Happily

Chapter 11

***So heads up- By far the wort chapter I have written! But sadly you HAVE to read this chapter because its super important! And just remember it is FICTION. So things won't always make sense!***

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Carter's Pov

I woke up to my brother poking me in my pale cheek.

"Hey, Carter. Long time no see." Caleb says.

"Hi. What time is it?" I ask.

"Only 9:30. But mom and dad said that they're taking us both to breakfast." He answers.

"Oh, okay. Let me get ready." I tell him. "Wait. Where's mom and dad?"

"They're right outside the door talking to a nurse, Loni, I think her name was."

"Alright. I will be right back." I grab a pair of my jeans and a blue T-shirt and walk into my small bathroom.

Since I took a shower last night, I just take off my floral pajamas and throw on my new clothes. I then brush my teeth and comb through my hair.

After about ten minutes I walk out of the bathroom. My mom, dad and Caleb are all sitting patiently on my bed.

"Ready to go?" My dad asks me.

I nod and all four of us walk out of the room, down to the office area, and out to our mini SUV.

As we started driving away my mom asked me a question-

"So, how was yesterday?"

"It was really fun actually. I didn't really enjoy the concert, though, because my head started to hurt. But then all five of the boys came and visited my room. It was a lot of fun!" I reply honestly.

"I can tell."

"When are we going to be there?" I ask no one in particular.

"About fifteen minutes." Caleb answers.

I pull out my iPhone from my jean pocket and go onto twitter. My mentions were blowing up. I gained so many followers. A LOT of followers. I went from 235 to 1,008. What was going on?

I scrolled down through my mentions some more and saw people were retweeting my picture of Harry and I.

"Congrats!" Some of the tweets showed. What? Congrats on what? Completely confused I go on my news feed and that's when I saw it. Harry, the international pop star, retweeted that picture and followed me.

I don't even know why, but I started to freak out or fangirl. This was a big thing for me for some reason. I know I met them yesterday and I didn't freak out, but it was because they seemed so normal. I tried to calm myself down, and after a while I finally did.

"Carter, we're here." My dad tells me.

I hop out and realize that we are at Perkins. This restaurant was always my favorite breakfast place. I used to come here every other weekend with my parents and brother. That was four years ago, though.

When we sit down and order our drinks and food my mom speaks up again.

"We have some great news." She said smiling.

"Really? What?" I ask curiously.

"Two things actually." My dad joins along.

My mom nods and starts, "First, you got invited to something I know you will love. Something amazing."

"Mommmm. Tell me!" I whine.

"You will be going on a picnic tomorrow with the boys from One Direction. That Harry boy invited you." Oh. My. God.

I smile so wide that I think my mouth is going to fall off of my thin face.

"Really?!" I ask to make sure I heard her right.

"Yes! Your father and I were talking to a nurse this morning and she said you got invited."

"That's awesome!" I smile again.

"If you think that's great, listen until mom tells you the next great news!" Caleb joins in too.

"Your doctor talked to us last night. And he said you are better. Much better. You can come home! You can come home!" She laughs and smiles.

I don't know if this is possible, but my smile grew wider. I am getting better. I am beating cancers ass.

I start to cry tears of pure happiness. I am probably making a cool out of myself at this restaurant, but at this moment in time I don't even care. I will beat cancer, I know it.

My whole family comes and hugs me. We probably look like clowns. All of us crying, holding onto each other.

When we all finally get a hold of ourselves I ask my parents when I can come back home and they replied that in a week, that's right in a week, I will be able to home. I will be able to sleep in my bed. My life will be back to normal.

"Wait. Mom does that mean my cancer is gone?" I ask hoping for the best.

She frowns before she answers me, "No. Sadly you aren't cancer free yet. But you are getting there and that's all that matters."

Although I wish I was cancer free, I am still happy. I am getting there. Soon I will reach my goal. Soon.

For the rest of breakfast we talk about home.

After an hour, I walk back into the hospital, bringing my dumb breathing tank with me and get ready for chemo. If I want to be completely cancer free I have to keep on going through this painful process. The good thing with me, though, is that the pain usually lasts about 22 hours.

When I reach my room, I sit down on my bed just relaxing and thinking about all of the good news I have been getting. There are so many patients here, but Harry chose me? Now that just doesn't sound right.

A doctor comes into my room a few minutes later and begins to talk to me.

"Have your parents told you the good news?" He asks with a smile on his wrinkled face.

"Yes!" I smile back.

"Well I am going to have to give you chemo today. If we don't do that your cancer will get worse." He reminds me.

"I know."

"Your lucky, though. The pain doesn't last as long as it does with some of the other patients."

"I know."

"Well lets get going."

And with that I lay back down on my bed and wait for that huge needle to enter my soft skin.

As soon as that needle touches my skin, my whole body is on fire. Pain. Pain. Pain.

It's strange to think that this horrible pain can be my life saver in the long run. It may be the only thing that has been keeping living. Actually it is the only thing that was.

Just a few more hours and I will feel better. Just a few more.

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Alright. I am dedicating this chapter too anyone and everyone who has ever had to deal with cancer. Whether you have lives with this horrible, terrifying disease, or if someone who means a lot to you. This chapter is dedicated to them.