Short on Time

Chapter 21

Think about your best friend.

It could be your wife, your father, maybe someone you grew up with.

It's the person you can't wait to talk to at the end of the day.

The person who knows everything about you, who roots for you.

Now imagine you discover your best friend has a secret.

No, not a secret.

A universe of secrets.

Would you confront him?

Would you stay silent?

Either way, you know nothing will ever be the same again.

~*~

I sat in the doctor's office nervously. Eddie's been kidnapped by Wells, and Barry's been out looking for him. We can't find Eddie anywhere. And on top of that, I got an urgent call from the doctor last night after Barry left.

So here I am, waiting to go and see my doctor. And I am absolutely terrified. "Ginger Clancy." The nurse called. I stood up shakily and followed her into the room, she smiled sadly at me after she took all of my vitals. "The doctor will be in to see you soon."

A few minutes went by and Dr. Michaels walked in. "Hello Ginger, how are you feeling?"

I smiled ruefully at him. "Been better, so what did you find?"

"You have cancer." He said.

I looked down. "I was afraid of that."

"We're going to order a chest X-ray, CT scan, and MRI. That way we can figure out what we're dealing with." Dr. Michaels said.

"Then we would start treatment?" I asked.

He nodded. "Judging from your blood work, we've caught this early. But you can never be to careful."

"Is there anything else I should do?" I questioned.

"Tell your family, and get ready. You may require chemo, we don't know. But you need to tell them so they can get you ready and prepare themselves." Dr. Michaels told me.

After that we discussed different treatments and what we would be doing. I left about thirty minutes after that. As i got into my car I was trying to figure out what to tell Barry and the others. What could I tell them?

I checked my phone and saw that Barry called, we have a new meta. And with Wells being gone and evil, they need me there. I quickly shook off my thoughts involving cancer and drove to the lab.

I walked in just as Iris was walking out. "Iris? What are you doing here?" I asked confused as she walked towards me, she seemed angry.

"Did you know?" She demanded.

I looked at her confused. "Know what? There's a bunch of stuff..."

"About Barry and Wells." Iris said.

I looked down sadly. "Yup I know about Wells. Wait, when did you find out about Barry?"

"A little while ago." Iris said, then she looked at me surprised. "Have you been crying?"

I touched my face confused. "What are you talking about?"

"You're really pale, so it's easy to tell when you've been crying. And there are tear tracks running down your face." Iris said. "Is everything okay?"