FOR LOVE
"Peter?" Derin called as her heart raced faster. She slowly walked towards the lifeless body, looking at the doctor and nurses that accompanied her to the ward. "Tell me it isn't Peter." She watched them simultaneously with dewy eyes.
The nurses lowered their gaze, with their lips pressed into thin lines. The doctor stood very close to her, then exhaled heavily through his mouth.
"I am sorry, Ms. Derin. That's Mr. Peter." He pointed at him.
"Is...is...is that so?" She threw the question at one of the nurses, staring into her face. The nurse didn't utter a word, but nodded positively. "Tell me it's not true." She turned to the other nurse.
"It is," she muttered and looked away sadly.
"It can't be my very own Peter. I..." Her heart pounded faster as she observed the feet of the lifeless body staying outside. Derin's eyes widened, tears blurred her vision. It was clear to her that it was Peter. She had known him with the mark since they started dating five years ago.
"No! No! No!" She wrinkled her face, taking off the clothing completely, as tears rolled down her cheeks. Derin froze at the sight of him; her heart didn't only skip a beat but beats; perspiration of sweat stood out on her face.
Derin placed her hands on his cheeks; her shaky hands ran down his chest. "No, Peter! Why have you done this to me?! Why have you?! So, it is true, Peter? Why do this for me? You knew I had this problem, but you chose to sacrifice the only kidney in you, just for me to live! What will become of me without you? Why didn't you just let me die and you live? All because of love, you did this for me. You didn't deserve to die, Peter. Why did you sign the undertaken without telling me? Why have you put me in everlasting pain, oh Peter?!" Tears flowed freely from her eyes, dropping on Peter's cold body.
She lifted up his left hand, fixed her gaze on the ring around his finger, and his wrist watch. "I will take these," she said, removing them from him. She wore them and wore hers on his.
Derin looked into his eyes again, the tears refused to stop, as she kissed his lips. "I will always remember you. Thanks for your love and care. I still have you in me, your kidney."
Victor Apata
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