Theera

Friday. Today is my first round of chemo, so I get to skip school, not that I really want to. Mom and Dad had to call the school to tell them.

We walk into the hospital, and I'm hooked up to machines and some other stuff. It starts hurting the moment they start the chemo, but I refrain from crying out. Mom and Dad are already worried. I don't really need them to feel worse. Mom and Dad have been by my side, constantly getting me things like food, or soda.

Finally, the nurse walks in.

"Well, I'm sure one hour of chemo is good enough." She says, stopping my pain. I feel weak as I look at the time. It's 11. "Why don't you eat something?" The nurse, Sara, asks.

I nod. "Okay."

Mom walks in at that moment with a box of pizza. In all honesty, I'm hungry, but I don't feel like eating. The pizza has pineapple and chicken, my favorite combo. I eat two slices and walk into my room to take a nap.

****

I suddenly open my eyes and look at the time. It's 3. I slept for three and a half hours. Wow. I feel a bit better, now that I got some rest.

"Theera!" I hear Sakith anna's voice.

"Sakith!" I exclaim as he runs over and hugs me. I breathe in his scent. He smells like Axe body spray and shaving lotion. "When did you come?" I ask.

"An hour ago."

I pull away. "Why didn't you wake me up?" I ask him.

"You were sleeping so peacefully, I didn't want to disturb you baby."

"But I lost an hour of spending time with you." I pout.

He chuckles. "I'm staying home."

I smile. "Really?"

He nods. "Yup." He says, popping the 'p'.

"What about college though?" I ask. "Sakith, I told you not to ruin ur life bcs of this shit."

"The school let me do online courses. I just gotta go once every week to get my stuff and submit stuff."

"Yay!" I exclaim.

He just laughs and we continue talking for some time.

****

It's around four when Saami walks in.

"Saami!" I exclaim.

"Hey."

"How was school?" I ask.

"Dude, Neil walked up to our lunch table and asked us where you were." Saami says.

I immediately blush at Neil's name.

"You like a guy named Neil?" Sakith asks.

Shit! I forgot he was here!

Saami and I look at him.

"Uh-" I stutter.

Sakith laughs. "Do you have a picture?"

I nod and show him a picture of Neil.

"Hmm. Nice. But I look way better."

"No you don't." I say, putting my phone away. "His eyes are one of a kind."

"Wow, you're in love." He teases me.

And I blush, red as a ripe tomato.

****

Dr. Jenssen said I would get used to the chemo soon enough, especially since I'm young. I can go back to school on Monday, since the chemo didn't do much harm(and I hate staying at home). But there are downsides. I can't do gym or play volleyball. I have to wear a necklace that says I have stage three brain cancer(in case I pass out and paramedics need to save my ass). The chain is silver, and the medical pendant has a flower design on one side, and my diagnosis on the other. The good thing is that the doctor said I can listen to music whenever I want, because it helps me calm down. So I can literally listen to music in the middle of class or even a test. I found that music helps my headaches.

My teachers all know I have cancer, but I didn't want anyone else to know except for Saami since she's my best friend, and Anand, because he's a family friend, and my emergency ride home.

Dr. Jenssen told me to rest as much as possible over the weekend, and not to over-exert myself no matter what. I can't lift heavy items, or use too much energy at any time. So, when I go from class to class in school, I will need someone to help me carry my stuff five minutes before the bell rings. That's not gonna go great, especially since I don't want people to know about my cancer.

I just hope Monday isn't bad. That's all I can do now, wait and hope.

I know it's short chapter but the next one will be longer, I promise. Thoughts on this chapter? And I know my updates are random. I keep forgetting to update and when I remember I update. Please bear with me.