Noah Princeton

Chapter 47

I walk on the path with Noah holding my hand. He opens his mouth to say something when we hear talking. "...All I'm saying is she deserves to know." I hear Deon say. We get in view of them but they can't see us due to the trees. I look at Noah who was just as curious as me. Mom sighs. 

"I know and I know it's wrong that I haven't yet but can you blame me? She's my daughter. I'm the only parent she has left. You see how you acted when you found out. Imagine how she will act." I stepped out as Deon gets ready to say something. He sees me first. 

"Good morning guys." Mom turns to us with a smile. 

"Good morning," Noah says. I fold my arms as I look at mom.

"What should I know?" I asked. She glances at Deon and turns back to me. 

"It's nothing sweetheart. Deon and I were just talking." Deon sighs as he looks at her and down. I walk over to them. She sighs as she knows I'm not going to drop it. "Like I said it's not that big of a deal." Deon glances at me. 

"Mom, what is it? Are you and Kevin getting back together?" She lets out a dry laugh as she looks down. 

"No, never." She began to play with her wedding ring which she only did when it was serious. She lets out a few sniffles and I feel this sting in my chest that I usually get when I know something bad was about to be said. She looks up at me with a small smile and tears in her eyes. "Take a seat both of you." I sat next to her as Noah sat down next to Deon. She looks at Deon and clears her throat. "I have cancer." She whispers. I felt my whole crashing down. It was the feeling I got when I found out Cory died. 

"How long?" It came out dry and scratchy but I didn't care. My eyes filled up with tears. She put on a fake smile. 

"It's like I said, it's not that big of a-." 

"How long do you have mom?" I asked. Her smiles wiped off as she looks back down at the ground. 

"6 months." I stood up instantly bringing my hands to my face. Deon stood up. I looked at him and he too had tears in his eyes. 

"How long have you known?" I asked him. He swallows harshly. 

"Two months." I let out a dry laugh as tears fell down. 

"You've known for two months and haven't told me?" I asked. Mom stood up with Noah. 

"I asked him not too. It isn't fair for him to have to give you this kind of news." I turned to her. 

"You weren't even going to tell me were you?" She nods. 

"I was I just wanted to wait until your break was over so you could enjoy your time." 

"I have three weeks left. That three weeks less then you have. You really think I would want to enjoy my break overspending what could be your last moments?" She grabs my hands. 

"I wanted to you have some fun with your friends. I didn't want you to leave college just yet. You have friends and family here. And they love you. I didn't want you to come back home to have to watch me die." Tears slid down my eyes. 

"But you're my mom. You were there for my first everything. I have some time left with them but you don't even have a year left to live. I want to spend every moment with you." She sighs. 

"I was afraid you were going to say that." I shake my head at her. 

"Why would you think I wouldn't?" She glances at Noah. 

"Because I know you still have things here you need to figure out and I didn't want to overstep." I let out a dry laugh and hug her. 

"You come before everyone in my life always." I breathed. She hugged me tightly. A hand goes on my shoulder and I glance to see Noah. 

"I'm going to go inside and get you something to drink." I nodded. As he walks inside I realized I had a decision to make. Was I going to keep this up with him now? Dealing with this was going to take a toll on me that I don't want him to see. I don't want to hurt him more then what he was already doing to himself. I cleared my throat as I pull back. I look at her. 

"I'm going to go pack," I said to Deon. He opens his mouth to protest but I didn't stick around to hear it. When I got into the guest house I completely broke down. Someone picked me up off the ground and I felt myself hoping it was Noah. 

"It's okay, I got you," Trent whispered. I hugged him tightly. 

"I can't lose her." I cried. He just held me because he knew there was nothing he could say that would make me feel any better. After a while, I stood up and grabbed a piece of paper and a pen. I gave Trent the keys to the car Noah gave me and got in my car and left.