Best Love Story
Love's Song

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“ Yuri, tell me what’s wrong.” Thomas begged.
“ I told you, I’m ill.” Yuri replied.
“ You’re hiding, I can tell.”
Yuri bit her lip, then turned to him in a matter-of-fact way.” Thomas, I don’t want to hurt you, OK? I don’t know if I’m really loving you, or I’m just seeing Simon through you.” She blurted out.
Thomas looked astounded.” But I thought—“
“ Yes, you thought I love you! I don’t know if it’s real love, Thomas! Just, please, go with Emily!” Yuri began to tremble uncontrollably. She got up and ran, ran all the way to the dormitory, well out of Thomas’s sight.

“ Yuri, you have to go to the ball.” Emily pleaded, a purr in her voice.” Go with Randy, he asked you. That way you won’t hurt Thomas and you will get to have fun also.” Emily reached into her suitcase and pulled out a beautiful dress of red satin. Shse measured Yuri’s body quickly.” We’re about the same size. Here, this is a dress of mine. It fits you perfectly. You can have it.”
Yuri looked at Emily, surprised at her sudden kindness toward her.” No, this is too beautiful and exquisitive—“ she began, but Emily shoved the dress into Yuri’s arms.
“ You simply must go,Yuri. I’ll wait for you at the ball.” Emily said hastily, and left before Yuri could refuse.

The night of the ball was cheerful and wonderful. Finally Yuri gave in to Emily’s endless nagging and dressed in the red satin dress. Emily and her crowd of friends were to meet their dates in the gym, but Randy waited for Yuri.
Thomas and Emily stood chatting. Thomas had worn a long and handsome black suit and a tie, while Emily wore a red satin dress. The gym was crowded with people, half of them Emily’s snobby and popular friends. Thomas’s mind kept drifting to Yuri, and twice he had started for the door to go visit her but was stopped by Emily.
Just then his eyes caught on a flash of red that just entered the gym. It was Yuri, and Randy, and she was wearing exactly what Emily was wearing. Shocked, Thomas dropped his cookie. Emily noticed too, and suddenly put a hand to her head. She looked aThomas, who caught her.
“ I feel so ashamed, Thomas. Yuri told me she didn’t like that dress, that it was ugly and a waste of money, yet she goes and buy the exact same one to the ball. I think I’ll go back to my dormitory before she sees me.” She sped away before Thomas could stop her. He was still staring in stunned silence at Yuri, a look of disbelief and disgust on his face. She had lied to him, and she had lied to Emily. She told him she wasn’t coming, and yet she turns up with Randy. What kind of rotten heart does she have?

Two days had passed since the ball, and Thomas refused to speak a word to Yuri. He stayed with Emily, who was beyond happy. She had won Yuri Kowan, finally. Yuri began to feel the horrible pain more often and sometimes she felt weak and tired. She decided to ignore it, but the pains and weakness came more often, so she went for a check-up from Dr. Brown. Yuri waited patiently outside of the examination room while Dr. concluded the results.
He came out two hours later, his face somber and the conclusion paper shook in his trembling hands.
“ Yuri, the results were that you have received none other than lukemia.” The doctor said.
For a moment, Yuri was sure she had misunderstood him.” I—I’m sorry, Dr. Brown?”
“ You have caught lukemia, a cancer that affects your blood.”
Yuri looked carefully at the doctor to make sure he wasn’t joking.” M-Maybe you should do the results over again—“
“ Yuri, I did it three times already. There is no mistake.” The doctor said gravely. “ I’m afraid the only way to cure lukemia is to do surgery. But the price is unreasonably high—But I suppose you can always try the medicine.”
“ I’ll take that, then.” Yuri said quietly.

The medicine bottle shook in Yuri’s hand as she stumbled back to the school. Lukemia? How could it have been this serious? She never imagined it was that bad. What will she do now? Certainly she couldn’t afford the operation, but what else is there to do? Maybe, just maybe, Yuri thought, the medicine will cure me. I’ll just have to wait and pray.

Thomas glance uneasily around him. He had a feeling someone had been following him ever since he had left Emily. They had gone to music class together, then she went off shopping. And he just went for a walk.
A dark shadow flickered past again. Thomas spun quickly, but there was nobody in sight. Damn it, he thought. Escaped again. He moves really quick. He was just about to turn when the culprit lunged out at him. Thomas yelled in surprise but ducked just in time. The shadow fell a few feet before him but got up quick as a flash. It was Randy. Randy pulled out a gun and pointed it at Thomas.
“ Randy—“

Yuri returned from the hospital, her ears pounding slightly.
“ You will not live for lond,” Dr. Brown’s words rung in her ears.” If you don’t do the operation, there is a chance that you will die shortly. And even the operation can only extend your life span and not fully cure it.”
Yuri was immersed in her thoughts when a deadly voice reacher her ears.
“ I am son of the gang leader, your filthy father’s master.” It was Randy’s voice! Yuri quickly ducked behind a building to listen to the conversation.
“ My father?” came Thomas’s surprised voice.
“ Your father, Marcus Vacur, was a filthy piece of crap. He stole money from my father when he was broke. He deserved to be killed. Now my father is dead, the gang is dismissed, and yet I’m the only one who remains loyal to my father.” Randy held out the gun.
Yuri clapped her hand over her mouth in horror. She reached quietly into her purse and pulled out her cellphone. Glancing uneasily at them to see what Randy was doing, she dialed 911 and gave them the address. The police said they would be there shortly.
She turned back to Randy, but Thomas was talking now.
“ I never knew my father, and I don’t have one either.” He said coolly, glowering at Randy.
“ For years I have followed you to kill you. I have killed three of the unloyal gang members already. And now, to get rid of you.”
Yuri gasped. She heard sirens, but Randy seemed not to notice. Yuri ran to see the police cars. Officers leapt out and they ran back to Randy and Thomas.
Half way there, Yuri heard a blast, no doubt Randy had pulled the trigger. There was a muffled yell and Yuri’s heart stopped.

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