I raised my head, gazed into her deep eyes, and softly said, "There's no need to wait for death. If you want to leave, you can go at any time."
This statement was both a sign of respect for her and a helpless acknowledgement of reality. After all, if she stayed by my side until the day of reckoning arrived, death would be practically certain.
Waiting around to die was hardly a wise choice.
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