"My decision is for him to get the surgery" I say in a confident voice.
"You understand that if the surgery doesn't work he could die" one of the nurses says.
" I understand that but he needs it. This his only chance to get rid of the cancer for good." I say.
"Okay" the nurse says. " We will schedule a surgery on May 30 at 8:00 am. The surgery will probably finish at 12:00.We just need you to sign these papers right here and we will be all set."
" That is the date of graduation" I think to myself but he needs it. " Okay" I say in a low voice.
I sign the papers and leave the hospital. I walk home slowly. I am crossing the street when I see Carlos on the bus. I stare at his beautiful eyes and he stares right back at me. Suddenly I hear a car honking and the person in it is cursing at me. I quickly cross the road. " Stupid,stupid, stupid." I say to myself out loud. I just stood there in the middle of the road like a statue. What is wrong with me?
I continue walking home and I see Isabel's car. I race to the house before her and open the window in my room to get inside. "That was close." I say to myself.
I pretend I am cleaning my room and Isabel walks in. She comes right up to me and slaps me across the face. As she slapped me, I felt something come off my neck. It is my locket. That made me angry so I slapped her right back.
" You disobeyed me. You went to prom when I told you not to and then you wear my dress." she says.
" Because I wanted to. This is a free country." I say. " You think that you could boss me around and abuse me like I'm nothing but I'm not nothing. I am human being."
She starts to slap me but then walks out of the room. I know that she is in the kitchen drinking and drinking to try to hide her feelings. She uses drinking as a disguise but I could see right through it.
I can't believe I just stood up to her. I never had the courage to do that? I don't know how it happens but I start to think about Carlos. I need to tell him I feel about him soon even if he doesn't feel the same way. I need to do it and it has to be before graduation.
