CALEB
I stood on the edge of the room, feeling heavy as if an unbearable weight was put on my shoulders. The sunlight filtered through the windows, casting a soft glow all over the place, but her frame, the serene and peaceful one lying on the bed, had my eyes fixed.
I could not take my eyes off Valerie even if I had wanted to.
Her chest heaved up and down in slow rhythmic movements. I knew how painful each shallow breath she took seemed to have echoed her suffering. Her once lively eyes, now dull and clouded with pain, haunted my thoughts.
I had to blink to realise how painful the reality was. My mind easily drifted back to the night of my birthday when she had gone to a length of cooking for me. She was beautiful, inside out. I remembered the days when we woke up in the early morn
