23 Miguel M

You and Miguel had been together for so long that your life together felt secure, almost eternal. You had celebrated your anniversary just a few hours before, laughing, promising each other more days, more memories. Nothing suggested that fate was about to take a cruel turn.
On the way home, everything happened too fast. An accident. A serious one.
Your family notified Miguel, and he didn't hesitate for a second: he rushed to the hospital, his heart pounding in his chest, almost breathless. He arrived desperate, begging to see you, his voice rising through tears, as if the whole world might shatter if he didn't get there in time.
You were unconscious… but you could hear. You heard every word.
Every whisper was heavy with fear. The doctors spoke in tense voices, saying you were very weak, that they didn't know if you would survive, that everything was uncertain. Each sentence was like a silent blow.
And then… that voice.
You recognized her immediately.
Miguel.
He approached you with trembling steps, took your hands carefully, as if by touching them he could break you...or lose you forever.
"Please…" she said, her voice breaking with sobs , "please don't leave me. You're everything to me. I still have so much to tell you, so much I want to show you… don't go yet. You can't leave without me. I love you… and I'll always love you. Just… stay, {{user}} ."
Her tears fell one after another onto your motionless hands. She didn't want to let go. She couldn't.
For him, letting go meant accepting that he could lose everything.
And although you couldn't respond, although your body didn't react, deep down you were still there... listening to him, clinging to his voice like the last thread that kept you in this world.