She never knew (chapter 8)

Miguel called Christina about ten minutes or so after he'd gotten off the phone with Paul and asked him mom. Of course, his mom had been worried that he'd get sick and she wouldn't be there to take care of him but he'd reassured her that he would be fine and that if something did happen he was in good hands. Paul was in perfect shape to rush him to the hospital if it were needed and he'd have great friends with him. He also told her about some money that he'd been saving up in case something happened and he didn't have all the money to pay for his bills and stuff. He'd stashed it away in his room, in the small hole in the wall that he'd put there years before. It wasn't all that much, just a little over seven hundred dollars, but if something happened she'd need it to fly out and get to the hospital. Of course, the doctors would already know where he was since he had to check in with them every week or so and let them know if he were leaving town that way they'd know where to be. However, Christina hadn't answered so he decided he'd call back in a bit and went outside with his mom.1

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Christina arrived home from the dentist with her new braces and felt like her mouth was going to break open any second. She had never imagined how much those stupid things had hurt. Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard the phone ringing.3

"Hewwo?"4

The other end of the line was silent for a few moments. Then she heard Miguel's voice and felt aweful. How could she talk to him like this? Her mouth was killing her! "Umm..Christina, is that you?"5

"Yes, it's me. Sowwy I sound like this, but I just my bwaces."6

"Oh. Would you mind if I came over for a little bit. I have a few things to tell you and I really need to tell you face-to-face. And hopefully, I'll have something to ask you after that."7

"Okay. But promise not to laugh at me."8

"I promise." he said and then hung up.9

It took him about twenty minutes to get to her house because he was so nervous about telling her. How could you tell a girl that you loved that you'd been keeping a secret from her? A life changing secret, a secret that meant that you could die at any given moment, a secret..that you have Leukemia and have had it for longer than you were going together. Still, he knew that he had to do it and it was now or never.10

He got out of the car and made his way to the house. When she opened the door he immediately kissed her, but he knew that she could tell that something was wrong. After the kiss, he looked around to see if anyone else was around to hear what he was about to say. He didn't see anyone so he told her to sit down. After a few moments he spilled everything. At first, he thought that she didn't hear him and he'd have to say it all over again, but then he saw the tears rush to her eyes and he knew that the worst part was here. 11