I'm Ok

C H A P T E R - F I V E

It's been at least an hour. I was standing still by the corner, just watching people having fun. I heard someone clear there throat beside me. It was the one and only Tobias. 

"You wanna get out of here? Go take a walk outside?" He asked. Part of me wanted to stay...but the other says fuck it. So I agreed. He gave his arm to hold like a gentlemen. We walked out, I shivered from the cold. He notices and takes off his jacket and gave it to me. I thank him and blush. 

"I should've bought a jacket---"

"It's no biggie. I'm used to the cold. Hence since I've was born and raised here." I laugh.

"Of course." I say. 

"Okay so do you wanna get to know each other?" He asked. He isn't that bad, Valerie is just dramatic. 

"Okay I'll start first. I moved here from Michigan, I was diagnose with stage 4 lung cancer when I was 15, I have a twin sister, I don't have any friends, my favorite colors are black and blue, I like Oreo mint chocolate chip cookies, I love the show the Umbrella Academy, and If I was a super hero it would either be Dark Phoenix or Spider-Man. He let go of me, and I fiddle with his sleeves. 

"Wait... Stage 4 of lung cancer?" He asked. I nodded slowly. "Damn. I'm so sorry." I wave him off. 

"I'm just living for my family's sake. Just don't treat me like I'm fragile. Everyone does that and it's so fucking annoying." I said.  He laughed. 

"I could never. I treat everyone just the same." He said. I bet he did. "Any way's how did you know you had it?" He asked. 

"Uh coughing, short breathing, coughing up blood, chest pain and a lot of weight loss." I shrugged my shoulders. "You just need to know that not being able to have normal lungs and to breathe right sucks. I did radiation, chemo and they worked, It was gone and then came back a year later, we did it again and again and they shrunk, and ever since they stayed shrunk." I said. I looked at him. "Any ways enough about to me, what about you?" I ask. 

He leans on a tree. "Was born and raised here in Tahoe, I snowboard, I have a little sister that is a junior and is a freaken genius, already got excepted to NYU. I like the color yellow and green. My favorite movie is Heathers, if you tell anyone I will literally kill you. But I like the song No One Compares To You by Jack and Jack. I like Oreo ice cream, and if I can be a superhero it would be Iron Man. And I like to read...a lot." It took him a minute to realize what he said at the end. 

"I won't tell any one, I promise. I'm not that type of person." I quickly said. He gave me a hard stare before he sighs. "Promise?" He asked.

"On my life. Besides I like to read too. I'm more into romance and fiction books." I replied back. 

"Of course, I'm into sci-fi and fiction. I like this book it's called 'The Outsiders.' I love that book." I grinned. "It's one of my favorite too." I said. 

I started to shiver some more, my hands are freezing. I'll start to look like Anna from Frozen if I don't head inside. "Can we head back?" I asked. 

"Oh yeah. Come on." He walks away to the tree, and gave me his arm to hold. I take it, grabbing my cart and wheeled it behind me as we walked to the house. 

I gave Tobias his jacket back when we we're inside. 

"Thanks again. I should call it a night. I'll see you whenever." I said and gave him a solute. He returns one back giving me a wink as I went to the elevator. When I was in my room, I couldn't stop smiling. 

(NEXT DAY) 

I stop at my locker, trying to catch my breath. I tuck a strand of hair behind my ear as I opened my locker. Inside I found a single black rose inside. I turn to see Tobias making out with a girl by his locker. I rolled my eyes, closing my locker and walked away, throwing the rose in the trash.