Save Me? {Michael Clifford}

Chapter Ten

KELLY'S P.O.V

"You've got cancer?" he clarified, the tears rolling down his cheeks. You could see the emotion in his eyes wasn't sadness but neglect. Like his best friend had just told somebody his secret.

"I didn't know how to tell you, I wanted to but I couldn't bring myself to it," I cried. This is the first time I'd told someone and I just wanted to die now. I couldn't bare hurting people like this and dropping a bomb shell on them.

"How long have you known?" he asked looking down at the floor.

"A few of months," I tried to swallow the lump in my throat but it just made it worse.

"But there's things you can do now like radiotherapy and transplants," he said quickly trying to bring his mood up.

"No Michael there isn't, its terminal," I sunk down to the floor and rested my back on the wall. I let the tears spill out not even bothering to stop them. What was the point? Soon I wouldn't be here and I wouldn't be able to produce any tears.

"H-how long h-have you got l-left?" he stuttered sitting down next to me.

I looked up at him with sad eyes before answering. "A month and a half," you breathed out clamping your eyes shut. Now you've said it out loud it finally sunk in.

"I can make this the best month and a half of your life," he gave me a small smile and I shook my head.

"No Michael I can't let you stay in my life only to have your heart broken," I shook my head.

"Yes you will. I want to be here for you no matter what heart break I have to go through, I love you Kel. I love you so much," he breathed out the last words. The tears that had just calmed a bit down were now going out of control.

"No Michael I can't let you and I won't. I love you so much but I need to make sure that you don't hold on to me when I'm gone," I wrapped my arms around his neck and he wrapped his around my waist. I felt secure when I was with Michael. I don't know why, I just felt whenever Michael was around I could be myself and he wouldn't judge me.

"And what if I don't want to let go because you are the only thing that's made me happy. After my dad and all you've been incredible to me and that's why I love you. You take me to another world when I'm with you Kel," he mumbled into my hair.

"You do the same to me to and I love you so much but I don't want to hurt you as much as I'm going to," I pulled away and looked into his dull looking green eyes. The complete opposite looking ones I fell in love with all them years 

"No Kel the only thing that's going to hurt me is letting the best thing that's ever happened to me slip away with just a click of a button. Please let me show you how much I love you by letting me spend the last few weeks together," he looked at me with pleading eyes, the ones I always gave in to.

"You have to promise me one thing though Clifford," I gave a small smile as he wiped the stray tears that rudely escaped my eyes.

"I'm never letting you go when the time comes, I will always love you," he said resting his thumb on my cheek.

"Well I was going to say that you will never find someone as funny as me," I scoffed which made him smile.

"I really do love you Kelly Irwin," he smirked.

"I really do love you too Michael Clifford," I smiled and he planted a kiss on my lips.