WITH HER. |Completed|

21 Take care of her

I went to the cafe and saw that Ace was already there. I first bought my drink and then went to sit with him. 

"I see you bought your drink," Ace says stalling. "Yes, I have. Now speak. What is happening?"I sneered at him.

"Okay then, what do you want to know?" He asked casually. "For starters, why are you coughing up blood?" I asked seriously. 

"So, I don't know if Scar told you or not, but I was in the hospital a few months ago. Almost 7 months ago I think." He says recalling and I nod. "I got really messed up in a fight and broke a few ribs. I was in an induced coma for almost 4 weeks." 

"So after I recovered, I started feeling weak. I reduced training and had become weaker. That time I thought it was a post-surgery weakness. Then the blood started 3 months ago. Turns out I have an infection in my lungs. And there is no cure for it now." He ends in a low tone. I felt a huge weight in my chest. 

"I swear to god Ace if this is some kind of a sick joke, you are so dead," I say seriously. "I so badly wish it was man. But I consider it too low to joke about life-ending lung disease," he says looking at his hand on the table. 

"Life-ending? What are you talking about?" I asked, my heart racing at this point. "6-7 months max," he says distantly.

"W..what? No! Ace, we will find a way . We need to tell this to Scar and Mike. We all will figure out something." I stuttered, losing my mind.

"Its a lost hope, Ritz," He said. "And Scar. She cannot know. She will lose her mind." He says sadly.

"You know what else will drive her insane? You dying, you shithead!" I shout. "Ritz, calm down," he says. "Don't you dare tell me to calm down Ace freaking Lenon. You are d..d..dying and you didn't plan on telling any of us. Hell, not even to that girl who would kill for you! Ace, what would you do if I didn't find out?" I asked him. He didn't say anything.

"Answer me goddammit! What would you do if I didn't see you today?" I pulled his face up, to look at me. "I am leaving Jack," He says and I lose it. I just stand up, look at him one last time, and leave. I didn't say anything. I heard him follow me. 

"Jack, wait!" He says. "Jack, I have to go. I don't want Scar and Mike to know. Jack, you have got to understand." he says coming in front of me. "Ace, you have till tomorrow midnight. Either you tell them or I will" I say and leave. 

How do people cope with something like this? Scar will be broken once she knows. But she has to know. She has the right to know. Ace is her family, and family stands together! 

It's the next day and till now Scar doesn't know yet. She is at the rink now, so I expect Ace to tell her now. I have no idea how she will react. I know that she will hurt, but in what way, I have no clue. I know that while she is there, Ace will handle her. I just wish she will be able to handle herself.

It's almost midnight and I didn't hear her come home yet. Where was she? Mike called and asked me if she was here. I immediately called up Ace. 

Ring..ring...no answer. I call again. Ring...ring...no answer. Ring..ring... he finally lifts the call. "How is she?" he asks in a low tone. "What do you mean how is she? Is she not with you?" I asked worriedly. 

"What? No. I didn't meet her. I left Jack, but I left a letter in my room at the Rink. I told her everything Jack,"  He says fastly. "You what? Are you out of your mind! Ace? Where are you?" I ask stressed. "I can't tell you that. I am going away. Take care of her for me, will you." he says and cuts the call. I ring again, but it is switched off. 

"Mike, I know where she is," I call Mike and we go to the Rink.

I run to Ace's room. I open the door and my heartbeat stops. There she was, on the floor, looking pale as plaster. She has a paper in her hand, which I assumed was the letter. 

She then turns and looks at me.

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