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Chapter 8
Darren ran in the building
and flew up to Daniel and Joe.
"Is she ok?? What
happened? Where is she?" Darren asked.
"She's still in
there," Daniel said, as he got up and walked around.
"Joe, tell me,
what's going on?" Darren asked.
"Here, come walk
with me," Joe said, grabbing Darren's arm and leaving Lee, Karl, and Ben in
wonder. They walked down the hall in silence. Then Joe spoke up.
"Darren....I know
she didn't want me being the one to tell you, but....," Joe said, as a tear
ran down his cheek, "Delia has leg cancer." Darren gasped.
"What?!" he
said.
"She was diagnosed
with it a couple months ago. She didn't want to tell anyone about it cause she
wanted to fight it first. She got a chance to meet you guys by the "Make a
Wish" foundation. We just used the excuse of me knowing Ben to fool you
all," Joe said, quietly. Darren was silent.
"Why couldn't she
tell me?" he whispered.
"She was afraid.
Afraid that you, and everyone else would pity her. She had to know that you
loved her for her. And not because of pity," Joe said.
"Did any of the
other guys know about this?" Darren asked.
"Daniel. That's
it. He told me when I got here. When you took him to the doctor, it was the same
day we were there. Dee woke up with her knee swollen and that's why we ran out
the door like we did. Daniel saw her folder and snatched it. He read everything
and knew because we didn't tell you that we didn't want anyone to know, so he
didn't tell anyone. Then today he came to the house to talk to her and tell her
that he knew. That's when she passed out and Daniel brought her here," Joe
said. Darren was shocked.
"Whoa, that
explains a lot," Darren said, "her baggy pants, why she stumbled a
lot, everything."
"She needs you,
Darren," Joe said.
"Is she....gonna
die?" Darren said quietly.
"She's
strong," Joe said, just as quiet. "I'll leave you alone for a
while." Joe left and Darren stood by a big window. He stared out the window
and thought.
"I just lost my
wife, how can I afford to lose the girl I love?" he thought. He wanted to
scream and deny this happening. He pinched himself to make sure he wasn't caught
in a nightmare. He heard someone come up behind him. He didn't bother to turn
around. A hand was placed on his shoulder.
"Hey D,"
Daniel said. Darren didn't say anything. "Hm, funny, you and Delia have the
same nickname," Daniel said. Darren didn't say anything. Daniel hated
seeing his best friend like this. "Look Darren, she needs you. You need
her, but she needs your support more than ever. You can't stay here and pity
yourself, you need to be with her," Daniel said.
"Why is this
happening?" Darren asked, still looking out the window.
"I dunno. God has
a funny way of making love work. Maybe this is your test, you and Dee,"
Daniel said.
"I can't loose
her," Darren said.
"Who said you were
gonna?"
"She has cancer,
Daniel!" Darren said.
"You don't think I
know that?!" Daniel screamed back.
"Ben's dad died of
cancer, so did many other people," Darren shouted back.
"And what makes
you think she is like other people?" Daniel replied.
"Daniel, you have
no idea what it's like loosing someone," Darren said.
"You know what?
Maybe I don't. Maybe I don't know a thing about it. But I know it hurts, Darren!
And I know that Dee is strong. And if you are gonna stand here and pity
yourself, then so be it," Daniel screamed. He turned around and walked
away. Darren was speechless. He turned back around and looked out the window.
"What am I doing?
Daniel’s right. She needs me," Darren told himself. He walked down the
long hall of the hospital and right up to the desk.
"May I see Delia
DeKator?" Darren asked the nurse.
"Yeah, she just
woke up. She’s in room 112," she said.
"Any word from the
doctor?" he asked.
"The cancer
spread, but they underwent surgery and took out the cancer cells. They got the
big ones out and now its not as infected," the nurse informed him.
"Thank you,"
he said. He walked down the hall. He shivered. He hated hospitals. He found her
room and knocked.
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"Come in," I
said, weakly. The door opened and Darren popped in.
"Hey there,"
he whispered.
"Darren..," I
said. He put his fingertips on my lips.
"Shh....its ok. I
know. Your dad told me," he said. He pulled up and chair and sighed.
"Dee, I don't pity you. I love you. I really do. And I never said that to
anyone before. I feel so strongly and I'm gonna be here by your side 100
percent," Darren said, as he took my hand. I smiled and he got up and
kissed my cheek. He sat back down.
~~~~
Standing outside the doorway,
Daniel backed up from the open door. He smiled after he heard what Darren said.
Joe came up to him.
"Is he in
there?" Joe asked.
"Yes, he is," Daniel said, smiling.
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