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Chapter 7
Carol sat up after eating her food.
"Raymond,I want you to come up in life.Don't waste it.You remember when you were little you would pretend to be a Doctor?"
"Yeah." Ray said with a smile
"You told me that is what you wanted to be when you grow older.I was so proud of you.Of course when you grew up you changed your focus.You are only fifteen make a decision for a stable life." His mother told him.
Ray just gave his mother a kiss on the cheek and told her that he will keep his promise to make her proud.
The next day at school Neela saw Ray and wondered what he was doing thereas he told he is not coming to school that day as well.Ray saw her and walked up to her.
"Hey.Thanks for telling Crenshaw."
"Are you on drugs?" Neela asked him.
"Excuse me?" Ray said with a laugh.
"Well you are being polite to me and you are not making fun of Crenshaw's name." Neela said to him.
"Well people can change." Ray said and walked away.Neela thought she was imagining but for the first time she saw sadness in his eyes,that she had never seen before when she looked at him,well maybe its because she was mad at him all those times.Ray was being very good in class and made Mrs Crenshaw as surprised as Neela was.Even his friends were.He had not told any of them about what had happened.He didn't think that they would care.
"Ok Raymond,tell me are you on some kind of medication?" Mrs Crenshaw asked him.
"No teach,I'm not." Ray replied.
She just gave him a look of suspicion and walked away looking back at him one more time.He just gave her the sweetest smile possible which made her more suspicious.
Carol had been moved to the cancer centre so Ray went straight there after school,not even waiting for his friends like he always did.He bought his mum some fruits on his way there.When he got there he saw that his mum was asleep and he didn't want to disturb her.His father was at work so he just sat by his mother's bedside and studied for a test he had the week after.He had never studied for tests before but surprisingly he always passed averagely,without cheating.
Ray was interrupted by the touch of his mother's hand on his.
"Hey,just came from school?" His mum asked him.
"Yes.Mum here are some fruits for you.Take one now."
"It's ok,maybe later."
"Ok.Did you at least have your lunch?"
"Um yes,yes I did." His mum said to him.
"You didn't.You are lyingmum you have to eat something or you'll get weaker."
"I already am,Raymond.Two days ago I could sit up now I can't even get up.Its scary how this disease can slowly ea-" She was cut off by Ray."Here mum,just eat a little bit of the apple,it might keep the doctor away." Ray said.
His mum just smiled at her son's not so witty joke.He knew what she was getting to and he didn't want to face it,the truth that he is going to lose her.He just wanted to make proper use of the days he has to spend with her.It maybe 62 days but it can pass by very fast.Neela was counting down the days to going back.She just couldn't wait for the final exam to come and then just say goodbye to Philly forever,she hoped.