Coexist // Dave Franco

chapter 38

"Have a good Christmas guys!" Dylan waved as Dave and I walked to his car.

"You too!" I waved back.

At this point in time I was dragging Dave's drunk body to the car. He was a lot heavier than I thought. "I can drive, Aria." he said hazily. "Don't worry about me."

"You can barely see where you're walking! I'm driving us home. Just get in the car." I said frustratedly.

I set down Dave to lean on the car as I opened the passenger seat door. I sighed in relief and opened when I heard Dave thump flat on the floor.

"This better be the last time." I groaned face palming myself. I tired lifting him up again but I slipped on the wet concrete and landed on my butt.

"Owwww." I wined.

"Need help?"

I looked up from the ground to see Tyler hovering over me. He put his hands out and I gladly to took them so he could pull me up. "I thought you went home?" I asked while he helped me lift Dave back on his feet.

"My mom is asleep right now and our house doctor said that she should be fine for now."

I nodded, "Well I still need to visit her one day."

"Yeah, she'd be really happy to see you." He smiled.

Tyler laid Dave in the backseat and shut the door.

"Wait why'd did you put him in the backseat?" I asked suspiciously.

"I saw you have a couple drinks back there, I can't let you drive." He smirked.

I scoffed, "Two sips! At least I'm not like Dave who's physically passed out!"

He laughed, "Still. I just want you to be safe. Let me just drop Dave off home and you can take me home."

"Okay, fine." I gave in.

He slid in the drivers seat while I hopped into the passengers seat. The ride to my house was quiet, filled with with fire sirens and accompanied with the song, Make you feel my love by Adele.

"This is my moms favorite song." Tyler smiled turning the volume louder.

I slightly grinned, "We both have that in common."

He smiled at me and I smiled back turning my head out the window, "So when did you find out? You know that she has lung cancer?"

"The middle if November."

"Well, at least they found out about it quickly, so they could find a way to keep her healthy." I suggested.

"So how are you? Really?" I ask curiously.

He took two glances back at me, "Like about my mom?"

I shrugged, "Just in general."

"Terrified." He sighed.

"I wouldn't blame you."

He nodded, "You know it's just so weird to think that it's real. All of this-it's real. I keep thinking that it's all a dream and I'm begging myself to wake up but it's not. You never know how bad it really is until it happens to you."

He was right. He was 100% absolutely right.

"I just wish I could've done something. I felt that I didn't do enough." He added.

I rubbed his arm, "Well she's still with you now, so don't take it for granted. When my dad passed away I didn't think it was real. I always thought he was just up in my parents room watching football."

"Every time he left for the navy, we'd count down the days he would come back. And even though he's gone; I still wait for him because there'll be a moment when I will be at peace with him. And I know for a fact that whatever happens to you're mom, in the end she won't have to suffer anymore."

I started tearing up, and so did he.

"This may be her last Christmas." He sniffled.

"Then we'll make it her best, I promise."

"Christmas is in two days, Aria. There's no time."

"Then we need to start planning." I smiled.

"You don't need to do that just because you feel bad for me."

"But I want too."

"Why?"

"An act of kindness?"

"Seriously Aria."

"I just feel like I have to make it up to you. You've been so kind to me and I left you hanging."

"You did." He joked. "But thank you."

I chuckled, "No problem."

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