Seasons In The Sun

Chapter 15: Nicola

Open your heart, won't you give me a second chance and I'll be here forever

"How long has he known?" he asked "Over a month, it was confirmed the week before our wedding" "Why didn't he tell us?" "He didn't want to spoil our day. He was going to tell us all after this tour. But I found the letter with the test results. He's gone through a whole bottle of morphine in a month. He must be in such pain!" I broke down and Mark stood there for a few minutes before putting a tentative arm around me, then enveloped me, letting me comfort him as he comforted me.

Oh Mark I'm sorry, I'm so, so sorry." "I know, I found the photo. I need you now more than ever. And Bryan's going to need us both." "Mark, can you ever forgive me?" "I already have. Life's too short, I want to spend every moment of if with you." "We need to have a long talk, but now is not the time or the place." Kian came through the door and saw our reunion, for an instant his eyes lit up, and a faint smile touched his lips as he nodded, then his gaze strayed to the room of broken friends and it all vanished and gave way to tears.

It was a day I want to forget. To learn of Bryan's impending death put a heavy burden on all of us, but it was an unspoken agreement that we'd make Bryan's last months the best we all could. We had to tell the management. I heard the sorrow in Ronan's voice when we told him of Bryan's condition. He wanted to talk to Bryan, to understand what he wanted. He understood exactly what we were all going through, having witnesses his mother's torment. We let Bryan himself talk to him, he said that no, he wasn't going to stop working. He was going to work up until the day he could work no more, and he wanted his illness kept from the press as long as possible. He wanted the fans to love him still, but he didn't want the sympathy. He wanted his last months normal.

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