My boss/ director

Brave path 9

Elliot:
"You haven't shown any signs hun, don't think about that." Ellito said quietly.

Rebecca:
"Elliot."

Robert:
"Rebecca, let's focus on now."

Rebecca:
Robert interrupted. Jayken's grip didn't loosen which I was thankful for.

Jayken:
"I'm gonna go to bed, come on Rebecca, I can tell you're tired too."

Rebecca:
Before I could protest, Jayekn took my hand and led me upstairs to my room. Well, Elliot's room that I'd now decided was mine. I knitted my eyebrows together, sitting on the bed.

Jayekn:
"What you were saying earlier. I understand where Robert and Elliot are coming from but you're 14 now and I can tell it's bothering you. If you want to have a serious talk about this then we can." He said carefully, sitting down on the bed.

Rebecca:
I bit my lip, my stomach flipping as I sat next to him. "Yeah... I want to. I already know the answer, Jayken."

Jayken:
"Straight up, there is a high chance you are going to have it again and it could be soon. It could also not be soon, or not even happen at all." He said, holding my hand.

Rebecca.
"But it probably will. It scares me Jayken, knowing I'll end up like mum- not being able to talk or wake up for very long."

Jayken:
"What your mum had was brutal and extremely rare Rebecca, I'd be surprised if you ended up with that. I know it scares you sweetheart, it's been tough for you before but I promise that whatever happens, I will keep it in control."

Rebecca:
"But it's my third time Jayken, it wouldn't take long for it to affect me."

Jayken:
"I know but I promise I will never let you leave Rebecca. Right now, we need to focus on making you better and concentrate on everything going on in your head but if you ever have any questions, talk to me."

Rebecca:
I felt tears well up in my eyes and I stood up, not wanting Jayken to see me cry again. Turning towards the door, I put my trembling hand on the doorknob, only to have the door held shut.

Jayekn:
"You don't have to be ashamed of crying love, sit back down and let it all out."

Rebecca:
Jayken said softly, lightly holding my hand. As soon as we sat back on the bed, I buried my head in his chest and sobbed. And sobbed. And sobbed. He ran his fingers gently through my hair and rubbed my back. His arms were strong and I felt certain he could keep his promise.

Parker:
"Hey Emily, good."

Rebecca:
Parker stopped at the doorway to take in what he saw before coming over. He laid down on the bed. Parker's grip loosened and I laid next to Luke, not having any tears left to cry.

2 months later

Jayken:
"You've done these before, you know you can speak to me and listen to music so there's nothing to be worried about." I said calmly as we arrived at the MRI scans. Every so often, she had to have a cancer screening and honestly, I was worried. The past few weeks had brought up all my alarms and I was calling for a lot of tests today.

Rebecca:
"There's the results to worry about. You're no better than me at hiding things and I can tell you've been watching me closely." She mumbled, hugging me one last time.

Jayken:
"No matter what happens, you're going to be ok." For both of us, the scan was stressful; they always were. Nothing came up that worried me at a quick glance, but I wasn't leaving it there. Elliot met us both and I looked over more deeply now, seeing that her lymph nodes were slightly swollen.