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.

 

white lies to appease a dying patient. In their eyes, it

 

white lie or even see it as my pity, and that would only worsen his condition. Honesty was the

 

could not agree to his demands and

 

only person who loved me. I owed it to the people I loved to

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

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

rang out the moment

me again unless you change your mind and agree to

him lying on the bed like before as if he

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