Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 14
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âOoohhh my God!! You look paleâhe panicked holding me tightly..
âI vomited heavily and Iâm feeling dizzyâI complained..
He checked my temperature and my pulseâŠ
âHave you been feeling nauseous??âhe asked
âYeah! It started few days agoâi replied
âHave you been eating properly???âhe asked
âNot reallyâI replied
And he sighed..
âWhen last did you see you period??â He asked..
I gasped out loudlyâŠ
NISEIâS POV
âAbout two months ago..âI answered..
âNo cramps at all within these two months??âhe asked
âNope⊠But I felt it was normal because my period is irregular.. And sometime I donât see it for a month..âI stated..
âThough this month is not over but thereâs a probability that youâre pregnant.. Nauseousness, vomiting, your depreciating eating quantity..âhe stated and I panicked..
I canât be pregnant..
âI canât be pregnant for himâI thought out loud..
âI donât want anything that will tie me down to himâŠ
I just canât be pregnantâI shouted feeling fustrated..
âCalm down Nisei.. letâs not jump into conclusion, letâs do a test to confirm..â
âI canât be pregnant for that heartless beastâI shouted..
âSshhh?!!âhe whispered placing his finger on my lip to silence me..
âDonât shout.. Walls have ears..âhe cautioned me..
âI think I have some pregnancy test kit in my car, wait here quietly while i get it..â
âOkay.. but bring like four or five..âI requested..
âOkay, Iâll be right backâhe walked away..
Ooohhh God..
Please let the test be negative..
I donât wanna carry a beast child..
I donât want to have a child out of wedlock..
I donât want my child to suffer because of his parent mistake..
âGosh!!!â
âWhatâs wrong with me??âI asked myself..
I pace back and front waiting for Travis to get here..
âThank goodnessâI jubilated
âHere, pee on themâhe instructed..
âYes doctor.. Iâll be right back.. Donât move an inch from hereâI said before walking back to the bathroomâŠ
I peed on all five of them but couldnât muster the courage to see the result..
I wrapped the results with my handkerchief before walking out of the bathroom door..
âHow did it go?? Whatâs the result??âhe asked..
âI couldnât muster the courage to look at them.. Here, check the resultsâI said handing over the results to himâŠ
He unwrapped them..
He checked the results before tossing them into the waste bin..
He gave me a sympathy look..
As I began to pray in my mind, that the floor would open up and consume me right now..
âIâm sorryâhe cleared his croaked throat..
JAMESâS POV
âHey! TravisâI called out for him as I hastened my feet towards him..
âWhere are you rushing off to??âI asked him..
âTo get something for Nisei.â He replied looking worriedâŠ.
âIs she alright?? Whatâs wrong??âI panicked..
âSheâs fine.. I just need to get something for her in my car.. Ladies stuffâhe answered
âOoohhh!! I thought something bad happened to herâ
âGo ahead, Iâll be right here waiting for you guysâI answered, he nodded his head before walking away..
âItâs a good thing to have a doctor as a friendâŠâI muttered to myself..
âIs he just her friend??âa familiar voice startled me..
âJaydenâI breathed out..
âWhat was that for man??âI shouted.
âSorry, I didnât mean to startle you..âhe answered
âOkayâ
âSo, is he just her friend??âhe asked again..
âWho are you talking about??âI asked pretending like I donât understand who he was referring to.
âThat Travis guyâ
âOo.. You know his name..âI pointed out..
âYeah!! I heard it from my sister.. Donât ignore my question Jamesâhe said slightly irritated by my attitude
âCall me Anderson. Only my closest friends have the right to call me JamesâI snapped at him
âAlright Anderson.. is Travis Niseiâs new f–k buddy??âhe asked and I fought the urge to punch his mouth..
âYou should mind your business.. Focus on rebuilding your life than interfering in her personal life..
You have caused her more harm than Good..
Moreover, to ease your curiousity, Travis is not a f–k buddy.. heâs a great guy and a good friend..
Stay out of her personal life, JaydenâI warned him pointing my fingers at him..
âWhatâs going on here??âFabian asked as he walked closed to us..
âNothingâJayden replied him..
âI was just warning your brother to mind his business and stay out of Niseiâs personal lifeâI spoke up .
âJayden??âFabian glared at his brother..
âDrop that caring act brother. Donât act like you care about her either.. You used her too and then you dumped her..âJayden fired at Fabian
âWhat are you taking about?? I did not use her nor did I dump her..â Fabian defended himself..
Which to me, was a lie..
He did use her and dumped her..
âI witnessed the whole thing that day.. I was there even after you walked out on her while she cried, calling out for you.. Iâve never seen her cry so hard before even when she found out that I cheated on her..
Nisei did not shed a single tears before me, I donât know if she cried when she was alone..
But Nisei is a woman of principles.. I saw her broke down before you.. Youâre worst than I am brother..
Youâre a heartless beastâŠ.âJayden cursed at Fabian, while Fabian retaliated by slapping him
Knowingly, that Jayden was ready to fight back, I quickly step between them..
âDonât ruin your sisterâs engagementâI warned both of them..
âI donât give a f–k..âJayden hissed
âYou do.. if not you wouldnât be here.. Donât create a scene here..
You guys can finish this fight at home but not here..
Nisei will never forgive you guys if you ruin this party even if Pauline does..âI said and walked out on themâŠ
NISSIâS POV
âIâm sorryâhe whispered again before bursting into laughter..
âYouâre not pregnantâhe said as he laughed at meâŠ
Immediately, I attacked him playfully..
âIâll kill you. âI cursed hitting him with my purse..
I stopped when he flinched in pain.
âSorry.. But seriously, the look on your face was pricelessâhe chuckled softly..
While I glared dangerously at him..
âHow can you joke with something so trival as pregnancy.. Youâre lucky Iâm not a weekling, I would have faintedâI grumbled..
âIâm sorry but seriously you should consult a doctor as soon as possible, to know whatâs going on with you, Iâm afraid this maybe something serious, like real bad newsâŠâTravis advised
âYes Sir.. But as long as itâs not pregnancy, Iâm happyâ
âLetâs celebrate, dudeâI shouted happily dragging him back to the party..
âEasy babe.. Youâre gonna steal the spotlight againâTravis grumbled..
I released my grib and pout my lips..
âOoohhh! Donât do thatâhe sighed closing his eyes with his hand.
âDonât cower like a scared babyâI mumbled..
âIâm not..âhe dropped his hand down.
âThen letâs rock and roll..â I suggested with a charming smile.
âYou promised not to steal the spotlight from Paul..âhe reminded me..
âPaul is a big boy.. You donât need to worry about him, after all, Iâm his baby sister.. Look over your shoulderâI paused, gesturing at him to look at Paul..
âSee, Paul is engrossed with his bride.. He would be grateful Iâm entertaining his guestâ
âYouâre a smart assâhe winked..
âSmart ass, Iâm not..â
âGlad you know youâre not smart..âPanel interrupted us..
âYou look hasty.. Are you hurrying away just to be f—-d??âPanel asked with a devious smile on her faceâŠ.
I would have slapped her but this is my brotherâs party..
I canât create any choas..
I canât crash his party..
Itâs better I tolerate her today..
I wonder how I never got to notice this side of her..
This b—h used to be my d–n best friend..
âThat shouldnât bother you dearâI answered with a fake smile..
âIâm just worried about you.. I heard your f–k buddy rejected you.. Seems your life is filled with rejection.. First Jayden, second his sexy hot brother Fabian and now, this new gorgeous catch of yours..âshe paused licking her lips seductively..
âI must compliment you.. You have a very good taste in men⊠Iâm very impressed with your taste..â
âThanks.. At least, you have finally appreciated something good for the first time in your life..
Humble yourself and step aside quietly..âI requested..
âAwwwn!!âshe said mockingly..
âToo h—y to chat with your bestie.. Or, are you hurrying off to look for my man.. Wait⊠Wait.. I canât believe youâre f—–g two men and they both have no ideaâ
âPa..âI paused calming myself..
Fighting the desperate urge to smash my fist on her face..
âDonâtâTravis held my hand..
I need to disfigure her f—–g face..
âWhatâs going on here??âmy brother spoke up glaring suspiciously at Panel..
âNothingâI breathed out..
I canât ruin his party..
I shouldnât ruin his mood..
âThereâs something.. Iâm not dumb..â My brother insistedâŠ
âWe should talk outside.. We are drawing unwanted attentionâTravis murmured..
âLetâs go..âMy brother commanded
âPaul..âPanel whispered but my brother snapped at her..
âI said letâs go outside panelâPaul raised his voice a little louder..
I wonât forgive this b—h..
Thanks to the loud music which was aired immediately Paul shouted, the guests attention was successfully diverted..
âWhatâs going on here??âJayden asked curiously..
âMeet us outsideâTravis answered..
âWhereâs that b—h??âPauline shouted walking towards us angrily.
âIâm not a b—h!!âpanel shouted
âYes you areâI yelled at the same time landing a thunderous slap on her face..
âNisei!!âJaybee shouted rushing to panelâs aid..
Iâve had enough of them..
I wonât endure any mishap or humiliation against me or my family
âWhat the hell was that for???â Jaybee shouted at me
âDonât you dare!! Donât you dare raise your voice at me!!âI yelled glaring dangerously at him..
âYa gat no idea what ya b—h has done. Do ya??âI asked using another accent..
He looked at me in awe..
Iâm furiously mad right now..
Seems like he truly gat no idea what heâs b—h has done..
Surprisingly he turned to his b—h glaring at her, he asked
âWhat did you do??âshe opened her mouth to explain but no word came out of her mouth..
I canât believe Jaybee has so much effect on her..
Guess, she truly love himâŠ
âYa girlfriend is a wily coquetteâI muttered..
âItâs becoming very obvious day by day..âJayden murmuredâŠ
âApologize to them right nowâhe commanded in a no tolerance tune..
âJayâŠâshe mumbled but he shunned her..
âI said apologize.. Right now!!âhe yelled causing her to shiver.
âIâm sorryâŠâShe babbled before running away..
D–n it!!!
I missed the pleasure of disfiguring her crafty face..
âThank goodness, your b—h didnât create a scene at my party.. or else, I wouldnât have forgiven the both of youâŠâPauline spoke up..
âI know.. I shouldnât have come, sorry for her actions..âJaybee apologize looking sincerely remorseful..
âYou sure shouldnât have come at allâPauline hissed..
Thatâs unfair..
âHe had every right to be here.. He came here despite knowing how unwelcoming his presence is just to celebrate in his baby sisterâs happiness.. But here you are condemning him for his Wily coquetteâs mistake.. Thatâs unfairâI paused..
âIâm sorryâPauline apologized to him
âI just wanted my party to go smoothly.. I overreacted⊠Iâm glad you came Jayden.. Thanks alot..âPauline said and they embraced each other..
âI may not have been the best brother to you but your happiness matters alot to me..âJayden pecked her..
âAwwwn!!âmy brother drooledâŠ
âLetâs get back to the party..âmy brother suggested..
âYou acted very matured..âTravis kinda complimented me..
âItâs that a compliment or an insult. Are you insinuating that I wasnât matured before???âI faked a frown at himâŠ
âNah!!! It was a compliment.. I wonder why it sounded like an insult.. Arenât you matured???âHe asked..
âI am..â
âWhy were you defending him a while ago??âA very familiar voice asked startling me..
âDonât creep on me..!!âI hissed..
âIâll be waiting insideâŠâTravis spoke up excusing himself..
âDonât fist fight, Tigressâ he added waving at me..
âOoohhh!! I wonât crash such an important partyâI huffed..
âSorry, I startled you.. I didnât mean to be creepy..âFabian spoke up.
âApology acceptedâ
âWhy did you defend him like that??âhe asked walking closer to me like I was his prey..
âWhatâs ya d–n business big boss..??âi asked myself..
âI donât owe you any explanations.. But to ease ya curiousity, I supported the truth.. I did not defend him.. Paulineâs actions were wrong, so I corrected her..â
âJust the way you corrected me by yelling at my face months ago..â
âYeah!! I donât support wrong doingsâI replied..
âSo, will you call me out on things, if Iâm wrong..??âhe asked stepping closer to me..
Too close, that I can perceive his after shave..
And his cologne filled my nostril..
âIf thereâs a need to, Iâll.. But youâre not a type of person that heeds to corrections.. Itâll be a waste of time and strength on you..â
âReally???âhe asked closing the little space between us..
Why is he trying to intimidate me.??
Why Iâm I giving him the power to dominate over me???
âYou look like extremely beautiful tonight..âhe breathed out wrapping his hands around my waist..
I let out a surprise gasp.
What Iâm I doing with this idoit??
Is he mad??
âAnd sexy!!âhe added..
I pushed him away from me aggressively and land a slap across his face..
âDonât ever touch me like that, jerkâI shouted before walking out on himâŠ
FOUR DAYS LATER..
âDonât freak out on me babeâTravis held my hands
âYou donât expect me to be calm and relaxed.. What if I truly have cancer?? Will I live up to a month??âI asked panicking..
âHusssshhh!! Iâm here with you.. You have to be strong, youâre not a weekling..âhe stated
âGeeeezzzz!!! Iâm not a weeklingâI stated shaking my head..
I let out a deep breath..
No matter what happens, this will always be better than being pregnant with Fabianâs child..
âMiss⊠The doctor is requesting for youâ A short slender nurse approached me..
Ooooh!!!
Iâm not a weeklingâŠ
âThanksâŠâTravis spoke up
âYouâre welcome Doctor Travis..â
âLetâs goâI breathed out..
The nurse accompanied us to the doctorâs officeâŠ
He offered us a sit as he placed some files aside..
âGood day doctorâTravis and I greeted chorusly..
âGood day Miss Akiko..âhe said to me
âIâm surprised to see you here, Doctor Travis⊠Is she your girlfriend??âthe doctor asked and I fought back the laughter that was at the verge of erupting out of my mouth..
âMy best friend..âTravis replied him.
âSo bad news or good news??âTravis asked..
âItâs bad news dear.. Everything about cancer is bad news.. isnât it doctor??âI asked staring at his name tag..
âWilliam???âi addedâŠ
âSheâs a smart ass..âTravis muttered
âItâs not that bad MissâŠâ
âJust call me NiseiâI said interrupting his speech..
âThe test result shows that you have Gastric cancer (Stomach cancer)and..âhe paused..
I feel like crying right now but I forced a smile on my face..
âAnd???âI questioned..
âItâs at itâs third stage.. Iâm afraid to say this, but this is an advance stage., The cancer have gone through all the layer of the esophagus and have spread extensively to the lymph nodes.â
âWhat the cure?? Whatâs the treatment??âTravis asked..
âIâll advice she undergo chemotherapy and radiation therapy before surgery..âthe doctor advised..
âIâm I going to die, if I donât do the therapy???âI asked..
âBe sincereâI added
âYes..â
âDo you have any assurance that this treatment will work on me??âI asked again
âItâs a 50/50.. it depends on your will to survive.. If your body respond positively to the therapy, itâll work perfectly fineâdoctor Williams replied..
Thatâs not a relief..
Itâs a probability..
A waste of time..
âWhen can she start the treatment??âTravis asked, his eyes filled with tears..
âAs soon as possible.. The earlier the better for herâ
âThanks⊠Letâs go, TravisâI said jumping up on my feet..
I rushed out of the office.
âWait!!âTravis called out but I ignored him walking away..
My feet led me to his office as I pushed the door open..
I slumped on the floor in tearsâŠ
I heard Travis mumbling something to his secretary before walking in on me.
He wrapped his arms around me and I melted into his warmth..
We cried togetherâŠ
At least, Iâm not alone..
âYou canât tell anyone about thisâI spoke up with my croaked voice
âBut they deserve to know about thisâ
âAfter the wedding⊠Iâm feeling sleepyâI lied changing the topic..
âIâll drive you home..â
âNah!!! I can go by myself.. You donât have to cancel all your appointment because of meâ
âStaying here isnât good for me either, I wonât be able to concentrate.. Please no arguments, letâs go homeâ
âOkay..âI said Standing upâŠ
The drive to my apartment was in silence, none of us uttered a word to each other..
Travis made lunch while I went upstairs to shower..
By the time I came downstairs, lunch was readyâŠ
âSmell goodâI said grabbing a plate for myself..
âBy the look on your face, I guess you have made a decision..â
âYeah!! Iâm not getting treated..âI stated..
âWhy???âhe shouted slamming his fists on the table..
âBecause the treatment would be painful, moreover, itâs a waste of time, if the sickness does not kill me, the treatment willâŠ
All those treatment have side effectsâ
âItâs better than dying..âTravis muttered..
âI want to live too.. Iâm still young and unmarried⊠I wanna get married, I wanna have kids with my loving husband⊠I wanna grow old to see my childrenâs children..
I wanna live tooâŠ
But it seems like Iâm not destined tooâI yelledâŠ
âYou canât loose hope now.. You have to fight to surviveâŠâ
âMy case is a hopeless case, thereâs no need to hope for a hopeless case.. Thereâs no need to fightâŠâI sobâŠ
âYouâre not thinking straight.. Eat your lunchâTravis said eating his foodâŠ.
I sighed as I concentrated on my food⊠Forcefully, I chewed and swallowed my food..
After eating to my satisfaction, I washed the dishes before jumping on the couch beside Travis..
âThanks for lunchâ
âYouâre welcome⊠See you laterâhe said grabbing his car keys .
âDonât leave me alone⊠Please!âI requested..
âMy presence doesnât make a difference⊠Youâve made up your mind to die without fightingâŠâ
âJust like you said, Iâm not thinking straight⊠I donât trust myself to be left alone⊠Stay with me, please⊠Iâm scaredâŠâI said sincerely..
âWhat are you scared of??âhe asked looking irritated at me..
âAre you scared to die alone??? Are you scared of this loneliness?? What exactly are you scared of???â
âIâm scared to fail.. Iâm scared of failure.. Iâm scared of leaving a void in the heart of my loved ones..â
âYouâve already created a void in my heart the moment you decided to die without fighting.. You condemned yourself to death.. Imagine the kind of void youâll create in your family⊠How would they react to this???â
âIâm not thinking straight, Travis⊠Everything is happening too fast.. Few day ago, I was thinking it was pregnancy.. Now itâs cancerâŠ
Iâm in shockâŠ
I need my friend beside meâŠ
I need you to help me think straight..â
âI prefer you being pregnant than you having cancer..âhe puffed
âI prefer none of the afore mentioned..âI began to shiverâŠ
He rushed towards me, holding me closely to himself..
âI wanna live.. I donât wanna die..âI panicked as tears falls down my eyes..
âYouâll survive⊠You wonât die..â
âI wanna live . I wanna grow old.. I donât wanna dieâI repeated
âLook at me!!âhe cajoled..
And I relunctanly, raised my gaze to meet his..
âShhhh!!!âhe whispered placing the strand of my hair off my face, behind my ear and wiped off the tears from my eyes using his thumb..
âYouâre not a weekling.. youâre the strongest person Iâve ever known.. people weeker than you have survived this cancer⊠You can also survive, if you believe. Trust meâ
âI trust you..âI breathed out..
âI donât like to see you break down like this.. You wonât die..â
âI wonât die.. Iâll get treated⊠I wonât dieâI rumbled
âThatâs it⊠Youâll get treatment immediately after the wedding.. Iâll drive you to the hospitalâ
âYeah!!! Iâll start the treatment after the wedding.. I wonât dieâ
âYou wonât dieâhe pecked me..
âI wonât dieâI whimpered hugging himâŠ
âWhy would you die???âa familiar voice spoke up and I pulled away from Travis warmth..
Staring at him in awe..
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