𝙃𝙀𝘼𝙑𝙀𝙉𝙇𝙔 𝘽𝙊𝘿𝙔 | 𝙅. 𝙃𝘼𝙇𝙀

26| You wish you felt better

Time is limited for Orion.

Months have passed, and within those months have been some of the most terrifying times for him. For a while, life felt amazing. He'd been doing well in school, catching up with friends, and laughing at the dinner table with his family. He'd forgotten about the disease inside him trying to tear him down thanks to his chemotherapy treatments.

It did wonders for him...until it no longer did. Orion didn't want to accept it. He couldn't face the truth.

As he stares in the mirror, all he sees looking back at him is someone unrecognizable. A sickly green hue hid beneath his skin. He doesn't know how much time he has left, but if one thing is certain, it'll be that he will make it to graduation.

Banging on the door shakes him from his thoughts. "Kid," a voice yells, muffled through the door. "You okay in there?" The voice belongs to his mother.

"Yeah, I'm good." He stumbles over his words, adjusting himself once more before opening the bathroom door.

He stands face to face with his mother. There's this look on her face, one that he doesn't know the meaning of. If he had to guess, he'd say it is a mix of worry and sadness. It is a look that he catches every now and then.

"You sure you're up for this?" The Rayo woman questions him, speaking of returning to school. He sighs, deeming it the perfect response. She smiles, pressing a kiss on the corner of his head. "Call me if you need anything."

He nods with a small smile, gently pushing past her toward the front door. Around the time his body stopped responding to the treatment, Lucia begged him not to attend school. She didn't want him using excessive amounts of his energy. She feared that she could not reach him if he needed her.

Orion, on the other hand, did want to attend school. He wanted to spend however much time he had left acting like a normal teenager—as normal as he could be.

This sparked an argument between the two. It was one of their longest arguments. It stretched out to the point where Charlie had to get involved. Soon after, they made a compromise. Orion could go to school as long as he checked in with either his mother or any other member of the family, which included Charlie and Bella.

He bids his mother goodbye as he steps out the front door. It is one of the rare days where the Forks isn't completely freezing and cloudy. There is brightness within the sky.

Orion walks to his mother's car, unlocking it before heading inside. His mother let him borrow the car to go to school. He starts the engine before settling his hand on the steering wheel.

He takes a moment to stare at the empty passenger seat. It felt odd for Orion to drive to school without the comforting feeling of Bella Swan being next to him. He sighs deeply, backing out of the driveway and onto the road.

She told the Rayo boy she'd be in Phoenix, visiting her mother with Edward. Orion knew the true intent behind the trip. Bella wanted to visit her mother one final time while she's still human.

The date of their graduation inches closer, and so does Bella's transition. A part of him couldn't help but feel excitement for her. This is something she's wanted since the day she laid eyes on Edward. There are obvious concerns that he has, but none the less, it is her decision.