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

 

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

 

his demands

 

owed it to the people I loved

moment longer. Unsure if the non-response was due to

some rest. I’ll visit you again tomorrow.” After I got up, I check his vitals one last time and grabbed my purse. I turned around and

the moment my hand touched the door

again unless you change your mind and agree

him lying on the bed like before as if he had

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