Three weeks later, Maddie was feeling so much stronger. The chemo had taken a lot out of her for a few days, but not she was back to her happy, bubbly, self. Today, she had even asked to go down to the agreed to take her, while Blaine went down to visit Skylar. Both Kurt and Blaine had been focused on Maddie for the past weeks and really hadn't been to visit Skylar at all, so the visit was really past due. When Kurt and Maddie arrived at the playroom, Maddie spott her friend Callie and her mom Clara. She ran over to the other little girl and they hugged before running off to play. Kurt walked towards Clara and gave her a hug. She was by far one of the nicest mothers in the pediatric cancer ward, so Kurt liked to talk to her.
Maddie and Callie had met during a short chemo session. They sat next to each other and talked endlessly. Callie had cancer as well. She had a brain tumor that was unfortunately inoperable, so they were using chemo to try to shrink it. Her mother, Clara was a single mom since her husband ran out on her shortly after Callie was diagnosed. Having a child with cancer just wasn't part of his "vision",or some bullshit like that.
"So, how is Callie doing today?" Kurt asked Clara.
"She's good. She starts another round of chemo tomorrow, so she'll be pretty sick, but overall she's getting better. The doctor's say that the tumor shrank a little bit." Clara replied.
"That's wonderful!" Kurt exclaimed.
"What about Maddie?" Clara asked.
"She's doing well. We find out today if the chemo worked or not." Kurt told her.
"I'm sure it did." Clara said. "We just have to be always has a plan." Kurt smiled at her. He didn't have the heart to tell her he was an atheist. They both looked over to the girls. They were playing with a huge doll house and both looked so happy.
"I'm glad that Maddie found a friend here. It's been a lot of just us and my sister in law. She has cancer too." Kurt said.
"Me too. Callie is generally really shy and doesn't really take to anyone, but she's definitely taken a liking to Maddie." Clara said. Nurse Jenny walked in a few moments later.
"Hey girls! What are you doing?" She asked.
"Playing dolls!" Maddie exclaimed but broke off when a few harsh coughs racked her body. Nurse Jenny frown when she heard the cough and went over to Maddie and sat next to her.
"Hey Maddie, can I take a listen really quickly?" she asked as she pulled a stethoscope from her pocket. Maddie, who had gotten used to doctors overall, just nodded and let Jenny listen. "Okay, take a deep breath for me." Jenny said. Maddie breathed in but it didn't last long because she broke off into harsh coughs again. Jenny felt her forehead and she was burning up. "Maddie, we have to take you back to your room now,honey." she said. Maddie whined because she didn't want to go but grabbed Jenny's hand. Kurt followed behind unsure of what was going on.
"Jenny! What's wrong?" Kurt asked frantically.
"I think that Maddie may have an infection and if I'm right we need to get her on some monitors fast." Jenny said as she hoisted Maddie into bed. Maddie started to cough and it seemed like she couldn't stop. Jenny pressed a blue button and Dr. Bell and one other doctor came rushing in.
"Kurt, you have to leave for now." Dr. Bell said.
"But, but I have to be with Maddie!" Kurt said.
"I will take care of her but you need to go into the hallway, now." Dr. Bell yelled as beeps went off as Maddie's heartbeat became erratic. Kurt looked frantically at his daughter and then left the room. He trusted Dr. Bell. He sat outside the room on a bench and just didn't know what to do. Then, simply because he didn't know what else to do he knelt down on the floor and intertwined his fingers.
"God ,or whoever or whatever might be up there, please don't let her die. It's not her time. Please just save her." Kurt cried as the doctor tried to stabilize Maddie.
Down in Skylar's room, Blaine had no idea that anything was happening to Maddie. "B, I need to talk to you seriously." Skylar said.
"Oh, I don't like the sound of that." Blaine said. His sister and the word serious did not mix. Skylar grabbed his hand and looked him in the eyes.
"I just talked with Dr. Wood. He said that the leukemia isn't affected by the chemo or radiation anymore. I need a stem cell transplant, if I'm going to -live." She said her eyes getting watery.
"I'll get tested. Of course, I'll get tested." Blaine said as he pulled his sister into a tight hug. "You can beat this. I know you can because you're a fighter."
"Thanks B, I love you." Skylar said.
"I love you too, Sky." Blaine replied. Just outside Skylar's room a nurse passed by.
"Blaine, you should go. Something is going on with Maddie." She sat. Blaine looked back at Skylar with a terrified look.
"Go. I'm fine." Skylar said. Blaine nodded and took off. He sprinted down the hallway to Maddie's room and found Kurt in the hallway.
"What's? What's going on?" Blaine asked out of breath.
"She was playing in the playroom and Jenny came in. She caught an infection. Their trying to stabilize her now." Kurt replied. Blaine sat down next to his husband and pulled him into a tight hug. They waited in silence until finally Dr. Bell came out. Kurt and Blaine stood up and rushed over to her.
"Maddie is stable for now." Dr. Bell said. "And I'm sorry to tell you this but the chemo didn't work. I don't believe that radiation will help either. Maddie's only hope is a stem cell transplant." She replied. "I'm so sorry." Dr. Bell said. Blaine couldn't believe this. Both Skylar and Maddie needed stem cell transplants. He didn't know what else to do,so he took his phone from his pocket and dialed Cooper's number.
"Blaine? What's happening?" he asked.
"You should come down here Coop." Blaine replied. "Tell mom and dad too. I'll explain more once you all get here."
"Okay, I'll be there as soon as I can." Cooper said before hanging up. Blaine sat down next to Kurt again.
"I have to tell you something." Blaine said.
"What?" Kurt asked. He knew that from the look in Blaine's eyes that this wasn't good.
"Skylar needs a stem cell transplant too. The cancer is completely resistant to chemo and radiation...just like Maddie's" he said.
"No, no, we-we can't lose both of them." Kurt stuttered and started to cry. Blaine reached out to hug him but Kurt slapped his hands away. "No- no don't touch me." He cried. Blaine got around his hands and hugged him anyway. Kurt relaxed into his arms. Tomorrow Blaine would get tested and so would the rest of his family. If none of them were a match, they'd need a miracle to save both girls.
