Hello people of the internet! And welcome to another new story of mine! Called "Between The White Lines." This is an emotional, driven story about Gumball Watterson. I'm not gonna say too much at all, cause I don't want to spoil it for y'all. So here you go. Enjoy.
The Watterson home, 8 years ago...
Gumball was sitting at the table with his Sister Anias. Darwin wasn't there. It felt strange not having him around. He was sick. He din't have the flu, he didn't have a sore throat or anything like that. He had something more serious.
"Hey Mom, how's Darwin?" Gumball Asked concerned.
Gumball was 14 years old. His voiced had fully cracked and wears a red T-Shirt with a peach color of Cargo shorts.
"Not good honey." Nicole answered shaking her head. Hey Hon You think you can go to the store and get some medicine for him?"
"Like no's an answer." Gumball thought. "Sure." Gumball replied
Gumball got up and brought his cereal to the sink and grabbed a jacket and headed out the door. Gumball walked, and walked. He went pass the orphanage, where his friend Allen was at. Allen is an athletic Fox. He is Gumball's friend, and he lost his parents at a young age due to a plane crash. But enough about that. Gumball had just arrived at the store. To only find that the place was just closing up.
"Hey, Sir I need to get something. Mind if I go in?"
"Read the sign pal."
"I did read the sign, but can you be a friend and let me in?"
"I don't even know you."
"No dip." Gumball rolled his eyes. "Come on man, I need medicine."
"Oh yeah, well you should have came earlier."
"Look...I really need the medicine, I'll pay you extra for it!"
No."
"Bu-"
"I said NO! Now scram kid."
"I'm not a kid!"
"Oh your not? Then what are you dipsh*t?"
"Watch your language!"
"I'm an adult I can say whatever the hell I want!"
Gumball stared at him.
"Something you wanna say kid?"
"Yeah. For you to stop being such an a**hole."
"That's it! You wanna be a little sh*t!"
The man then struck Gumball across the cheek, making him fall to the ground.
"Stores. Closed." The man said walking away.
Gumball got up rubbing his bruised cheek and walked back home. Suddenly he heard a voice behind him. It was Rachel.
"Gumball!"
"You talking to me?"
"Yes, you! Have you seen my brother! I can't find him?"
"I haven't seen your screw up brother Rachel I got thing's to do."
"Wait!"
"What!?"
"He's hasn't been home in a while."
"That's not my problem Rachel!"
"Ugh! Stop being such and a** and just tell me where you last saw him?"
"Ober Street."
"Okay...Okay thank's."
"Your welcome."
Gumball then continued to walk home. When suddenly he got a call on his phone. It was his mother.
"Mom? What's up?"
"Honey were down at the hospital! Look you need to get here quick! Okay hon...It's Anias."
"I'l be right down!"
"Were in room 302!"
Gumball then started to running to the hospital, to see what's wrong with his sister...
2 Hours later...
Gumball had made it the entrance and asked "What room is 302!?"
"Go through the doors and down the hallway and you'll find it."
"Thank you!" Gumball said running down to the room.
"Anias!?"
"Gumball were in here!"
"Oh my god...Is she okay?"
Gumball didn't get an answer.
"Mom..."
"She's not Gumball...And...And..."
"And!?"
"And I don't think she will be." Nicole said tearing up.
"Darwin what happened?"
"S-she was yelling upstairs for help we went up to help. But she wasn't moving and her eyes weren't moving!"
"No..."
Gumball looked at her. Sitting in the bed. Hoping for every inch of life she would have a chance to live...
"Gumball..." She spoke.
"ANIAS! Are you okay!?"
She was coughing non-stop. Until she finally answered. "No..."
"You gotta be Anias!"
"*Cough*,*Cough*, Gumball...I got cancer...We know how this is gonna end..."
"No...No, No, no! I wont allow it!"
*Breathing Heavily* Gumball...Come here..."
Gumball listened and stood on his knee holding her hand.
"Y...You've got potential big brother...Don't ever stop believing that...Promise me...You'll carry on being happy...That's all I want...Please...Grow up...With a family. A good career...Something...And Gumball..." She was drifting away.
"Yes!"
She turned her head slowly and said "Always remember...I'll always be your little sister...And your my big brother...And that I'll be with you every step of the way..."
She then drifted away.
"Anias..., Anias...Please...No...No, no, no...Anias...Little sister...Please don't do this...You can't go..."