~First update November 3d 2019~
For a long time I've been trapped inside hospitals and locked away from the world.
For a long time I've lived imprisoned by my own body and the cancerous cells inside it.
My time is coming to an end. I know it. It is...
Christmas is my favorite time of the year. I get the chance to see my uncle and aunt as well as my grandmother who all visit.
The food is Jullian's reason for loving Christmas, but after chemo I don't enjoy food as much due to my ruined taste. Being with my family is good enough for me.
The season passes by quicker than I would have liked. Harley and Jullian have to return to their classes and I stay at home with Pippin for the entirety of the mornings.
"Come to they hockey game tonight". Harley says while we watch Devil wears Prada. Anne Hathaway is my all time favorite.
"When"? I ask and he rolls his eyes. "Tonight, I already said that"! Harley raises a brow and I smile, kissing his cheek. "Chemo brain" i say but he knows better.
"You are totally using it as an excuse by this point" he teases me and I kiss his cheek again. "Tonight when you smartass"? He pulls me so that I am strsddling him and locks his hands behind my waist.
"Seven" he says and kisses me. When we pull apart I nod. "Sure. Do I get a special seat at the front as your girlfriend"? I ask and he laughs. "The whole rink is usually empty, we are not that good of a team" he cringes at his own words and I lay my head on his chest, he hugs me close.
"I bet you are great". I say.
How wrong I was!
They really are terrible.
7-1 is the final score and you guessed it. Harley's school was not on the winning side.
They act as if they are though. The team still skates around the rink while laughing and they exit the ice like champions.
Harley makes his way to me amd I laugh at him in all his padding. He kisses my forehead since I have a mask on and I smile as the team whistles at him, teasing him, throwing towels and empty waterbottles at his back.
He was right, there is barely any people in the arena, which is quite perfect.
Less people means less germs.
Both teams go to the changing room and when they emerge they are showered and even more jolly that when they went in.
Harley introduces me to his teammates and we all go out with a couple more of the team's friends and eat at Mac Donalds
It is the moat fun I've had in a while. Pippin patiently lies underneath my chair and resists scavenging for rogue fries that have fallen to the floor.
Once at home, I feel my eyelids heavy and Harley promises he will try to be more interesting tomorrow as he pulls me out of my seat despite my protests.
"Hey, I didn't fall asleep this time, so you must be doing something right". I say as he carries me to my room and he laughs. I kiss his jaw and wave at my dad as Harley moves us up the stairs.
Pippin follows closely and when Harley lets me down I take off the dog's vest and he runs back down to check his food bowl.
"Go to bed Cookie" he mumbles after he kisses my forehead and I hug him.
"Wish you could stay". I say and yawn against his chest.
"I would like to keep my head" he replies and I snicker. "Maybe another time". I yawn again and he pushes me away.
"Another time". He promises and this time he kisses my lips. "Night" he says.
"Goodnight".
I hear him talk with my parents and then the front door opens and shuts. Pippin pads into my room while I am getting undressed and lies under the bed as I pull on pajamas.
"Bean, are you asleep"? I open the door to let Jullian in and then I slump down on my bed.
"Had fun"? He asks, lying next to me and I mumble a positive response. "Good. I want to borrow you tomorrow". He says and I try to open my eyes.
"What for"? I ask and he smiles. "To rob a bank" i hit his arm softly and gain a laugh. "I was thinking of a date"? He puts his hands behind his head and settles on my bed.
"For me"? Now my eyes are open. "Yes. A brother-sister date" he says looking at the ceiling. "That's incest" i say and he shoves me away. "You know what, I take it back, "
"No, no" i beg and cling to his arm. "I want to go on a date with youououou". He laughs as he tries to shake me off of himself.
"We could go to the movies"? He suggests and I nod as my eyes close. "Sounds awesome" i say with a yawn.
The next morning, I wake up with a headache. I swallow two pills without water because like I have already mentioned, I am badass! Duh.
Jullian and I go to the movies at a small theater close to our house before noon because that's when there is absolutely no one at the movies. And that means we can comment on everything and laugh without anyone telling us to be quiet.
I eat popcorn with lots of extra butter and a bag full of maltesers. Jullian is eating a tuna sandwich he sneaked in and a bag of oregano chips larger than my face.
As Jullian laughs at the movie I smile at the sight of him. Oh how much I love the kid. I lean my head on his shoulder and he kisses the top of my head.
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Things are looking brighter folks. I hope everyone is healthy out there. Take care💙
