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ILY3000: Illness
"I'll take care of you, my love, until my last breath."
~ Zoë Kaià


Jeremy is diagnosed with Hyperthymesia, and he can remember everything; that's a blessing and a curse for those who have it.

I asked him one time, "Love, did you see my make-up?" I asked him one night.

"Yeah, on the left side of your bag," Jeremy said without looking at me as he was fixing his suit for our date.

"Okay, love, thank you so much," I said to him while fixing my make-up.

*ON THEIR DATE AT THE RESTAURANT*

As we were dancing in the centre of the restaurant dance floor, I asked him once again, "Love, do you remember the first time that we met?" I asked him if he knew the answer.

"Yes, love at Central Park where you were holding a flower at exactly 5 pm, and I knew that time it was love at first sight," Jeremy said to me while hugging me.

"Love, our baby," I said to him while caressing my tummy.

"Oh, I'm sorry baby," Jeremy also caressed my tummy.

"Can we go home now, love?" Jeremy said to me while he touched his head in pain.

"Love, are you okay? You look pale?" I said worried.

"I'm okay, love, I just need rest, plus I still have a class tomorrow," Jeremy said, now calm.

"Love, wait up; I love you, 3000," Jeremy said to me and then he kissed me on the cheek.

"I love you more," I said to him with a smile on my face.

*AT THE CLASS WHERE JEREMY WORKS*

"Class, can you differentiate tanka and -----," Jeremy passed out in the middle of the class while touching his head.

"Hello, ma'am, this is the principal of the school; I'm calling you because your husband passed out in the middle of the class, and he's now in the hospital," The principal called me on the phone.

"Okay, ma'am thank you," I said to the principal.

*AT THE HOSPITAL*

"Mrs. Valentine, sorry to inform you that your husband has dementia," The doctor explained to me.

"But, he had a hyperthymesia," I said to the doctor.

"Mrs. Valentine, diseases have no exception; once your neuron is damaged or has an abnormality, it will ruin your husband," The doctor explained to me once again.

I sat down on the cold floor of the hospital caressing my tummy as I cried endlessly.

To Be Continued...

THANK YOU FOR READING!


© Z.K 🩷