Cousin Chase suffered from kidney failure and needed $50,000 for a transplant. Aunt Brenda tagged everyone in the "Family Reunion" group chat, asking for donations. Relatives cried about their hardships one after another, symbolically donating $20. Only my mom took everything on herself: "We are all family, why scrape together? I'll pay the $50,000 surgery fee." Watching my mom enjoy the relatives praising her as "The Saint" and "Living Bodhisattva". My heart skipped a beat. Since I can remember, my mom has been the "Saint" praised by relatives, preferring to eat chaff and swallow vegetables herself, just to dedicate selflessly. Especially for cousin Chase's family, as long as they cry poor and sell misery, my mom would scour property from me to give them. Sure enough, next second, my mom called me, asking for $50,000. After being refused by me, she directly brought cousin's family to break into my house. Sitting on the floor wailing: "You must pay the $50,000 for your cousin's treatment!" "Otherwise, where do I put my face?" Chapter 1 Aunt Brenda wiped her non-existent tears. "Luna, your cousin is only 23, the doctor said if he doesn't get a kidney transplant, he will die!" "You are successful now, making money, just take the money out, save your cousin!" I looked at Chase aside, face pale, thin out of shape. Indeed looked like seriously ill. But that sinister look in his eyes made me shiver. I subconsciously protected my 6-month pregnant belly: "I don't have money." "How can you not have! I see you just don't want to save him!" Aunt Brenda immediately screamed sharply, eyes quickly glanced at the house, exchanged a look with my mom. Took out documents prepared long ago. "How about this, Auntie won't make it difficult for you, don't you have a house?" "Sign this paper, transfer the house to your cousin, we use it for mortgage, get a loan for surgery." "When your cousin gets better, makes money, then return the house to you." I picked up the file to look, it was an agreement giving full authority of the property to Chase. As long as I sign this, Chase can dispose of my house worth $200,000 at will. This is not borrowing money at all. Clearly planned to rob my house! I put the file back on the table. "Impossible! I won't sign!" Aunt Brenda's face sank: "Luna, are you leaving him to die?" "We said we would return it to you later, how can you be so cold-blooded! Watching your cousin die?" I almost laughed in anger. Every time said borrow, but never seen return. "Why don't you mortgage your own house, insist on robbing mine?" My mom climbed up from the ground, scolded me sternly: "How do you talk to elders! If mortgage their house, where will your cousin live later?" "How can you be so vicious!" I looked into my mom's eyes: "I am vicious?" "Mom, I am your biological daughter, I am pregnant!" "Given the house to them, with a big belly, what should I do?" My mom frowned tight: "Can you be same as him?" "He is your cousin, the only male heir of our Chan family!" This sentence again. The only male heir. So, I deserve to be their blood bag. "I don't have money." My attitude very firm: "Won't sign either." Aunt Brenda turned face on spot: "Carol, look at the good daughter you raised! Such a vicious heart, deliberately wanting to harm my Chase to death!" My mom rolled her eyes, plopped kneeling down, hugging my legs crying: "Luna, mom begs you... just sign it..." "Your cousin can't die..." "If he dies, our Chan family line ends..." This trick again: cry, make scene, threaten suicide! Aunt Brenda's family of three stood aside, watching coldly. My heart felt blocked by a stone, pressing me breathless. "Mom, get up." My voice dry. "No!" My mom continued crying: "If you don't sign I won't get up!" "Then you just kneel." I pried her hands open, about to return to room. She suddenly smashed her head against the wall. Huge dull sound hit my heart fiercely. Her head full of blood, screaming loud: "If you don't agree, I die here today!" I froze on spot, cold all over. My mom, for others, threatened me with death. Took mom to hospital to bandage wound. Back home, Aunt Brenda's family already left. Fruits and supplements in fridge already emptied, even stored ribs disappeared. Only left a mess in the house. I with big belly, cleaned until midnight. My mom didn't mean to help at all. Even with a black face, constantly scolding me. "How did I raise such a selfish daughter like you!" "Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda, this is also accumulating virtue for the child in your belly, don't you understand this principle?" "I already promised in front of all relatives, I will pay your cousin's surgery fee." "You embarrassing me like this now, how can I face relatives later?" "You really, lost all my face!" ... I finally couldn't bear it, red eyes shouted: "For your face, you have to suck my blood, force me to sell house?" "Mom! Do you want to force me to death?" My mom froze for a few seconds, then turned angry from shame: "I am the recognized Saint, Living Bodhisattva! Is it wrong for me to help relatives?" I laughed with tears flowing: "Saint? Living Bodhisattva?" "Mom, your face, your so-called Saint persona, are all exchanged by drinking my blood, cutting my flesh!" "I am your daughter, not your blood bag!" "Even less your tool to earn face!" My mom chest heaving violently, pointing at me, fingers trembling: "You..." "You unfilial daughter!" "Knew earlier you are such selfish person, should have strangled you to death when born!" Finished, slammed door into guest room. Door vibration made my heart twitch in pain. Since childhood, I lived under shadow of mom's "Saint". As long as Aunt Brenda came to cry, cousin sick, cousin needs tuition. My mom sent all money at home to them. My shoes wore holes, money from selling bottles picked for half a year, wanted to buy a pair of new shoes. My mom turned around stole my piggy bank, subsidized cousin to buy $80 new sneakers. In college I worked day and night for living expenses, but cousin wanted to buy $300 game console, mom stole my money to give him without a word. I collapsed crying, questioning her why. She put on a face educating me, people can't be selfish, all family, need help each other. But, all her joy of helping others, was built on depriving my interests. I returned to room tiredly, opened phone. All Aunt Brenda's words in group condemning me leaving them in lurch, selfish. Even specially tagged me: "As long as you sign, then apologize to us, we won't count with you." My mom apologized one by one, saying didn't educate me this unfilial daughter well. She definitely will gather surgery fee for Chase. Midnight, I got up passing guest room door, still could hear her mumbling phone call, guessing discussing how to force me sign. My heart ice cold. Husband sent abroad for business trip, I alone with big belly, no one to help. In case something happens, what to do. Thinking of this, I ordered pinhole camera overnight. Next day, taking advantage of mom mysteriously going out, hurried let master install it. Until night, mom came back carrying big and small bags of luggage. Smilingly said: "You with big belly, not convenient, mom come take care of you for a few days." I felt a chill in heart. Pregnant till now, she never said come take care of me. Something wrong must have a demon. But, I never expected, my biological mom, would go this far for an outsider. Chapter 2 After a day, Aunt Brenda's family came with a few rotten fruits. Enthusiastic as if the dispute day before yesterday was my hallucination. Making my heart hairy. Few people exchanged looks obscurely. Aunt Brenda smilingly reached out to pull me. "Luna ah, day before yesterday was Auntie too anxious, our fault, don't take it to heart." I withdrew hand, didn't speak. She dry laughed twice, continued: "We went back thought about it, letting you give up the house, indeed not appropriate." "We are all family, need understand each other, help each other." "You are a girl, later inevitably need natal family brothers help, this is also for your good." I watched her acting quietly. Her eyes rolled: "So, we thought of a good way, no need you pay money, also can help your cousin, accumulate virtue for child in your belly." Seeing I didn't answer, she embarrassed for few seconds, said to herself: "We asked doctor, if use family member's kidney, no need spend money buy kidney source, can save a big sum." My mom nodded repeatedly: "Right! This is a good way!" Aunt Brenda looked at me: "So, we came today, just to take you to do a matching test, in case matched, no need spend your money, and can save your cousin!" "We give you another $500 nutrition fee, worth your half month salary!" I protected belly, trembling all over. Turns out, this is the way they thought of! Their abacus, played too loud! $500, exchange my one kidney! I still have to be grateful, thank them for charity nutrition fee! Saying, she wanted to pull me to test. I stepped back directly, avoiding her. "I won't go." "Luna!" Uncle Bob stood up, voice unquestionable: "This blood, you don't draw, have to draw!" Chase looked sinister: "Cousin, do you just hope I die?" My mom voice suddenly raised: "Luna! How did I raise such an ungrateful wolf like you!" I covered belly, looking at three sanctimonious people, unbelievable: "I am pregnant 6 months!" "Don't you know, if donate kidney, must abort the child?" My mom shoulders shook, dared not look straight into my eyes. Aunt Brenda waved hand, face full of indifference. "Don't worry, we arranged everything, as long as match successful, we arrange abortion surgery, very fast." "After surgery, few days can donate kidney." I red eyes, voice choked. "This is my child! Is a living life!" Aunt Brenda impatient: "Child can bear again!" "You are 28, why still so insensible?" "Is the money-losing goods in your belly important, or your cousin's life important? Why can't you distinguish?" I looked at this room of people more terrible than devils, holding phone in hand, trembling wanted to secretly call police. A slap suddenly hit my face, center of gravity unstable, fell on sofa, phone landed. Uncle Bob face twisted, pointing at me scolding: "I educate you well for your mom!" "Why you so selfish!" "Your child gone can conceive again, but your cousin's life only one!" "Why you so vicious! Not giving your cousin a way to live!" My mom stepped forward, lips moved, said nothing. Aunt Brenda picked up my phone, suddenly screamed: "Not good, this damn girl wants to call police!" Everyone face changed. Uncle Bob face gloomy, voice like evil ghost crawled out from hell. "I knew you wouldn't be obedient." "Since so, don't blame me being impolite!" Before I could react, was held by arms. "What are you doing? Let me go!" I struggled desperately: "This is kidnapping! Is illegal!" "Mom! I am your daughter! Beg you, save me!" My mom eye rims red, dodged sight: "Luna, just go check, count mom begging you..." A cloth with pungent smell covered my mouth and nose. My vision started blurring. Before completely losing consciousness, heard Aunt Brenda's voice say, "Carol, since all need check, then you also go check." Chapter 3 Open eyes again, I lay in my own bedroom. Inner arm a patch of bruise, huge needle hole stung my eyes painful. "Awake?" Aunt Brenda's face magnified in front of eyes, smile creepy. Family occupied bedroom, drove my mom to sleep on living room sofa. They confiscated my phone, not allowed me go out. I finally understood, why that day my mom specially ran back pack luggage, but claimed to take care of me. At that time, they already decided to imprison me! I protected belly shouting: "Let me out!" "You are illegal detention! Is illegal!" Uncle Bob pressed cigarette butt on floor. "Don't refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit!" "Stay obediently, release you naturally when matching result comes out in few days!" Three days in a row, I begged mom for help countless times, begged her give me phone, begged her help me call police. But she just looked difficult: "Luna ah, just listen, just donate a kidney, not painful." My heart died completely. Few days later, result finally came out. Aunt Brenda holding few papers, eyes shining: "Matched successfully!" "Son, you are saved!" Family of three wept with joy. No one saw my mom dodging, hiding her own matching report. Uncle Bob took out donation consent form put in front of me: "Hurry sign." Family took turns persuading me. Aunt Brenda said, wait I donate kidney, their family work like cattle and horses for me. Uncle Bob said, I don't donate, not Chan family member, later die not let me and mom enter ancestral grave. Chase eyes sinister: "You think, you can escape?" They approached step by step, I retreated step by step towards door direction. Just when I was about to touch doorknob, Aunt Brenda suddenly screamed: "Bad! She wants to escape!" Uncle Bob face changed, grabbed me back, pulling my hair pressing to ground: "Damn girl! Dare escape, I beat you to death!" I clenched fists dead tight, unwilling to sign. Crying looking at mom: "Mom! I am your biological daughter!" "You just watch helplessly they force me and child to death?" "Mom... beg you, save me..." My mom stunned aside, lips trembling: "Child... can want again... you still young..." My face pain, Aunt Brenda hideous face magnified in front: "Don't dawdle! Sign quickly!" My mom hand extended, retracted again. "Don't... don't hit her... she still pregnant..." Uncle Bob snorted, pushed me towards wall: "Pregnant what! Anyway this bastard seed all aborted!" I hit wall, belly hit table corner hard. "Ah! My belly!" I curled up in pain, bright red blood flowed from between legs. "Mom..." I reached out, voice weak: "Send me hospital... child..." My mom wanted rush over support me, pulled by Aunt Brenda. "Don't believe her! She just doesn't want donate kidney, deliberately faking!" My voice weak, trembling all over: "Not faking..." "Beg you... save my child..." Aunt Brenda eyes rolled: "Miscarriage just right! Saved abortion surgery money!" "Quick! Take chance now, let her sign!" She excitedly greeted: "Also, let her sign house authorization too!" My mom knelt in front of me crying bitterly: "Luna, just sign it..." "Sign mom send you to hospital..." I started consciousness blurring, felt someone holding my hand writing something. Signed, my mom shouted: "Quick! Send her hospital!" "Rush what!" Aunt Brenda snatched file, holding property deed: "Hurry transfer house! Or what if she regrets!" My mom face difficult: "But Luna she..." "Can't die!" My mom dragged away by Aunt Brenda. Moment door closed, she looked back at me once. Eyes had struggle, but finally turned and left. I used all strength, crawled towards door direction bit by bit. Dragged a long blood trail behind. Crawled to door, supported body hard, opened door. "Help... me..."
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