บท 5: It’s Not Fair

Hey Journal, it's me, April Lee. It's the morning of February 26th, my birthday. I was awoken this morning by my mom and dad expecting smiles on there faces to let me know it's time to get ready. I was so excited I'm 15! As they walked into my room and gently tapped by shoulder to wake me up I saw how there faces showed a odd expression. "Whats wrong" I ask after seeing the expression plastered on there faces. My mom begins to speak, "Honey, we have some very disappointing news to share with you". "We where called with the results of your blood work and the doctors want to run some more tests at our nearby children's hospital. As a result we had to cancel your party, I'm sorry" continued my mom. "No! Wait, why! I don't want to cancel my party!" I said. I was so disappointed. It was my 15th birthday for goodness sake! Why should I cancel my birthday just because I'm a little sick I thought to myself. My mom continued on talking to me as my dad stood by her side occasionally putting in a note or two until finally she she said "Well, we will still get you Starbucks if you want". I know it's kind of funny that Starbucks was what could make me feel better but I never get it so it was a big treat. I half heartedly replied "okay" and that was it. That leads me to now. I'm on my way to the Children's Hospital while writing in my journal with one hand and sipping on my Starbucks with the other. I'm still extremely disappointed though and it's not helping that my friends are texting me why it was canceled. I've been looking forward to this party for months and just like that I can't have it. This is just utterly stupid in my opinion but, you know, "doctors orders". I'm not just disappointed about my party I'm also a bit worried. I understand they want to run more tests on me but couldn't that be postponed until a different day. Why would they want me to come so quickly if they just wanted to run some tests? Could it be that they are worried about something else? "What if I have mono! Or something worse! I said unexpectedly. Suddenly I hear from the back of the car the voice of my sister Harper blurt out, "relax it's not like you have cancer or anything!" With a little chuckle at the end of her sentence. "She's right" I think, "at least I don't have cancer". I need to stop getting myself worked up about probably nothing. I'm sure they just want to run these tests at a more qualified hospital. This place specializes in children's so it will be much easier for them to discover what virus I caught. We have about 1 hour left of a 2 1/2 hours drive. I think for the remaining time I'll get a nap. I'll check in maybe later today but for now it's April Lee, signing out.