Piper

Even though they called off the search for the shooters everything was still chaotic. People were afraid to leave their dorms; I only left if I had to and if I was with Jason. We didn't have every class together which was hard, I'd have Biology on the far east side of campus and he'd be in Physics on the south side of campus.

"Jason!" I cried, as he ran toward me. He pulled me into a hug, fearing that it could be our last.

"Hey Pipes, you okay?"

"Yeah, are you okay?"

"Uh huh, physics was really long, that's all."
I looked at him, knowing that he wasn't okay. They called off all spring sports, the headmaster was just being cautious. That meant no track. No track meant a restless Jason.

"You sure?"

"Yeah, I'm going to go for a run, will you join me?"

Jason fully knew that I hated running but I always went with him anyway. I hated running but I loved Jason too much to lose him.

Hazel

Frank was way overprotective after the shootings. It was nice to know that he cared and was willing to be there for me. People don't know but I have severe anxiety, Frank is really the only one who can help me through it.

Thalia knows, she's tried to get me to a doctor but I refuse every time. She gave up after a long time.

"Hey, Frank?" We were laying on the floor after doing homework, an odd tradition/routine of ours.

"Yeah?" He asked, as I laid across him.

"Have you ever thought about your future?"

He paused and then said, "yeah, of course."

"What do you imagine?"

He didn't hesitate before saying, "you. You?"

"Same, you."

He smiled as we kept talking, how many kids we wanted, their genders, their names, our wedding that probably wouldn't happen.

"Hey, Haze, what if we do get married? What then?" Frank asked, using his nickname for me that he rarely used.

"I-I dunno, I guess I always thought that we might get married but I never really imagined leaving Hills Academy. I mean- we graduate the end of this year, in two months, and after that, I dunno what'll happen. We've already turned 18 so anything could happen."

Frank

We were walking to Business and Accounting together when Hazel randomly collapsed. I couldn't wake her up so I carried her to the hospital ward.

They did some tests while I was in the waiting room, scared to death for her.

When the doctor walked out he said, "I have some really bad news about your girlfriend, but we have to send the tests to a lab and get them back before we know for sure."

"What is is?"

"We don't know yet, but it doesn't look good. I'll tell you when results come back in a few days. We're going to keep Miss Levesque here before we know anything for sure, just in case it's what I think it is." He walked away before I could say anything else.

I missed all of my classes and stayed with Hazel. Three days later the results came back.

A grim look adorned the doctor's face.

"I wish I could be dramatic and say "it's worse than we feared" and it isn't actually that bad, but it truly is much worse than we feared. She has a stage four tumor near some of her organs, she has about a month to live if we can't remove it. There's a very good chance that the surgery could kill her."

I was speechless, the words bled together. Tumor, one month, surgery could kill her, much worse.

"Hazel, baby girl," I whispered.

I sprinted to my dorm room with Leo to get something.

Leo was dangling off his top bunk staring at the wall.

"Leo! Get the thing for Hazel, I need it now."

"The thing? Dude- you were going to do it at graduation," he argued.

"She doesn't have until graduation! She has a month to live, stage four tumor near her organs. When I leave- tell our friends, no one else. You have to promise that you'll tell them not to tell anyone."
His eyes widened before saying, "why can't you just text them?"

"It doesn't have the same effect as telling them in person."

I rummaged through all of the drawers in the desk and dresser.

"Where is it?!"

"It's in the box in the top of the closet," Leo said, getting off of the bunk.

In one swift movement I grabbed the box and grabbed the thing.

"Thanks Leo! Remember what I said!" I called as I ran out.

I found Hazel unconscious.

"She'll be awake in half an hour," a nurse checking her vitals said.

I sat next to her, waiting.

"Hey," she said softly.

"Hey, Diamond," I smiled, using her nickname that only we knew about.

She rolled her eyes before asking, "do you know my prognosis?"

"Yeah."

"A month," we said together, looking at each other.

"Frank- I'm terrified." She looked truly scared. I'd never seen her like this.

"Shh, it's okay. We're okay."

"How do you know?"

"I just do," I said, not knowing at all.

I took the small red velvet box from my pocket, getting onto one knee.

"Hazel Levesque, will you marry me?"

She started crying as she nodded.

"Yes, of course I'll marry you Frank Zhang!"

I kissed her without thinking, thankfully she kissed me back.

"When should we get married?" She asked, after we finally broke apart.

"Tomorrow."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, are you okay with tomorrow?"
"Yeah, where Piper for our wedding plans?"

We laughed even though we knew she was being serious. Piper had all of our weddings planned for us. She knew about me proposing to Hazel so she had everything ready, the suits and the dresses; somehow she knew that we would get married right after I proposed.

Piper ran into Hazel's room.

"Hazel! I just heard! Are you-" She stopped when she saw that I had proposed. "Ohmygosh! When's the wedding?!"

"Tomorrow," we said together.

"Ahh! I'll get the stuff ready!"

She ran out to get everything ready.

"Piper made my dress, I didn't know she could sew so well."

I kissed her again, knowing that we would be okay. My fiancee. It sounded so weird but soon she'd be my wife.