Life to One

22

After explaining to the doctors what happened they ran tests on Rachel and left.

"Hey baby, I know. I'm sorry" I said to Rachel.

"I'm kinda worried" Soda said

"Me too" said Marie.

"Maybe she just has a bug or something. If so, we can treat it with antibiotics and it will be gone so ." I said.

"Yeah." Sighed both Soda and Marie at the same time.

After about an hour the doctors came back. The didn't look happy not sad.

"We have our results." Dr. Hemsworth said.

"And?" Soda said.

"It appears that Rachel has an intestinal blockage. She will need surgery immediately or we risk many thing including death." He said.

I froze. The nurses were handing me forms and taking Rachel. I quickly handed them to Soda and he signed them. I couldn't.

Rachel was in surgery and we called the gang. Everyone, including Dallas showed. To be honest, Dallas looked bad. But I know he had a special connection with her.

A nurse came out about an hour later. I never got to ask question the first time so I asked now.

"What's the blockage? How could this have happened? What's the death rate?" I threw questions left and right.

"We'll miss, it could be that she swallowed something, or..,"

"Or what?!" I yelled

"Or it could be a mass." She said

"L-like cancer?" I asked.

"Possibly. And to answer your last question the death rate is higher than we would like it to be but I promise your daughter is in good hands." She said.

I sat down and let the gang deal with her. Ask there question. But one word kept running through my mind. Cancer. I couldn't shake the thought. It's bad either way. If she swallowed something, I would be my fault. But if it's cancer... Cancer. I can't.

I ran. Ran. Ran. Ran. Straight to the Curtis house I don't know why but I feel a sense of security there. Plus I just needed a moment.

Not even 20 minutes later Soda busts in. I can't hold it in anymore. I scream. Yell. Soda tries calming me down but I am kicking and punching.

"DAMN IT!! DAMN IT!! SHE IS EVERYTHING TO ME!!" I scream.

Soda grabs my waist and pins me against the wall. He kissed me firmly but gently.

"Calm down." He whispered into my ear. 

"Okay." I said.

We got into his truck and headed back to the hospital. When we walked in, we saw the doctors taking to the gang. Dallas starts crying.... I collapse.