restless_heart_syndrome_

Chapter 103

*2 weeks later* Billie: It was December 15th, 2006.Today was Charlie & Adie's 2nd wedding anniversary.I admit that it still hurts like hell to know that she said yes to another man... was it my ego? Or just jealousy? In the meantime, I felt bad because in the last few weeks I took the chance to get to know Charlie as a person, and honestly, I adored him!! He was getting weaker every day, and the pain increased. Now he was in bed all day and couldn't go out. Even if the boys and I didn't know him, we tried to help Adie and him as much as possible so that both of them could spend their last weeks together. For today we had something special planned. Their favorite food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The nurses helped us chop up the food because Charlie couldn't chew or swallow as well. He needed more and more help and mainly drank his food. We persuaded the staff that we could get a TV for them. Now both can relax and watch some movies or series. We also decorated the whole room with candles and flowers, so it was colorful and romantic. We had to beg the doctors to allow us to put up the candles... they were too scared that it would burn. In the end, we made the whole room fire protection and removed everything that could burn, such as curtains or towels, things lying around on the floor. We also thought of a special gift for the two of them... They were two silver chains with two parts that belonged together. The chain says "true love cannot be separated." We have each other's name engraved on the back of the chains. For Adrienne, Charlie and for Charlie, Adrienne. "Are you okay, buddy? You have to eat something, Billie." Jason said worriedly and put an arm around my shoulder encouragingly. We all sat downstairs and gave both of them their privacy... I was glad that Adie was happy. But it was also very painful. My heart was bleeding, but I tried to hide it... "All right, it's just... it hurts you know... I love her. I would like to be the man she married... Don't get me wrong. Somehow I even like Charlie, but I love her. Seeing them together or to hear how he calls her his wife and she calls him her husband... how everyone calls her Mrs.Sheppard... it hurts..."