Out Of My League (Under Revision) (Book 1)

Chapter Thirty-Two

I always hated hospitals.

It was rare that I actually had to go to one but every single time I had, I got tired of seeing people suffer in there.

Except for the Maternity Ward. I was okay with that level.

Currently, Eleighna was sitting in her hospital bed eating applesauce but knowing her recent symptoms, it'll come right back up.

Doctors recommended that she stay in the hospital until she gets better.

We all know that's not going to happen.

I shut my eyes and closed them tightly while sighing.

I hated just thinking some thoughts but then there are those that just come into your mind - unwanted or not.

"Elliana?" I heard her voice ask. It wasn't weak. She may have sounded weak but I know that this fifteen-year old girl is not weak.

"Yeah, Leigh?"

She smiled. "You finally said Leigh."

"What?"

"You rarely call me Leigh." How she managed to sound happy, I didn't know. In my eyes, Eleighna is a strong girl. "This is the breakthrough of the century!" She chuckled.

I couldn't help but chuckle with her. Eleighna is that person where her laugh is like some kind of contagious virus that nobody can really fight off. You can get rid of it but it'll come right back again when you talk to her. "Yeah. I guess so."

Maybe it was the fact that Eleighna was similar to Colton in ways. They are siblings after all. Maybe she's different.

Well, she's a girl obviously.

I didn't know what it was about Eleighna that made me take an immediate liking to her. In the span of five months, Eleighna had become one of my best friends - just about a sister.

"Anyways, I figured since you're smart, would you have any idea as to why the Chemo stopped working?"

I frowned. "As much as I wish I did know, I don't."

Her smile vanished and replacing it was a frown like mine. "That's okay. Maybe I was just wishing for something I know won't happen."

My frown deepened. "What do you mean?"

Tears glistened on her bottom eyelids. "I was just hoping that somehow, I could get rid of this sickness. I was just hoping that maybe, I can see Jace fully happy. I know he's not..." She looked down. "And it's all because of me."

I got up and put my phone down on the chair while going to take her hands in mine. "Look up at me, Eleighna." Slowly, she lifted up her head.

"He loves you. You make him happy. It's just he hates not seeing you in full health. You're strong and honestly, I would want to be as strong as you." I grinned at her. "What I'm trying to say is that..." I paused, "You make him happy and it's not you causing this. It's this." I motioned to all the medical equipment. "Nobody wants to see someone they love hooked up to hospital machines in hospital beds."

She nodded while trying to stop her tears. "You're not making him unhappy. If anything, you're making him the opposite of happy."

The smile returned.

If I realized one more thing I appreciated about Eleighna, it would be that she didn't care about being unwell, she cared about Jace too much to let Leukemia get in her way of keeping him happy somehow.

That's when Colton entered the room followed by Mason.

"Guys! There's yogurt!" Mason said rather loudly walking into the room eating a small cup.