Pain ripped through me as if millions of ants were gnawing at my bones and heart.
Suddenly, a searing pain stabbed through my stomach, and a warm, metallic taste surged up my throat.
"Ugh!" I vomited a mouthful of blood.
This was a common symptom of terminal bone cancer.
I bitterly wiped the blood from my face and looked at him.
"I didn't lie to you..."
"Heather!"
The expression on Aaron's face froze.
……
Katherine’s heart-wrenching sobs echoed from the doorway of the hospital room. “Aaron…”
I coughed up another mouthful of blood, but Aaron’s eyes shifted from me to Katherine as she hurried into his arms, clutching the medical report. She shot me a challenging look for a brief moment before breaking into sobs. “Aaron, I’m dying. It’s truly terminal bone cancer.”
Aaron took the r
