Instagram ~ Demi Lovato

~ 107 ~

September 8 2020
!!Sad chapter warning!!

Y/N's POV:

I just finished my set at our third last show of the US leg and the entire tour. I get changed and go and watch Dems for her set. I've seen this set so many times I could probably do the whole thing on stage, but I'll that up to Dems. After dancing with Kelsey for nearly the whole set, Dems comes off stage and meets up with us before going to the dressing room. All of the dancers and both Dems and my crew were playing around in the dressing room when we hear a knock.

"Come in!" The door opens to reveal Tori. Every one went dead silent.

"Hey Y/N I got a call from someone called Jess" I nod.

"Yeah that's my little sister. What did she call for?" I ask.

"She said your mom is in the hospital" My eyes widen and grab my phone from my bag. 60 missed calls Ash, 39 missed calls Jess, 24 texts from Zane, 28 calls from Laur and Mads. I should really check my phone more often

"When did she call?" I ask as I rush around to find my shoes.

"Just after your set. I only just remembered until now"

"Are you fucking kidding me? My mother could be really sick or worse and you've known for at least 3 hours! How fucking convenient for you" I say yelling at Tori.

"There's a private jet waiting at the airport and we are rescheduling the last two shows until your mother is better. Also Mike is in the car waiting for you" Tori says before she walks out.

"Babe, breathe for me please" I hear Dems say to me while putting her hands on my shoulders. I take a few deep breaths and try to remain calm.

"Are you coming with me?" I ask Dems.

"Of course babe"

"Sorry to cut this short guys" I say apologising to all the dancers.

"Don't worry about it Y/N/N. Go be with your mom" Dani, one of Demi's dancers says. I smile at her and we walk, well more like run out of the venue fast. I hope my mom is okay.

Skip plane ride...

We get to the hospital and I text Ash to see what room they're in. Dems and I quickly go to the room and as I open the door everyone turns their heads to us and smile. Dems doesn't come in and I look at her confused.

"Are you coming in?" I ask her.

"You need to have family time babe"

"Demi, you are family. Get in here" Jess says. Dems smiles and I grab her hand, intertwining her hand with mine. We go over the other side of the bed and my mom turns her head to look at us. Dems grabs the chair behind us and sits down close to the bed. I sit on her lap knowing we're going to be here for a long time.

"Hey mom" I kiss her cheek and she smiles. I try to hold back my tears but I fail. Mom reaches up and wipes my tears away

"Don't go crying over me sweetheart. I'm going to be okay. I always am aren't I?" I nod but I have a strange feeling in my gut

"Don't you two have tour?" She asks.

"Mom you know I'd drop anything I'm doing and come back for you" Just as Mom was about to respond, a doctor comes in. I hold both of mom's hands as the doctor starts talking.

"Hi guys I'm Doctor Fitzgerald and I'm looking after Nicole while she's here. We ran some tests before and they have come back with the results that you have ovarian cancer" We all just gasped and I tried to hold it together.

"Now I read on file that there's an oldest daughter, Y/N. Can I speak to you outside for a moment?" I nod and kiss my mothers hand. I follow the doctor outside and close the door behind me.

"I'm so sorry to tell you this but your mother hasn't got long"

"How long are we talking?"

"Maybe a week. Two if we're lucky. I'm so sorry" How am I going to tell Ash, Jess and Zane?

"Thank you Doc" He nods and walks away. I go back in the room and call each of my younger siblings out so I can tell them. Later that day we all went back to the house to grab a weeks worth of clothes to take back to the hospital.

A week later...

Since the day Dems and I got here, none of us have left the hospital. We can all tell that mom hasn't got long left. Mom is becoming very weak, not eating as much compared to a week ago and she's confused a lot.

"Honey, where's Demi?" Mom asked.

"I'm right here" Dems said moving closer to mom.

"I want you to promise me something" Mom says reaching for Demi's hands.

"Anything" Dems says leaning closer.

"You take care of my baby girl. She deserves someone like you"

"I promise, with everything in me that I'll look after her" My eyes water up and my mom puts her hand on Demi's cheek.

A few hours later, I'm sitting next to Zane with Jess and Ash on the other side and Dems on the end of the bed. I notice moms hand starting to go blue. God no.

"Mom are you cold?" She just nods, so Ash pulls the blanket up to her chest.

After another hour or so, moms heart rate monitor started to drop. I look at it quickly and it's going down fast.

"Kids listen up" We all lean in closely and I see Dems walking out of the room to give us time alone.

"I want you all to promise me something. No matter what happens between your four, you always stick together and when I'm gone, I don't want you to cry okay?" We all promise and kiss mom on the cheek gently.

"I love you baby girl"

"I love you too mom" I reply as tears fall down my face.

"I love you my rebel"

""I love you too mom" Ash replies.

"I love you angel"

"I love you too mom" Jess replies.

"I love you my handsome boy"

"I love you so much mom"

Her eyes start to close and open slowly and I remember when dad passed away that this is it. I look at her heart rate monitor and her line are getting smaller and smaller. I look back at mom and she just smiles at us. In a matter of minutes we hear the constant beeping sound and mom shuts her green eyes forever.

I turn to Zane and hug him so tight. Jess and Ash come to our side and hug us too. We press the buzzer and the doctor comes in and does what he needs to with mom.

After calming down slightly I walk out to the waiting area and see Dems talking to someone on the phone. She spots me and hangs up the phone almost immediately. Dems stands up as I run into her arms and hug her tightly, nearly knocking her over. I cry in her arms for what feels like a forever but it's only been 10 minutes.

"She's not in pain anymore baby, she's free" I nod and continue to hug her. I feel hands on my back and I turn to see my younger siblings. I wipe my tears away since I promised mom I wouldn't cry.

"Let's go back to the house" Jess suggests.

We all nod and Dems drives us back to our family home to figure out what our next step is.