Until the end of Time
By Seraphina
Date: September 1, 2024
Ch. 11. Shattered Logan


Crash!!

"Argh!" Logan screamed as he fell while trying to get a drink in the kitchen. One hand reached for the wall to help him stand, but he couldn't lift his own body.

Seeing this, Camila Rose, who had just arrived at her boyfriend's apartment, hurriedly ran over to him. She quickly helped Logan to his feet. "Baby, what happened? What's wrong with you?"

Logan, hearing her question, just shook his head. He didn’t even know why his body was reacting like this. Suddenly, it felt difficult to move, even just to lift his hand. "Help me, Camila. Take me to the hospital now; I can't move my body anymore."

Without waiting any longer, the girl nodded. She grabbed her phone and called an ambulance. As soon as she finished, she kept her eyes on Logan, who was still sitting where he had fallen, trying to stand up.

Though slightly confused, Camila chose to crouch down and get closer to him. She looked at him with pity. "What’s really happening, Logan? You've never been like this before."

Logan, still panicked, shook his head again. "I really don't know. This morning, I just woke up to get some water, and suddenly I was like this."

"Impossible. You can’t just be like this without a reason. Please, don't hide anything from me, Logan." Camila kept pressing him, but Logan was serious when he said he had no idea why his body had become like this.

The man chose to stay silent until the ambulance finally arrived. The hospital staff came to his apartment to pick him up, and Camila followed behind the ambulance in her own car.

When they arrived at the hospital, Logan was immediately examined. Meanwhile, outside, Camila waited anxiously. She even bit her nails in panic.

After what felt like hours, a man in a white coat came out and approached Camila, making her rush over to him. "Doctor, is his condition bad?"

"The patient has multiple sclerosis, which is weakening some of his nerves and muscles. Usually, people with this condition don't become permanently paralyzed right away, but the possibility still exists, though we will do our best to minimize it."

At that moment, Camila felt like her world was falling apart. Even after the doctor left her alone, she remained silent and frozen. "Paralyzed? My boyfriend will be paralyzed? What am I supposed to say when people mock me later? A girl as beautiful as I am has to have a sickly boyfriend?"

It was indeed cruel, but from the beginning, Camila was only chasing the perfection Logan had. And now that it was all gone, Camila had no reason to stay.

After thinking for a few minutes, she finally made the decision to go into the room. There, she saw Logan lying on the bed.

Sensing someone approaching, Logan looked at Camila and smiled at her. "Did you see the doctor?"

Camila had no intention of answering, so she just nodded. A sigh then escaped Logan's lips. "Honestly, I've been experiencing this for a few days. Suddenly, I can't grab something or feel like parts of my body aren't functioning as they should. But I thought it was just normal exhaustion from work. I didn’t think it would be this serious."

From his tone, Logan sounded truly frustrated, but he tried to hide it as best he could. He just didn’t want to appear weak in front of Camila.

In contrast to Logan’s hidden sadness, Camila looked at him with a blank expression. "You’ve been feeling this, but why didn't you go to the doctor right away? Maybe if you had known earlier, it wouldn’t have gotten this bad."

"I've been too busy working, and you know that."

Hearing this, Camila turned her face away. "So, will you be like this forever? Can you get better?"

The doubt in every word and the disgusted look on Camila’s face as she gazed at him made Logan raise his head until their eyes met. "What do you mean?"

"What do I mean? Isn’t it obvious? You know who I am, Logan. You’ve always been my pride, someone I could show off to others. But now, with your condition, how can I do that?"

Once again, Logan felt a sharp sting in his heart at her words. It felt like a heavy weight was crushing his chest. "So, you did all that just because of the perfection I had? You never really loved me, Camila? After everything we’ve been through?"

The corners of Camila's lips curled up at Logan's question. Logan had been desperately holding back his tears for her, but Camila had no problem saying things that broke his heart. "There’s no such thing as real love in this world, Logan. Don’t be naive; everyone who stays with us sees us as beneficial to them. And the same goes for me."

Logan could only shake his head at Camila's words. He still hoped that all of this was just a bad dream that would end when he woke up. "Please don’t say that. I don’t want to be sick either, Camila."

"Yes! You’re right. You don’t want to be sick, so how can I stay with someone as sick as you? Logan, just because you’re ill doesn’t mean I have to be trapped in your life, taking care of you for the rest of mine. I still have a life and dreams. You don’t have the right to ruin them."

"I thought we could face everything together." This time, Logan's tears finally fell. The girl he had fought for over the past four years, whose every wish he had fulfilled, now discarded him like trash in his darkest moment.

Camila shook her head. "We can’t, Logan. From now on, there is no ‘we,’ only you and me. I’m ending this relationship right now. Don’t ever look for me or bother me again. I’m sorry for my decision, but I can't imprison myself for life just to take care of you. Come back if you recover, that is, if you ever do."

After delivering such hurtful words, Camila heartlessly walked out of Logan's room. She left him there, crying in silence. "Camila! Wait!"

He tried to get up and chase after her, but instead, he fell to the floor because his legs could no longer support his body. "ARGH!!"

Logan grabbed whatever he could reach and threw it against the wall. "WHY ME?! WHY ME?!"

He kept screaming until the veins in his neck bulged. His face turned red as his emotions spiraled out of control. Finally, he wrapped his arms around his knees and cried on the floor. "I don’t want this either, Camila. I want to get better too. I just needed you to be there for me. If you leave, what will become of me? Who will give me strength now?"



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This chapter tells the story

This chapter tells the story of Logan, who falls ill and is abandoned by his girlfriend.