Chapter 24: Mr.Calle

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Doves POV:

"Any last semester history test redoes are being taken on Thursday, make sure your prepared. Have a good rest of your day." The teacher calls over the bell ringing.

I start walking out the door as a hand is placed over my shoulder. "Hey DJ, quick question." It appears to be Chase as us being in the same history class.

"Remember awhile ago when I told you I was failing history and you offered to help me study. Is that offer still up?" Chase ask as we walk through the halls.

"I have to redo my semester test."

"Sure we can study tomorrow at me and Ezras" I suggest.
"Thanks so much DJ. I see you later princess." We separate heading to our next classes.

The day goes by and it's Creative writing class with the person, no other then Ezra. I find my seat right next to him seeing his face light up in notice of me coming near. I remember the first time coming into the class Mr.Calle the geometry teacher was diagnosed with cancer. I wonder how's he doing?
Anyways, when I came here the first thing I noticed was Ezras green eyes that had a tint of blue in them.

It's so strange from how a class change can leading you up to the boy you love sitting right next to you. Taking me out of my train of thought Ms.Lara speaks up.

"Welcome back students, I hope your winter break was wonderful. Alright now to get started we have a project." The room starts to fill with grunts.

"Ms.Lara we just got back do we really have to start something right now." A kid in the front row states I think his name is Phil.

"Oh guys don't be upset , this one you get to work with a partner on this one." Me and Ezra turn to one other making direct eye contact. A smile stretches on my face knowing we both thought the same thing. Me and Ezra sorted out our differences I was upset and he was in the wrong for leaving me to sleep in a bed alone all night. I mean who does that, anyways now that we're in love and there's no turning back from that.

"You have a month to make a innovative design of an object that can help cure medicine today, you then have to write an essay about you design and explain how it can improve our medical society ." Ms.Lara explains.

When did this turn into Grey's Anatomy?

"You have a month, find a partner and start pitching ideas to each other ." Ms.Lara claps her hands for everyone to get to work. Me and Ezra talk about different things wrong in the Medical field, we went through Alzheimer's, HIV/AIDS, strokes, and etc. We decided on doing cancer, but before I got the idea of what I was gonna make today after school I wanted to meet up with someone.

The bell rings and everyone begins to gather their stuff. " Hey Ezra I don't think I'll be home after school, I have some things to do." I state.

"Is this you getting back at me from the other day, or do you really have things to do." He says.

"Both." I place a quick kiss on his lips and head to last period to end the day. " I love you, bye"

"I love you." He mumbles his hand leaving from my waist.

***

"I'm here to visit."

"And who is the patient Ma'am"

"Mike Calle." I state. I'm on the cancer floor of the hospital, I'm here to visit my geometry teacher from the beginning of the year. I know of it feels to suffer alone, and I just wanted to check up on him and see how's he doing. I wanted to ask him about me and Ezras project also, it didn't feel right just looking up how it felt to have cancer, I wanted to hear it from a first person perspective; someone that has already experienced it or is going through it.

"He's in group right now, so down that hall to you left." The nurse says looking up from her computer. I mouth thank you and head my way to him. I take a deep breath knowing the last time I was in the hospital it wasn't so good, I almost had an anxiety attack in the parking lot not wanting to revisit the memories in my mind. I slide my hands into my hoodie pockets, my face immediately turns into a frown seeing how many women and men are sick.

I spot Mr.Calle at a table alone by the window. He dresses in white long turtleneck with a blue vest over it. " Mr.Calle?" I question. He face turns to look at me he seems sad, his eyes have small bags and there filled with water.

"I'm sorry, I'm Dove I was one of your students at the beginning of the year, I can come back another time if your uncomfortable." I confess, Mr.Calle then smiles brightly. Wow quick mood change.

" No go on sit." He gestures his hand to the sit in front of him. There's a cup of water next to him and a whole checker board on the table. "Wanna play?"

"Of course." I respond. I have the red checkers as Mr. Calle prepares his self with the black one. "Your move." He says. I move my checker one place, when Mr.Calle speaks up.

" You know I haven't had a visitor other then my mom and my kids in a long time, and to see one of my students is a surprise, but it makes me extremely happy." He expresses moving a checker to the left.

"Do you remember me?" I ask. "Absolutely, how could I forget my last group of students." He smiles. "How's your new class going."

"It's going pretty well, I'm in Creative writing." I say. Mr.Calle takes 2 of my checkers that I didn't even notice. How the! . " I've been doing this a long time pal, no one plays with me anymore because I beat them all." He laughs off. That's when I take one of his checkers and he looks up in shock, my laugh comes out as I point to my head.

"I wanted to talk to you about a project I'm doing." He hums to my words.
"I have to design an innovative tool that can help solve medicine today." He continues to look down continuing to play. So far he is winning by 2 more checkers.

"I wanted to design something that could cure cancer." I say hesitantly. His head glances up from the board to look me in the eye. "I just wanted to ask you a few things about how it feels to be in a situation like this, but if your not comfortable we can change the subject." I say. He sends a sad smile my way. "It's no problem, ask away." He says. I get out my computer and put it to the side still wanting to try and beat Mr.Calle.

D:"First question when we're you diagnosed?"

C:"I was diagnosed with breast 2 weeks later when I found a lump near the breast area of my chest."

D:"How did you take the news when you were first diagnosed."

C:" I felt hurt, I felt pain, I didn't want it to be true. I was confused on why out of all the people in the world, why did God choose to punish me. It took me time to finally give into the thought that really I did have cancer and there was no other way out, all I could do was fight. My surgeon explained it was a small mass and simple to get out, but nothing was simple or easy about cancer. It's hard and it can tear your whole body apart."

It takes me a second to speak up again, as I see a teardrop fall from the eye of Mr.Calle. "I'm so sorry." I say in full honesty. "It's okay you can continue."

D: "Who/Where did you turn to?"

C: "I turned to my children, they are all I have, my wife, also their mom, died a couple years ago due to having cancer also, she had Leukemia. The look in their face when I told them I had it looked so much worse then when we told them about their mom. They cried for days, even if I told them it was okay, my mom watches them for now, they visit every day bringing me a cute love note. I have twins one girl and one boy and one thing I tell them is even when you hate each other, you love."

My heart shattered into millions of pieces. Not only is it happening once, but twice in their family. The world can be so cruel. "We can stop, we don't have to worry about the rest you've basically given me everything." I say.

"I'm glad I could help you Dove, and I'm sorry that you lost." The game ended awhile back when Mr.Calle was talking unfortunately I lost.

"It's fine Mr.Calle, I hope to see you back in school soon."

"Mike,call me Mike, were like buddies now."

"Alright then, call me DJ"

"Deal" we shake on it and I pack my stuff to leave.

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Author's NOTE:

I really like this Chapter I wanted to bring back Mr.Calles character and it matched so perfectly.

I'm trying to finish theses chapters before the new year and it's Dec 31st and I have 5 hours left. I wanted to publish 5 chapters, but I was getting a little exhausted, BUT I'm listening to Victorious music playlist to motivate me. "It's about drive it's about power..."๐Ÿ˜

Update: I finished HAPPY NEW YEAR ๐ŸŽท

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