This a combined effort with me and my friend Dr. Serpico. All rights belong to author of "The Fault in Our Stars" John Green. Zeus the Cat and Goofy the dog belong to Dr. Serpico while the rest belongs to John Green. Also the names of the parents, since I don't believe they are mentioned in the book, will be made up as we go. Please enjoy this. Thank you.
A Parent's Woe- DSCWin
It was nearing three in the morning when Mrs. Waters woke up just out of the blue. She didn't wake up because of a nightmare. She didn't need to use the bathroom. She wasn't thirsty or hungry. But she was just awake. She glanced at her alarm clock to show her it was nearing three in the morning. "Why am I awake?" She asked herself quietly making sure she wouldn't wake up her husband, who snored beside her. She closed her eyes trying to relax herself, that was until she felt something heavy land on her stomach. She opened her eyes and peered into the glowing green eyes of Zeus, the brown cat her son insisted on keeping.
"Zeus get down." She said pushing the cat off of her. But Zeus jumped back onto the bed as soon as he landed on their floor. "Fine I'm getting up." She sighed and was amazed to see that Zeus understood and jumped down off of her. She shook her head thinking he was hungry.
She walked into the kitchen but saw Zeus's food dish was still full from earlier. She shook her head and sighed as she headed back for the stairs but was stopped by Zeus jumping on her feet.
A scary idea popped in her head as she tried to understand the irrational behavior of her son's cat. "Gus?" she called down the basement stairs, preparing herself for the grumble from her son. But all she could hear was Zeus' cry from beneath her feet. She flipped on the light above the stairs and quickly walked down into her son's room, only to find her son's unmade bed empty. Her heart pounded in her ears as she ran up the steps to see the key holder was missing one set of keys. Gus's truck. "Gus!" She screamed and heard heavy footsteps running across the floor above her and her husband, stumbled down the stairs. "Gus is missing." She screamed as he arrived.
"Something flashed in front of both their eyes as an idea entered their minds. "Gas station to buy cigarettes." Mr. Water's said both of them grabbed their jackets, keys and headed out the door.
~A Parent's Woe~
An ambulance rushed past them as they flew down the street heading for the closest gas station. Their hearts were pounding hard when they saw a familiar truck and van parked in the parking lot. "Oh my god!" Mrs. Waters screamed when they pulled up from behind the truck. Hazel Grace Lancaster was having a hard time holding up someone and Mr. and Mrs. Waters came to her aid. "Call 911!" She screamed as she held up her son ignoring the throw up all over his front and lap.
"Tell them to get here now!" Hazel pleaded tears welling up inside her eyes. Mr. Waters dialed 911 and started to calmly explain the situation. A few minutes later, the Ambulance that had passed them pulled up and three young EMTs jumped out of the front and back, and placed Augustus Waters onto a stretcher and quickly back into the truck.