HOSPITAL, DOCTOR'S OFFICE
Liam and Hazel sat on chairs facing the doctor who was seated behind his large wooden desk.
Dr. Smith leaned forward from his chair with hands clasped together while staring at Hazel with a very serious expression making her heart beat faster even more but Liam was squeezing her gently trying to calm her down.
"The test results are out"He dropped the paper in front of Hazel but she didn't touch it.
"Like you said,The cancer has spread to your lymph nodes and the tests proved so which makes the situation more complicated,The cancer is at stage four and you know how dangerous that is right?"
Hazel nodded, swallowing hard again.
"And that's why I want her to get treatment as soon as possible before it gets much worse"Liam said to the doctor with his Jaw clenched still holding Hazel's hand and Doctor Smith nodded.
"At stage four,The cancer has spread to multiple parts of the body. Treatment options are limited and the chances of her survival is very very low but we can try to treat the cancer with a combination of chemotherapy and surgery but I have to be honest with you....."He trailed off, clearing his throat and shifting on his chair with his eyes still on Hazel.
"The survival rate for stage four lung cancer is... not good. We're looking at around 30 percent chance of survival even with treatment."
Liam's eyes widened. 30 percent? That meant there was a 70 percent chance she wouldn't make it and his face was filled with fear and worry while Hazel didn't look shocked at all.
She already knew that she might not survive a surgery but hearing it from the doctor made her more scared and she bit her lips to hold back her tears.
"So make a choice,Do you still want to undergo a surgery and chemotherapy?"
Hazel looked at Liam and she nodded again.
"Okay,We'll schedule the surgery for as soon as possible"The doctor responded and Liam nodded swallowing hard while Hazel remained silent with her heart racing.
"When will the surgery be?"Liam asked with his voice slightly shaking showing that he was also nervous and scared.
"We'll schedule it for a day after tomorrow morning"Dr. Smith replied. "I'll need to get her prepared for the surgery tomorrow and we'll go from there"
"T.. Thank you Doctor"She stuttered, standing up and rushing out because she needed to breath well.
Her body had started trembling,Her heart was beating so fast that she felt like it might burst out of her chest,Her eyes were glossy with tears and she turned around when she felt Liam's presence behind her.
Liam pulled her into a tight hug immediately stroking her hair and she felt relieved even if it was for a little while.
RAPHEAL'S PENTHOUSE, NIGHT
Rapheal laid on his bed staring at the ceiling with a deep frown on his face, His mind was filled with Elsa and her words were ringing on his head.
She was right.He was an asshole,He keeps hurting her and messing things up between them. She doesn't deserve someone like him, She deserved so much better and he wasn't that guy for her.
He really wanted to change for her and be better man for her,Stop f^cking around with women and be a responsible man for her but Stephanie had to come back in his life to ruin everything for him.
Raphael's frown deepened,He regretted going to see her.
He shouldn't have being stupid and left his Blondie,He should have pushed Stephanie away when she kissed him.
He shouldn't have F^cked her,He shouldn't have fucking left Elsa and went to meet Stephanie. He regretted every fucking single thing and now Elsa wants a divorce.
Raphael sat up the bed running his hands through his hair in furstration again.
He missed her so fucking much,He missed her voice, He missed seeing her face,He missed seeing her blush for him.
He missed seeing her smile,He missed kissing her lips,He missed having her close to him and inhaling her scent,He missed her so fucking much and his room felt so lonely without her.
Rapheal wanted to go see her but she doesn't want to see him,He wanted to apologise and try to make things right between them but it wouldn't be easy because she was still very hurt and angry and he didn't blame her.
His dad had been calling him nonstop but he couldn't even answer his calls already knowing why his dad was calling him.
He had probably been informed about the divorce by Elsa's father and he didn't even know what to say to his dad so he avoided the calls.
Rapheal tossed on the bed unable to sleep,He couldn't sleep at all. He couldn't stop thinking about Elsa and it was driving him crazy.
He stood up from the bed,Grabbed a hoodie and walked out of his room.
THE FREDRICKS MANSION
Elsa flinched when she heard someone enter her dark room,She silently got up from her bed with her heart racing against her chest.
She grabbed a nearby vase tightly to defend herself and walked towards the spot where she felt the person's presence.
Elsa reached the spot and turned on the lights raising the vase to hit the unknown person's face but she stopped when she saw that it was Raphael with his hands tucked in his hoodie pockets.
"What are you doing here?" Elsa asked coldly still holding the vase.
"I told you earlier today that I do not want to see nor talk to you so what the hell are you doing here at this time?"She asked swallowing hard when Raphael took a step forward staring at her face.
"I couldn't sleep"He responded, His hands leaving the hoodie pockets.
"I missed you, Blondie"
Elsa's heart pounded hard against her chest at his words but she rolled her eyes taking a step away from him.
"That's your problem,I didn't ask you to miss me"She stated,staring at him with a straight face and Rapheal sighed.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry for hurting you, I'm sorry for leaving you last night, I'm sorry for cheating, I'm sorry for breaking the promise I made to you, I'm really sorry..."
"Who was she?"Elsa blurted out, ignoring his apologies.
Rapheal hesitated before opening his mouth to speak.
"My Ex"
"Gosh"She muttered, staring at him in shock.
His Ex? The same woman that came to his house? He went back to her? It hurt Elsa more to know that it was his Ex he slept with and her grip on the vase tightened.
Rapheal saw the pained expression on Elsa's face and he moved to touch her but she glared at him with teary eyes.
"Don't touch me"She warned still staring at him and he swallowed hard.
"Why? Why? Why did you do it? Was I not enough for you? Well I know your answer, I wasn't enough for you and that's why you went to another p^ssy to f^ck right?, You know what hurts me the most..."She paused staring directly into his eyes.
"We literally had S^x that night and the next day after everything, You did what you did,I realized that you felt nothing for me, You didn't even think about how I'd feel,I mean nothing to you,I was just like the girls you use and dumped."He wanted to speak again but she continued talking while more tears fell from her eyes.
"Do you even know how I felt and you're here to apologise? For what exactly?Your apologies can't fix anything and even if I decide to forgive you,You would still do the same thing to me...You never liked me but I still kept waiting and hoping that there'd be a time you would eventually fall in love with me, Things between us changed and my stupid mind thought you finally felt something for me, I..I thought I could change you,I thought that I finally meant something to you,I thought you liked me but I'm just a garbage to you....."
"No, You're not a garbage to me..."He moved forward, forcing her chin gently to look at him.
"You mean something more to me than you think,I feel something to you that I've never felt for anyone before, You're wrong thinking that I don't like you. I like you,I like you a lot, I like you a lot more than like,I...I love you,I try to deny it but it wasn't possible, I've come to realize that I'm in love with you. You're all I think about, You're all I want, You're all I need,I know I have done nothing but hurt you, I've hurt you a lot,I made a stupid mistake and I know my apologies won't fix it but I'm sorry, I wanna fix things between us, I don't want a divorce,I want you,I want this marriage and I promise not to fuck everything up again,I promise not to make the mistake I made yesterday,I promise to treat you better, Love you better and be more responsible for you,I promise to be a better man so please give me one last chance... Please,One more chance."
Elsa's lips parted but no words came out of her mouth,she was rendered utterly speechless with her heart pounding hard against her chest