Chapter 7.

                                    

                                          
             *******August******
July and the rest of June had past, and I hadn't seen my friends much. Gabe had been busy with pratice and stuff with his family, and JC was baby sitting a lot. When I did get to see them it was either en route to the hospital, at the hospital, or the rare days since Cass got sick that my mom actually let me have a day to do whatever I wanted. But today was the first day of school, 10th, and I couldn't wait to see them again. Texting and phone calls just wasnt the same. I didn't get to see either of them until lunch. I was sitting at one the stone tables outside (the same one all of us ate lunch at last year) when they finally showed up. 
                          
'CHRIS!' JC yelled as she ran over to me.
                          
 'Uh..Hi JC. I texted you yesterday.' I said as she hugged me. Tight. 
                          
'Dude, you know she is crazy.' Gabe said as he set his stuff down at the table. I nodded in response.
                          
 'Can you get her...off me?' I asked him. Gabe laughed and said,
                          
 'JC, release her.' After two minutes, JC finally did.
                          
 'Thank you. I can breathe.' I gasped. Gabe just chuckled and JC sent me an apolagetic smile. 
                          
'So what's new?' I asked. And for the rest of the lunch period, I listened to JC and Gabe chatter on about there lives. It was nice to hear about there lives, because it made me remember my life before Cass got sick. Before my mom started controlling my life. Before my life changed. 

                          
After school, I walked home and got changed into shorts and a tank top, and headed to the hospital. It was exhuausting to think that I'd be doing that until Cass got out of the hospital. But it was no use arguing with my mom. And I didn't know how Cass felt about all this because I wasn't talking to her. I had no intentions in doing so. I wasn't mad at her, this wasn't her fault, but I didn't know what to say. As I walked to the hospital, I kept thinking about..well everything. I felt selfish complaining about how my mom has Allison and I on lockdown while Cass is battling with chemo. Her whole life was on hold. But still, I wondered why my life had to be on hold too? Why couldn't I be there for my sister and do what I would normally do? I mean, yea, that clashes because normally I would not be visiting a hospital. But why couldnt I hang out with my friends or go see a movie or do whatever? I didnt understand why my mom was so bent against me doing so. 
                          
*******Two Days Later*******
It was Wendsday, after school, and I hadn't left yet. They had softball tryouts today and JC was trying out. Gabe and I knew that she would make the team. She has been playing softball since she was six and she had been on too many teams to count. She made it on the team last year too. The try out was mandatory, though. After 45 minutes of waiting, and ignoring my mom's phonecalls, tryouts were over. JC came outside with her bag slung over one shoulder and a face splitting grin on. 
                          
'Varsity baby! I'm the first sophmore in three years to make var-si-ty yay!' JC said/sang. 
                          
'We knew you'd make it.' Gabe said with a huge grin.
                          
 'They'd be missing out if they didn't let you play.' I laughed.
                          
 'Wait. Did your mom give you permission to watch the tryouts?' JC asked me.
                          
 'Nooo.' I said slowly. 
                          
'Chris.' JC said as she sent me a glare. I smiled sheepishly at her. 
                          
'And you allowed it?' JC said as she turned to Gabe.
                          
 'Well..uh.' Gabe stuttered.
                          
 'Call your mom before she has a heartattack.' JC comanded. I sighed, but I pulled my cell out anyway. I pulled my mom's number up and I was shocked at how many time she called me. 21. She called me 21 times. When I dialed her number, she awnsered almost instantly. 
                          
'I'm sorry mom. I'm at school, and JC was trying out for softball and she wanted Gabe and I to cheer her on. I'm not saying its JC's fault. I take full responsibility because I did not call you and ask. Tryouts are over and we are leaving now. I'll walk to the hospital and you can ground me or whatever.' I blurted.
                          
 On the other end of the phone, I heard my mom sigh. 'You worried me to death, Christine. Next time call me before I go worrying. I'll see you at the hospital.' My mom said curtly before she hung up. I stared at my phone, shocked, for a few secconds. 
                          
'Well?' Gabe prompted. 
                          
'She didn't jump all over my ass, so I guess that's a good sign.' I said.
                          
 'Not necessarily. Cmon, lets start walking.' JC said. 
                          
'Is she mad at us?' Gabe whispered in my ear, as she followed JC. 
                          
'Yup.'  

                          
Fifteen minutes later, we still had not reached the hospital, and Gabe was whinning like a little girl. 
                          
'When are we going to get there?' He asked for the twenty-th time.
                          
 'Jeez dude. Calm down already. I think we had ten more minutes.' I said.
                          
 'But thats sooo long.' Gabe whinned. 
                          
'Is is the last time I will remind you, you did not have to come.' JC said, with annoyance dripping into her voice. She gets pretty annoyed, fast. We were walking beside a busy road, so we were about ten feet away from the road so we weren't in any danger. Well, we shouldn't of been. Gabe was still whinning and JC and I were begging him to stop when a truck barreled down the road. He was swerving on and off of the road, come dangerously close to where we were walking. 
                          
'Watch out!' Gabe yelled, as the truck came closer. All of us jumped out of the way just in time. When I stumbled backwards, I fell down a small hill. I just barely saw the truck speeding down the road. 
                          
'Chris!' 
                          
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