We're Just Kids

What?!?!

{Shailene's POV}

"Shailene, I'm so sorry that I have to tell you this, but you have stage five neuroblastomia. It's terminal, and it's spreading through your body faster than I've ever seen," the doctor said, as I laid in bed.

"In other words, you have a day to live."

The words stung like a billion bees. A day to live. But doc, I'm only seven! I wished there had been a mistake, but I knew there hadn't been.

"There is a small chance of a coma, rather than the cancer immediately reaching your brain, however," the doctor said.

Great, I thought, even if I stay alive, I'll be asleep forever.

This didn't seem real. I knew it was going to happen, but why so soon?

"Can I go now?" I asked the doctor. He nodded, unhooking me from the machinery.

I changed back into my regular clothes, and walked out to the waiting room, where Ms. Turner, Rachael and Savannah sat nervously. When they saw me, their faces lit up.

I whispered to the doctor, "So, one day starting now?" He nodded.

"Have a good day. You deserve it," he patted me on the back, and Ms. Turner led the three of us girls to the car, and we drove back to the orphanage.

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"Only one day to live?" Rachael asked in shock. I nodded.

"Well, twenty-three hours now," I looked at the clock.

I sighed. My friends were trying to be strong right now, for me, and I knew it. But I also knew on the inside, they were crumbling, breaking down, and on the inside, crying.

Kind of like me.

But instead of crying, I was dying.

(Author's Note: So, sad chapter, I know. But it had to be done. Not really, but I wanted to make the book more dramatic.

I find it ironic, and I swear I didn't do this on purpose.I realized this after I wrote this chapter.

Shailene Woodley plays Hazel Grace, a girl with terminal cancer, in The Fault In Our Stars.

Shailene in my story has terminal cancer.

Excuse me if I spelled or got the name wrong talking about Shailene Woodley and Hazel Grace. I don't know if that's spelled right or if Grace is the last name XD.

Very serious and sad chapter coming up next.

Don't hate me.

Don't.

Just know, I have some friends that don't deal well with hate. I can send you to them :P.

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