It was a bright and sunny morning at the Independence Inn. Lorelai had
reluctantly gone to work, after Rory begging her to. Rory was home alone
sick again.
The telephone rang, and Lorelai raced to answer it. "Independence Inn, Lorelai speaking," she said. "Mom?" "Rory? What's the matter?" Lorelai replied anxiously. Rory's voice sounded distant, far away.. really really small. "I need you to come home, I have something to tell you." Rory replied. Confused, Lorelai said okay, told Sookie, then raced back in the car and drove home.
Back at home, Rory slowly hung up the phone. The doctor had just phoned her earlier this morning when Lorelai had just left. He had diagnosed her with lukemia. As if just reaising this, Rory sunk onto the couch and sobbed. Mainly for herself, but also she was wondering how her mother would take it.
Inside the car, Lorelai's stomach felt like it was having contractions. "What could be wrong?" she wondered. Rory had sounded so upset. Lorelai pushed on the gas pedal and sped all the way home. "Rory?" she asked as she opened the door. "I went to see the doctor a week ago," Rory admitted from the living room. Lorelai hung up her jacket and went in there.
"And?" Lorelai asked. She didn't really want to know, in case it was bad. "And.. I have cancer, Mom." Lorelai shook her head. "What?" she asked in disbelief. Rory nodded, her face spilling with tears more. Lorelai just stood there until it hit her full force. She began to cry silently as she went to the couch and pulled Rory into a tight embrace. Both of their shoulders began to shake as they cried. "How can someone hurt this much and live?" they thought to themselves.
That afternoon, they were feeling a bit calmer, but were still extremely shocked. "Mom?" Rory asked. Lorelai was sitting on the bed next to her; she hadn't left her side since that morning. "Yeah hon?" Lorelai replied. "The doctor wants to see us tomorrow morning to talk about options and stuff," Rory replied, her voice sounding depressed.
"Okay," Lorelai replied. She pulled Rory over to face her. "Sweets, listen to me. We are going to beat this, together. Okay? You can't give up though. I'm always going to be here for you, no matter what happens. But you can't give up."
Rory nodded determindly. Her mom was right. It wasn't going to be easy, but with her mom and friends help, she could do it.
The next morning, at the doctor's office, Lorelai and Rory sat on the bed, their hands clasped. "Well doctor.. what are the options for my baby?" Lorelai asked protectivly. Rory half smiled. The doctor replied gravely, "Well, the cancer has spread through half of her body now, so that's not good at all. I would suggest Chemotherapy and a bone marrow test.. if those don't work, a bone marrow transplant would probably work."
They both nodded and arranged for a set of Chemotherapy that started the next day. Rory didn't feel relived at all. Sure, she had told her mom, her best friend in the entire world, the hardest person that she could have told, but she still had Lane to tell, Luke, Jess.. Sookie.
Rory shuddered as she walked up to Lane's house. She didn't even bother to knock on the door, she had been there so many times. Rory knocked on Lane's door to her room. "Hello?" Lane shouted. "It's me," Rory replied quietly. "Come in," Lane replied. Rory opened the door went in. Lane was listening to one of her many CD's. Rory sat down on Lane's bed next to her. "Hey Lane, you know I've been sick for a long time, right? Well I went to the doctor a wee ago, and I got the test results back yesterday. Lane, I have cancer." Her voice became quiet, and she took Lane's hand.
Lane began to cry as Rory held her. Rory began to cry also, for about the umpteenth time that week. "Lane, I'll be okay," Rory comforted her. "I'm going to do chemo. I'm going to live." After some more comforting, Rory got up to leave. Lane hugged her tightly. "Ror, if you ever need anything.." her voice faltered. "I'll need you through all this," Rory said. Lane smiled a wobbly smile. "Love you," Lane said. "You too," Rory replied.
Rory told Jess, who seemed shocked. After telling Rory that he loved her, he had to leave. This was too much for him to deal with right now. Rory decided to let Lorelai tell Luke and Sookie. After all, they were her closest friends besides her.
The telephone rang, and Lorelai raced to answer it. "Independence Inn, Lorelai speaking," she said. "Mom?" "Rory? What's the matter?" Lorelai replied anxiously. Rory's voice sounded distant, far away.. really really small. "I need you to come home, I have something to tell you." Rory replied. Confused, Lorelai said okay, told Sookie, then raced back in the car and drove home.
Back at home, Rory slowly hung up the phone. The doctor had just phoned her earlier this morning when Lorelai had just left. He had diagnosed her with lukemia. As if just reaising this, Rory sunk onto the couch and sobbed. Mainly for herself, but also she was wondering how her mother would take it.
Inside the car, Lorelai's stomach felt like it was having contractions. "What could be wrong?" she wondered. Rory had sounded so upset. Lorelai pushed on the gas pedal and sped all the way home. "Rory?" she asked as she opened the door. "I went to see the doctor a week ago," Rory admitted from the living room. Lorelai hung up her jacket and went in there.
"And?" Lorelai asked. She didn't really want to know, in case it was bad. "And.. I have cancer, Mom." Lorelai shook her head. "What?" she asked in disbelief. Rory nodded, her face spilling with tears more. Lorelai just stood there until it hit her full force. She began to cry silently as she went to the couch and pulled Rory into a tight embrace. Both of their shoulders began to shake as they cried. "How can someone hurt this much and live?" they thought to themselves.
That afternoon, they were feeling a bit calmer, but were still extremely shocked. "Mom?" Rory asked. Lorelai was sitting on the bed next to her; she hadn't left her side since that morning. "Yeah hon?" Lorelai replied. "The doctor wants to see us tomorrow morning to talk about options and stuff," Rory replied, her voice sounding depressed.
"Okay," Lorelai replied. She pulled Rory over to face her. "Sweets, listen to me. We are going to beat this, together. Okay? You can't give up though. I'm always going to be here for you, no matter what happens. But you can't give up."
Rory nodded determindly. Her mom was right. It wasn't going to be easy, but with her mom and friends help, she could do it.
The next morning, at the doctor's office, Lorelai and Rory sat on the bed, their hands clasped. "Well doctor.. what are the options for my baby?" Lorelai asked protectivly. Rory half smiled. The doctor replied gravely, "Well, the cancer has spread through half of her body now, so that's not good at all. I would suggest Chemotherapy and a bone marrow test.. if those don't work, a bone marrow transplant would probably work."
They both nodded and arranged for a set of Chemotherapy that started the next day. Rory didn't feel relived at all. Sure, she had told her mom, her best friend in the entire world, the hardest person that she could have told, but she still had Lane to tell, Luke, Jess.. Sookie.
Rory shuddered as she walked up to Lane's house. She didn't even bother to knock on the door, she had been there so many times. Rory knocked on Lane's door to her room. "Hello?" Lane shouted. "It's me," Rory replied quietly. "Come in," Lane replied. Rory opened the door went in. Lane was listening to one of her many CD's. Rory sat down on Lane's bed next to her. "Hey Lane, you know I've been sick for a long time, right? Well I went to the doctor a wee ago, and I got the test results back yesterday. Lane, I have cancer." Her voice became quiet, and she took Lane's hand.
Lane began to cry as Rory held her. Rory began to cry also, for about the umpteenth time that week. "Lane, I'll be okay," Rory comforted her. "I'm going to do chemo. I'm going to live." After some more comforting, Rory got up to leave. Lane hugged her tightly. "Ror, if you ever need anything.." her voice faltered. "I'll need you through all this," Rory said. Lane smiled a wobbly smile. "Love you," Lane said. "You too," Rory replied.
Rory told Jess, who seemed shocked. After telling Rory that he loved her, he had to leave. This was too much for him to deal with right now. Rory decided to let Lorelai tell Luke and Sookie. After all, they were her closest friends besides her.