As soon as she walked into the room she felt the tension. Her sister Leah seemed frustrated laying in the hospital bed. Delilah looked over at her sister and felt pity. True pity. Maybe it was wrong for her to feel an ugly sensation but she just couldn't stand what the kemo had done to her. She wondered everyday since the day she found out if her sister would beat the cancer or if she would loose her only sister. It now has been a month since she was diagnosed with breast cancer and she hasn't gotten any better.
"Hey there Leah, how you feelin'?" Delilah smiled reaching the bedside and grabbing her sister's hand.
"Like shit," she laughed lightly.
Delilah knew when her sister got into difficult situations she would use humor to help herself feel better, even though Delilah knew it was all not gunuine.
Delilah looked off to the side and felt the urge to cry but held it back. She had to be strong for her sister.
"Hello..... Ahhh Mrs.Wats" said the doctor before he got cut off by Leah
"My name is Leah. You can call me that!"
"Okay Mrs.... I mean Leah. Well you came in at".... The doctor said while he flipped through his chart "I see you came in at 3:21 pm for your cancer. Can you explain to me what happened?"
"Your not my doctor! Where's Doctor Robinson? He is my doctor not you." Leah said because she heard the sound of a woman's voice instead of a deep voice.
"My name is Doctor Paterson. Doctor Robinson is on vacation so I will be your doctor untill he gets back. So can you tell me what happened?"
"Well if you did your job and read my charts like a real doctor we wouldn't have this problem. Now would we?" Leah said angrily and frustrated.
"LEAH! Stop it she's just trying to help you. Now behave and listen to her!" Delilah said loudly
"Sorry. Well I was just going to check my mail and I collapsed in the hall of the apartment complex. I had my phone on me.... Thank God, anyways I dialed 911. I guess i blacked out from there and the next thing I know is I wake up in the hospital bed once again." Leah said sadly
"Thank you Leah." Doctor Paterson said as she left the room.
Delilah sighed and asked Leah, "I know you didn't."
Leah smirked and looked at Delilah, "What?"
"YOU WENT UP THE STAIRS DIDN'T YOU?" Delilah yelled
"How did you know?" Leah was surprised
Delilah shut the door, "You think I don't know you. Just because I'm your little sister doesn't mean I'm fucking stupid. If anyone is stupid you are. Why did you do it? To prove to yourself your better. Well your not and you probley just made it worse."
Leah put her face in her pillow and started to cry. "Look maybe you should come live with me so I can take care of you." Delilah said as she sat down beside crying Leah.
Leah picked her face up off the pillow. All her makeup was smeared. "I don't want you to feel pity for me. I can take care of myself."
Delilah Laughed, "Your makeup is smeared."
Leah got up slowly and went to the restroom.
Delilah heard someone knock. "Yeah come in."
There she was again Doctor Paterson walking into the room, "Umm were's Leah?"
"Leah.... Get in here Dr.Paterson is here to talk to us." Delilah said.
The restroom door opened slowly as Leah walked out and hopped back into her hospital bed.
Dr.P started talking, " I took the time to read all your charts and I have two opitions for you. Opition 1... You go home and live the rest of your life untill you pass away. Opition 2... You let me and some other doctors and nurses do a surgery that I believe would cure your cancer, but before you pick there are advantages and disadvantages. If you pick 1 you won't be sick untill the very end and then you will die. On the other hand if you pick 2 you will be in the hospital for a few months and there's a 79% chance you will make it through surgery and a 97% chance that the Surgery will cure your cancer. Ill give you a few days to think about it, but whatever you chose, chose it wisely because you're only 28 and thats very young. I'll bring your check out forms in a minute and you can go home tomorrow and one more thing you missed a spot."
Dr.P walked out and shut the door behind her . Leah was embarrassed,"Where at Delilah?"
Delilah bursted out laughing, "It's... Hold on... Hahahahaha......I can't."
Leah went back to the restroom but didn't shut the door, "Who's watching louie? Mom or Trixie?
"Trixie. Why didn't they call mom?"
"I didn't want to worry her, so I told them you."
"So your picking option 2 right." Delilah said
Leah looked at Delilah and said, "Was that a question or an order?"
"I was just saying you have your whole life ahead of you. Plus I want you to acually meet Louie and let him have some cousins on our side of the family. I don't want you to leave forever. Please just promise me you'll think hard about surgery." Delilah said in a low voice
Leah walked over to her sister and said, "I Promise"
Just as they was hugging, nurse Rosemary walked in and said, "Oh I'm sorry was I enterupting something? I was just here to give you these forms."
Just before Roemary left Leah said, "WAIT!!! Tell Dr.Paterson I want option 2."
"Yes Ma'm. I'll tell him right away." Rosemary said.
Delilah grabbed her sister's shoulder and started jumpping up and down so excited. "I love you so so much. You're the best."
Leah went back to her bed and laid down, "You should be getting back to Trixie and Louie. They should be expecting you by now."
Delilah went to her sister and reached down and gave her sister a hug.Not knowing it might be the last hug from her sister forever. Delilah looked at her sister, "Don't you forget to tell mom"
Leah saw Delilah walking away and yelled, " I WON'T!"
