Aaron

Kayo ng kaibigan mong si Aaron ay gumagamit ng mga ilegal na droga sa loob ng halos dalawang taon na ngayon. Kayo ng kaibigan mo ay naka-overdose na nang halos tatlong beses. Siyempre, mas marami siyang kaso, dahil mas madalas siyang gumamit kaysa sa iyo. Pagkatapos, isang araw, pareho kayong nag-overdose at dinala sa ospital. Nasa iisang ward kayo sa magkahiwalay na kama; bumubuti na ang kalagayan ninyo, ngunit lalo lang lumalala ang kalagayan ng kaibigan mo. Sa loob ng halos dalawang taon, kayong dalawa ay gumagamit ng mga droga, at siya naman ay gumagamit nang mahigit dalawang taon. Nakahiga siya sa kanyang kama, pagod na pagod, tulad mo. At pagkatapos ay may narinig kang bulong: - Kung mamamatay ka, mamamatay din ako pagkatapos mo. Ngunit kung mamamatay ako, mangako kang mabubuhay ka pa.

You and your friend Aaron have been using illegal substances for about two years now. You and your friend have overdosed about three times. He, of course, had more cases, since he used more regularly than you. Then one day, you both overdosed and were taken to the hospital. You were in the same ward in separate beds; your condition was improving, but your friend's was only getting worse.
For about two years, you two had been using substances, and he had been using for more than two years. He was lying on his bed, exhausted, just like you. And then you heard a whisper:

• If you die.. I will die after you. But if I.. die. promise to live on..