Remember me When I'm Gone
A/N: Hey, guys. I'm really sorry for the really late update but I started working as an apprentice and it's been really hectic. Uh…so enjoy this chappie and I hope you leave a review or 2.
Chapter 8:
Christmas past and Caleb and Cornelia welcomed the New Year with new hope that the leukemia would go away. But that was getting a bit doubtful because Cornelia was in and out of the hospital a lot, the results weren't looking all that good and the worst part of all was that Cornelia was losing her honey blonde hair. Even though these all weren't good signs that she was getting better, she didn't let that get her down because she tried to be strong and continue to fight the leukemia.
On the 15th of January school at Sheffield Institute began once again and it wasn't long before everyone knew about what Cornelia was facing. Some were nice to her about it, some tried not to bring up the subject when Cornelia was in ear shot while others were really mean and cruel about it. A couple of months past and the beginning of April began and between 5th and 6th period on a Friday afternoon Cornelia was walking down the halls with Keira and Irma. She was wearing a pair of blue skinny jeans, a white long sleeved tank top and to cover her falling hair she wore a stripped black and white beanie.
"I hope doesn't give us any homework." Irma complained, "I don't think I can take another truck load. I've barely recovered from the last one."
"Oh, stop complaining, he didn't give us that much homework." Keira said.
"Are you kidding?" Jumped in Cornelia, "He gave us 3 essays, 5 exercises on the 'Presidents of the United States' and 2 reading comprehensions on Greek Mythology. Wouldn't you count that as a truck load?"
"Fine, you have a point." As they made their way to room 264, they past Hayley and her gang of drones. She was, as usual, making fun of people including Cornelia.
"Hey, Petula what's your sign?" Hayley shouted, trying to make a scene. It worked and most of the halls were silent.
"Cancer." Petula said.
"Oh, really?" Hayley said with a wicked smile.
"No, my sign's Virgo, but she has it!" Petula pointed at Cornelia and the two burst out laughing. The two other Hayley drones didn't laugh but instead walked away finally figuring out how cruel the 'joke' was. It was kinda stupid taking into account everyone knew about her illness. But for some lame and stupid reason, they found it funny.
Cornelia could only take so much. These idiots have been tormenting her every day since school began and now it was the last straw. She felt her blood boil and her heart beginning to beat faster than normal. Irma and Keira sensed their friend's dismay and urged her to quicken her pace.
"Just keep walking, Cornelia." Irma said. Now Irma hated Hayley as much as Cornelia did, if not more, but she didn't want her beaten up in front of everyone and judging by Cornelia sudden glare, that could happen in a heartbeat.
"Try and block her voice out." Keira encouraged. But this wasn't working; Cornelia stopped dead in her tracks and faced Hayley dead on.
"Yeah, I've got Cancer. You got a problem with that?" Cornelia confronted her, "I may look frail and weak but mess with me when I'm in a bad mood, and you might get another meaning of the words weak and frail."
"O-oh yeah?" Hayley said, half afraid of the threat. "You wouldn't dare."
"Oh, I would. But I don't wanna see you wet your pants." At that moment, the 'Queen Bee' didn't look as much a Queen as she normally did. Instead she looked terrified beyond her wits (which judging by her grades, weren't a lot). And with that Cornelia spun on her heel and continued making her way to class leaving a gaping Hayley in her wake. Despite her burning cheeks and pounding heat, Cornelia felt good having told Hayley off, after all the time she had to listen to her snooty and snobbish remarks, she had finally beat Hayley at her own game.
The whole time Cornelia had been confronting the brat, the entire student body watched in astonishment and when it was over they had to restrain their sudden fits of giggles which made Irma and Keira, along with Cornelia, burst out laughing once in the classroom.
They were the first people to arrive in class and once students started settling in, they were all patting Cornelia on the shoulder for having told Hayley off. stepped in class and started the class immediately but all Cornelia and her friends could do was pass notes and smile. School was over before they knew it and once it was, they all made their way outside where one of Hayley's friends/by-stander talked to Cornelia. Will, Irma, Taranee, Hay Lin and Keira continued walking giving the two some space.
"Hey, I know I'm the last person you want to talk to right now."
"No, that would be Hayley." Cornelia corrected, barley looking at Sydney.
"Uh… I just wanted to say sorry for what Hayley did, it was just meant to be an April fool's joke, that's all." Sydney said.
"A cruel one for that matter." Cornelia said, still a bit pissed off.
"I know. I begged her not to go through with it but you know Hayley…" Sydney trailed off.
"Yeah, she's a bitch but hey we've all got our flaws." Sydney looked at the ground at this comment and remained silent. Cornelia sensed she was being a bit harsh on Sydney, and so tried to see better of the situation. "Uh… you should totally hang out with us sometime. I see you're not one of her mindless robots." She joked making Sydney give into a giggle.
"Sure. I'll catch you later. My mom's picking me up in a couple of minutes." And she made her way to the front of the school.
"Hey, Sydney!" Cornelia shouted, "Apology accepted." Sydney gave her a thumbs-up sign and went on her way. Cornelia caught up with her friends and started walking with them towards The Silver Dragon, their usual after school hang-out place.
"So, what did that mindless zombie want?" Keira asked.
"She's not a mindless zombie, she's actually…cool." Cornelia said, pausing to try and find the proper word.
"Hmm…I guess." Hay Lin said, "Hey, my mom made this raisin and banana cake wanna try it?"
"Uh…since when are you so interested in healthy stuff?" Will asked, Hay Lin was always eating junk food and take-out and this wasn't like her.
"I don't know. I'm trying to discipline myself into eating stuff I don't like." Hay Lin said, not making a big deal out of it.
"Ookaay… that's your typical Hay Lin for ya." Keira said, "Always unpredictable." Hay Lin glared playfully at Keira which made the gang laugh. They continued talking and joking until they got to The Silver Dragon where they began their homework and tasted 's raisin and banana cake.
"Whoa, this stuff is awesome!" Irma piped up once she devoured her piece of the cake.
"Yeah, who knew eating healthy could be so good." Will said.
"Well, it's a proven fact that eating healthy and exercising will help you live a happier life style." Taranee said. They all looked at her like she spoke Japanese. "What? I Google."
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They finished their homework and it was time for Cornelia to go to her weekly check-ups so she bid her friends farewell and went off home. Once there she met up with her mother and together with Lillian they drove to Franklin Gibbs Memorial Hospital. When they got there they were escorted to an examining room where the doctor took some samples for the tests he needed to run.
"I'll be back with the results in a few minutes." The doctor said and then he disappeared through the door. The results usually took days to decipher but seeing Cornelia's situation needed fast results, it only took a couple of hours. So, they waited. Lillian was touching everything that shined while Cornelia sat on the examining table.
"I hope its good news this time." Cornelia said, half hearted, while swinging her legs like a 6 year old on a swing set.
"I'm sure it is, sweetie, we just need to be a little more patient." Her mother said. After a couple of minutes, which to them felt like an eternity, (And to the lamp in the corner, which Lillian kept pushing, it felt like it's light bulb was about to explode) the doctor came back with the results in hand.
"I'm back." Dr. Shay said. He examined the results and frowned. "Well, Cornelia, I'm afraid to say, you need surgery." He said glumly.
"B-but, I'm feeling better a-and you said, just last week that…" Cornelia chocked.
"Miss Hale, I know this can be shocking but a lot can happen in a week. Let me explain what's happening." He opened the folder in his hands and guided Cornelia and through it. "Your stem cells in the bone marrow are not co-operating with the chemotherapy you've been receiving and so they aren't producing any white blood cells, leaving your white blood cell count at this low number. For the bone marrow to get healthier and, therefore kill the cancer, you need a bone marrow transplant. This is a simple procedure where we harvest the healthy bone marrow from a willing and matching donor where we then take a sample which is then placed into your bone marrow." He paused giving Cornelia a few moments to understand what will happen.
"Well, that it isn't the least bit scary." She said sarcastically.
"I know it's a bit scary but it's a simple procedure. Now, I'd like to talk about the donor. We have our own types of donors but a family member may be the closest thing we need in your case." explained.
"I think I'm a match!" Mrs. Hale said, or the better words might be yelled. "My blood type's O positive just like her's. I may be a potential donor."
"Excellent. But we still need to have a sample of your blood." Dr. Shay said, "We need to be certain."
"Sure, whatever is needed." Mrs. Hale said while she sat Lillian down on a chair. He started taking a few blood samples.
"When's the surgery?" Cornelia asked, still in shock. She still couldn't believe people were going to cut into her body.
"In three days." He responded as he filled the last test tube with her mother's blood. "We need to operate as soon as possible."
"O-ok." She said as she looked at her mother with doubtful eyes. In return, she gave her an encouraging smile and a reassuring squeeze of the hand.
"That'll do." Dr. Shay said as he put a band-aid on the little wound on Mrs. Hale's arm. "I'll get these tested and once I get the results I'll come and get you guys." He jingled the tubes in the plastic bag and went out the room.
"I guess we have to wait again don't we." Lillian said as she crossed her little arms in front of her chest which made them laugh.
"Yes, we do." Cornelia said. They waited a couple of minutes, in awkward silence, until the doctor came back in with the results.
"Mrs. Hale, I happy to say you are a potential donor." Dr. Shay said making them all very happy. He then bid them goodbye and left leaving them alone. Cornelia then piped up saying; "I really hate getting this type of news. I thought I was getting better."
"Me too, honey, me too." Mrs. Hale said. "But I guess God has other plans for us."
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Cornelia spent the next couple of days packing for the stay at the Hospital, explaining and telling Will, Irma, Taranee, Hay Lin and Keira including Josh and Mark about her upcoming surgery and trying not to get too freaked out about what was going to happen to her. But she left Caleb for last because she still didn't know how to actually tell him. While Mrs. Hale flew her mother out from California to take care of Lillian while she would be in recovery. California was only a couple of hours away from Heatherfield by plane, so there wasn't much time wasted for Cornelia's Grandmother to be in Heatherfield.
Cornelia walked in the park happily enjoying the sweet smell of the spring air. 'The only hard thing left to do now is tell Caleb.' She thought as she sat on a bench under a blooming tree and dialed his number and waited for him to pick up. After a couple of rings he picked up.
"Hey, babe. How are you doing?" he said, and by the sound of it he was smiling 'And in just a matter of seconds he'll be worried.' Cornelia thought as tears welled up in her eyes and a lump formed in her throat.
"I'm fine." She sniffled.
"Are you crying?" His voice turned dead serious, "Where are you? I'll pick you up."
"I'm at the park." Cornelia said as she crossed her legs.
"I'm coming to get you. Stay where you are." And with that he hung up. 'How am I going to tell him?' she wondered. In couple of minutes she'd find out because she saw him make his way next to her.
"What happened? Are you all right?" he cupped her face with his hands and brushed away her tears with his thumbs. He pulled her into a warm hug and kissed her on the head.
"Caleb, I'm fine." She said as she breathed in the musky scent she grew to love. "But something did happen…."
"I knew it. What happened? Is it Hayley again?" he cut her off, "I swear to God I'll…"
"No, it's not her. Well… yesterday I went for my weekly check-ups and the results didn't turn out to be too good." She took a shaky breath and continued, "The doctor said I need surgery. I need a bone-marrow transplant and my mom's the donor, she's a perfect match."
"Oh my God!" he exclaimed, "I knew this wasn't good news. If you need anyone to take care of Lillian I can do it."
Cornelia managed a smile, he was so kind and loving, and she knew he'd understand. "My Grandmother's flying in from California this afternoon and she'll take care of Lillian while mom's in recovery."
"Cornelia, if there's anything you need me to do just ask."
"Thanks, all I need you to do is stay with me though the surgery."
"Of course, I promised you that from the beginning." Caleb said as she leaned her head on his shoulder. They spend the remainder of the afternoon on a park bench enjoying each other's company.
At 4 o'clock Caleb drove Cornelia home where he picked up Mrs. Hale and Lillian and drove them to the airport to pick up Cornelia's Grandmother. Once there he parked his silver Volvo in the parking lot and proceeded inside. Lillian was in Caleb's arms while Mrs. Hale and Cornelia talked behind them. They went to the arrivals section of the airport and took a seat where so many where aligned. Not that many people where there but your occasional business man and newlyweds would arrive from time to time and make their way outside.
"I'm going to buy Lillian a juice box. You guys want anything?" Caleb asked.
"No, thanks." They said. He made his way towards the vending machine with Lillian jumping up and down behind him.
"I wish I was still like her. All carefree and happy." Cornelia said miserably.
"She may seem that way but she's really worried about you." Her mother explained. "Just yesterday, before she went to bed she started crying because you visit the doctor a lot. She understands what's happening more than you could ever know." Just then, Lillian came back, happily sucking on a juice box.
"Want some? It's grape." She offered Cornelia.
"No, thanks. I'm not thirsty." She smiled. Lillian shrugged and took a seat beside her mother where she swung her legs up and down while Caleb sat next to Cornelia.
"You didn't have to drive us all the way here." Cornelia told him as she leaned into his strong chest.
"It's okay. As long as I'm with you it doesn't matter." He rested his head on hers and held her hand.
"Yes, Caleb, you certainly didn't have to drive us all the way here and you definitely didn't have to buy Lillian a juice box." Mrs. Hale handed the money for the juice box.
"Oh, it's no trouble at all. I have nothing better to do. Josh is out with his friends and Keira has a date so I'd just be alone at home if I weren't here. Plus, I consider Lillian family so I don't mind buying her stuff." He gave the money back and as soon as she was going to respond, Cornelia's Grandmother came into view. and Lillian greeted her first while Cornelia and Caleb stayed behind for a while.
"I hope she likes me." Caleb said feeling his hands getting sweaty. Since he never got to meet Mr. Hale, Cornelia's Grandmother was kind of like meeting Cornelia's father (Not that she looked like a man or anything). Meeting Mrs. Hale wasn't that different from the way he was feeling now but he was always nervous when meeting family members.
"Or course she'll like you. You're an amazing person. Now come on." Cornelia led the way. "Hi, Grandma."
"Oh, Cornelia, it's so nice to see you again." She gave her eldest granddaughter a hug. Once they pulled apart she took a look at Caleb and said with a smile; "And who is this handsome devil?"
"Grandma, I'd like you to meet my boyfriend, Caleb" Cornelia introduced them.
Caleb blushed and stuck out his hand, "Hi, Cornelia's Grandma."
She shook his hand and gave out a hearty chuckle, "Please, call me Beatrice."
"Ok, Beatrice. Shall we go home?" he asked feeling kind of uncomfortable calling her by her first name.
"Of course." Beatrice said. And so Caleb drove them home.
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Cornelia awoke as the first rays of morning crept their way through the Hospital curtains and woke her up. It was surgery day and she had barely gotten any sleep the previous night because she was afraid of having nightmares about what could go wrong during the surgery. Although it was a simple procedure, and there rarely ever were any fatalities during the sternal marrow (when the needle penetrates the bone), it still was a bit scary knowing there could be a risk were you couldn't wake up.
But after a lot of arguing with Caleb, he finally persuaded her into getting some rest. Caleb had gone with her to the Hospital and spent the night for extra encouragement. She looked to her right and found him sound asleep on a chair; she couldn't help the smile that crept its way across her yellowish face. He turned in his sleep which made the open book that lay across his lap fall to the ground with a soft thud. She sat upright, stretched and then got up. She kissed Caleb's stubbly cheek and then went to the bathroom. While she was in there Caleb opened his eyes to find an empty bed which made him stand up in less than a nanosecond. 'Where's Cornelia?' he thought in a panic, "I hope they haven't taken her in for surgery yet." He said out loud. "Cornelia!" he said.
"What?" Cornelia emerged from the bathroom with her IV tube/stand in hand, "I was in here the whole time. What is it?"
"Oh, thank God." He gave her a hug which probably forced the air out of her lungs. "I thought they took you in for surgery already." He led her towards the bed.
"No, that's not for another hour." She explained. "Shish, you worry too much."
"With reason." He helped her back in bed, "When you wouldn't talk to me I knew there was something wrong."
"You have a point there but seriously, you need to stop it." She covered herself and made herself comfortable.
"Fine, I'll try." He said. "You think your mom's up yet?"
"I wouldn't doubt it. She's an early riser."
"Certainly not like you." He teased.
"Ha-Ha" Cornelia retorted, "No, I get that from my dad." She said in a sad but yet happy voice. Caleb slid his hand in her open one and gave it a little reassuring squeeze.
"He's with you all the time." He replied trying to comfort her.
"I hope he wasn't there last week when we were in your car making out." She said with a smile, trying to make light about the circumstances.
"I hope not, I don't think he would have liked…"
"Ookaay, enough of this weird ghost presence while we're making out conversation." Cornelia said.
"Heh-heh, my point is, he's always with you." Caleb said with a hearty chuckle.
"I know." Cornelia said as her stomach gave a loud grumble. "Can you go get me a bagel?"
"I wish I could but the doctor said you can't eat anything because of the anesthesia."
"Please? Didn't you hear my stomach rumbling?" she begged.
"I did but the doctor said so." He sat up from the bed and made his way to the door. "I'll go get you a glass of water."
"Fine." Cornelia crossed her arms in front of her chest and waited for Caleb to come back. After a couple of minutes he came back with a glass of water where she drank it in a couple of big gulps. After a while Mrs. Hale walked in and kept them company until the doctor came to get them prepped for surgery. When they were put on a stretcher, he filled them in on what was going to happen.
"Well, first of all good morning." He said with a smile.
"Good morning." They said back as they were rolled to the operating theater.
"Now what will happen today is as follows: you will be under general anesthesia, and a needle like the one I'm holding is inserted into the cavity of your rear hip-bone where the largest part of the bone marrow is located." He showed them the needle which kind of looked like a bone itself and continued explaining, "Then it's extracted. But to do so we need to puncture the skin multiple times in order to get the desired amount."
"Will it hurt?" Cornelia said as they were rolled to the operating theater.
"You'll be sedated so it will only hurt after the surgery." Dr. Shay reassured. "The pain will be similar to that of a hard fall on the ice."
"So, it won't hurt at all since you're an ice-skater." Caleb said with a smile.
"Excellent." The doctor said, "Now for you , you can be discharged tomorrow night and you can fully resume all the normal activities in a couple of days. Just don't strain your body too much."
"Ok." Mrs. Hale said. They were driven a couple more meters until one of the nurses said;
"I'm afraid you can't cross this line, sir." She told Caleb as was rolled into the operating theater.
"Okay. So, I guess I'll see you later." He told Cornelia.
"See you later." She said with a smile. He leaned in and gave her a kiss and once they pulled apart she was taken away by the nurses leaving Caleb alone, fighting the urge to let the tears in his eyes roll down his cheeks.
Feeling like there was nothing else to do, he went to the waiting area where he slumped into a chair. Wishing he had something to pass the time he started flipping aimlessly through a magazine until he saw Keira make her way towards him.
"What are you doing here?" Caleb said, happy to have some company.
"I wasn't tired so I decided to pay Cornelia a visit." Keira said, "Where is she? Is she still asleep?"
"No, she just went in for surgery." Caleb said with a hint of sadness.
"Oh, man! I guess we came for nothing." Irma emerged from behind Keira, followed by Will, Taranee, Hay Lin, Josh. Caleb smiled, "Let me guess, you couldn't sleep and decided to pay Cornelia a visit?"
"No, I can sleep b-ouch…" Josh said as he was cut off Keira nudging him in the ribs, "But I knew it would be the right thing to do. I know she would do the same."
"Nice save." Irma whispered, Josh blushed and smiled coyly at her. They sat down and started talking about school, new movies, books just about anything to pass the time. Although Josh and Irma were caught whispering in each others ear and then they'd smile all goofy like, there was nothing worth while about waiting. And when they finally thought they couldn't take anymore, approached the gang; all dressed in his surgery overalls.
"I'm pleased to say, that everything went well." He said with a big smile. "There were no complications and it won't be long until you can see the patients." There were sighs of relief and everyone was smiling. Before long the group split up and went to visit Cornelia and her mother. They all went in one by one, first Keira, then Taranee, then Will and then Hay Lin. Caleb, Irma, and Josh visited Cornelia last.
Irma went in first and when she entered the room she found Cornelia awake but a little groggy. She took a seat next to her and spoke softly.
"Hey, how are you feeling?" she asked.
"Sick." She said weakly but she managed to keep a smile on her face.
"It'll pass." Irma held her hand and continued, "You know you're my best friend, right?" Her eyes started tearing up and she couldn't help the lump forming in her throat. Cornelia gave a hearty chuckle and nodded.
"Why are you crying? I'm fine." Cornelia said in a raspy voice.
"It's just…seeing you like this…all weak. I mean, you're the earth guardian, you used to challenge me to see who's the best at bending, we used to fight over who beat the most bad guys and now you're like this." She sniffled.
"And I can still beat you at bending." She smiled. "I'm going to be fine; the doctor said the operation was a success so it won't be long until I can beat you in training, again."
Irma laughed and felt a bit better, "We'll see. Uh… I've got something to tell you about Josh."
"What did he do now? Did he fill my locker with frogs or something?" Cornelia joked.
"No, although he was considering filling it with mice but I talked him out of the idea." Irma said, already starting to get a bit red in the face.
"Oh, thanks I guess." Cornelia said, "Hey, wait a minute, what were you doing with him?" Irma remained silent for a few and started looking at her surroundings, like she always does when she's hiding something. "Oh, my gosh! You're dating him!"
"Kinda?"
"Irma, there's no 'kinda dating someone' it's either yes or no. Which one is it?"
"Yes, I'm dating him." Irma said, finally telling Cornelia what's on her mind.
"Irma, this is the guy who threw manticore dung at you just because he thought you smelled funny." Cornelia warned her.
"I know but, he's so dreamy." Irma said. "Besides, when he threw manticore dung at me he didn't know what coco-Chanel was so I don't blame him."
"Well, as long as you're happy, I see no harm in it." Cornelia said, "I can't believe you're dating him. He's so… ugh!" She pretended to shudder in order to tease Irma.
"He's not 'ugh'; he makes me feel all warm and fuzzy." Irma admitted.
"I'm happy for you." Cornelia said, just then, the nurse came in and told Irma that her time was up and a new visitor had to come in. They bid each other goodbye and Josh walked in (giving Irma a smile as she slide past him).
"Hey, how're you doing?" Josh said as he sat on a near-by chair.
"Fine, which means the anesthesia hasn't worn off yet." She joked.
Josh let out a laugh and sat cross legged. "Did it hurt when they drilled into your bones?" Josh said. 'That's Josh for ya!' Cornelia thought with a smile.
"Kinda, the drilling freaked me out and when they extracted the bone-marrow I felt I would die." Cornelia said.
"Oh, I see. Well, at least that part's over and done with right?" He said, Cornelia nodded. "Uh…I need to tell you something, about Irma." Josh said, "Irma and I…"
"Are dating? I know, Irma told me." Cornelia said.
"When?"
"Just now."
"Oh, damn it! I told her I wanted to tell you." Josh said, "I didn't want you thinking I'm going behind your back, that's all. I know we're not 'the best of friends'."
"Hey, it's cool, just don't hurt her." She warned. "'Cause if you do, I'll do more than just fling you across the street."
"I don't know if I should laugh or pee in my pants." He joked. They spent the next fifteen minutes talking when it was Caleb's turn to visit her. Caleb walked in and engulfed Cornelia with kisses and hugs which made her giggle uncontrollably.
"I thought I was gonna lose you." He laid his head gently on her lap.
"Me too." She said as she kissed his head. "How's mom? Is she awake yet?"
"Barely, she could hardly open her eyes but she's fine." He reassured, "Probably the anesthesia hasn't wore off yet."
"Probably." She said.
"Hey, Hay Lin wanted me to give you this." Caleb pulled out a scrapbook. "She couldn't give it to you when she was visiting because Taranee was still putting the final touches. They couldn't give it to you together seeing as the nurse wouldn't let us all in together. It's from all of us."
She pulled it close and admired the leafy texture it had. Her guardian symbol was etched on the top part of the cover along with an embroidered woodland fairy. It was beautiful! She flipped through the pages where she found pictures Hay Lin took before and after Cornelia got sick. It was like a novel, divided into chapters; their friendship, pulling pranks on each other (these pictures simply oozed Josh and Irma) holidays, days to remember (like going to water parks, bowling etc), school trips they took together, trips they took to Meridian, Cornelia Ice-skating, family gatherings (these were photocopied from family albums) trips to the Hospital and the last chapter consisted of Cornelia and Caleb. There were tons of pictures, beginning from the first couple of days they started dating. On the last page they all wrote something addressing Cornelia. She read it slowly in order to savor the moment.
Caleb saw Cornelia's face light up as she flipped through the pages and felt all his worries melt away. Once she was done looking at the scrapbook she faced Caleb and said;
"Thank you, it's beautiful." Her eyes were tearing up but she didn't care, she was just so happy. "This must have taken you guys ages to put together."
"Yeah." Caleb smiled, "But seeing your reaction was worth it."
End of Chapter 8
Well, it's finally finished. I know I ended it kinda cheesy but it's 3:30am and I'm really tired. So I want to thank my best friend Blossom-flower92 for helping me when I had that damn writer's block and for just plain being there: D, I also want to thank all those people who left me a review. Also, I know the part where the doctor was explaining the procedures was a bit too umm… "Scientific" if you may, but I just wanted you guys to know what was going on. So, that's it for now stay tuned. –XKrissyX—
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P.s.s. I don't know why the heck Mrs. Hale and Dr. Shay aren't showing up on this document.
