MARCO'S POV
I was approaching her room and her doctor's words were still unable to process my mind. But she's not awake yet there is hope but if what the doctor says is true I don't have the plan to leave her. I pulled the chair next to her bed. I can't believe this is all happening, this is all my fault. Fuck me! she doesn't deserve this fucking damn I don't know what to do.
"Please Mirana wakes up I don't know what to do," my voice cracks in emotion and put my hands on my face.
"You don't deserve this so please fight, I want you to fight please," I didn't realize that I was now crying in front of her when suddenly someone knocks. I fix myself and walk to the door to open it.
"How is she?" Mirana instantly asks as she opens the door.
"She's doing fine."
"How are you, Marco?" Adam asks in concern. I also noticed they didn't bring Zeke.
"Where's Zeke?"
"Hope you don't mind Marco, I sent Zeke to Canada together with my twins and your mother and father. I already enrolled him there where my twins are studying. He's safe there," Marina stated and I fully understand her.
"Thank you, Marina," I said as she smiled at me and held out my hands.
"There's something you both should know about Mirana."
I immediately sat them down and told them all the details that Mirana's doctor had told me earlier. And Marina couldn't help but cry as she looked at her twin.
"Why? Why is this happening to my twin? Zeke is still young."
"This is all my fault."
"I know you didn't want this Marco so don't blame yourself. Think about Zeke."
"What else does the doctor say?" Adam asked as Marina leaned back.
"They will do other examinations," I said and they both nodded while looking at the sleeping Mirana.
"When is she going to wake up?" Marina asked immediately.
"I don't know but the doctor says-" I couldn't continue to say when the door suddenly opened and Doc entered the room.
"I'm sorry if I came in immediately. I get used to it, did I interrupt?"
"No doc it's okay to come in," Marina answered and let him in.
"So you must be her twin," doc smiled at her.
"Yes, Doc."
"It's good that and you're here so I guess Marco has spoken about Mirana's condition," he stated and they nodded.
"I'll say straightforward about the complications of her so I went straight here because of what I discovered. I'm a doctor and also a person so I want to tell you the bad news that I don't even want to accept. She has a heart failure a coronary heart disease or also known as ischemic heart disease involves the reduction of blood flow to the heart muscle due to the build-up of plaque in the arteries of the heart. A common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may travel into the shoulder, arm, back, neck, or jaw. Occasionally it may feel like heartburn. Shortness of breath may also occur and sometimes no symptoms are present. Usually, symptoms occur with exercise or emotional stress. Does she goes into this emotional stress?" the doctor asked me and I can't even open my mouth.
"Alzheimer's disease together with this illness may die from complications. I am telling this straightforward because I don't want all of you to waste time not to be with her. I am not a God to take her life with my words, I am a human a doctor to tell you to spend time with her together," he said and as he stands up a nurse was running by.
"Doc! we need you at the ER!"
"I'm on my way," he answered to the nurse and she just nodded.
"Excuse me," he said to us and rushed out.
A moment of silence dominated the three of us and we couldn't even open our mouths to start a conversation.
"I can't take it." Mirana broke into the silence and got up and went in the direction of her sleeping sister.
"Please wake up Mirana that doctor is just making a crazy diagnosis about you. Please please God, wake her up," said Mirana while hugging her sister and crying. I couldn't even see them when she suddenly calmed down and slowly raised herself in a hug.
"Adam! Marco! She's awake!" Marina shouted but her eyes were on her sister. I immediately ran in their direction with my heart pounding.
"I'll call a doctor," Adam muttered under his breath and rush out.
"Mirana baby you're awake," I said softly enough for her to hear her smile and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Marco," she said enough for me to hear it.
"What do you want Mir? Are you hungry? Thirsty? Do you want to sit down?" Marina asks as she looks at her twin crying.
"You are all enough Mar, wait where's Zeke?"
" Zeke and my twins got their vacations and I hope you don't mind," Marina replied, which Mirana immediately understood.
"I don't know how I can thank you Mar for taking care of my son because of my current situation," she smiled but doesn't reach her eyes.
"You're my sister I will not ignore you," Marina replied immediately as Adam entered with a female doctor.
"Hi, patient Mirana how are you feeling? Are you dizzy?" asked the doctor with a metal object in her pocket and approached Mirana.
"I'm fine doc thank you."
"Let me see," she shook the thing she was holding and stared into Mirana's eyes and immediately looked at her BP.
"When you take your sleep you should elevate your feet okay? Trust me," she said with a smile on her lips and Mirana nodded.
"I have to go I'll visit you again," she said and turned her heels.
Closing the door I immediately looked at Mirana who was now looking at me.
"I want to go home."
"Yes, you are we just have to wait for the doctor come to discharge you."
"I'm sorry," she sobs.
"No, I should be the one who's saying that. Nobody wants this especially me please don't say that" my voice cracked.
"Am I okay? What did the doctor say?"
"You're okay baby."
"Please tell me the truth."
"You're completely okay."
"I'm already awake when the doctor came in," she said tears in her eyes.
"Mirana"
"Marco please tell me I want to hear it coming from you," he said and I immediately looked at Marina and Adam who were also looking at me and Marina nodded her head.
"Mirana's my twin she will not stop until you told her the truth. Adam and I are leaving first so you can talk. Message me if you need anything okay?" she said and kiss her cheek.
As soon as they were gone I encouraged her to sit down and put her pillow on her back and I sat down on the edge of her bed.
"Tell me now Marco please don't hesitate."
I inhaled slowly before opening my mouth.
"You have an Alzheimer's disease and a heart disease that make your illness goes in complication. But I need you to be strong please fight for it. I'll take care of I'll do everything that it's needed to be don't worry too much about that. I've got this all you need to do is be strong and fight to please baby. Don't think too much."
"Tell me am I going to die?"
"No, no no no you're not going to die why are you saying that stupid word? Why are you going to die? What makes you say that?"
"Our mom got the same just like mine."
"She died in a car accident, not in this disease."
"I know but-"
"No, you're not going to die so stop thinking about that."
"Marco please listen to me first," she said as she warmly smiled at me.
"Okay"
"Please don't cut me, let me speak first okay?" she said and I nodded in agreement.
"If I was going to die, Marco, could you make me a favor? Please take care of Zeke for the rest of your life and love him. Please sing me a song for our wedding every day for all that I can remember. Cook me scrambled eggs, pancakes with whipped cream and make me a juice. Please give me flowers every day. Is that too much? And if I forget something it's okay to shout at me. If I did something wrong it's okay to tell me words. If I did anything ugly it's okay to scream and Marco it's okay, "she said as she played with her hands.
"If you ever forget I'm not going to shout at you, you're my baby I'll make you remember it. If you do something wrong I'll do it for you and if you do something bad it's nothing to worry about I'm not going to be mad. And what about your favors is that it, my baby? Of course, I will do that every day. I will do everything you ask for even if you add more. That is why I married you. I love you, you are my wife and you are my child's mother. I love you. Don't worry too much you're not going to die okay? Please don't think about that I don't want to hear that again."
"We'll get through this," Mirana said as she holds firmly my hand while looking through my eyes.
"I love you," I said and planted a kiss on her forehead.
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A year later
It has been a year and she's already showing symptoms. Sometimes she forgets to wear clothes after bathing. We were the only ones here, so I bought a new house far from the city so she could get better and sometimes Zeke would visit even though he was still in Canada and he still always looking for a way to visit us.
I am also proud of Zeke because he is doing well in his studies and an honor student and somehow I am also guilty because I do not guide him in his travels, the more I work with him and the more I tell him the situation his mom and at a young age, I was surprised he understood everything.
I was cut off of my thoughts and washing the dishes when something suddenly threw something at me and when I saw what had fallen from it was a slipper.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh!"
