He Saved Me

Chapter fifty nine

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~Masons P.O.V~

I woke up, made Leah some breakfast and drove her to work, telling her, I'll call later.

I speed off to Brooks house, finding his driveway empty, regarding his car.

A nauseous feeling courses through my body. Theres always a car in the driveway, if not more.

I jump out of the car, knocking on the door.

Brooks opens the door, his eyes bloodshot and droopy, his hair is sticking in many directions and his clothes are wrinkled and stained.

"Dude, whats going on?" I stutter, taking in his appearance.

"Man, I'm a mess" He ushers me in, closing the door behind me.

"What happened? Does Ellie know?" I sit on the couch.

"Yeah, yeah. She knows. I'm having some family stuff" He rubs his eyes, almost hoping that will give him some energy.

"Like what?" I question, not wanting to pry.

"My moms not doing well. She's been admitted to the hospital. The doctors think her cancer is back" He says.

My heart drops. Ms. Price, my second mother is sick again.

"What?" I gasp.

"Then, my rotten aunt is trying to get her name in the dãmn will, not even caring that her sister could die" He whispers.

I stand up, pulling him into a hug.

Brooks crumbles under my grip. "I'm scared bro" He hiccups. "She's my only family left" He whispers.

"I know, she's strong though. You and I both know that. She fought it once, she'll do it again. She's going to kick cancers äss" I comfort him, myself too.

"I can't believe all this is happening" He sighs, pulling away, wiping his eyes.

The only time I've seen Brooks like this is when his father left.

"Want one?" Brooks asks, holding up a beer.

"No man, thanks" I reply.

He sits down on the couch, throwing his legs up. "I'm going over there in an hour. You should come" He takes a swig out of the beer.

"Yeah, of course" I pat his shoulder, turning my attention back to the television.

I know Brooks better than he knows himself. When he wants to talk, I'll talk. When he doesn't, I'm cool with pretending everything is fine. I know when Brooks needs someone to lean on, and even then, he doesn't want anyone prying.

Soon we drive to the hospital. I made sure to drive, not knowing how much Brooks had to drink.

"Listen man, if you could just keep this on the down-low that would be great. I really just want you and Elle to know" He rests his head back.

"Yeah, of course" I swallow, hoping Leah won't realize something is off with me.

We sign in, making our way to her room.

"Brooks, hi hun. Mason, what a lovely surprise" A smile spreads on her face.

Ms. Price is more old fashioned. She believes in respecting older people, by calling them Ms., Mrs. and Mr. She is also into health food, always monitoring Brooks food intake. It was hard for him to manage, especially during football season. Once her husband left, she almost lost herself.