After three weeks of being home, the Anderson-Hummel's had fallen back into a pretty solid routine. Maddie still wasn't going to school. She had missed about half of the year and Kurt and Blaine had both decided it was better for her to just repeat her second grade year. She wasn't happy about it but it was what was best for her in the end. Ayla was growing and becoming more aware. She even smiled for the very first for her big sister of course. Everything was going well until one day, Kurt got a call on his cell phone.
"Hello?" He said. Kurt didn't say anything, but his face went from happy to complete devastation. "Yes, of course we'll be there." Kurt replied and then hung up. Blaine, who saw his husband's face hurried over to him.
"Kurt? What is it? Is the cancer back?" Blaine worried.
"No...that was Clara. Callie caught a really bad infection and it spread to her brain. She's-she's dying." Kurt choked out. "She wants me to bring Maddie down to say goodbye. Callie is asking for her."
"Oh god, Tell her I'm so sorry." Blaine said. "I'll stay with Ayla." Kurt nodded. He knew that that was for the best. Kurt knew Blaine was still upset about Skylar's death. He often heard him crying at night and trying his best to muffle the sobs, but Kurt always heard them. Kurt sighed as he walked down to Maddie's room. He knew that this was going to be extremely hard for her. Maddie was playing with her doll house when Kurt walked in. He sat down on the floor next to her.
"Maddie, honey, I need to tell you something." Kurt began. Maddie stopped playing and looked up at her Papa.
"What is it?" She asked.
"Baby, Callie is very sick right now and the doctor's don't think that she's going to make it. She wants you to come down and say goodbye." Kurt said his eyes already tearing up. He watched as Maddie's face fell.
"No, she'll be fine. I was cured and she will be too." Maddie said.
"It's not like that honey." Kurt replied. "She's not going to get better." Maddie took her doll and threw it across the room and it collided with wall.
"It's not fair!" She screamed as the tears started to fall. "How can he just take my two best friends away from me? First Skylar! Now Callie!" Maddie screamed. Kurt pulled her into his arms and rocked her back and forth until her sobs stopped.
"I know that this isn't fair, but Callie really needs you. She's really scared and she needs you to be strong for her." Kurt told her. Maddie nodded and wiped her tears.
"Let's go see her." She said quietly. Kurt took Maddie's hand and they walked out into the living room. Kurt gave Blaine a sympathetic look and then left with Maddie. The drive to the hospital only took a few minutes, so before they knew it they were back on floor 5 at New York Memorial Hospital. They walked down the hallway, even stopped to look at Maddie's cold room which still remained empty, and finally stopped at Callie's room. The little girl was pale and looked like she couldn't hang on for much longer. Clara saw Kurt and rushed into his arms in the hallway. Kurt held her tightly as she sobbed. He whispered comforting things to her, but he knew that nothing could heal the heartache that she was about to go through. Maddie walked in and crawled onto Callie's bed.
"Hi." Maddie said. Callie gave a weak little wave. "Are you scared?" Maddie asked. Callie nodded her head. "You don't have to be. My Grammy Elizabeth and my Auntie Skylar are up in Heaven. They'll take care of you. My aunt will probably let you help her decorate God's house. Just don't be scared. I'm here with you." Maddie said. Callie smiled at her friend and settled herself in Maddie's arms. Overtime, Callie's breathing got slower and slower and then finally the green line on the monitor was flat. Clara started to sob even harder. Maddie gave Callie a kiss on the forehead and then reached her arms out to Kurt with her eyes filled with tears.
"Daddy…" She cried. Kurt went over and picked her up into his arms and rocked her as she cried. They stayed with Clara for a while as she cried and held Callie's lifeless hand. It was hard to leave, but it got late and Kurt and Maddie went home. Maddie was exhausted and asleep by the time they got home. Kurt carried her into the apartment and then immediately put her tired body into bed. He didn't even bother to change her into her pajamas. Then, he went and found Blaine in bed. Kurt had kept himself strong for both Clara and Maddie, but he just couldn't take it any longer.
"Oh honey," Blaine said. "Come here." Kurt walked quickly over to him and threw himself into Blaine arms and sobbed into his chest. Blaine held him and gave him kisses all over his face.
"We-we're so lucky to have Maddie healthy. I just feel like we need to do something more." Kurt sobbed. Blaine thought for a moment and then it clicked.
"I think I have the perfect idea." He said. The next morning, Blaine packed Skylar and Maddie's story into a large yellow envelope complete with a letter explaining their situation. It was headed off to a publishing company to see if it could be a real book. The process would be long and there was a chance that it wouldn't get published, but just like with Maddie's cancer, they needed to have hope and never give up. Life never stops so they couldn't stop either. It was a matter of waiting, but they all knew that it would work out in the end.