I'm quitting Renesmee at camp. I got other ideas. This is a twilight story, my friend has CF. Let's continue.
"Hurry up Luce." Jason yells up the stairs.
"GO AWAY. I WILL BE DOWN LATER." I scream back
I really don't want to go to Washington but I have no power over my dad. I want to stay here in Louisiana with my dad, brother and boyfriend James.
I pack up my bag and head down stairs.
"I called Charlie and told him everything. Your plane leaves in 2 hours. I will miss you so much." My dad tears up a bit and I give him a hug and smile.
"Don't worry Daddy, I'm a big girl. I want to start over. No more 'Poor Sick Girl. I will miss you to." I give him one more hug and grab my bag and get in the taxi to go to the air port.
I hate who I am. Lucy Grace Elizabeth St. John, the girl with Cystic Fibrosis and you need to have 911 on hand in case she coughs! Every time I do, everyone looks worried and stuff. I just want to be known as me, Lucy.
My brother is my hero. He is 2 years older, 19 and is the only one who treats me like a person and makes sure others do too. He is my best friend.
I flip my long blond hair and get settled in my window seat, ready for take off.
"Is anyone sitting here?" A girl about my age and half my weight asks and I'm really skinny.
"No. Have at it." I mutter, studying her.
"I'm Leah," She says.
"Lucy Grace, I go by Lucy." I make myself shut up.
"Pretty." She says.
"You too. Where you going?" I ask
"To see my friend." She tells me.
"Cool. My dad is forcing me to visit his friend. Change of scene." I grumble.
"Where in Washington?"
"Forks." I replies.
"Me to. We might see each other again." She sounds way to excited for me.
"Yeah," I say dully.
I want to go home, to the gym. Gymnastics is like my life. I work to hard my dad says.
"Take off, prepare." The captain says and I look out the window, a last look at home.
"Bye James, Jason, Daddy, Dora." I whisper
Dora is my best friend next to James. She is as tough as nails and as nice as Santa. The whole ride I go over and over my routines. I'm a level 8 because of the whole CF thing.
"My parents think I'm anorexic so they sent me to hang out with my friend, hoping she can knock some sense into me." She says
I don't know what to say, scared anything will cause the tears I have been working so hard to keep back.
A hour later we land and I take a taxi to Charlie Swan's house. Big fun.
I ring the bell and a girl about my age answers, smiling
"Hey, come on in
She takes my bag and Charlie walks in.
"Hey Luce. You hungry?" he asks
"Sure." I don't know what I'm doing here.
"Your dad said something about starting over." He can read my mind!
"Yeah, thats him." I mutter.
"What do you want for dinner?" the girl asks
"I want to go home." I say
"Sorry, your dad made it clear you need to stay." Charlie looks uneasy, good.
"I don't care." I say dully
I got to the living room to call my boys
"Hey baby." James says when I call
"Its hell here. Come get me." I beg,
"Can't, no money, and your dad would kill me." He laughs softly.
"Please, I think all the moist air is bad for my lungs, come pick me up before I die, early." I almost growl
"Stop it. Do me a favor, have fun." He sounds distracted.
"What are you doing?" I frown.
"Nothing, I have to go, see you later." He hangs up
Weird. Jason is next
"Hey Jay."
"What are you doing?" He asks
"Feeling sorry for myself, when did Dad say I could come home?"
"I don't know. A month or longer." He sounds mad
"Dang! I won't be home for your birthday. I'm sorry." I bite my lip
"It's cool, as long as you're happy." He says
"I want to come home." I'm close to tears
"I know. Be brave for me. Hey remember when you were in the hospital last year, they said less than a month and look were you are. You told me to be brave and strong and never forget that I love you right?" He asks
"Yeah, so what?" I ask
"I want you to do that now. Be my big girl ok little sis?" He sounds like he's smiling
"OK. I love you Jason Daniel!" I am fighting tears
"I love you to. I have to go, see you soon." I hang up feeling worse than before.
Back in the kitchen Bella is sitting on the counter in front of a bronze haired stranger.
"Hey Lucy, this is Edward Cullen." She says smiling like he makes her day.
"Nice, I'm Lucy, ok stupid thing to say." I get nervous.
I want to go home to James.
"Nice to meet you Lucy, beautiful name." He says smiling
Smooth me starts having a huge coughing fit right then
"Are you ok?" he asks
"Just fine, except I'm stuck here." I spit in the sink and sit down at the table, my head in my hands.
My head hurts, its hard to breath and I'm stuck here with people I don't even know.
"I'm going to go lay down. Don't wait up for dinner." I slowly walk to my room, with each step is like nails in my head.
I know I should do a treatment but I'm so da** tired. Is breathing better than sleeping? Treatment it is.
I unpack my portable nebulizer and bottles of the meds to put in it to help me breathe. I sit on the floor, leaning against the bed and let the vibrating vest and meds loosen up the crap in my lungs till I cough up a load of gunk.
"Ew." I mutter
The times goes off and the treatment is over and I feel a little better. I hug my stomach and remember all the things James told me in the hospital last year when they thought I was going to..I'm not going to even think of that word. I'm sure I can't sleep so I go back outside to the living room.
"Hey, sorry." I say quietly.
"It's fine Luce. We got some pizza." Charlie knows about the CF, my dad told him when he arranged my stay.
"Sure." I grab a pice and sit on the floor in front of the couch, leaning against it, popping my pills and digging in.
I see the girl give Edward a look and he shakes his head and she gives him a funny look, I smile. I love scaring people, I pop pills before I eat and they think its some illegal drug, if only they knew.
"Luce, your dad said you were all set for school tomorrow." Charlie says
"Great. How old are you?" I ask the girl.
"18." She says
"Wonderful. I'm 17 and you are?" I ask Edward
"17." He smiles
"Great, all we need is my boyfriend and it can be a party." I say sarcastic and Charlie smiles and gives me a look.
"Sorry Charlie, you didn't talk to Jason?" I ask him
"I did, your brother seems a little protective." He notes
"After last year people started saying and doing things that he thought were not needed and made my dad talk to the president of the school and my dad sent me here." I wince at my pizza
"Don't worry." He says
I shrug, holding up my pizza like 'Cheers.' He does the same.
After dinner Edward and Mystery Girl talk at the table, Charlie said he went to a friends and I just chill.
"So, your his girl friend." I say to mystery girl.
"Yeah. You have a boyfriend?" she asks
"Yeah, James. He's like a vampire. Totally invincible." I think of his great smile, brown hair, green eyes
They both look uneasy.
"So Edward, where do you live?" I ask him
"Outside of town. You?" He smiles
"Louisiana. You live here your whole life?"
"No, Illinois till I was 15." He's still smiling
I wish he would stop.
"What about you Mystery Girl?" I ask her
"Mystery Girl?" She asks
"Don't know your name." I point out.
"Oh, sorry, Bella." she blushes, she does that a lot.
I smirk and nod.
"I used to live in Arizona." She says
"I love the sun, the hotter the better." I add
I'm so skinny, I'm cold all the time and the heat feels so good.
I shiver and Edward leans back a tiny bit.
"You are in the wrong state." He says
With the wrong thing killing me. I shouldn't be dying. I should be home with my boyfriend and my brother. Not poor form all the medical bills. I shouldn't walk in a room and have everyone take two steps back like they could get it. I shiver again and cough once. They both look at me.
"Oh no. Not again." I mutter
I stand up and stretch, you can see my ribs through my shirt and my arms and legs are sticks.
I see Bella raise her eye brows at Edward and he laughs
"What's funny?" I spin around
"Nothing," He's still smiling.
"Sorry, gut reaction." I mutter.
"Form what?" Bella asks
For once I'm glade I start coughing. Charlie walks in and gives me a look.
"I know it sucks." I tell him,
Then I do something that surprises me, I go over and hug him.
"Thanks." I say into his chest.
"You're welcome. I was scared last year too." He tells.
"You knew?" I ask.
"Yeah, Lucy, I'm your godfather." This news almost knocks me to my knees from the coughing but he holds me till I'm done.
"I think you should go take another nap." He hints
"See you later." I walk back to my room and punch the wall.
"What's up with her?" I hear them talking
"I can't tell you. Don't worry. Hey Edward are you picking Bells up tomorrow?" Charlie sounds tired
"Yes sir. See you tomorrow." He leaves and I hear Charlie sigh.
"You know something." Bella states to Charlie.
"I know. Goodnight." He goes to bed and Bella's room is next to mine.
"What was she thinking?" It sounds like Bella asks
"Goodnight Bella." Edward?
No way they having sex.
"Goodnight Edward. Sing." He hums something that makes me cry.
I miss James.
"I love you Lucy. No matter what happens. I'm here. I love you." He kissed me under that tree in the tall dry grasses
"I think I love you to James Sam." I said.
We went out all summer till I got sick and he never left and I love him for it. When I went back to school people acted weird and he and my brother were my body guards and my dad didn't like it and sent me here.
I wipe the tears and pick up my phone,
"James?" I whisper.
"Hey Lucy Goosey." He whispers back
"I missed you." I say
"I did too. I love you." He smiles, I can tell.
"I remember the day you first said that." I tell him.
"I do too. Are you ok?" He asks suddenly
"No. I want to be home in your arms." I say, the tears come back.
"I know. I want you to be too. You and me." He sounds like he's crying,
"Don't cry James." I whisper
"I'm scared." He whispers back
"Don't be. I love you. When I go, I go. Don't be scared, be happy you had me at all." I say.
"I know. You should go to sleep." He adds and I cough,
"I hate it when you do that?" He sounds annoyed
I cough again and laugh. "Don't it's fine. I love you." I whisper
"I love you to. Goodnight Lucy Grace." He hangs up and I cry myself to sleep.
Ok so my friend has CF along with her brother. How do you like it? I'm quieting Renesmee at Camp because I was going to have Cara have CF but couldn't write it right, please review!