Chapter 20: John's Dilemma
It was the morning after the incident on Stacy's floor. As usual, she woke up early. She looked at the alarm clock, it was still six in the morning. She turned around to see the other side of the bed still empty. She let out a sigh, she miss John so much.
'What if I'll call him? Just to check if he's okay and he's having a good time?' she though to herself and smiled. It sounds like a great idea to her. She picked up her mobile phone which as lying in the bed beside her. She had been waiting for John to check on her. She speed dialed number one and waited for John to answer. It took just about five rings before she heard John's voice on the other line.
"John here."
"Hey baby! How are you?" Stacy was excited to hear John's voice. He just woke up and it was Stacy's voice she first heard. He was happy and surprised at the first time.
"I'm fine. You?" he asked back.
"Missing you. When are you coming back?" Stacy replied with a big smile on her face.
"Really? You miss me? Don't worry I'll be back later today." John assured her.
"That's great."
"So, how was your day with Randy yesterday? Did you have fun?" John wanted to know.
"Yeah, we had fun. We went to the amusement park and to the mall and to the record store!" she exclaimed.
"Sounds like it. What else did you do?" John said trying to let the conversation flow thoroughly
"We just headed back to the hotel after those things. What about you? What did you do?" Stacy asked him. He was a bit startled on the question but he kept his cool and answered.
"Um, you know… bar hopping, those kind of stuff." He lied to her again.
"I hope you had fun." Stacy said.
"Yeah, we had fun." John answered.
"That's great. So I'll hang up now okay? I need to get ready, Randy's going to be here to fetch me. Love you baby." Stacy just said and smiling to the thought that she's going out with Randy again. 'Oh my God! What's happening to me?' she thought again when she realized what was going on her head. She mentally slapped herself for that.
"Stace, you there?" she heard John's voice.
"Um, yeah. Were you saying something?" Stacy asked him again.
"Nothing. You take care okay? Bye." John said ang hung up from Stacy. She was a bit shocked when she heard John just say bye. There was something going on with John, she thought but she quickly dismissed it from her mind and headed to shower. After a few minutes, she was already showered in dressed in time when she heard Randy's knock on the door.
"Coming!" she shouted as she ran her way to the door with her stilettos.
"Hey!" Stacy greeted and looked both sides before kissing Randy on the cheek as a sign of greeting. Randy chuckled a bit when she did this.
"What was that for?" Randy asked.
"Just to make sure that no one would suddenly burst in and attempt to slap me." Stacy replied and gave Randy a smile.
"Oh, right. Just want to say sorry about what happened last night." Randy said as the two of them went inside the waiting elevator.
"Hey, you don't have to. It wasn't your fault. It was Christy's." she answered truthfully. They remained silent until they reached the food court of the hotel. They ordered what they wanted for breakfast. Randy just smiled and shook his head when Stacy ordered another light breakfast. Stacy just playfully glared at him and the two of them finished their breakfasts in peace.
"So where to now?" Randy asked the blonde diva as they exited at the sliding glass door in the front of the hotel.
."The park and the beach." She answered casually.
"The beach?" Randy repeated with an eyebrow raised.
"Yeah, the beach. Don't worry, we're not gonna take a swim. We're just gonna take a walk by the sea. I missed the smell of the beach." Stacy told him as Randy opened the door of his car for Stacy to get in.
"Okay. But first, come with me as I buy some things." Randy told her.
"Where? What are you gonna buy?" Stacy asked him curiously.
"You'll see." Randy answered and just smiled.
After a few minutes, the two of them arrived in a grocery right beside the city mall.
"The grocery?" Stacy asked in surprise and amusement.
"Yes, the grocery." Randy smiled and pulled her inside.
"What are we doing here?" Stacy asked.
"To buy something to eat. Don't tell me we're going to the park and the beach with nothing to eat?" Randy answered and chuckled.
"Oh right!" she said and felt like slapping her forehead.
"Mr. Cena?" Dr. Rowlands greeted as he entered John's private hospital room.
"Dr. Rowlands?" John turned his head towards the newcomer as he straightened himself to face the doctor. And once again, the doctor's serious face started to give him nervousness.
"I got here the results of your biopsy yesterday." The doctor started.
"And?" John urged the doctor to tell him more about the results.
"I'm sorry to inform you but according to your biopsy results, you have acute myelocytic leukemia." The doctor said.
"Acute myelocytic what? What does that mean?" John asked again.
"Acute myelocytic leukemia. I don't want to wreck your remaining hope but. I am afraid that you only have weeks to live." The doctor continued.
"Weeks?"
"Yes, Mr. Cena. Weeks, the only thing we need now is a miracle. A miracle that your leukemia will go to remission." The doctor answered him.
"But, how did I get this sickness?" John asked weakly to Dr. Rowlands.
"It's cause is unknown. It might be on your genes or from biological factors. Exposure to radiation or certain harmful chemicals." The doctor explained to him. "I'm really sorry Mr. Cena, but that's the result. There's nothing we can do but, as I've said, hope for a miracle." The doctor finished and went out the room feeling sorry for John.
'Weeks to live? No way!' a part of his mind kept saying. 'I've got to tell Stacy!' 'No you idiot! She'll be broken if you tell her!'
"Oh God! What do I do!" he exclaimed as he try to gain control over his mind.