AN: Yeah so I know that my last note was a little weird. Also I wrote it 3 days after I updated and then I just had trouble using the fan fiction website. If you know what I mean. Well anyways, this is my tenth chapter. What happens might seem a little strange, but it will be explained in due time.
Jessica sat in a gurney down in the hospitals basement. It used to be the adults hangout but none of them bothered to go down there anymore. It was just Jessica, Charlie, and Will. Jessica was just sitting frozen coming up with a million possible scenarios of what could have happened to her mom.
Jessica wasn't crying. Nobody said anything to her. She just had her head on Charlie's shoulder and Charlie wasn't complaining. Even though normally that would constitute as hugging, and Charlie didn't do hugging. Her mom had always smiled at how much Jessica and Charlie could be like her and Christina.
Her mom didn't want to see her. Derek had told her that the nurses said it. Jessica didn't entirely believe it. Her mom was fully awake and she didn't want to see anyone. Not her friends, her boyfriend or whatever her dad counted as, or her daughter. Jessica was crushed. That was the only word she could think of to describe it. Her mom had always sprung at the chance to spend time with her. Despite her busy schedule she had never missed Jessica's cheerleading, soccer, volleyball, or tennis games. She even helped her practice the flute and helped with her homework. Now she didn't even want to look at her face. Jessica was confused. Suddenly the tears started flowing and she was bawling on Charlie's shoulder. Charlie was a good friend, but she looked at Will for help and Will pulled Jessica towards him and hugged her. Charlie mouthed a thank you to Will and rushed off to find an adult.
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Jessica twirled her spaghetti around her fork. Charlie was sitting next to her on the bedroom floor. Jessica could hear the sounds of Sam watching Barney and spewing cheerios everywhere. Morgan and Matt were heard yelling and screaming over some toy. From what Jessica heard, Morgan's hair had been pulled, and Morgan had karate kicked Matt in the stomach. So much for those karate lessons.
Charlie sat staring at Jessica. She'd been twirling her fork around the plate for about an hour now. Charlie's empty bowl sat on the floor and Charlie was trying to stare Jessica down. But Jessica wasn't looking up, so it wasn't having much affect. Suddenly Charlie stood up with her arms crossed in front of her.
"Would you stop mopping around? Your mom has been in a tragedy, she might not want you to see her in her condition. But that doesn't mean you should starve yourself and not talk! Everybody has problems, Jessica I have problems too, but you're being really self centered right now. The world doesn't revolve around you!" Charlie yelled dashing across the room to her bathroom.
Jessica sprung to her feet immediately and was knocking on the bathroom door frantically. "I'm sorry! But it's not my fault! She's my only real family! If she dies I'll live with my dad in the house! The house near the woods! I'm sorry Charlie! You can talk to me about whatever is going on!" Jessica said pounding on her door, her voice was begging. Begging for Charlie to open up. Suddenly she heard what sounded like a buzzing noise. Jessica remembered the key behind inside the frame behind the picture of them when they were four, covered in ice cream. She threw the back off the frame and grabbed the key. She unlocked the back room door and was frozen in shock. Charlie had been shaving her hair off, she was halfway done.
"I have cancer, it's really bad, I start chemo tomorrow." Charlie said with tears in her eyes. Trying to be Charlie and not let them fall. Jessica remembered her friend being there for her. Standing up to people for her, making up after fights, and providing a shoulder to cry on. Jessica held out her had and Charlie handed her the old fashioned razor thing and nodded. Jessica pulled up a chair which Charlie sat in. Jessica turned it back on and began shaving the rest of her hair off. Both of them were silently crying for each other and themselves. When Charlie's black curls were completely gone. Charlie stood up and Jessica sat in the chair.
"Jessica, you don't have to do this." Charlie stammered looking at her friends golden curls. Charlie realized how mean she'd been to Jessica. How Jessica was willing to shave her head bald for Charlie. Charlie shakily held the buzzer and turned it on.
"Wait!" Jessica said and Charlie breathed a sigh of relief. "Hold it steady you might cut me!" She said with a small smile. Charlie found herself smiling as she began shaving Jessica's hair. Each strand that fell to the ground made each girl smile bigger. When Jessica was nearly bald they were both laughing. When all the hair was gone and both their heads were buzzed Jessica held out her cell phone and took a picture of them. Then they collected all the hair and put it in a box.
When Christina walked in to check on them she found them, hair buzzed, asleep on the bathroom floor. She noticed a box that was labeled Locks of Love. She opened it and found Charlie and Jessica's curls. Instead of demanding answered she took back and grabbed Charlie's camera, snapping a few photos.
AN: The end, this chapter may seem really strange, but Charlie and Jessica's friendship is really strange. So review and tell me what you think. Any comments or criticism is welcome. Thanks for reading.