*** Here's Chapter 8. Addie's POV ***
I awoke in a hospital room with Darry sitting by my bedside. Smiling he squeezed my hand gently.
"Hey baby, sleep well? How are ya feelin'?" Darry asked sitting up in his seat.
Before I could answer his questions the door opened revealing the rest of the gang. Each had something in their hands. Slowly they walked into the room with a fake smile plastered on their faces. Settling down around the room we waited for the doctor and my biopsy results. A few minutes later the doctor walked through the door.
"Hello, I'm Dr. Thompson. I came here to give you some good news and some bad news..." he stopped to shuffle his papers. "The bad news is that the cancer is too large to be operated on. The good news is that we can beat this with chemo and then maybe after the chemo shrinks the tumor we will operate on it." He said
I heard everyone exhale; I realized that they were holding their breaths. Dr. Johnson bowed his head and left the room. Looking around the room I watched the guy's faces. They smiled at me they gathered around the bed.
"We can do this baby, we can beat this." Darry said sitting on the edge of the bed.
I whole heartedly agreed with him, but I was really scared. I looked up at Soda and Steve who were on the other side of the bed. Coming closer they sat on the bed holding me.
*** Steve's POV ***
Later that day the doctors began Addie on her chemo treatment. I sat beside her bed, holding her hand. The room was quiet now that the others had gone to get something to eat. Looking at her sleeping form I hoped that she would make it.
"Stevie, where is everyone?" Addie asked looking around the room.
"They went to get somethin' to eat Half-pint." I said moving closer to the bed.
Pulling her close I held her tightly. Her scared blue eyes looked up at me as she leaned against my chest. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she clutched at my shirt.
"What's wrong baby?" I asked her rubbing her back.
"Steve I... I'm scared of the treatments. The doctor told me that the chemo was goin' to make me... lose my hair an... and I'll get real sick." I replied.
"Hey... don't think like that Half-pint. Yer the strongest girl I've ever met. Don't give up yet baby. If you give up I won't know what to do. You're the kid sister I never had. Baby don't give in." I whispered softly.
Rubbing her back for a few more minutes I felt her settle against me. A few minutes passed before I heard her breathing even out. Gently prying her hands off my shirt I lay her down on the bed. Sitting in the chair next to the bed again I watched Addie sleep. Closing my eyes I drifted off to sleep.
I awoke in a hospital room with Darry sitting by my bedside. Smiling he squeezed my hand gently.
"Hey baby, sleep well? How are ya feelin'?" Darry asked sitting up in his seat.
Before I could answer his questions the door opened revealing the rest of the gang. Each had something in their hands. Slowly they walked into the room with a fake smile plastered on their faces. Settling down around the room we waited for the doctor and my biopsy results. A few minutes later the doctor walked through the door.
"Hello, I'm Dr. Thompson. I came here to give you some good news and some bad news..." he stopped to shuffle his papers. "The bad news is that the cancer is too large to be operated on. The good news is that we can beat this with chemo and then maybe after the chemo shrinks the tumor we will operate on it." He said
I heard everyone exhale; I realized that they were holding their breaths. Dr. Johnson bowed his head and left the room. Looking around the room I watched the guy's faces. They smiled at me they gathered around the bed.
"We can do this baby, we can beat this." Darry said sitting on the edge of the bed.
I whole heartedly agreed with him, but I was really scared. I looked up at Soda and Steve who were on the other side of the bed. Coming closer they sat on the bed holding me.
*** Steve's POV ***
Later that day the doctors began Addie on her chemo treatment. I sat beside her bed, holding her hand. The room was quiet now that the others had gone to get something to eat. Looking at her sleeping form I hoped that she would make it.
"Stevie, where is everyone?" Addie asked looking around the room.
"They went to get somethin' to eat Half-pint." I said moving closer to the bed.
Pulling her close I held her tightly. Her scared blue eyes looked up at me as she leaned against my chest. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she clutched at my shirt.
"What's wrong baby?" I asked her rubbing her back.
"Steve I... I'm scared of the treatments. The doctor told me that the chemo was goin' to make me... lose my hair an... and I'll get real sick." I replied.
"Hey... don't think like that Half-pint. Yer the strongest girl I've ever met. Don't give up yet baby. If you give up I won't know what to do. You're the kid sister I never had. Baby don't give in." I whispered softly.
Rubbing her back for a few more minutes I felt her settle against me. A few minutes passed before I heard her breathing even out. Gently prying her hands off my shirt I lay her down on the bed. Sitting in the chair next to the bed again I watched Addie sleep. Closing my eyes I drifted off to sleep.