The Ultimate Senior Year Plan {lashton/malum}#Wattys2016

~Luke~

I was sitting in the hospital waiting room waiting to see if Ash or heck even Mike to come into the hospital. I knew that Mike was fighting with Cal but he still had feelings for Cal because he was extremely hurt over what Cal didn't tell him but I understand why Cal felt that he couldn't be completely honest. I remember the phone call, I made to Mike and Ash. I called Ash first because it was easier to call him first. 

"Ash" I greeted him and Ash sighed. "What happened to you not talking to me" Ash stated to me and I rolled my eyes. "Cal collapsed and he's sick. He couldn't breath and Ben and I rushed him into the hospital" I informed Ash and I heard Ash sighed yet again. "How is he" Ash asked me and I shook my head. "The doctors are trying to revive him right now" I made myself sit down in one of the seat.  "Shit" I heard Ash mumbled out loud. "Ash, Cal needs all of us" I stated to him and I could just imagine Ash nodding his head. "Okay I'll be there shortly" Ash hung up the phone. I sat down while looking down at my phone and I started a set of number. I dialed the number and the number went straight to voicemail. I tried to call him yet again and finally he picked it up but he sounded irritated. "What Luke" He snapped at me. "I know you angry with Cal but he's in the hospital and it's bad very bad actually. I just thought you would like to know"  I was about to hang up the phone but Mike said something convincing me to not hang up. "How bad like is he dying or something" Mike asked me and I could tell he was getting ready for the day or was it the fact he was getting up from his bed. "He stopped breathing Mike. He collapsed and he had a fever above 102" I elaborated to him and I could just imagine Mike just scowling and sighed. I could also see Mike putting a hat his head, his newly dyed hair.  "I'll be there" Mike hanged up the phone and I looked at my phone. I sighed before leaning against the chair. 

I heard coughing signal me out of my flashback and I saw black boots along with tennis shoes. I looked up and there stood Ash and Mike. I hugged them both and I saw Mike flinched a little bit but Ash hugged me tight. "I miss you" Ash confessed to me and I nodded to me. "I missed you too, Ash" I pulled away from Ash and Mike just kept looking down. I saw the marks on his neck and I just ignored it. "You slept with someone didn't you that's why you didn't answer my phone call the first time I called you" I pointed out to Mike and Mike rolled his eyes. "We weren't even together" Mike commented to me and I rolled my eyes. "Whatever just don't bring that up to Cal" I told him and Ash grabbed my hand. "What did the doctor say" Ash asked me and we finally walked to Cal's room. You could see the straight into Calum's room, the doctor was removing his breathing tube and connecting an oxygen mask over face. I just stared at him and I saw Cal's eyes went wide. He saw Mike and Ash through the window. "What are they doing to him" Mike asked me and I shrugged because I didn't know what they were doing to Cal but Cal probably was used to it. "Medicine" I answered simply and the doctor opened the door and told us that we could go in. I went in first then Ash came into the room and finally Mike went into room last. I sat down in a chair and so did Ash. Mike plopped down on Cal's bed while he was about to remove the mask. "Do you think you should be removing that?" I stated to Calum and Cal shrugged his shoulders. "Thanks for coming" Cal looked down at his hospital gown. "Just because we mad at you doesn't mean we want anything bad to happen to you" Ash leaned back against his hospital chair. "Cal it's time to tell them what's going on all of it. Just so you know I had no idea this was going on until tonight" I leaned back in my chair while still holding onto Ash's hands. "I have this condition in which my mucus can get too thick or my sweat gets too salty" Cal continued to look down at his bed. "That's what is cystic fibrosis. One day I'm going to die. People with cystic fibrosis happens to die young and I also have kid name Holden" Cal stated that in all one breath. I felt my eyes go wide and I genially felt bad for Calum Hood. I didn't know people with cystic fibrosis dies young. "When" Ash stuttered out loud and let go of my hand. "When I was ten, I had a horrible chest pain along with shortness of breath. I even passed out from the shortness of breath, it was at school. I remember my mom was freaking out and my sister stated that I could have cystic fibrosis. At that time my sister thought she was so smart because she read numerous doctor books. I was freaking out because I had all these tubes attached to me but my dad managed to calm me down. Who would have thought that my sister was right?" Cal gave a small smile. "I'm guessing you bullied for the rest of your school years at your old high school" Ash looked directly at Cal and Cal just sighed but nodded. "Every month I would have to take off to get this medicine. I would have taken antibiotics for the rest of my life, let's just say that the jocks didn't like that at all" Cal kept messing with the sheet on his bed. I saw Mike for the first time looked at Ash with a questioning look. "Ash you need to tell Luke about that thing" Mike stated for the first time since the revelation of Cal dealing with cystic fibrosis. "I have bipolar" Ash stared at me in my eyes and I just nodded. "I know" I shrugged my shoulders acting like it wasn't a big deal because it really wasn't. "How did you know" Ash asked me. "Please Mike isn't the only who pays attention to people and you did date Ryan" I gave him a small smile. "Shit, prom is almost here and we have nothing to show for it" I slapped my forehead. "I have an idea" Cal sat up in his bed. "How about we perform together, Mike you can play guitar, Luke you can sing and Ash you can play the drums" Cal continued to talk and I shook my head and Ash shook his head no too. It was quiet and it wasn't awkward but rather comfortable silence. "I applied to art schools in California and New York" I confessed to everybody and Ash eyes went wide but he nodded. Visiting hours were over and we went our separate ways, Ben came and got me from the hospital. "This came in the mail for you" Ben handed me a letter and I opened it and my eyes went wide. "Oh my gosh, Evelyn Ward want me to have showing of all my art work" I exclaimed to my brother. "Who's Evelyn Ward" Ben asked me while tilting his head to the side. "She's the most famous female artistic person, she won numerous art award and I could get her to give me a recommendation for art school" I elaborated to Ben and I saw Ben's face were with a smile on it. I rolled my eyes at his dorkiness.