Never Say Goodbye

"What are we doing here?" Ian asked."Just come with me," Jack replied.Ian moved in front while Lieutenant Jack walked behind him. They got to the front desk and Jack said a few words to the reception lady before she directed them where to go. They finally arrived at a big ward. There were different beds and patients on them. Almost all of the patients had chains on their hands and feet.There was a particular girl who had her back to Ian. Pointing at her, Jack said, "She's number two. Look at her, and tell me if she is the one."Ian began to approach the girl sitting on bed number two and his heart was racing. She still had her back to him, and she had midnight black hair, just like Kim. With his hands still cuffed, he walked slowly, until he got to where she was sitting. He touched one of her shoulders and she instantly turned. When he saw her face, his eyes widened in shock and tears rolled down his cheeks.He took a step back and exclaimed, "Kim!?"

Ian sat on the couch, staring at Mr. and Mrs. Jackson as they came out. They were friendly towards him, and he knew they liked him.Why wouldn't they? His dad had helped them get a lot of money because they went into business together. Both of them sat down and waited for him to say what he wanted. After a while, he got up and said, "Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, I'm here because I need to ask for your consent to openly court one of your daughters.""Who are we talking about?" Albert Jackson asked."Well, it's Kim," Ian replied."Kim? That's interesting. I never knew you had an interest in Kim. I would have thought you were more interested in Wendy since you guys seemed to be so close," her dad said.Ian smiled, "Well, Wendy is sweet and she's my friend, but the one I love is Kim, and Wendy is already aware.""You're aware of it?" Albert asked Wendy. Wendy nodded, "Yes, I've known for a while.""Okay, that's cool," her mom replied. "So, you want to openly date Kim. Is that what you're sayi

The next two months proved to be extremely difficult for Ian. He couldn't come to terms with the fact that he was going to lose Kim. However, Kim had accepted that she would die in two months, so she tried her best to be happy and make as many memories as she could during the time she had left. She became weaker by the day, though, so her mom kept suggesting that she undergo chemotherapy. However, she refused, stating that there was no point because a specialist, brought in by her dad to look into her case, had said the same thing as the first doctor.Moreover, due to how affected Ian was, his dad had arranged for her to be transferred to one of the best hospitals in Chicago. However, when she got there, she was told the same thing – she had leukemia and was going to die in two months.After learning all this, she believed there was no point in spending the remaining time in the hospital trying to get treatment that wouldn't change her condition. Instead, she decided to spend it with

Ian left the cemetery and went back home. He lay on his bed miserably, listening to his conversations with Kim, which he had recorded before she died. After a while, he got up and shook his head. "No, I can't just leave it at this. I must do something. I must meet this David Suarez, whoever he is. I should be able to find out why he called me and why his voice sounded like Kim. Kim if you are out there, I will find you."In the morning, when Ian woke up, his father said, "Hmm, you came back quite early. I didn't even hear you come in.""Yeah, the party turned out to be boring," he lied. "So I just left it.""I see. I guess it feels different since she's no longer here. It's been a while, though, since you went to basketball practice. Why don't you try it? I think it will do you a lot of good. Also, you'll be filling out your college forms a few months from now, so I think we should talk about it. Like.. what you intend to do or where you'd like to live.""Come on, Dad, I still have t

While Ian was still staring at Sammy, he rushed towards him again to punch him a second time. But this time, Ian blocked him and punched him back. Helium became excited. He got up and began to clap. "Wow! I love this guy, I love this guy. Go on, Sammy, fight back." Sammy went again and punched Ian in his belly, and all the men left what they were doing and began to cheer.Helium kept watching. He moved away from his chair and was staring happily at the fight. When Sammy tried to punch Ian again, he held both his hands and kneed him in his groin. Sammy screamed in pain and bent down, clutching the bulge of his pants. However, Ian took advantage of this opportunity and hit him with his elbow on his back, causing Sammy to fall flat on his face. Everyone cheered for Ian while he stood erect and, tried to catch his breath."I like you, I like you very much!" Helium exclaimed. "You know what? I think you are good enough. As a matter of fact, you are ready because you have impressed me.