Her Unknown Responsibilities

You Again?

As I get ready for another trip to Gainesville for Nora's chemotherapy appointment I get a weird feeling like something will happen today it could be good, bad or it could just be nothing but I hope today is a good day.

I don't speak for all people but I get a weird feeling before something happens it's kind of like the phrase "trust your gut". I might be crazy but I think it is true. As I'm walking out of my room with my backpack I hear Sarah calling me to I walk towards her. "Hey do you want to get breakfast before we head that way we have some time and I'm kind of hungry?" "Yeah sure what do you want?" I said looking in the body mirror. "I was thinking something simple like McDonald's or we could get something from somewhere else. What do you think?" I grab her purse knowing it's heavy and she shouldn't be carrying it "No McDonald's sounds fine. You ready?" She starts to look around and then sees I have her purse and smiles "Yeah let's go."

Pulling out of the McDonald's I see a familiar truck that makes my heart skip a beat. I know for a fact that my grandma saw my reaction and looked where I was. There sat my ex-boyfriend and his parents who I haven't seen in a while. "You know Ben is in the past," she said smiling at me. Even though I knew that it was still good to hear those words. I turn "It just feels fresh in my mind." To be honest I was over him it was just the betrayal that still hurt. I don't like people meeting my family but I showed him mine on a silver platter.

I don't understand why people cheat. I'm a very reasonable person if he would have told me he wanted to be with someone else I would have let him go but instead, he played the victim and made it seem like I was the one at fault. I still have the word running through my head "We can still be friends right" than me later finding out he cheated and left me for someone that I despise with a passion.

"It doesn't matter. He isn't worth it" I told her. We were already down the road but I wanted her to know I stopped thinking about it.

***

We were 2 minutes away from Mia's sisters so I texted her to let her know. Mia came out "She said she doesn't want to go. Aria can you come to help me convince her please." "Yeah, I'll be there in a second," I say pulling out my air pods. Walking in the house I almost tripped "You need to look where you are going your clumsy and your gonna break sum" Mia says laughing at me. "Ha Ha very funny. Nora, you gotta get up I know chemo sucks but we don't need it getting worse" I said sitting on the bed. "It's so cold outside," she says getting up looking for clothes. 

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We just go to the hospital and this nurse just pissed me off. I was in such a good mood but she had to make a sly remark like b***h you got the wrong one. Mia and I are sitting down in the lobby again luckily we got breakfast because everything good here is so expensive.

I don't know why but I feel like someone is looking at me. I'm trying not to be paranoid but I keep looking around. I think it's just because I'm cold. Maybe there is a draft from the air.

*Liam's POV*

I sat down in the cold chair minding my own business because my little sister didn't want me up there with her today. But as I look up I see that really pretty girl from a few weeks ago. I haven't seen her in a while but Nell's appointments got moved to Monday instead of Thursday I guess who she comes for did too. I'm not sure though she never told me. Hell, I'll I know it her name. Aria. She just got here I think she is mad because she is making this face and talking with her hands to the girl she is with.

"Hey sweetie your sister won't be..... what are you staring at?" my mom says looking towards Aria. "Oh, nothing. What were you saying about Nell?" I said trying to play it off. "Mhmm, well fine we won't talk about why you are staring at the pretty girl. And I said your sister won't be done for a while they wanted to run some test before they start chemo today so we're going to be here a while" She says looking back at Aria. "Do you know her name or have you just been starring at her?" I look over "She showed me where the children's chemo sign-in area was a few weeks ago. But I bumped into her the same morning a few hours before." She smiled "Oh" "Aria," I said looking away. "Huh?" she says confused. "Aria is her name mom," I said getting her to go grab something to drink.

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"Hey I'm gonna go grab a drink do you want anything?" I asked Mia. She takes the blanket off her face "No I'm fine."

I don't know if I want orange juice, water, or soda. I'm just gonna get orange juice. Turning around to go buy it and I see that guy Liam I think his name is walking towards me. He's probably just getting something to drink so I'm gonna move so I'm not in his way.

"Hey Aria right?" he says turning towards me. "Yeah. Do I know you" I say not knowing what else to say? "Ouch, you don't remember me," He says giving a disappointed look. "Wait aren't you that guy that bumped into me and didn't say sorry. You just smirked and walked away. So you again" I said

"You know your kind of intimidating," he says grabbing a bottle of orange juice. I smiled "I kind of like it that way," I said starting to walk away. " Well that explains a lot," he says walking with me. "How so?" I ask looking at him straight in the eyes. "I can't tell you my secrets," he says smiling starting to walk past me. I turn "You have an ego for someone who knows nothing about me." He then turns and looks at me "Nope your just very solemn." "Well, I'm like that to all strangers. But have a nice day umm what was your name again?" I said starting to walk away. "It's Liam and I know you remember it," he says following me. "But you can pretend that you don't I think it's kind of cute." "Are you going to follow me? I already know you know where I sit I saw you staring at me earlier. Let me guess that was your mother you were talking to" I said stopping to see his reaction. "Maybe you are more than a pretty face," he says walking away. I turn "I'm not a pretty face and like I said I'm like this with all strangers."

I see my sister and grandma on the couch I know they will ask questions so I stop so they don't think I was talking with him. Mia won't have a problem but Sarah and Nora will question me. "Well, goodbye Liam. I can't be seen with you" I say waiting for him to walk away so I can go towards the couch. He turns around starting to write something down "Here my number then, Aria. Bye." He was already gone but I'm so shocked I haven't moved.