Couple's problems - Halice

Chapter 11 -"Getting ready or trying to"

Hal's POV: It was the day where I had to say goodbye since I didn't knew what's gonna happen..We all had woken up and I looked at them before I say something, Alice was upset and Betty too. The only person who was calm it was Polly, she was trying to calm down her mother and her sister, I loved how strong she looked..I knew she's the only person who could keep her promise that she made to me..we talked last night before I go to sleep with her and we had a conversation she promised me that she will be strong and take care of her mother, herself and her sister, I knew she could it, I also told her how much I love her and that I'm gonna fight for my life so they won't be alone..it was our promise and I definitely didn't want to break it, I would try my best not to let them alone without me there, it was a promise between a father and a daughter, she was the first born and I was so proud of her.. Polly being a mother in this age, being an amazing woman and a mother..but also a sister and an incredible daughter..I knew she wasn't okay with what was happening but she wanted to look strong and even if it's hard, it made me feel better cause I knew I had her support in this. After those thoughts, I realized that I should be strong too for what was coming next, whatever it was...

P-"Dad, are you okay?"
H-"Uhmm.. yeah.. I'm just afraid.."
P-"Everything's gonna be fine dad, don't worry.. I don't wanna say a goodbye cause I know you will come back"
H-"I hope so but if so then see you in some days I guess"
Polly smiled at me by being sure, everything will be fine..which made me feel a lot of better..

B-"Now it's my turn to talk to my dad, right Polly?"
P-"Yeah right" She just laughed.. noticing how Betty pointed the word "my" before the word "dad", I laughed too..

B-"Dad, if you're not here at my eighteen birthday, I will be very mad"
She laughed by the way we didn't want to take it seriously and just joking about it..I really preferred, cause otherwise it would be too hard to say a goodbye..
H-"I will try my best to be here that day"
I smiled..
B-"Good" she smiled back..
I hugged Polly and Betty before I talk with Alice..

A-"I could say a lot but if I do, you will miss the flight so I won't but I want you to be here so I can tell all I want to" She smiled..
H-"Don't worry about that, none of you gonna get rid of me so easily" I laughed..
Alice kissed me without saying anything else.. and I kissed her back..then I pulled away..I left just by looking at them and smiling..

Then me and Fred went on the airport waiting for our flight..after we got on the airplane..We sat and waiting until arrive to New York..

Some hours, we had already got in the New York..we headed to the hospital by renting a car first and then we arrived to the hospital..

H-"Hello, I'm Hal Cooper.. I'm here for a surgery and I've talked with Dr Masters about it.."
Nurse-"Yeah ofc, you can wait here until I call him to come.."
H-"Thank you"
Dr Masters-"Hal and Fred, idk if I should say that it's good to see you or bad"
H-"I definitely can't answer that"
Dr M-"Let's go to my office"

After we went to his office and we sat..
Dr M-"So..how do you feel, Hal?"
H-"Uhmm.. I'm trying not to look afraid"
Dr M-"I understand..well you can calm down, the surgery will be tomorrow, but today we need to do some medical examinations to see how your health is going so far and you will need to rest..to be ready for tomorrow.."
H-"Okay but what if something goes wrong?"
Dr M-"Hal, you're the strongest man I know, you're not gonna die and even if something goes wrong..we won't give up on it, I will try my best to keep you alive after this surgery, I promise you"
H-"Don't make promises you know you can't keep"
Dr M-"Relax Hal and tell me did you take the pills you had to take?"
H-"Yeah"
Dr M-"Is there was any time that you felt like you couldn't breathe or something like that?"
H-"Yes there was once or twice that this happened?"
F-"Or more than twice"
Dr M-"How exactly did you feel when those times happened?
H-"I felt like dying.. with pills I felt better, without them I couldn't breathe or do anything else than just panic.."
Dr M-"Okay..So let's start with the medical examinations first and after the results, I will be able to say more about it"
H-"Okay"

It has passed around to 4 hours until we finished the medical examinations and then I was already tired so the doctor said that I needed to rest so I slept in a room of the hospital, waiting for tomorrow..Fred was by my side..just to check if I needed anything..it went night and I hadn't wake up yet so Fred fell asleep on a chair..

The next morning, they took me early for the surgery..but before that I talked to Fred..I knew he was afraid as well even though he couldn't admit it..I told him to take care of my girls if something happened to me and he agreed even though he still hoped for the best..I also told him to take care of himself and to be strong no matter what was coming next..He said he would tried to but he couldn't promise.. me and Fred were and still are  friends more than 20 years..and I knew it was too difficult for him and for me too but there wasn't any other choice or any other way for this...

Okay that's it, I hope you like, tell me your opinion in the comments as always please! 🙌🏻💗