Chapter five

EVELYN'S POV

"Urrrgh, gosh I hate Monday mornings" I said standing up after my stupid alarm woke me up. The new semester just began and yeah I am so excited to go to school, note the sarcasm. I mean who even invented education and why should that establishment even decide someone's future.

I went into the bathroom, did my morning routine and came out to dress up for college. I went downstairs after I was done to have breakfast but surprisingly the table was not set and there was no breakfast.

"Mum...mum...mum" I called out going towards their room. As soon as I was about to knock on their door the door opened.

"Morning Princess, you haven't left for college yet?" My dad asked me uneasily.

"Dad are you okay? What about mum, isn't she up yet?" I asked him. " I just came down and breakfast wasn't ready which is quiet unusual so I decided to check on you guys" I continued.

"Your mum is not feeling well today so she is sleeping in a bit, you can whip up a little breakfast for yourself and go to college " dad said while evading my eyes

"Dad are you sure mum is okay? I want to go in and see her" I told him.

"There is nothing to worry about dear, she is sleeping already and you wouldn't want to disturb her sleep would you?," Dad told me while heading back inside the room.

Fine if dad says she is fine then I guess she is. I went into the kitchen and toasted some bread with egg, I poured some warm milk into a cup then I sat down and ate my breakfast hurriedly since I was already late.

I got to school and unluckily for me the lectures has already started, I major in English and Literature. I love reading books but unfortunately I am more of a reader than a writer. I sneaked into the class so that I will not be noticed by the lecturer and disturb the class.

The lecturer was talking about the Neoclassical period. There were notes about John Dryden and his work "Absalom and Achitophel" written on the board. I was listening but at some point I zoned out. My thoughts went towards my mum and I felt very uneasy and restless.

After the class it was already lunch break so I went towards the cafeteria to grab some lunch. I met Ethan already sitted with his girlfriend, not having the strength to deal with them because my mind is already muddled I decided to find an empty table.

"Lyn... where are you going?" Ethan shouted out to me. I found an empty seat and sat down with my lunch.

"Hey Lyn...What's up?" Ethan said sitting down. "You do not look alright, is there a problem?" he continued.

"I think you should go back to your girlfriend because she is practically shooting out lasers from her eyes at me," I told him.

"You do not look okay so I wanted to know what the problem was. Lyn you know you are my bestfriend and I am always here for you so if you need to talk to me just give me a call okay, I will Come running to you," he said winking at me while standing up.

So guys that's why I keep falling deeply for this guy. He just knows how to get to me. I am not really a big fan of flowers or fancy dates. Just little things can make me swoon and fall hard for a guy.

After the classes were over I went home. As soon as I got home I noticed everywhere was quiet which is so unusual. I called out to my mum and dad and there was no response. At this point I was really getting scared because all day I just kept having this feeling that something was wrong.

I decided to grab some water from the refrigerator as my throat was already dry then I saw a sticking note placed on the fridge.

Your mum is not feeling too well so I took her to the hospital do take care of yourself princess.

    Love

Your dad

Immediately I read the note I took out my phone and dialed dad. It rang but he didn't pick, I called him again then after three rings he picked

"Hey princess, how are you doing?", You must be shocked when you didn't see anyone when you got home right?" He said. From his voice I knew he was very sad.

I asked him for the hospital address and the room number, I prepared some dinner with vegetables  and some fruits and took it with me to the hospital.

I got there and entered the room, mum was still sleeping with an IV drip on her hand and she looked very pale. Then I saw how weak she looked and then I noticed that she equally had lost a lot of weight.

All these while I failed to notice all these and solely focused on work , college and being independent without knowing that she was this sick and tired.

"How long has she been sick because this does not look like a sudden illness " I asked dad.

"I think it is high time you knew since you have come of age. Your mum has Chronic myelogenous leukemia." Dad said. "This isn't the first time, she has had it since she was a child but due to chemotherapy and remission treatment she has lasted this long, but this time around the success rate for this treatment is really low" Dad said with a little sob

I went to him and hugged him trying to give him and myself a little comfort. Just when things were turning out well, I knew me having good things in this life seems too good to be true.

"Princess I and your mum have something to tell you as soon as she wakes" my dad said drying his tears.

"At this point I wasn't just scared, I was really terrified, a lot of things started going through my mind but I just hope it is not what I am thinking.