Hope

Chapter 21

Hopes POV
I was really missing Tyler today. I just wanted to see him one more time. The more I thought about him, the more I realized how horrible I was to him, not directly mean, but on the inside I was just not appealing. I'm obviously better than I was, and that's the reason why I want to see him again. I wanna give him another chance, what he did was terrible, and disgusting, and degrading... but he was hurt, he was in a terrible condition,and I was too blind to even realize the state he never got out of.
"I just miss him so much." I quietly said to my therapist, Cherry.
"I know, we all have those days. But according to my stats, you've been doing really well in the past week." She smiled.
"Thanks." I smiled too.
"Keep going Hope, you're almost there." she said, which reminded me if the mountain peak I was so close to.
"I know, just a few more steps in the right direction, and I'll be there." I said.
...........
"No Luke! Penguins don't live there!" I was cry-laughing.
"Goddamn Hope. You know your stuff." He said. And I do, I love animals, a lot.
"Hey hope... since you love animal stuff so much... uh I kinda have this thing..." he pulls out a dolphin necklace.
"Oh my.. It's beautiful." I was admiring its silvery beauty.
"I got it when I was young, and I'm not gonna wear a necklace, I would like you to wear it." he smiles while blushing.
"Thanks so much Luke, I love it." I hugged him and smiled. I put it on, and it looked beautiful on my fair skin.
"Bye Luke, see ya tomorrow. Say hi to Bobby J for meh!!" I screamed to him.
"No problemo!" He said. I laughed, I felt normal, not like a cancer patient, just a person. Well, with cancer.
.........
"Your chemo is being moved up Hope. It's going to be stronger." she said sadly.
"Great." I sighed. Oh and it was. I spent the next 13 hours puking.
"Oh sweetie.." my mom walked in.
"Hey mom." I said.
"Oh honey I'm so sorry this happened to you." She said.
"Hey, it can happen to anyone." I said. She rubbed my back.
"What's going on with the house mom?" I asked.
"Oh yes your father told me. It was robbed, and burned. They said they are still investigating the culprit." Mt mom sighed. Culprit.
"Ok. Well I hope they find who it is. And why would someone do something like that?" I had so many questions.
"I don't know dear." my mom said. She stayed a while, soon left saying goodbye.
"Knock, knock." I heard at the door. I know those knocks anywhere! Baylinn!
"Bay! How ya been?" I asked.
"I've been pretty good." she said. I haven't seen Bay in so long, it's good to see her again.
"Same." I smiled.
"Hey um- I have this note from Tyler... Before he uh.." She said, handing me the note.
Dear Hope,
I loved you, I really did. And I thought you loved me back, but apparently you didn't. You've ruined me. You are one horrible person Hope. I'm going to kill myself because I can't be without you, yet you made me so angry, there is no escape. Thanks for nothing.
-Tyler
Tears soon rushed down my face, I was utterly confused. What?
"W-what is this?"I muttered.
"I don't know, they found it under Ty's bed." She sighed.
"I thought you should have it." She continued. This girl always had bad news for me.
"Okay. I'm gonna need a minute." I said sadly.
"Okay,get well soon Hope." She said.
"Thanks bay." I said. She soon left, leaving me in despair. What the heck is this! This makes no sense. Why does this have to happen. I'm going crazy again?!??! NOT AGAIN-
"HOPE! It's Tyler!!!" My dad came rushing in. Oh no, this is all too familiar, and I hated the news last time, what does this visit have in store.
"He didn't-" my dad started. You could tell he was completely out of breath. I told him to shhh, and take a few breaths. Wow, I was helping my dad calm down. And this was something about Ty?
"Come on, dad calm down, and spit it out." I said calmly. But in reality, I was completely stressed, overwhelmed, confused, and distressed. My palms were sweaty, waiting for his answer. Except I didn't really know what to expect.
"Tyler... sweetie." my dad was trying to take the right approach on this, by holding my hand, and rubbing it slightly.
"He didn't commit suicide honey. He was... murdered." My dad said. My heart dropped, who would wanna hurt him? My dad continued." The police have been doing numbers of investigations, and they found the culprit." my dad said. Wow, the word culprit again, I didn't expect a murder investigation.
"Honey, the murderer of Tyler, was...Baylinn." And with those words spilling out of dad's mouth, I fell to the ground, tears pouring from my eyes, screams surrounding me, my dad looking panicked. But all I could hear,and see, was blackness, complete darkness.