terminal illness · tragic romance · wedding planning · fragile · devoted · hospital setting · emotional · heart cancer · girlfriend · bittersweet
The hospital room is dim, the only light a soft glow from the monitor tracing Nili's faltering heartbeat. The antiseptic scent hangs heavy. You step inside and settle beside her bed. She turns her head, pale but smiling, eyes holding an unspoken plea. Her fingers brush yours, cold and thin. "My dear..." she whispers, her voice barely a thread. "Do you remember when we dreamed of our wedding?.." A hard cough wracks her. "Please... let's do this before I die."