Never Let Me Go

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Riley's POV (February 7th, 2016)

"We'll let the chemo drip into you through the IV and it'll do its magic. It might make you sick, but that normal. "Are you ready, Miss Matthews?" I heard her finally ask. I nodded. As ready as I'll ever be.

Here goes nothing.

Within half an hour I could barely keep my eyes opened. I was starting to feel sick to my stomach, and I wanted to fall asleep so that I wouldn't throw up.

"We're gonna give you some medicine to manage the nausea," the oncologist nurse told me. I weakly nodded. She then turned to my mom.

"We're gonna keep her for a few days after her session to monitor her, and she'll need to come back in two weeks. After rest, we'll have more information on the advancement of the cancer." My mom nodded and squeezed my hand. I couldn't loose hope yet. There was still a fifteen percent chance.

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I wasn't sure how long I slept, but when I woke up it was dark and Maya and Lucas were both at my bedside, along with my mom. It made me smile softly, despite my exhaustion and the sick feeling that was in the pit of my stomach.

"Mom?" I whispered. She opened her eyes. "I'm dizzy."

She nodded, patting my hand and hitting the button to call the nurse. Within a few minutes, a dark-haired, slim nurse bustled into my hospital room. I wondered how anyone here could be so perky.

"I'm gonna draw some blood, okay sweetie? We'll see what's makin' you feel dizzy," She told me in a southern accent. Possibly she was from Tennessee, or maybe even Texas like Lucas, who had woken up by now.

I felt the pinch of the needle, and then it was over. She left, and I suddenly found my earlier meal reappearing the wrong way out. Lucas, because he was closest to me from where he was sitting, quickly pulled my hair back out of my face. I was shaking and so exhausted, but my stomach wouldn't let up. Finally, my stomach stopped rebelling and I cautiously took a sip of water. I leaned back against my pillow, and my eyelids shut against my will.

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I woke up to a nurse walking into my room, though she tried to be quiet. She addressed me once she realized that I was awake.

"Well, Miss Matthews, it turns out that you are anemic and very low on iron in your red blood cells. It could be a side effect of the chemotherapy, or you could have always been anemic. We'll give you some iron and you should start feeling a little better, alright?" I nodded and shivered.

"Can you take the oxygen out?" I asked her, pulling at the oxygen tubes on my nose.

"Sorry, sweetie. Probably not." I sighed, but agreed. The nurse stuck another IV in me, checked my vitals, and left.

"It's okay, Riley, you can sleep now," Lucas assured me, stroking the top of my hand with his thumb. With his words relaxing me, I let my eyes shut.

*** A/N IMPORTANT: I changed Riley's cancer type 3A, which has a fifteen percent chance of survival.

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