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It had been a few weeks since Erica started chemotherapy. As she sat on the bed brushing her hair, she noticed a lot of hair was coming out.
"Mom!" She yelled as she held a fistful of hair.
"What? What's wrong?" Monica asked as she ran into Erica's room. "Oh." She said as she looked at Erica's hair in her hand.
"It's all coming out. It's like when I pet Midnight and his fur just falls out cuz he sheds. See?" Erica said as she gently pulled on a part of her hair and watched it fall out. Midnight was the black cat she and Jack had gotten for their 7th birthday.
"The doctor said that would happen. It'll grow back." Monica told her and she sat down beside her.
Within a few minutes Erica was bald with the exception of a few hairs. She got up and looked in her mirror. "I-I look ugly." She said in shock.
"No no no honey. You don't at all." Monica said as she got up and hugged her tight.
"Yes I do! I look like an alien!" Erica said almost in tears.
"No you don't. You're beautiful." Monica said as she picked her up. "Do you want to go get one of those covers we talked about?"
Erica nodded. "But I don't want to go anywhere like this."
"Oh honey no one's going to say anything to you and if they do I'll kick their butts."
"Okay..." Erica said.
"Woah!" Jack said as he entered their room while staring at Erica.
Monica gave him a look. He knew this would happen. They had told him about it. Quickly Jack added "It looks so cool! Like different!"
"Really?!" Erica asked excited.
"Yeah!" Jack said.
"Okay! Mom and I are gonna go get like a cover or something for it. Remember I told you about that?"
"Oh yeah. But I have to go right? Cuz dad's at work?" Jack asked as he looked at Monica.
"Yes you do. Let me just grab my keys and purse and we'll go."
The entire time at the store they received pity looks from people and little kids stared at them. It took a lot for Monica not to say something. She was more focused on making sure Erica didn't notice. They had found a wig that resembled Erica's natural blonde straight hair and a few different covers and bandanas.
~The next morning~
"Oh my God!" Monica yelled from the bathroom.
Immediately Chandler rushed to the door. "Honey? Are you okay? What's wrong?"
Monica came out holding a positive pregnancy test. "We're gonna have a baby!" She yelled.
"Really?! That's great!" Chandler said as he hugged her.
They didn't want to tell Jack and Erica until Monica was 12 weeks along because of their last pregnancy and how it ended. They had told everyone and then had to tell them that they lost the baby. They didn't want to do that again so they just decided to keep it to themselves until the risk of miscarriage went down.
The hair falling out was based a LOT on the memory I have of my mom losing her hair when she had breast cancer. The story isnt based on her, but the person it is based on had this kind of cancer and it's identical to the things Erica has, but he's a boy and so it's a bit different when a boy loses their hair than when a girl loses hers. Anyways, there's chapter 7. Hope you liked it :)
