The idyllic ending

The last good day

Gus's situation had gotten worse . I went to his house (assisted by my mom) after two weeks and his mom broke down crying when she saw me , saying that she was sorry and there was nothing else left to do . She took me to the basement which had been transformed into a temporary hospital room , with IV tubes and a heart monitor . I saw him , just laying in bed , reading . I walked towards him and hugged him so hard that my oxygen tubes were flattened. I had to let go of him so I could breathe but I still kept his hand in mine . He faced me and said in a mellow voice , "They decided to stop the medicine. It wasn't doing anything anyway. I heard about your thing. , I'm sorry ." I just looked at our intertwined hands . He had gone through so much and it killed me to hear him loose that sparkle in his voice . We both stayed there the whole afternoon, holding hands, just comfortable in the silence, just comfortable in  each other's company.

The last good day arrived.
One of the shitty conventions of the cancer kid genre was the last good day convention, wherein the victim of cancer finds themselves with some unexpected hours when it seems like the inexorable decline has suddenly plateaued, when the pain is for a moment bearable. The problem, of course, is that there is no way of knowing that your last good day is your last good day . At the time, it is just another good day . We , Augustus and I , got out of bed , which was possibly the last time we would get the chance to do so .
Seeing us in the kitchen for the last time made all the parents cry and we decided to just sit on the couch and play video games . Just an hour ago my parents had pulled me aside and given me the whole "we will always be your parents and love you when you're not here" speech. I hadn't talked to Augustus about this , about the fact that we were about to die . We just spend our days playing video games and reading.

Issac came by o visit us and sat on the couch .
" I'm glad I can't see " he said " because seeing you guys in this shit state is not something that'll give me peace " Gus moved towards Issac and hugged him . " man , I'll miss you guys " Issac said in a muffled voice as his face dug into gus's shirt .

Turns out , Issac had prepared a surprise for us ( along with the help of the parents) . We moved back to the basement/ room where the main wall was covered by a curtain. We settled on the edge of the bed and my mom unveiled the wall , revealing a collage of photos. The whole wall was covered with our photos. . Some photos of us alone and some together. I could see the one in the middle of us ( Issac, me and Gus ) in the literal heart of Jesus.
Dad helped Issac walk to us and all of the parents sat on the bed . There was a lot of crying and hugging involved but in the end , Issac went home and the parents went upstairs to get our possible last meal ready after making sure both Gus and I were comfortable in the bed . I held his hand and focused on his face , wanting to take in very bit of that sparkle in his ocean eyes as if this was the last time I'd ever see them . This could be the last time I'd ever see them so I persisted , just enjoying his warmth.