When There Is Nothing Left But Love

incurable. You owe me that, Scarlett.”

I let his comment slide. It would be petty of me to argue with a patient.

The illness seemed to dull Marcus’ intuition. He had not realized that I was no longer the meek and spineless woman who was all ready to forgive and forget.

The ward fell into a suffocating silence as he eventually registered my rejection. Marcus slowly lay down on the bed and stared blankly at the ceiling.

“I guess you won’t even spare a glance for me even if I sacrificed myself for you. My efforts were meaningless, so meaningless. I should just die right now.”

Marcus stopped speaking after that, his eyes glazed over with tears.

to telling white lies to appease a dying patient. In their eyes, it was a way

to fall for that; plus, he knew me far too well. He would only scoff at my white lie or even see it as my

agree to his demands

I owed it to the people I loved to live well and not harm others

a moment longer. Unsure if the non-response was due to Marcus falling asleep,

vitals one last time and grabbed my purse. I turned

voice rang out the moment my hand

me again unless you

to find him lying on the