Till The End

Chapter 77 - Will You Marry Me?

More than a month later :

With just in a blink of an eye this month passed. Yet I found no donor. Everyone is stressed because of this. I wish I could do something to get rid of their worries. I am not liking this tensed vibe at home. I decided to visit the church today with Jim. He must be coming within a few minutes to pick me up.

. . .

All I can do now is just pray. Pray for everything to be back to normal. I hope God listens this though he never does. As I mentioned perhaps I'm not his favorite child. I light the candle and fold my hands with just one hope. I hope God listens this time.

"Done?" Jim asks to which I stand up.

"Hmm. Let's go". We head out of the church. "I'm hungry and also thirsty", I state.

"You go and sit on that bench. I'll bring something", he goes to the opposite side after making me safe on the bench outside the church. Soon a short haired, blonde girl joins me. I look at her for a bit and then the spots on her hand which are similar to mine. I got these spots due to so many injections. But what's the reason behind hers? I am getting a bit curious to know.
"Hi".

"Hello", she warmly replies upon trying to fetch something from her handbag. She brings out a bottle of water and satisfies her thirst. "Want some?" She offers to which I politely reject since Jim has gone to bring it.

"No thanks." She doesn't say anything rather studies me for a moment before she speaks, "You have cancer?" How did she know?

"Yeah", the confusion is still visible on my face.

"Well hi then. I'm Molly, a cancer survivor", a proud smile on her face and she deserves this. Molly forwards her palm for a shake which I gladly accept and by now I realized that she found out seeing no hair on my head.

"I'm Eila. You had which type of cancer?"

"Lymphoma. You?"

"Leukemia".

"Ohh. I'll pray for you to get well", a genuine smile on her face.

"Thanks".

"You came alone?" Molly asks.

"No. My boyfriend is also here. He just went to the shop".

"You have a boyfriend?" She gives a slight lift to her eyebrows with a grin.

"Yeah", I chuckle.

"You are so lucky dude". Why she thinks that!

"Why?"

"That he is still with you", her face turns gloomy still adorning a smile.

"I didn't get you", I am confused of what she's meaning.

"No I mean.. I used to have a boyfriend. We were about to marry but as he got to know about my cancer, he broke up", she gives a slight lift to her shoulders. The smile is still there.

"I'm so sorry."

"No no. Don't be sorry. That was my luck", Molly faces me. But something else is running on my mind. " I hope your situation doesn't end up like mine", she is being whole genuine and I can feel this.

"But", I pause, "I myself will step out in this case if we were about to marry. I don't know if I'll survive or not". I face the ground and then her, "I don't wanna destroy his life". I really don't want to. I know what he'll go through and I certainly don't want that.

"You can't defy fate. What's bound for you will happen in whatever case it might be. But you're lucky to still have him by your side and always cherish this." Lucky is a small word to say. I am more than blessed to have him in my life. "I would love to meet your boyfriend".

"He must be coming in a while." I turn back to see Jim standing behind us with a water bottle and wrapped packet in his hand. "There he is", I stand and introduce Jim to Molly. After we talk for a bit more Molly enters he church and we start for home. But the weird thing is Jim does not say anything all the way back home. He just stays silent and focused in driving.

Jim's POV :

I think I should talk to Mom first regarding the decision I have taken. I go down and find her working in the kitchen.
"Mom".

"You need something?"

"No", I wonder how to start. " I need to talk to you".

"Yeah say", she is still focused on washing the plates.

"I decided to marry Eila", as soon as the words are out, she immediately faces me and leaves the plate in her hand. Rubbing her wet palm with the cloth of apron she's wearing, Mom asks, "Are you sure?" She doesn't say anything further nor does she asks anything.

"Yeah", I answer straight.

"Whatever you do. I'll always support you. Moreover I love Eila. But are you sure you wanna marry her now?" There is a slight sign of doubt and fear in her eyes and I can feel this.

"I know what you are thinking and that's the reason I want to marry her. I don't know what's in store for us in future but as long as we are together, I want her as my wife and no long my girlfriend". The thought os having her as my wife just give the most satisfactory relief ever.

"Okay", her face adorns a genuine smile this time. "I hope you both ways stay together and happy", I can see tears jamming at a corner of her eyes.

" What's wrong? Are you not happy?"

"Of course I'm happy. I am just worried about the future of both of you". I can understand her fear. We can't control the future but we surely can decide how to live our present.

"Everything will be alright." I hug her.
"I'll propose her tommorow", I decide.

"Best of luck", Mom chuckles.

Eila's POV :

I stress my arms as I wake up from bed and check my phone to see it's 10 in the morning. I slept so long today. Next I check if there is any text or call from Jim. Weird! There isn't even one. He has been behaving weird since yesterday when we were getting back home from the church. What's wrong with him? I dial his number but it's switched off. He must be busy. But still I can't pacify my mind that everything is alright.

I go to the washroom to take a shower. After I'm out I check my phone to see there's a missed call from him. My face immediately glitters up. I leave the wet towel on bed and call him without wasting even a single second next. After three ring he picks up. "Hi".

"Come down", is what he says.

"Huh? Where are you?" I ask in confusion.

"Come to the front yard of your home".

"Okay. I'm coming". That's weird! I must go down to check.

After I reach the front yard I see him standing at a side with both his hands behind his back. I go near. "What's wrong? Why are you standing here? Come inside". He doesn't say anything nor does he moves.

After staring at me for a bit he bring his hands in front showing me a heart shaped red colour balloon. I hold the balloon and turn it to see what he has written. 'Will You Marry Me?' I go numb. All my tears get jammed at the corner of my eye. I don't know how to react. Should I be happy or sad!
The next moment he bends on his knees and forwards his palm stating, "Will you marry me?"
This would have been the best moment in my life, the most ever pleasant sentence I wanted to hear from him. But now I feel this sentence as a burden. A bunden which I'll impose on him upon saying yes. I don't even know for how long I'm gonna survive. I can't destroy his life like this.

"No". I feel my heart is coming out of my chest as I say this.

(This breaks my heart.

5 chaptersss together. Read the next 4 and let me know what u feel as these are the last chapters u will see. )