Theme song:"Fix you by Coldplay"
"Sometimes the most important things are said in silence. And sometimes, you don't need words to say goodbye."
— Mira
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I don't know what time it was when they came.
The doctors, the nurses—moving in a practiced, quiet hurry.
Elian's breathing had slowed. Too slow.
And for the first time in days, I didn't hear the rhythmic beeping of the machines.
I had been sitting by his side, holding his hand, whispering to him, even though I knew he couldn't hear me.
But I kept talking.
Because if I stopped, it would mean giving up.
And I couldn't do that. Not after everything. Not after all we'd been through.
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It was just before dawn when they came to take him away.
I didn't leave his side.
I refused.
"Please, Mira," the nurse said softly. "We need to make sure everything is alright."
But I shook my head.
"No. Please… just give me one more moment."
They stepped back, allowing me to stay.
I held Elian's hand in mine, stroking his fingers as though I could will him back to life.
The air in the room was thick.
I could feel the weight of time, pressing down on us both.
Elian's chest rose and fell in uneven breaths.
And then it happened.
One final, shallow breath.
And then nothing.
The stillness.
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I didn't scream.
I didn't cry out.
I couldn't.
Instead, I simply closed my eyes.
And I let myself remember him as he was—alive, laughing, and full of promise.
The boy who had captured my heart in a way that no one else ever could.
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The room was silent now.
The machines stopped beeping, the air grew heavy, and my world shifted into a place I didn't know how to navigate.
They came to check him, to confirm what we all already knew.
But it didn't matter.
Not anymore.
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They left me alone with him, just like I had asked.
And I sat there, watching him, knowing that I would never hear his voice again.
Never feel his hand in mine again.
Never kiss him in the quiet moments, the stolen moments, where nothing else mattered.
I don't know how long I sat there, just holding him.
Just wishing, praying, hoping for a miracle.
But miracles didn't come. Not this time.
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And when they finally came to take him away, I couldn't bear to watch.
I stayed in the room for hours, long after they'd left.
The sun began to rise outside the window, the first light of day pushing through the blinds.
I didn't move.
I couldn't.
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Elian was gone.
And I was left to pick up the pieces of a life I never imagined I would have to live without him.