I'll Just Be Me

Chapter 3:

After Nanna I's heart to heart moment she went down to finish the dishes and i gathered my gear and headed to the one place i can get out my feelings, the feild. Football is the one thing that i can call all mine, because its the one thing that i can controll my fate in. Luckily the stadium is only ten minutes away so i can go when i please and the owner, Mr. MacDow and I are super close, he was my U-15 to U-18 coach and he knows my grampy too.

I pull into the empty parking lot and park in my usuall spot. MacDow said if i ever become famous he would call the spot that is aligned with the center of the football feild "The Evergreen Spot" which i thought was amazingly cool. Today was my last day for awhile on the field, which made me sad but i know i will be back to England every chance i get so i wont be gone forever.

I walked onto the average looking home like field with my bag around my shoulder and proceeded to the benches and took at seat. Looking around the stadium i realized this is my last session, for months, my last day with Nanna, my last to see grampy, my friends, I'll be leaving everything behind tomorrow. It's all worth it though and i wouldnt change anything for the world, besides bring my grandparents with me.

I picked up my shiny new ball for CAU and tossed it onto the turf field, ot rolled into center field while i chased after it, after i practiced my dribbling skills then, kicked the ball as hard as i could. It soared about 8 feet high then smashed into the top left corner of the net. Suddenly i heard a fimiliar voice coming from the entrance to the field.

"Nice shot future Beckham." a smug voice projected from the other side of the stadium, and to my surprise it was Coach MacDow.

"Coach!" i squealed with excitement while i ran towards him. I was scared i wasnt going to be able to see him before i left, but im glad him came. Im even debating on trying to sneak him in my suitcase.

"Im here on orders of your Nanna, she says i should remind you to go see gramps before visiting hours are over." MacDow reminded me, which im hapoy did because it totally slipped my mind!

I gave him a meaningfull hug and with a wave goodbye i sprinted to my beat up car and quickly pulled out of my spot and left to see gramps. I dont what i would do if i didnt get to see him before i left i wouldnt be able to go, he's like my other half and i would be heartbroken.

Chapter 4:

I tip-toed around the corner and heard side stepped to room #308 of the Cornwall Memorial Hospital and heard the beeping for one of the many machines my Grampy was hooked up to. I havent seen my gramps in a few weeks because of school and football so the suspence was killing me.

"You arent lost are you?" to my surprise a nurse looked a me puzzled. She knew me from my many visits over the past eight years. "Do you want to see him? You only have..." she looks down at her expensive digital wrist watch. "22 minutes before visiting hours are over so you better hurry." she tils me then pointed towards the door.

"Okay thanks mate, ill hurry." i quickly said, but more focased on the white door leading to the even whiter hospital room.

I crept around the the hall to peek through the slightly opened doorway leading to my grandfathers. room. I spotted him and instantly was filled with joy, hes been my bestfriend since i was a toddler. Hes my rock, i know i said that about Nanna but lets be honest, were both hurting inside because our whole world revolves him. He has been battling four different kinds of diseases for the past ten years, but when he was diagnosed it really hit me and Nanna hard. He was this bouncy ball of happiness, he changed so many lives with his positivity, volunteering and making huge inpacts on everyone he has met. When he was diagnosed with his first disease involving his muscles i was eight years old and wasnt really sure what was going on, but i learned quickly and grew up way too fast. I sort of shut everyone out of my life besides my grandparents, my coaches, and my teammates. I could talk about my grandfather forever, hes ocean blue eyes that are so gentle, his heart warming smile, hes my bestfriend, and i think leaving him will be the hardest.

"Grampy?" i called while standing in the doorway of his all white room.

I seen him break his daze and suddenly look up at me with amazed eyes. "Bunny!" he enthusiastically but still softly called my name ('Bunny' is a nick name he gave me when i was little because i used to pretend i was a bunny) his barely audible skakey rang like an old wind chime on a windy summer day.

"Grampy!" i gladly and happily yelled as i ran over to his bed and cautiously gave him a passionate hug. I love my grandpa with my whole heart, and its finally sinking in that this is my last visit for a while. I surprising hold back the salty tears that are about to burst from my eyes.

"Oh Bunny i missed you, and i will miss you. I was getting worried, i thought you were going to leave without even saying goodbye to little old me." he looked at me and batted his beautiful blue eyes, but his boney and wrinkley body always frightens me. It feels like he's getting worse everyday, but i know im juat scaring myself.

"I wouldnt dare!" i reassured him with promising eyes.

We then went onto to gossiping which we usually do, we have the most random but memorable conversations. We can start talking about how someone called someone else bossy to there is cheesecake in the caf on Tuesday. He will either tell me a heartwarming or hilarious story and i will hear all the things in his life, and i do the same to him. We could talk for hours but unfortunatly visiting time isnt long enough.

"Exuse me Mr.Evergreen, but visiting hours are over. Please hurry you're visit." the same nurse who guided me to this room is now telling Grampy its time for me to leave.

"Oh of course, sorry about that." he told her, i could hear the joy in his voice has faded as fast as it had came. The nurse then proceeded down the hallway to burst another families happiness, but its her job so i cant blame her.

"Ill come and visit you every chance i get i promise, Christmas, spring break, everything! And ill write, and send you souveniers, i promise!" i quickly told him, before i was holding in my tears but now im just letting them flow. Staring in his eyes i knew he wanted me to stop crying but i couldnt, i was so sad because i will miss him and he knows that.

"I know you will Bunny, Grampy loves you too. Dont worry ill be hear waiting for you when you get back, that i can promise." he tried to reassure me while wiping my tears.

I could tell he was holding his back but he wouldnt cry. He had to be strong for me because he knew the instant i thought he didnt want me to go i would stay home on that second. After that he kissed my forehead and we sadly waved goodbye. I then excited the room meeting the nurse who had told me to leave and i gave her a nasty look, i know i shouldnt have because its her job but i couldnt help it, i needed someone to blame for my short visit. I better get home, i need to finish packing and Nanna is probably waiting at the door for me to get home.