My Kidney For Their Downfall

My younger brother’s kidneys were failing.

I was the only match. I was the only one who could save him.

But I was waiting for him to die.

Even though, to the outside world, he had spent his entire life playing my fierce protector.

Right before they wheeled Mason into the operating room, the pre-op nurse looked at my mother. "She hasn't had anything to eat or drink since midnight, right?"

My mother, Jodie, was just starting to shake her head when I cut in, my voice bright and clear. "I ate."