Rain
Copyright© 2025 by DB86
Chapter 15: Rolf
When the chemotherapy was over, Doctor Brown’s secretary called Rain and told her that he had some news for her.
Of course, we spent most of the night awake, agonizing over what he might need to tell her.
She kept asking herself if it was her time to go, and she kept coming to the same conclusion. “I refuse to give up, no matter what news Doctor Brown has to deliver.”
I kissed her scalp and held her against me. “Everything is going to be okay.”
Whatever doubts I had, I kept them to myself.
Her body was thin and cold. I pressed her against my chest hoping my warmth would somehow sink into her.
“I love you, Rain,” I whispered. “I’m a fucking idiot for not telling you when you was living with me. I love you.”
“I love you, too.”
Finally morning came, and my gaze was drawn to the window. Golden rays streamed into the bedroom.
I gently shook her awake. “It’s sunrise, Rain. Can you see it?” I choked out the words. I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself. I had to stay brave for her. “It’s beautiful, my love.”
I drove her to Doctor Brown’s office. His secretary let us into his private office immediately. We sat down in front of his desk, our eyes fixed on him with anxious stares.
“I have some news for you,” Doctor Brown said.
Rain’s grip tightened on my hand.
“Your blood test results are good,” he informed us, with a smile.
We both let out a loud sigh of relief.
Finally, some good news.
“I have some more good news.” The doctor’s smile turned wider. “We have found a match among your Middletown friends.”
Rain began to cry happy tears. I was crying, too. We both hugged each other and cried. Rain was crying, I was crying, and then we looked into our eyes for a few seconds, and we both laughed aloud.
“Thank you,” Rain said, wiping at her eyes. “Thank you so much. Who is the donor?”
Doctor Brown checked at his papers. “A woman called Janice Cooper. She is young and healthy, and she more than willing to help. It’s not often we find a non-relative match so close by. This means we can do a transfusion and hopefully put you into full remission with a very small chance of recurrence.”
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