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A Secret to Hold Close Chapter Eleven �Oh no. Please no. Not again!� Jess said but Mylie laid a hand on her sister�s arm. �Doctor, how much time do I have left?� she asked quietly. �I can�t say without further testing but you could have anywhere from four to five months before you�re body would begin to shut down and you would have to be admitted to a hospital.� He seemed to sense that she didn�t want the information to be candy coated. �But those four to five months I could live like a normal person?� she asked, a glimmer of hope shinning through her eyes. �Yes, with treatment we could hope to extend the amount of time that you would have before you would being to need round the clock treatment.� �No. I don�t want that. I don�t want to prolong the inevitable. I just want to enjoy what time I have left by finishing my dream of coming to London and then I will go home and die surrounded by my family. I sick of fighting�� Mylie hung her head and Jess hugged her. �We should probably call Mom and Dad.� Jess suggested. �They need to know.� �No, we only have two weeks left of the trip and then we will go home. I don�t want them to worry and I definitely don�t want them to suggest that I come home early.� Mylie looked at her sister suddenly worried, �That�s not too selfish is it?� �No. I don�t like it but no it�s not. You deserve to enjoy it.� Jess said while taking Mylie�s hand in her�s. �Ok. Dr. Jackson? Could you please fax these results too Dr. Blake but let me write and note and explain that I don�t want them sent to my parents?� �If that is what you want Mylie.� Dr. Jackson disappeared for a second and then came back with a pen and paper in his hands. Mylie wrote a note explaining the circumstances to Dr. Blake and then gave it back to Dr. Jackson. �Thank you.� They all stood up and he walked them out to the front reception room. �Of course. Well I think that is everything but Mylie�� He paused studying her with his dark gaze, ��please just think about taking up the treatments again. You just might have a chance. There have been some new drugs and treatments in this field� I just don�t want you to give up.� Mylie gave him a smile that was not at all a happy one. �Doctor, thank you but I just� don�t know if I can handle another fight. I don�t know if I want to continue fighting. But I will at least think about it.� The two sisters headed down the stairs and out onto the sidewalk in silence while they waited for James to bring the car around. Mylie turned to her sister, �I think I�m going to give Danny a call. See if he wants to do something.� Jess looked at her sister and asked hesitantly, �Are you going to tell him?� �No!� Mylie exclaimed, and then in a slightly quieter voice, �No. He doesn�t need to know. I want to have fun and just telling him would put a damper on anything that we would do. I just� I don�t want him to pity me.� She said weakly. Jess didn�t like it but she wanted to let Mylie make her own decisions. �Alright, if that is what you want.� Mylie pulled out her cell phone and called Danny she listened to it ringing and just when she though he wasn�t going to answer she heard his voice. �Hey Mylie.� She couldn�t tell if he was happy that she called or not but she decided to go out of a limb and asked, �Um, hi Danny. Listen, I�m really sorry about the way I acted this morning and I wanted to see if I could buy you lunch to make it up to you.� She waited, holding her breath and biting her lip, and she nearly sighed out loud in relief when he said, �Yeah would I like that a lot. We just finished a practice; I could come by your hotel and pick you up.� Sounds great Danny! I�ll see you in an hour?� �Yup I can�t wait Mylie. Bye.� �Bye.� Mylie hung up the phone and turned to her sister with a big grin on her face. �I have to get back to the hotel to get ready.� Just then James arrived with the car and they hopped in. All Mylie could think about, all she really wanted to think about, was how she couldn�t wait to see Danny� he could make her laugh� she needed to laugh� Back |