All Chapters of Take My Kidney, Take My Life: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

As the river water rushed into my nostrils, I felt a warmth come over me. It felt like being held in Mom's embrace when I was a child. How I wished she could hold me one more time.But the moment I'd turned away from the theater, I'd seen my mom, Jennifer Smith, holding a bouquet of flowers, crying as she hugged my brother, Samuel Caldwell. She'd called him her pride and joy. She'd apologized for losing him all those years ago and for everything he had suffered because of it.Before, she used to call me her pride too. But ever since I gained weight after surgery and became ugly, she had never looked at me the same way again.But it didn't matter anymore. I was going to die anyway.…Some time later, my soul floated out of the water.I looked down and saw my body bobbing in the river, rising and falling like a piece of discarded trash. How ugly. Just then, a familiar Maybach sped over.I instinctively moved to block my corpse, not wanting them to see me in such a miserable stat

The door opened a crack, and my heart pounded wildly. Strangely enough, I actually hoped they would discover me missing.But Shelby hurried over and grabbed Samuel's arm.Samuel looked up, confused. "What's wrong, Shelby? Aren't we going in?"Shelby set the tray down on the floor by the door and said softly, "Better not. Nick's been in a bad mood lately. If he sees us together, he'll definitely throw another tantrum. I don't want his harsh words to ruin your mood."Just leave the food by the door. He'll come out and get it when he's hungry. Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell are still waiting for us downstairs. We shouldn't keep them waiting too long."Samuel blinked, then nodded. "Alright."So he closed the door and went back downstairs with her.I stared at that bowl of bland, soggy salad and let out a silent laugh. She was stopping Samuel from coming in just because she wanted to use me to gain favor in front of him. She really did scheme at every turn just for money. How did I never see

"A body? Nicholas?" Dad pointed at the tightly closed door upstairs. "Officers, you must be mistaken! Nicholas was just throwing a tantrum in his room and even injured my younger son's arm! And now you're telling me he's dead? That's ridiculous!"Mom wiped her tears and nodded repeatedly. "Exactly. Sam just told us Nick hit him. Nick is alive and well in his room. How could he possibly be dead?"The police officers frowned and exchanged glances, their tone becoming even more serious. "Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell, this isn't something we would joke about. If you insist he's in the room, then open the door so we can be sure about it.""Fine! I'll show you right now whether my rascal of a son is dead!" Dad stormed off in a rage and walked up the stairs.When he reached my room, he kicked the door hard one final time, and it burst open. "Get the hell out, Nick! Let's see you play dead now!"The door slammed heavily against the wall. However, the room was empty. The bed was neatly made, an

My soul, hovering in midair, trembled violently. I had always thought that my deteriorating health after the surgery and my body constantly swelling, no matter what medicine I took, were due to rejection or simply a weak constitution.I had blamed myself for being a useless burden, for dragging the family down. But the truth was, both of my kidneys had been taken, and Samuel's necrotic, toxic kidney had been transplanted into my body!No wonder Samuel recovered so quickly after surgery. He was full of energy, as if nothing had ever happened. Meanwhile, I had been lingering on like a living corpse, suffering endlessly every single day.Mom and Dad felt the world spinning around them, and they nearly lost their balance. "Why… Why would he do this? Sam is our biological son! And Nick is the child we raised! How could Sam be so cruel as to want his brother dead?"Dr. Beaumont pushed his glasses up and said in a calm yet brutal tone, "Mr. Caldwell, we have obtained Mr. Samuel Caldwell's

Dad's voice was icy and bone-chilling, almost like a demon crawling out from the depths of hell.The old villager trembled as he nodded, pointing at a crooked tree. "It's… it's right here."Without another word, Dad grabbed a shovel and began digging like a man possessed. After several shovelfuls, the corner of a half-rotted woven bag was exposed in the pit.Upon digging deeper, a small pile of bones came into view. The skeleton was curled up, as if it had still been trembling in its final moments.The villager dropped to his knees with a thud, weeping and grovelling. "Please spare me, sir! Have mercy! The real Samuel… He was abducted by that monster, Steven Thornton, when he was five years old!"That child had a fierce temper and tried to escape every day. He refused to submit. Steven couldn't stand his defiance, so one day, when he was drunk, Steven beat the boy to death and buried him here… The one who's going by Samuel now is actually Steven's son, Gavin Thornton!"Gavin had