Hey freshman

Long hours

(This might be sad🤪)

A month later-

Anna-
Y/n has been really distant lately, which is understandable considering her life at the moment. Her mom got sick, well she's been sick but no one knew, she has stage 4 cancer and y/n has been home. We haven't FaceTimed or anything but she texts me when she's visiting and her mom is asleep. The last update I got was she didn't look too good. I booked a flight the other day and today is the day I'm flying out there, just to help y/n take care of her mom. Her mom is all she has and I know she'd be broken without her.

Y/n-
I'm at the hospital right now, holding my moms hand as she sleeps. All these wires and IV's hooked in her arm, the sound of the machines beeping, they're all I can focus on. I need Anna right now. I need to hear her voice, I need to feel her warmth. I just need a hug. I felt a tear escape my eye as I thought about all the different outcomes of this situation. I heard a knock on the door and I immediately wiped my tears.

"Come in" I said as my voice cracked. I looked at the door and saw Anna come in with sunflowers, my moms favorite. I smiled and immediately stood up, grabbing Anna and squeezing her tight. "I'm so scared" I said sobbing into her shoulder. She stumbled back and leaned against the wall as she struggled to hold up my heavy body.

"It's going to be ok y/n, hey look at me" she took my head off her shoulder and wiped my tears. "You're mom is strong, and she's a fighter, you're mom is an amazing person and I think she will make it through this. I understand that you're mom is all you have, and that your mind takes you places, mine does to. But you can't be doing that to yourself right now, you need to think positive, even if that's not what you actually believe you need to because she needs that, she needs to see that you think she'll make it out of this because she's just as scared as you right now. If I have to I will stay with you here, or we'll fly her out to LA, first class, and she can stay in a hospital there, I'm sure the girls would love to meet her and help her through this, ok?" She said gently. She rubbed the side of my face with her thumb and held eye contact as I cried.

"Okay" is all I could get out. She pulled me back into a hug and held me tightly. "I'm so glad you're here with me right now, I needed this. I need you Anna. Please don't ever leave me, please. I'm begging you, don't leave" I said sobbing into her shoulder. I heard a sniffle come from her and looked up.

"I won't" she said and nodded. "I won't, I promise" she held up her pinky and I let out a weak laugh. I interlocked our pinky's. We kissed our thumbs, pushed them together, and turned them forming a heart. Anna giggled and kissed me gently.

"She's gonna be ok" she whispered. I nodded and let go of Anna. I sat back down where I was. "I'm gonna go get you something to eat. Anything specific you want?" She asked me.

"Anything is ok, I haven't eaten in a while" I said. She gave me a gentle yet disappointed look and nodded. She left and I went right back to holding my moms hand. I stared at the floor for a while until I felt my moms hand move. I looked up. "Hey mom" I said tearing up again.

"Anna's good for you sweetie, don't let her go" she said. I smiled as I felt a tear go down my face.

"I won't" I said. She smiled and stroked my cheek.

"You need to rest, I'll be ok" she said.

Anna-
I got y/n's mom a small bear and I got all three of us Panda Express. I brought it back to the hospital and walked into the room. Y/n was asleep and her mom was awake, staring at the ceiling. She looked over at me and smiled.

"Hi ms. Y/l/n" I whispered.

"Hello Anna" she said. I handed her the bear and put the food down.