My Last Dance [ON HOLD]

Chapter 1 (Part 1)

Dedicated to Nathan for always talking to me on chat, helping with choice of music for this story, and just being awesome :D lol, check out his stories BTW, they're good  :D x

Chapter 1  (Callie's POV)

Monday

Tap. Tap. Tap.

The sound of my shoe on the cold, hard ground.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

I was sat in the waiting room of a hospital. I was the only person here; besides a couple sat in the chairs opposite me.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

I looked up and caught eyes with the girl. She looked tired. She gave me a grim smile, which I returned.

I wondered why they were here - what had brought them to a place like this, to make them so sad. Whatever it is, I hope things are better for them soon, that things could be better for them soon. I knew better than to try wishing that for myself.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

I suppose I should be used to hospitals now, but they still never failed to give me the creeps.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

A nurse called out someones name, and the couple in front of me left with her, leaving me on my own.  Chase and Erica couldn't be here with me today because of school, and I'd made my parents go back to work. They had taken so many days off just to look after me, and I felt bad. So I told them I didn't mind being on my own, and that they should go. It took a lot of persuading to convince my mum though . . .

I was bored, so I checked my phone. 3 new messages. The first was from mum:

Good luck today, we love you. Text me as soon as you get out  xx

The next was from Chase:

Hey, wish we could be with u, feel bad for letting u go on ur own. Erica says hi. Love you x

The last was from Indie:

Hey! After ur appointment come up an c me, u no where I am, lol :D

Indie is a patient here, I met her the day before I was diagnosed . . .

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"Maybe you shouldn't go today, you look really pale, honey." Said mum, as I grabbed my dance bag and headed towards the door. It was Friday, and I had been looking forward to this class all week. "Mum, I have to go, the show is in 2 weeks and I need to practise!" I replied, tying my long brown hair into a messy ponytail. She sighed. "Okay then, I just think -" But I was already out the door.

When I got to class, Erica was waiting outside. I smiled and walked over to her. "You OK?" I asked, causing her to jump, as she snapped out of her daydream. "Callie!" She said, pulling me into a massive hug. "Ow, careful!" I said, laughing anyway. She pulled away and looked at me. "Callie, are you OK? You look really -"

"Tired? Yeah I know." The words sounding harsher then I'd meant them to. Why was everyone asking me that today?! I was tired, so what? The show was in two weeks and we'd been rehearsing like crazy. I had reason to be tired - we all did. "Oh," She replied, deciding to let it go, for now at least. It was obvious she was still worrying though. I tried changing the subject. "Is Chase here yet?" I asked, my eyes scanning the room through the door as I spoke. " No, he's going to be late."  she said as we walked into class.

We started dancing two minutes later, and Chase appeared half way through the warm-up. He took his place next to me, and started dancing like he had been here the whole time. We both smiled at each other. The warm-up ended, and our teacher Charlotte said " Okay everyone get into partners and stretch while I find the right music." Chase turned to face me.

"I missed you," said Chase, moving to give me a hug. "I missed you, too," I said into his shoulder, before pulling away to kiss him. I'd completely forgotten Erica was there, until I heard her voice from behind me. She was sat in a pair with Taylor. I kind of felt sorry for him, as he was often a target for Erica's 'jokes'.  "Eww, Do you two have to do that every week? It's been two hours since you last saw each other!" Me and Chase laughed. "Hello to you, too. And anyway, no-one said you had to watch." Chase replied. Erica stuck out her tongue, before we turned back to our partners and started to stretch. Shortly after, Charlotte found the music, and we began to dance.

Halfway through the routine, I started to feel weird. Really weird. I felt weak, like my legs wouldn't hold me up for much longer. I brushed it off though, and carried on dancing, getting ready for the lift. Chase grabbed my waist and threw me in the air, holding me above all the other dancers. I've always loved lifts; the way the breeze travels through your hair when you jump; the way you feel on top of the world; the feeling of freedom. Even the knowing that the tiniest mistake can send you crashing to the ground.

But this time my head was spinning, and so was the room before my eyes. Chase put me down and I stumbled, trying to stay on my feet and carry on dancing. I found myself winding my way to the centre of the stage with the other dancers, almost at the end of the routine. But I couldn't do it, because that's when everything went black, and i passed out.

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So I finally uploaded, sorry for the wait. This is only the first part of this chapter, and the next part will carry on with the flash back. Leave me a comment and tell me what you thought, vote, and FAN! I'm gonna wait untill this half chapter gets at least 20 votes till I upload again (Like last time) Sorry if it sounds like I'm being akward :/ The type of cancer she has will be announced in the next half of the chapter. Anyway, Thanks sooo much for reading! 

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