Dear Patrick (FOB/Patrick Stump FanFic)

Chapter 13

"You can set me up on ONE date and if it goes bad I'm done, okay?" I held out my hand hoping to make a deal with my friend. "Fine," She said, shaking my hand.

I walked over and held the door open for her. "You did the right thing, Patrick," She kissed my cheek, turning her heel and walked out. I shut the door behind her.

Did I make the right choice?

I grabbed my jacket and left the house. I needed to get that diary back, that was my worst mistake ever. I retraced my steps until I could find the place where I threw the diary.

I sat down on the bench, looking around and that's when I see it. On the edge of the ocean, just resting there. It was probably washed up on the shore by the tidal waves. I climbed down the rocks, ripping my jacket a little. I leaned over and snatched the diary in my hands, sat on the rock and flipped to the page I left off at.

Some words were washed away, but I'd continue to read what I could. She was hiding something, maybe many things from me.

I needed to know what.

"April twenty-fourth, two-thousand and six..." I read softly to myself as I made myself comfortable.

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April 24th, 2006

"Patrick, there's something I should tell you.... She heaved a heavy sigh and grabbed my hand, interlocking our fingers. "What baby?" I half-smiled. "I had cancer a few years ago and...and it's back." She broke into tears as I pulled her closer to me, crying into her shoulder.

"W-We'll fight together!" I cried out, my heart rapidly beating from the excitement, but not the good kind. I felt her nod. Her tears ran down my shirt and down my back.

This was real.

I couldn't lose her. I wouldn't. I refused to!