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This is chapter one of The Fifth Cherub, jointly written by FreakyBookReader and YellowOspreyJaguar. We Hope you enjoy it. (Well, not enjoy it exactly, because it's meant to be quite sad...)
FBR and YOJ
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James sat up in the hospital bed; he was bored with his head stuck in one of his motorbike magazines. His iPod was on the bedside table next to him. Lauren had added some of her "happy songs" to it to cheer him up, but he didn't have the heart to tell her he hated them. His friends were all busy, but he hoped that Kerry and Lauren would come and see him later.
Kerry would be mad no doubt, he hadn't spoken to her for days, trying not to bring up the subject.
James sighed and turned over. He took one look at the tray of hospital food beside his bed, and pushed it away. The smell of hospital food made him retch.
Kerry walked in to the room, saw James and gasped. She tried to glare at him, but found it impossible to be unpleasant to a critically ill person.
"Why didn't you tell me?" she said.
James shuffled awkwardly. "I thought you might hate me for it."
Kerry moved her chair closer to him and put her arm around his shoulders. "James, it's not your fault. I just don't understand." She sighed, "When did you find out?"
"Last month, but I didn't tell you because you were on your mission."
"Did the doctors tell you anything else?" she asked.
James shook his head. He looked at Kerry with an expression which she found quite pitiful. "You won't leave me will you Kerry?" he whispered, staring deep into her eyes.
"No." She replied, feeling tears in her eyes. "James, I love you. I won't ever leave you."
There was a knock on the door of James' hospital room and Lauren came in. She stopped when she saw Kerry. "I can come back later if you want."
Kerry shook her head and indicated the other side of James. Lauren sat down and the three Cherubs sat in silence for a minute, before James spoke.
"I love you two."
Both girls started crying silently.
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