If anything happens, I love you

Depression

By the time Alex woke the next morning, Amity was knocking at the door. " Can I see him?" , James nodded, " I should warn you, he's got a lot of tubes, and isn't doing well." They shared a somber look before she walked in only to see Alex curled up, tubes tangled up against his skin, the boy was in agony.
Amity could only stand there,dumbfounded and afraid, " What,what on earth happened to you?" He didn't even realize that she was there, groaning and shaking, trying hard not to cry.

It had been about an hour,when the pain subsided, James left the room, decided to play video games.

" Well, my symptoms kept getting worse, so after the failed prompt care visit, I decided to see a gynecologist. She said she 'couldn't believe how much the CT scan had missed. ',"
He sighed wearily , "It's stage three ovarian cancer, but by now, it's in my lungs, abdomen, and chest cavity. I stopped eating a few weeks before that, but I wasn't losing weight, my abdomen was full of cancer fluid, and they decided Ill be needing a feeding tube, and lots of chemo,and eventually an oxygen pump..." he laughed sadly " I just, can't believe how badly this escalated , it only started 3 months ago.."
Amity sat at his side, unable to look,at him,or the iIV in his chest. " I can't believe you hid this from me. You know I would've helped you no matter how far away I am!" Alex stared at the floor in shame. She continued, pain and anger in her voice,"Alex, how long has this been going on really? I mean I've literally seen you have seizures, almost pass out right next to me, and even seen you deteriorate. Does that have nothing to do with this? How long were you truly in denial about this?" Alex shifted, fidgeting anxiously with his jewelry " I tried Amity, it just, spiraled so fast , I thought it was just my hormones, or stress, I tried to ignore it, but,then I couldn't eat anymore and was forced to go to the doctor, it was about 2 months before I was believed and even then everyone tried to tell me I was dramatic, I mean I am only 18, it was never supposed to be this bad." He paused, " I did tell you! In that letter I wrote!"
Amity smiled sadly, any anger she harbored was replaced by regret.
"It's okay Alex. I never thought it could be this bad either. Regardless of how bad this gets, I'll always be there for you. Always remember to trust your gut and never listen to those who don't believe you going forward. That's going to be the key to living the best life you possibly can at this point. You have been fighting for others for so long, but now it's time to fight for yourself. Fight to live to see what you want to see, fight to participate in life, fight to live to see yourself reach the goals you want to reach." Alex felt his heart breaking as he couldn't meet their gaze.