Seasons In The Sun
Chapter 23: Nicola
If I die tonight, I'd go with no regrets if it's in your arms, I'd know that I was blessed and if your eyes are the last thing that I see, then I'll know the beauty heaven holds for me...
Mark had to ask me nothing. He could feel my pain as his own, and right then he did hurt as I did. He would be left behind to carry on without me, and I hated this disease for doing this to him. He said nothing to comfort me, made no move to make our last moments ones of passion, he just held me tight, hoping beyond hope that if he held me tight enough I couldn't get away.
I began to sing to take my mind off the pain and my failing strength, "If I die tonight, then I'll go with no regrets, if it's in your arms I'll know that I was blessed and if your eyes are the last thing that I see, then I'll know the beauty heaven holds for me." Mark saw that I was struggling, and he began to sing along, "But if I make it through, if I live to see the day, if I'm with you, I'll know just what to say, the truth be told you take my breath away, every minute, every hour, every day, cause every moment we spend together is even better than the moment before..." I could see Bryan, he was standing in the doorway, smiling and holding out his hand to me. He'd come to fetch me, to make sure I wasn't afraid, and that I wasn't alone.
I closed my eyes and listened to Mark's voice as I drifted into the sleep I'd never awaken from.