Just the dull hum of the metro car and her thoughts spiraling out of control. She sat on the edge of her bed for hours, the TV on mute, staring at nothing. Who could she even tell? Would anyone believe her?
That night, sleep refused to come. The next morning, she stood in front of the mirror and barely recognized herself. Her body was thinner. Her eyes hollow. But something in her gaze had hardened.
She grabbed her coat, walked out the door, and headed to the police station. Her legs felt numb by the time she reached the front desk, but her voice held steady. “I’d like to report someone,” she said. “I believe I was deceived into giving up an organ.”
The officer behind the desk looked up, blinking slowly. “You’re saying someone tricked you… into donating a kidney?” He almost smiled, as if waiting for a punchline. “Yes,” Maya replied, her voice beginning to tremble.