Tell me

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"Can you tell me whats happening?" Adam asked me confused

"Its my sister.." I said wiping tears away

"Whats wrong with your sister?" He asked clearly still confused

"Adalynn has been really sick for the past few weeks. My parents just thought she was coming down with something but they took her in yesterday and they found something else." I told him feeling the tears coming again

"Why haven't you told me?" He said sounding a little frusterated

"Cause like I said I thought she just had the stomach flu." I said sniffing

He pulled me into his arms "Its going to be okay. Do you know what she has?" He asked rubbing my back

"They, they, they found a tumor in her stomach." I said looking away from Adams eyes

I just sat there and didn't want to say anymore. Adam didn't say anything either. I looked back over and saw Adams eyes were red. It looked like he had been crying. I'm pretty sure all around my eyes were all puffy from crying my eyes out. This is rough!

"Do they know what type?" he asked wiping under neath his eyes

"Im not sure my mom said she'll talk to both of us when we get home." I said "If you want to come." I added in

He took me into another big hug and squeezed me tight "Of course i'm coming to listen." He said kissing the top of my forehead.

"Well let's not waste any time. I kind of want to get home quick." I said grabbing my bags

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It was a very quite ride home all that was said was everything was going to be alright but deep down I know things are going to end badly. Cancers never good. She's only eight. So innocent. I sometimes wonder why cancer has to pick on the innocent people instead of the People that want their lives to end.

Through the whole entire plane ride home to driving home all I could think about was all of the goods times we had spent together and all of the fun we've had throughout our lives.

We got home around 7:30 pm. It was Saturday. We figured out the news yesterday and our plane ride took a day. It has been so exhausting.

We walked up to my front door and just sat there. I wasn't ready to face this reality that my family is now going to be living in.

"Its going to be okay." Adam said with a little grin grabbing my hand and kissing the top

"No. I just I don't want to face this." I said kind of yanking my hand away

Sure shes adopted but you know how much she means to me. I haven't really told anyone why she's adopted. This is going to be awkward. My mom had me but after ward she wanted to have another kid. She wasn't getting pregnant at all, so they took her in. They told her she had messed up 'somethings' when I was born. That day was heart breaking to everyone. They literally just told me mom she can't have kids anymore. I was 10 when this all happened so I really didn't understand why everyone was so upset. Anyways, my mom thought she would never have another kid even if she adopted. I mean what was wrong with me? It was a few months after my mom figured out she couldn't have kids that she adopted Adalynn. Then when I was 13 my parents told me the 'I can't have kids story'. Now I'm here hearing that Adalynn has cancer.

Adam grabbed my hand and walked me inside. You could tell my parents had both been crying.

"Where is she?" I asked letting go of Adam's hand

My mom pointed to where she was coloring. She had no hair. I was in shock that my parents didn't tell they already put her through Chemo.

"You didn't tell me she already went through Chemo!" I said frustrated "didn't you guys just figure out a week ago?" I asked still mad

"Yes dear, but it had already spread a lot." My mom said looking at my dad

Great its spread even worse. This day just keeps on getting better. Adam grabbed my hand giving me a sign to calm down a little.

"Now what?" I asked holding back the tears

"She goes in two days." My dad said

My mom and dad pulled me and Adam to the side

"Look you two, Adalynn has cancer a really bad cancer. Its only right if we tell you its just going to keep on spreading and spreading and getting worse. The doctors told us she has a very slim chance of living." By then my mom was crying her eyes out. "But we are not going to give up on her or anything else that will occur through this proccess." My mom stopped talking and just sat there giving us a sign she was done talking.

Once she finished I was crying so hard that I just decided to get up and leave.

Adam followed me out to our porch and sat down beside me rubbing my back.

"You can't show her that your weak and full of emotions. She's a smart girl and will start putting together pieces. She probably doesn't fully know what's going on right now but sooner or later she's gonna find out." He breathed out with a small sniff. Letting me know his crying also "I guess what I'm trying to say is don't treat her different just cause she has cancer. Love her with all your heart no matter what." He said kissing me on the forehead

"I'm not giving up either." Adam said looking straight at me.

He was right. I know he meant every word to. I didn't feel like adding anything to it so I just put my head on his shoulder and we just sat there in silence