[Adam's POV]
Me and Anna drove around town. We already had breakfast two hours ago. It's lunch time and were looking for a place to eat. I checked my phone while Anna drove and stopped the car. I looked up and her face was pale.
"You okay, Anna?" I asked as she got out.
I saw we parked at Applebee's. She ran across the lot but then she fell to the ground. I waited a few minutes. When I saw she didn't get up I took the keys out of the car, went out and ran to her. She was laying on her stomach. I turned her over, her eyes were opened. At first I thought she was dead. Then Anna blinked. I helped her sit up.
"What happened?" She asked groggily
"Y-you tripped."
"Oh. I don't want to eat here can you drive?" She asked while climbing into my arms.
I walked back to the car, buckled her up in the passenger side and started the car. While we were driving Anna was staring out the window not moving. Is this what my parents are talking about? Is Anna dying? No don't think about that. She can't be dying. I asked Anna if she wanted to go to the old candy store. She muttered "sure." I drove and parked. While getting out and walking around and opening her door, her face was really pale. I helped her unbuckle and get out. Anna put all her weight on me and we made our way to the door. The owner, Mr. Asher, a middle aged man with greying black hair, he always had a smile on his face. Mr. Asher opened the door for us and ushered us inside and said the store was closed. Apart from being a candy store owner he is a part time doctor. He took hold of Anna and set her down on the chair. I paced back and forth as he looked her over.
"Adam, does she have any illnesses?" He asked
I stopped pacing.
"To be honest, Mr. Asher, I lost my memory of her but it's slowly returning. I think you should call my Mom just to be safe." I admitted rather embarrassed
He nodded his head and went to the phone. I went over to Anna. Her eyes were opened and they looked like her eyes were glossed over, I prayed that'd she be okay. Mr. Asher came back and had me back up from her. He looked at me.
"She has a strange virus that's going around. Did she touch anything?"
"Anna fell down outside of Applebee's before we came here. And we went tree climbing yesterday." I told him
"Where?"
"In the woods. You know, while we were climbing she fell but I caught her, and when it started to rain I noticed she had a red mark on her right arm about the size of a quarter, it was gross. I don't think she noticed." I told him
He checked Anna's right arm. Sure enough there was a red mark there, Anna looked at it and her eyes grew wide. She was about to scream when Mr. Asher hushed her. Then a girl with blonde hair and blue eyes stepped out from the back. I got all panicky.
"Hello, Adam. Oh I'm AnnaBeth by the way. AnnMarie is home. I have something I need to warn you and.......oh my goodness, Anna are you okay?" AnnaBeth exclaimed while looked at Anna.
"AnnaBeth? That's your name isn't? Anna has a strange virus. What's the message from AnnMarie?" I asked her while I gestured for her to sit down with me at another table.
She sighed.
"AnnMarie is planning to," she leaned in so Anna wouldn't hear, "She is planning to hurt either Anna or you. I don't know when or how but she will do it. Trust me Adam."
My stomach twisted in a knot. Why would she do that? Then I remembered that she hates me. I closed my eyes and held my head in my hands. AnnaBeth placed her hand on my shoulder. I looked at her. Then I looked a round the store. Beside the fact that Anna was sick, the familiar smells of chocolate and various others blended together and brought back memories of me and Anna as kids coming here and us each picking a piece of chocolate. I smiled as I remembered. I was bright back into reality when Anna started screaming. AnnaBeth had me look at her face instead of looking at Anna.
"What's going on with Anna?!" I shouted while trying to look past AnnaBeth
[Anna's POV]
I sat there screaming. I was in extreme pain. My insides felt like there were being boiled. As I sat in the chair Mr. Asher was searching for his phone to call 911. Tears poured down my face as I continued screaming and heard Adam shouting. I tried to get up but Mr. Asher wouldn't let me. I pushed him out of the way and fell onto the floor. I was shaking and I was spasming. I couldn't breath. My eyes darted around the room. I made eye contact with Adam, his face was sad, I think he remembered us coming here as kids getting candy. He tried to get down to me but AnnaBeth stopped him. I made eye contact with her, she got my message: take-care-of-Adam-until-I'm-better. Sirens wailed in the distance. Then specialists came and pushed Adam out of the way. One of the persons hands put an oxygen mask on my face, two others lifted me and put me on a stretcher. I was taken to the hospital.
A few hours later
I woke up in a bed. I was dazed and very confused at first then I knew I was in the hospital. I saw a sign outside the door that said ICU. I'm in the Intensive Care Unit. I looked myself over, my skin was still pale and the red mark of my right arm was still there. I felt miserable and the will to live was starting to leave me. I was startled when the door opened and a nurse came in and Adam followed behind her. I smiled weakly at him as he started to walk towards me, the nurse stopped him and said he couldn't come near me. Poor Adam.
"Hey," he whispered and trying not to cry.
"Hello, Adam."
"How are you feeling?" Adam asked
"Worse. I feel miserable. And like I just want this to be over with." I replied to his question, then I got the Nurse's attention, "How long do I have to stay here and also what illness do I have?"
The nurse looked at me and to Adam then back at me. "Miss. Emerson, we don't know what you have. We've never seen anything like this before, apparently it is un curable, I'm sorry but your dying. Unless we can find a cure, there's nothing we can do."
I heard Adam gasp. I let that sink in. I'm dying? All over again? Last time I had a brain tumor. Tears stung the back of my eyes.
"How long to I have?" I whispered, barely audible.
"It could be from a month to three years. As I said before we don't know. I'm sorry. Mr. Young you have sixty seconds to talk with her." The nurse said then left
Adam stood there with tears pouring down his face.
"Anna, I don't want you to die," he whispered with his voice breaking.
"Ad, I know you don't. I'll get through this. I hope I do. Just pray for me okay? Can you do that for me? And be strong also?"
"Anna-"
Adam started saying something but I didn't hear the rest because I blacked out.
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Note: parts 33-50 will be Adam's POV. I know I'm mean. Anywas please consider giving this a vote and a comment.
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