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Abby Caroline Aragon is a master at keeping secrets... and painting over the pain. To her friends at university, she's the vibrant, quick-witted artist with a smile bright enough to hide any shadow. But behind closed doors, she is running out of time, quietly fighting an aggressive, late-stage terminal illness that she refuses to let define her final months.
When Rylan Kade De Jesus, a steady and observant architecture student, enters her world, her carefully constructed walls begin to crack. Drawn to her warmth, Rylan falls deeply in love, planning a future filled with places they have yet to see and dreams they have yet to build. Terrified of ruining his bright world with her dark reality, Abby chooses silence, hiding her fading strength and growing fatigue behind laughter and half-truths.
When a sudden collapse forces the truth into the light, Rylan is left heartbroken, grappling with the weight of the secrets she carried alone. But instead of letting grief ruin their remaining time, he chooses to hold her closer, determined to fill her remaining days with warmth and light.
When her final day comes, Abby has only one last wish: to escape the hospital walls, feel the sea breeze, and watch the sun dip below the ocean line with Rylan by her side. On a quiet, secluded shore wrapped in his arms, two hearts say their final goodbyes... leaving behind a love story painted into the horizon forever.