AliasHeartBoB
Synopsis:
In the ward, Leen, her hair now gray, only longer and thicker than Ryan's more spare hair, hugged him like that first their friendship had transitioned to become something more, something she only noticed she had always been feeling deep inside while in despair.
If only time had stopped then...
But even with how advanced science had become, death remained undefeated, so there was only one hope to cling onto:
"I will be going first... Let's be friends again... In our next life..."
Her eyes glistening, Leen nodded with a calm smile that mirrored Ryan's small one:
"Yes... in our next life."
With that whisper, Ryan smiled wider, then exhaled for one last time. He stopped breathing, almost eighty years after his first cry, almost fifty years after taking the hand of his best friend and pulling out of despair.
His heart stopped, and he left first, a step before her, to lead the way, just like that time.
Beep~~~~~~