The Dental Student

C i n c u e n t a y n u e v e

5 9

The scans didn't last very long, and both Bryan and Dr. Sam decided to shut up and not say a word about anything.

Although, Bryan kept on giving me fake "sympathetic" looks while Dr. Sam helped me into the wheelchair.

Dr. Sam didn't say anything as he pushed me back to my room, I honestly didn't want him to say anything.

He just helped me back into my hospital bed and then left.

I went to back to absorbing as much dental information as I can since the final exam to determine my future was in 2 weeks.

I just lost my self in my textbook and study guide, until I heard the door open.

"Hey, Willow."

I looked up to see Dr. Carraway walking in with my chart and a manila folder

I smiled as she came over and opened my chart on the over bed table.

"I have good news, all 5 of the cancerous tumors that are in your body have shrunk enough so that I can surgically remove them. In about a week, if you get discharged from your transplant surgery within the next day or two, then I can perform your surgery." Dr. Carraway explained, which I was happy to hear about, I guess.

But you never know, she might not be able to get all the cancer.

Something might go wrong.

Heck, I feel lucky for the cancer being caught early enough that my life hasn't drastically changed.

I haven't felt like my life depended on the treatment.

Thankfully, the treatment and chemo did help me.

I'm just hopeful, that once I have the surgery, then I can just get out of this damn hospital, and go live my future and become a dentist.

I just want to able to be a free and regular college student, who can live life fully with her new heart and not worry about cancer treatment.

I want my future, with dentistry and Noah.

I just want to be the dental student and then become the dentist.

"Thanks, Dr. Carraway." I said, as she began to watch me staring off into the distance to think.

"Are you alright, Willow? You don't seem as happy as I thought you would be." She questioned, seeing right through me.

"Um, yeah. Just some relationships stuff." I simply answered, not really wanting to go into specifics.

"You guys looked cute together. All you have to do is just talk to him. Take the leap and just talk. He'll come through eventually." Dr. Carraway offered as she grabbed my scans and left my room, leaving me to think about Noah and random dental procedures from my study guide.

I seriously couldn't focus on my study guide as all I could think about was getting Noah back.

I decided that first thing in the morning, whether I was discharged or not I was going to talk to him.

And with that final thought of getting my Noah back, I slipped off into a hopeful deep sleep.