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"I'm dying", I say barely above a whisper. Her voice hitches and I close my eyes. I can't bear to see her response, I know she'll probably tell me to keep fighting. To keep trying... But I can't. It's been nearly two years since I found out. Two years fighting for survival. Two years realising I was my own rival. "Don't say that", her voice breaks. Her forehead rests against mine, as her hand roams the scars on my arms. "I can't", my heart aches. I tense my jaw, hoping to constrict myself from crying. I swallow the sounds of my cracking heart and pull away. I finally open my eyes and look anywhere but at her. I see the birds flying and I hear them chirping, The sun shinning so bright it contains a bright aura of happiness. The ***** green grass dancing and moving with the beat of the wind. Leaves shattering and making a harmonious sound. I laugh to myself, considering how contradicting the mood between her and I is to nature. "Please",she begs. Her voice betrays her as it exposes her vulnerability. Her whole demeanour dies, Her knees buckling, holding on trying not to fall while her tears escape her effortlessly. I shut my eyes, Bite my lip, Ball my hands to a fist, Trying to hold in the pain, Trying to hide the disease spreading within me. "Okay, I'll fight it and I won't die", I look straight into her eyes. "Promise?" She asks. "Yea", I give her a faint smile. I lied.
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May 28, 2015
May 28, 2015 at 7:01 AM UTC
Broken Promises.
"I'm dying", I say barely above a whisper. Her voice hitches and I close my eyes. I can't bear to see her response, I know she'll probably tell me to keep fighting. To keep trying... But I can't. It's been nearly two years since I found out. Two years fighting for survival. Two years realising I was my own rival. "Don't say that", her voice breaks. Her forehead rests against mine, as her hand roams the scars on my arms. "I can't", my heart aches. I tense my jaw, hoping to constrict myself from crying. I swallow the sounds of my cracking heart and pull away. I finally open my eyes and look anywhere but at her. I see the birds flying and I hear them chirping, The sun shinning so bright it contains a bright aura of happiness. The ***** green grass dancing and moving with the beat of the wind. Leaves shattering and making a harmonious sound. I laugh to myself, considering how contradicting the mood between her and I is to nature. "Please",she begs. Her voice betrays her as it exposes her vulnerability. Her whole demeanour dies, Her knees buckling, holding on trying not to fall while her tears escape her effortlessly. I shut my eyes, Bite my lip, Ball my hands to a fist, Trying to hold in the pain, Trying to hide the disease spreading within me. "Okay, I'll fight it and I won't die", I look straight into her eyes. "Promise?" She asks. "Yea", I give her a faint smile. I lied.
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May 28, 2015
May 28, 2015 at 7:01 AM UTC
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