Water the plants
My Love,
I am sorry I have to say goodbye this way. It will be easier for us both.
For as long as I remember my only dream was to be your wife. I wanted to make love to you every night and kiss you awake every morning. You were my reason for living, for breathing.
By the time you read this, I will be on a plane. Please don’t try to find me. I have to do this alone. The cancer has returned. The Doctor said It wont be long now. I will not put you through any more suffering.
Love,
Me
P.S. Please water the plants.
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This was done for : Friday Fictioneers
MY THOUGHTS ON THE SUBJECT ARE AS FOLLOWS 
This is strange…as I read the last line it was almost ‘sarcastic’ in its tense. That saying a realistic way of of portraying love and saying good-bye.
Thank you! When I went back to reread it after I wrote it, I agree that there was a sarcastic tone that last line. Maybe a bitterness that he got to go on without her.
oof….great writing but punch in the gut stuff. well done.
Thank you! I’m glad you liked it.
oh but it’s so sad… he doesn’t even get to have a say in the matter.. im pretty sure he’ll stick wit her til the end..
well written goodbye note
but i think, he’ll look for her 🙂
PS
i love the PS ^^
Thank you! If I were him I would look for her.
Dear Deanna,
I often have that argument with myself and understand what she did quite well. Sometimes it is best for all concerned to make a clean break and through it all, no one ever seems to take into consideration the needs of the dying partner.
Well done.
Aloha,
Doug
Thank you. My dad had cancer. The doctor gave him six months to live almost 8 years ago. He passed this past March. I know that he hated what he thought he was putting us through. There’s no place else we would’ve rather been than by his side.
Dear Deana,
This is a stunning gut-wrencher.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you for your kind words. And thank you for the perfect prompt.
Oh, what a sad departure…
Thank you Charles, for reading.
Very sad but I wish he woul not let her go instead he should stay with her….
maybe he will go after her~ Thanks!
*SOB* This one is so sad, but also very good.
I hope he goes looking for her.
Maybe he will! Thanks for reading!
Very sad. Mixed feelings about that last line, though got to admit it’s the kind of thing I’d do to ‘lighten’ up a piece. Nice work.
Thank you Sandra. I am so glad you stopped by.
C’est triste et c’est un gros coup que le mari a reçu en lisant le message.
Oui. Peut-être il ira après elle…
Il doit aller après elle, car quand l’amour est vrai, quand il est sincère, on ne lâche pas et on doit lutter pour sauver cet amour à n’importe quel prix.
Vous êtes correct. Une fois que vous trouvez cet amour vrai, vous devez ne laissez jamais aller.
Bien sur; mais je pense qu’il est difficile de nos jours de trouver le bel amour qui nous fait veiller la nuit et tenir compagnie à la lune.
A beautiful little story! So touching and all, yet the last sentence just breaks the seriousness radically… which I love a lot!
Thank you so much!
I love the last line. It’s like something he can keep of her.
Thats what I thought as well! Thank you.
Great point.
True love means watering the plants. I love how you blend the altruistic with the mundane. Nicely done.
Thank you so much for reading!
I had a friend that did something similar to this when she became terminal. It tore us all apart. Not just her husband. All of us. Good story my sweet.
Thank you so much! I lost my dad earlier this year to cancer, so I took from that.
Sometimes that’s best. To write from our pain. So sorry for your loss.
I love when you write tear-jerkers. Even if I don’t like all the tear-jerking that then ensues. Well done Deana!
Thank you my friend! That means alot coming from you!
Excellent on so many levels.
Thank you so much for your kind words.
Oh God …. this is so painful !!!
It is! Thank you so much for reading…
Beautiful, and sad. Mission accomplished, I suppose. 🙂
Thanks!
I can understand her wanting to do it that way. Great story. Sad, but could be so true.
Awww that is so sad. Hope at least the plants live. That is mean. Every time a plant dies then he has to think about losing her again.
That is so true! Thank you for reading!
It would be a hard decision to make! Thank you so much for reading.
Sad, but well written. It must have been a very tough decision.
Thank you so much for reading!
A moving piece with a realistic p.s. Very effective.
Thank you so very much.
the title pulled me in. I wanted to know what watering the plants had to do with an airplane. nice piece and way to wrap it up with ending returning to title.
Thank you so much! I almost titled it something different. Im glad I didnt.
Sad. Awe. He didn’t get to say goodbye. What if she doesn’t make it… Awe. You are so talented sweet friend! ~Jen
if you dig into that, it was mean — she didn’t give him a chance to really love her.
It made me think, and I liked the story – but she wasn’t noble.
I agree. It was also selfish. Thank you for reading.
thanks for writing a good story, one that made me think
This is heartbreaking
Thank you for reading my work!
Awwww.. So sad she left like that. He deserved a goodbye or at least to have a say in her decision. Very well written letter. And the last line is a stark contrast and somewhat fits in very well with the letter.
Thanks! The last line just wrote itself. It just felt right.
I know how I’d feel as the guy … absolutely helpless. I’d probably be putting those plants in my salad that night. Excellent story!!!
Ha! Great response. Thank for reading.
Beautiful and poignant.
Thank you Sarah
That last line was the perfect P.S.
Thanks Tara!
This brought tears to my eyes. Powerful stuff.
Thank you Shirley!
I find it so sad, she’s going it alone! Your last line, the P.S., weighs heavily on her state of mind, and maybe the state of their relationship. Also, that life goes on. Nice job!
Thank you so much for your kind words.
So much unselfish love. Well done.
Thank you so much.
Whoa !! Seriously …. what just happened?
great post, short and well – chosen words: did you intend it to be ambivalent ?
Thank you so much. I did!
Thank goodness – that means it’s not just me then; but you did an incredible job,.
Thank you for reading and commenting!
i really liked the optimism of that line about the plants. it shows how she has accepted.
these two lines: “The Doctor said, It wont be long now. The cancer has returned.” think about possibly reversing the order of these. for some reason, i feel like she should first mention the cancer returning and then that it won’t be long. also, you don’t need the comma after “said” because you’re not actually quoting the doctor.
well done.
Thank you for This! I will change it.
no problem.
You brought me tears with this, so well penned.
Thank you for your kind words!
So sad!! But I love the lightness of the last line (I read it un-sarcastically…). To me, that last line signifies the hope of life amid the promise of death.
Thank you Hayley! I am so glad you stopped by.
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I have no idea how I missed this… this is heartbreakingly beautiful.
Thank you so much! I am thankful for your kind words.