Shelter
Flossie
Summary- Two years after leaving Chilton, Tristan comes back to find Rory. She's gone. And the soul reason for Tristan's whole life crumbles away from him.
Spoilers-Nothing after Run Away Little Boy.
Rating- PG
Disclaimer- Hopefully once the papers come in, I will officially own Chad Michael Murray. But thanks to the slow postal service, I've been forced to wait.
Author's Note- I'm so glad I've nearly finished this. I'd just like to say, thanks to noor for helping me out with the confusing italics and bolds etc. and to whoever made human life, for creating everyone to do with Gilmore girls.
*bows* thank you.
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"Rory Gilmore is it?"
She nodded.
"I'm afraid I have some bad news."
The doctor took a deep breath;
"The test results have come back, and judging by these results it appears you have a type of Cancer called AML which is Acute Lymphocytic Leukaemia. With AML, you have an increased number of abnormal myeloid cells, now this doesn't mean…
She knew the doctor was definitely talking. His lips were surely making some type of movement, and the hand gestures certainly implied some type of converse. Yet Rory couldn't hear a thing. What he was saying was her worst scenario. Cancer.
"Now, your options aren't too great at the moment, first phase, called induction chemotherapy, is aimed at achieving remission. Remission is when bone marrow, examined under the microscope, has no visible leukaemia cells (or blasts). The red blood cells, platelets, and white blood cells also appear normal, and…"
Rory looked over at her mom; she was sitting up in the hard plastic seat, trying to take in the doctors every word, knowing that from now on, life was never going to be the same. And Rory could see it scared her to death.
Lorelai sat on the edge of her daughter's hospital bed, watching her sleep. She could hardly believe how much had happened in past twenty four hours. Knowing Rory would never accomplish her dream was so . . . Different was almost the word. All her life she had grown up wanting, no . . . knowing she was going to go to Harvard. And Lorelai knew, deep in her heart, it was never going to happen.
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"Let's run away."
"What?"
"You heard me, lets run away."
"Mom, you're crazy."
"Rory you're boring." Lorelai mocked, pouting.
There was a long silence.
"I'm serious Ror."
"I know you are."
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At first it was hard for Emily to accept that her daughter and grand-daughter had left. It was just like her, Emily was never told about anything, and she always heard the most important news from someone else. That someone else was to tell her the very next day. But Emily was always going to be too late.
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Chapter 7
Run
