Ami and the others waited patiently for her mother to walk past those double doors. Makoto paced back and forth awaiting the news about her friend. “Stop walking around, you’re making me dizzy,” said Rei as she fidgeted in her seat.
“I can’t help it. I’m worried about her,” said Makoto as she paced even more.
“We’re all worried,” said Minako.
Ami started to look down and wiggle her toes. Usually isn’t good news if they take so long, she thought. She looked up when the doors opened and saw her mother.
The lady didn’t look exhausted, but Ami knew she was. All the girls started to gather around and bombard her with questions. Ami stood by her mother side.
“Calm down girls. Usagi is stable and put on some painkillers. She’s fine for now, a little groggy, but she’ll be okay. If you like, you can go on ahead and see her.”
Everyone except Minako walked past the doors.
“You guys go on ahead. I’ll meet up with you after I go to the bathroom.” She waited until all three girls disappeared beyond the doors and pulled the doctor aside.
“Doctor Mizuno, what exactly is wrong with Usagi? I know that was not just a simple migraine,” said Minako.
The doctor sighed and answered, “It’s quite complicated. Usagi is suffering from a brain tumor. I’ve already explained it to her and her family as well. She has three months left. Our only option is surgery, but chances success are-”
“-near zero,” finished the pop-idol.
“Hey,” she said as she forced a smile.
“How you feeling?” said Makoto as she stood at the side of Usagi’s bed.
“Wonderful,” said Usagi sarcastically.
She couldn’t tell her friends. It would break their hearts. Rei stood behind everyone not wanting to show Usagi how incredibly worried she was. The only other person she saw in the same condition was Minako, and she couldn’t bear losing another friend again. It was too painful, even just thinking about it made her heart feel heavy. Minako finally walked into the room.
“Minako!” exclaimed Usagi weakly.
The pop-idol nodded and smiled. Usagi looked at her and gave a peace sign. She seemed to be the usual happy go lucky Usagi. It didn’t even seem like she even knew about the brain tumor that slowly took her away. When Minako was in that situation, it took her a while to get used to the news. She looked at Rei, and found that she was standing behind all the girls. This must be especially hard for Rei. Artemis told me about how she reacted towards the news about me in the past life. She puts up boundaries, but deep inside, Rei is very vulnerable. Especially when it concerns a friend. The miko caught Minako’s gaze and in an instant they understood each other. Rei was near tears and stepped out without the other girls noticing.
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