Make A Wish - (Roman Reigns)

Chapter 29

This is my 3rd version of this chapter. 🥴 The 1st was drafted long before Corona complete with Wrestlemania week crap like HOF, etc. The 2nd was after it was relocated to the PC. The 3rd after Roman pulled out. So this is not what I originally envisioned but hey, I tried to make it work. 🤷🏽‍♀️

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Robyn's reaction to the chemotherapy and radiation was getting progressively worse by the week. It was hard for her to eat or even drink at times. She lost even more weight and her hair was thinning. Her days mostly consisted of sleeping and throwing up. She had to send Midnight to live with the children because she wasn't able to keep up with him anymore. Joe provided most of her care when he was home which was more often these days due to the Corona pandemic.

"How was your appointment this morning?" Robyn's mother asked on the other end of the line. "Is the treatment working?"

"My doctor says he sees a little progress."

"That's wonderful so it is working?"

"Evidently..." Robyn sighed.

"Why don't you sound happy?"

"I am but I'm not going to react until a little turns into a lot. Even then it won't mean I'm out of the woods yet so I don't want to get my or anyone else's hopes up until I can get a more definite result. A little can go either way, you know?" Robyn explained. "I don't want to put anyone through thinking I'm doing better only for things to take a turn."

"You know my job is closed due to COVID-19 and while I'm not willing to get on a plane, I can get in the car and make the drive down there."

"Mom, you're in New York. Walking out of the front door up there is too much of a risk. Imagine having to go to a gas station and all the stops in between that 16 hour drive. I'm alright. I don't know who worries the most, you or Joe..."

"Speaking of which, where is Joe?"

"He's downstairs right now, either cooking or working out since that's pretty much all he can do to pass time at this point and in between that, he'll drive across town to see the kids," Robyn replied.

"So, I heard about what happened, or shall I say, what's not happening..."

"Yeah, it wasn't an easy decision to make because he's so dedicated to WWE. However, the only people we know for sure are safe is us, Galina and the kids. We don't know where the other Superstars have been and who they've been around. Some even had to take flights to get to Orlando. Better safe than sorry was the only way to protect his loved ones," Robyn said.

"Good for him! Anyway, I'm going to let you go enjoy the rest of your night. Love you."

"Love you, too, Mom," Robyn returned before hanging up.

Leaving the bedroom, she stood at the balcony above the stairs. "Joseph?"

"Joseph? That's new," he poked his head out from the kitchen.

"In times like these, we have to keep trying new things or else we'll get bored to death," she laughed, starting to descend the stairs.

"You don't have to come down. Just give me about 5 minutes and I'll be up there," he said, stopping her in her tracks.

"Alright," she sighed, parking herself on the top stair.

"Here?" he asked a few minutes later as he climbed up with 2 plates in hand.

"Yep," she nodded. "I see the inside of the bedroom too much these days. If you won't allow me downstairs, here will have to do."

"It's not that I don't want you downstairs but you had to wake up early, take the ride to Orlando, make the ride back. I don't want you over exerting yourself," he reasoned. "How are you feeling?"