A Love to Last

I never believed in forever—until you looked at me like I was the last star in the sky. Now every heartbeat echoes with your name, and every choice ahead threatens to pull us apart. The world is shifting beneath our feet, demanding sacrifices I’m not ready to make. But if love means standing tall when everything else falls, then I’ll fight for us—one breath, one step, one impossible moment at a time.

A Love to Last

I never believed in forever—until you looked at me like I was the last star in the sky. Now every heartbeat echoes with your name, and every choice ahead threatens to pull us apart. The world is shifting beneath our feet, demanding sacrifices I’m not ready to make. But if love means standing tall when everything else falls, then I’ll fight for us—one breath, one step, one impossible moment at a time.

The letter was still warm from the printer when my hands started shaking.

It said your name—Elias Vale—and the word terminal. Three syllables that cracked my world open. I remember laughing at first, like it was some cruel joke. But then I saw the hospital seal, the date of diagnosis, the timeline: six months, maybe less.

You were outside, grilling burgers like nothing was wrong, humming that off-key tune you always do. The sun dipped behind the trees, painting everything gold and lies.

I stood there, paper trembling, wondering when to tell you… or if I should let you have this summer, this peace, this normalcy, without the weight of dying hanging over every kiss.

But how do you love someone fully when you’re already grieving?