[ WP ] Write the most lovable character possible , then kill them in the most heartbreaking way .

He lies on clean, white sheets. The chemicals burning even the smell of decay away. His only companion is the slow and persistent beep. 
 
 Like a clockwork, he gets a visitor every two hours, just not the one he wants. She comes in, checks the paper that defines his entire life, looks at a machine, asks if he's okay, and then leaves. Like a clockwork, he gets a visitor every two hours. 
 
 He was n't a saint, but he was no monster. He lived a fairly normal life in New York. He got decent grades, went to a decent college, and met a nice girl. They got married and had a child named Tom. 
 
 Tom met the world to him. He wanted to give Tom the entire world, so he worked at it. He was n't there for Tom's first word, too busy finishing a project. He was n't there for Tom's first walk, too busy giving a presentation to the board. He was n't there for Tom's first day at school, too busy working to get that promotion. 
 
 It was all for Tom though, he would understand one day. So he worked, dawn to dusk, in hopes of that promotion that would give him more time to spend with Tom. Tom was his whole world, and soon he would be able to give it to him. All he needed was to work at it. 
 
 Time passed by in a whirl of paperwork. 
 
 Now he lies here on clean, white sheets. Wondering if Tom would ever come as the beeps continue their march through time. Getting ever so slower and slower.
