Not so great endings

The end

I ran into his arms and hugged him with no hopes of letting go,
'I'm sorry I doubted you, I thought once you found out about my past you would make a run for it' I said in tears as he pulled away from the hug and looked at me, 'i love you Maia and your past doesn't change that' he said as he leaned forward and kissed me like it was our last.
Right in that moment I knew my happily ever after had begun, when he said 'I have cancer and am afraid I have just few months left'. And there it went, my last shred of hope for a happy ending......
'What?, you have what? I said holding on to him with so much anger,
'I'm so sorry dear, I just couldn't find the right time to tell......
he said with tears in his eyes,
'and now is very convenient for you; I finally felt like it was over, the constant pain,tears,betrayal and disappointment. I know this makes me look insensitive but I don't really care because this was supposed to be my time, I finally felt like for once I would be happy but.....
he cuts in 'I have cancer Maia, I didn't do this on purpose to make your life miserable, this happened to me and I'm the one that has to live with this not you, so just stop rambling and crying like your whole world has come crashing down because that's my line'
       'You are right Joe, I'm so sorry but you know all that I have gone through all these years and I cannot take any more bad news right now. I'm sorry that this makes me look insensitive but I can't take this, I just can't'
I turn around to go when
'Maia why do you think I never told you, because I knew you don't need this, you've been through so much and I didn't want to be a burden to.....
'don't you ever say that, you can never be a burden to me, not now and not ever.
oh my God am so sorry I'm been so horrible; you are sick Joe and am going to be here for you'.
Right then, I knew it never truly ends even after the curtain closes, a whole new life begins.
We walked down the streets  slowly with hands locked together looking at the people around, a mother teaching her daughter how to ride a bike, little children running towards the  park, and old man sitting on his porch and singing to his  grandchildren, two men jogging down the street and the morning sun giving the day it's beauty; and the grasses on the field it's green color.
'To think of the number of people that are not able to see this beauty and those seeing it for the last time' I said unaware that I was speaking  out loud
'Maia, don't talk like that,it just makes it worst and I know this must really suck for you because of what happened to your .....I'm sorry; shouldn't have said that'

'My mum?' I said, 'this is nothing compared to my mum, at least you know when it's going to end, you have all your loved ones around you; she had no one, Joe. She was all alone fighting for her life, grasping  every shred of hope she had'
painful tears running down my cheek
'You don't have to talk about this, I know how much you hate yourself for not being there, but you are only hurting yourself more......'I interrupted
'I  didn't know she was in that much pain, all I knew was that she never wanted to go, she wanted to be here, to be with us, to fight for us, to bring us home......
'Excuse me miss, are you Maia Matthews '
a strange man questions , I turn to him  saying
'Yes, can I help you? He says yes bringing out a police badge  from his pocket
'I am inspector jones,and you have to come in for some questioning '
' I'm sorry, what is this about ?' Joe questions the officer
' do you know any Chris Matthews ?'
'Oh my God! This is not happening right now.......

Authors note: Stay put as I come back with more, the past always comes back even when you think it's the end....