He Asked Me to Stop Talking About My Cancer

as she walked inside, then looked around the room.

“Where’s Marcus?”

Nobody answered immediately.

Finally Allison quietly repeated Marcus’s own words.

“He said he was tired of hearing about Natalie’s diagnosis.”

The room became completely silent.

Marcus’s mother slowly sat down.

“I don’t understand.”

Allison didn’t add a single opinion.

She simply repeated continue reading …