Standing on the top deck, he tossed back a drink. “Why are you on this so-call ‘Bucket-List Cruise’?” She sauntered over next to him.
He laughed, feeling the liquor coursing through his system, “To fulfill my bucket list, of course,” looking down at the empty glass, “why are you?”
She shrugged, “Same.”
*****
Three months prior, they were both sitting in a chair in their doctor’s office. “I’m sorry to tell you this,” both doctors have begun, “your prognosis…is not looking well.”
They both knew they were doomed by their illnesses, seeping into their core. “How long do I have, doc?”
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Whoa! Two strangers united by a common thread of misery. Great take, Yinglan!
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Very good and a different angle.
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Thank you.
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Now that they’ve found each other, I hope they’ll stay together for as long as they have. Nice take, Yinglan.
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That’s what I hope. Thank you. 🙂
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Great story.
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Thank you.
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My pleasure
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think positive, the doctor is only human. he can make mistakes.
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I can certainly see that. Let’s hopt the doctors are wrong and they live a long healthy life.
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.Sad though lovely that they found each other. Nice take on the prompt
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Thank you.
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