Chapter 27: Chapter 27

CHAPTER 27: IT’S NOT A GOOD JOKE

ALEX

Trisha got home weird, I know that she talked to callix about the company.

“ How is it Trisha?” dad asked

“ he agreed,” she said sadly and I saw his dad was happy.

“ doesn’t he require any condition?” dad asked again.

“ don’t worry, me and Alex can take care of his condition” I frowned at what she said.

“ I’m going to have a rest” dad nodded and I followed her.

She’s too quiet while changing her clothes, she seemed she has something to say to me because she’s looking at me many times.

“ tell me what is it?” I asked calmly while reading the magazine.

“ vacation us and them” I looked at her and I saw her deep breathing.

“ did you say yes?” I asked.

“ of course it’s for the company and it’s just a vacation then you’re with me so it’s okay too” he sat on the sofa in front of me.

“ when and where?” I looked back to the magazine.

“ next week in Korea, they will take care of everything so nothing to do but go,” she said.

“ mmm okay” we don’t have a choice but to agree, this is for the company so we have to agree but I belong? He is mad at us, right? His weird.

“ Alex is stage 4 cancer is still possible for it to survive?” I stopped at what I am reading and got nervous.

“ wait, did your headache come back? Tell me?” I’m worried because that could happen.

“ no, nothing hurts,” she said but I’m curious about what she said.

“ then why are you suddenly asked about cancer and worst stage 4” I went back to reading.

“it depends but there are ways to prolong its lifelike chemo but as you said its stage, cancer spread quickly at this stage” I answered seriously.

“ even it goes to surgery?” she asked again.

“ it will undergo surgery but there is a small chance that it will be in a good condition,” I said again but he looked sad.

“ so he/ she going to die?” she asked trembling.

“ if he/she is given a life sentence which means it’s in this worst scenario but as I said it will live longer if he undergoes chemo and other treatment to slow down of having spread cancer,” I said but she was looking at me crying.

“ hon why are you crying? don’t tell me that you’re the one who has stage 4 cancer?” I came to her.

“ Trisha tell me did your cancer back?” I asked again but she shook her head but still, she’s crying.

“ then who? Why are you crying?” this person is important to her, that’s why she acts like this.

“ Sorry, I just can’t help being sad, life is so unfair with him Alex” she cried more.

“ Who are you referring to? You suddenly asked about stage 4 cancer then you cry. Who has stage 4 cancer that you have to cry like that?” I’m really curious.

“ Are you sure Alex that stage 4 cancer is incurable? Please Alex tell me” why is my life like this? She’s acting so weird since she came to callix.

“ if in your case it is in stage 2, there is, there is hope but this is stage 4 Trisha, I’m sorry” she cried more which make me sad.

“ his dying Alex, callix is dying” I was stunned by what she said as if my heart stabbed how many times by what I heard.

“it’s not a good joke Trisha” I stood up.

“ This is not funny Trisha, I know that we were mad at him but to say that he is going to die is unforgivable! “ I looked at her and she cried more. FUCK! I know that we don’t get along this day but FUCK! This man is still my friend and brother since we’re young, how could he have this illness.

“ I hope that it was a joke but I heard directly from the doctor and callix doesn’t want to let us or even his family know his pain” I was weak to what I heard.

I can’t believe that he has cancer but Trisha is right, life is so unfair to him. He’s just starting his new life but now he has cancer. Cancer is one of the diseases that you cant fight.

“ he still has more than a year but we can’t say that because his life depends on himself,” I said sadly.

“ Alex, callix need us as a friend” I know what Trisha means, and I’m willing to reconcile with him because I know that his having a hard time since the beginning and I want him to know that we were here, willing to help him and pray for him.

Callix is still young and he has to be happy, he needs to have a family first before leaving this world, callix deserves to live but how? He has stage 4 and is in a critical state. Being a doctor what I am going to do to help him, how can I be called a doctor if can’t even help my friend who is dying.