My fight against Breast Cancer

8

I go inside the apartment and I heard Kayla and her cousin in the kitchen. I took a few breaths before I went to the kitchen. I walked in and Kayla smiles all friendly seeing me and Edwin smirks at me.

"Hey. Did you meet my cousin?" she asks.

"Yes. I opened for him. And he tried to seduce me." I said staring him down. Edwin just laughs.

"He was probably just messing with you. Edwin this is Payton. My roommate."

"Now I know your name." he winks at me. I just sighed.

"Not that it matters. I won't have sex in a long time." I said softly looking down to the floor.

"Why not?" Kayla asks.

"I'll be in my room." I said and I walk out of the kitchen.

I go upstairs and went to my room. When I get in the room I saw my laundry on my bed. They were cleaned and I saw all the tank tops and crop tops on my bed. I took them and stare at them. I know I won't ever be able to wear these kind of tops. Not with the cancer that is. I'll be too embarrassed to wear them. I threw them out to the hall. When I did Kayla comes up the stairs. She looks at me confused.

"You can take them." I said and I walk back in my room. I took more of the tops and throw them in the hall too.

"What is going on Payton? Why are you getting rid of these tops?"

"I need to borrow the car later. I need to go get myself new tops."

"Payton. Tell me what is going on?"

I let my purse fell with the last tops I threw out and the leaflets falls out of my purse. Kayla picks them up while I sit against the wall. I rest my head in my hands and I start crying. Kayla comes to sit next to me. 

"Why do you have leaflets in your purse about breast cancer? Are you doing a project on it? And what was that comment about not having sex in a long time? And why are you throwing out the tops you used to love wearing? What's going on Payton?"

"I have cancer." 

"Are you serious?"

I take the leaflets from her hand and open them. I showed her the pieces Dr. Price circled. She reads some of it.

"Shit." she says with tears in her eyes.

"I have stage 2 breast cancer." I said and I start crying. 

She pulls me into a comfort hug and sighs.

"You still can have sex. If I were you I would have sex with every available guy out there." I knew she was trying to cheer me up. 

"Who would want me with cancer?" I asked.

"I would."

"That's not the point Kayla. I'll be too ashamed anyway."

"I'm just trying to make you laugh. You can't just give up Payton. Have some hope and stay positive in this. You can get through this. Fuck this cancer. You have me here with you every step of the way. I'm here to support you and be here for you through this. You can't just give up like this."

"Thanks Kayla. Can I borrow the car?"

"I'll come with you. Lets make it an outing."

"Okay. Thanks. And I'm going to a meeting tomorrow night."

"We need to get you a car."

I just sighed. 

"I'll ask Edwin to take you. I'm working double shift tomorrow night."

"Okay." 

"Lets go shopping." she says. She gets up and holds out her hand to me. She pulls me up and hugs me.

"You can get through this." 

I just hug her back and sighed. She gives me a smile and I give her a hint of a smile. We went down and get in the car to go shopping.

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