Stand By Me
Prologue

From the moment we were all conceived, biology kicked in and began playing a role in our production. Strands of DNA, RNA, chromosomes, and cells were bundled up, created, and nine months later, a baby is brought into the world. Without thinking, we take our first breaths. We cry, learning later on in life that it is a sign that we are in fact, alive. Biology conditions us to do these things because that's what it's supposed to do - teach us to be alive. As we grow older, our bodies learn how to fight off infections, take in nutrients and vitamins, and dispose of any toxins that could be harmful to our systems. Biology commands the heart to pump blood through our veins, our lungs to fill with oxygen, and our brain to continue to be stimulated. Even as we sleep, the biology of our bodies never stop functioning.

So what happens if biology happens to work too much? What if biology just continues to multiply and divide cells, making them cancerous, forming a tumor? What if biology just can't stop and won't stop? Suddenly your body, the same body that has been the armor to take the damage from all the countless falls off of your bike, all the colds, coughs, and flus, and all the cuts, is now working against you. Every second counts and the word "fighter" means a whole lot more than it has before and yet, it is still so much harder to grasp. This is a war against time, biology, the odds, and myself. How cruel.

Biology gave me my soft, brown hair. It gave me my blue eyes. It gave me my hands that demanded to be held, my lips that waited to have their first kiss. I never thought that it would work against me, was ever capable of working against me.

At the young age of 14, I was proven wrong.


A/N: To those who followed SBM 2-3 years ago and have been waiting for an update, only for me to start the story over, I sincerely apologize. I will not disappoint you guys this time and I promise you all that I will complete it and update regularly this time around.

To those who are new and have no idea what to expect, enjoy the ride. I hope I won't disappoint.