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Chapter 19
"GONZO!! NO!! NOT THE
REMOTE!!!!" Daniel screamed as he tugged the remote from my puppy's mouth.
"Here D," he said, as he tossed it to Darren.
"YUCK! Dog
slobber!" Darren said, wiping his hand. I opened my door and walked out to
them.
"Ok, I'm
ready," I said. I had on my soccer shirt and Adidas warm-up pants. I had my
hair barretted back and had on my soccer shoes and shin pads under my pants. It
was Saturday and Daniel and Darren were gonna help me become the soccer star I
used to be.
"Ok MEN! Our
mission- to bring her back to the soccer star she was!" Darren said. Daniel
pretended to salute to Darren.
"Off to the
park!" Daniel said as Darren grabbed the keys. They shoved me out the door.
"Wait...," I
tried to say, but they wouldn't listen. Darren shut the door.
"Ok, let's
go," Daniel said. I stood there with my hands on my hips.
"Good job soccer
masters," I said.
"What?"
Darren asked.
"YOU FORGOT THE
BALL!" I screamed. Daniel and Darren lightly blushed and Daniel slipped in
the door and grabbed the ball.
"Hehehee....I knew
that," Daniel said.
~~~~~~~~
I collapsed on the
ground, trying to catch my breath.
"5 minutes. Not
bad for the mile," Darren said.
"How fast do you
have to run it?" Daniel said, as they stood on the track in the part.
"4.8
minutes," Darren said.
"One more
time," I said, standing up, drinking out of my water bottle.
"Dee...you already
ran the mile 3 times today," Daniel said.
"Did I make 4.8?
NO! One more time!" I said again. I got up and Daniel and Darren glanced at
each other. I was sweating and it was freezing outside. I started and ran as
fast as I could.
~~~~
"I hate to see her
like this," Darren said.
"I know, but she
has determination," Daniel said, as they watched me run.
"Do you think
she's pushing herself too hard?" Darren asked.
"I dunno,"
Daniel said.
"Do you think we
shouldn't let her?" Darren asked.
"I dunno,"
Daniel said, as I plopped down, completely out of breath.
~~~~~
"What time?"
I choked out.
"4.5," Darren
answered. I breathed a sigh of relief and chugged down water.
"Dee, are you
ok?" Daniel asked.
"I'm fine," I
replied, "Ok, drill time." I said as I took the ball and began to
dribble it.
We worked for the rest
of the day and I was getting better. We decided to come back the next Saturday
and do the same thing. We got home and I took a shower. I got dressed and walked
out of the bathroom. I sat next to Darren and he wrapped his arm around me.
"So, what do you
wanna do tonight?" he asked.
"Sleep," I
answered. He laughed.
"Ok, we can order
pizza and rent a movie and just stay here," he said.
"Ok," I said,
smiling. "Gonna join us Daniel?" I asked.
"Might as
well," he said. He ordered a pizza and we went out and rented Armageddon
while we picked up the pizza. We went back and devoured it and watched the
movie. I looked outside. It was dark, but there was a lot of light out by the
pier.
"Guys, I'm gonna
go run," I said, getting up.
"There's no
light," Darren said.
"There is by the
pier. The whole beach is lit up," I said.
"Are you sure
you're not too tired?" Daniel asked.
"Nope, it feels
good to finally run again," I said. They agreed and I got my Adidas suit on
and left.
~~~~~~~~~~
"Do you think
she's pushing too far?" Darren asked again.
"I wanna say no,
but it'd be lying," Daniel said. Darren nodded.
"I want to stop
her, she shouldn't even be running. What if her knee gives up? But I don't want
to hold her back, I love her too much," Darren said.
"I know what you
mean. She's been through so much, I'd hate to step in and make her stop,"
Daniel agreed.
"What do we
do?" Darren asked.
"I dunno,"
Daniel said.
~~~~~~~~~
I ran across the beach
in the cold night as I thought about everything from when I was diagnosed to
this night. I wanted to run faster, and I pushed myself, but my legs wouldn't
respond. I kept running and felt a needle like pain run through my knee. I
ignored it and kept running. It got worse and I knew I should stop, but I wasn't
going to give in. I wasn't going to let the cancer win. Not after what it did to
me. The anger made me run faster. The pain took over my whole leg. Tears swelled
up in my eyes and I collapsed on the beach. I began to bawl as I held my leg in
pain. "WHY?! It’s not fair! The cancer destroyed my life! I can't even
run!" I screamed at myself.
~~~~~~~
Darren jolted up.
"Oh my God,"
he said.
"What?"
Daniel asked.
"Something
happened to Dee," he said, as he got up and grabbed his coat.
"What?! How do you
know?" Daniel asked, getting up.
"I know. When you
love someone this much, you just know. We feel each other's pain," Darren
said, jetting out the door with Daniel close behind. They ran to the pier and
ran along the beach looking for Delia. They spotted her lying down and crying.
Darren flew by her side.
~~~~~~
"Oh my God! Are
you ok Dee?" Darren asked me. He helped me sit up. He took his hand and
wiped my tears away.
"My knee gave
in," I said, bawling.
"We gotta get you
home," Daniel said. Darren picked me up and carried me back to the
apartment. We got there and Daniel got my ice bag. It began to swell up.
"I hate
this!!" I screamed, "Why did this happen to me?! I can't even
run!!" I screamed. Darren embraced me and I cried in his shirt. For the
first time in my life, I realized I wasn't going to be ok. I finally realized
that soccer was over and I was not healthy. I realized I would never be able to
do the stuff I used to do. I gave in. The cancer won.
When that all hit me at once, it made my tears more heavy. I cried for hours. Daniel and Darren did their best to comfort me, but it didn't help. I didn't get it. Why did I lead myself on for so long? Why did I think I could do it when I really couldn't? All these thoughts swam through my head as I cried. I wanted to go to my room and be alone, but I couldn't walk there. I just laid in Darren's arms and cried.
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