“No, Mom. Not yet. Let’s talk some more.”
“I can’t, Ron. You knew this day would come. Let me go. It’s time.”
“It’s just that knowing I’ll never see you again ... I’m not ready.”
“But I am, Ron. We talked about this. I told you that when it was my time to go, I would leave this earth willingly. I’m not going to change my mind now.”
“I’m going to miss you so much.”
“I know, but I couldn’t pass up the chance to be one of the first settlers on Mars.”