Leaning up against the far wall, I get comfortable watching the exchange with a small smile on my face. Letting everyone know that I am happy for my best friend, while on the inside, I’m dying. I once wanted this life. Love. A wife. A house full of kids. Can you believe that I once wanted to be a firefighter? Yeah, I had this life planned out. My wife was going to be a nurse, and I was gonna be a firefighter. Boy, was I ever wrong.