My heart began pounding.
Then he said something strange. He told me I should think carefully before I become a donor.
I looked up.
Daniel’s face was pale.
“What?”
He nodded slowly.
“Keep reading.”
I did.
I asked him why. He wouldn’t explain. He just said, ‘Some things are better left alone.’
My fingers tightened around the paper.
Then came the sentence that made everything inside me stop.
Mom, I don’t know what he means. But I don’t think he wants me to go through with this.
Clara covered her mouth.
I read the next paragraph.
I’m telling you because if anything happens to me, I don’t want you thinking I was confused or pressured. I made my choice because Clara is my sister. Nobody forced me. Nobody manipulated me. I want you to know that.
Tears blurred the page.
Then:
But I also want you to know that Dad frightened me today.
