In Sickness and in Health

Jonel grew up surrounded by everything-wealth, comfort, a beautiful girlfriend, a future laid out for him-
everything except parents who stayed.

On the night he rushes to the hospital for the birth of his nephew, his mother arrives only to leave again.
And suddenly, the weight of eighteen years of being an afterthought becomes too heavy to carry.

So he escapes.

To the rooftop.

To the stars.

To quiet.

But the rooftop isn't empty.

A girl sits alone on a bench-barefoot, fragile, reading a book like it's the only thing keeping her alive.
Her hospital gown glows under the moonlight.
Her eyes shimmer like constellations he didn't know existed.

She blends into the stars, but speaks like she's already losing time.

Night after night, they meet in the same quiet corner of the rooftop garden.
She talks about life and dying.
He talks about everything he hides from the world.
She smiles through fear.
He pretends he isn't scared.
She doesn't tell him her name.
He doesn't tell her he's starting to fall.

Jonel has a girlfriend.
Ericka has a failing heart.
And both of them know this isn't supposed to happen.

But sometimes, two souls collide exactly when they shouldn't.

And sometimes, the girl borrowed from the stars becomes the only person who makes a forgotten boy feel seen.

Their love begins in silence-
and will break them in ways neither of them are ready for.

A story about fate, fleeting time, quiet nights, and the kind of love that feels like breathing the sky its