Chapter Nine: Here's To Us
The surgery lasted a couple of hours and everyone was worried sick about Jade. They didn't know if she had made it or not.
The doctor entered the waiting room. "If you wish, you may visit her. She may be a little groggy, so give her some space." He told them.
Everyone stood up and made their way towards Jade's room. When they entered, Jade smiled.
"Hey Jade." Cat greeted.
"Hey." Jade greeted in a groggy voice.
"How are you feeling?" Beck asked, taking hold of Jade's hand.
"Better." She said.
"Glad to hear it." He said, kissing her hand.
She smiled. "You guys all waited for me?" She asked surprised.
"Why wouldn't we?" Andre asked.
"Yeah, you're special to us." Robbie said.
"You're one of our friends." Tori chimed in.
Jade smiled. "Thanks guys." She said.
"For what?" Cat asked.
"Being here for me." She said, sitting up.
"We'll always be here for you." Tori said with a smile.
"Really?" Jade asked.
"Yeah. As long as you aren't a gank to us." Tori chuckled.
Jade smiled. "Thanks guys. And to be honest, I think having anemia made me nicer."
"That can't be true." Andre said.
"Oh, trust me. It is." Tori said, looking at Jade.
Jade chuckled.
Cat stood up from her seat. "Here's to us. For graduating from Hollywood Arts, for getting into college, for getting through the hard times, for raining on your own parade, for all the tears, for all the break ups, for all the sickness, for standing together through it all." She said with a smile.
Everyone smiled, even Jade. "Here's to us." They said in unison.
"Who wants pizza?" Cat asked.
"Me!" Everyone said together.
"Well, I will order an extra large box! Be back in jiffy." Cat said, skipping out. She skipped out the hall and outside where tears began to stream down her face. Her heart was broken. It shattered. She still loved Beck, but seeing what her best friend was going through broke her heart even more. She masked her pain so well, and masking her pain, made her hurt even more.
She covered her face in her hands and sobbed violently. She couldn't stop. She was happy Jade was happy and better, but she was in more pain than ever before.
She wiped the tears and grabbed her keys from out of her pocket. She got in her car and began driving to the pizza place. She parked in the parking lot and got out. She entered the pizza place and walked up to the front counter.
"How may I help you?" The boy asked.
"Can I get an extra large box of meat lovers trio?" Cat asked.
"Yeah sure. Coming right up. To go or to stay?" he asked.
"To go." She replied.
"Coming right up. Take this." He said, handing her a plastic thing with a number on it.
She grabbed it and walked to a booth.
"You look bummed." Someone said.
Cat looked up to see Trina standing by her booth. "Yeah." She said.
Trina sat down at her booth across from her. "What's wrong, Cat?" She asked.
Cat shrugged. "Nothing." Cat lied.
"Cat?" Trina asked again.
"Fine, I want Jade to be happy and not hurt herself, but that means she needs Beck. Her and Beck are back together and it just breaks my heart." Cat explained.
Trina sighed. "Well, you don't want Jade to go through anemia again, do you?" She asked.
Cat looked at Trina. "How do you know?" She asked.
Trina shrugged. "Tori told me." She replied. "But, if you don't want Jade to be sick again, you have to find someone else. What about Robbie? He's been pretty bummed since you and Beck started going out."
Cat sighed. Trina had a point.
"Why do you try going out with him. You never know, it might be more fun than you think." Trina said.
Cat smiled. "Thanks Trina."
"No problem." Trina said, getting up. "Have a good night."
"You too."
"Number ten." The boy called.
Cat looked at her number and jumped up.
"That'll be $20." He said.
Cat pulled a twenty dollar bill out of her pocket and paid him. "Thanks." She said as she grabbed the pizza box and lugged it out to her car.
A/N: Chapter Nine! Hope you liked it!
