A Fresh Start

Suspicion

I'm able to sleep in the next morning, but still get ready. I put on a blue shirt, jeans, and converse. I take my meds, and put my brace on, as usual. I then hobble down the stairs to get to the kitchen.

"Good morning beautiful!", Sean says. "Hey.", I say. Breakfast is already made, and there's a plate waiting for me. "Hey, I'm going to the library with Marissa so we can work.", Sean tells me. "Okay. I thought we would have plenty of time in class.", I say. "Oh, I know. It's just that we're trying to get done early. I promise I'll be back in an hour.", Sean tells me.

Sean has left, and I go to Christian's room. He's asleep, so I decide to unload some boxes quietly. I guess I was too loud, because he wakes up. "Anna?", Christian asks. "Yes?", I ask in response. "Could you please tell me what's going on?", Kyle asks. "What do you mean?", I ask. "Could you explain to me why you were crying at the hospital?", he asks. "Okay. Do you know what cancer is?", I ask. "Yes. I think so. Isn't it where you're really sick, and you're pretty much dying?", Christian asks. "Yes. That's what you have. You have lung cancer, which means you have cancer in your lungs, and it is making you being able to breathe worse.", I tell him. "Oh.", he says. I give him a big hug, which always makes him happy.

It's been two hours now, and still no Sean. I hope he's okay. I decide to call him, but no answer. I'm getting really worried. Not because I'm being clingy, but because I care. I just hope he is and will be okay.

Three hours later, Sean finally comes back. "Hey! Why were you gone so long?", I ask. "We had a lot to do. We forgot the textbook, so we had to go to five different libraries to find the one we needed. On top of that, we still had to work on the assignment. After that, she went home, and I went to the store to get some groceries.", Sean says. "Okay.", I say. I'm not sure if I believe him or not, but I don't want to argue.

That evening, Sean comes and sits on my bed like always. "Can I ask you something?", I ask Sean. "You can ask me anything.", Jackson says. "What are you going to do when I die?", I ask. "Why are you asking? And when you die, it's going to hurt worse than any bullet wound. But, I will say that I will eventually be okay, but I won't move on. So, why are you asking again?", Sean says. "Because. You and I both know that my stepmother has been trying to kill me since day one. One day, the cops might not show up fast enough, or at all. Then what? She'll pull the trigger, and I'm dead.", i tell Sean. "But, you're living now. And that's all that matters. Okay? Goodnight. Love you", Sean says. "Love you too!", I say. I fall asleep almost immediately.

I wake up in the middle of the night to, "Anna! Anna! Please help!". It takes me a minute to realize that someone is needing my help. This someone is Christian. I run to his room, and turn the light on. "Christian! Christian! What's wrong?", I ask. He doesn't say anything, but I can tell that he's having trouble breathing. I pick him up, and carry him to the car.

We arrive at the hospital, and the nurses can already tell what's going on. "We're going to have to do a MRI to see if there's any new tumor growth. We're going to have to run more tests, but we'll have to do it quick.", one of the nurses says.

Three hours later, the doctor calls me back. "Anna.", the doctor says. I walk to where the doctor is. "We found two more tumors, which means Christian officially has stage four cancer. We're going to send him to another hospital for radiation, which we will do tomorrow afternoon. We recommend Children's or Cancer Treatment Centers Of America. He is doing fine, and is in one of the back rooms. He's ready to be released when you are.", the doctor says. "We'll go with Children's.", I say.

I go back into the room with Christian. "Hi! How are you doing?", I ask. "I'm good!", Christian says with a smile. I'm starting to tear up, but I cover it by saying that there's something in my eye. "Christian, you are the strongest little guy I know. Come on! Let's get out of here!", I say.

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