TIME TO SAY GOODBYE

"He's my brother. I'm here to visit him actually" Evans said as he stared in disbelief.

"Wow...I'm....I'm.... speechless right now. Justin never told me he had a younger brother"

"Should I take you to my brother?" He asked.

"Yeah, sure. Let's go but how's he holding up? Is he fine? Is he.....?" As I kept throwing these questions at Evans, he did what he does best. You know, interrupting people while they speak and he's good at it, I must say.

"I'll take you to him so you'll see for yourself".

Tears welled up my eyes and then little Evans held my hands in his and gave me a smile that was so soothing to the heart. It melted my soul. I smiled right back at him and said, "Let's go".

As we got to the ICU, I saw Justin laying on the bed with his eyes shut and was put on a life machine. Seeing him this way broke my heart.

"Justin? Justin!" I screamed at the sight of him.

"What's he doing there? what's wrong with him? why's he not moving? Please wake him up" I cried out.

A doctor who sighted us from afar rushed over and asked why we were lurking around.

"You're not supposed to be here. What are you doing here? Isn't there any nurse around?" The fine-looking doctor questioned.

"Please save Justin. I...I don't want him to die. Please help save him" I grabbed the doctor by his knee as he was standing close to me.

"He'll be fine, you have nothing to worry about dear". He said as he held my hands and wiped off the teardrops on my face.

"Nurse? Please return her to her ward". The doctor ordered and I was wheeled down the walkway by the nurse while Evans followed from behind.

I was taken back to my ward and help was rendered by other nurses who assisted in getting me back on the bed.

"Miss, what you did today was dangerous. You could've caused more damage to yourself. I'll advise that you refrain from doing something like this next time" One of the nurses in charge of my ward scolded me with a huge frown on her face. She looked kinda ugly but that frown made her look uglier. No offense but what I saw? That was terrifying.

"Okay, ma'am. My apologies".

After the nurse had left, I noticed someone was standing at the door and yeah, it was Evans.

"I thought you had left already. Why're you still here?" I questioned.

Little cute Evans walked up to me and stood close to my bed and said "My mom isn't back yet. She went to get some snacks for me"

"Oh, okay," I said bluntly.

"So, you're my brother's girlfriend. Justin never told anyone he had a girlfriend" He said.

"I'm....I'm.....not his girlfriend," I said with a confused look. I thought to myself and wondered if I was actually Justin's girlfriend because we've kissed several times and we've told each other the three words 'I LOVE YOU' so, we're dating right?

"I shouldn't be saying this to an eleven-year-old kid but Justin and I just kissed," I said.

Evans replied and said to me, "I'll ask Justin once he wakes up" and he winked at me.

I laughed and asked, "What did you just do?"

"What's that?" He said and winked at me again.

We both laughed and went silent for a while.

I watched as Evans played with the hem of his blue shirt with black stripes. The color of his shirt was so radiant and well-ironed. He also wore black trousers which looked like they got ripped but it's an outfit everyone knows about. It's called crazy jeans and I'm sure you know it. He also wore Nike sneakers which were advertised on TV some time ago. It'sresponsiveive sneaker. I wish I had sneakers like that. I thought of having my own sneakers collections but you can't do all that without money, right? so, I just put my mind off it.

The silence between us was uncomfortable and awkward so, I decided to break the silence.

"You look so much like your brother. You're both cute" I said.

"Really? I get that a lot from people. Thanks anyways" He smiled with his teeth sticking out as they would fall off the gum.

"Oh really? That's cool. Can I ask you a question?"

"He answered, "Yes".

"What's wrong with Justin? Why was he laying on the bed there like that? What's his ailment?" I questioned.

"Didn't he tell you anything?" Evans asked looking surprised.

"No, he didn't"

"Justin has less than a month to live. He has terminal cancer" Evans said with a sad look on his face and it looked like he would cry at that moment.

I stared at him in disbelief and shook my head several times in denial. "No. Tell me you're just joking. Please tell me you're kidding" I was already tearing up and covered my face with my palms.

"No! Why didn't he tell me? Why does it have to be him? What did he do wrong to deserve this?" I questioned.

Evans and I started crying with tears rolling down our cheeks and that's when pretty looking woman waa lked in.

"What's going on here? Evans?" The woman said.

"Mom!" Evans ran towards her and hugged her tightly while she caressed his cheeks and kissed him on the forehead.

"Baby, what happened?" She questioned Evans.

I couldn't hold my tears back and I just kept on crying. It felt like I was stabbed in the chest with a sharp knife. It felt like my whole world has been shattered into pieces.

Evans explained what had happened to his mom and he referred to me as Justin's girlfriend. Justin's mom stared at me with sadness and pity in her eyes and came over to me. She gave me a warm hug and comforted me. I wonder how she must have felt when she heard her son would die in less than a month. She must have been so devasted.

I thought to myself, so this is the end. In less than a month, Justin won't be here with me. He won't be around to tease me or make me laugh with his jokes. He won't be around to assure me that things would be alright. He won't be around to tell me our favorite words 'I LOVE YOU'. This is so unjust and unfair.