Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 672:

As the sun dipped below the horizon, the two of them strolled barefoot along the shoreline, letting the waves sweep over their feet.

For a moment, it felt like the water could wash away all their pain—all their worries, fears, and even the inescapable truth of Jeffrey’s illness.

The sky stretched wide in a brilliant shade of blue, the sea mirroring its vastness until the two blended seamlessly into one.

Rachel turned to Jeffrey and waved him over.

“Rachel, what is it?”

She pulled out her phone, adjusting the selfie stick. “Let’s take a picture! One at every stop we visit.”

“Of course.”

the frame, their faces lit

that instant, nothing else existed—no sickness, no goodbyes, only the unfiltered

weren’t trying to escape the inevitable. They were choosing to fill their time with

to leave behind happiness, not

a secret about Jeffrey—something

of the flag-raising ceremony—a moment of profound patriotism—they

brightened, the first traces of

countless others gathered, they were swept up

the flag slowly ascended, voices rose in unison, singing with

rising in harmony with the morning

remained locked on it,

his stance long after the ceremony ended, his breath unsteady as emotion swelled

His voice was thick with longing. “My biggest dream was to be a soldier, to serve my country. I won’t get that chance