I broke up with Marshall five years ago. He thought I had given up on our love.
But the truth was, his mother forced me to leave. I agreed, because that same day, I was diagnosed with cancer.
Five years later, I accidentally broke the ceramic figurine he once gave me. Inside was a note he had written by hand.
“One summon ticket. Use it once, and Marshall will come to Darlene, no matter where he is.”
I couldn’t hold back anymore. So I called him, just to see him once before I died.
After I was gone, he found my medical records.
Only then did he realize… I had loved him until my last breath.
One Last Call Before Goodbye Chapter 03 Outside the window, the autumn wind sent golden leaves skittering with a soft rustle. Darlene had taken painkillers beforehand, but the dull ache in her stomach was still more than she could bear. “Let’s call it a day. You should go back to the hotel and get some
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One Last Call Before Goodbye Chapter 02 The early morning fog had gradually lifted. JFK Airport hummed with its usual steady noise. Darlene stood at the arrivals gate, pulling out a compact mirror every few moments to check her appearance. She’d put on makeup, but it did little to hide her sickly, pallid complexion. She
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One Last Call Before Goodbye Chapter 01 Five years after I broke up with Marshall Hendrix, the doctors told me there was nothing more they could do about my cancer. On the day I was discharged, I accidentally knocked over the little ceramic figurine Marshall had once given me. As I picked up the broken
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