I'll Look After You (1D FanFic)

Chapter 21

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Chapter 21 – How can I explain this?

Katie’s POV

“Guys! Seriously, stop!” I complained as my pen slipped on a doodle. “I’m gonna have to start again…again!” I scrunched up the piece of paper and chucked it behind me.

“Why are you starting again?” Zayn asked me.

“Because you keep on jogging me so it looks crap.” I said, writing out my bucket list for the fifth time.

“Well if you didn’t keep these a secret we wouldn’t have to would we?” He replied, poking his tongue out at me and pointing to my art books. I rolled my eyes and added meet Ed Sheeran to the list. I was finishing my little doodle when my phone bleeped. I typed in the passcode and pulled up the message. Twitter. Picture.

@Louis_Tomlinson @Katiee_Tommo why have you not ever let me see this before?! Xx twitpic.com/dsjeru3327234

The picture was of some rubbish drawing thing that I had done.

@Katiee_Tommo: @Louis_Tomlinson take is off!! It’s crap x

@Louis_Tomlinson: @Katiee_Tommo no xx

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My bucket list was finished and pinned to the wall in the lounge.  I stood back admiring my handy work.

“That looks like a work of art, not a bucket list.” Harry commented, handing some mugs of tea round.

“Good.” I said, taking a sip of the steaming liquid. “I don’t want to be reminded that I’m dying every day.”

“Katie I didn’t mea- Harry began.

“Save it Harry.” I walked off to my room and unlocked my phone.  Now came the phone call I had been dreading.

“Hi mum, yeah Lou is fine, yep, I’m having a great time. I know it’s bad to say this over the phone but I don’t know how else to tell you. Mum, I’ve got cancer.” I said, the tears pricking up in my eyes. The line was silent. “Mum?” I asked.

“I-I’ll call you back d-darling.” Mum managed to say, well it was barely a whisper before the disconnected sound rung though my ears. Tears flowed down my face like no tomorrow. I fell to the floor, clutching my phone in my hands. I jumped out of my skin when it burst into life, the standard ring tone blaring out.

“H-hello?” I sniffed.

“Katie? Babes, what’s wrong?” Luke soft voice soothed.

“Can you come over?” I asked. “Like right now?”

“Sure, Marina and Oceania are still with me and dad, do you want them to come?”

I nodded, and then realised that he couldn’t see me. “Yeah please. Is Zara there?”

“Sorry sweetie, she already left.” He apologized. “I’ll be over in about 20 minutes okay?”

“Yeah, thanks Luke. See you in a bit.” The line went dead again. I wiped at my eyes furiously with the sleeve of Louis’ hoodie.