Caro

Chapter three

Chapter 3

I gasp  when Caro finishes her story. I knew that her dad died because of an heart attack, but I didn't know that it was in her family. She never told me. Her grandfather had already died when she was born, but that is not very uncommon.

I can see that she is really having a difficult time, so I sit down closer to her and I hug her. I feel my shoulder getting wet and she cries.

'Caro, I will always be there for you, know that.' I feel the tears in my own eyes.

She mumbles a soft 'Thanks', but I know that she means it.

Together we cry our eyes out, seriously, I haven't cried this long before. At a certain point my tears stop. I don't know why, but Caro stops too.  We look at each other. Just being together in each other's presence is enough to calm down for us.

'So, since when do you know the family-thing?' I try not to sound too nosy, but in fact I am. I want to know everything about it, she is very important to me.

'My mother told me about my grandfather this weekend.'

'Wow, you are an amazing actress! How could you ever keep a secret like this for five days!?' I don't want to scream, but I guess I kind of did, because Caro watches me like I am from another planet.

'Wow, Aniela you are quite scary when you get angry.' Caro says it so awkwardly that we both start to smile very dorkily.

We are silent for a moment, but my curiosity takes over again.

'But is it really sure that you will die because of a heart attack?'

'Well, not 100%, but my great-grandmother also had it, so it would be logic...' We are serious now again.

'Shouldn't you check it in the hospital or something like that? Maybe it is preventable.'

Caro nods. 'My mother also said that I should go, but I am kind of scared.'

'Of what?'

'That they say when I am going to die... You know, the year or the date or something like that. I don't think that I can live with that.'

'But they might have something against it, then you can just live your normal life.'

'Yeah, I know. But I will first have to discuss it with my mother.'

'And when they know that you are going to get a heart attack in two years, for example, we can do all kinds of nice things like bungee jumping, going to Australia, you know? We can make a to-do-list with things which we want to do before you... you know.'

I know it sounds strange, and I don't know if I should have said this. 

'I will first discuss with my mother what she thinks of going to the hospital, and we'll see later.' She says it quite strictly, but I understand.

We chat a bit, and after a while my eye lands on Caro's blue clock.

'Crap! It is six! I had to be home at a quarter to six!' I jump up and start packing stuff hastily.

'You can eat here, don't worry. Just call your mother.'

I sigh. I panicked. 

'Thanks' I smile and I get my phone out to call my mom.

Chapter 3!

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