HIS LAST BREATH 🥀 - by Àdàññé Çhísóm

As I scrolled through my gallery, I came across Calvin’s pictures the one we took after our valedictory service. Tears slipped out of my eyes. 😥 August 17, 2022. Around 10 p.m., I received a call from Osas, our mutual friend. “Come to the hospital. Calvin is dying.” My heart sank immediately I heard those words. I felt like my world was ending. 🥺🥺 I didn't believe him. I couldn't even say anything. 🤧 My dad had to drive me to the general hospital. As I ran through the hospital hallway, I slipped and fell, hurting my ankle. I was too scared to even notice the pain. I finally located ward 9. I opened the door and met my bestie, Calvin. My once agile, energetic boy was lying there, pale and painfully slim. Lifeless. “Chimooo!” 😭😭😭 I ran towards him and burst into tears. “How come? I thought you said you were travelling.” 😥 He looked at me and replied in an almost inaudible voice. “I didn't want you to see me suffer, my wifey.” That was what he fondly called me. I cried even harder. “Is there hope?” I muttered. “No, baby girl. Today is my last day on earth.” My heart shattered. “I never wanted you to remember me this way. I wanted you to remember me as the strong boy.” 🥺🥺 “But, Calvin…” “I know you will definitely hate me if you find out that I died without seeing you. I wanted you to be the last person I see before I die.” “No, Calvin. This can't be true. Remember our dreams together.” Tears slipped down his cheeks. “I don't wanna die, baby girl. I wanna live. I wanna see you become an actress so I can scream to the world that you're my bestie.” 🥺 “I wanna live… even if it's for you.” I burst into tears. “I promise to marry you. Remember?” Calvin had always playfully told me he will marry me.🥺🥺 “No, Calvin. Please, just stay. I can't live without you.” 😭😭 “I don't wanna leave you, wifey. I still wanna go to Maldives, your dream country, with you.” He suddenly started coughing. “My chest hurts…” I froze. I couldn't believe he had told me he was travelling a month ago while he was actually fighting for his life in the hospital. He didn't want me to see him suffer. 😭 No wonder he kept refusing my video calls. Damn. I was a bad friend. Calvin was a sickle cell patient. 😩 The only surviving child of his parents.Yes they were four children 💔💔💔But they died .🥺🥺You already know the cause 🤧🤧This same sickle cell. I cried and cried. Until around 11 p.m… He gave up. Just like that. Damn. One of the darkest moments of my life. Calvin's burial was one of the cruelest moments I've ever experienced. He took our friendship bracelets with him to the grave. And somehow, four years later, I'm still here, missing him. Wait… Today is August 17. Wow. It's been four years without Calvin. Four years since his last breath. Four years since I heard his voice. Four years since my best friend left me. And honestly? I don't think I'll ever forgive sickle cell. 💔

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