Friendship that'll Last

"I have stage three lung cancer, Stacey."

You know that feeling as if the time had stopped for a brief moment because of something unexpected? The same thing is happening right now. After hearing about my condition, she didn't react right away but actually had a late reaction. Maybe it was too much to swallow that a friend of theirs had been suffering. Something severe without having any chance to learn about it. 

"WHAT THE HELL, EMMANUEL! WHAT WERE YOU EVEN THINKING! WHY WOULD YOU HIDE IT FROM US!" It was the first time I'd seen Stacey lose her composure. "Well, I honestly thought that you already expected from the way you asked earlier," She leaned towards me. Suddenly her hands began to fly towards my face. "Alright, maybe I deserved that," She slapped me again.