The Psychotic Life of Charlie Keynes

CHAPTER EIGTHTEEN

My life is literally full of drama, I’m crazy, I got cancer, and then I have this certain family problem. Mom and Adam didn’t come back anymore, and we didn’t stay at the hospital too long, I didn’t really like being at the hospital anymore, I like home better, together with Phoebe, Earl, Robbie, Rhean, Maddie, Franz and Dad, they’re the only one’s I got, since Mom chose to be with Adam. “Ah, son, I was at the Wolf’s” said Dad, “What did you do there?” I asked

“We just talked, to catch up with things” he answered with a smile

“Why weren’t you at the hospital?” I asked curiously

“I was there just an hour ago then I decided to go home to check if the house is till stuck to the ground, then when I was about to go back, Ender called me and said that you guys were going home, so I just prepared lunch.” He said as he gestured to the dinning room

“Oh, thanks. Mom was there awhile ago” I said

“Oh, I didn’t know that, was she with Adam?” he asked nervously

“Yes, she was” I answered while breathing slowly. There was too much anger inside of me.

“Adam will be living with Mom, Maddie and Franz now” said Dad

“What?!” I shouted

“Maddie and Franz doesn’t know yet, only I, you and Phoebe knows” Dad said quietly

My hands were now in fists, I wanted to punch a wall or something harder, I wanted to scream to the top of my lungs, I wanted to throw Casper up in the air. But I tried my hardest to calm down, my breathing wasn’t that well anymore, everyday it was becoming hard for me to breathe, then suddenly someone grabbed hold of my hand, I turned around and saw Chloe, she smiled and relaxed my hand. Dad held my shoulders and said “We’re still here” he smiled sweetly. I felt a little better now that Chloe was with me, “You know what?” I said to her

“What?” she answered

“I’m a disease and you’re my cure” I said as I smiled and looked down

“Why?”

“Because whenever I am with you, I feel better, I feel like I don’t have this trauma anymore and I feel like I already beat cancer’s ass” I said

She chuckled and faced me, she pressed her lips onto mine, I grabbed her waist, her hands ran through my hair, it was passionate as always, and I loved it, every single moment of it, but she would pull away every time to ask if I can still breathe normally, I would just nod then kiss her again. Her almost perfect heart-shaped lips were always warm, while I knew mine were a bit cold now than before, after a few more minutes, Ender called us for lunch. As I pulled away, I decided that it would be time to tell her everything I wanted to say to her, so I did…

“Chloe” I started “Promise me one thing?”

“What is it?” she answered

“Be happy” I said again like the last two time I said, as I smiled

“I am” she said

“I mean, if after I die, don’t go on crying all over my grave, because I won’t be there anymore to wipe the tears off you face, darling” I said

“I-I don’t think that’s possible” she said

“Yes it is, I know you’re strong and brave, you can do it” I said to encourage her more

“And promise me that you’re gonna name Dad’s youngest daughter, if I can’t make it”

“But that’s—“she started