The F- It List
“Radiation every morning at 6:30, then she pushed herself to go to school. She said she wanted to feel normal, which I got and I didn’t. She was hardly normal, with her fuzzy hair and extra-special treatment from everyone around her. But it had been months of bed rest, puke, and pajamas, making school a diversion. Wednesday I was supposed to drive her home, but she had to be picked up early by her mom. Becca fell asleep on her desk in French class. Her teacher let her sleep the entire time. I wa...s surprised at how kind everyone was to Becca. So many shitty things happen to so many people; somehow cancer is the thing that made other people change their behavior. Maybe it was that Becca’s illness had been so visible; not only in her diminished physical appearance, but in the gaping hole of her absence, too. I quelled the bit of jealousy I had, trying not to remember how few people acknowledged my dad’s death when I came back to school after the summer.
Becca stayed home the rest of the week by order of her mom, who gave her the choice of going to school or Dead of Winter Con.MoreLess
Becca stayed home the rest of the week by order of her mom, who gave her the choice of going to school or Dead of Winter Con.MoreLess
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