s sobbing. Noticing that the door to the bal

pen on her lap. She must have crawled on the floor to reach there. Sh

me to the balcony at nigh

he raised her head and smiled a

d her tightly in my arms to

thought something ba

e's the only one I've got now after Dad passed away

took me into her arms and caressed

are me ag

her frail hands and wiped the tears from my cheeks, then

eyes, and she always gazed into

hich makes the color of my irises different from each other: my lef

ver seen, Lily. They're unique and beautiful;

e supposed to be enjoying your life, but look at you-you have me as a burden.

to me, Mom. I will never tire of loving

simple way of showing how much I love her. "It's already l

er get up from the sofa. Mom was so light that I

important, Lily," she said the

e, so I shook my head. The doctor had forbidden h

should sleep now." I kissed her

d closed her eyes. Moments

welcomed my ears the m

was alone, loneliness hit me, and

dorable smile on his lips. I stood behind him, with my arms wrapped around his shoulders, wearing the same brigh

ast memory I had of Dylan. Weeks later, a

h. It should have been me who died and not him. If only I could turn back time

ed the ugly memories away, look

g, I sprawled on the bed. I had been lying there for half an hour, tossing and turning, but sleep refused to c

for a divorce! The nerve! He asked for i

me so ashamed of myself. I realized he could never give his

never replace her in his heart. He had his eyes o

't regret his d

ged to fall aslee

ke up to the piercing

le and turned the alarm clock off before burying my head under the pill

p from the bed and padded across t

to mine is my mother's. She's the only person I know who would knock on my room at this

aped my body when I unlocked the do

e black forest cake in both hands. Mom was beside her, seated in her wheelchair. A smile stretched across her lips

They greeted me in unison just as I wa

to the flawless white floor. My birthday

ll. When I saw the date, a soft gasp esc

the most specia

closed my mouth before a fly could ente

and surveyed my face. "I'm sorry I have no

ured her. "Having you here by my side today

inked back the tears. A soft smile emerged from her thin, pale lips. "I'm luc

to have you a

both of

ways be happy even after I'm gone?" sh