The doctor hesitated but he left the room.
"I'll be back in thirty minutes." He said.
"Dib…you don't have to do this…" I said.
"Yes I do. I'm the only one in this room with a good kidney." He said, rolling his eyes.
"He's right, y'know." Zim said.
"Dib…" I said.
"What?"
"If I don't make it…can you tell Sizz-Lorr that I'm sorry?" I asked.
"Sorry? You didn't do anything wrong." Dib said.
"I did. Apparently, I ruined his life." I said. "I don't remember exactly what I did but I'm sorry."
"You're not gonna die." He said.
"How do you know something horrible isn't gonna happen? And what if…what if you die? If you died, I…-"
"Would belong to me." Zim said with a devious smile. I rolled my eyes.
"If you died trying to save my life, I'd kill myself." I said. "I would just go into a closet and hang myself."
"Don't say that!" Dib said, squeezing my hand tighter. I sighed.
Sizz-Lorr desired my death. It was like he needed it.
"I don't want to take the risk though." I said. "What if something happens to you?"
"Nothing's gonna happen!" he said, firm and loud.
"H-how do you know?" I asked, my voice lowering as he raised his.
"I JUST DO!"
"Oh, yeah, 'cause you're always right. Just like when you promised that nothing would happen to me yet I'm in pain and in a hospital bed." I said, holding back tears.
"I said that you weren't gonna die." He said. "Are you dead? Huh? ARE YOU?"
"N-no…" I said quietly.
"And you won't die if you go through with this." He said.
"But I could still-"
"COULD YOU FREAKIN' LISTEN FOR ONCE?"
"But don't you understand that you're all I live for?" I asked. Zim's head drooped down. "…and you too, Zim."
"But if you die because you don't want to go through with it, then I'll die too. Then we'll both be dead. If this goes successful, we'll both live. See what I mean?" Dib asked.
"Yes, but if we both died, we'd both be together, right?" I asked. He sighed.
"Yes, but I…WHY ARE YOU SO STUBBORN?" he screamed.
"I was just born like that." I said.
The doctor walked back in. That was a quick thirty minutes.
"So, are you guys sure you want to do this?" he asked.
"NO!" I said.
"YES WE ARE!" Dib said.
"Well, you both have to agree in order for us to proceed. Well…?" The doctor said.
"No!" I said. "And that's final."
"Well, in that case, you have two weeks to live." He said.
"Candy!" Dib said. "Please!"
"But Dib!" I said. "Your life is more important than mine! If it wasn't, you would be the one in this hospital bed."
"How about I give you guys…awhile to decide. Call me in once you know what you plan on doing." The doctor said.
Dib glared at me and I looked down.
"I'm going to force a yes out of you." Dib said.
"Nope." I said, shaking my head, eyes closed. "I'm not letting you do this."
"If I get you to say yes, no matter what, you're gonna stick to it okay?" he asked.
"Oh, so it's like a game." I said.
"Yeah." He said. "Now, do you love me?"
I smirked.
"I do." I said.
"Do you want to live?" he asked.
"It depends." I said.
"Hmm…" Dib said. "Do you like licorice?"
"Um, no. What kind of question is that?"
"I told you I could make you say no!" Dib said.
"No, you said you could make me say yes, STUPID!" I said.
"And YOU SAID IT."
"DARN IT, DIB!" I said, punching him in the arm. I knew it didn't hurt him because I felt so weak.
"I win!" he said, poking my nose. I folded my arms indignantly.
Zim got the doctor back in and told him our decision, which I wasn't very happy with.
"Okay. The surgery will take place…" the doctor took out a chart. "Tomorrow."
"TOMORROW?" I said. "WHY NOT IN A WEEK OR TWO?"
"Because if you keep your kidney for a week or two, you're gonna die." The doctor said.
"Fine." I said, folding my arms. Something was telling me that something bad would happen but what choice did I have?
"It'll go great! I promise!" Dib said.
Little did I know, that promise was soon to be broken.
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