I know, I know, this chapter is painfully short, and the end is going to make all my fans kill me, but remember: The story isn't over yet! Bear with me until I can get the next chapter typed up and submitted, it will be the penultimate chapter!
"Rude?"
The large, bald man looked up.
"Oh. Hello, Elena."
She smiled weakly. "I've been sent to relieve you."
He nodded, and left.
She sat down on the chair. She stared at Reno's body, and a small tear ran down her cheek. She had never thought he would look like this, pale and gaunt, stuck full of clear, thin plastic tubes.
She sighed.
"Reno, I need you. Please-if you leave, I…I don't think I could live with what I've done to you.
"I love you. With all my body and soul. When Rufus told me what had happened, I could actually fell my heart ripping in two." The tears were flowing faster now.
"I didn't know how much I needed you, how much it would hurt to lose you. I need you, Reno. I need you more than air, more than water, more than light and food. I need you more than I need life."
A tear fell onto the bed, making a dark puddle on the blanket that quickly spread.
"Reno, if you don't wake up by tomorrow, they're going to take you off life support.
"And then you will die."