Girl was okay. She said to herself, yes I am okay. Nothing else. Walking in the room observing the facades instead of looking at people she don’t know. Then one girl came to her saying “How are you?” and even mentioned her name. She just stared blankly wondering how she knew her. She studied the person calling her yet she can’t find any familiarity. In order not to offend her, she just went with the conversation as if she knew her.
Then the class starts. The male teacher said that it they were attending a Doctrines of the Gospel class. It is located at a room named Bethlehem. Yes, this is an institute class. A religion class for the young adult members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint. All of them sat down and listened to the instructor.
One question popped up as they went along the lesson: Who wants to live longer? Obviously, everyone raised their hand. Yet not so obvious, a girl did not. The girl who went in the class a while ago. The teacher noticed that she did not. So, she was asked why?
“I think death has to be accepted no matter what.” she blurted out.
The class was silent. Some were even confused by her answer.
“Yes, I know we need to accept death but why you prefer not to live longer?” the teacher asked the question as a follow-up.
Every student’s attention in that class turned to her. This made her think. Now, these series of events were pictured in her mind:
She woke up seeing the light first. Beside her is the doctor who was holding a clipboard and about three nurses. They were all gazing at her.
The first thing she asked is “Where am I?”
“You are now in a safe place.” the nurse answered.
Her forehead was surrounded in bandage that would secure the injury she got.
She felt like everything was new. Everyone seems so different when she woke up.
This is the next scenario that flashed.
She was in an apartment looking at the pictures in her wall. She just scan and scan like she was looking to another pictures of another girl’s memories. Though she felt weird because some of the pictures included a girl who looks like her.
Then this is the last scenario.
She was sitting in a chair in front of the doctor in her office. The doctor seems to be studying on an x-ray. One thing that he blurted was “I am so sorry.” The moment she heard the word, she frowned.
Back to reality.
“Sister?” The teacher was calling her attention. “Anything?”
“Ah. Sorry.” she apologized. “I kinda said that I don’t want to live longer because I am not meant to live long anymore.”
The class and the teacher turned to a curious mode.
“That is because they found a tumor on my brain and said it was cancer. I had it for three years now. Then the last time I did my check-up, he said I stopped responding to treatments so yeah. That’s the story.”
The sympathy was felt in the room. No one talked as they were putting themselves on her shoe.
“How long did the doctor said?”
”Four months is the least.” She answered as if it is nothing.
”Four months is the least.” She answered as if it is nothing.
The girl beside her cried. The teacher noticed and asked her.
She answered. “This is the first time I saw her. It’s been three years. Now, she’ll be gone. She’s been my best friend for ten years now.”
The look on her face changed as the girl beside her reveal who she is.
She whispered to her.
“Sorry. I forgot.”
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