
17:36What he found made his heart stop.
17:38His baby girl, unconscious, lying in a pool of blood.
17:42He couldn't lose her too.
17:44Please, he whispered to the ceiling.
17:46To his wife.
17:47To God.
17:48Please let her live.
17:50When I slipped into unconsciousness, it felt like drowning.
17:54Cold.
17:55Dark.
17:56Endless.
17:57I stopped fighting.
17:58I let myself sink.
18:00I could hear my father's voice.
18:01Faint.
18:02Desperate.
18:03Calling my name.
18:04Then I saw her.
18:05My mother.
18:07Standing in the darkness ahead of me.
18:09Her face twisted with worry.
18:11I smiled.
18:12Mom, I know you hate the dark.
18:14I sank deeper.
18:16It's okay.
18:17I'm here now.
18:18We can go together.
18:19I reached for her.
18:21She started crying.
18:22Sienna, go back.
18:24Please, go back.
18:26She shoved me away, sobbing.
18:28Your father is waiting.
18:29You both need to live.
18:31Live.
18:32Mom!
18:33I screamed as I woke up.
18:35My father's face hovered above me.
18:37His eyes red and swollen.
18:39He looked ten years older.
18:41His hair had gone gray.
18:43Grief had aged him overnight.
18:45I tried to speak.
18:46My voice cracked and raw.
18:48Dad!
18:49He grabbed my hand, his grip desperate.
18:51You're awake.
18:53Oh God, you're awake!
18:55Tears streamed down my face.
18:57I'm sorry, Dad.
18:58I'm so sorry.
18:59I'll be better, I promise.
19:01I'll fight.
19:02I'll stay with you.
19:04He held my hand like I might vanish if you let go.
19:07That's my girl.
19:08You have to keep fighting.
19:10His voice broke.
19:12You're all I have left.
19:13Maybe it was Mom watching over me.
19:16Because two weeks later, a kidney became available.
19:19It was a perfect match.
19:21My kidneys were failing completely.
19:23I had days left at most.
19:25The transplant surgery went perfectly.
19:28No rejection.
19:29No complications.
19:31I started getting stronger.
19:33My father told me that when he took Mom's body back home for the funeral,
19:37Marcus had promised him, sworn to him, that he'd get me a transplant immediately.
19:42That he'd give me Mom's kidney.
19:44But when Dad found me half dead in that apartment, he realized Marcus had given Mom's kidney to someone else.
19:51He called the police, filed a formal complaint.
19:54Marcus was arrested on charges of medical fraud and abuse of power.
19:58He was being held pending trial.
20:00Dad told me all this while I sat in the hospital courtyard, soaking up the sun.
20:05I nodded.
20:07Absorbed the information without emotion.
20:09I'd been given a second chance at life.
20:11I wasn't going to waste it on anger.
20:13The people who hurt me would face consequences.
20:16I didn't need to carry that weight anymore.
20:19I held my hand up to the sunlight.
20:21The sun is warm.
20:22For now, I just wanted to heal.
20:25And take care of my father.
20:26He'd given me everything.
20:28It was time to give back.
20:30As for Marcus, whether he lived or died, whether he loved me or Zoe, I didn't care anymore.
20:36While Marcus was held in custody, he couldn't sleep.
20:39He wasn't worried about his own future.
20:42He was terrified he'd hear that Sienna had died.
20:45Now he understood.
20:47Sienna was the only thing that mattered.
20:49If she gone, nothing else would mean anything.
20:53Marcus confessed everything to the investigators.
20:55How he'd abused his position as chief of nephrology.
20:58How he'd manipulated the transplant list.
21:01How he'd stolen Sienna's kidney and given it to Zoe's mother.
21:05Zoe was called in for questioning.
21:06She denied everything.
21:09I'm just a junior resident.
21:10How would I know anything about transplant logistics?
21:13Her voice was small.
21:15Innocent.
21:16Dr. Hayes told me there was a kidney available.
21:19I agreed to the surgery.
21:21That's all I know.
21:22Marcus stared at her in disbelief.
21:25What are you talking about?
21:27You begged me.
21:28That is why I agreed to give you the kidney.
21:31His voice rose.
21:32You said Sienna was next on the list, but your mother might not have time.
21:38You cried and said if your mother died, you'd kill yourself.
21:42Zoe's eyes went wide with fake fear.
21:44Dr. Hayes, I don't know what you're talking about.
21:48She teared up on cue.
21:50I'm grateful for everything you did, but you can't blame me for your choices.
21:55Marcus felt like he'd been punched.
21:57This girl, the one he thought was pure and innocent.
22:01She'd been manipulating him the whole time.
22:03He thought about Sienna's rage.
22:05Her desperation.
22:07Had she been right all along?
22:09One of the officers smirked.
22:11Save the act, Miss Laurent.
22:13We pulled the security footage from Mrs. Hayes' apartment.
22:16He held up his phone.
22:17Want to watch what you said to her?
22:19Or should we just play it for the court?
22:23Zoe's face went white.
22:25The officer pressed play.
22:26Marcus watched in horror as the video unfolded.
22:30Zoe, standing over Sienna's bed, telling her about her mother's death,
22:34savoring every moment of Sienna's pain.
22:37Marcus shot to his feet.
22:39You bitch!
22:40His voice shook with rage.
22:42You got the kidney.
22:44You mother is still alive.
22:46Why did you have to torture her?
22:47Sienna was in so much pain.
22:49And you told her her mother was dead.
22:52He was crying now.
22:54No wonder she hemorrhaged.
22:55No wonder she almost died.
22:58He lunged for Zoe.
22:59The officers held him back.
23:01Zoe scrambled behind them, her mask finally slipping.
23:05I was confused.
23:06I made a mistake.
23:07Her voice turned desperate.
23:10I...
23:10I was in love with him.
23:12I wanted Mrs. Hayes to leave so I could...
23:14She caught herself.
23:16I'll stay away from Dr. Hayes.
23:18I swear, just don't press charges.
23:21Everyone in the room saw through her.
23:23She didn't love Marcus.
23:25She loved his title, his status, his power.
23:28Now that he was ruined, she wanted nothing to do with him.
23:32Marcus glared at her, his voice low and venomous.
23:35I will never forgive you.
23:37Marcus's verdict came down quickly.
23:39Criminal abuse of power.
23:41Medical malpractice.
23:43Endangering a patient's life.
23:45He was stripped of his medical license and sentenced to five years in prison.
23:51As for Zoe, her actions were morally reprehensible but didn't technically break any laws.
23:57She walked away with a warning.
23:59When Marcus heard, he nearly lost his mind.
24:02But what kept him sane was the news that Sienna had survived.
24:06That she'd gotten a kidney.
24:08That she was recovering.
24:10For the first time in weeks, he could breathe.
24:13Prison was brutal.
24:15But Marcus didn't complain.
24:17He knew he deserved it.
24:19One day, a guard told him he had a visitor.
24:22Marcus's heart nearly stopped when he saw who it was.
24:26Sienna.
24:27He stumbled into the visiting room, his hands shaking.
24:30Sienna, you look so much better.
24:33God, you look...
24:34His voice cracked.
24:36I've missed you so much.
24:38Sienna's expression was blank.
24:40She slid a document across the table.
24:42Sign this.
24:44Marcus looked down.
24:45Divorce papers.
24:46His face went white.
24:49You...
24:49You want to divorce me?
24:51Sienna frowned like the question was absurd.
24:54Why wouldn't I?
24:55Her voice was flat.
24:57Cold.
24:58You stole my mother's kidney and gave it to your mistress's mother.
25:02You left me to die while you played house with a 24-year-old.
25:07You brought her into our home to humiliate me.
25:10And the last thing you said to me was,
25:12Why don't you just die?
25:14Why don't you just die?
25:15She leaned forward.
25:16So, yes, Marcus.
25:18I want a divorce.
25:19Marcus shook his head frantically, tears spilling down his face.
25:23Zoe isn't my mistress.
25:25I swear.
25:26Nothing physical ever happened between us.
25:28I was stupid.
25:30I made terrible mistakes.
25:32But I love you, Sienna.
25:33Only you.
25:34He grabbed the edge of the table.
25:37Please.
25:38I'll spend the rest of my life making it up to you.
25:41I won't sign this.
25:42I love you.
25:43I can't lose you.
25:45Sienna laughed, sharp and bitter.
25:47You love me?
25:49You loved me so much you gave away my mother's kidney?
25:53You loved me so much you forgot I existed?
25:56She pushed the papers closer.
25:59Sign.
25:59You know I can file for divorce without your consent.
26:02Let's both walk away with some dignity.
26:05Marcus's hands trembled as he picked up the pen.
26:08He signed.
26:09As Sienna stood to leave, he choked out one last question.
26:13Do you hate me?
26:15Sienna paused, turned back.
26:17No.
26:18Her voice was soft, almost kind.
26:21You're already paying for what you did.
26:23I don't need to hate you.
26:24You're just...
26:26Nobody to me now.
26:27She looked at him one last time.
26:29I'm living on borrowed time.
26:31I don't want to waste it on hatred.
26:33I just want to be alive.
26:35And grateful for every single day.
26:38Goodbye, Marcus.
26:40I hope we never see each other again.
26:42After she left, Marcus buried his face in his hands.
26:46And sobbed.
26:47Several years later,
26:48Marcus was released.
26:49Prison had destroyed him.
26:51He was gaunt.
26:52Hollow-eyed.
26:53Nothing like the confident surgeon he used to be.
26:56The first thing he did was ask about Sienna.
26:58When he heard she was healthy and happy,
27:01relief flooded through him.
27:03Marcus had no family left.
27:04His parents were dead.
27:06Sienna had been his only family.
27:08And now she was gone too.
27:11Autumn wind cut through his thin jacket.
27:13He shivered and walked faster.
27:16He still had one thing left to do.
27:18Using an address he'd tracked down,
27:20Marcus arrived at a small townhouse.
27:23He rang the bell.
27:23Zoe opened the door.
27:25Her face went white.
27:27She tried to slam the door shut.
27:29Marcus shoved it open and forced his way inside.
27:32Zoe stumbled backward, her voice shaking.
27:35What do you want?
27:37Marcus looked around the house.
27:39Expensive furniture.
27:40Designer decor.
27:41He smiled bitterly.
27:43Nice place.
27:44I heard you got fired from the hospital.
27:47Then you found some rich old man to take care of you.
27:50His voice turned cold.
27:52Were you planning to do the same thing to me?
27:55Zoe backed toward the stairs.
27:57You're crazy.
27:58Get out or I'm calling the police.
28:01Marcus grabbed her by the throat.
28:03I lost everything because of you.
28:05His grip tightened.
28:07My career.
28:08My wife.
28:09My whole life.
28:11And you walked away without a scratch.
28:14How was that fair?
28:15Zoe clawed at his hands.
28:17Her face turning red.
28:19Marcus.
28:20Please.
28:21I'm sorry.
28:22You know what your biggest mistake was?
28:24His voice was a whisper now.
28:27You shouldn't have gone to Sienna that day.
28:29You shouldn't have told her about her mother.
28:32She almost died because of you.
28:35Zoe's eyes bulged.
28:36Tears streaming down her face.
28:38I was desperate.
28:39I was poor.
28:40I had a hard life.
28:42She gasped for air.
28:44My mother needs me.
28:45Please.
28:46Don't kill me.
28:48Marcus's grip loosened.
28:49Just for a second.
28:51Zoe grabbed a knife from the coffee table and plunged it into his chest.
28:55Marcus staggered back.
28:56Blood pouring from the wound.
28:58Zoe stabbed him again.
29:00It's self-defense.
29:01She hissed.
29:02You tried to kill me first.
29:04If I let you live, you'll ruin everything I've built.
29:07I will not allow this to happen.
29:10But she underestimated him.
29:12With the last of his strength, Marcus ripped the knife from her hand and drove it into her throat.
29:17It severed her carotid artery.
29:19Blood sprayed across the room.
29:22Zoe's eyes went wide with shock.
29:24She collapsed.
29:25Marcus dropped the knife and crawled toward the door.
29:28In his final moments, all he wanted was to see Sienna one more time.
29:33He regretted everything.
29:35If he'd just been loyal.
29:37If he'd just loved her properly.
29:39They'd still be in their little apartment.
29:42Her body would grow healthy.
29:43And they would have the happy, fulfilling life they were meant to have.
29:47Marcus dragged himself forward, inch by inch.
29:50But he didn't make it more than a few feet.
29:52He died in the hallway, alone, full of regret.
29:56Several miles away, in a small coastal town, I was walking home.
30:00After my recovery, Dad and I moved back to our hometown.
30:04We opened a little coffee shop.
30:06It didn't make much money, but it was peaceful.
30:08When business was slow, I'd curl up on the couch with a book.
30:12Sometimes I'd get so absorbed I wouldn't hear customers come in.
30:16They'd call my name and I'd laugh, jump up, and make them their order.
30:20When Marcus and I divorced, he gave me everything.
30:24All his assets.
30:25His savings.
30:27The apartment.
30:28I didn't refuse.
30:29He owed me that much.
30:30I put the money in a savings account for emergencies.
30:33When I die, I'll donate whatever's left.
30:36I didn't plan to remarry.
30:38Money and love didn't matter much to me anymore.
30:41I just wanted to stay healthy.
30:43And spend as much time with my father as I could.
30:46The doctors said the transplant was a success.
30:49If I took care of myself, I could live another 30, 40, maybe 50 years.
30:54I felt so lucky.
30:56I'd already died once.
30:57Every day after that was a gift.
30:59I walked down the street, listening to the crunch of leaves under my feet.
31:03My phone rang.
31:05It was Dad.
31:06Sienna.
31:07I just heard some news.
31:09His voice was strange.
31:11Strained.
31:12Marcus got out of prison.
31:14He went to Zoe Laurent's house.
31:15He paused.
31:17They killed each other.
31:19Stabbed each other to death.
31:21I stopped walking.
31:23For a moment, I didn't feel anything.
31:25Then I felt... confused.
31:28They hated each other that much?
31:30I thought they were in love.
31:31Guess I was wrong.
31:32Oh well.
31:34All of this was none of my business.
31:36I kept walking.
31:37That was when I smelled it.
31:39Fresh baked bread.
31:40Warm.
31:41Just out of the oven.
31:43I stepped up to the bakery counter.
31:45Two loaves, please.
31:46The clerk smiled and slid them into a paper bag.
31:49The heat seeped through the thin paper, warming my palms.
31:53I held it close and breathed in deeply.
31:55The smell was perfect.
31:57I smiled.
31:58It's good to be alive.
31:59It's good to be alive.
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