AllieI needed the money. Yes, if he paid me the million as promised, I’d have enough to cover the costs of the surgery and both pre- and post-op. I’d have enough for the medication and the doctor’s visits, everything involved with my sister’s heart transplant would be covered.
But what about the days before that? I was so far in debt that money lenders felt sorry for me. I had years of debt from the hospital to pay back and that didn’t even break into the back rent I owed on my little piece-of-s**t of an apartment.
What was the point of saving my sister’s life just to leave her starving and homeless?
I needed that extra half a million dollars and this was my one and only opportunity to get it. Otherwise, I’d spend the rest of my days at that diner trying to play catchup on a messed-up l
