Rocky's POV
"Hey" I heard. I looked and saw Krysta. "Oh hi" I smiled. "Is uh is Ross okay?" She asked. I nodded "yeah. He's fine. He told me what you did yesterday so thanks. God knows how it would've ended without you" I smiled. She smiled "it's fine. I knew something was wrong the minute he walked in but he just shook it off. I went to check if he was okay after and I saw that. I couldn't just leave him" she smiled. Ross walked over "hey" he smiled. "Hey. We were just chatting. I'll see you tomorrow" Krysta smiled. Ross nodded and we both left.
15 minutes later
I glanced at Ross and saw him asleep in the passenger seat. I laughed slightly as we pulled into in'n'out. I ordered food for both of us and once we got it I
parked in the parking lot for a minute.
"Ross" I whispered. "Ross bro" I shook him. He opened his eyes "hmm?" He muttered. "You Gotta eat something" I whispered. He smiled slightly "thanks rocky. D'you want the-" I cut him off. "No. You're not paying me back it's fine" I assured. He smiled slightly as I started to eat my dinner.
9:30pm
Ross had eaten and then fallen asleep again. We arrived home and I lifted him out of the car and grabbed his bag before walking inside. Rydel glanced over and looked concerned "he okay?" I nodded before taking him upstairs. I lay him on his bed before covering him with his blanket "goodnight bro"
3 days later
Ross' POV
We all took the stage as everyone cheered. "Last show" Krysta whispered. I smiled and nodded. We started singing and dancing. I had barley slept and only had a sandwich today. I was okay.
35 minutes later
I had just finished my bit and everything was blurry. Krysta was singing and everything was pounding. I tapped Sabrina, who was next to me. "You okay? You look pale?" She whispered as we pretended to watch Krysta. I couldn't see. "I need to go off. I think I'm gonna-" and everything went black.
Rockys POV
I was watching Ross and I saw him tap the girl next to him. Mom furrowed her eyebrows. "He okay?" I asked. "I don't think so" She told me. I saw them talking and then Ross just collapsed. "Shit!" I yelled. Everyone was screaming as I ran towards the stage. I hopped the fence before pushing some of the cast out of the way. Ross was way too pale and was barley breathing. "Call an ambulance" I ordered. One of the stage managers nodded and ran off. "I'll get him off stage. You carry on okay?" I told them, lifting my brother up. "I wanna make sure he's-" Krysta started. "Come to the hospital after okay?" She nodded and I ran Ross off stage. I saw all of the cast get back into formation. "Okay. We're just gonna carry on I guess"
10 minutes later
The ambulance got here and the paramedics started to help Ross. "Ross shor? Can you hear us?" A paramedic asked. Ross shifted but was still gasping for air. "Ross. We're gonna take you to hospital and you're gonna be just fine" a paramedic told him as they placed him on a gurney. They started to wheel him into the ambulance and I followed as well as the director. His eyes were open slightly "Sorry" Ross coughed. The director shook his head "it's fine. We'll see you soon" he smiled. Ross smiled slightly before passing out again.
2 hours later
I was pacing in the waiting room. Mom and dad were sitting together and no one else was here yet. The doctor walked over "I think you might need to sit down. "
Ross' POV
Leukaemia.
Acute Myeloid leukaemia
I don't even know what to feel.
I just stared at the bedding.
It's early stages.
But there is still a huge risk.
"I'll leave you Ross" the nurse whispered. I nodded. I can't even bring myself to speak. The nurse left and I covered my face. I have to have chemotherapy. A fucking lot of it too. The door opened and I glanced up. Mom was there. Tears pouring down her face. We didn't have to say anything. I opened my arms and she ran over and wrapped me in a hug. "I got you." She sobbed. I started sobbing "do-nt le-leave" I sobbed. She held onto me tighter. "Never baby boy. Never"
11:30pm
I was sitting alone on the bed, stabbing at some spaghetti. The door opened and I looked up. I saw Krysta, Sabrina, Mara and Court. "Hey." Krysta smiled. "Look. I'm so-" "don't be Ross. Your mom told us." Sabrina smiled slightly. I bit my lip. "It's okay. You're gonna be fine" court assured, kissing my cheek. I shrugged. "I wanna be alone right now okay?" Everyone looked at each other and nodded. "See you soon" Sabrina smiled. I nodded "the show carried on fine right?" I asked. She nodded "it was fine."
The next morning
7:30am
I had been alone all night. I opened my eyes to see the nurse next to me. "Hi Ross. How're you feeling?" She asked. I shrugged "tired." I whispered. "That's okay. You have a meeting with the doctor today. We will be discussing your treatment plan" the nurse explained. I nodded slightly. "What D'you want for breakfast?" She asked. "Anything" i smiled slightly. "Okay. I'll be back soon"
10 minutes later
I was eating some oatmeal when the door opened and Riker walked in. "Hey buddy" he smiled. I smiled slightly. "Hi" I mumbled. He hugged me. "I'm so sorry I wasn't there" he whispered. "It's fine" I mumbled, hugging him back. "I'm gonna be here the whole time. I'm not leaving until you do" he promised. I nodded "thank you" I whispered. "I love you so much Ross."
"I love you too rikey"
