Love Him, Die For Him

Over the past month, Benjamin Zoller frequently used the excuse of being busy with work to avoid seeing me. Even his replies to my texts were taking longer than usual.An uneasy feeling brewed in my heart. I was itching to find out directly from him. As I was about to head out, however, I received a call from an unfamiliar number."Is this Ms. Sloane? I am a doctor from Jadeview Hospital."The voice on the other end continued, "Are you Benjamin Zoller's girlfriend? He was diagnosed with stomach cancer about a month ago but is refusing to undergo treatment. Could you try to persuade him to come to the hospital? If we take action now, there's still a chance for a cure..."As the doctor's words floated into my ear, my head started to spin. I almost collapsed.This must be why Benjamin had been avoiding me. He must have been trying to conceal the heartbreaking news.Overcome with grief, I choked back tears while promising the doctor I would talk to him. Immediately after, I rushed to

It was close to midnight when Benjamin finally came home.He pushed the door open and entered. When he saw me sitting on the couch staring blankly into space, he seemed a little surprised."Cherilyn, why haven't you gone to bed yet?"I turned to face him with my tear-streaked cheeks.I raised my phone and replied, my voice trembling, "I got a call from the hospital today."I paused, then continued, "Whatever the doctor said about you..." My voice faltered. "Is it true, Benjamin?"Before I finished my sentence, large teardrops rolled down my cheeks again.Stunned at that sight, Benjamin immediately walked up to me. He wrapped his arms around me gently, patting my shoulder lightly."Don't cry, my love. I'm okay."Perhaps guilt was eating at him, but his voice carried a faint tremor."Life and death are inevitable... Maybe I used up all my luck meeting you in this lifetime, and now it's time to pay it back."Being with you has left me with no regrets. Please don't be too sad—I

An innocent expression was sprawled all over his face, but my eyes caught a message from someone named "Baby" on his phone."You'll go out drinking with me tonight. Or else, I'll ignore you forever!"I smiled faintly."I understand. She's probably just upset about coming back to such terrible news."As he nodded in satisfaction, I snapped a photo of the edge of his hospital bed and posted it to the new social media account I'd just created.The caption read, "Day one of treatment. Watching my boyfriend look so fragile in his hospital bed tears me apart. Why is the world so unfair? Why am I forced to face such a cruel separation? I hope with all my heart that he recovers. I'm not ready to lose him."I stayed by his side the whole day, caring for him with my entire being.By evening, I was sitting by the window reading. Meanwhile, he kept glancing at his phone, his impatience growing.I didn't have to ask—it was definitely his "Baby" throwing a tantrum again.As I continued to f

For three days in a row, Benjamin stayed obediently in the hospital. This seemed to frustrate Gigi, who reached out to me on social media."Are you the reason Benjamin isn't coming out? Have you been clinging tight to him?"Her boldness left me speechless."He's sick. He doesn't even need me clinging to him. Besides, he's my boyfriend. What does it have to do with you whether I cling to him or not?"In response, she sent me a picture of a tattoo on the inside of her arm. It was of two little figures nestled together, kissing in their embrace."Benjamin and I got this together. Of course, it has something to do with me."I looked at the design and recalled seeing something similar on Benjamin's arm at the beach.When I'd asked him about it, he'd told me that it was the two of us.It turned out to be a complete lie after all.Meanwhile, Gigi continued to provoke me over chat."You haven't been with him for long, so you might not know our story. The only reason Benjamin and I di

Before Gigi could speak further, Benjamin grabbed her by the arm and cupped a hand over her mouth and nose.He looked at me again, pleading."Cherilyn, why don't you come down here? We can talk it out. There's still a chance to fix this."I smiled wryly."Benjamin, when I loved you the most, you were busy deceiving and toying with me. That kind of betrayal leaves me utterly hopeless.""I can't accept an ending like this, so I've decided to leave you. I don't want anything to do with you any longer."You saved my life once, and now it's time for me to give it back."I caught the rage in Gigi's eyes. I knew that after tonight, there would be no chance for the two of them to reconcile.Exposing their affair now would only amplify Benjamin's guilt over my death. That was the precise torment I wanted him to endure.Casting one final glance at the camera, I held my breath and clumsily leaped into the gushing river below.Beforehand, I had scheduled posts to appear on my "Cancer War