"What's your name little one?"

The nice doctor asks me as my mom helps me sit up. It hurts a lot. I don't like the pain.

"I'm Aphmau..." I try to smile at him. It isn't working very well, though. I can tell because he drops his smile. His eyes look sad. Like my mommy's eyes did when I woke up. Why is everyone so sad? I'm just sick... It's not a big deal.

"Well I'll give you some time to rest a bit, yeah? You seem tired. It's better to do the tests while your resting and-"

"Is it possible for me to take some of the tests while I sleep? I don't wanna remember any of it..." I cut him off. What can I say? I like to sleep. He looks down at his clip board for a moment and then back at me.

"Actually, you can sleep through the tests... I've never had a patient ask that before. First time for everything, right?" He smiles at me. I like him. He lets me sleep. And I like sleep. Dunno why though... The doctor turns to my mom. I lay back down and close my eyes while they talk.

"Well, I'm going to go set up the tests. Whenever she's ready you can just press the nurse call button and I'll send a nurse down to get her blood samples..." He went on talking. I didn't listen though. I was falling asleep on the bed.

×Time Skip×

I wake up again, even though I really don't want to. My eyes are blurry, my head spins. Everything hurts. I keep my eyes shut, my breathing steady. I listen. I don't know what I'm listening for, but I'm listening.

I hear my mom cry. She cries and cries. She yells "Where did I go wrong!" Over and over again. I don't like it when my mom is sad. She's all I have.

I hear doctors all around. Some talking about me, and others talking to my mom. I hear some telling my mom that it wasn't her fault. I can even hear the sad voice of the doctor from before. "She's so young" he says. Like he can't believe what happened.

I hear nurses. I hear them calling people, I hear them holding back tears. They all call my family members, trying not to break down in tears. I hear family members, friends, and even my teacher crying over the phone.

Why is everyone so sad?  I ask myself. Not out loud. But still, someone answers.

Your dying, kid. I don't know who said that, but his voice sounds so familiar.

Who are you? Have we met before? I ask the voice. It sounds like a he. I try my hardest to remember who it is.

It's me, death. The voice says to me. I've never seen him but I remember who he is now. We met when you were a baby. You almost died from a gunshot wound, remember that, kid? I do remember. Back when I was about two. When my dad was still around. A bunch of bad people tried to get dad. I was hurt in the process.

I remember. But why are you here? Why now? I haven't seen death in a long time. And now, he's back.

I'm here because your gonna die, kiddo. I'll be waiting. And just like that, he disappears.

Death? Death? I call his name, but no answer. My eyes are closed, but tears still stream down my face. I jump up from my hospital bed. Everything stops.

Mom stops crying.

Doctors stop talking.

Nurses stop calling.

Friends and Family freeze over the phone.

And all eyes are on me.

Tears flood my eyes, making it hard to see. I whisper, but everyone seems to hear me when I say.

"Am I gonna die?" I look at my mom. She drops her head down and sobs loudly. I look at the doctors. They all look at each other, like they don't know what to say. I look at the nurses, they finally lets tears fall from their eyes. Some doctors even go over and tell the nurses to keep it together. I hear my friends yell over the phone 'Get better soon, Aphmau!'

No body is answering me. I feel my blood boil.

"Why won't you answer me?!" Tears are falling faster now. The nice doctor from before walks up to my hospital bed. He puts his hands on my shoulders.

"You won't die." He says to me. "Not on my watch..." He smiles a sad smile.

"Why am I dying?" I ask him. His eyes start to water.

"Dear, you have cancer."

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For every fan that doesn't cry while reading this a small part of Jo's soul dies.

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