Chapter 21: Take Care of Her
It had been five hours after John learned the results of his biopsy. And he spent those five hours tossing and turning in the hospital bed. Five hours debating on what to do. It's really hard to plan what you want to do if someone has told you your life will be over in a few weeks.
Randy and Stacy were just leaving the park after spending almost five hours there, just talking and having a laugh. They were on their way to the beach.
"Wow, being in the park is so much fun!" Stacy exclaimed to Randy.
"Yeah, it was. So to the beach?" Randy asked and Stacy nodded. They just smiled at each other not knowing that someone was watching them from a distance.
"I'll get Stacy to stay away from Randy and get the Women's Championship title from Trish Stratus! And all of it will happen in Summerslam. I'll destroy those blonde's lives!" Christy exclaimed.
"That's good! Summerslam is weeks away!" Amy told her.
"Five weeks! Five weeks until I destroy them!" Christy said and followed Randy's car.
Randy and Stacy got out of the car after Randy parked it.
"Hmm. I love the smell of fresh air." Stacy said dreamily and raised his hands to the air to feel the sunshine.
"I see that's really clear." Randy chuckled.
"Can we see the sunset later on?" Stacy asked Randy.
"Can we see the sunset later on?" Randy asked Stacy at the same time. When they realized they just said the same thing at the same time, they let out a small laugh.
"Sure!" Stacy exclaimed.
"Sure!" Randy said the same thing yet again.
"Will you stop repeating what I say?" Stacy said to him and laughed again.
"I'm not repeating. It's just what came out of my mouth." Randy replied and led the way to the beach.
"This is breathtakingly beautiful!" Randy said in awe as he studied God's work of art.
"You're right." Stacy replied and the two of them sat on the sun looking at the seagulls flying around the beach. "You know, I haven't done this for a long time." Stacy suddenly said out of the blues.
"Huh?" Randy said looking at her.
"I haven't been in the beach and just sit on the sand to look at it." Stacy explained and turned to look at Randy.
"Oh. Me too." He answered.
"The last time I've been on the beach was with John. It was so good. And being here with you is great." Stacy said absent-mindedly without thinking what she had just said.
"Really? It's great?" Randy asked after she heard what she had just said.
"Huh? Oh, yeah. It's really great…" she answered truthfully and looked at him in the eyes. Randy was looking back at her too. And suddenly Stacy saw something in his eyes that she had been so confused all the time. She saw something that's telling her that he really loves and cares for her. Randy started to lean towards Stacy to kiss her. Then their lips locked together. It was such a perfect moment for the two of them. It was like they were really made for each other.
"I love you Stace." Randy whispered to her. She forgot all about John and everything else. All she knows is that she has deep feelings for Randy. Stacy was lost in her thoughts and was about to say that she loves him too but suddenly, out of nowhere Randy's mobile phone rang.
"Shit!" he muttered under his breath as he leaned away from her to get his mobile phone, which was lying, on the sand beside him. Stacy just realized what just happened and felt herself blushing furiously.
"Randy here." Randy answered the call.
"Randy, it's me John." John's voice came on the other end of the line.
"Oh, John." He said sadly.
"Um, I need to talk to you." John replied seriously.
"About what?" Randy asked his best friend.
"We can't talk it over on the phone. Is Stacy with you?" John asked him back. Randy looked at Stacy who had just turned her head to the other side after studying Randy's face.
"Yeah. You wanna talk to her?" Randy answered.
"No, no. Don't tell her it's me on the phone!" John said hurriedly. Randy raised an eyebrow.
"Why?"
"I need to talk to you. Alone. Bring Stacy back to the hotel wherever you two are now. We need to talk." John said seriously.
"Alright, alright. Where?" Randy said and was shocked to hear John's answer. "What are you doing in a hospital?" he asked.
"Stop questioning me. I'll explain to you when you get here." John said and hung up. Randy looked at his mobile phone one last time to make sure the phone line was already dead.
"Um, who was that?" Stacy asked him slowly. She was still embarrassed on what just happened between them.
"Um, nobody. Uh, listen, I need to get you back to the hotel. I have to go somewhere to see uh somebody." Randy answered, not looking at Stacy.
"I thought… oh, just forget it. Let's go?" Stacy said as she was getting up.
"Yeah." Randy said and followed her inside the car.
After a few minutes, they reached the hotel. Randy walked Stacy to her room.
"Take care okay?" Randy told her and touched her cheek. Stacy just smiled sweetly and nodded. Randy made sure she got inside safely before he left for the hospital. When Randy arrived at the said hospital, he looked around for John at the lobby but he wasn't there of course.
"Hey, John. Where are you?" Randy called John through his mobile phone.
"Um, I'm here in room 435." John replied slowly. Randy raised an eyebrow, wondering what John is doing in a hospital room.
"Okay, I'll be there." He replied. The question will have to wait. It'll be answered once I get there. Randy thought to himself and entered the elevator.
When he saw the room John told him. He knocked and got inside.
"Hey, John!" he greeted but was shocked to see John, pale as ever lying in a hospital bed with IVs connected to him. "Holy crap! What happened to you?" Randy asked in surprise and hurried over to him.
"Randy, promise me one thing." John started.
"Man! What happened to you?" Randy repeated.
"Randy, I know what you have for Stacy." John started.
"John?" Randy croaked as he felt something cold run down his spine.
"I know you love her." John continued.
"Man, I'm sorry. It's something I have no control of." Randy confessed.
"No, you don't have to say sorry. Just promise me you'll take care of her." John said.
"What's happening to you? Why are you saying this?" Randy asked frantically.
"Randy, I'm… I'm going to… I'm going to die in a few weeks." John confessed to his best friend.