Borrowed Time: A YA Short Story About Transplants, Guilt, and Honest Living (Unfiltered Lives)

“What do you do with a life that was never meant to be yours?”

Sofía Rodríguez is seventeen, recovering from a kidney transplant, and trying to make sense of a second chance she didn’t ask for. The donor—a boy named Aaron—was kind. Loved indie music. Wanted to be a nurse. Now he’s gone, and Sofía is left carrying his legacy under her scarred skin.

As she connects with Aaron’s grieving sister and another snarky, dialysis-bound girl on TikTok, Sofía must navigate faith, guilt, and an unexpected crush. But healing isn't linear—and neither is love. This is a story about borrowed time, fragile truths, and what it means to live honestly.

❤️ *Perfect for readers who loved The Lucky Ones, Turtles All the Way Down, or Five Feet Apart

⚡ Emotional, queer-friendly, and deeply raw—just 51 pages, perfect for a one-sitting read

🎧 Features music, found family, rosaries, and the chaos of TikTok DMs



If you’ve ever felt like you're living someone else’s life—or struggling to make peace with your own—Borrowed Time is the story you didn’t know you needed.