Todos los capítulos de He Won't Live Long, so I Must Vanish: Capítulo 11 - Capítulo 20

Third-Person POVWanda sent Hazel the video just as the latter was getting into bed.The video was less than a minute long. A group of kids was boxing in a training room with peeling paint. In the last few seconds, the camera moved and caught a man in black workout clothes.He stood in front of a punching bag, moving slightly on his feet. His punches were so fast that they were almost a blur.His final punch sent the heavy bag swinging high.Hazel watched those few seconds over and over.It was Caleb.He looked a little thinner, and his hair was cut very short. But she would never forget the way he pulled his fist back. She had seen him do it once in the living room.The video was geotagged at Grenton Sports Center.Hazel called Gia. As soon as Gia answered, Hazel said just one thing: "I found him. Are you coming?"Gia was silent for a moment. "Grenton… That's where my grandma lives."Hazel was stunned. She had been with Caleb for five years, but she had never heard his fa

Third-Person POVGia returned to the city the next day, but Hazel stayed behind.She rented a room at the only inn in town and emailed her company to request vacation time. When her boss called to ask when she'd be back, she said she didn't know.Every day at 4:00 pm, she stood outside the sports center and looked in through the glass.Caleb was teaching the kids how to box.He crouched down to adjust Levi's protective gear, then stood up to demonstrate a move. The kids struggled to copy him, but he didn't rush them. He corrected each one in turn.Once, Levi fell and lay on the gym floor crying. Caleb crouched down and helped him up. He rubbed Levi's knee and whispered something in his ear. Levi stopped crying and smiled.Standing outside the window, Hazel remembered how Caleb had been when they first got together. He loved to laugh and joke around. After a match, he would even hang his medal around her neck.But as Casey's hospital stays grew longer, Caleb grew quieter.She h

Third-Person POVThe district hospital was small, and the emergency room hallway was packed.Darlene had low blood sugar and was dehydrated. She woke up not long after they started her on an IV.The first thing Darlene asked when she woke up was whether Caleb had come. When Gia said no, she turned toward the wall and didn't say another word.Casey sat beside the bed and cried nonstop. After a while, he clutched his chest and said it hurt again.The young doctor on duty heard that Casey had a congenital heart condition. He immediately asked a nurse to bring in a heart monitor and ordered an echocardiogram."Did you bring his old medical records?"Gia searched through her phone for a while, found the photos of all the medical reports she'd saved over the years, and handed them to him.The doctor flipped through them one by one. When he read the surgical report from three years ago, he paused."The repair surgery was very successful. All his follow-up tests have been normal."He

Third-Person POVThe day they returned to the city, Hazel didn't go home. She went straight to Caleb's room.The box of collectible figures was still by the door. She took them downstairs one by one and loaded them into the trunk.She glanced at the matching mugs and tossed them into the trash downstairs.She threw away the scented candle, the projector, and the wooden sign that read "Casey's Dating Experience Room", too.Casey stood in the hallway watching her. He didn't cry or try to stop her.Gia walked past Casey, took out the commemorative boxing gloves signed by the world champion, and put them in a trash bag. Then she threw them away with the collectible figures.Darlene sat in the living room and watched them carry things out, one trip after another. She opened her mouth several times but never said a single word.The room was empty now. All that remained was the set of dark gray sheets Caleb had put back on the bed. They were neatly made.Hazel stood in the doorway fo

Third-Person POVThe exhibition match at the district sports arena was scheduled for 7:00 pm on the 18th.Hazel had asked someone to get her a ticket. Her seat was in the far corner of the last row, far from the ring.The match had already started when she arrived.She couldn't focus on any of the earlier events. She kept one hand in her coat pocket, clutching the letter.She had written it on the day she proposed. It was three full pages long. She'd been so nervous that her handwriting was crooked, and she had drawn a lopsided heart at the end.After Caleb accepted it, he had never opened it. He'd said he wanted to save it for their wedding day.She had thought he would keep it forever.When the announcer called Grenton Sports Center, people in the audience began to clap.More than 20 kids walked onto the floor in matching uniforms. Levi stood at the front, his little face red with nerves.The music started, and the kids demonstrated their footwork and basic punches to the b