Chapter 3

That night I was not surprised and my aunt immediately took a ticket back here to manila. I can't blame her for taking so many lives because of cancer. Her son is first, my mom is second and I might not last long. Aunt Anna has been taking care of me since my mother died. My father, I don't know who or where is he.

My aunt said when I was born, my father left us. I don't know how I would feel if I saw him. Anger or fun. Maybe I will be angry with him because he left us and my mom. And I'm happy because for the rest of my life I can be with him. I was only seven years old when I was orphaned but my aunt did not make me feel like an orphan because at times when I had no one else to approach, she took care of me and educated me. Her son died when he was just 11 years old due to cancer. I'm 6 years old so I don't remember much. The loss of my mother was a tragedy for me. But with the help of aunt Anna and Shane. Everything was ok too.

Until my aunt was forced to go abroad so she could go to school with me. She also met her husband .Uncle James was kind, he had a child at first but it was also big when I found out that Uncle James had a grandson. Auntie's first husband has been living in a house since their son died. I also admire my aunt, she is good at it. But at least now she is happy with the feeling of uncle James.

Since Aunt Anna went abroad, Shane and her mother, Aunt Elise and Uncle Cesar, have been taking care of me. Their family was so smart they accepted me as a child. It is also not difficult to adjust with aunt Elise because she and mama and aunt Anna are friends. Aunt Elise and Uncle Cesar also promised to take care of me. I am so thankful to them we are so happy. Aunt Anna comes home every Christmas and New Year. We always have something to meet from other countries. Shane and I are very happy, sometimes we even fight over our favorite chocolate, clothes, shoes and so on.

Until one day when I wake up my body is full of bruises I do not know where I am getting. They also noticed aunt Elise that I was very easy to get tired unlike before when Shane and I played volleyball. We love volleyball.

I remember the finals of our game then. Architect Department VS Engineering Department. Shane is the ball captain in their department and I am in Engineering. Last ball for us and Shane. Full of shouting and screaming. Full of cheer each dept . Shane will serve for the ball. The ball was strong and plunging towards our team but the lebero passed the spiker and at the same time spiked but was blocked by the opponent. They got the ball and when Shane was about to spike it hit my face right. That's when all my fears started. I just woke up in a white room. They are all complete Aunt Elise Uncle Cesar Shane. Almost all of them were crying as if you thought someone had died.

"Aunt / uncle are you crying? Did someone die? Are you'll okay? Shane what's going on?"i inoccently said

"Alex, are you okay? Is something wrong with you?" Shane tried to wipe the tears from she eyes I could not figure out what was happening to them and why they were crying.

I found out that I had blood cancer and I inherited it from my mother. I was also surprised by the sudden return of aunt Anna and uncle James. I also slept in the hospital for a few days and they said that I was in a coma because of the fact that the foam hit my face. It seems good and I did not stay.

Since that day, they have banned me a lot. It is forbidden to play, it is forbidden to get tired and so on. Shane has also been protective of me. We were in our first year of college when we found out about my illness. I need to stop for my chemo. But Shane did not leave me after school, she came to me to teach me their lessons. She was almost asleep there too. I did not realize that my cellphone was ringing. Shit, I forgot that Shane and I had a conversation. I quickly answered Shane's call and as expected she was upset again. "HEY ALEXANDRA MANALO YOU'RE MAKING ME AGAIN. DO YOU KNOW WHAT -----"i cutted what her going to say cause i know what it is

"OTW already byeee see you later love you" i quickly said and ended the call fvck im already dead from her

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We are here at our favorite place because we love coffee so we are in the coffee shop again. We became a hangout and the place was very crowded with books and very quiet. You can smell the fragrant coffee and books. The sweetness of the feeling. As it happened, Shane and I had a fight first and before she could forgive me, I just handed her a whip.

"Are you wearing a jacket again? Aren't you tired?"she asked

"Why are you so beautiful ?"i changed the topic

"Hey Alexandra can you stop?"

"blah blah"i stubbornly said

"And really. By the way, I found out that Aunt Anna and Uncle James are coming home. Why do you think so?"she asked and sip from her whip

"I don't know,why you asking me,why not Aunt Anna?"i answered then sip to my coffee

"You know you're so annoying, Jc and you are the only one who always make fun of me"she said while rolling her eyes

"FYI, Jc and I are different and you know I don't want to be compared to anyone else" i said then roll my eyes too

"Ok, I'm sorry. By the way, I noticed that you often get tired and pass. Mama said there is a good chance that your cancer will return then"she said then her eyes begun to watered

"Damn Shane im fine,im definitely ok? my sick will get tired of me, trust me"i said

"Alex"she said while crying a bit

"Oh, are you crying? Did Jc and you fight? I'm going to miss you idiot"i said while pressing her nose

"Don't leave me, huh? You know you're the one I want to be with for the rest of my life. For when we have relatives, they are also bestfriends. Maybe you won't leave me? Will you fight your illness?" she hopefilly asked

"Shane what was the first egg or chicken?"i joked

"Fvck you Alex stop making fun please"she said then wipe her tears

"Shane, will we get to the point where we have to accept things that are not,okay?" i said

After that conversation, I thought about it. What a wonderful thing to do with Shane. Can I make a bucket list? I want before my illness can continue to eat me so I can do the things I want to do with the person I love. I want she to watch with me on the beach at sunrise and sunset. I want to do a lot with her. I also want to tell her a lot before I continue to despair. Before I went to sleep I did not forget to write again on the red paper and put it in the jar I worked so hard to give to Shane.

"Love is not about spark or sweetness, love is staying even when times are hard."