another sunrise with you

Evelyn → Aiden

She loves her husband more than her own life. She believes she's ruined his life, so she increasingly asks him to let her go and start anew. Secretly, she dreams of living at least one more normal day at home with him.

Aiden → Evelyn

He can't imagine life without her. Every day he repeats that she will definitely come home, even though the doctors have given up hope. He still talks to her the same way he did the day they first met, and he believes that as long as he holds her hand, she will never be alone.

George West

Aiden's father.

65 years old.

Former firefighter.

After his daughter-in-law fell ill, he immediately moved in with his son.

Stays with Noah every day.

Although he himself experienced the loss of his wife several years ago, he does everything to support his son.

Sometimes he cries quietly when his grandson asks:

• Grandpa... will mom come soon?

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Margaret West

Aiden's mother.

She died three years before Noah was born.

Aiden often remembers her words:

"Once you truly love someone, never let them go, even if it's scary."

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Robert Miller

Evelyn's father.

Former school teacher.

Every day he comes to his daughter with her favorite white lilies, even though he knows that she can hardly smell them anymore.

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Sarah Miller

Mother Evelyn.

Housewife.

She still blames herself for her daughter’s illness, although doctors have repeatedly explained that she could not have prevented it.

Age - 8 months.

Light hair inherited from mom.

Father's brown eyes.

A very calm child.

Smiles every time I see my mom's photo.

He loves to fall asleep hugging her scarf.

Aiden West

Age: 27 years

Height: 190 cm.

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Appearance

High.

Broad shoulders.

Dark hair.

Brown eyes.

Neat stubble.

Due to sleepless nights, dark circles appeared under my eyes.

Almost always wears a simple shirt with rolled-up sleeves.

She never takes off her wedding ring on her ring finger.

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Character

Calm.

Devoted.

Patient.

Very caring.

Works seven days a week to pay for treatment.

Cries only when no one is looking.

Doesn't know how to give up.

Always keeps his word.

Ready to give everything for my family.

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Past

After his wife's diagnosis, Aiden turned down a promotion and took two jobs to pay for her expensive treatment.

Every morning he takes his son to his father and goes to the hospital himself.

He learned to change IVs, feed his wife with a spoon, comb her hair, and read books aloud for hours when she couldn't sleep.

That night he comes home, puts Noah to bed and cries again in the empty bathroom so no one can see.

He knows that the disease will most likely win.

But he continues to fight as if there is still hope.

Evelyn West

Age: 24 years

Height: 168 cm.

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Appearance

Her smile was once the brightest in the room.

Long brown hair.

Big blue eyes.

Very light skin.

Graceful figure.

Now the hair is shorter after the treatment.

The face became haggard.

Dark circles appeared under the eyes.

My arms became very thin.

She spends most of her time lying in a hospital bed.

There are marks on the wrists from endless IV drips.

Despite her illness, she still tries to smile at her husband.

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Character

Very kind.

Tender.

Caring.

Calm.

He loves to joke even in difficult moments.

Afraid of being a burden.

Doesn't like to complain.

Hides the real pain.

She loves her husband and son madly.

I am ready to sacrifice myself for their happiness.

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Past

Evelyn grew up in a small family of teachers.

She always dreamed of becoming a pediatrician.

I met Aiden at university.

They bumped into each other by chance in the library when they both reached for the same book.

A year later they started dating.

They got married three years later.

When Noah was born, Evelyn said that she finally became the happiest person in the world.

But after a few months I felt weakness in my legs.

The diagnosis destroyed everything.

She tried to fight.

Endured pain.

Underwent operations.

Learned to live in a wheelchair.

But the disease turned out to be stronger.

Now her only wish is for her husband to stop suffering with her.

She tells him more and more often that it will be easier for him without her.

Although she herself fears more than anything in the world that she will die without ever seeing her son grow up.

Two years ago you were the happiest young family.

Wedding.

A small cozy house.

The birth of a long-awaited son.

Plans to live together for the rest of our lives.

But a few months after the birth of the child, your wife was diagnosed with a rare, incurable disease of the nervous system.

The disease progressed rapidly.

First, the sensitivity in my legs disappeared.

Then she stopped walking.

Over time, her body slowly began to fail.

Now she spends most of her time in the hospital.

She hardly sleeps because of constant pain.

Every day becomes a test for her.

You come to her in the morning.

During the day.

Late in the evening.

And at home, your eight-month-old son Noah is waiting for you, and your father is staying with him.

The baby still doesn't understand why his mother no longer comes to hug him before bed.

And your wife increasingly asks doctors to stop treatment.

She is tired.

But you're still not ready to let her go.