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I hadn’t really been feeling so good, I was vomiting and passing out a lot. I always felt dizzy and sick. I thought it was just the flu. So every time that Amy tried to get me to see a Doctor I just didn’t go. I said
“I’m most likely just sick with the flu and I’ll be fine. There is no reason for me to go to the doctor. The medical bills would be crazy.” Usually, she would believe me and leave it alone.
Until I ended up on the floor passed out with my shirt covered in my own vomit. Amy panicked and tried to wake me up and called Ethan to take me to the hospital.
“Yeah, he’s awake now. Can you take him while I stay with Henry and Chica? Henry has been having digestive problems again and I gotta make sure he is able to go out and stuff.” she spoke softly and worriedly. She helped me change my shirt and clean my face.
Ethan must’ve agreed because he pulled up to our house and helped me into the backseat. I was awake but still dizzy.
“Hey buddy, I’m just taking you to the doctor right now. We’re gonna get you all checked up and make you feel better.” he patted my shoulder, my head was throbbing.
When we made it to the doctor he walked me in, I must have looked like death because some people stared at me with a look of fear. Ethan helped me into the doctor’s office and ended up leaving, I guess he was too scared to see the results.
By the time the tests were done, I was fully awake and standing on my own, it was like none of that stuff had happened. They had even washed my clothes for me. I was sitting in a room waiting for the ok for me to leave.
A doctor walked in with a clipboard. She was a bit shorter than me and she sat next to me.
“Mr. Fishbach I have no other way to say this but you’re dying. You have a disease that is making you sicker and weaker by the hour. From the tests we ran it’s the only problem that we see.”
I was shaken up by this news and I blurted the first thing that came to mind “is there any way to cure this?”
“I’m afraid not. We haven’t discovered any type of solution. I’m going to be putting you on a testing list that any time there would be a test to something that could cure it you’ll be one of the first people to try it.” I nodded listening then I asked another question.
“How long do I have to live?”
“Well since we caught it earlier than most you have a year at most.” She sighed “what I advise you to do is to try to live your life as you normally would.” I nodded again and she let me leave.
I made my way out to the parking lot thinking about what I could do with my last year. Then it hit me. A channel that would only last for a year then it’ll be gone. A lesson to cherish what you have. I looked up names for one year and the best looking one was Unus Annus.
Looking up from my phone I saw Ethan leaning against his car worried. If anyone was going to do Unus Annus with me I want it to be him. He was always so good to me.
“Hey.” I spoke “I’m alright. I just have a bad flu. The doctors did tests to make sure it wasn’t my heart and it wasn’t.” I reassured him knowing that he would be worried about that
“Oh. That’s good atleast.” He sighed
“Uh hey I have an idea for a project. It’s called Unus Annus. It lasts for one year and then it’s gone forever. It’ll teach people to cherish what they have. Wanna do it with me?” I gave him a smile as we got in the car