EDIT: OH. DEAR. GOD. I didn't realize that none of my page breaks made it through when I uploaded my word docs. I've gone through all the chapters and put in the page breaks myself. It must have looked so schizophrenic and chaotic without them to cue scene transitions. I'm so sorry! I will fix them from now on. Enjoy!
"Woah..." Anna had never seen a limousine up close, let alone ride one. She went from the front of the car to the back, fingers gently rolling along the car.
When she got to the end, she heard a door open. She turned around to see the burly man holding the door open for her.
"Thank you!" the ginger beamed as she slid in. After Kai shut the door she surveyed the inside of the large vehicle.
This might be bigger than my whole apartment...
"Where to, Miss Anna?"
Startled, Anna simply replied "Uhh... to my apartment!"
… And exactly how would he know where that is, genius?
"Sorry! I live in Kingsbridge, on 238th street."
"Very well Miss, we'll be there shortly." With that, Kai rolled up the dividing window, and left Anna to marvel at the spacious luxury she never thought she'd experience.
The test wasn't bad at all. However, once the scan was complete, the doctor requested to do another test.
"This is an echocardiogram, Miss Beck, think of it like a sonogram expecting parents do, except for your heart," explained the doctor.
The gel was cold, but Elsa maintained her composure. The cold had never bothered her, after all. Once the scan was done, she was taken back to her room to wait for the results.
"Thanks for the ride!"
Anna glanced back to the limo one last time, smiling from ear to ear at the driver. He waved before driving off.
As she walked into her apartment and flicked on the lights, she heard a grumbling in her stomach.
Oh yeah, I didn't do that all day...
When she took inventory of the refrigerator, she held a stick of butter and a jar of mayonnaise.
I was supposed to do that today too...
Suddenly a thought popped into her head, and she pulled out her phone.
'Did I ever tell you that you're the best?'
Anna held her breath after pressing send.
'… be ready in ten'
"Yes!" the ginger squealed in excitement. Not only was she going to be fed, but she was going to see Kristoff for the first time in, well, forever!
Elsa could do nothing except stare at Dr. Lopez as he continued talking. She probably had shock and fear written all over her face, but she couldn't bring herself to care.
Why?
"Miss Beck? Did you understand what I said?"
Elsa blinked twice, forcing herself back to reality. She put back on her mask and looked up at him.
"Yes, I understand."
"We are going have your samples taken to the lab to have blood work done. They should be done in a week or two, and we will get you the results as soon as we get them. Do you have any questions?"
She only had one.
"Am I correct in saying that we have doctor patient confidentiality?"
The doctor looked confused, if only for a moment.
"Yes Miss Beck, I won't be sharing this information with anyone, including the people running the test. Your sample will be given a code, no names. No one will know except you. Is that all?"
"I have a couple requests, actually," Elsa took a moment to gather her thoughts.
"First, I ask that you don't share any information with anyone from my party outside of me. This includes my staff at the estate, the Board of Directors and anyone you may think of except me. Are we clear?" Once the doctor nodded she went on.
"I also ask that when you get the results, you call me immediately, regardless of the hour. I will give you my personal number, and I ask that you only use this number to contact me."
"I... Yes Miss Beck, I understand. I will follow your requests to the letter. Please see the front-desk staff when you are ready to check out." The doctor left Elsa to her thoughts again.
It's okay, just... breathe. No one else knows why I'm here, I'll have the PR department work up a statement that isn't too suspicious. No one else knows.
"Is everything alright Miss?"
Elsa looked up to see Kai at the door.
No, I'm not okay, the doctor just told me I ha-
"Yes Kai, I'm just exhausted. The doctor told me I need to rest for a couple days, and if I should feel light-headed to come back. Please, let's go back to the estate."
After studying her face for a moment, he relented. "As you wish, Miss Beck, I've already filled out your paperwork at the desk. We can head out immediately."
"Thank you Kai, that was very thoughtful of you." Elsa walked out, careful to hide her shaky hands.
"Thf yer di beff!" Anna said as she stuffed her face.
"You're welcome, but come on, were you raised in a barn? Have some manners!"
Anna looked up from her food to see Kristoff face distorted in disgust.
"Manners are for impressing people, and we're at your house! Who am I gonna impress, your cat?"
A pair of ears perked up from behind the sofa, and soon Anna's lap was overtaken by the brown furball. She giggled as the cat raised itself up on its hind legs, sprawled out over her chest and licking her face.
"Stop it Sven! You're a cat, remember? Go do cat things!" Eventually the cat sauntered off, leaving Anna to finish her meal in peace.
"Like I was saying, I am just showing you how much I love your sandwiches, by devouring them! Now please, oh kind sir, may I have another?" Anna raised her plate and put on her best puppy-dog eyes.
The tall boy just rolled his eyes and took her plate, "Jeez what's gotten into you? Did you starve yourself or something?"
"Not on purpose! Things... came up..."
Please just let it go...
"What things?"
Damn it.
"Uhh... nothing really! I just... may have possibly caused someone to faint slightly and took them to the hospital?" She squinted and looked up at Kristoff, bracing herself for the worst.
Kristoff's eyes widened, followed by a series of coughing as he roughly put his glass down.
"You did what?!"
"It wasn't my fault I swear! … Okay maybe it was my fault, was it?"
She looked down at her lap and sighed. Kristoff could see the exhaustion in her face.
"I don't know Kristoff, I really don't want to get into it right now. I'll fill you in tomorrow, I promise. For now, I just want to eat, watch a crappy movie and go to sleep."
"Fine, fine. But I am hearing the full story tomorrow, deal?"
"Deal! Now hand over that sandwich. What movie should we watch, you have Netflix right?"
Elsa ate in silence, or tried to anyway. After pushing around her food around her plate for an hour, she retired to her quarters.
Conceal, don't feel. Conceal, don't feel.
She could feel the tears rolling down her face, much to her dismay. She sat by her window as silently as possible, just in case Kai or Gerda wanted to check on her.
An hour went by, then two. Eventually she was able to reign in her emotions. She washed up in the bathroom, threw on her nightgown, and laid down in bed.
She wasn't tired at all. All she could do was replay the doctor's words in her head over and over again. Every time, there was one word that seemed to grow harsher and harsher each time.
Tumor.
A/N: Yep. We're going there.
I hope this chapter was a bit more interesting than the previous! We've definitely turned a small corner in the plot, S/O to my 4 followers, you guys are awesome.
As always criticism is always appreciated, next chapter will be up on Monday.
Stay tuned!