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Once I'd left the doctors office, I walked straight towards AAU in search of Sacha, my hands shaking madly. When I reached the Acute admissions ward, I used my tattered pass to enter through the front entrance and into the office that Michael and Sacha shared. I knocked on the door, breathing in as I did so. Seconds later, the door swung open and I was greeted by Sacha, his arms open for a hug.
Ignoring his offer, I pushed passed him, locking the door and pulling down the curtains so that nobody could see into the office. Once I was completely satisfied that we had some privacy, I stepped into Sacha's embrace and wrapped my arms around the bear-like man's neck, crying like I'd never done before.
"Hey, what's the matter? Has something happened?" He asked as he held me close to him.
"I've g-got a brain tumour." I told him through sobs, I hated people seeing me upset but I knew that Sacha had seen me at my worst and he wouldn't judge me. "There's nothing they can do."
I heard Sacha gasp as his grip tightened around me, his tears falling onto the top of my head. We stood there for a while, not talking to one another.
Once we'd both begun to calm down, Sacha sat me down in Michael's chair, sitting himself opposite me.
"I'm sorry, is there anything I can do to help?" Held asked me as he held my hands in his own. I shook my head in response. "How long have they given you?"
"A month, two if I'm lucky. I'm sorry, it just came as a bit of a shock and I-"
"You didn't know if you could deal with it on your own. Its fine, you shouldn't have to." He told me sympathetically, tears running down his cheeks.
"When the doctor told me, I realised that there are so many things to do before it's too later and the first thing that sprang to mind was to tell you something. I said, my voice becoming stronger and more confident with every word. When I saw the look of confusion on his face, I continued. "You don't know how much people mean to you until it's too late and in a way I suppose it is. I guess I've only just come to the realisation that besides Jonny, you're probably the only friend I have. Since I met you, you've always shown me kindness and friendship even when I haven't deserved it. And you're one of the only people who've ever wanted to actually know who I am and has actually cared enough to try and do so. But every time you tried, I pushed you away like so many others. But unlike them, you stuck by me and haven't judged me. And I should have seen that. Sacha, I'm sorry!" I said as I broke down in tears.
"Hey, don't be sorry, you're an amazing friend, you're funny, clever and always tell me wrong and above all you have the most complex personality of anyone I've ever met! And I never told you this but remember at my wedding, when Chrissie made her speech? Well she said that she saw me through someone else's minds, that a 'mutual friend' of ours had said that of all the people she'd ever met, I deserved to be happy. And that stuck with me, it did take me a long time to work out who she meant but after thinking about the other things she'd said, I realised. You were there for us when I was stabbed, you were the one who drove me to the airport on the back of your back in Christmas Eve, you were the one who convinced me to go for it with Chrissie. And you know what, of all the people I've ever met, you deserve to be happy!" He said hugging me again.
"Sacha, can you tell Elliott that I'm ill and that I've gone home, I don't think I can finish my shirt." I asked him, not knowing how to reply.
"Will Jonny be at home tonight?" He enquired.
"He's on call, won't be home until 11am."
"Right, you're not going home on your own tonight Jac. Shall I go to yours or do you want to come to mine?"
I looked at him wearily, at this present time I felt like all my fight had been dragged from me so I gave in a gave a simple "mine" before arranging to meet him outside the hospital once I'd got my things from Darwin.
"Remember Jac, we'll always be Levy and Naylor!"
"Naylor and Levy" I corrected him before closing the door behind me…
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