I sat there, lost in my thoughts. The wind brought me back to life.
I sighed knowing, that this was one of the most horrible news I've ever heard.
I looked at my phone, surprised mum or dad didn't call me or text me. Oh wait, my phone was on silent and I turned my notifications off.

"Oh Crap!" I muttered to myself, realizing that mum has called me 16 times and dad left me 22 text messages!
I still didn't move an inch from my spot, I sat there still, my feet dangling.

It started to get chilly. A thin line of shiver ran down my spine.
I jumped down the ramp and grabbed my skateboard, gently placing it down.

Tyler's face kept flooding back in my mind, as I slowly started to ride the skateboard.

Cancer.

Tyler.

Cancer.

Tyler.

These two words kept playing in my head. Another tear ran down my cheek as I got on skateboard, my skateboard gradually catching speed. I hugged myself for warmth and comfort.

Before I knew it, those tears turned into small sobs.

I didn't wanna go home crying, or else mum and dad would question. That's the last thing I want, I don't want to talk to anyone.

I quickly wiped my tears with the sleeve of my jacket and continued riding home. I tried my best not to think about Tyler or Cancer. Which was impossible.

I took out my phone out of the back of my pocket, causing my skateboard to slip a little bit gradually gain speed again. I checked the time 11:38 pm.
"Shit." I muttered, knowing I'd be dead, once I got home.

I started to worry about Tyler, why hasn't he texted me yet?

To Tyler:
Hey Tyler, did you reach home? I'm sure you did, but just wanted to make sure.
Sent.

I put my phone back in my pocket as soon as I saw my house. The lights are on. I'm dead.

I didn't want to die, not today at least, so I climbed through the fence and reached the back yard, we have this huge tree with a tire swing, me and my grandpa made it with my brother's. Good memories.

I climbed up on the tree, and yes, with a skateboard and a bag- correction heavy bag on my back.

"Ouch!" I mumbled, as I twig hit me on the head.
I finally climbed onto the roof and carefully walked over to the window to my bedroom, I made sure to take my shoes off before I got in.

The window was surprisingly open, did I not close it when I was out?

I climbed in and landed on my bed. I groaned and threw my bag away and put my skateboard down. I felt my phone vibrate in the back, I took it out and smiled.

Tyler:
Yep, I did reach home, you? I don't want you out to late, ok?

I giggled at his concern and texted him back.

To Tyler:
Yes i did reach home, dad.

I switched my phone off, and darkness surounded me.
I got off my bed and made my way over to my light switch. And I turned it on.

"AHHHH" I screamed.
"WHA- HUH- WHO- WHERE- WHEN-" His gaze meet mine.
"What are you doing in my room, Ryan!" I yelled at him for startling me.

He was asleep on my rolling chair, his long wavy hair covering his eyes, and his drool all over my gray rolling chair, ew.

"I was waiting for you!" He exclaimed.
"Yeah right, now I repeat, why are you here?" I rolled my eyes.
"And is that my computer?!" I exclaimed.
"Hey, I needed something to do my research on!"  He raised his arms up in surrender.
"You have a phone! Use that!" I said, pointing to the device in his hand.
He opened his mouth to say something, but Lucas came in rubbing his eyes.
"Do you want to wake up the whole household, Ryan?" Lucas stopped and looked at me, "Where were you, do you know what time it is?!".
I ignored his question since he clearly knew the answer, I snatched my laptop from my desk, before Ryan can do anything more.
"Hey! I need that!" He yelled, which I ignored, again.

Dad came running up to my room with a baseball bat, and mum behind him.
"Oh my lord, Elainy Marie Saphrano! Do you know what time it is?" Mum started storming off, after she ran up and hugged me.
"Why was your phone switched off, Marie?" Dad said sternly. I cringed at my middle name.
"We thought somebody broke in!" Mum yelled. I sat on my bed not saying a word.
Blake came up a few minutes later, probably woken up by the sound. He leaned against the door frame, wearing a baby blue robe, not entering the room.

"When are you going to start being responsible? You're almost 15, and in 3 Years you'll be off to college! Who's going to be teaching you time and responsibilities then?" Dad yelled.

Here we go again. I'm tired and in a terrible mood, I come home greeted with terrible news and accidentally passed my curfew, like give me a break!

"You know what, I used to really like Tyler! But these days he's been having a terrible influence on you!" Blake said mockingly, so mum and dad could yell at me even more. He smirked.

"Shut the fudge up!" I yelled at Blake."You don't k-know anything about him, he's nothing l-like you or your brothers!" My voice started breaking, and my eyes started water. "He has a heart and actually c-cares about me! He's t-there for me when n-none of you are!" I said pointing at all my family members. I couldn't hold back in the tears anymore. I ran out of the room and locked myself in the family bathroom.

I started having a panic attack, I started trembling, I was sobbing uncontrollably, I just couldn't take it anymore. There was banging outside the bathroom door.

"Elainy?" Dad yelled.
"Elainy Marie Saphrano, get out of there this instance, young lady!" Mum yelled.
"C'mon, Elainy you're wasting ALL of our time, so I suggest get out!" Ryan said.

I sat on the cold marble floor of the bathroom, hugging myself tightly.
But two words still rang in my head.

Tyler.
Cancer.
Tyler.
Cancer.

I just couldn't process anything at the moment, I dropped down on the ground. I was unconscious, but I was awake. I did what I always did when I had panic attacks.

I grabbed my phone and shakingly looked and for his number, with the blur in my eyes due to the water and me sobbing hysterically.

Ring ring.
Ring ring.
Ring ring.
Ring ring.

"Hello?" Hey said groggly, in a raspy voice.
"I-I can't t-take i-it anymore, T-Tyler" my breath and voice trembling.
"Elainy?! Is everything ok?! Where are you?! Elainy?" His bed creeked, indicating he sat up on his bed.
"N-no, nothings ok T-Tyler, I-I'm in the," I took a deep breath, trying to control my trembling but that didn't work "b-bathroom" I sniffled.
"Are you having a panic attack again?" He asked softly, but I heard a tone of concern in his voice.

"Y-yeah" I hugged myself very tight. Bringing my knees up to my chest.
"Ok look, I want you to take a deep breath, Ok?" He said, trying to calm me down.
"M-mkay." I tried taking a deep breath. "Tyler, i-it isn't working, I can't take t-this anymore"
"Shh, Shh, everything's going to be Ok, Ok? Now do as I say, close your eyes and take a deep breath" He said hushing me.
I closed my eyes taking in a lot of air.
"Ok good, now when I say exhale, I want all the negative carbon dioxide out of you"  He said.
"O-okay" I sniffled.
"Exhale"
I let all of the air out.
"Good, now I want you to do that 5 times all by yourself, is that ok?" He asked softly.
"O-ok I-I will try-y" I took in a shaky breath.
"You're doing great, now exhale" he said in a calm tone.

We did this for about 5 minutes, which calmed down my heavy and uneven breathing.

"Do you feel better?" He asked after I let out a shaky breath.
"Yeah" I said quietly.
I touched my face to see that all my tears have dried up and there was nothing left but the water marks, but a small sob somehow managed to escape.

"El, everything's going to be ok, I want you to stop crying ok? Look, I don't know what happened that made you cry but there are people that love you like crazy, people like me, who hate to see when you're sad or in a bad mood. Mr and Mrs. Saphrano are so proud of you who are, and what you've become. You're brothers may not show it but they love you a lot too, El." Tyler said, comfortingly.

I smiled at his comforting words.

Everybody needs a best friend like Tyler, one to hug you when your lonely, one to skip class with, one to hug you when you can't sleep, one to listen when nobody will, one to gossip about the whole world with and etc.

"Thank you Tyler" I said softly, my smile and happiness coming back.

I heard him smile, don't ask how.

"Drink some water, ok?"

I looked around for my water bottle and realization hit me, why would there be a water bottle in a bathroom?

"Ok" I said, faintly.

"El?" He said, after minutes of silence.
"Yeah?" I had calmed down a bit.
"I-I won't be coming to school tomorrow" His voice cracking.
"Why?" 
"I have a chemo treatment tomorrow"

I stayed quiet for a few seconds realizing, the reason why I started crying and sobbing uncontrollably and having a panic attack was because Tyler got cancer.

"El?" He called out.
"Oh, yeah, umm I-I" I started stammering, "Sorry, I uh zoned out"
"I'll miss you at school tomorrow" I finally said.
He left out a faint laugh "Yeah, me too"

The only reason, how I'm surviving highschool is because of Tyler, he stands up for me, not that I can't do it myself, he gets lunch for me and even pays  for it when my lazy arse does not want to go to the cafeteria. I guess in a way, ninety-five percent of him is the reason why I go to school.

We fell into a silence, not a awkward one, but a comfortable one.

I heard footsteps in the distance from the phone call.
"Oh Crap! El, my mums coming up, and if she sees me awake, I'm dead! Before I go, no matter what, I'll always be there for you and I will always be your best friend, bye!" 

Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.

He cut the call and beep was the only sound I heard.

I got up from the floor and went over to the sink, I placed my phone near the right corner of the sink, I saw my eyes all puffy red and the streams of the dry tears on my now pale cheeks, my mascara had gotten all over the place, so that wasn't pretty either.

I let out a deep sigh and bent down to grab my face washing cream. I opened the cupboard and rummaged through it looking for it.

I saw a yellow bottle, I furrowed my eyebrows at it, not recognizing it, I used my right hand to reach for it and my of left hand to give me support.

"Mustard?" I turned the bottle around and read the ingredients, I opened the bottle and smelled it.
"Yup, definitely mustard" I had a weird look.

Why would anyone have mustard in thier bathroom cabinet? Who kept it here?
I thought to myself, just then the answer hit me.

"Oh geez, Lucas" I slightly shook my head.

Lucas was the child in my family, even though I'm the youngest. His physical age is seventeen, but his mental age is five, I'm sure. I remember this one time, we went to a fancy restaurant in New York and there was a buffet, there were these long stacks of French baguettes in the corner of the restaurant, ready to be used later incase the other stack was finished. Lucas grabbed the two longest one and ran around the restaurant screaming "I'm a Knight! With a unicorn army, now where is the princess!". He was fourteen. We pretended like we didn't know him the rest of the dinner.

I looked further more only to realize that it was already on the sink counter. I let out a groan and got up. I opened the bottle and squeezed it onto my left palm and gently spread it evenly to both of my palms, then closed it and kept it on the sink counter. I started rubbing the corners of my face and everywhere. I turned on the sink to be greeted with warm water. I gently splashed it on my face and closed the sink and grabbed a towel, and dried my face. I looked up at the shelf, looking for my moisturizing cream. I smiled when I saw it and immediately grabbed it, I opened it to be welcomed with the smell of lemon and peach.
I scoped up a little on my index finger and spread it evenly onto my face until it dried up. I put the cream and the face washing cream back to its place and brushed my teeth.

After I was done, I grabbed my phone and I turned to face the door and took in a deep breath and let it out. I unlocked the door and opened it, and looked my head out. The hallways were dark, indicating that everyone has fallen asleep. I smiled at this. I opened the door and closed it gently, not wanting to wake anyone up. I walked to the end of the hallway and opened just a small peep in the door and peeked inside.

"That girl is never going to learn!" My mum grunted, lying down on the bed next to my dad.
"It's ok Amelie, teenage years is a tough and confusing time for children, they keep to themselves alot, they don't know the good from the bad and get influenced easily. Look at our boys for instince, remember how they borrowed a parrot from the pet store downtown? Well, they brought it to school, just because they made a bet with thier friends. They don't know what they do is wrong or right, we can't tell them that, but we can teach them that. So in the same manner, we should let Elainy figure it out by herself like how the boys did" my dad sat up taking his glasses off and cleaning them.

My mum let out a sigh in defeat. "I guess you are right Nick".

"Of course I am" he smiled before lying down and closing the lights, they exchanged their goodnight and went to bed.

I gently closed the door and walked over to my room at the middle of the hallway. I checked the time again and it read 1:07. I walked into my room and closed the door and the window. Ryan had left when he should've, but his drool was still there on my gray rolling chair.

I shook my head and took my jacket off, since I was already in comfortable clothes I didn't bother changing, except my pants I changed into a paired of yellow shorts. After I was done, I charged my phone on my small coffee table right beside my bed. I drank a bit of water like Tyler had told me too and closed the lights, the only light on was coming from my lamp. I went under the blanket and got all cozy in bed, before falling asleep, I checked all of my social media's and my messages making sure I didnt miss any messages.

I, of course, missed one from a important person.

Tyler:
Hey, I want you to keep this whole cancer situation between us, ok? I don't want anybody from school knowing, and if anyone asks where I am tomorrow, make up a believable excuse. Goodnight, sweet dreams :)
Delivered 12:34

To Tyler:
No problem, I'll just say that you are in the zoo, in the gorilla inclosure, how does that sound? Nah, I'm kidding, I'll make a pretty good excuse, but I'm not sure about the believable part tho. Anyways thanks, sweet dreams to you too :)

Sent 1:14

I switched off my phone and kept it out my coffee table. I snuggled into bed and darkness took over me, leading me to my dreams.

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A/N: This is a pretty long chapter compared to my other ones, I hope you enjoyed it!

And for this wondering how to pronounce Elainy's middle name, Marie. It's not Ma-ry, it's Mah-rie.

Anyways...

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