Always

She was crying the whole time. It was only moments ago was she made to realized her lifespan was only shorter than mine. She was scared of dying. Then I asked her.

"It's alright. I'll stay with you till then."

I was taken aback when suddenly she hugged me tightly. Her tear slid down her cheek into my shoulder. Her sobbing voice was all that echoed in my mind as her body felt like never letting go.

"I'm not scared of dying," she finally said. "I don't want to leave you."

I stayed quiet and listened. I did not know what to say. I could tell her that everyone dies, but that will only worsen what is already in her mind. I could say that I won't leave her until her last breath but that would only be accepting what is to come. Her fear will just embrace her more.

"I want to stay with you," she said. "To be with you always. I don't want to leave you. I don't want to lose you. Ever."

I embraced her tightly. And without thinking, I said:

"Let's die together."

She smiled and suddenly pushed me back. I chose the wrong words as her eyes seemed more scared.

"No! I can't have that," she said. "That's worse than me dying. And leaving you behind."

"We all die someday," I said. At that point, I stopped thinking and let my thoughts just come out my mind.

"Just remember me," she said. "Remember me always."

"I don't want to lose you as well," I told her.

"I don't want to lose you too but-" suddenly she paused. She just realized something. "We all die someday."

"I'll remember you, always." I told her as our lips kissed each other. "Always."

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