FOREVER 1

hospital!

Sasha woke up the next day and found her father asleep on the chair next to her.

"dad"? she croaked. her throat was dry and she needed some water. she tried to get up but felt so weak.

her father heard her moving around and quickly went to her side.

"hey, you're awake. do you need something?"

"can I have some water?

he quickly went and brought her some water.

she drank the water and closed her eyes with a sigh. she knew that look her father was wearing very well, she was about to get some lecture.

"sweetheart" her father began

after a careful discussion with your grandpa we have decided that it would be best if you move to the country side for a while and get some fresh air. the doctor agrees that it would be refreshing and good for your health. "

Sasha did not bother to open her eyes. she had suspected this would happen.

she felt so tired and just wanted to rest.

" I'm gonna let you rest for now,,a driver will pick you up tomorrow when you get discharged.your luggage will be ready when you come home."

she turned towards the wall without a word.

her father sighed and turned to leave. he just didn't know what to do anymore. he hoped at least that his daughter would get to relax as the doctor had said.

he silently closed the door and left.

sasha slowly got up and picked her phone. she knew how worried liam must have been . after contemplating for a few minutes she decided to call him.

Liam surprisingly picked up on the first ring.

" hello hey liam"

" hey too, are you okay? how are you feeling."

" I'm good"

"that's good to hear"

there was then a prolonged silence each side not sure what to say next.

"um mm...hey Liam can you come over to my house tomorrow morning? I'll be discharged tomorrow by 7.am and I want to tell you something." if its not a problem that is."

" yeah sure I'll be there"

"okay cool,have a nice day then"

"you too,see yah" he said and hanged up.

Sasha sighed again. she knew how Liam must be feeling right now. she had decided to just tell him the truth, after all she was going away and liam deserved to know why she was acting that way.

the following morning she got discharged and went straight home. a few minutes later Liam came and they went to talk in her bedroom.she needed him to know what was going on and why she had been avoiding him.

Liam on the other hand was so nervous, he had a feeling that whatever sasha was about to tell him was not going to be pleasant. he calmly stood near the door and waited for her to speak first.

" liam? , there's something i should tell you and I don't know how." she started but liam interrupted her.

"before you continue I'd just like to let you know that its okay if u no longer want to be my friend or if you just want some space I'll under...."

"I have cancer liam," sasha blurted

"I have cancer and I'm dying and I only have 5years left to live and..."

"what!!!?" liam stuttered

"what are you talking about?" he asked his lips trembling. had he heard her right? cancer? his best friend? no way!

Sasha's eyes were already brimming with tears. it broke her heart even more by the way liam trembled.

"you remember how my mom died when we were just younger?

Liam nodded.

"apparently I have the same illness and im also going to die liam. im so sorry I didn't tell you earlier, i couldn't.." she cried and shrunk to the floor.

liam quickly went to her and held her."shhhhh don't cry.. its okay , everything is going to be okay, he mumbled more to himself

His heart ached and he could feel his breath slow. in his mind he could only think , what had he done to deserve this. his only friend,his best friend was sick?

they stayed like that for a while hugging and crying. and when they quietened down they sat down on the bed to talk

" so is there like a treatment that you need to do or like something to reduce the pain?. he asked

"for now its just the chemo and some drugs and after a while I will go back for check up to see if there's and improvement."

"so there is still a chance yeah?

coz I mean you are still young and healthy there's got to be something they can do."

"yeah the doctors think I might have a chance but I will have to undergo a surgery in six months time."

" but that's good yeah, coz I mean if a surgery can be done then there's a chance"

" the problem is that the chances of me coming out of the surgery alive is very minimal and that's why its a big risk. I'm still not sure of whether to go through with the surgery and die or just live the last remaining five years of my life and make it count."

"I think you should consider the surg..."liam began.

"no that's not important now..let's not talk about it .I'm just glad I can talk to my best friend freely again."she said as she hugged him again.

she then proceeded to tell him about her fathers plan for to go to the country side.

Liam was sad about it but on the other hand if that would make her happier and healthier then he would support her fathers decision, furthermore the doctors also thought it was a good idea. he would visit her as often as he could and call her daily, he thought as he helped her pack the rest of her stuff.