Shine bright

Chapter 24

A/N
This will be kinda short...

Ellie POV
I quickly pack my bags. I try to be neat but so far I am failing miserably.
I don't have time. Jackson is still sleeping. I am in my clothes already. I rush around the hotel room gathering my things. There isn't much to collect since the majority of the things are in my room.
I rush into the bathroom and settle my blonde wig on my head. Oh how I hate that word.
I rush out of the bathroom and bump into Jackson who is still trying to wake up.
"What are you doing it's 6:30 am." He asks in his morning voice.
"I have to go. I have to get back to the hotel with Melissa and catch a bus to New Jersey and get back to the hospital."
"I can drive you." he offers. I smile and say, "Babe its fine."
"Why do you have to leave?"
"I have to go back to the hospital. I know its bad but I will come back soon."
"But I don't live here."
"You have my number."
I say and zip up my suitcase.
I pick it up and extend the handle. Time to roll.
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Melissa POV
Where is she? I check my phone. 7:00. I stand in line for check out with a coffee in one hand and an egg and cheese bagel in the other. I sit in line annoyed waiting for the lady in front of me to finish her aggravating complaints about children. I tap her on the shoulder.
"Listen, you are holding up the line. Let the kids be kids and stop your complaining. If it hurts that much to see children having fun that take it to the concierge or their parents. Got it? Because you better." The lady gasps offended and after a moment of her standing there with an open mouth just staring at me I say,
"Careful your going to catch flies."
She grabs her purse and walks away mumbling something about this generation's teenagers.

I check out and sit down on a couch in the lobby. After a while of waiting and the chatter of other people in the lobby was burning holes in my ears, Ellie walks in the door.
I stand up grab my luggage and walk towards her.
"Where have you been? Never mind that doesn't matter right now. Here." i hand her the bagel and coffee.
"Sorry if its cold but you were gone a long time. Come on we have to hurry."
I grab her by the arm and drag her out the door. I have no time to wait for her response as the sweet sound of traffic greets me as I walk out.
"I think we go left." She says.
"Yes." We walk left in the direction in silence together. I am looking at the ground trying to avoid her eyes. I hear her sniffle. Oh God she's missing Jackson.
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Ellie POV
I step up the stairs and let the bus driver take my suitcase. I walk slowly to the very back and see the empty spot. I take the one by the window.
I settle down as Melissa also makes her way back. I look away.
"You know your going to have to talk with me some time right?" She says sitting down.
"Well maybe that time isn't right now."
"Ellie please-"
"No you know what please leave me alone. I told you I am NOT in a good mood right now. I told you if you think I want to talk to you you might as well go to hell."
Tears make their way down her cheeks.
"You gave me a choice and I chose. It was you who gave it inevitability."
I look away again as the bus starts. My eyes can't control themselves and I fall into a soft sleep.
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"Wake up." I feel someone shaking me lightly.
I open my eyes slowly.
"What?"
"It's time to go." says a puffy eyed Melissa. Oh what did I do.
Then I remembered. Oh that.
I walk off the bus. The hospital stands right in front of me. I feel like it will swallow me as I walk through the doors.
"Ah Ellie there you are. Ready for your round of chemo?" Says Doctor Harris.
"Yes."
"I can still stay with you if you want." offers Melissa, but it sounds more like pleading.
"I guess."

I sit in my seat and wait for the nurse to inject me with the IV. She pulls an oxygen mask over my face. I am puzzled. Nobody has a mask on their face. I've never even needed one in chemo before.
I carefully slide it down giving me room to talk.
"Excuse me what is this for?"
The nurse looks at me uneasily and says oh your going to need that. Doctor Harris looked at your PET and said the tumors have grown. You will need it in case you go into cardiac arrest.
"But chemo doesn't cause that."
"It doesn't but with tumors that big your under high risk of dying without it. Your going to need it much more often now.
My heart sank. It dropped like a rock in the ocean. Sinking slowly as all these thoughts swirl through my head, and settling on the cold hard bottom that is the truth.
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I liked that one this time. Well at least the ending. Hopefully you did too. Go read my new book Lost.
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