Flipped

Chapter 2: The Doctors

Chapter 2

~~three weeks later~~

We just won nationals I can't stop smiling. I am so happy. But I have a burning ache in my back. After the celebration my mom is taking me to the doctors.

~another time lapse till after the celebration~

I am on the way to the doctors I am incredibly nervous. Why does my back hurt so much. Then we pull into the doctor's office. I walk in slowly.

"Hi you must be Nicol Treece."

"Ye-ss" I stutter.

"Don't be nervous." the doctor says

"I am Dr. Maria."

I don't say anything.

"Well let's take you in." She says.

She takes me to this room. I walk in

There is a machine in it.

"Please lay down." Dr. Maria says.

I lay down on my machine. Then she sedates me. Everything goes black.

~~Time Lapse~~

I wake up again. My mom is crying.

Shit something is really bad.

"Nicol you woke up." The doctor says.

"What happened. What's wrong with me?" I ask

"You have primary spinal cancer."

I start sobbing. And screaming.

"THATS MEANS I CANT PLAY BASKETBALL!"

"GOD DAMNIT WHY ME. WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE ME!"

"WILL I EVEN LIVE TO HAVE A FAMILY!"

Then I collapse crying. Dr. Maria tries to comfort me but I push her away.

"WHY ME HUH WHY ME?!"

"I don't know. I just don't know." she says.

"OF COURSE YOU DONT!"

"And I have other news. You will have to wear a brace on your back for a couple months."

"OH GREAT!"

"Calm down." My mom says.

"YOU DONT HAVE CANCER MOM SO NO I WILL NOT CALM DOWN." Then I start sobbing again. After about 1 hour I calm down. Dr. Maria gives me my brace.

"You have to wear this 10 hours a day."

I just nod.

"Promise me you will wear it." she says

I shrug

"I will make her don't worry." my mom says. Great

We drive home. I call Lacey.

"Lacey you there?"

"Nicol have you been crying?"

"Lacey I have cancer."

Then she starts crying and that makes me cry.

"What kind?" she says after about 5 minutes of crying.

"Primary spinal."

"No no no that means you can't play sports! You have to play basketball!"

That makes me cry more.

"I have to call Kayla. I will FaceTime you both after."

I hang up and call Kayla.

"Hey Nicol why are you calling me? You usually text."

"Kayla I have cancer."

Then we cry together.

"Primary spinal."

"Wait what! You can't play then!"

"I know I'm going to FaceTime you and Lacey."

I hang up and FaceTime.

Half of the time we cry. The other time I explain. My whole life is flipped upside down now.