Regret After Her Final Goodbye
When I received the news that my fiancé, Ellison Perez, had postponed our wedding for the 18th time, I happened to be walking out of the hospital, clutching my medical report.
Once again, he had delayed our wedding for an entire month, all because of my adopted foster sister, Becky.
I thought about what the doctor had told me. After hesitating for a long time, I finally dialed Ellison's number.
"I can't wait until next month. If we can't get married tomorrow, there won't be another chance."
However, Ellison only took my words as another fit of childish willfulness.
"Don't be unreasonable, Lily. Have you forgotten how Becky took your place as the hostage? She was tortured for a whole month before being rescued."
"It's because of you that she developed severe trauma. Now you can't even wait one more month for her to recover?"
I could hear my parents' voices chiming in over the line.
"Becky still suffers from extreme fear of men. Ellison is the only one who can calm her down. Isn't it your fault she ended up like this?"
"You're being selfish, Lily. A wedding can wait, but Becky's condition can't!"
I had known for a long time that ever since that incident, my entire family had chosen Becky's side.
Even so, tears streamed down my face.
"Fine," I said softly. "Postpone it."
I clenched the medical report tightly in my hand. They did not know that just moments ago, the doctor had told me the truth—
I was in the final stage of liver cancer.
I only had one month to live.