My Death Countdown (by Netulla) novel Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Sylvia sat alone in the living room for a long time. Only after dark did she wheel herself to the study and knock soft- ly.

Adrien hurriedly ended his call and came out.

“Syl, I forgot your birthday. Since our third anniversary is coming up, let’s celebrate both together, okay? Wherever you want to go, I’ll take you there.”

Sylvia looked at him, then spoke softly, “Let’s go to Switzerland. I want to see the first snow.”

At her words, a flash of surprise crossed Adrien’s eyes.

“The first snow? It’ll likely snow here in about a month. Let’s just celebrate in town. It’s a long trip. It might be too hard on you.”

Sylvia shook her head. It was rare for her to turn him down.

She only had fifteen days left. She wouldn’t live to see next month’s snow.

Seeing her determination, Adrien didn’t argue. He booked two tickets to Switzerland for Christmas.

Sylvia knew he’d agree.

She’d read in his diary that every time he came home after seeing Kiersten, his guilt grew stronger. He always tried to make it up to her.

She opened the clock app on her phone and set a countdown timer. She named it: Countdown to the End.

After booking the tickets, Adrien looked over at her tenderly, his voice full of doting.

“I booked the flights. We’re going to Switzerland for Christmas.”

Sylvia noticed his gaze briefly sweep over her phone before turning away. She nodded slightly.

Relieved that she agreed, he turned and headed toward the bathroom.

Watching as he walked away, Sylvia smiled faintly.

Once, no matter what she was doing, he’d come over and pester her with questions, just to get her attention.

Now her phone displayed the large words “Countdown to the End“. He had even glanced over at it, but he didn’t no- tice.

He really didn’t care anymore.

Maybe it was better this way since both of them were tired of each other.

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Fifteen more days, and all this pain would be over.

The next day, Sylvia got up early.

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Adrien didn’t stir until ten. When he came out of the bedroom, he found her sitting at the table writing something. Rubbing his eyes, he walked over.

The notebook was densely filled with many words. As he read through line by line, he realized it was a list of things to do.

The first thing to do was to visit her family’s house and meet up with friends.

The second was to go to the lake and feed the pigeons.

The third was to get completely drunk at a bar.

“Syl, what’s all this for?”

Sylvia paused and looked up. “A wish list.”

Hearing that, Adrien seemed to remember something. A smile touched his eyes. “You made one of these when you were seventeen, too…”

He cut himself off, expression tightening with regret.

Sylvia knew he thought he’d misspoken–that bringing up the past would upset her.

But she’d made her peace with it. She picked up where he left off.

“Yeah. I wrote down 100 things to do before turning 18: bungee jumping, skiing, white–water rafting, surfing… Each activity was wild. But you were wilder. You not only documented everything but also joined me in every adventure.”

When he heard her nostalgic tone, Adrien’s mind flashed with faded memories.

He smiled, “Because I loved you so much. No matter what you did, I wanted to be right there with you. Having you by my side made me fearless. I even jumped off a cliff hundreds of meters high without hesitation.”

Sylvia watched his animated expression quietly.

When his eyes finally drifted back to her, she said something out of the blue, “It’s been so long since I’ve seen you smile like that.”

Adrien’s smile froze.

The atmosphere became awkward briefly before he changed the subject. “Then let me help you with these wishes, too.”

Sylvia shook her head. “These are my wishes. They have nothing to do with you. You’re busy with work. Don’t worry

about it.”

For some reason, seeing her calm expression made his heart skip a beat.

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He wanted to insist, but his phone rang.

The moment he answered, that same smile returned.

“Work,” he said briefly, not checking her expression before turning to leave.

Watching him walk away, Sylvia froze.

Once, she’d refused him too, saying she wanted to complete the challenges alone.

But he’d never take no for an answer. He’d wheedle and persist until she gave in.

Now, everything had changed.

He didn’t even try to convince her. He didn’t bother with empty words like “I’ll be worried about you“.

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