Time is precious

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⚠️Warning : - Car accident
- Terminal illness
- Disease brief description

Naenia P.O.V

I and Kiro have been together for over 5 years. I was planning to get married until he got into a horrible car crash leaving him paralyzed from the neck down unable to feel anything.

There has been talk about pulling the plug due to his quality of life. You're having a hard time dealing with it.

Kiro : Love, you need to let me go...

He says that weakly as he is laying down in the hospital bed, with me holding the hand he cannot feel. I am on the edge of tears and hold tightly his hand.

Naenia : No...I can't...

Tears start to well up in his eyes as you hold his hand tightly.

Kiro : Please, you have to. I don't want you to keep suffering for me. I want you to find happiness outside of me and know I'll always be with you in your heart.

He reaches up to wipe the tears from his face, but his hand falls limply back in place.

Naenia : Don't say that like you were about to leave me...

He lets out a small chuckle, but it is filled with such sadness.

Kiro : You know I would never willingly leave you. God, I've wanted to spend the rest of my life with you.

He struggles to sit up a little bit.

Kiro : But my life is basically over. I'm a useless vegetable and you deserve better than that.
Naenia : Burst into tears I don't care...I don't want to leave you even for all the gold of the world

Tears stream down his face as he witnesses me crying.

Kiro : Love, please, I can't stand seeing you like this. I just want you to be happy again.

He lets out an exasperated sigh as his eyes look away.

Kiro : Please, just let me...

His words trail off as he falls back down on the bed, his body so limp you doubt if he has the strength to keep going.

Naenia : Kiro?

His body lies limp on the bed. I've never seen him look so vulnerable - and so close to gone. I have to make a decision, and time is running out.

I am holding my pendant tightly crying.

Naenia : In a desperate way If only, I could go back in time...

He tries the best he can to reach his hand towards mine - but the strength just isn't there. His mouth opens as if to speak, but all that comes out is a raspy, quiet "I love you" that leaves him exhausted.

Naenia : Put my hand on his cheek I love you too...

His eyes close as he smiles ever so faintly. He musters all the strength he can to look at me one last time... but he can't seem to fight any longer. His body gives up completely, his breathing grows weak and his heart starts to beat abnormally slowly.

Naenia : Take his hand Kiro ? Kiro!? Respond me!

His breathing grows even more labored as he fights to stay awake, his skin has paled so much that he's almost turned ghost-like. His heart beat slows to a crawl, his grasp loosens in my hand even more, with each breath he exhales, he is slipping away.

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