When Everything Falls Apart {BEING EDITED}

"Say Hello, to Goodbye"

Running into the hospital, Harry dragged Janella with him shouting, “Where’s your dad’s room?”

“Wait why are we he- My dad! Oh no!” she screamed as she began to run to his room.

Harry ran and followed her, but when he got there she came out of the room.

“He’s not in there!” she cried.

“Excuse me doc-; Excuse me do-” she tried to yell but no one came to help her. Then Harry witnessed the first horrific side of Nella.

“EXCUSE ME DOCTOR!!!” she yelled.

Almost immediately, a doctor rushed to her aid.

“Yes?”

“Can you please tell me where my father is? He was in that room.” She said panicking and pointing to the empty corridor.

“You mean Mr. Ericks?”

“No, I mean Mars! Yes I mean my dad!”

“Oh I’ll show you where he has been moved to, but Dr. Small is in talking with him so you are going to have to wait a bi-” the doctor began to say, but it was too late- Janella had already barged into the room where her father was.

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Janella’s P●O●V

When she opened the door she found Dr. Small and her father laughing.

What’s going on?!

“Dad?” Janella said, walking into the room with tiny steps.

“Oh hey sweetie.”

“Hi. . . is everything alright?”

“Um . . .”

Right then, Dr. Small cut in. “Janella, can I please talk to you outside?” she asked, trying to help her patient out.

“Sure . . .” she replied still confused.

The two exited the room, Dr. Small no longer with a smile on her face.

Passing Harry, he began to come to her side but Janella shook her head no. A few yards away, Dr. Small and Janella stopped and started to talk.

“We have figured out what went wrong with you Father.”

“You did? Is everything okay? Is he going to be okay?” Janella said seconds after the doctor spoke.

“I’m afraid not. Our tests have shown that your father was suffering from more than just food poisoning. In fact, he has been carrying a rare tumor with a small form of cancer inside of him for the past three months.”

Awestruck, Janella began to breathe all this new and hard information in.

“Well, is there anything we can do? Is there a cure?”

“That’s the problem. You see, the tumor is next to his heart- he could die in a heartbeat. Our exams say that the tumor will gradually move closer and he could die in a matter of months- if not already from the cancer. I’m truly sorry.”

Finally, the doctor took her hand off Janella’s shoulder and walked away. There, Janella stood staring at the ground- tears filled her eyes. One at a time, they slowly began to drop.

What was she going to do?!

Quietly she re-entered her dad’s room. There he looked up, saw her and smiled.

            “Oh don’t smile at me. You knew about this the whole time.”

            “What are you talking about pump-”

            “And don’t play stupid with me either. You knew you were going to die. You knew that this was your last year to live- and you didn’t even tell me! Your own daughter! How could you?!”

            “Sweetie, I just didn’t want to leave you alone. . . but I guess that’s how it’s gonna have to be soon.”

            “You lied- to your own flesh and blood. Your dying, and- and ugh! I hate you!”

Angrily she stomped out of his room and around the corner. There she slid down the wall and began to sob even more.

Slowly Harry walked over to her and sat down next to her.

“Janella? Is everyth-” she cut him off; angered and teary-eyed.

“Just go home and leave me alone! I don’t ever want to see you again! And you can take all my stuff; I don’t care! You already took enough from me! Now, because of you I missed two days with my dad and he’s going to die! So just, just leave me alone!”

            And with that she ran out of the hospital doors, and around the corner. After a good six minute walk, Janella grew even sleepier from her tears.

She just couldn’t take it! Her father lied to her, all she had left and now he was going to be gone too. If only her mother hadn-

A car horn honked at Janella causing her to get scared. She didn’t turn around, but instead kept walking. The horn continued to blast.

Finally, someone stepped out of the car- she heard the door slam shut. Still not bothering to look behind her, the figure ran up to her and grabbed her. Frightened, Janella kicked and screamed- but the figured placed their hand over her mouth and pulled her into the car after them.

Once inside, Janella tried to leave- but the figure still had a grip on her.

Wow, they’re strong!

She thought to herself. Finally she gave up, looking around she became familiar to where she was- his car.

            “Look. I don’t know what happened back there but you need to just calm down.”

Janella breathed in deeply, then sourly replied,

            “I need to calm down? I need to calm down? Okay, sure, fine. Maybe after my dad dies and I have no one else to go to. Maybe after I figure out how I’m going to make a living and etc. due to the fact that I have no family here in England or anywhere, maybe after I-”

            “JUST CALM DOWN!” he screamed; quieting her.

            “It’s all going to be alright.” He assured her.

But somehow she knew- nothing was going to be the same- or alright for that matter. Nothing was going to be fine at all.

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