Dying and Everything in between

4| The 'F**k it list'

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Sometimes luck loved taking a crap on Lucas. And this fine Monday morning was one of them.

Laura refused to leave Lucas alone at home after Dr. Jake told her about the 'plans' Joy had for them.

And because of that, Lucas had to begrudgingly join his aunt on the drive to the hospital, listening to her go on and on about how 'it'll be fun!" and "It'll be a great experience!" for the entirety of the ride, which left him fuming in his seat.

Lucas rarely went out other than the weekly visit to the doctor because going out was a huge hassle. It was a hassle only because he would sometimes run into people he used to know and honestly they weren't a nice bunch. Also, there was a silent pity that he received from everyone everywhere he went and that was enough to make him want to not go out.

He didn't want to mention any of that to Joy because he knew she wouldn't understand and he didn't really have the energy to explain all that to her. He already made up his mind to make up an excuse and bail on her.

All he wanted to do was bail on her and wipe that smug smile off her face. Well, part of him did. The other part wanted to convince her to stop wasting her time on him because nothing good was going to come from it.

Laura on the other hand was more excited than he was to learn that he had plans, and all morning she was bouncy and smiley which only fueled his anger and dismay.

As much as he hoped to destroy Joy's hope with his bailing, he didn't want to sacrifice his aunt's happiness for it.

So, after many failed attempts to convince Laura to not make him go, Lucas had to part ways with her as much as he didn't want to.

Lucas awkwardly stood around, scanning the hallway for the familiar head of raven hair. He never really liked the hallway, but honestly, he didn't like a lot of things— it was like a personality trait for him to hate everything.

But soon he spotted Joy standing by the elevator her body horribly hunched over her phone, her attention fully towards the tiny device in her hand.

She didn't seem to spot him and Lucas contemplated whether he should be the first to approach her or not. He decided to go with the latter because he just wanted to get it over with. And so he approached her with the biggest scowl he could manage.

"Hi," Lucas greeted, his voice coming off drier than usual. Joy flinched ever so slightly but soon composed herself and greeted Lucas with the brightest smile, which made Lucas scowl even more.

"Hey," Joy replied sounding awfully perky. It was like seven in the morning how was she so energetic? "You look nice!"

"Nice?" Lucas forced out not having a choice but to give her a nasty glare. "Thank you." He replied hastily.

"Awh you are being so nice." Joy chuckled. "Now it would be a cherry on top if you gave me a little smile."

"No." He grimaced which only made her smiley-er. He hated this. Sighing, he jabbed his thumb over his shoulder toward the exit, "I'm gonna go if you're just gonna waste my time looking like an idiot."

"Why are in such a hurry?" She snorted. "You haven't even heard my plans."

"Do I want to?" He frowned. Joy pushed off the wall she was leaning on and grabbed him by the elbow, making him finch.