Her Mate, His Redemption.

mi

tears blurred the lines. The paper fluttered away as my k

g it clearly written just

rd by anyone. Let them hear. I had just basica

floor. "What's wrong, Mila?" she cried, rushing toward me. She crouched down and lifted my chin

my eyes over the past 23 years. She would assume my heart d

s quivering as if I were

"You know you can't miss it, not even for a day. Are you feelin

g finger instead to point at the pieces of

d Doc Simon send this to you?" she inqu

, piquing her cur

e scanned each word. By the time she was finished,

friend she was, she

ugged me. "But it's can't be tr

ever give me a false report. Furthermore, I had no money to

umed sobbing, and I clenche

ted her life to caring for orphaned children. She sacrificed her own happiness of marriage and family, c

incurable illness. I recalled her gentle hands soothing my feverish brow and her soft voice calming my cries. Sia,

hey had ever come back for me; yet her answer was always

eeking the best care possible. She treated me like the daughter she never had. Doc Simon's wor

I remembered Miss Abig

e on earth was limited. Why me? Were a

cried on each other's shoulders. She knew how its all stated, all the

was unb

t I died

ering with no sol

ew from the hug and palming my face. "Even if this is true, death can come and take both of

done to deserve such amazing people in my

for me again, and the only way to conceal tha

orld, not even STEMI," I said with all the confide

y!" She sudden

a flash, it hit me - today was my birthday. Though not actually the day I w

I had been planning for months

I almost forgot," I sai

tears, "Hope you're fine now?" she aske

posed to be one of the happiest people

ying goodbye. His call brightened my mood, causing a smile to spread across my fac

exclaimed, her voice filled with exci

er hands, "Should I tell Leo abou

advise you not to tell him. He can't b

different,"

no exception," she said, shatt

on't tell him ye

ed, agreeing wi

n you get back home tonight," she said quic

ted to say before she left,

afe, so eager to see Leo and what surprise he has for me. With

y fare. I started walking el

choed again: Three years. My hand flew to my chest, Miss

rough the chill. My birthday. His surprise.

the last steps towards my apartment and exhaled a deep breat

o

the lavishly decorated dining table before me. They looked stunning: Leo in a crisp blac

y forehead, while Sia gigg

My voice cracked as I

Leo pulled out a cha

or the joy bubbling inside me. How di

t, Mila." She slid a small box towa

suddenly placed her hands over

h first," s

ish that no matter how short... my time on e

. My breath caught. Inside lay a delicate gold ne

pered, hugging me back. "And amen t

hand open. I placed mine in his, a

verything we were.' My thought reeled. Yet fear lingered. How would he reac

" I murmured, barely audible. Sia immediately t

m and pure. "Wh

, "I have terminal heart disease. The d