Lust and Lies

Cold

Noah's pov

Today was the day. My dad was getting his surgery around 3 o'clock. I was glad because Kristen would be here by then, I didn't want to go though this alone. I tried my best to block out the negative thoughts but I truly didn't know how this was going to go. I obviously wanted him to get better, but I knew he was in a lot of pain. We spent most of the day spending time with my dad. My mom didn't talk much, she mostly sat on the chair next to him and held his hand. Jerrah and I decided to give them space and went outside. We sat on one of the benches and didn't speak for a while.

"Do you think... he's gonna make it?" She asked
I hesitated. "I hope so, the chances aren't looking good." I said looking away.
"So I uh kissed Jayla last night."
"Wait really? I asked shocked
"Yeah. And I liked it." She said blushing
"Ooooo, so like are you guys gonna date?"
"I mean I'm not sure we were both into it so."
"Go Jerrah." I said pushing her shoulder.

My mom then pushed the door open and yelled, "come on it's almost time."

We went in and sat with our dad. We had an hour. An hour of talking before things could change for better or worse. I couldn't help but think about all the things that could possibly go wrong today. The surgery was supposed to take long, anything could happen in that long amount of time. Anything. Kristen texted me and said she was on her way. If it wasn't for her I'd be off somewhere high crying myself to sleep. It was almost time to get prepped for the surgery. I sat on the chair and started talking to my dad.

"I want you to stay strong. I love you a lot."
"I know. I love you too."

That was all he said before he closed his eyes. We were just waiting for the nurse to come and take him up. Everyone has already talked to him.

I sat on the couch and cried. All I wanted was for him to get better, I knew the chances were slim. We paid a lot of money to get him on the list. My mom was struggling. She no longer cried. She just sat on the couch staring into the abyss. She said nothing. I knew her breaking point was near.

Kristen's pov

I pulled into Richard and my moms house and walked in. My mom was on the couch and looked surprised when I came in.

"Hi hun aren't you supposed to be at the hospital?" She said putting the tv on mute.
"Oh yeah but I left my headphones here when I came here to help with dinner last week." I lied
"Oh okay."

I walked to the dining room and over to the steps. I quietly opened the bottom stair and pulled out a bag of blunts. I slipped them in my pocket and pulled out headphones. I shit the step and walked to my mom.

"Found them." I said holding them up
"Okay love you hun."
"Love you."

I got in my dad and drive to West Allen. I had gotten the weed because I knew Noah would be stressed. I brought this for him and maybe Jerrah. She didn't smoke but she had been taking this hard. After about thirsty minutes I arrived and checked in. The room was 327 and I went to in the elevator to the room. When I found the room I looked through the window; Kurtis was on the bed sleeping, Noah was on the couch crying listening to music, Jerrah was sitting on the ground with her back resting on the wall, and Marla was zoned out. I went in and Noah moved for me to sit down. We didn't speak I just watched. I rested my head on Noah's shoulder and held his cold hands.