Justin's POV:
I'm freaking out.
I just left Katie alone to get some help. What if she doesn't ever wake up?
"Hey! Someone, help! Katie…she passed out and won't wake up!"
The nurses pushed me out of the way and rushed toward Katie's room.
I followed them, but when I got to Katie's room and tried to walk inside, the nurses wouldn't let me.
"You have to stay out here."
"But I have to see her! She needs me!" I shouted, trying to push past.
The man wouldn't budge. "I'm sorry, but I can't let you in."
I sighed and sat down on the bench next to the door.
"Is she going to be alright?" I asked the man as I looked at the floor.
"She should be fine. The nurses in there are running some tests on her to see why she keeps passing out."
I closed my eyes and laid my head against the wall.
"Is she going to die?" I asked.
"No. She's not going to die." The man said.
I sighed with relief. "Good."
About an hour later, the man finally let me into the room to see Katie. I was shocked with what I saw.
She was covered in tubes, and she had a breathing mask on her face, breathing for her.
"Katie…" I trailed off, walking toward the bed.
She was asleep, but she looked peaceful, and at ease. So much better than she had earlier.
I wanted to wrap my hand around hers, but there were so many tubes covering them, that I couldn't even find a way to hold her hand.
I wanted to know what was going on, but even the doctor herself had no clue yet. They were waiting on the results from the tests they took.
It took about two more hours before the doctors came in and told me what was going on.
"No." I stated, shaking my head in disbelief.
"I'm sorry, but she does. Katie here…she has cancer." The doctor said.
"No…no! She can't! She just can't!" I felt tears start to stream down my face.
One of the nurses grabbed hold of me before I fell to the floor.
"We're so sorry." They repeated over and over.
It took me a little while to calm down, and one of the nurses, Shay, stayed with me the entire time.
I had finally stopped crying, and Shay continued comforting me.
"You do know that Katie will be able to go through Chemo therapy to help get rid of this cancer, right?" Shay asked me, as I hiccupped.
I perked up and looked at her. "She can?"
Shay nodded and smiled. "Yes, she can. If she accepts the treatment."
"Don't worry, I'll make sure she does."
She nodded. "So, what is Katie to you? Sister? Friend?"
"She my girlfriend. She literally started being my girlfriend an hour before she passed out."
Shay's body stiffened. "Oh my goodness, I'm terribly sorry."
I lay my head on her shoulder, and tried to hold back my emotions. "It's alright. I guess."
Then, I wondered if Katie new she had cancer. "Does Katie know she has cancer?"
Shay shook her head. "No, but we'll tell her when she wakes up."
"She's going to be really, really scared." I said, wrapping my arms around my torso, to try to hold myself together.
"I bet she will be. Cancer is a really scary thing."
"I just don't want her to die." I said, choking up.
"Hey now, she'll be alright. As long as her body reacts to the Chemo, she'll be perfectly fine. I promise you."
I couldn't help it. I cried anyway.
Katie's POV:
I feel like I'm floating in the air. I can't see anything, and I can't hear anything.
I just feel really light, and I'm not standing on anything.
I don't know how long I've been like this, but it's getting really boring. My arms won't move, my legs won't move, I can't open my eyes…
I can't feel Justin beside me anymore. I could have sworn he was beside me.
All of a sudden, I started to see some light. It was pretty bright. I also heard some talking, and someone was…crying.
I just realized that my senses were returning, and I was gaining the control of my body again.
As soon as my eyes flew open, I felt pain.
"Everything hurts." I said, moving my head around. I was unable to move my hand but so far, since I was noticing that there were so many different things hooked to them.
"Katie!" I heard Justin run over to my bedside, and he smoothed my hair back.
He was blurry when he first appeared, but then I could make out his features perfectly.
"Everything hurts." I repeated, staring into space.
"Everything is going to be alright Katie." Justin said to me, carefully wrapping his hand around mine.
"I'll be right back Katie…" Justin stated, letting go of my hand.
"The doctor has to tell you something." He said, backing away.
"Tell me what? Why can't you stay with me? Justin!" I shouted, looking after him as he quickly ducked out of the room, and went into the hall.
I looked at the nurse who was sitting on the couch in the room.
"The doctor will be in shortly…Justin will be back in soon, alright?"
"What's going on?" I screamed, impatient and angry. Nobody was telling me what was happening.
Just then the doctor walked into the room.
"Hello Katie." She said, with an apologetic look on her face.
"Hi…" I replied, feeling uncomfortable.
"We ran some tests…and…" she looked through the papers on her clipboard. "Katie…you have cancer."
My stomach flipped. Not because I was in love, but because I was scared. And extremely confused.
"W-what do you mean? I can't have cancer!" I shouted.
The doctor nodded sadly. "I'm terribly sorry Katie. But on the bright side…"
"WHAT BRIGHT SIDE?" I shouted.
The doctor and the nurse's bodies stiffened. "You can choose to take chemo therapy and try to get rid of it…if your body chooses to respond correctly, then your body could fight against the cancer."
My breathing quickened, and I really wanted Justin to be in here with me.
I nodded. "Okay." I stated as my voice was choking up.
I felt tears start to stream down my cheeks. "I want Justin. Tell Justin to come in here. Please."
"We're very sorry." The doctor said again. I nodded and waited for Justin to come into the room.
A few seconds later, Justin quietly opened the door, and slowly made his way over to me. He seemed to be studying me.
He was looking at me like I was a different person. Like he didn't recognize me anymore.
"Are you okay?" He asked, keeping his distance.
"Why are you staying away from me?" I asked, ignoring his question.
"I don't know what to feel. I'm afraid to get too close to you because I don't want to interfere with the…medication that's hooked up to you."
"Are you sure that's the real reason?" I asked him, my voice soft.
He nodded. "Yes. It is. I'm just…I'm scared Katie."
"You're scared? Justin, I'm the one with the deadly disease."
"I'm scared because I don't…I don't want to lose you Katie. I Just got you."
"I don't want you to lose me either."
He looked at the floor.
"You know, I could really use some comforting right now." I stated, looking straight ahead.
"But…" Justin motioned to the tubes that were connected to me from the machines.
"It'll be fine. Just come here…please."
He slowly made his way over to me, and wrapped his hand around mine.
I couldn't bare to look at him. My tears just kept falling.
"Promise me." Justin said, abruptly.
"Promise what?" I asked, still looking straight ahead.
"Promise me…that you'll fight. Promise me that you won't quit on me…because Katie, wherever you go, I'm going with you."
I turned to face him. He was crying now, and I saw the fear in his eyes.
"But Justin…"
"Promise me." he enforced.
I inhaled deeply, and thought about it. "Alright. I promise."
Then, my eyes closed, and I fell back asleep.
