A change (sequel to New Beginning?)

Chapter 50

Recap:

David's POV

I'm not dumb. I know Mallory didn't grab ibuprofen, because the ibuprofen was right next to the Tylenol and we only had one bottle. I still went along with it though. As I left the kitchen and Mallory came out, I made an excuse saying I was gonna fix a snack.

Max and Mallory were walking and Hannah was watching tv. I went to the kitchen and went to the medicine cabinet and carefully skimmed through the bottles. Then, one caught my eye. I took it out and my mouth opened as I read it.

"David..." I heard

Mallory's POV

"Why didn't you tell me?" David asked

"I didn't want anyone, especially you to worry" I said

"You have cancer Mallory. This is something you don't keep to yourself when you're surrounded by lots that care for you." He said

I stepped towards him and shushed him. "Keep it down. I didn't tell you guys for a reason and I don't want anyone else overhearing" I said trying to keep calm.

"We're you just gonna hide this from us the whole time?" He asked

I looked away and spazzed out at the floor.

"Mallory." David said

"Yes." I said tears brimming my eyes. A tear escaped and David sighed bringing me into a hug.

"I hate that you need to hide things. Especially things like this where it's serious." He said

"I'm sorry. I was scared and confused and just not mentally stable when I found out again" I choked out. "I thought my cancer was gone for good, but it came back and I didn't know how to react or deal with it. I guess keeping it to myself was my way of accepting it" I said

"Well now I can help you deal with it" David said into my ear. I nodded my head and he wiped my tears off my cheeks. He kissed my forehead and he put the bottle back where it was.

"You need to tell Conor guys sooner or later." David said

I sighed "I know.." I said "just not today"

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I woke up the next morning to screaming. It was Hannah. I quickly got out of bed and ran downstairs. Turns out, Max and Hannah were singing karaoke and Hannah tried to sing Ariana grande "the way". I laughed and started dancing along while Hannah was singing and soon after, Ricky came down.

"What the shit?" He said rubbing his eyes
"I need my sleep and it's 11 in the morning"

"11 is pretty late" max said

"I only got out of bed because I thought Hannah got hurt" I said

"I came out because it's too freaking loud for me to sleep" Ricky said and we laughed

"It's a sign telling you that you needed to get your ass out of bed" I said

"Mal, I'm bigger than you and I will pick you up and throw you outside the house and lock you out" he said

I put my hands up in defense and walked to the kitchen. I poured myself a bowl of cereal and sat down at the kitchen table. After I finished eating, I stood up to put my bowl in the sink,
but my legs felt like jello and I fell to the floor. The bowl broke in half and my legs felt completely numb. Then my arms started to feel tingly. Max ran in and saw me on the floor.

"What happened??" He asked

When I tried to speak, my words were jumbled and I couldn't talk. Then I knew what was about to happen. A seizure. My body started shaking uncontrollably and Max was on the phone with the ambulance. The rest was a blurr.

Max's POV

I immediately called 911 once Mal couldn't talk and started shaking. After hanging up, I ran to grab a pillow and put it under her head to prevent her from getting a concussion.

Everyone upstairs, we're now downstairs. We could do nothing, but wait. The ambulance soon arrived and took Mal. Sam, Trevor, and Ricky stayed home with Hannah, and the rest of us headed to the hospital. I called David right away and he was on his way. David was working, but took off of course one he heard the news.

We got to the hospital and waited patiently, David still didn't arrive and the doctor rushed towards us.

"Has Mallory Franta been taking her pills?" He asked

"Pills ?" Conor asked

"Yes, her prescribed drug for her leukemia" he said

Everyone froze and looked stunned including me.

"I think you have it all wrong. Mal doesn't have cancer. She would have told us" Conor said

"Sir, Mallory has been getting treatments and help for cancer for the past few months" the doctor said

Again, everyone was just as confused, shocked, and hurt.

David came in and Conor looked at him.

"Did you know Mallory had cancer." He asked, more like demanded

"... Uh. I found out yesterday... She was hiding something and I could tell so I found out. Then I told her that she needed to tell you guys" he said

Conor looked away from him and back at the doctor.

"How bad is it?" He asked

The doctor was silent.

"Mallory showed progress. But when we checked just a few minutes ago, it seemed to have come back twice as bad" the doctor said

Conor sat down and buried his head into his hands. David looked pale and I was too shocked to even say or do anything.

"I'm sorry" the doctor said walking back into Mallory's room.

We all sat down and everyone was silent. Kian informed Cameron and Nash guys and they booked a ticket back here for the next flight. 

All we could do is just sit and wait. There was no knowing of what could happen next. We knew automatically that nothing could be done to cure Mal. The only thing that can and will be done is to find a way to prolong her life.