Cancer cannot cripple love
It cannot shatter hope
It cannot corrode faith
It cannot destroy peace
It cannot kill friendship
It cannot suppress memories
It cannot silence courage
It cannot invade the soul
It cannot steal eternal life
It cannot conquer the spirit
"Care to explain why you two are late?" The teacher asked as Josh and Nadia walked through the door.
"Lost track of time" Josh explained
"Nadia?" She asked
"Uh, I forgot when the bell went"
"So you lost track of it also"
"Yep" She said quietly
"Don't make a habit of it though"
"We won't" Josh said getting his book out of his file
"You, promising something? Should I be filming it?" Nadia said quietly
"Shut up you"
"Shut up you" She teased back
"You wanna walk home with me?" Josh asked getting his bag out of his locker
"I'm going home with mum" She said
"Can't you just tell her your walking home with me"
"I'll try, but she'll come up with some technical excuse"
"Sure, sure" He said picking up Nadia's bag
Josh and Nadia waled up to Sophie's office and knocked on the door
"Yes" Sophie said opening the door
"Hi mum, is it OK if Josh and I walk home" She asked
Sophie thought for a second "Ok, just meet me and you dad at Angelo's at six"
"Ok" Nadia replied
"Why you so surprised?" Josh asked as they walked down the hallway
"Didn't think she'd say yes, that's all"
"She really that stubborn"
"What do you expect, she's a school principal" Nadia said laughing then soon coughing
"You alright?" Josh asked
"I'm fine" She said continuing to cough
Josh started to rub her back "Don't give me your cold"
"I won't" She replied halfheartedly
Nadia walked along thinking about her 'cold', was it what she was worried about, if so who would she tell. She began to find it harder to breathe.
"Are you sure your alright?" Josh asked
"Yeah I'm fine" She replied
"So am I gonna see you at school tomorrow?" Josh asked as Nadia put the key in the front door
"Maybe" Nadia teased
"I know where you live now so you have to come"
Their heads got closer and Nadia looked up at Josh
"I love you" she whispered
"I love you too" He replied kissing her on the lips
Nadia opened the front door "I'll see you tomorrow"
"See ya" Josh replied walking back to the foot path
As Josh was walking home he couldn't stop thinking about what happened with Nadia before, wondering if she was alright. As he walked along he saw Nate walk past
"Nate" He called out as he ran up to him
"What is it Josh?" He asked turning around
"I was walking home with Nadia this afternoon and she started coughing then she looked like she could breathe"
"What did she say after" Nate asked
"Nothing much, she just said it was a cold"
"Thanks for letting me know, I'll keep an eye on her"
"Just don't tell her I told you"
"I won't" Nate promised
As Nate and Sophie sat at a table waiting for Nadia, Nate couldn't stop thinking about what Josh had just told him.
"Did you know Josh and Nadia were hanging out together this afternoon Nate asked Sophie
"Yeah, they walked home together, why?"
"Just wondering"
"Nate whats going on" She asked
"Josh is worried about her and by what he told me I'm worried to"
"What happened?"
"He told me something and after he told me I went back to work and looked up her records" Nate explained " He cancers spread before hasn't it"
"Only little and it was caught early"
"What is it's spread again?" Nate asked
"Today we fight. Tomorrow we fight. The day after, we fight. And if this disease plans on whipping us, it better bring a lunch, 'cause it's gonna have a long day doing it."