Our Letters/// Luke Hemmings

Chapter 20~

Luke's Pov:

I stayed up all night with the tv on trying to distract myself from the real world. It helped a little but not a ton. I ended up writing letters to April. Letters that would make her laugh and be happy.

Soon it was 6am and my mom walked to the kitchen without realizing I was still in the living room. She saw the tv still on then saw me still sitting there, "Oh my god you scared me! Did you sleep at all?!"

I shook my head, writing the last word on my letter, "I'm going to go get dressed and go see April."

"Luke," my mom said with caution, "why don't you sleep for a little bit, it would help."

I walked toward her and hugged her, then went upstairs to change.

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I jogged into the hospital and went right up to the front desk, "hi is the patient in rock. 46 ready for visitors?"

The lady look a little shocked at my appearance, I couldn't blame her. I had dark circles under my eyes, my hair was a mess, I threw on a sweatshirt that was too big and old jeans that were ripped but I picked at the rips so they didn't look that good anymore.

"Um..yes she is, are you family?"

Should I lie? No I'm hesitating its too late for that. Fuck.

I sighed, "no I'm not but I really need to see her, please.."

"I'm sorry, but only family members are really allowed to see-"

I gritted my teeth and started to get a little upset, "listen I need to see her right now-"

Then a nurse came over and said to the lady at the desk, "Marta, it's okay I got this." She guided me away from the desk and down the hall. "Sugar, are you Luke?"

I nodded.

"Come on, I'll let you in."

My face lit up, "really?!" I hugged her.

"Oh lord, "she laughed, "alright go in."

"Thank you so much," I looked at her name tag, "Ann."

"I'm Aprils nurse, she's been asking for you a lot."

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I sat by her bed and held her hand. She was still sleeping and I just watched her.

Beautiful.

She stirred a little, then she started to wake up. Her eyes fluttered open and she smiled when she saw me, "I missed you," she yawned.

I smiled and whispered, "hi."

She rubbed her eyes and said, "Luke you look like you haven't slept in years."

I laughed a little, "haven't slept that much lately."

We talked for awhile and she took her medicine. Then Ann came in, "doctor is coming, Luke you can either run or hide in the closet. Now it's a little late for running. so closet."

I jogged over to the closet and shut myself inside.

"Hello Ms Wyatt, how are you today?"

"I'm okay."

"Good good," he flipped through some papers. "I have some bad news. It looks like the cancer has attacked your lungs and that's why you couldn't breath the other day and why you have the tubes on your nose."

April staring at him and she glanced at the closet where I was. She but her lip and looked down trying to be strong. "Um..anything else?"

"Yes, we are going to start treatment very soon.." A nurse came in and said, "sorry to interrupt but we need you in room 79."

He excused himself and walked out. The minute he walked out i ran from the closet, jumped onto her bad and wrapped my arms around her.

She cried for a long time.

She whispered to me softly, "I'm broken.."