The Paper

DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE

20 MINUTES BEFORE
Alison's POV
Smiling as I walk into the art lab I see Grant standing at the elevator waiting for me.
-HEY PRETTY GIRL Grant smiles wrapping one arm around my shoulder hugging me.
-HEY GRANT I say back. WHERE'S NOEL? I ask.
-HE HAS TRAINING CAMP my friend says about his boyfriend. WHY ARE YOU SO SMILEY? He questions.
-NO REASON I quip discreetly showing off my new diamond ring off by using my hand to swipe the hair from my face.
-OH MY GOD YOU'RE SHITTIN' ME Grant happily gasps.
-IM NOT I grin from ear to ear.
-CONGRATULATIONS he says pulling me into another hug. SO YOU'RE HAPPY? he asks.
-SO HAPPY I declare.
-AND YOU'RE SORE? Grant laughs. YOU'RE LEGS HAVE BEEN WOBBLING SINCE YOU WALKED IN he adds in.
-SO SORE I say through laughter while trying to slowly sit down.
Suddenly Grant stops talking and the smile that was once on his face disappears.

-DOES SHE KNOW? he asks referring to Emily.
Knowing what he's talking about I sigh and sip my peach tea.
-NO I shake my head. BUT THERE'S NOTHING TO KNOW, ITS JUST AN INFECTION I add.
-AN INFECTION THAT COULD KILL YOU ALISON my friend hisses.
Before Emily proposed to me I scheduled myself another doctors appointment because I was getting sick again.
The doctor told me that it's a mild infection within my blood system caused by natural germs.
He also said that the infection is in fact a deadly one usually caught by current or former leukemia patients.
I was supposed to stay away from other people for at least two weeks while the medicine he prescribed me kicked in and cleared everything but I didn't so the infection grew worse.
-LOOK GRANT I'VE BEEN SICK FOR TWO YEARS OF MY LIFE I THINK I...
Hearing the sound of the patios sliding door open cutting me off I look over to see Davis smoking a cigarette.

-HEY BABY Davis' southern Country accent fills my ears causing the blood to drain from my face.
-WHO THE HELL ARE YOU? Grant stands up questioning him.