My Sweetheart

Bertie was standing by the door and heard what the doctor said. His frowned deeply.

He ran after the doctor when the doctor left the wardroom, only to see Joseph waiting for the doctor in his office already.

“Mr. Joseph, are you sure you want to hide it from Miss Kathy, the fact that her brain tumour is spreading?”

“You should know that the success rate for the surgery for brain tumour doesn’t even exceed 5%.”

Bertie froze up listening to their conversation from outside the room. He heard everything clearly and his body started to tremble violently.

Kathy was…

He abruptly rushed into the room, the two of them were surprised to see him.

Bertie grabbed Joseph by the collar furiously, “Joseph, you were lying to her this whole time!”

Joseph was wearing a heavy expression and there was a glint of anguish in his eyes.

He just didn’t know how to tell her.

It was a fact so cruel that even he couldn’t accept it.

Let alone Kathy.

She just fulfilled her dream and had just started her postgraduate. He didn’t want the illness to take away everything from her.

“What will happen if she doesn’t undergo surgery?” asked Bertie bleakly.

The doctor shook his head and answered, “Best-case scenario, she’ll have three more years to live.”

Bertie let go of his hand frustratedly after hearing what the doctor said and punched the wall as hard as he could.

Kathy was standing outside of the door. She was initially here to get her medical record from the doctor and the news came like a bolt from the blue.

She laughed bitterly, that was the reason why.

No wonder her head would hurt so badly for no reason and her health was steadily deteriorating, and that she would pass out every so often.

Three years…

And three years was the best-case scenario.

Kathy didn’t know how she walked back to the ward. She lied down on the bed and closed her eyes, she felt very sorrowful, but she couldn’t seem to cry.

She covered the blanket over her shoulder as if the sadness would go away being embraced by the blanket like this.

She only came back to her senses when she heard footsteps coming in from outside.

It was Bertie.

at Kathy

the truth, but he couldn’t bring himself

felt. Maybe he felt the same,

you some porridge.” Bertie

opened the table, and his

spilt

quickly cleaned

okay. You should head back,

didn’t want to be with or talk to

will not bother you.” Bertie sat down and never came closer

knew how persistent Bertie could be and she probably couldn’t

her phone. It was something brutally hilarious, but her tears started

I would like to be

and tried to read her expression, he

please,” Kathy

eyes and

if she wanted to

closed the door and saw

was leaning against the wall and there was a lit cigarette between

one?” Bertie

to him. Both of them who would only ever talk about business started

“Can she undergo surgery?”

success rate is nearly zero.” Joseph had a heavy

hide it from her

will find out

there really nothing else we can do?” Bertie looked down, his eyes

how could she accept

think of something so that she won’t die,” stated Joseph clearly and

from the

doctor gave her

these were probably medicines to control her tumour

her to the university and on the way, he kept reminding her to eat her meals on time, rest well and to not work

said yes, but she looked

days at the university were as usual. It was closing in to the exam period and

classes every Friday. Kathy sat down in the last row and

quite some time. She couldn’t catch up and the

flipped open the lesson plan and frowned

class and a few including Kathy failed the quiz. They were summoned by

was a special case. She was absent for a while and

need me to give you extra lessons?” asked

at Kathy’s results, it was worse than what

will study up

every class. If you can study it up on your own, then there’s no need for me to hold lectures.”