No More Waiting, She Chooses Love novel Chapter 374

"Come on, don't," Susie said as she pushed my head back onto Ernest's shoulder, "Licia, just lean on my brother like that. I love seeing you two all lovey-dovey."

This little rascal...

"Bro, Licia," Susie's eyes, clear as day, fixed on us, "I was planning to wait a bit longer before saying this, but since it came up today, I might as well spill the beans now."

"Don't jump to conclusions or blurt out anything silly," I had a premonition about what she was about to say.

Ernest, however, said, "Let her speak."

Susie grinned at him, "That's my bro, always gets me."

Then she turned to me, "Licia, hear me out, okay?"

She giggled, then cleared her throat as a sort of prelude, tightly holding both mine and Ernest's hands, "Here goes."

Ernest and I were silent, but our breathing clearly tensed up.

"Bro, Licia, I've been thinking about becoming an organ donor," she said out of the blue, catching Ernest and me off guard and frankly, scaring us a bit.

"What are you talking about?" Ernest's voice was heavy.

"I mean, I want to sign up for organ donation, in case my surgery fails, or if anything happens to me down the line," Susie enunciated each word with serious intent.

My breath hitched, "Why would you think of something like that?"

"Because I'm about to receive someone else's heart through surgery. If one day I don't make it, my heart might not be useful, but my liver, kidneys, and corneas still could be. I want to give them away so I can bring hope to others," Susie, with her innocent face and pure eyes, looked like a child making a solemn vow.

Her words, however, struck a chord deep within me, sending a rush of adrenaline from my feet to the top of my head.

Ernest didn't speak; I couldn't tell how he felt. I turned to look at him.

Her words gripped my heart tightly; my throat felt choked.

Yet Susie was smiling brilliantly, her eyes reflecting a rainbow of light, "That way, I'll turn into the most beautiful blossom each year."

"Bro, please, just promise me," Susie pleaded after laying her heart bare, then turned to me, "Licia, please persuade him."

How could I persuade him? The ease with which this little rascal spoke weighed heavily on Ernest, too cruel for him to bear.

How could he ever bring himself to part with his dearest sister piece by piece?

"Okay!" Just when I thought Ernest would never agree, he actually did.

"I promise," Ernest's voice was choked with emotion.