Five days later
Annabelle's POV
I was lying down on a bed, staring at the ceiling fan go round and round, a bright light coming from the windows, I could hear a beeping sound. I look at myself and realise I was strap to a bed, and a monitor checking my heartbeat, I was alive, still breathing trying to get up, I notice the bandage on my right rib under my stomach, it was healing I'd say, but wait was I stuck in a coma or what, I couldn't see anyone in the room, which means I was alone. My Insecurities slowly kicking in.

"She's finally up oh my God, Anna sweetie how are you feeling?" I hear my moms voice.

"Hey baby." my dad chirps in, looking around one more time, I see Ashley, my step mom and david, they all came, I felt safe once more.

Staring at them all, I just kept smiling, maybe it was because I thought I was dying, and the thought of losing them was getting to me, at that moment I forgot what had happened, all my worries left me, I just wanted to be here and happy.

I was still struggling to sit up, when a nurse came to assist me, and loosen the straps, why was I in one anyway? did I try to run or what exactly? all this would be questions for later, I sit up while my dad comes to sit next to me.

"How are you feeling?" he said to me, struggling to find the words I replied.

"Am fine!" I manage to say, I still felt a pain running through me, suddenly images of the night came flashing through again, "Jason!" i let out, but i don't think they heard me, he was fading away I suddenly became restless, the scene of Jason came to me again, then my mom who faded too but it was all blurry but, when I reached the accident, it came clear, I see the car hitting me then it went blurry like how I felt, I see myself falling to the ground watching the blood, I felt alone, it was like I was in an empty room, my breath going high, I was spinning around, before I felt a hand grab me by the arm. Coming back to reality, I realise I was already at the hospital door, how did I reach here?, I was reliving my accident right?

"Is she going to be okay, it's the 23rd of December already doctor, Christmas is in two days," dad was telling the doctor.

''She'll be fine, in fact you can take her home now, she's just having a panic attack of the accident, it happens in most cases, especially when patients have a fear of losing their loved ones, try and stay with her, figure out what or who triggers the thought, if it still happens in the next one week, then endeavour to bring her back." he said to them.

I was running crazy that's what he's trying to say, also it's the 23rd, Christmas eve is tomorrow, I've been knocked out for almost a week now, where's my phone? I was trying to search for it, but I notice all eyes on me, what is it? do I have something on my face, am fine okay, they're all looking at me as if am dying.

"My phone?" I let out, helping myself move around.

"Are you good?" Ashley walks up to me, putting her hands on my shoulders, oh shit I can handle the pressure, especially after what she told me.

"Uhmm, yeah." I shrug my arms away before facing them, they hand over my phone to me, a nurse comes with my cloths and I go in to change, can't wait to be away from this asylum.

******
I walk into the house feeling like a stranger, everything felt different, Christmas decorations where already up, of course they did it without me, I take my step one at a time, and even I can tell my parents were counting it for me too, hoping I don't fall, like for god sakes am fine.

I walk up to the couch feeling like sitting down, but changed my mind, I need to be in my room, making my way up I hear my step mom calling out to me.

"Won't you like to eat first sweetie, I can make something for you to eat." she smiled at me genuinely.

"Sure, anything I'll be in my room," I replied before rushing to my room, I tried to avoid Ashley with every means possible, and I was glad she wasn't following me, I just can't handle this at the moment, I'll have to talk to her about it though, I open the door to my room revealing Maddie sitting patiently on the bed, going through my things as usual, she was back already, and I missed it. Must have been hard for her, coming back to me in the hospital.

She quickly run over to me and give me a tight hug.

"Easy, am still healing," I smile at her, before she let's go.

"How are you feeling, how did it?" she suddenly paused "sorry I shouldn't bring it up."

"It's okay, am better now seriously, so can everyone stop treating me like am dying or something." I clap back.

"Sure!" she grab my hand and directed me to the bed "I spoke with Jessica, she was really worried, I should call her now," she added.

"Don't, we're not on speaking terms please, she ditched me for Ally. " I confessed, I wasn't expecting girl time, but since she's here best get on with it.

"What happened?, cause she seem really worried."

"I explained it, she's with Ally now, what didn't you get?" I rolled my eyes.

"Okay!" she said In a sarcastic tone "how are the twins?"

"Maddie do you ever not know when to quit, how do you think I ended up almost dead, obviously they happened, everyone happened, so can we discuss any one else please." I put my hands in the air signifying am pleading.

"Noted." she was quiet for a while before finally speaking up "you know what Anna, this attitude of yours is becoming old, you need to stop running away from your problems and start facing them, cause the sooner you do, the better, I mean look at you, you almost died because of running away, and yes Ashley told me what you did, running away from her like that, she needed you and you left her," I cut her off.

"But?" I stutter.

"But nothing, you abandoned her, because of your selfish reasons, and Jason seriously running out on him too, classic Anna, and look where that got you, halfway dead, I can't with you right now, so many people love you, but you let your insecurities get the best of you, fix things, it helps." she finishes off, before I got a word in she added "merry Christmas Anna!" and just like that she walks out leaving me in my room, shaking in my bed with my hands wrapped around my knees, she was right.

Jason's POV
After Annabelle ran out on me things have been crumbling down in my world, Miranda was still around, my dad rejected my idea of her staying over, offering to fly her back, saying I can have a girl staying over if it wasn't Annabelle. Luckily my mom got home the next day, and they had it out, don't get me wrong, I got her to vouch for Miranda staying over but, now things aren't going great with them.

I should have known, after the long break, and her not being around I should have suspected there was trouble in paradise, they filled for a divorce, while I was in school, and now it's on the verge of finalisation, am over eighteen so I get to chose who I stay with, but Emma is freaking out, Mom wants to move to New York with Emma, and dad wants her here in california. So Christmas was definitely unpleasant here, I manage to keep Miranda away from all this, and judging to her personality she won't even get it.

All this happening, then there's Annabelle, I received a call from Ashley hours later she left, she got in an accident and was admitted, she went through surgery, apparently a loose car part went to her stomach, luckily it wasn't that deep. Few nights I go to see her, she's always asleep, and some days she'd be struggling to get up, she had to be strapped onto the bed, I had to stop going, cause it was later allowed for only family members, we've all been waiting for any news, I just hope she gets better, especially after our last meeting wasn't so pleasant.

"What's wrong?" Miranda comes to join me on the couch.

"Just thinking." I replied in a low tone.

"She's going to be fine okay," she grabs my hands and join it with hers, before giving me a hug.

"Get a room." Emma walks in with a bowl of popcorn, with mom behind her.

"what are you two doing here?" I asked, I really commend mom for doing this, I didn't even think she'll agree, but somehow my dad agreed she spends Christmas with us, because the idea was to come take us back with her.

"It's almost Time for Christmas," she replies, I check my phone and it's was just a minute pass twelve of  the 24th really it was like a dozen hours before that.

"It's just midnight of the 24th okay, so what?" I pulled Miranda close.

"Yeah And since we all can't sleep, I suggest we binge watch some Netflix Christmas movies," Emma suggested.

"Uggh kill me, you in with that?" I turn to miranda. I know she would, she never had a real Christmas, especially with her dad always away, so this was close to having a family moment, so of course she would, am only staying cause of her, cause if she's out, I am, definitely not watching sappy romantic Christmas movies and shit.

"Yes please!" she wraps her hand around me, so I won't escape, this is going to be torture.

"Tonights movie is, last Christmas." Emma announces smiling.

"Omg, I love that one, I've watched it a billion time, Emilia Clarke is such a vibe always," Miranda chirps in.

"I wish my prince charming is that hot, Harry Goulding is so hot Right now." Emma added, I was hoping my mom would scold her for using such language, but she was deep in thought.

"Me too!" Miranda added.

"Don't encourage her." I snap at them both "let's just enjoy the movie, right mom?" I turn to her.

"Yeah sure." she smiled, but even I can see she wasn't alright.

*****
Halfway through the movie I was already bored, he just shows up out of the blue, but she could never find him, touche, and get this, apparently he keeps his phone in a cabinet, who the fuck does that?, she's at his place now, hopefully something might happen, I stand up to go get a drink, when I notice my mom crying by the kitchen counter, when did she leave.

"Mom are you okay?" I walk up to her, offering her a glass of water.

"Am fine." she rubs off her tears, but she's not fooling me.

"Am serious, what's up with you?, acting all happy, then a moment later you're acting all moody," I snapped at her, her reply cuts me off totally off guard.

"Am dying soon." was all she said.

"What do you mean?" I became cold inside, how can she say that to me.

"I have cancer son, I've been seeing the doctor for a while now, back at New York, I was diagnosed with it, it wasn't caught early, so I have a few weeks or so, I came back to see you two, and am not getting any better am sorry, I should have said something sooner." she finishes off.

"Does dad know?" I added, I was in disbelief, my mom can't be dying, I don't believe it, she's lying at the most, I didn't want to believe it.

"no, best he doesn't, that way he can spend the rest of his days hating me, he won't even miss me when am gone," she sounded scared while talking, that's when I noticed it, she was skinnier than usual, I just thought she was getting in shape, but she wasn't, I've been so blind how did I fucking miss that.

"It can't be serious mom, because there's no way am going to keep this away from dad or Emm, they have to know." I suddenly felt myself becoming teary, but I wasn't going to let it fall, no I won't.

"Think about it." she held my hand in hers for a second before walking off leaving me there. I stood there trying to hold myself together, letting a tear drop before walking back to the living room, looking over at my sister and Miranda, I knew this wasn't the Right time.

"It's the movie over already?" I Try to lighten the mood,so they won't suspect giving my mom a sure smile.

"Just sit and watch." Miranda pulls my arm.

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(A/N: cancer is a serious sickness out there killing most and some survive it, I know a lot of us have lost a loved one to this disease, or know someone who has it and that's why I chose this topic, remember getting cancer doesn't mean death for all just remember you are loved ❤❤ )