"I am... I am sick, Lisa. And I'm dying."
Her voice, barely a whisper, trembled as she spoke the words that shattered my world.
The words hang in the air like an echo in an empty canyon. Each syllable carried the weight of a universe collapsing, and I felt my heart break into a million shards, each one a tiny mirror reflecting the pain it sends my being.
At this moment, time lost all meaning, the future suddenly didn't matter.
As I looked into her eyes, I saw a well of emotions - fear, sadness, but also a strange, quiet acceptance.
She was facing her mortality with a grace and courage that left me in awe. At this moment, I realized and understood why she did what she did.
"Are you... What... What are you saying? What do you mean?" I said even though what she said was very clear.
"I have an inoperable tumor in my brain. I was diagnosed last year and was given six months to a year..." She laughed bitterly and averted her gaze.
"My parents, especially my Mom have been trying to find me a neurosurgeon around the world that would be brave enough to conquer the impossible..." She let out a deep sigh.
"But nobody, nobody was brave enough to take out my tumor. All of them are saying the same thing.
That it is progressing very fast, and they cannot do anything about it. Referring us to palliative care so I'd be comfortable... you know, on my last breath..." Again, she let out a bitter laugh.
"This past few weeks and days, I
could feel death succumbing to my body, Lisa. I was getting weak, the pain
sometimes was so unbearable that I couldn't get up from my
bed, but you know what keeps me strong, lisa?"
Jennie smiled at me, though it didn't reach her eyes.
"I wanted to come to the office so that I can see you. Why do you think I keep you in my own office? To punish you? Well, sort of... I didn't want you mingling with Taehyung but also, seeing you, having you close to me, it gives me strength.
I was in pain but you are my joy, Lisa. I was suffering but you are my comfort.
Just feeling your presence soothes me. It is selfish I know, but I'm dying so I guess, that gives me the pass?" She tried to joke.
I was trying to process everything she was saying, trying for all of it to sink into my head. Her words were so heavy that I could feel the world collapsing around me.
How could one beautiful soul vanish from the world just like that? Why life is so unfair?
My chest was so heavy that my tears started to roll down my cheeks.
How can a love be ended when it hasn't even begun yet?
"I tried to stop it, Lisa. I don't want to be selfish to keep leading you on and then just leave you at the end, but damn, it was so freaking hard.
Every fiber of my being is screaming your name, every cell in my body is telling me to be close to you... I even tried to convince myself that Tae is good for you because he's a good man,
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"When Opposites Collide"
FanfictionLalisa monobal, who planned everything in her life met Jennie kim, her Boss who was exactly opposite of what she believes in. Working together brings them closer, they became friends and comfortable with each other even with their own differences. O...
