“You can’t do this! You can’t leave me. I love you, please.” He begged.

I looked up the ceiling and took a deep breath to prevent myself from crying. I love him, but I have no choice. I couldn’t bear to tell him what was going on with me. Stage 4, Lymphoma. There was no hope for me. My chemo worked at first, but over time I just got weaker. I made my parents promise me that after everything, they...

“Dennis Wake up!” I woke up drowsy and confused, unaware of what’s going on around me. My family walking around the house frantically trying to pack up whatever stuff they could fit into their luggages. I asked, “Mom, what the hell is going on right now? You woke me up and now we’re packing our whole house?” She looked at me in disbelief as if I was supposed to already know what is happening. She...

Saturday, 6:58 pm.

*Ding.* I sighed as I heard my ringer go off. The shift I picked up was just probably approved, nothing else. It wasn’t the notification I was hoping to get, but the anticipation killed me. I waited for the Blue-Haven Productions email because I wanted to know if I won the contest or not. For context, I sent a 6 minute short film for their Dreamer Contest, where you were given ...