It was an ordinary watch that Christopher gave me so that I would feel more reassured. I picked up the watch and fumbled around at the pusher and crown, but to no avail. The watch hands were still motionless.

 

Feeling defeated, I flung it onto the ground and let out a screeching wail before covering my face in a sob.

 

Why is God always so cruel to me? Why doesn’t he grant me my very last wish on earth? I only want Christopher to live. Is that too much to ask for?

“Christopher…Christopher…”

to do so for a few rounds before

feed more blood into his mouth. However, they were all damaged by too many cuts and abrasions for me to get much fresh blood. As I grew more desperate, I picked up broken glass

Lyle weakly. He saw what I did and furrowed his brows disapprovingly. “You’ll be able to last for at least two more days if you

just sit here and watch Christopher die in front of me.” Leaning my icy cold body against a rock, every breath I took was laborious.

 

if… Only if…” Lyle’s voice shook. He

meant by “only if” when my vision started to blur. Before

into a trance, alternating between being unconscious and a dazed state. I would hold onto Christopher when I was awake. When I passed out, I remembered dreaming. In my dream, I was wearing

 

his sparkly, animated eyes. He then extended a hand toward me, taking my hand in his as I stopped next

to watch children play in a playground, and you said that you

won’t use birth control. I’ll love all of our children equally with all my heart. If it’s a boy, you’ll bring him to his soccer game practice. Or we send him into the army, so he’ll

like a princess. Imagine how happy

 

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