[ WP ] You have just been told that you are the last human being who will ever have to die .

There is no recognition in her eyes anymore. 
 
 She used to ask why I had a ring like hers. Now, I doubt she even notices she's wearing one. 
 
 I was so hopeful when they announced a cure. I thought I would have her back. Thought I'd get to hear her laugh again. See the twinkle in her eye as we remembered sunrise on the beach, or sunset in the mountains. Maybe she would know it was her birthday next time. All we needed was 6 months for production and distribution. 
 
 I'm glad she could n't recognize the pain on my face when the doctor said she only had 2 at most.. 
 
 I was in the hall steeling myself for another visit when I heard it. The voice came from nowhere but, somehow, I knew it was true: I had just been told that I was the last human being who would ever have to die. 
 
 I went in to see her one last time. She was sleeping. It's better this way. It always broke my heart to see the panic on her face when that dark, hulking stranger of a husband invaded her room. And she looked so peaceful when she slept. 
 
 I took my ring and put it in the jar - filled with sand and shells from the beach where we said `` I do'' - with a folded piece of paper where I scratched out a goodbye. 
 
 That message followed me to the roof. Just a few short steps to the ground. It was all I could think about on my way down. 
 
 `` Welcome back, darling. Sorry I could n't be here when you woke up. But it's like we said:'til death do us part'''
