"Wind blew calmly as I stood beneath a big cherry blossom tree, admiring its beautiful leaves falling gracefully on me. It was spring, and this tree had blossomed beautifully, but what I didn’t expect was for another thing to blossom right here. Love.

 Love blossomed magically as a man, maybe my age or younger, grabbed my wrist as I held out my hand to catch the falling leaves telling me,

“Don’t go!”

I smiled at him, loving how sincere he was as I replied,

"okay"

Even though I knew time will come that I will be like these leaves who will fall and leave somewhere else, I accepted him in my life and it was the most wonderful thing ever.

I called this man a miracle because he made me feel hope and so alive, although he was cheesy and sometimes embarrassing. That was how I fell in love with him. We laughed, we cried, and fought, but made up easily. I thought that nothing could ever break us apart as we stoodhappily on the altar, reciting our vows full of love and promises.

But, all of that disappeared in an instance as I fell ill and was diagnosed with a stage 4 cancer. I put up a strong facade as he cried his eyes out breaking my heart in a million more pieces. I smiled at him and reassured that everythi