Not Another Faker

Chapter Forty-Four

It's been about a month since I started chemo. Is it working? I have no idea. But even if I was my doctor won't tell me anything. It could make my stress levels go up and that's not a good thing. I had to take my S.A.TS in a hospital bed. I passed of course. Just one more year and I'm out of high school. Between school work and ignoring Sebs calls, I haven't even had time to think about what will happen if the treatment works. My nurse and I have become best friends. During her break she comes to my room instead of the break room. "Good afternoon Julia." "Hey Isabelle." She sits down in the chair next to my bed. "You know what today is?" "Chinese food day in the cafeteria?" "That and your last day of treatment. I'll be in here around three to give it to you. Till then here's your Chinese."

I don't feel any different then I did before. When I was six and had just got diagnosed, I felt like I was a freak. I felt like everyone was scared to touch me. And to make everything worse, doctor, after doctor got my childhood hopes up. They told me they could fix me. That they could make everything better. But it never worked. So if this doesn't work, I won't be here anymore. I'll be gone and everyone else will be here. Missing me? Probably not. Ever since I got here I prepared all my friends to lose me. Did it work? I would say so. "Alright Julia, are you ready for your last treatment?" "As ready as I can be." She prepares everything and begins to give me my treatment.

My leg was shaking cause I was so nerves. " Julia, if this doesn't work just know I will do everything to find a different treatment for you." "Isabelle. I already decided that if this doesn't work, then I'm giving up. This was the chemotherapy, the one that nobody could afford especially my parents when I was diagnosed. I've done my research, I know that this chemotherapy works for like half the people with leukemia." "That's a good thing, maybe it'll work for you." "Don't hold your breath." After my chemo was done we had to wait a week to see if anything changed. I guess doctors need time to process the fact that they may lose a patient."

"Alright Julia. Are you ready for the results of the chemotherapy?" I look at my mom. We both nod our head yes. "Well it's gone." "Huh?" "We looked for hours and we can't find any leukemia in your blood cells or spleen." "This doesn't make any sense." My mother grabs my hand. "Peach. You're cancer free." "It could come back, but for now it's gone." "Thank you doctor." " I would recommend still taking your anxiety and blood pressure medication because it may still help with stuff." "Okay." The doctor walks out the door. "Peach?" "Yeah?" "You are the strongest person I know. You deserve this."

The next week I walk into school. My mom had told the entire town at that point. Yet somehow my friends didn't know. "Julia." They all look over. "Hey." Everyone runs my way. They all hug me, everyone but Seb. "It's gone." Sebs stands up straight. "What?" "They can't find any leukemia, anywhere." Sebs comes my way. He gives me a hug. "So what does this means?" "It mean I can do whatever I want. And be with whoever without the risk of loosing them. It could come back but-." "But it won't." Seb interrupts me. "Jules come. You made through. They're is over 382,000 people in the world with leukemia, and you are no longer one of them. But the real question is. Are you a Seb like dating?" "Oh no-." "Yes, we are." He looks over at me. "I shouldn't have blown up on you like that. I really hope you don't feel like a puppet. I had no right to tell you what you can and can't do, because if I were you I wouldn't have been able to beat it." I lean over and kiss him. He wraps his arm around me. " if it ever does come back, at least now we know." "We know what?" "I can kick its ass."

Thats all folks. I hope you enjoyed reading as much as I enjoyed writing. I hope you enjoy my future work<3