Inequality

You're at work. You look to the picture on the desk of you and your partner. You instantly smile and remember all the things that make you love them. Your phone rings. Unknown number, you let it go to voicemail. You pack up your things, deciding to go home and surprise the love of your life. When you get home, the house is empty. You set your keys down on the counter. You call for them. No answer. You search the entire house. No one. You call their cell thinking they went out for something like groceries. As the phone rings, you grow more anxious. After the third ring, you start to pace. Eventually, it goes to voicemail. Defeated you call the number from earlier, they hadn't left a voicemail. On the second ring, they answer.

"Hello?" a woman's voice says.

" Hi, you called me earlier, this is Antonio-" before you can finish your sentence She says " Come to the hospital on Owl drive, hurry."

As you get in your car, you start to think of all the possible things that could've happened. On your way there, traffic is backed up. You see two cars, one familiar, possibly your car, unfortunately, you can't tell due to the horrendous state it's in. As you race to the hospital, sweat and tears rolling down your face, your body tensing as you make the turn into the emergency room parking lot. You start your way in, you see your family, and your partners mom and dad crying. You sprint to them as fast as possible, asking what happened. Your mom starts sobbing saying "Honey, there's been an accident." but you can hardly hear her because you're running into the hospital and to the front desk. You scream at the nurse saying you have to see him, but the won't let you because you aren't married. You would be married, you've been together for ten years, but in the country you live in its illegal to marry someone of the same gender, someone you love. You ignore the nurse racing down the hall you look into every room, trying to find him. Security catches up to you, makes you sit in the waiting room. While you're sitting there, you start to cry, realizing what had happened. The tears are coming fast now, you can no longer stop yourself from the horrible noises coming from your body. A doctor suddenly emerges, calling Mrs. Falcon's name she rushes to him, and you do too. You stop and look at his face. Sorrow. As he says " I'm sorry, we did everything he could, but he didn't make it. He had lost too much blood." You start screaming "NO." over and over you hadn't even gotten the chance to say goodbye or to tell him you loved him or anything all because you weren't married.