( Aftermath.)
( They stared at Kevin for a few minutes and tried to comprehend what he had just told them.)
HBK: Your going to die?

Nash: I don`t know.

Sean: I thought you were having treatment.

( Kevin nodded.)

Nash: But it won`t make the tumor go away.

HBK: What did they say?

Nash: I`ll need a 3rd MRI soon to see if the radiation did anything to it.

( The others were in shock.)

Hall: He had to tell you because he`s going to get far worse.

Sean: How worse?

Hall: I`m not an expert on tumors but he`ll get real bad.

Nash: I`m slowly starting to lose my motor skills.

( The others got upset.)

HBK: This can`t be happening.

Nash: I wish it wasn`t.

( They got up and hugged him.)

HBK: Your not alone during this time, you have all of us.

( Kevin started to cry.)

Nash: I didn`t ask for this, why is this happening to me?

Hall: It just is.

Nash: I`m dying and I can`t do anything!

( Scott hated seeing Kevin fall apart like this.)
( Kevin slept and the others talked.)
Hall: It`s been hell these last few weeks.

Sean: As he`s getting ready to return this happens.

HBK: Suffering an injury then learning you might not live long enough to return must be so hard for him.

Hall: It is, trust me.

Sean: How long does he have?

( Scott showed them the sheet of paper detailing the info on glioblastoma.)

HBK: ( Reading the text.) Patients have a 0 to 10% chance of surviving longer than a year past the diagnosis.

Sean: Damn.

Triple H: Can`t they operate?

( Scott shook his head.)

Hall: It`s spreading.

HBK: Spreading?

Hall: Yeah I saw the scans, it`s invading healthy tissue around the tumor.

( It`s sinking in that Kevin has a very serious illness, they didn`t say anything.)
( Kevin is lying in bed suffering a headache.)
Nash: I`m totally injury prone.

Hall: Why do you say that?

Nash: Bad knees torn quad, brain tumor.

Hall: Bad luck not injury prone.

( He prepared some pain medication.)

Hall: I want to meet this nurse before I give up my parental rights.

Nash: Think the nurse will be female?

Hall: Is that all you think about?

( He shrugged.)

Nash: I`m lying here in pain and I could use some nurse to look after me.

Hall: Dirty old man.

( He handed him the cup filled with water.)

Nash: I hate pills.

Hall: I know, swallow.

( He handed him the pills which he took.)

Nash: I bet you say that to all the girls.

Hall: Shut up.

( He pulled the cover over him.)

Hall: Try and get some rest.

Nash: I`m lucky to have a friend like you.

Hall: I should charge money.

Nash: Your rich enough Hall.

Hall: I know.

( He left the room.)
( He wanted to make sure the nurse would look after him.)
( Hall did more research on glioblastoma.)
Sean: Still doing research?

Hall: I have to know everything.

Sean: You know everything.

Hall: Chemo is the next option.

Sean: Chemo will be far worse.

Hall: I`ve done the research Sean, it`s the next stage.

Sean: Chemo will destroy him.

Hall: What`s it going to be like for him when he gets far worse?

Sean: I don`t know.

( Scott felt so helpless.)

Hall: We`re sitting here while his body slowly starts destroying itself

( He started to cry.)

Hall: I`m losing my best friend so slowly it`s killing me too.

( Sean hugged him.)

Sean: Everyone that knows him is losing him, your not alone.

Hall: I can`t do anything for him.

Sean: Your looking after him.

Hall: Helping him take his medication and keeping an eye on him.

Sean: You have a life and you can`t spend all this time with him.

Hall: That`s why I`m making sure the nurse will look after him.

Sean: He won`t hate you for leaving.

Hall: I know.
( Kevin suffered a slight seizure as the others watched.)
Sean: That was not pretty.

Hall: No.

( They checked on him.)

Nash: I hate those seizures.

Hall: We know.

Nash: It makes me sleepy and tired.

( He got in the bed.)

Hall: You sleep a lot.

Nash: Sometimes I have no energy.

Hall: Get some rest.

( They left the room.)
( Scott arranged to meet some people from the hospital.)
( Kevin had started taking a medication to try and control the seizures he had.)
( Scott returned.)
Hall: I met the nurse.

( Kevin stared at him.)

Nash: Female?

( Scott nodded.)

Hall: Yes she is female.

( Kevin got excited.)

Nash: Is she pretty?

Hall: Is sex all you think about?

Nash: Yes, because that part of my brain isn`t tumor filled.

Hall: She`s 22 and nice.

Nash: 22?

Hall: Yes 22.

( Scott prepared all his medication.)

Hall: I have to go back home and look after my children.

Nash: I know.

Hall: I`ll call and visit when I can.

Nash: I`ll miss you.

Hall: This nurse will be around to help you when I can`t be there.

( Kevin would miss him.)

Hall: I`ll miss you too.

( He gave him his medication.)

Hall: What fun the nurse shall have.

Nash: I can be nice.

Hall: You`d better be.
( Scott didn`t know if he`d cope when the day he dies arrives.)
About a week later.)
( Scott is still in Florida when Kevin called him sounding scared.)
Hall: Something is wrong.

Nash: The tumor got bigger.

( Scott started to panic, growth during treatment meant it`s far more aggressive than they realized.)

Hall: How big?

Nash: Not much but bigger.

Hall: Are they going on with the radiation?

Nash: No they want me to start chemo.

Hall: That`s not something you want.

Nash: Why not?

Hall: Having all kinds of drugs pumped into your body is going to destroy you.

Nash: I love life too much to quit now, besides, I`ve invested 44 years on this body and I`ll be damned to let it go.

Hall: Are you okay?

Nash: I have trouble remembering names and stuff but I`m still here.

Hall: You know, you have to tell Vince.

Nash: No.

Hall: He pays you Kevin, he deserves to know.

Nash: I`m going to make my return tumor or not.

( Scott hated it when he got too determined.)

Hall: It`s too dangerous Kevin.

Nash: I`m making my return, nothing will stop me, not even you.
( Kevin gathered all the glioblastoma info he could find.)
( Scott called his friends.)
Hall: How do I help him?

Sean: You are helping him.

Hall: He`s facing this alone.

Sean: No he`s not.

Hall: I sent HBK to keep him company.

Sean: Oh boy, that should be fun.

Hall: Until the nurse is needed he has to have someone there.

Sean: I called him before and he forgot my name.

Hall: The tumor is causing pressure and he can`t help that.

Sean: If he forgets you I`ll panic.

Hall: I put in over 10 years to our friendship, it won`t end like that.
( HBK sat next to him in the bed.)
HBK: Are you scared?

Nash: Not really, it`s the suffering I`m scared of.

HBK: The pain?

Nash: That and the fact I forget things.

HBK: Have you ever tried praying?

Nash: I`m not really into that whole deep religion thing.

HBK: It helps.

Nash: Does it?

HBK: Yes.

Nash: I sometimes think why this is happening to me.

HBK: God puts us here for a reason and when we`ve done what he`s sent us here for, he brings us back to him.

Nash: What was my purpose?

HBK: You did many things.

Nash: Once I`m gone there aren`t things to make the people remember me.

HBK: You`ll be remembered, Scott will see to that.

( Kevin had his head down.)

Nash: Will it hurt when I die?

HBK: I don`t know.

( Kevin started sobbing, HBK had no idea what he was going through.)
( The next day.)
( Scott arrived for a brief visit.)
Hall: We`re going out today.

Nash: I haven`t decided yet.

Nash: I had a dream last night, about my funeral.

( Scott went silent.)

Nash: All my friends were there and they were crying over my grave.

Hall: Dreams don`t mean anything.

Nash: I don`t want to die Scott.

( Scott stared at him, Kevin is going away and won`t ever come back.)

Hall: Let`s go.

( They went out.)
( They went to see a movie and then had something to eat.)
Hall: How are you?

Nash: Sick.

Hall: You know when this nurse turns up you can`t walk around naked.

Nash: Some girls want to see me naked.

Hall: Yeah girls who haven`t seen you naked. I have.

Nash: You dare to insult me?

Hall: Pretty much.

Nash: As if a 22 year old would look at me.

Hall: If I was a girl I`d look at you.

( Kevin looked at him.)

Nash: Really?

Hall: Yeah.

Nash: That`s nice to know.

Hall: I guess so.

Nash: Are you dating anyone?

Hall: Why are you so interested?

Nash: I`m just curious.

Hall: No.

Nash: Oh.

Hall: What does that mean?

Nash: A lot of girls want you.

Hall: I know.

Nash: I don`t know why.

Hall: Because I`m sexy.

( Kevin stared at him.)

Nash: Yeah but is your nickname Big Sexy?

Hall: No it`s not.

Nash: Then I win.

Hall: Damn.

Nash: Can I ask a question?

Hall: Sure.

Nash: Do I have self esteem issues?

Hall: I don`t know, why?

Nash: Well being called Big Sexy sort of sounds like it.

Hall: It`s because your big and sexy.

Nash: Thanks.

( They wanted to pretend that Kevin wasn`t ill.)