A Little Too Soon for Goodbye

7 -Day 1 pt 1

The next day, I wake up, and stretch. I turn and look, seeing the Shadow in a chair, and I try to hold back the fear. "Morning love. How did you sleep?" I stare at him, and say, "You're me. You already know." He smirks, and I sigh. I reach for my phone, but the restraints stop me. I sigh, and he says, "you know, if you didn't say anything then you wouldn't be in this situation. You could get yourself out of it, you know. Just say the word and I can tell you exactly what to do, even with the cuffs on."

"I don't want to die." I say, glaring at him. "Oh, but too bad you are going to so soon. Really is a shame. Besides, if you do die now, you're rid of me. Isn't that what you want?" "I don't want you around anymore, but I certainly don't plan on dying now. I can in 6 months. Like I'm supposed to."

"Oh, sweets, I don't think you realize that the only way I will ever truly be gone is if you are too."

I go to say something, but the door opens, and Plagg walks in. "Morning Mari, how are you doing this morning?" I sigh, and say, "Fine I guess. I woke up two minutes ago, and there is already one of them."

He sighs, but doesn't say anything. "I was wondering if it would be okay with you if I had some med students and interns observe you today. It's just nice for them to get first hand experience." I nod, and say, "Of course."

He smiles at me, then walks back over to the door, waving his hand, signaling for people to come in. 13 people come in, 7 of which are in nice clothes with a visitor tag on them, the rest of them having on different scrubs than Plagg and shorter coats.

"Everyone, this is Marinette. She's been my patient for the last year." "But she's just a kid." One of the people with a visitor tag says, and I smile. "I'm 18. And you can get cancer at any age, along with Mets and tumors. It doesn't matter what your age is, it is just more rare the younger you are. It's unheard of for someone to be as young as me to be terminal, but here I am."

Everyone looks at me, shocked, and Plagg says, "I didn't tell them that yet." I make an 'o' shape with my mouth, and the Shadow just laughs at me.

I turn and glare at him, and say harshly, "What are you laughing at? If I die you die too, remember?" "Mari." Plagg says, and I look at him. "Ignore them, remember." "Who are you talking to?" One of the interns asks, and I look at her. "Along with my tumor, because of the place it's in, it is causing me to have hallucinations. One very persistent one. He hasn't gone away at all. When I had this tumor at the beginning of my cancer, I had the same hallucination. But he started off good, then went bad. He convinced me to stop eating, to stop sleeping, and to just stop caring. Eventually, he convinced me to kill myself, and my mom caught me just before I did.

"She called the hospital, saying that I was crazy, which I was, and still am, but there was a logical explanation to it. That's why I have the cuffs." I say, lifting up my hands as far as they can go. "He's back, and the exact same as he was. I wouldn't bother getting the tumor removed, but I also have other hallucinations. They're like a bad dream, but in real life, and randomly. Some people have hallucinations as if they are good dreams, but I don't."

Plagg places a hand on my shoulder, and says, "Dr. Harper, Mr. Kane, and Ms. Welker, do you three mind assisting me in undoing the cuffs on Marinette here?" "But aren't they in place for a reason?" Mr. Kane says, fear obvious on his face. "For me. So then he," I say, pointing to the Shadow, even though it's an empty chair for them, "doesn't get into my head that I should commit again. You are 100% safe."

"I wouldn't say that. He is really annoying." I turn my head sharply towards the fake nightmare, and say, "Will you shut up?! How come the only time you weren't around was when I was kissing Adrien? Don't I control you!? I made you up in my subconscious mind!"