Thank God I Found You

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[Zach]

The door opened and I took a deep breath.

"Zach." Mariah said. "I wasn't expecting you to come over here."

"Well... I'm here to see you and also to apologize for being a bit pushy around you yesterday." I said and then I gave her the chocolates and the red rose that I freshly picked from my garden.

She took it with a grateful smile and then out of nowhere, she hugged me tight. I smiled to myself and hugged her tighter and inhaled her sweet scent that I missed the most...

Yeah yeah... I know. I know. I just saw her yesterday but that's just the way it is when you're in love with someone.

"Um... Did you eat already?" She asked me.

I chuckled as I scratched the back of my head, "Nah. Not yet." I said.

"Just in time. Come in. Let's have dinner together and then we're gonna eat these chocolates that you brought for me." She said and then I came in and noticed that her eyes were a bit red and puffy. She went to the electric stove and continued stirring the food that she was cooking. A few seconds later, dinner was served.

We ate dinner together and then after that, I helped her with the dishes. When we were done cleaning, we sat down on the couch and watched the movie called 'What happens in Vegas' while eating the chocolate that I brought her when suddenly, I caught her rubbing her temples.

"What's wrong?" I asked her.

"I've got a migraine again." She said.

"You know, you should have yourself checked by the doctor. You've been having that for two months." I said with a worried tone on my voice.

"This is nothing Zach. Trust me." She said and then she looked away and turned her attention back on the movie but let me tell you, I knew that something was up. She's not just telling me what it is.

Later on that night, I decided to spend the night at her house and she also thought that it was a pretty cool idea of mine. While we were cuddling up on her bed, we talked about sorts of 'weird' stuff like 'what would I do if I have a month to live?'... How would I spend it and all that sorts of stuff that I never really seemed to care about.

"What would you do if one day you wake up and I wasn't by your side?" She asked.

"What do you mean?" I asked her in return.

"Like... What if I'm gone? Forever. You know, dead?"

I fell silent because to be honest, I really don't want to think about that. I don't want to think about the time that I would lose her.

"Zach?" She asked.

"Well... I don't know. I seriously don't know but one thing is for sure Mariah.... If you'll be ever gone from my side by means of death then I'm pretty sure that I'll be left broken." I said.

"Like what happened to you before when Kat died?"

"Yeah. Maybe or maybe much worse?"

By ten o'clock, we already dozed off but still curious about her behaviour recently.

[Mariah]

I woke up and beside me was the man of my dreams, still sleeping peacefully while his right arm wrapped securely around me. Just then, I suddenly felt dizzy and then the migraine again until I felt the sudden urge to throw up so I quickly got off the bed and ran to the toilet and vomited.

Fuck. How long do I have to suffer from this disease?!

[Zach]

I was awakened by the sudden movement by my side. I opened my eyes and saw Mariah ran into the toilet and vomited. I was about to go and comfort her when I noticed a brown envelope under her pillow. I took it out and opened it. Inside it was a paper. More of like a test result.

I read the paper and was shocked by what I had just read and I just wished that I hadn't read it in the first place.

'CONCLUSION: BRAIN TUMOR.'

"Zach?!"

I turned around and saw her standing behind me with a horrified expression on her face. My eyebrows furrowed, "Mariah, why didn't you tell me about this?!" I said angrily.

"Zach..."

"I thought you trust me because you love me!?"

"Zach... I'm sorry... I just didn't tell you immediately because I was trying to find the perfect time and... I don't want to be a burden to you!" She cried.

"You? Gonna be a burden to me?! Mariah, you will never be a burden to me, okay? NEVER! I love you." I said. "I am your bestfriend and your lover and you can tell me anything!" And then I cupped her face and gently wiped her tears away. "I'm here for you. I'm going to help you."

And then I kissed her on her forehead and hugged her tight, not ever wanting to let her go.