A Breath Away from Death
“Stop pretending, Amelia! It is just a glass of whiskey! It can’t hurt you.
“I’ve known you for a very long time and never once heard about your heart condition. I stayed silent because I loved you. I wanted to give you a chance, but you disappointed me.”
I closed my eyes in despair.
Three years ago, I ran away to follow my dream of acting. One day, I was cornered by street thugs, and Ethan appeared like a hero. He saved me.
We fell in love at first sight and quickly grew close. When I learned that Ethan, who seemed cold and distant, had lost both his parents to sudden illness, I decided to hide my own condition so that he would not have to feel that kind of fear and worry again.
I never tho