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45 years it was, and sadly 45 years is all I had. I had been IL Duce for 45 years, and I'm now the age of 69. My appearance looks fine, but my doctor gave me the news I didn't expect. I had fallen ill with an unknown sickness, and it was killing me, slowly, and painlessly. I tried to keep my illness a secret, but my advisor's knew that something was wrong with me.
After 3 weeks passed, I never attended my meetings, and I never attended my speeches to the people. I stayed in my room, and never came out. My advisor's, Alex and Moriah would often come into my room, and see me. My wife Maisy, would also come, and try to comfort me, and telling me that I would get better. I would chuckle and say that I would get better, but I knew deep down that my words were false hope.
My breathing became painful to me, and my hands would often shake on there own. I would have to take extra dosage of my pills just to ease the pain, I had to suffer. The pills also kept my body functioning, and they also had the ability, to make my appearance younger. My real age was 69, but my pills gave me the appearance of me being in my forty's, by the way all the people in the palace had these pills. Anyway as time passed I became very tired, and would often stay in bed a lot, and I would leave my duties to the advisors.
It brought me to tears that I couldn't even go outside my room, and work anymore. I was the leader of America, and now I was nothing, but a dying piece of history. I would oftenly sit in my chair, and play my violin sadly to myself, as I watched lovely memories of the past flowed through my mind. I saw my beginning, I saw my reign, I saw the two most important people in my life, and then I imagined the future. I will pass away peacefully in my sleep with a smile, and the whole nation will be quiet, and filled with sorrow.
However there sorrow will also a bring tears of joy, as they realize that I was not a monster, nor a dictator, nor a tyrant. I was just a normal human being who had suffered so much to carry the nation on his shoulders, and make them happy. The golden age, had finally come to me, as I had so wished for it had come. I smiled to myself, and look out the window and said, "You had finally done it." Days passed, and my condition worsened, but I always kept my smile on.
I even shaved my head, for I knew I was never going to get better, and I excepted the fact, and wanted to give up. My advisors and my wife asked me why I shaved my head? I simply replied to them with a smile, "I have found my peace, and I cut my hair because I didn't need it." They simply laughed, cause I what I said made absolutely no sense. I simply smiled, and walked away from then.
Two days later, I became very week, and I remained in my bed for a long time, and didn't eat. All I would do was listen to music, and write in my journal. My skin was becoming very pale, and I was becoming very thin. I would also get very cold even with the slightest leaving from my bed. I then thought to myself, "Please give me just one more day to say goodbye?"
Today would be my last day on this earth, I dressed up in my uniform, and walked down to my last meeting. The members in the room, were both shocked, and some were hiding back tears as they saw what I had become. I then gave one last speech to my people, and waved to them one last time. They were happy to see me again, but in there hearts they all knew that I was never going to be seen again. I then walked back to my room, and changed back into my sleeping cloths.
I then put on a house coat, and began writing my will, my last speech to the whole world, and my last final order to the nation. After three whole hours I finally finished it, and signed my name under it. I felt so relieved, and just wanted to sleep. I walked over to my bed, and tucked myself in. I then turned on my CD player, and it started playing, "What a wonderful world."
I smiled to myself, and slowly closed my eyes as the song drifted me off to sleep. The next day, the CD stopped playing, and I lied in bed still. Maisy, and my advisor's came in all happy, and they tried waking me up. My face was pale white, and I was smiling, so they all thought I was just teasing them. However after a minute of pushing my body, and yelling at me they soon began to cry.
I had passed away peacefully in the night, and left the nation in utter silence and sorrow. My wife maisy was now all alone, with her unborn twins, and they will never get to see me. Alex and Moriah had lost a good friend, and an oath brother to them. After being friends for so long they had become a sort of family together. After my death there was a massive ceremony to me, and everyone was invited.
After Alex gave a speech on my last words to the nation, the whole nation watched in sorrow, as they played on the speakers a song for me. The song was called, Sacred springs, and it was from a film Grant really loved as a kid. The song was by Akira Ifukube, and it was calm, peaceful song that sounded like a lullaby. Tears flowed through millions of eyes, and millions of hearts beat with sadness as the song brought both calmness, and a feeling of happiness. America would soon return to it's presidential movement, but the palace, and every thing I did would remain the same.
I had moved the world with my presence, and I had carried the burden of the whole nation on my shoulders. For 45 years I had given my all, and I died with a smile on my face. Had I done the world a favor... I don't know? I do know though that America has become one of the most peaceful places in the world, and countries have begun to follow it's example. I can now find peace in Nirvana, and can always visit my wife, and kids anytime I wish.
I also can play with my adopted daughter Veerle again, in Nirvana. For three months, after her death, I got to see her again, and I must say it was a time worth waiting.

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