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"How can you do that to your family?"

The question is the one that triggered me.

It's the question that made me angry.

It's the question that made me want to straight up punch her.

But i knew I already couldn't breathe- there was no way I could do anything drastic.

"I think it's time for you to go" I spoke, which made Cal and Luke completely enter the room.

She laughed lightly, looking from them to me.

"Why can't you answer my question-" "your sister is having serious lung problems right now, and should actually be sleeping due to the medicines in her system." Calum interrupted her argument, making her go silent.

"She was always stuck up my ass when I was sick-" "because I didn't have a fucking choice." I spat, seeing her eyebrows raise.

"You've changed" she mumbled to me.

I laughed lightly.

"Please leave" I spoke, watching her stand.

And just as she went to speak again- her dad entered, making me immediately groan.

I couldn't catch a break this morning.

"Tracey- you have chemo in five minutes, what the fuck are-" he stopped speaking once his eyes landed on me.

"Aaliyah" he cleared his throat.

I didn't speak.

"W-whats wrong?" He asked.

"Nothing" Luke stepped in front of me, Calum slipping an oxygen mask over my face, holding it in place, because he knew I'd take it off if he didn't.

"You're wheezing too much, slow breaths, calm down."

"She's just sick, but we had an agreement for all of you to stay away from her and we'd keep her away from all of you-" "I know." My dad spoke.

"She's just upset-" "Tracey made her upset." Luke spoke truthfully, making my dad shoot a look to Tracey.

"I'm sorry- this won't happen again." He spoke, carefully pushing Tracey in front of him.

"Thank you" Luke exhaled, shutting the door behind them and turning to me, seeing me holding Calum's arms as Calum held a mask over my nose and mouth.

"I don't like seeing them" I spoke as soon as Calum moved the mask away.

"Tracey is very close to being in remission, so hopefully in a few weeks they'll be able to return home" Calum exhaled, making me lean onto him.

"When are Ash and Michael coming home?" I asked quietly.

"Two days" Luke spoke for me, making me slowly nod.

"You miss the boys?" Luke smiled, sitting on the other side of me, him and Calum giving me their full attention.

"Maybe a little" I lied, knowing I missed them more than a little

"Well, lets FaceTime them"