Two days later:

Tyler's POV

I now held Kenny's reports in my hand, wanting to go and inform them of the news.

I've read and reread it again and again, and my eyes were unable to believe what I had read.

Was this really happening?

Yes, it was.

I need to tell everyone. They have to know about the reports.

The sooner, the better.

I rush to Kenny's room and swing the door open without even knocking.

I'm greeted by a very surprised Danica and a slightly nervous Erin.

"Hi there. What's this rush all about?" Erin nervously laughs.

"The reports," I say, looking at Kenny, who is still asleep.

"What's it?" Erin moves closer to me.

"Let's wake her up. She needs to know," I motion to Kenny.

Danica nods and proceeds to wake her up.

"Let me sleep," she pleads with her eyes still shut.

"Tyler's here. I bet you wouldn't want to sleep anymore," Erin jokes.

"Huh?"

At once, she flutters her eyes open and looks around.

"Ty!" she smiles, looking at me.

"Kenny, I've got your reports." I look at the paper in my hand.

"What's it?"

She sits upright.

I looked at the paper again. I read it one last time before I told them about it.

"It's all clear. You are in complete remission. You're good to go!" I scream with joy as I rush towards her and give her the tightest hug.

She returns the hug.

Erin and Danica squeal with joy as soon as they hear me.

"It's alright. It's all okay now. We're going to be okay. We're going to get you home," I whisper into her ear, pulling her to me.

"You've done it, Tyler. You've actually done it. You've fulfilled your promise," she says, pulling away from the hug and looking at me.

"I told you I'd never let you down, baby. That I'd make sure you're alright, and here you are, completely alright," I say, kissing her forehead.

She nods with tears and hugs me again, pulling me closer than ever.

This is what I wanted.

This is precisely what I wanted. Kenny's results showed complete remission.

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As Kenny and I sat for lunch together in her room, I couldn't help but be happy for everything that has happened.

I'm happy for Kenny's reports. I'm happy for what this life has given me: Kenny. I'm happy for us and our future.

Our lunch wasn't very interesting, as Kenny was still on her diet, which meant she had sliced carrots and cucumbers with a glass of orange juice. And me? I had porridge.

There was a tiny bed table for Kenny, and I managed to squeeze myself onto her bed so that we could share the tiny table.

As we ranted about how bland our lunch tasted, there was a knock on the door. I assumed it was Erin and Danica back from the cafeteria.

The door swung open to reveal Jason.

Jason Sanchez, is he? The guy who acts weird around me.

"Jason!" Kenny exclaims as soon as he enters the room, shutting the door behind him.

"Hey, beautiful girl," he says, walking towards us.

Yes, I'm nonexistent. It's official.

"Hey man, Tyler," he says, looking at me for five straight seconds.

Yes, I counted the seconds.

First, he avoids me and then looks straight into my eyes. And what's up with calling me Tyler? I'm Dr. Hart.

"Hey Jason." I try to sound calm.

"Kenna, can I talk to you?" he asks Kenny.

Unless he's blind, it was pretty evident that we were in the middle of a little lunch date. Although our lunch may say otherwise.

"I won't take long. Just five minutes, please?" he pleads.

"Okay, I'll give y'all sometime to tal-," I begin to rise from my place when he interrupts me.

"No, no, I need to say this in front of you. Please stay, Tyler."

"Sure?" I ask, confirming if he really wants me to stay.

He nods in response.

He looks at the floor for a few seconds, then, as if gathering all the courage and words in this world, he says, "Kenna, there's something you need to know. I've had a crush on you ever since I saw you. You're literally the most gorgeous girl I've ever seen. My God, you're just so gorgeous, but then I found out that you and Tyler are dating. That made me jealous. I was having trouble looking at Tyler around us, and I couldn't take it. I wanted to tell you, but then you were unconscious for almost a month, and the way Tyler visited you every single day, I knew I'd never be like him. I'm not worthy of you, Kenna. Tyler is something. He's something really rare and someone you have to treasure for the rest of your life."

Kenny looks bewildered for the first half of what he says and then smiles towards the end.

"Tyler had a lot of distractions while you were unconscious. He could have done whatever he wanted and no one would ever know, but he chose to be faithful to you because he loves you, and I hate to admit he probably loves you more than I do," he continues.

At this moment, I wanted to give Jason the biggest hug ever.

"I'm sorry, Tyler. I behaved like an idiot around you. I was just jealous because you have someone I'll never have, and more so because you deserve her more than I do. Please accept my apology because we need to work here together and look at each other for as long as we can. So, let's just forget what happened and be good again?" he asks me.

Could I even deny someone like him?

Jason did irritate me whenever he was around Kenny. He also irritated me when he acted weird around me, but when he apologized like this, there was no way that I couldn't forgive him.

"Of course, man, let's put this all behind us," I say, pulling him in for a hug.

"Sure, mate," he says, returning the hug.

"It's time for me to go. I hope we continue to be friends throughout our lives. I'm sorry for everything that's happened," Jason says, looking at Kenny and me.

"Don't apologize, Jason. What happened wasn't your fault. Maybe it happened because it was meant to be, or maybe because this is the best for us," Kenny says.

"Yes, I'm over it." Jason smiles genuinely, and I can't help but return it.

"Alright. My break is over. I need to get back," he says, exiting the room.

"Wow," Kenny says once we're alone again.

"What?" I ask in confusion.

"Really, Tyler? You chose me in spite of all the distractions? Do you really love me that much?" she teases.

"You have no idea how much," I say, leaning forward to kiss her.

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As Kenny and I lay in her bed, almost close to midnight, we talked about the days she spent here.

We talked about how she and I became us. We talked about everything from the first moment we saw each other until now.

Just how fast things change. From strangers to lovers, literally.

There's nothing more I could ever ask for.

Tomorrow, Kenny will be discharged from the hospital.

I realized that she wouldn't be at the hospital anymore and that I may not see her as many times in a day as I did. Things would be different again.

Different for her. Different for me.

But the biggest question...

Would things be different for us?

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A/N:
Hey guys! So we've finally completed 30 chapters, which is almost the end of this book!! Another chapter (epilogue) to go, and we're done!

I would like to thank every single one of you for inspiring and motivating me to continue this book, no matter how boring or flat my writing was.

Also, comment on what you think is going to happen in the epilogue! I will try to post it tomorrow!

I love you all, every single one of you!

-Carita D'Costa❤️