1 Prologue

The doctor came out of the CT Scan Room with a solemn look on his face. "I need to talk to you in private Mr. Rush". Hearing that, my heart started beating with an unimaginable speed. It was so loud; I swear I could hear it thumping against my rib cage amidst the daily rush of the hospital.

I quietly followed him to his chamber. The name 'Dr. Raphael Williams' proudly stood out on the name plate on his chamber door. My body shook with nervousness as I sat down on the chair, almost toppling off. He started with a grave voice and what he said next sucked the life out of me. "Mr. Rush I am afraid to say that your sister, Anneliese is suffering from a third-degree brain cancer". I couldn't believe what I had just heard. He proceeded to show me the tumor sticking close to her brain as I sat there unresponsive and blank. Whatever he said made no sense to me. All I knew was, she was suffering from a third-degree cancer.

Everything was going alright until Annie, who was just 9 years old, started complaining of a headache lately. She kept forgetting things, almost to the point where she forgot her home address. I had to bring her back from the Highland Park Police Station. After that incident I brought her to the Huntington Hospital for a check-up unbeknownst about the upcoming drama that was about to unfold.

Back to the present, the doctor came up to me and the moment he touched my shoulder, the whole world crashed around me. My eyes never shed as much tear now as it shed during our mother's passing away. My sister was the only one left for me in this world. I was so distressed and devastated that I did not realize when everything around me turned black.

Hi. My name is Alexander Rush. I am 17 years old, and this is my journey, of ups and downs, of trials and tribulations.