ROYALTY

CHAPTER 11

At the hospital, Jamie’s room:

Jamie had been on the hospital bed all day thinking of all the things that took place. She finally told her daughter the secret that she has been hiding from her since the day she was born. The fact that she has been battling cancer before her baby, Genevieve was born.

Of course she didn’t expect Genevieve to take the news so well but she knew that something broke in Genevieve when she heard that her mum had cancer and what’s worse. The fact that her mother had only two months to live.

Jamie wanted to give Genevieve a normal childhood, as normal as she could.

So she didn’t tell Genevieve. When Genevieve became a teenager, she successfully won cancer and decided not to tell their daughter about it since it was all over, or so they thought.

Jamie and Genevieve bonded throughout Genevieve’s high school days. They went shopping camping and so on to make up for the time she had to go for chematography when she still had cancer.

It was in the middle of Genevieve high school last year, she landed in the hospital only to find out that the cancer was back again, and this time it was worse. She became weak and couldn’t bond with her daughter anymore. Her chematography stopped working and the doctors said there was nothing more they could do to help her. The doctor said she was going to die with the disease and that all they could do is to prolong her life for as much as they can but she has less than a year and a half to live. A year and some months has gone by. Now she has less than two months to live.
Jamie couldn’t stop the tears from falling on her face when she thought about the cancer situation. She can’t see her daughter till she grows up but she hopes she will still be alive till Genevieve’s next birthday, the day Genevieve will turn nineteen. Cancer is a truly horrible thing indeed.

“Darling, why are you crying?” Roland, Jamie’s husband asked as he entered the room with food in his hands.

“I really can’t imagine how Genevieve will feel about this” Jamie sobbed.
Roland sighed and leaned over to hug his wife.

“Don’t worry about it Jamie. Genevieve will be fine, after all we raised her to be strong. Plus, I will always be there for her. You don’t need to worry” Roland said into Jamie’s neck as they hugged.

“Thank you Roland” Jamie said and kissed him.

Outside of Jamie’s room: With Genevieve:

“Genevieve, you have to cry, you can’t keep suppressing your emotions. You are human. You can’t be just okay if you are about to lose your mum” Jason said desperately.

He has been with Genevieve since he heard about her mum’s issue. Genevieve hasn’t shed a tear since but her eyes has been empty since like she was in despair. It’s obvious she’s still in disbelief stage. Like she can’t accept it.

Apart from the calls she made to Brianna and him about the issue, she hasn’t spoken a word since and she refused to see her mother, like it was a taboo.

Jason sighed. He hasn’t been good at comforting someone. He knew how it felt too because he lost his dad to a car accident. The pain of losing a parent isn’t something to keep pent up.

Suddenly a tear dropped from Genevieve’s eyes.

She really didn’t want to cry. She knows she isn’t okay but she doesn’t know what to feel, is it anger that her parents didn’t tell her before or sad and devastated that she was going to lose her mum. She really doesn’t know what to feel anymore.

Unknown to Genevieve, tears has begun dripping from her eyes.

“Mama” She crocked out now fully in tears.