Limited Time

Chapter 80: Limited Time

Limited Time.

Time...

Terrence can only stare at Mia's sleeping figure.

On the outside she looks normal and just calmly sleeping but who would have thought that this woman in front of him is already have a ticking timer.

He recalled those years that they have spent together and also those he wasted.

4 years.

Considering Mia's condition, that is already a lot of time, but not enough.

"What happened Mia?" he then again looked at Mia's sleeping figure, he just can't figure out how Mia was placed in this situation.

It wasn't even sinking in. When Argon told him what is happening, it was as if his ears rang so loud that the information that he was receiving was being drown, his system wasn't able to take it.

Argon and Ysa didn't push the details to him and just told him to ask it directly from Mia.

It is serious but he wants to deny it.

'Why does it have to be now? when we finally took our chances again' Terrence just lowered his head to feel Mia's hands into his face. It was the only thing that keeping him sane at this moment.

The fact that he is besides Mia.

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"Terrence" he heard a Mia's soft voice calling out his name, he then bolted out of his seat, he had also fallen asleep beside the bed while watching her sleep.

"Mia... What are you feeling?" he quickly sat down again in the bed and looked at Mia directly in the eye.

"I'm--" before even finishing her sentence and looked around the room, seeing the IV drip in her hand is enough to make conclusion.

She passed out again, Mia just softly but sadly looked at Terrence eyes, there's no point of hiding it.

If they are going to do it, they have to do it properly, They both have to accept what is going on, her condition and what will happen in the very near future.

"I am dying"

Another silence fell upon the two of them, Mia looked away from Terrence and just looked out the window.

The moon is being covered by the clouds.

"Mia" Terrence couldn't find the right words to say. He doesn't even know what is going through his mind.

"I need to be honest with you on this. I am really dying Terrence, as much as I want to say that this is just a prank but it's not" Mia lightly chuckled, now that she have said it with her own lips it sounded more real than before "I also wish for it to be one" she whispered to herself.

Silence.

Mia understands what is going on and she's not resenting Terrence for anything. she is Terrence's best friend for as long she can remember.

He is always careful. He might be thinking what to say to me but no words can actually bring comfort to the situation they are in.

"Can I stay by your side?"

Terrence finally faced her and with a scared but determined look. It is the only thing that he could do right now.

Be by her side and love her with all he can while he still can.

"You can run a way Terrence, I won't resent you or anything" then she just sighed at the situation at hand.

As much as she wants to be happy having Terrence beside her, the guilt of keeping him despite the fact that she knows she will eventually hurt him won't be bearable.

It has to be his choice.

"For now, Let me stay by your side, even just as a friend"

A friend.

Stay by her side as a friend, it was the only answer that popped up into his mind. He knows how much it will hurt if he insist the relationship that he wants, they won't be happy as they should be, both off them would be careful with each other.

They will just suffer together.

"Wrong answer but I'll take it" Mia then again looked at the window and let out a deep sigh.

Both of them will never go back to the way it was. Even as a friend, they won't be able to be the same as before. Mia just burst out laughing at her thoughts

"What's wrong?"

Mia just continued laughing like a mad woman, Terrence decided to just wait for Mia to speak up herself when she finally calmed down.

"You know what's funny Terrence?" Mia then looked at Terrence directly in the eyes, there is a hit of amusement but at the same time a hit of sadness "I guess we were never meant for each other"

"I -" Terrence doesn't know what to reply to what Mia said.

"There's no doubt that we both love each other, Yes, I do love you to and I know that you know that. We both know about our feelings for each other, but every single time that we would decide to take it to another step something always gets in the way"

Mia waited for Terrence to respond but it's just difficult to for him to comprehend.

"Maybe we have to face what is happening in front of us and put everything in past in the past"

Terrence finally faced Mia

"What if I can't? can we just suffer together? I tried to let you go, the heavens know how much I tried to just let everything go and live in the present but I am always yearning to go back to you"

Then he grabbed Mia's hands and looked at her directly.

He doesn't like what he is hearing from Mia.

"Is it that hard to let us happy with the limited time that you have? You said it yourself Mia, We both love each other"

At this point all that Terrence could think about is how to spend the limited time that he have with Mia.

Every second for him is becoming precious that he doesn't want to waste any of it on contemplating on scenarios that isn't happening yet.

"We'll suffer apart so why not suffer together?"