A Person with a Beastly Heart chapter 1

He was on the verge of death and had no money for treatment. After a miraculous recovery, his behavior became extremely strange…

### A Narrow Escape from Death

Tom had been living with his father since he was a child. One day, the old man suddenly turned blue in the face and purple in the lips, and it was difficult for him to breathe. Tom was extremely worried. He carried his father on his back and rushed to the hospital. The doctor examined him and said, “Why did you bring him here so late? Prepare for surgery immediately! Are you the family member? Go and pay the deposit first.” Tom took out all his money, but it was far from enough. He pleaded with the doctor, “Please save his life first. I’ll go back right away to borrow money!” The doctor frowned, sighed, and whispered to Tom, “I can’t make the decision on this. Go to the director’s office upstairs right away and see if he can allow you to postpone the payment.” Tom rushed upstairs.

In the director’s office, a bald man was looking at X – rays. Tom burst in, which startled the bald man. Tom stammered his request, “Director, please save my father first. I’ll sell everything I have at home to pay the deposit!” The director understood and frowned, “After all, the hospital is not a charity. What if you can’t pay the money after the surgery? We’ve encountered such things more than once or twice.” Tom was in tears and wanted to plead further, but the director stood up, opened the door, and said to the security guards who came at the sound, “Take him out.”

Tom, a grown – up man, was crying hysterically. His father was lying on the bench, with only exhaled breaths and no inhaled ones. He called Tom in a weak voice, “Go home. We’d rather die at home.” Tom’s tears were dried up. He stood up and was about to carry his father back. At this time, a man came out from behind the bench. He was thin and gaunt, with a pair of eyes shining with a mysterious blue light. He patted Tom on the shoulder and said in broken English, “I’ve been watching you for a long time. Do you want to save your father?” Tom nodded repeatedly. “Okay, follow me.” This man drove a luxury car, let Tom and his father get in, and then sped away into the distance.

When a solitary white building came into view, Tom’s father was barely breathing. The blue – eyed man waved his hand, and immediately four or five well – trained nurses and doctors ran out. In a short while, Tom’s father was sent to the operating table. The blue – eyed man took out an agreement and handed it to Tom. When Tom saw the content, he was shocked. The operation was to replace his father’s failing heart with the heart of a young wolf. This… How could this be? Tom stared at him in surprise. The blue – eyed man stared back at him and asked, “Not willing? Do you want to watch the old man die in front of you? As long as the operation is successful, I guarantee you’ll have a father as strong as an ox, and moreover, it’s free.” For a moment, all Tom could think about was his father’s love and protection. If his father died, he would never see him again! He gritted his teeth and tremblingly pressed his fingerprint on the agreement.

Half a month later, Tom and his father were walking on the way home. His father was really as strong as the blue – eyed man had said. He was even stronger than an ox. After walking such a long way, Tom was exhausted, but his father didn’t even breathe hard. Tom was secretly happy in his heart. It seemed that the blue – eyed man hadn’t lied to him. His father was also extremely happy. He only felt that he had endless energy in his body, but he never thought that there was a live wolf’s heart beating in his chest.

When they got home, the neighbors came to celebrate. Tom just said that he had taken his father to a charity organization in another place for the surgery. Grandma Smith smiled and said, “Good people are rewarded. These two are so honest and kind. How could they have short lives?” From then on, Tom worked with peace of mind and no longer worried about his father’s health.