Johnathan's POV
Sock wasn't at school yesterday and didn't answer his phone till almost 10 pm. I had something big to tell him and I don't think I could hold it in any longer. I had finally asked Jojo out yesterday and she agreed! I wanted him to be the first person I told. I woke up late and by the time I made it to school the first hour was over. Guess I won't see him till lunch then, if he's here. I sigh at the thought and go to my second hour.
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When lunch rolled around I practically run to the cafeteria. Disappointment rushed through my body when I didn't see him. I sat down with Jojo and the rest of my friends but found it nearly impossible to pay attention to their conversation. Jojo poked me and I looked over at her.
"You okay?" she asked.
"I'm fine" was all I said before getting up to throw my food away. I didn't mean to be rude but I was starting to worry. Was Sock okay? He's never missed 2 days in a row. My day wasn't interesting if Sock wasn't here. I hope he's here by tomorrow. School seemed to drag on. As I entered the locker room to change I noticed a familiar face. It was Sock. He was here. In gym class. Not gone. But then why wasn't he at lunch? He started walking away I quickly called out to him. "Sock!" He doesn't turn around and I frown. After changing I go into the gym and look for Sock. He was all the way across the room talking to Jojo. What where they talking about? I walk over but when I got there Sock was already gone. "What was that about?" I asked.
"Nothing," she says staring after him, "he's just not that excited about our relationship." She then turned and walked off.
Sock's POV
When I got to school basically everyone was talking about Johnathan and Jojo's new relationship. I wanted to ask Johnathan about it but when he didnt show up for first hour I realized I didn't really want to hear him say it. I sat on the roof for lunch but knew I couldn't skip gym. I heard him call me but ignored him and continued to walk. Once I was in the gym Jojo grabbed my arm and pulled me across to a secluded corner. I glare at her as she starts to speak.
"Why are you acting like this?" she asked. I scoffed and shook my head. She sighed and put her hand on my arm. I shrug it off and turned to walk away. "I'll break his heart if you don't stop acting like this!" She was angry now. I turned around and got close to her.
"If you do that I swear I'll hurt you," I hiss. She smirks and leans closer.
"How about I tell dear Johnathan about your secret hmm?" I stare at her. "You know you really shouldn't keep things from your friends. Especially when you're dying because of it." How does she know? Who told her? That doesn't matter, right now I need to make sure she keeps it a secret from Johnathan.
"Don't you dare tell him about that! I'll tell him on my own time!" As Johnathan neared I walked off. Running was not my thing and I really didn't want to run the mile. A couple minutes in and Johnathan and I were at the back. I was in front of him and tried really hard not to go back there and tell him everything. My vision started getting blurry and I could feel myself falling. The last thing I heard before passing out was someone shouting my name.
Jonathan's POV
We had to run the mile today. I wasn't excited at all and ran slow. Sock and I usually ran together but today he ran ahead of me. Everyone else was ahead of us so it was fairly quiet. I noticed Sock kind of wavering and I ran a little faster trying to get to him. But before I could make it he was falling. "SOCK!" I shout reaching out to grab him. I managed to catch him before he could hit the ground and I sighed with relief. I picked him up and ran back towards the teacher.
"What happened?!" Mutayoba asked. I quickly explained as he called 911. When the ambulance got there I asked to go with but they wouldn't let me. After school, which was really only a couple minutes later, I was on my way to the hospital. I got there the same time Sock's parents did and we went up together. His mom went straight into the room while his dad stayed and talked to the doctor. I hesitated outside the door but when his mom waved me in I walked in. Sock wasn't up but I knew he probably wouldn't.
"Thank you," his mother said softly. "If you hadn't been there I'm sure he would have been worse off."
"I'm sorry for not being right there," I apologize. I felt bad for letting him even get that close to the ground. She shook her head and smiled.
"You did what you could. I'm just glad he didn't hit the ground." There were tears in her eyes now and I didn't know what to do. Do I hug her or is that weird? As I was thinking about it Sock started moving. We both lean close as his eyes open. He blinks a couple times to get used to the light. Sock's mom left to go get his dad and the silence was uncomfortable.
"Are you okay?" I ask quietly, breaking the silence. He looks at his lap.
"Actually, Johnathan, I have something to tell you," he starts off. I scoot closer to Sock and wait for him to continue. He looks me in the eye as he continues. "I have cancer and the doctors don't know how much longer I have to live." I open my mouth to say something but Sock shakes his head. "I'm not finished. I've also had a huge crush on you and I avoided you today because I couldn't handle the fact that you're dating Jojo. I'm sorry for being such a bad friend and wanting more then I can have." Sock had tears running down his face.
"Sock…how long?" I asked quietly.
"How long what?"
"How long have you had cancer? Why didn't you tell me before? I thought we were friends," I couldn't look him in the eye, "If you liked me you should have said something. I'm dating Jojo because I gave up on you." I felt him grab my hand and I looked up.
"I'm sorry," he looked me in the eye. I leaned in hesitantly, judging Socks reaction.
Sock's POV
I was freaking out inside. Was he leaning in?! Does he want to kiss me? I hope so that would be great. I close my eyes as his lips touch mine. I couldn't believe this was actually happening right now. I pressed back lightly not wanting the heart machine thingy to go off alerting the nurses. There was a knock on the door and we both quickly broke apart.
"Come on in!" I call out. My doctor walked in followed by my mom and dad.
"Sock! It's great to see you up," he says with a twinkle in his eye as he looks at me and Johnathan. I blush and look at my lap. "You're not looking too great and I think it would be best to keep you here for a couple days. Is that okay?" I nod, disappointed that I won't be able to go right away. My parents ran home for a while to grab things and the doctor went to see another patient. Johnathan had to go soon but as he got up to leave I grabbed his hand.
"Wait before you go could you…maybe…give me another kiss" I mumbled. He smiled and leaned down giving me another kiss. Before he could pull away I put my arms around his neck and pulled him closer. One hand went next to me as the other went behind my head pulling me in deeper. When we finally broke a part we were both panting. I smiled and waved as he walked out the door. Things were finally going my way.
Sorry for the long wait hehe I got distracted with things in my life. The next chapter will most likely be the last buttttt maybe not X3 Panic! At the Disco helped me finish this finally lol. Enjoy the update
