A Heart-Wrenching Choice

I stole a kidney from the wrong patient and saved my ex-boyfriend's life instead. The transplant list

got mixed up during the night shift chaos. Everyone was screaming in the OR.

My attending was drunk. The donor family had no idea. My ex flatlined

on table three while I held the organ meant for a six-year-old girl in my hands. Two seconds to decide.

I chose him. The girl died three days later. Her mother sent me flowers at his

recovery room. She thought I tried my hardest. My ex proposed last week.

I said yes. The attending got promoted. Nobody knows except me.

I see that little girl's face every time I close my eyes. But I'd be lying