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walked into the hospital.
Devin Fitzpatrick gave me a look of pity, and I fucking
hated it. He nodded his head slowly. “Your father has a
history of polyps and Chron’s disease. Colon cancer is the
second most deadly cancer. And this time, we weren’t able
to detect it at an early stage, like before. The cancer tissues
have spread. The small tumors have made their way all
over his intestines, and the cancer cells keep developing
and growing at a rate that’s nearly impossible for us to
keep track, hence it’s spreading faster. Your father has
fought a long battle. He doesn’t have long, Maddox. I’d
suggest you spend his last moments with him.”
I felt Lila coming closer behind me, her heat burning
into me. She placed a hand on my lower back, a simple
touch, as if to remind me she was here. “How long?”
“Two months, max. He refused any form of medical help.
Your father wants his final days to be in peace.” His voice
lowered; his expression pained. “Without all the constant
pain, chemo, drugs and surgeries. He went through it once.
He knows how bad it can get.”
“So, you’re saying… he’s just awaiting his death.
Without even putting up a fight or trying to survive?”
“It’s inevitable,” he said gently, as if to soothe a
wounded animal. “At this point, even if we go through
chemo, it will only extend his lifespan by a few months. At
most, barely even a year. But he’ll suffer even worse.”
I shook my head. “The Brad Coulter never gives up.”
He smiled a bitter smile. “All men have a breaking point.
We’re not as invincible as we like to believe.”
Devin clasped my shoulder, as if to comfort me. “I’m
sorry.”
He walked away, and I was left with his words and
empty condolences.
My fingers slid through my hair, and I pulled at the
strands, feeling the burn in my scalp. The world became
blurred, and the hospital spun.