his eyes wide as he looke

er and took a big gulp, trying to mask his

ver he was nervous, he wou

for a long time. That's why y

till refused to admit it,

rd to tell m

were you planning to keep it

ment. His face looked bad, with pain

all along. He k

in the pit of my heart-a pain so intense it felt like my hear

about our illnesses, yet

n our cheeks. Perhaps this was the most genuin

s such a fool. Now that we're both changed, there's no need to hide

One with breast cancer, the other with brain

he. Only by speaking the trut

erstood my feelings for him. Life was about meeting the righ

er, but I didn't w

ry? If you had it removed, you could li

let's face it together. What

ill. I threw myself into his arms, em

lowering his head to kiss my forehead. A tear fell on my cheek. I

, this is the first time I've seen

ed harder to treat myself, so we could have lived longe

you won't look handsome. We sti

eeded no further explanation and returned

fe had in store for us and

to have anot

lked into the church, this time in whe

to stay by each oth

ne, we completed t

nds, watching the sunset. I nestled in his arms, ta

amilies that we wanted to be

to you for having been part of my life, for having accompanied me t