After My Brother Was Paralyzed, My Mom Told Me to Give Up My Basketball Dreams

My younger brother was accidentally paralyzed, and Mom wanted me to give up my basketball dream to comfort him. “Your brother was born because of your hereditary disease. What’s wrong with helping him?” “It’s just a dream, but your brother will never be able to stand again.” I refused, so Mom staged a car accident to keep me from competing. But my brother had tampered with the car. The brakes failed, and I plunged off a cliff to my death. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day Mom asked me to give up my basketball dream. I smiled and took her pleading hands in mine, my voice indifferent. “I can give it up, but you can only choose one of us: me or my brother.”