I'm sitting in a doctor's office down at Mater Hospital in Sydney. My Aunt Dahlia has been pacing back and forth ever since the nurse left.
"Auntie could you please stop pacing? Everything going to be okay." This seems to snap her out of it.
"What? Oh yes of course. I'm sorry. These are your results we're waiting for. I should be comforting you."
"It's okay."
There's something you should know about me. Five months ago, my life changed forever. My name is Kol Mikaelson, and I have cancer.
If you want to be specific, I have Laryngeal cancer. Don't feel bad if you haven't heard of it. It's a rare type of cancer that starts in the larynx box.
Anyway, I have been in and out of the hosptial for a while now. I'm kind of used to whole procedure things. My aunt isn't though.
"Okay so the doctor should be here soon with your results."
At that moment, the doctor walks in and my aunt pounces.
"So, what are test results? They're good right? Tell me they're good why aren't you telling they're good?"
She takes a moment to breath.
"Miss. Möller, your son is doing okay."
We get this confusion all the time. We've gotten use to it.
But my Aunt sighs in relief. And honestly, I let out a small one as well. I try not to show it, but these appointments do scare me sometimes.
"Will he be able go back to school?"
I haven't been to school since my diagnosis. I still keep up with everyone, I just haven't been to school in a while.
"Well nothings wrong with the results as far I can see, but I will be running a few more test to confirm. I'll have your answer by five."
"Thank you." "Yeah thanks."
I take my IV off and my aunt and I walk out.
"So we're going back to the house and I'll make dinner."
"Okay." I answer as we get into the car and drive home.
We live in a pretty nice neighbour in the city. It's only like a five minute walk from the beach.
As soon as we get home, Hayley runs out of her house and over to us. She forces me into a big hug.
Hayley Marshall is my next door neighbour. We've been best friends since we were seven. She and I have done practically everything together.
"So? What's up? Are you okay?"
I chuckle at her panic.
"Stop mocking me and tell me. You are okay though right?"
I roll my eyes, "Yes Hayley. Everything's okay and I'm not going to die in the next two minutes."
Hayley sighs in relief, "Okay so can you go back to school?" I smirk at her as we walk inside.
"Tell me Kol Mikaelson!" I rolls my eyes and shrug. "The doctor will call at five. Do not freak out." Hayley usually panics over this kind of stuff. I fall onto the couch and turn on the tv. Our cats, Salem and Tessa jump up on the couch and start snuggling. Salem's my cat. He's pitch black. I've always been into witchy stuff too.
"I'm not freaking out, I'm just frustrated." I smirk widely, "Sexually?" She gasps and smacks me as I laugh. "Shut up."
"Hayley are you staying for dinner?" Auntie asks. "Yes please. My parents are having date night." Hayley actually eats at our house quite a bit. Her dad works and trust me, her mom does not cook. "Okay so sophomore year is starting soon, and you have to be there."
"Hey I want to be there too. But it's kind up to the doctor." I turn on one of our favourite shows, Less Then Perfect.
"I know but he should of told you when you were there instead of making us wait forever." "Hayley, calm."
Hayley does her breathing we've practiced. She's pretty confident most of the time, but this cancer thing really gets to her. That's why I have to be the strong one, for them. I'm worried they would fall apart if they saw how much this thing scared me sometimes.
"Okay so Aurora and Louis want to know too so we have to text them."
Here's something else you should know:
Aurora de Martel and Louis Navarro. They're our other best friends. Louis used to date Hayley back in middle school, but they didn't really go together I guess, so they broke up. We did become really good friends with him though. Aurora's been the Queen Bee of our school since first grade. Once when Hayley and I were fighting, I started hanging out with Aurora (her nemesis) just to drive her crazy. Aurora's actually really cool, and we've kept being friends after Hayley and I made up. We both have a talent at pranks. It was really difficult for Hayley and Aurora to get along at first, but me being sick has bonded them a lot.
"Aren't they coming over tonight? It is movie night." We do this every week.
"Oh right. Well then you have to tell them when they get here."
"I will! Stop nagging." Hayley rolls her eyes as she focuses back on the show. We're all really big fans of shows from the 2000s.
"Auntie, what is for dinner?" I ask after Hayley and I have watched a couple episodes.
"We're having noodle salad." Yes. My aunt has been making me eat a lot of weird health stuff since I got sick, but noodle salad is my favourite.
"Okay well it's ready so everyone to the table."
Hayley slinks off the couch and we head to the dining room table.
"Wait!" Hayley says, looking at her phone.
"It's five."
The home phone rings. I jump over Hayley and answer it. "Hello" It's our neighbour asking about our wifi, "Kind of busy here!"
I hang up.
"Kol, calm down. He probably won't call right at five."
Now her cell phone rings and Hayley and I yell in unison, "Answer it!"
"Okay, okay."
She answers the phone and we follow her around.
"Hello? Yes yes. Oh that's great."
Yes!
"Oh no of course not."
Our smiles drop worriedly.
"That's such good news. Oh we understand."
Okay I'm annoyed by this point. "Just tell is already." I demand as she gives me a look.
"Please?"
She nods, "Yes."
"Yes!" I cry as Hayley goes into her dorky happy dance.
"Okay, thank you. Goodbye." Auntie hangs up and turns to us with a list she's made.
"Why do you have a list?" Lists are never a good thing.
"Now Kol, you're allowed to go to school. This is s good thing so please don't focus on the negative."
"What negative?" Hayley questions.
"You have to come home right after school every day."
Wait, she doesn't mean, "No extracurricular's?"
She nods. "This sucks. Now, all I'm going to have are classes and homework. Like the worst part of school."
"I understand how frustrating this is Kol but it's just for right now."
No she doesn't understand. They all try too, but they don't.
"I'm going to go take a nap or whatever."
"But dinner's ready,"
"I'll eat later." I head to the stairs and walk to my room with Salem trailing behind me. When I get there I shut the curtains and climb into bed with my clothes still on. I just need everything to go away for a moment.
I wake up and see it's 5:45. I fell right to sleep so I get up and walk back downstairs.
I see Hayley and my Aunt at the table and the food hasn't been touched.
Auntie Dahlia reminds me one the rules of etiquette, "We don't eat until everyone is seated."
I nod and walk over to the table. "Remember, it's just for right now. You're getting better." I give her a half smile.
"And I'll be with you every step of the way." Hayley tells. Like I didn't already know that.
So, my Aunt says grace, (prays for me like always) and we start eating.
Dinner is really good, as usual. Aunt Dahlia's always been a good cook. "Okay so will your friends be here soon?"
"Yeah. They should be." Hayley answers as a car pulls up in the driveway.
A grin appears on my face as I get an idea.
My Aunt and Hayley know that look and go to hide in the other room as I position myself on the ground.
There's a knock on the door and Aurora and Louis make their way in. They both spend a lot of time at my house.
Salem and Tessa are walking around my head as if I was dead.
I hear Aurora's scream. It is so hard not to laugh at these moments.
I hear the wood as she kneels down next to me.
"Kol, wake up! Wake up! Kol!"
I boo loudly in her face quickly and she screams and throws herself back. Louis chuckles at her reaction.
Our red head is a bit of a drama queen.
"Kol! You jerk!" She goes and punches my shoulder repeatedly as Hayley and Aunt Dahila come back into the room laughing.
"Hey I'm getting back at you for putting all though pink stuffed animals in my room last week."
She glares at me, "I hate you!" I sling my arm around her shoulder and tease her, "You know you love me."
"It doesn't mean I can't hate you too." She folds her arms as she tucks into me. We all kind of have a brother sister relationship.
"So, what'd the doctor say?" Louis asks. Aurora's attention snaps up.
"That's right! You had your doctor's appointment today. I'm sorry I couldn't be here earlier, but Tristan was being such a jerk."
Tistan de Martel is Aurora's older brother. He's a senior and captain of the preppy tennis team. None of us really like him as he has this narcissistic additude, especially around us.
"It's okay Ro, I get it." We get up and all make our way to the living room.
"Dear, I'm going to go work upstairs in my room. Call me if you need anything." My aunt offers.
We all nod. Dahlia's kind of been a mother figure in some ways for all of us.
"Okay so what are we watching?" Hayley questions.
Every weekend, we have movie night at my house.
"How about Pirates of the Carribean?" Louis suggests. "Yes!" I scream. It's my favourite movie.
"I'll get the DVD." Hayley laughs as she walks to the entertainment centre.
"And I'll make the popcorn." Aurora springs from the coucn and makes her way to the kitchen.
We hum through every song, as always.
Louis is tossing popcorn across the room and into Hayley's mouth.
My friends have been great at getting my mind off the whole cancer thing recently. They haven't treated me any differently since they found out. I told Hayley first, but I eventually had to tell Aurora and Louis when they got concerned after my symptoms started showing more frequently.
Aurora's phone goes off and I snatch it before she can get to it. "Kol!"
I get up and run away from her as she chases me through the floor of the house. I get outside and turn my way around.
As soon as I get back inside I start to get light headed.
"Kol, your face is all red." I feel all my energy sapped as I walk slowly to the couch. Hayley rushes to me. "Kol you know you're not supposed to wear yourself out. Especially your voice. You've been screaming too much." My throat is hurting a little.
"Okay." I breath. My hoarsness is coming back.
I begin to feel my brow sweating. "I'll be okay. I just need to rest is all."
"I'll help." Louis helps me up as well all walk upstairs.
Louis closes the door to keep the girls out as I change into my pajama's.
I climb into bed and roll my eyes dramatically as they all scamper up.
"I'm not five you know."
"We know." Hayley tells me, "But we all like taking care you."
"Awwwwwww" We all moan to Hayley. "She's right though Kol. We're like a family."
"We are a family." Louis corrects Ro.
My Aunt Dahlia walks in with her phone in her hand. It looks like she just hung up.
"Auntie what's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost."
Her face has gone white.
"I just got a call from your mother, she wants you home."