I'm sorry this chapter is so short!
Chapter 2
I am so sorry... there's a possibilty that you might have cancer. To be specific... leukemia, the doctor says regretfully.
Lucas can't believe it. Peyton falls into her chair and tears start to fall from her eyes. "No... this isn't funny!," Peyton breaths. She turns to Lucas and leans her forehead on his forehead as silent tears start to stream down his face. Karen grabs his free hand and asks the doctor, "How? Why?"
"I'm so sorry. I hate telling people something like this. But we'll need to do a bone marrow biopsy to determine how advanced the cancer is. Then you'll have to go through chemotherapy. I'll have the doctors come in in about 20 minutes for the biopsy." "Again... I am so sorry," he says as he turns around before walking out the door.
"I can't believe this," cries Karen. "Lucas... you're going to be fine... you have to be," Brooke tells him.
"I need a minute," Peyton says as she hurries out of the room.
"I should go tell Nathan and Haley what's going on," says Brooke quietly. She walks up to the bed and kisses Lucas on the forehead. "I'll be back soon... be strong Luke." She walks out of the room.
"Mom... what am I going to do?," asks Lucas, sobbing. Karen sits on the bed next to him and embraces him. "Everything's going to be all right honey. You just need to be strong. You have so many people that love you... they'll be with you every step of the way I'm sure of it." Karen tries to hold in her tears. I've got to be strong for him, thought Karen.
Meanwhile... outside of Lucas's room
Peyton turns the corner and leans up against the wall, trying to brace herself, trying to control her sobs. Why him? Not now that we're finally together! This can't be happening! She slides to the ground with her back to the wall and hugs her knees. What am I doing? He needs me... he needs me now more than ever... he needs all of us! I've got to be strong, for his sake. She picks herself up off the ground and wipes her eyes. She takes a deep breath and turns around, walking back to Lucas's room.
Meanwhile... Brooke is heading towards Haley's hospital room
Oh my God, Oh my God. How can this be happening? Not to Luke... not to Peyton... they don't deserve this!, Brooke thought. I don't even know what to say to Nathan and Haley. She stops in front of the door to the room and takes a deep breath and pushes open the door.
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