Is it serious?
Phil was lying in his bed staring at the ceiling. He needed rest he had a big day ahead of him. Yet he could not sleep. He was worried. He lay there for a few hours he got up and looked at his clock
"4AM" he mumbled
He looked over to the mirror on his wall. Hating who was looking back at him. He lay back and closed his eyes. He tried to sleep again. But he couldn't he picked up his bass unplugged it and played gently. His sister, who was in the other room, had been worried about him. He had been very silent since the night at the pizza place. No one really noticed, except Lil. Then she heard something. A gentle sound of Phil playing his bass. She looked at her clock.
"He's up early" she mumbled
She found her dressing gown and left her room. She took a short walk down the hall to her brothers room and knocked gently.
"Hey Lil. Sorry did I wake you?" he whispered
"No I havn't slept in a while, I heard you playing so I came to see you" she smiled at him as she took a seat next to him. "I remember when dad first got you this" She said taking the basss off him, she played a few strings gently "you were so happy"
"I'd always wanted to be a rock star you knew that"
"Yeah I supose" she looked at her brother "What's bugging you. You usually sleep like a baby" (I'm to funny for my own good lol)
"I supose I better tell you. I'm going to the doctors tomorrow, after school mom and dad think I have soccer practice"
"Why? What's wrong? Is it serious?" she said rather shocked
"It's a bit weird telling my sister this, but I found a lump..."
"Oh my god!" He put his hand to her mouth
"Shhh you'll wake up Mom and Dad"
Her eyes became teary she just hugged her brother as hard as she could.
"Don't worry Lil it'll be nothing" he said trying to convince her and himself.
"I'm coming with you to"
"You don't have to"
"Yes I do. Were twins if you have...something chances are I will to"
"I doubt it"
"Why?"
"It's a guy thing...you know"
"Oh I see. I'll still come"
"Thanks Lil. It's getting late we should really get some sleep. I got a math test in the morning"
"Ok Phil I'll see you later"
"Night sis"
"Night"
Lil left and headed back to her room and tried to sleep as did Phil. They just stared at the ceiling. Lil began to cry she may lose her brother. They had never been apart in their whole life. Only once when Phil, Tommy and Chuckie went white water rafting, and she missed him then even though it was one night. If she would never see him again for the rest of her life. She didn't dare think about it she just cried herself to asleep. Phil just stared at his ceiling wondering how he'll react if it bad news a tear grew in his eye he closed them and just tried ti sleep.
The next day went slowly. Both Phil and Lil were nervous. Neither of them payed any attention during any of the lessons including Phil's math test. It was lunch time and Phil was drawing in his mashed potato with his spork.
"I can't believe how hard that math test was" said Kimi
"I know. I couldn't believe it" said Tommy
"Shut up you your a genius you had no problem did you?" she said slapping his arm
"Maybe what about you Phil?"
He wasn't paying any attention
"Phil?"
"Huh, wha?"
"We were talking about the math test. How'd you find it?"
He shrugged his shoulders and went back to his mashed potato
"O...k, so Kimi what do you fancy doing tonight?" Tommy said looking at his girlfriend
"Oooh I dunno. Mom, Dad and Chuckie are working tonight so I got a free house"
"Sounds good" They kissed
"Are you doing anything after school Lil?"
"Errr... I'm going to watch Phil practice today. I said I would earlier today" she looked at her brother who was still playing with his food
Tommy breathed a sigh of relief "Well now we have time to ourselves"
"I supose thats cool"
"What's that suposed to mean?"
She giggled and they kissed again. Then the lunch bell went. Phil wouldn't have noticed if Lil didn't wake him up. The rest of the day didn't go much better. Phil just doodled in his drawing book all day. When the final bell went Phil took a deep breath and left with his sister. They walked in silence towards the HMO. Lil was still feeling worried about her brother and he could see it. He smiled at her. She tried to smile back, without much success. On arrival Phil went up to the reception.
"Hi I'm Phil DeVille, I've got an apointment in about 5"
"Ok Mr.DeVille please take a seat"
He turned to his sister and asked her to sit with him, which she did. It wasn't long until Dr. Charmichael (Susies Mom) came and called for Phil. He took a deep breath and hugged his sister who began to cry when he walked away.
"So Phil. What can I do for you today?"
"Well Dr. Charmichael I got a personal problem"
"Please do tell. This is totally in confidence"
"Well I was showering a few days ago and I found....a lump"
"Well you are right to come here. Where did you find this lump?"
His face went a bit red "On my...errr...well..."
"Ohh I see. Well, I am afraid I will have to ask you to show me were it is"
His face went really red "Err ok" He walked behind a screen and dropped his pants and boxers. He came back round even more embarassed than before. This was the mom of a girl he had a crush on for as long as he could remember. And he was naked in front of her! She took his testicles in her hands and examed them
"Hmmmm" she murmered
"What what's wrong?"
"Well you do have an abnormal growth. I'll have to take a sample. I'll give you a local anathetic"
"Erm ok" he was still very embarassed as the doctor walked away to get a few things and returned with a scalpel and a syringe.
"Don't worry this wont hurt." He clossed his eyes as she gave him the anathetic in th etop of his thigh. after a few seconds he couldn't feel anything in that area anymore. Then Dr. Charmichael took a small chunk of the lump and put it in a bag. She took some plasters and cotton wool and covered were she cut. "Ok Phil were all done you can put your clothes back on." He quickly ran behind the screen and pulled his clothes back on. When he came back Dr. Charmichael asked him a few questions
"So do Betty and Howard know?"
"Not yet I didn't want to worry them"
"Lil?"
"Yeah she knows. That's why she is here. Oh since we are identical twins could she get something similar?"
"There is a small chance, but I wouldn't have thought so."
"That's good"
"Well here is a leaflet to do with cancer for men. You should read it."
"Thanks"
"Well Phil these results can take a while to get back. I'll post them to you as soon as I get them"
"Thanks Dr. Charmichael" He got up to leave
"Phil?"
"Yeah?"
"I think you should tell your parents. I won't tell anyone about this don't worry."
"Thanks Doc. I'll try" he left and went back to his sister
"What's up is it bad news?"
"She doesn't know. She took a sample and I'll find out in a few weeks"
Lil hugged her brother. Who began to cry. "I don't want to die Lil"
"I don't want you to die either Phil, but as you said it will be nothing"
He looked over her shoulder and looked at the leaflet he was given. He hugged back hard. When they broke it she could see the fear in his eyes and he could see the tears in hers.
They walked home in silence as they dried their tears.
"Oh Dr. Charmichael says theres no chance of you getting anything like this" said Phil trying to comfort his sister
"Well that's good I supose"
The next few weeks were the hardest of Phil and Lils lives. They stopped hanging around with their friends and Betty and Howard were getting worried. They finally decided to confront the 2 and see what was wrong.
"Phil, Lil we called this familly meeting because we are worried about you" said Howard
"What do you mean?" asked Lil
"Well you pups have stopped going out with your friends. I've never seen you guys this depressed"
Phil and Lil looked at each other. Phil took a deep breath. "Mom, Dad there is something I gotta tell you. You should sit down for this" he finally said
Betty and Howard were a bit shocked and took their seats as their son suggested
"Well a few weeks ago I was showering and I found a....lump"
Fear gripped Betty and Howard as a tear rolled down Lils face
"I've been to the HMO about it and I'm waiting for the results of the tests done on me to get back"
Howard and Betty couldn't say a thing they were in shock. They always saw cancer as death. They thought they were going to lose their son. Betty rapped her arms around her son and began to cry.
"Why didn't you tell us?" she asked
"I didn't know how you'd react"
Howard just sat there petrefied. His son was going to die before him. Any parents worst nightmare is for their child to die before them.
Lil sat next to her father and took his hand. When he saw the look in her eyes they both started crying and hugging each other.
"When will your results come through?" asked Betty drying her tears
"Tomorrow I think. I am feeling rather tired. would you guys mind if I get some sleep?"
"Of course not I'll bring your supper up for you later" said Betty as her son went upstairs
Lil looked at her parents "I'm gonna go for a walk I'll be back later"
Betty and Howard nodded as their daughter left. They looked into each others eyes and hugged as they cried again.
"Not my Philly? Please God not my Philly?" Betty kept saying
"Shhh. We'll have a word with Dr. Charmichael tommorrow see if she can give us some advice."
"But that wont get rid of this problem. Our son is dying. Were going to lose one of our children"
"Hey no-one said he will die the lump could just be that. A lump, not cancerous just excess skin."
They talked through the night and through the morning.
A few days later a letter arrived addressed to Phil marked with an stamp of the local HMO. Luckily Phil got up before anyone else and got the letter.
'Dear Mr. Phillip Deville,
We are writing to inform you of your tests. After intensive testing we have discovered the lump to be Benign. This means it is not cancerous, yet it still needs to be removed. Once the lump is removed you will have to stay off school/work until your cemotherapy is completed.
During this period you will spend a few weeks in hospital in a specialist cancer ward.
We hope this is good news to you and we wish you all the luck with your therapy
Dr.Fred Rose'
Phil slipped the letter back into the envelope and lay back on his bed. 'If it's not cancer why does it need removing?' 'Am I still dying?'
These thoughts kept swirling round his mind til he fell asleep. With a tear rolling down his face.
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Well that was a sad chapter. I'm suprised at myself. I was nearly moved to tears (don't laugh) Has anyone else noticed both my stories involve going to hospital? I didn't realise I had an obsession til now, but I digress I hope you enjoy Phil and Lil being more involved in the story please R/R
Phil was lying in his bed staring at the ceiling. He needed rest he had a big day ahead of him. Yet he could not sleep. He was worried. He lay there for a few hours he got up and looked at his clock
"4AM" he mumbled
He looked over to the mirror on his wall. Hating who was looking back at him. He lay back and closed his eyes. He tried to sleep again. But he couldn't he picked up his bass unplugged it and played gently. His sister, who was in the other room, had been worried about him. He had been very silent since the night at the pizza place. No one really noticed, except Lil. Then she heard something. A gentle sound of Phil playing his bass. She looked at her clock.
"He's up early" she mumbled
She found her dressing gown and left her room. She took a short walk down the hall to her brothers room and knocked gently.
"Hey Lil. Sorry did I wake you?" he whispered
"No I havn't slept in a while, I heard you playing so I came to see you" she smiled at him as she took a seat next to him. "I remember when dad first got you this" She said taking the basss off him, she played a few strings gently "you were so happy"
"I'd always wanted to be a rock star you knew that"
"Yeah I supose" she looked at her brother "What's bugging you. You usually sleep like a baby" (I'm to funny for my own good lol)
"I supose I better tell you. I'm going to the doctors tomorrow, after school mom and dad think I have soccer practice"
"Why? What's wrong? Is it serious?" she said rather shocked
"It's a bit weird telling my sister this, but I found a lump..."
"Oh my god!" He put his hand to her mouth
"Shhh you'll wake up Mom and Dad"
Her eyes became teary she just hugged her brother as hard as she could.
"Don't worry Lil it'll be nothing" he said trying to convince her and himself.
"I'm coming with you to"
"You don't have to"
"Yes I do. Were twins if you have...something chances are I will to"
"I doubt it"
"Why?"
"It's a guy thing...you know"
"Oh I see. I'll still come"
"Thanks Lil. It's getting late we should really get some sleep. I got a math test in the morning"
"Ok Phil I'll see you later"
"Night sis"
"Night"
Lil left and headed back to her room and tried to sleep as did Phil. They just stared at the ceiling. Lil began to cry she may lose her brother. They had never been apart in their whole life. Only once when Phil, Tommy and Chuckie went white water rafting, and she missed him then even though it was one night. If she would never see him again for the rest of her life. She didn't dare think about it she just cried herself to asleep. Phil just stared at his ceiling wondering how he'll react if it bad news a tear grew in his eye he closed them and just tried ti sleep.
The next day went slowly. Both Phil and Lil were nervous. Neither of them payed any attention during any of the lessons including Phil's math test. It was lunch time and Phil was drawing in his mashed potato with his spork.
"I can't believe how hard that math test was" said Kimi
"I know. I couldn't believe it" said Tommy
"Shut up you your a genius you had no problem did you?" she said slapping his arm
"Maybe what about you Phil?"
He wasn't paying any attention
"Phil?"
"Huh, wha?"
"We were talking about the math test. How'd you find it?"
He shrugged his shoulders and went back to his mashed potato
"O...k, so Kimi what do you fancy doing tonight?" Tommy said looking at his girlfriend
"Oooh I dunno. Mom, Dad and Chuckie are working tonight so I got a free house"
"Sounds good" They kissed
"Are you doing anything after school Lil?"
"Errr... I'm going to watch Phil practice today. I said I would earlier today" she looked at her brother who was still playing with his food
Tommy breathed a sigh of relief "Well now we have time to ourselves"
"I supose thats cool"
"What's that suposed to mean?"
She giggled and they kissed again. Then the lunch bell went. Phil wouldn't have noticed if Lil didn't wake him up. The rest of the day didn't go much better. Phil just doodled in his drawing book all day. When the final bell went Phil took a deep breath and left with his sister. They walked in silence towards the HMO. Lil was still feeling worried about her brother and he could see it. He smiled at her. She tried to smile back, without much success. On arrival Phil went up to the reception.
"Hi I'm Phil DeVille, I've got an apointment in about 5"
"Ok Mr.DeVille please take a seat"
He turned to his sister and asked her to sit with him, which she did. It wasn't long until Dr. Charmichael (Susies Mom) came and called for Phil. He took a deep breath and hugged his sister who began to cry when he walked away.
"So Phil. What can I do for you today?"
"Well Dr. Charmichael I got a personal problem"
"Please do tell. This is totally in confidence"
"Well I was showering a few days ago and I found....a lump"
"Well you are right to come here. Where did you find this lump?"
His face went a bit red "On my...errr...well..."
"Ohh I see. Well, I am afraid I will have to ask you to show me were it is"
His face went really red "Err ok" He walked behind a screen and dropped his pants and boxers. He came back round even more embarassed than before. This was the mom of a girl he had a crush on for as long as he could remember. And he was naked in front of her! She took his testicles in her hands and examed them
"Hmmmm" she murmered
"What what's wrong?"
"Well you do have an abnormal growth. I'll have to take a sample. I'll give you a local anathetic"
"Erm ok" he was still very embarassed as the doctor walked away to get a few things and returned with a scalpel and a syringe.
"Don't worry this wont hurt." He clossed his eyes as she gave him the anathetic in th etop of his thigh. after a few seconds he couldn't feel anything in that area anymore. Then Dr. Charmichael took a small chunk of the lump and put it in a bag. She took some plasters and cotton wool and covered were she cut. "Ok Phil were all done you can put your clothes back on." He quickly ran behind the screen and pulled his clothes back on. When he came back Dr. Charmichael asked him a few questions
"So do Betty and Howard know?"
"Not yet I didn't want to worry them"
"Lil?"
"Yeah she knows. That's why she is here. Oh since we are identical twins could she get something similar?"
"There is a small chance, but I wouldn't have thought so."
"That's good"
"Well here is a leaflet to do with cancer for men. You should read it."
"Thanks"
"Well Phil these results can take a while to get back. I'll post them to you as soon as I get them"
"Thanks Dr. Charmichael" He got up to leave
"Phil?"
"Yeah?"
"I think you should tell your parents. I won't tell anyone about this don't worry."
"Thanks Doc. I'll try" he left and went back to his sister
"What's up is it bad news?"
"She doesn't know. She took a sample and I'll find out in a few weeks"
Lil hugged her brother. Who began to cry. "I don't want to die Lil"
"I don't want you to die either Phil, but as you said it will be nothing"
He looked over her shoulder and looked at the leaflet he was given. He hugged back hard. When they broke it she could see the fear in his eyes and he could see the tears in hers.
They walked home in silence as they dried their tears.
"Oh Dr. Charmichael says theres no chance of you getting anything like this" said Phil trying to comfort his sister
"Well that's good I supose"
The next few weeks were the hardest of Phil and Lils lives. They stopped hanging around with their friends and Betty and Howard were getting worried. They finally decided to confront the 2 and see what was wrong.
"Phil, Lil we called this familly meeting because we are worried about you" said Howard
"What do you mean?" asked Lil
"Well you pups have stopped going out with your friends. I've never seen you guys this depressed"
Phil and Lil looked at each other. Phil took a deep breath. "Mom, Dad there is something I gotta tell you. You should sit down for this" he finally said
Betty and Howard were a bit shocked and took their seats as their son suggested
"Well a few weeks ago I was showering and I found a....lump"
Fear gripped Betty and Howard as a tear rolled down Lils face
"I've been to the HMO about it and I'm waiting for the results of the tests done on me to get back"
Howard and Betty couldn't say a thing they were in shock. They always saw cancer as death. They thought they were going to lose their son. Betty rapped her arms around her son and began to cry.
"Why didn't you tell us?" she asked
"I didn't know how you'd react"
Howard just sat there petrefied. His son was going to die before him. Any parents worst nightmare is for their child to die before them.
Lil sat next to her father and took his hand. When he saw the look in her eyes they both started crying and hugging each other.
"When will your results come through?" asked Betty drying her tears
"Tomorrow I think. I am feeling rather tired. would you guys mind if I get some sleep?"
"Of course not I'll bring your supper up for you later" said Betty as her son went upstairs
Lil looked at her parents "I'm gonna go for a walk I'll be back later"
Betty and Howard nodded as their daughter left. They looked into each others eyes and hugged as they cried again.
"Not my Philly? Please God not my Philly?" Betty kept saying
"Shhh. We'll have a word with Dr. Charmichael tommorrow see if she can give us some advice."
"But that wont get rid of this problem. Our son is dying. Were going to lose one of our children"
"Hey no-one said he will die the lump could just be that. A lump, not cancerous just excess skin."
They talked through the night and through the morning.
A few days later a letter arrived addressed to Phil marked with an stamp of the local HMO. Luckily Phil got up before anyone else and got the letter.
'Dear Mr. Phillip Deville,
We are writing to inform you of your tests. After intensive testing we have discovered the lump to be Benign. This means it is not cancerous, yet it still needs to be removed. Once the lump is removed you will have to stay off school/work until your cemotherapy is completed.
During this period you will spend a few weeks in hospital in a specialist cancer ward.
We hope this is good news to you and we wish you all the luck with your therapy
Dr.Fred Rose'
Phil slipped the letter back into the envelope and lay back on his bed. 'If it's not cancer why does it need removing?' 'Am I still dying?'
These thoughts kept swirling round his mind til he fell asleep. With a tear rolling down his face.
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Well that was a sad chapter. I'm suprised at myself. I was nearly moved to tears (don't laugh) Has anyone else noticed both my stories involve going to hospital? I didn't realise I had an obsession til now, but I digress I hope you enjoy Phil and Lil being more involved in the story please R/R
