About a week later, I received a call from the doctor. The news made me overjoyed.
"Ms. Turin, we found a suitable kidney donor for Ms. Payne. The surgery can be done tomorrow."
I immediately stood up. "That's wonderful!"
...
Randy was also in the hospital room.
Laura waved at me, asking me to come over.
I held her hand, unable to hide my excitement. "Mom, you'll be operated on tomorrow!"
Laura smiled as well. She patted Randy's hand.
"This time, we have to thank your friend. You need to repay him properly.
"Look at him. He's gotten so thin."
I turned to look at Randy. His eyes were surrounded by dark circles. He really had lost a lot of weight.
He looked much more worn out than before, and even the stubble on his face had grown out because he hadn't had time to shave. This was
