CHAPTER 15: SICKNESS
Haley woke up feeling sick. 'Not unusual' she thought to herself. Today she had an appointment to see her doctor. She was nervous. It was hard knowing you had Leukemia and there wasn't much you could do. The doctor was going to tell her if it had spread or not. She got up and got ready to go to school. The doorbell rang while she was putting on her shoes.
"Hey Meg." She said opening the door.
"Hey I hope you hear good news at the doctor's today." Megan said holding the door open as Haley was walking out.
"Thanks. Good luck with Mon. She's been fussy lately." Haley said walking out to meet Craig. "Hey Craig."
"Hey Haley. Ready for a wonderful day of school?" He asked.
"Sure, but since when is school wonderful." She said pecking him on the cheek. She was terrified to kiss him even though the doctor had told her she couldn't transfer it to anyone.
"Since you came." He said trying to sound somewhat romantic.
"Aww how sweet. You're pathetic." She said looking the other way. "I have a doctor's appointment today and I should be back during lunch. Sorry."
"No problem. What's wrong?" he asked.
"Nothing just a normal checkup." She lied not wanting to tell him.
"Oh fun." He said as he pulled in the Degrassi parking lot. "We're here." He said trying to sound enthused. They walked to their lockers and then to Mr. Simpson's Media Immersions class. Haley was so nervous she didn't even notice the teacher had called on her.
"Haley, do you know the answer." Mr. Simpson said but Haley had no idea anyone was talking to her. "Haley?" he asked. At that Craig tapped her.
"What?" she asked.
"Simpson." He answered.
"Oh sorry Mr. Simpson." Haley said trying not to get in too much trouble.
"You need to pay attention."
"Ok." She answered but went back into her world of worrying. The bell rang and she went to her locker where she found her mom waiting for her. "Mom you're early."
"Yeah you're doctor's appointment was moved up earlier."
"Oh great so I get to find out I'm going to die sooner." Haley said without realizing she said it. Craig of course heard.
"Haley are you ok?" he asked.
"Yeah. I'm fine. But I have to go I'll see you during lunch." She said walking away with her mom. Her mom didn't know what to say she wanted to comfort her but couldn't. They got to the doctors and the waiting room was hell. All she could think about was how she was going to die and there was nothing anyone could do about it.
"Haley the doctors ready to see you." A nurse said from the hall.
"Thanks." Haley answered as she walked down the hall hoping her mom wouldn't follow. The doctor did a few tests and then came back with the results.
"Well Haley the Leukemia has spread. You have a choice to make. Either take the chemotherapy or go without it. Without it you can live a few months longer. With it there's not telling what can happen. It could cure you or it could do nothing." The doctor said.
"That's quite ensuring." She answered.
"I'm sorry. There's not much else we can do."
"Whatever. Thanks for nothing." Haley said walking out of the office door leaving the doctor feeling horrible. There really was nothing else he could do. "Mom lets go."
"Haley what'd he say?"
"None of you're business" she answered hoping to shut her mother up. She got home and ran upstairs locking her door behind her. She never wanted to come out. She wanted to lay in her bed and die alone. She knew she had to tell Craig and Ashley but she couldn't do that. It would ruin Craig. Finally after thinking forever she fell asleep.
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The next day she goes to school and finds Ashley right away. "Ash I need to tell you something and you have to promise not to freak." She said.
"Ok, you're scaring me just spit it out already." Ashley answered.
"Ok here goes. I have Leukemia and the doctor says I have a few months to live unless I do chemotherapy and then I could die too anyways but there's a chance I'll make it. I don't know any other way to tell you then to just come out and say it. I'm sorry Ash." She said.
"Oh my god Haley."
"Yeah I know horrible whatever. How am I going to tell Craig?" She asked without waiting for an answer. She looked down the hall and there was Craig Manning.
"Tell me what?" he asked.
"Haley has Leukemia" Ashley practically screamed.
"Are you serious? Haley?"
"Yes. Now leave me alone. Both of you. I told you not to freak Ash." She said walking away. She turned a corner and ran into Mr. Simpson.
"Haley can I talk to you?" he asked.
"Yeah sure." She said as he led her into an empty classroom.
"I over heard you talking to Ashley and Craig. And I know what you're going through." he was cut off by a very angry Haley.
"You were eavesdropping on us?" she asked. "How could you? You're suppose to be a teacher. Teachers don't do stuff like that." She said and ran out the Degrassi front doors. She ran home as fast as she could. She walked in the door and saw Megan. "Hey Meg." She said right before passing out.
Megan woke her up as soon as she could. Later that night Haley called Mr. Simpson and apologized. He asked her if she wanted to come over and talk someday. Haley agreed and told him she'd see him at school tomorrow.
Haley woke up feeling sick. 'Not unusual' she thought to herself. Today she had an appointment to see her doctor. She was nervous. It was hard knowing you had Leukemia and there wasn't much you could do. The doctor was going to tell her if it had spread or not. She got up and got ready to go to school. The doorbell rang while she was putting on her shoes.
"Hey Meg." She said opening the door.
"Hey I hope you hear good news at the doctor's today." Megan said holding the door open as Haley was walking out.
"Thanks. Good luck with Mon. She's been fussy lately." Haley said walking out to meet Craig. "Hey Craig."
"Hey Haley. Ready for a wonderful day of school?" He asked.
"Sure, but since when is school wonderful." She said pecking him on the cheek. She was terrified to kiss him even though the doctor had told her she couldn't transfer it to anyone.
"Since you came." He said trying to sound somewhat romantic.
"Aww how sweet. You're pathetic." She said looking the other way. "I have a doctor's appointment today and I should be back during lunch. Sorry."
"No problem. What's wrong?" he asked.
"Nothing just a normal checkup." She lied not wanting to tell him.
"Oh fun." He said as he pulled in the Degrassi parking lot. "We're here." He said trying to sound enthused. They walked to their lockers and then to Mr. Simpson's Media Immersions class. Haley was so nervous she didn't even notice the teacher had called on her.
"Haley, do you know the answer." Mr. Simpson said but Haley had no idea anyone was talking to her. "Haley?" he asked. At that Craig tapped her.
"What?" she asked.
"Simpson." He answered.
"Oh sorry Mr. Simpson." Haley said trying not to get in too much trouble.
"You need to pay attention."
"Ok." She answered but went back into her world of worrying. The bell rang and she went to her locker where she found her mom waiting for her. "Mom you're early."
"Yeah you're doctor's appointment was moved up earlier."
"Oh great so I get to find out I'm going to die sooner." Haley said without realizing she said it. Craig of course heard.
"Haley are you ok?" he asked.
"Yeah. I'm fine. But I have to go I'll see you during lunch." She said walking away with her mom. Her mom didn't know what to say she wanted to comfort her but couldn't. They got to the doctors and the waiting room was hell. All she could think about was how she was going to die and there was nothing anyone could do about it.
"Haley the doctors ready to see you." A nurse said from the hall.
"Thanks." Haley answered as she walked down the hall hoping her mom wouldn't follow. The doctor did a few tests and then came back with the results.
"Well Haley the Leukemia has spread. You have a choice to make. Either take the chemotherapy or go without it. Without it you can live a few months longer. With it there's not telling what can happen. It could cure you or it could do nothing." The doctor said.
"That's quite ensuring." She answered.
"I'm sorry. There's not much else we can do."
"Whatever. Thanks for nothing." Haley said walking out of the office door leaving the doctor feeling horrible. There really was nothing else he could do. "Mom lets go."
"Haley what'd he say?"
"None of you're business" she answered hoping to shut her mother up. She got home and ran upstairs locking her door behind her. She never wanted to come out. She wanted to lay in her bed and die alone. She knew she had to tell Craig and Ashley but she couldn't do that. It would ruin Craig. Finally after thinking forever she fell asleep.
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The next day she goes to school and finds Ashley right away. "Ash I need to tell you something and you have to promise not to freak." She said.
"Ok, you're scaring me just spit it out already." Ashley answered.
"Ok here goes. I have Leukemia and the doctor says I have a few months to live unless I do chemotherapy and then I could die too anyways but there's a chance I'll make it. I don't know any other way to tell you then to just come out and say it. I'm sorry Ash." She said.
"Oh my god Haley."
"Yeah I know horrible whatever. How am I going to tell Craig?" She asked without waiting for an answer. She looked down the hall and there was Craig Manning.
"Tell me what?" he asked.
"Haley has Leukemia" Ashley practically screamed.
"Are you serious? Haley?"
"Yes. Now leave me alone. Both of you. I told you not to freak Ash." She said walking away. She turned a corner and ran into Mr. Simpson.
"Haley can I talk to you?" he asked.
"Yeah sure." She said as he led her into an empty classroom.
"I over heard you talking to Ashley and Craig. And I know what you're going through." he was cut off by a very angry Haley.
"You were eavesdropping on us?" she asked. "How could you? You're suppose to be a teacher. Teachers don't do stuff like that." She said and ran out the Degrassi front doors. She ran home as fast as she could. She walked in the door and saw Megan. "Hey Meg." She said right before passing out.
Megan woke her up as soon as she could. Later that night Haley called Mr. Simpson and apologized. He asked her if she wanted to come over and talk someday. Haley agreed and told him she'd see him at school tomorrow.