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falling apart. Charlie knew something was up and tried to be brave for Jane. He made a game out of everything and kept teasing Jane to make her smile. But the little boy knew something was wrong, he could see it in her eyes, the tears she was trying so hard not to shed. He finally lay down to nap, his own worry sapping what little strength he had left.
    Jane watched him sleep then went out to call work and Dodie. She also went to the ladies room to cry in peace, letting the sobs tear through her once more. Alone in a bathroom, crying once more, Jane sobbed out her pain and fear to the unresponsive walls.
    Jane finally pulled herself together and went to check on Charlie. Dodie was there waiting for her and she took Jane into her arms. Dodie wasn’t a huge woman but she was fluffy and Jane felt as though she was being embraced by a pillow. Of an even height, the two women were built similarly, but Dodie was prettier, Jane thought. Dodie let Jane have a moment then pulled her out of the room.
    “Let’s get you fed, then we can talk, Cher. Come on.” Dodie could see the absolute terror on Jane’s face and knew it was bad. Whatever was wrong with Charlie was very bad.
    Hospital food was never pleasant but Jane couldn’t taste it, she only ate to keep Dodie off of her case. Once she’d finished the foam cup of tea and polished off some gumbo with a toasted cheese sandwich Dodie finally let her speak.
    “They think it's leukemia.” Jane put it bluntly, leaving no room for quibbling about perhaps it was something else.
    Dodie swore then covered her mouth, looking around in embarrassment at the people that had looked over at her. She took Jane’s hand and squeezed it. That earned more disapproving looks from the elderly women at a table across from them so Dodie dropped Jane’s hand and sighed loudly. She wasn’t good at this acting “normal” gig, that’s why she usually stayed to herself. People were far too judgmental for her taste.
    “What do we do then?” She finally asked, sitting on her hands and clamping her lips shut.
    “We wait for the doctor to come back, for now. She’s fairly certain of the diagnosis. Then we plan the attack I guess. Isn’t that what they do with cancer, attack it?” Jane’s hands fluttered over the table, as if to show how lost she was.
    They went back up to Charlie’s room and settled in for a long wait. Jane dozed for a little while and Dodie stepped out to go get both of them some food once the sun went down. Charlie had woken up and asked for a milkshake from a fast food restaurant and Aunt Dodie was going to give him whatever he asked for. She knew what Jane would want so she left her to rest.
    They were all eating when the doctor finally came in with the test results. She looked far too grim for Jane’s liking.
    She sat on Charlie’s bed, by his feet and looked at them all. Then she looked at Charlie.
    “Charlie, do you know what cancer is?” She asked quietly.
    “Yes. Sort of. I’ve heard the grownups talking about it and seen it on TV and stuff. I don’t know what it does but I know it can make you real sick.” He looked at the doctor with fear in his eyes. Jane’s heart broke when his voice started to shake and she went to sit beside him on the bed.
    Dodie went to the other side of Charlie’s bed and sat with him, her admiration for the boy growing as he took the news far better than either she or his sister did.
    “What you have is called leukemia, it’s a cancer of your blood system to put it simply. The organs that make your blood and bone marrow are sick and that makes you sick, in turn. If we don’t stop it the sickness is only going to get worse. We’ll do all we can to stop it though Charlie. Do you have any questions?” Dr. Evans looked at all three people sat on the bed with her.
    Jane was too stunned, Dodie wasn’t sure what to ask, but Charlie had one question that needed answering.
    “Am I going to die? We just lost our parents. I can’t leave