To Finally See (Chandler Riggs Fanfiction)

3 // Pre-Op

CHANDLER'S POV

What? What just happened? One moment I am at a concert looking at this girl and the next moment I am the one who is there for her when she is told she has a brain tumor. I havn't known her for too long but her smile, it's gorgeous. I think i'm falling for her. Quickly that thought leaves my mind when two teenage girls walk in the room. One of them is blonde, with grey-blue eyes and a high bun on top of her head. The other one is a brunette, she is extremely tan and is wearing a muscle tee with some shiny tattoos on her arms. 

"Hey guys! There is someone I want you to meet, and then I have some bad news to tell you," Hope said calmly. She acts as though her life might not be ending, how is that? "Christina,  Sam meet Chandler Riggs."

"Hi nice to meet you in person!" said the brunette one, I think her name is Sam.

"Hey, i'm Christina. We watch your show a lot, I enjoy it a lot," she said with a smile. 

"Hi guys, nice to meet you. Glad you enjoyed the show," I said.

"Okay so guys, I have to go speak with the doctor soon because..." She stopped speaking and I could see her eyes well up with tears as she tried to get her words out. "I have a brain...I have a brain tumor." And with that she let everything out. When I thought of how strong she was, she was holding it all in and now she couldn't do it anymore. Both of the girls cried beside her and said, "It's going to be okay Hope."

Deep down I just wanted to go over there and hug her tight. I wanted to kiss her softly on the cheek, wipe away the tears and lay with her as I told her stories from on set to make her feel better. I wanted to be the one who was there for her because I couldn't help but fall in love with her. Now I shouldn't say I am quite in love but I strongly like her and I don't know what to do. She barely knows me and will never like me back so there is no point. I mean I have met hundreds of girls and none of them are quite like her. Maybe I should go, her friends are here anyway right? But no. I should stay because there's always a chance. Maybe a chance she likes me too.

The doctor walks back in and asks for everyone to leave the room except me. I assume he thinks I am her boyfriend or something and I should be informed as well on whats happening, and I really don't mind.

"Chandler, you don't have to stay, you can go home. I'll be fine here." she says.

"No it's alright Hope, I said I am here to support you until your better." 

"Okay, so luckily for you Hope, in your case the brain tumor is extremely small and we are lucky to have found it so early. We should have you in surgery soon and after that, you are free to go after tonight." The doctor said with a slight smile.

"Thank you doctor.. um what's your name again?" Hope said.

"Doctor Shepard, I'll also be preforming your surgery." He replied with a smirk, and with that he left the room and let the girls come inside. 

"Hey Hope, we're going to go get some food from the cafeteria and we'll be back soon." said Christina. Yes now I have more time alone to get to know Hope. Hope waved them goodbye and patted the bed for me to come over.

"Do you want to play a game?" I asked.

"Sure, what is it?" 

"So I tell you three things about me and my life. One of them is a complete lie and the other two are true. There aren't any winners but it's a way to learn about each other." 

"Okay I'll go first. I am 15, my house is white, and my I have had braces for 5 years." She says as she giggles.

"No no," I say while I laugh, "you do kinda story ones like the last fact you gave. I'm not sure how to explain it but after I go it should make more sense. Anyway I think the lie is... your house is white."

"Wrongo." She said with confidence. I never have heard of that word but I think it's from "How The Grinch Stole Christmas." "I'm not 15, I'm 14."  She said while laughing.

"Ugh, fine. My turn. Okay so when I was little my mom would sing "You Are My Sunshine" to me when I went to sleep, my dad and I go on fishing trips every summer, and i'm 14." 

"Okay first of all, my mom sung the same song to me as a kid, and second of all the lie is that your dad would make me go on fishing trips every summer. It doesn't seem like you and your family would have the time to do do that kind of stuff. No offense, I mean your just. Well I would expect your busy all the time with your show and what not." she put her head down. I just sat a laughed and she looked up at me. "I don't understand." she said. 

"Just because I am in a popular television show doesn't  mean I can't have a normal life. I still go to school just like you and spend holidays with my family and honestly I don't find it a big deal that i'm in a T.V show. I mean everyone expects me to be mauled by people when I get to school or something but honestly everyone already knows I'm a nerd. Anyway you were wrong," I said with a smile. "the correct answer would have been that I am 14, I'm 15. I'm actually going to be 16 on June 27th." 

"No fair, you'll be able to drive while I'm over here still having to ask my mom to drive me over to the mall." She said with a smile.

This little game of ours continued for a couple hours and I enjoyed every minute. We told each other childhood stories and stuff like that. I called my parents and told them I was staying at a friends house and would be back tomorrow which they seemed fine with. I laid next to her on the bed and we ended up watching a couple episodes of The Walking Dead on the T.V set in the room. She put her hand down slightly to the right of mine. She put her head on my shoulder and turned her body towards me as she closed her eyes. I smiled a little and put my arm around her and closed my eyes as well. We slowly fell asleep listening to another episode with my arm around her.

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A knock on the door woke us up and I quickly pulled my arm out from under her so she wouldn't notice it was there the whole time. Really, she knew it was there so it shouldn't have mattered but maybe she thought it was weird. 

"Sorry to wake you guys," Dr. Shepard said. "but Hope, we're ready to take you down to the O.R now."

"Okay, bye Chandler! See you soon." Hope said as they took her out of the room. I watched as they pushed her down the hall and all I could do was hope she'd be okay. It might be crazy to think that I might like her. I mean it's been one day. But there's something special about her that I have never seen before.

"Hey, Chandler." said Sam. I forgot they were even here for Hope.

"Hey, did she go down yet?" said Christina.

"Yeah, you just missed her."

"Oh okay." Sam said. They both laid on Hope's hospital bed and watched the T.V. We all just sat in silence as we waited for Hope to come back from her surgery.

HOPE'S POV

On my way to the O.R all I can think about is his smile, his eyes, just him. He would never like someone like me but I really really like him. I mean, in person he is even nicer, sweeter, and caring than I could ever imagine. I'm falling for him, and I can't because he is going to go back to Georgia, and will meet 100's of other girls and is going to forget all about me. But, he had his arm around me right? I wasn't dreaming, at least I don't think I was. We turn into the O.R and I am put in a seat kinda thing. Next a plastic mask was put over my face with some kinda gas coming out of it. Amnesia I guess. My eyes roll back and i'm out.

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Hey guys. So I'm really sorry I havn't updated and whatever but I've had regents and exams for the last week. I really wanted to try a different POV, idk why but I did my best lol. I havn't ever wrote a fanfic before so I'm sorry if it's bad and I make a lot of mistakes or go way to fast but your comments would be helpful :) -Elle