"Please…" she whispered, "please…no"
"I'm sorry"
"How can you be? How-how can you know?"
"Jean…"
"I'm twenty. Please…God…I'm only twenty years old…"
"Ms. Grey let me…"
"I-I have a family…friends who care about me…a-a boyfriend that loves me unconditionally…"
"You're reaction isn't much different than most people when they find out…"
"I love my life" she continued rambling, unaware of the doctor, "I'min love withthe man of my dreams. I'm studying to become a doctor. This can't be happening…n-not to me. Not now…"
Jean buried her face in her hands as her shallow gasps gave way to tears. The doctor laid a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"I'm truly sorry Ms. Grey. Breast Cancer in women as young as you is highly uncommon"
"I could have caught it before it was too late" she whispered into her hands. "Two weeks earlier, maybe one and I would have caught it"
"We can give you chemo" said the doctor, trying to be comforting.
"Chemo?" Jean asked weakly. She grabbed a bunch of her hair in one hand and brought it to her vision. "Scott loves my hair…"
"Scott's your boyfriend I gather?"
She nodded her head wordlessly.
"I know this is a lot for one day but I really need you to come again in two days. Talk to Scott and maybe your family and decide what you want to do". The woman doctor was just trying to be nice. Trying to ease the pain. It didn't work well.
"Tell me it's an accident…" she stammered, "tell me they got the wrong results…test me again...please…I'm too young to die…"
Jean resumed her soft crying and the doctor sighed her regret.
"I really am sorry"
And she left the room, leaving Jean in pieces and her world in shambles
This story is expected to be short but strong. If you're not into that type of thing, you can just wait for me to update 'On the Outside of Eden'. The concept of Jean having breast cancer comes from Minisinoo and X-Men are not mine. Next chapter up soon.