( Oh, i forgot, you don't need me anymore. )
- Boy: Hey, hun!
- Girl: Hey.
- Boy: I missed you at school today. Why weren't you there?
- Girl: Yeah, I had to go to the doctor.
- Boy: Oh really? Why?
- Girl: Oh, nothing. Just some annual shots, that's all.
- Boy: Oh.
- Girl: So what did you guys do in Math today?
- Boy: You didn't miss anything that great, just a lot of notes.
- Girl: Okay, good.
- Boy: Yeah.
- Girl: Hey, I have a question to ask.
- Boy: Okay, ask away.
- Girl: How much do you love me?
- Boy: You know I love you more than anything in this world.
- Girl: Yeah.
- Boy: Why did you ask?
- Girl: *silence*
- Boy: Is something wrong?
- Girl: No. Nothing at all. Um. How much do you care about me?
- Boy: I would give you the world in a heartbeat if I could.
- Girl: You would?
- Boy: Yeah of course I would. *sounding worried* Is there something wrong?
- Girl: No, everything's fine.
- Boy: Are you sure?
- Girl: Yeah.
- Boy: Okay. I hope so.
- Girl: Would you die for me?
- Boy: I would take a bullet for you any day, hun.
- Girl: Really?
- Boy: Any day. Now, seriously, is there something wrong?
- Girl: No, I'm fine. You're fine. We're fine. Everyone and everything is fine.
- Boy: Okay.
- Girl: Well, I have to go. I'll see you tomorrow at school.
- Boy: Alright, bye. I love you!
- Girl: Yeah. I love you too. Bye.
- Boy: Hey, have you seen my girlfriend today?
- Friend: No.
- Boy: Oh.
- Friend: She wasn't here yesterday, either.
- Boy: I know. She was acting all weird on the phone last night.
- Friend: Well, dude, you know how girls are sometimes.
- Boy: Yeah, but not her.
- Friend: I don't know what else to say, man.
- Boy: Okay, well I gotta get to English. I'll see ya after school.
- Friend: Yeah I gotta get to Science. Later.
- Girl: Hello?
- Boy: Hey.
- Girl: Oh, hey.
- Boy: Why weren't you at school today?
- Girl: Uh, I had another appointment with the doctor.
- Boy: Are you sick?
- Girl: Um, I have to go. My mom’s calling on the other line.
- Boy: I’ll wait.
- Girl: It may take a while. I’ll call you later.
- Boy: Alright. I love you.
- -very long pause-
- Girl: *with a tears in her eyes* Look, I think we should break up.
- Boy: What?!
- Girl: It’s the best thing for us right now.
- Boy: Why?
- Girl: I love you.
- Boy: Hey dude.
- Friend: Hey.
- Boy: What’s up?
- Friend: Nothing. Hey, have you talked to your ex lately?
- Boy: No.
- Friend: So you didn’t hear?
- Boy: Hear what?
- Friend: Um, I don’t know if I should be the one to tell you…
- Boy: Dude, just tell me!
- Friend: Uh. Call this number, 433-555-3468.
- Boy: Okay, thanks!
- Voice: Hello, Suppam County Hospital. This is Nurse Victoria.
- Boy: Uh, I must have the wrong number. I’m looking for my friend.
- Voice: What is their name, sir?
- *boy gives info*
- Voice: Yes, this is the right number. She’s one of our patients here.
- Boy: Really? Why? What happened? How is she?
- Voice: Her room number is 646 in building A, suite 3.
- Boy: WHAT HAPPENED?!
- Voice: Please come by, sir, and you can see her. Goodbye.
- Boy: WAIT! NO!
- Boy: Oh my God, are you okay?
- Girl: *silence*
- Boy: Dear, talk to me!
- Girl: I..
- Boy: You what?
- Girl: I have cancer and I’m on life support.
- Boy: *breaks into tears*
- Girl: They're taking me off tonight.
- Boy: Why?
- Girl: I wanted to tell you, but I couldn’t .
- Boy: Why didn’t you tell me?
- Girl: I didn’t want to hurt you.
- Boy: You could never hurt me.
- Girl: I just wanted to see if you felt about me the same as I felt about you.
- Boy: Huh?
- Girl: I love you more than anything. I would give you the world in a heartbeat. I would die for you and take a bullet for you.
- Boy: *crying*
- Girl: Don’t be sad. I love you and I’ll always be there with you.
- Boy: Then why did you break up with me?
- Nurse: Young man, visiting hours are over.
NEXT DAY.
The boy is found dead with a gun in one hand and a note in the other.
- THE NOTE SAID:
- “I told her that I would take a bullet for her, just like she said she would die for me.”