Before the End

Prologe

For as long as I can remember Zoe and I were best friends just like our moms. We lived next to each other since we were two years old. We live in Santa Monica, California which is only twenty three minutes from LA and we live right next to the beach. We spent more time at the beach then at home. After school we would go to the beach and do our homework and talk about everything and everyone that is wrong with the world. Every day we swung on the swings on the old jungle gym on the beach then head home for diner just to talk for hours on the phone. Zoe isn't my best friend she is my sister I am closer to her then my blood siblings. Most people would think that we would get tired of each other, but we never do.

Of course we had other friends and lives aside from each other but she new how to smile, laugh, and feel better after a long day.

I had noticed that she started acting skittish around me like she wanted to tell me something but she couldn't. One day she asked if I wanted to come to the doctors office with her, I knew she was a frayed of needles but she had never asked me to come. When we got there her mom checked in and the nurse called her name her and Zoe asked her mom, "Can you stay here I think I need it to be just me and Sam when she gets the news." Her mom stayed outside the office and I was wondering what it was that she needed to tell me. When we got in the room she hoped on the table and the nurse did her examination. When the nurse left I asked, "Z are you pregnant?" I was praying the answer was no.
"God no!" said Zoe
"I'm only 13"
"Well 14 next month" I said.
"Sam I am not pregnant I think you would be the first to know" said Zoe
"Oh few, then why am I here"
Zoe got quiet.
As if on cue doctor Hunt came in and said " Hi Zoe, how are you doing today?"
"Pretty good, you?"
"I'm great, let me guess, you must be the famous Sam I have heard so much about."
"That's me"
"Well it's nice to meet you"
"Same to you" I smiled
" So I'm confused, why am I here what do you need to tell me Z"
"Well this topic is very hard to discuss so Zoe has asked me to help tell you. during this process Zoe will need a lot of support." said Dr.hunt "Zoe has stage 2 liver cancer and it is starting to spread to her stomach. Now I realize that this" I cut him off and said "wait what she has cancer!" The tears welling up in my eyes. I saw that Zoe had tears in her eyes as well. " But she is healthy," I cried "how did this happen?" "Well there is not always an explanation but we are hoping with intensive chemo the tumor will shrink and she will be health again."
"Okay," I said "okay" we were both crying and I couldn't take my eyes off her. Why I kept saying in my head why.
That was the start of a long road and I was determined to help in any way that I could.