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.

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

simply could not agree to his demands and

person who loved me. I owed it to the people I loved to live well and not

if the non-response was due to Marcus falling

I check his vitals one last time and grabbed my

moment my

unless you change your

to find him lying on the bed like before