One Million Branches

"Death is the cessation of all biological functions that sustain a particular living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include biological aging (senescence), predation, malnutrition, disease, suicide, murder and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury. Bodies of living organisms begin to decompose shortly after death. There is no scientific evidence that consciousness survives the death of an organism." - Death on Wikipedia

However, this isn't a story about death. This is a story of two young human beings being alive.