Ok so after making the disheartening discovery that Keith has been taken off youtube, at least in full version, and searching for it for countless minutes, I watched my favorite scenes again. Some of the facts have trickled back into here. Hopefully it'll help me get Natalie's character down a little better as I think I struggle with it. Let me know what you think!
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"Zetterstrom! You had better be down here soon otherwise I'm leaving you!" I called from my place by the front door. "And not just leaving you here but leaving you as in take your ring back!"
"Temper temper. I don't think you've called me by my last name in months," said a voice right next to my ear.
"Don't do that! Are you trying to kill me?" I breathed, completely taken aback.
"Yes. How'm doing?" I could hear the smirk.
"Could use some work. I don't completely buy it yet. But you can practice later, we've gotta go or we'll be late," I said heading out to the truck.
"Since when are you so excited about a truck show?" Keith slammed the truck door. "You thought I was a freak when you first saw my truck didn't you?"
"Of course not." I said looking out the window.
"Aw Natalie you never were very good at lying," he had that damn smirk again. "Too much of a goody-two-shoes."
"I hate you."
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This wasn't the same truck show in London, Ontario that Keith had wanted to go to all those years ago. No we'd ended up skipping that one in favor of chemo. It wasn't even really a decision. It was just how things went. I'd already been thinking about that day in May when we'd found out the news, so the rest of the memories came easily.
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If I have to wait five more minutes then I'm just gonna sneak back and find Keith. I'd already been waiting for almost two hours and that was far too long. Keith had made me promise not to overreact while I was waiting so I did my best to quash the feeling of dread that was slowly engulfing my body. Just as I'd finished all my homework for the next week, Keith and Mr. Zetterstrom walked through the door leading to the inner workings of the hospital.
"Oh thank God!" I ran to Keith for some reason very upset. I did notice that he had an even bigger smirk than normal.
"Hey Partner its ok," he whispered in my ear as he pushed my hair back from my face. "Everything's gonna be fine. It was good news. Good news Partner."
"You're sure?"
He brushed my lips with his. "As sure as I am that I love you."
"Well don't just stand there like an idiot tell me what's going on!?"
"There's a new treatment. I'm going to be in the final test group." I couldn't process what that meant. Test group? New treatment? Did that mean…?
"So its possible…" I didn't want to jinx it. Please lord let it be true!
"It's possible that the new treatment might just…"
"Well spit it out! It might just what?!!"
"It might just cure me."
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"Hey babe, am I supposed to turn here?"
"Hmm?"
"Am I supposed to turn here?"
I turned and looked at him. After all this time he still could make me forget everything else in the world. How he did it I have no clue but I know that it's always hard to focus when he's around. Not that I'd change that for anything mind you. "Um…I think so."
"You weren't paying attention again. Babe, you're gonna get us lost," he smirked.
I scooted over so that my thigh was running the full length of his and started running my fingers through the hair at the nape of his neck by his ear. Slowly I leaned in and whispered, "Oh but wouldn't that be fun. Wasn't it you who said something about having a yellow truck, road in front of us and," I bit his earlobe, "Nothing but possibilities?"
"Natalie!" he groaned. "I'm trying not to kill us here. Something that you apparently don't care beans about."
"Oh fine I'll behave," I pouted. After about thirty seconds I got bored. Torturing him was so much more fun than staring out the windows. I began calculating a plan to make our trip a bit more …interesting.
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Ok so I know I haven't posted in a really long time. But I was attending my grandmother's funeral and didn't have time or ideas to write. So let me know what you think about this chapter now that it's up and help make me feel better!