Rewriting My Heart's Fate

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The words I wanted to say were stuckin iny throat and were as sloup as daggers that stabbed me repeatedly.

After a few seconds of silence, toolia deep breath and asked, "How much time does my grandma have let

The doctor adjusted his classes. He'd grown accustomed to seeing people dying, and he said, "Three to six months"

It felt like a boulder had crashed down on me. My mind went blank for a moment, and I slowly left the office after thanking the doctor.

I wanted to return to Grandma's ward and to be by her side, to hold her wann hand, and never leave her again. But when I passed by a glass window, I caught sight of myself with red-timed eyes and a weary face.

ine, so I headed to the hospital's garden instead of going

People said winter would come today, but I didn't believe them. Now, it was snowing in Yardville, which

I tilted my head back and reached out to catch them. The delicate snowflakes landed on my palm and

a fleeting moment when I wanted to cry, bet

I could with Grandma. I couldn't bear to leave her alone

for my studies at St. Nicholas University, I'd take my finals if I could manage and self-study. But if I couldn't, I'd take a gap year. My part-time

composed myself and headed back to the ward after having settled on a plan. On the way, I received a text from Lyla asking if I was back in

didn't want to spend the New Year with those friends either, so I lied and told her

she missed me. It'd been a long time since we'd last seen each other, and she wanted a meal and to spend time together while lying in bed whispering secrets.

me in Napel on the third or fourth day after New Year. I quickly stopped her and told her that I'd be back in Yardville by

I walled over, bent down, and gently

stay with me. Stay with