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Clary sat in the backseat squeezing Simons' hand very hard. She was scared and he could tell. He squeezed back in reassurance that everything would be okay. Simon didn't want it to be true but it probably was. She was out of remission. He watched the rain start to splutter on the windshield, deep in thought. He sighed heavily and came into view. They dropped Clary and Simon off out front then parked the car. Clary, with her best friend and family, made her way into the hospital and went up to the reception desk.
~Clary~
The woman at the desk smiled and looked at them. Jocelyn took the lead and gave the woman a very serious look.
"Is Dr. Lightwood here?" She asked the woman.
"Yes he is." She replied.
"Can we see him? It's urgent." Luke said from behind my mother. The woman gave them a wait here and disappeared down the hall. Clary sat in the chair feeling a bit dizzy then relaxed. She didn't want to be here, she had hoped she never would have to return but there was nothing she could do. She knew this was going to happen again sooner or later, but if she had to choose it would have been later. Her mother and Luke were certainly not ready to deal with this again. She remembered when she actually found out she had it. It was about two years ago and her and Simon were hanging out in her room since Clary didn't feel well.
Flashback
Clary had a fever, so she and Simon were hanging out in her room. He was reading her silly books while she lay in bed. She had been sick a lot lately and this was the worst infection yet. She was dizzy, her bones ached, and she had been having nose bleeds. Her mother and sent her to bed each time thinking it was just something that had been going around, today though, was different. She didn't enjoy Simons' readings or entertainment like she usually had, which was weird. Simon went to get her mother and she took her to the doctor.
They waited in the lobby patiently at Idris Hospital, waiting to be taken back. Clary explained to her family doctor what had been taking place and he decided to take some blood. They pricked a needle in her and Clary and her family went home. The days were agonizing as she waited for the results. Her mom and she would pace and Luke would find things to do around the house so the days wouldn't get to him.
But finally the phone rang.
"Hello." Jocelyn said answering.
"Hello we have your daughter Clary's test results." Luke, Clary, and of course Simon, came over when Jocelyn gave them a signal. "I'm afraid you'll have to bring the family in. It's pretty shocking news." Clary searched her mother's eyes for answers when Jocelyn hung up.
"He wants to see us." That was all Luke needed before grabbing the keys.
It wasn't long before Clary found her in the office of her family doctor. He came in shortly after they arrived, shutting the door behind him. He was very quiet and didn't look at them for a few moments. The tension started to pick at them all. He looked between them.
"Well?" Her mother asked not wanting to wait any longer.
"I have good news and bad news. Which would you like to hear first?" The old man said opening, what Clary guessed, was her file.
"Bad news." Luke answered hoping the good would triumph the bad. But nothing could prepare any of them what was about to happen.
"I'm very sorry Clarissa but you have leukemia." Cancer, Clary thought, I haveā¦cancer. There must have been some mistake. Jocelyn immediately started to cry and Luke held her. Simon was totally speechless.
"What are our options?" Luke said clearly upset.
"That is actually the good news. St. Idris a few blocks away will take good care of Clarissa. and his team of specialists are the best of the best. And Clary has a very treatable cancer."
"Cancer isn't treatable." Luke glared.
"Yes but chemo should put it into remission."
"What do you mean?" Jocelyn asked, face streaked with tears.
"Clary has what we call Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, or ALL which is common for kids 15 and under. And since is of course 14 she had an increased risk of receiving it. Now since I'm no specialist I cannot tell you anything more about it. I'm very sorry."
End of Flashback
Clary had always imagined being 16 since she was very little but she never expected this. Hopefully though it would go back into remission very quickly like it did when she found out she had it the first time. It only took 6 months. Of course, she had to miss a few months of school, and her mother hired a tutor so she was homeschooled her 8th grade year. She spent a lot of time inside over the summer before 9th grade. She had follow up chemo after her cancer went into remission and soon her hair grew back and she was a normal high school student. She went to school her second semester of 9th grade and everything had been fine. Clary was not worried about school; the thing that had upset her was that she was going to lose all her hair again. She hated the fact that she would have to grow it all back once more, and she didn't want to miss school with Simon again or any of her other close friends.
She heaved a sigh and stood when she saw Dr. Lightwood. He greeted them with warm smile. "Clary I wish I wouldn't be seeing you." He hugged her and gave a handshake to Luke.
"Nice seeing you again, of course I wish it wasn't under these circumstances." Luke said to Robert.
"Alright Clary let's take you back and draw some blood and see what we can dig up." One thing about St. Idris was they had the nicest people in the world working there. Clary headed back with her family and Simon. The nurse came in and drew blood. Afterwards, Clary was givin a night gown and she went to the bathroom to change. When she came out, Simon gave her a nod meaning it was back. Dr. Lightwood turned and looked at her.
"It is back, but not as bad as it was the first time." Clary sat on the bed and sighed. Dr. Lightwood touched her shoulder. "It'll be okay. We'll get you into remission just as fast or maybe faster than the last time." Clary smirked. "That's a girl." Robert made each of his patients special. He made you believe you were the only one he was taking care of, when in reality he was taking care of hundreds of thousands of people. Jocelyn, Simon, and Luke sat in the corner holding hands.
"Will she be on the same chemo schedule as last time?" Luke asked.
"Well I think instead of a 1 week wait before chemo sessions we'll have a 2 week resting period." Dr. Lightwood replied.
"I'm getting a VAD too right?" Clary asked and Robert nodded. Clary had worn a VAD or venous access device the last time. It was a tube that went in your neck or below your collar bone. The tube was slipped down in your main vein that was close to your heart. Part of the tube hung out and was connected to a port, which kind of looked like the end of a stethoscope. The port was taped to your body and a short tube hung from that with little plastic things you screwed the iv into, to get your chemo. It was a good thing in some ways. You would have to be pricked with needles all the time and blood could also be drawn. But bad because it was always there, and you had to be careful with it. (If anyone would like to get a better understanding of what it looks like there is a link to a pic on my profile) "We can hook it up tonight and start chemo as soon as possible." Clary looked at her family and friend then back at Robert. It was going to be a long journey. She had a gut feeling of this.
~Later~
Clary had her VAD on before she knew it. The surgeon had been very careful to slip it in. It felt weird hanging there, but Clary didn't mind. It didn't bother her as much as it had the first time. She was used to it by now. Dr. Robert brought in an IV bag full of the poison that would kill her deadly disease. She didn't want to lose her hair, but she didn't want to die either. Not that she was afraid of death she just doesn't know how she'll die. Robert hooked her up to her chemo and she was giving a bed pan for her vomit. As it pumped she felt nauseas, so you could have guessed what happened next.
It was definitely going to be a long, disgusting, tiring journey.
Well there you go! Hope you liked it kinda depressed me a bit writing the flashback. Anyways hope you liked REVIEW PLEASE!!!!
