Bejeweled- The lucky one season 2

I can see you

Chapter 4- TLO 2

Taylor's POV

April 4th

It's 9 am and I'm bouncing my leg up and down with my security by my side. I'm wearing sunglasses and a cap in a waiting room but that's not why I'm nervous. I'm in Nashville, where there aren't paparazzis. I'm nervous because I'm at a hospital and mom is going to meet me here in seconds so she can have an appointment with her doctor. It's her annual cancer screening, and I should be used to at this point, but I'm a nervous wreck.
– It's going to be okay, Miss Swift.
– Thanks, Thomas.– I thank my security and sigh. I wish Joe was here like he was the last time…

Flashback to January 2019.

The fear of losing my mom is screaming inside my head. I try to keep calm, after all it's just a headache, but I can't stop thinking about the worst case scenarios. I'm 'Andrea's worst case scenario' daughter after all. It's been two days of exams already. Why would the doctor keep her there at night if it isn't bad?
And the worst is: I can't freak out next to Claire.
It's 3 pm and she already had 3 panic attacks today. Right now she's sleeping so I can be a nervous mess.
– Love, Austin is going to call soon telling everything is fine.
– I hope so. I don't know what to do if the cancer is back, Joe.
– Taylor, stop jumping to the worst scenarios, please. Here, take this juice to cool your mind.
Before I can get a sip of it my phone goes off.
– Hey, Austin.
– Taylor…– he says in a raspy voice and I already know it's bad – He wants to talk with the two of us together. Mom is sleeping now because they had to do a biopsy of something I didn't understand. Can you come now?
– Course, I'm coming. What did I do with Claire?
– Joe can watch her.
– Okay, I'm on my way. Please tell them to open the back entrance like always.
– I did it already. They are ready for you.
– I'll be there. Bye.
I hung up and barely kissed Joe before taking my purse and yelling at my bodyguards.
Fuck, this can't be good,now I'm sure of this.

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– Miss Swift, Mr Swift and the doctor are waiting for you at his office. I'm taking you and your bodyguards right there.

– Thanks, Mr Thompson– I say to the head of security of the hospital.

I walk through the doors and sigh seeing my brother with Red eyes.

– How bad it is– I say straight to the point.

– Miss Swift, sit down please.– Dr Ross points to a chair next to Austin, and I sit there, barely holding back my tears.

– Miss Swift, we have the results of the pet scan Mrs Swift did yesterday. And the RNM. But before I show you I'd like to remember you like I just did with your brother that your mom battle and win the cancer in 2016. She did 8 rounds of chemotherapy and 6 radiotherapy sessions, in addition to partial mastectomy and immediate reconstruction.

– Right.

– What happens is that your mom has been feeling headaches for the last 4 months.

Fuck! We were still on tour!! Why didn't she tell us?! I'm pissed now.

– I did the head CT and found a mass in her brain. We did a MRI to get a clear image, and this unfortunately is a butterfly glioma in her frontal lobe.

He shows me the image and I have to run to the trash on the other side of the room to throw up. I feel the tears coming and I can't stop them. I feel Austin strong arms around me and let my head fall into his chest and try to breathe deep like the doctor is telling me.