At the back of school.

“Hey, what's up? And are you okay now? You were absent for two weeks.” Andrei spoke, breaking the silence that's enveloping us. He's leaning on the wall at the back of our building. His eyes on the ground.

Andrei is my classmate since 1st year of high school and I like him. I secretly like him.

“Hey, I'm asking, Hazel.” He spoke again.

I was absent these past two weeks because I was admitted to the hospital again. I have a cancer and it's in a terrible stage as I hear so. I mean, I heard from the doctor that I have only months or so to live.

“Uhm, do you like someone?” Instead of answering his question, I throw another question.

He paused and suddenly looked at me, his eyes are gazing at me deeply before he eventually looked away, “I...