Since Kavita aunty had gone to her room, mom and I came to our room. My mom saw me sad and said, “Raj, don’t worry. We have an entire day tomorrow...” Suddenly I got a message from Suraj, “Raj, my mom is asleep. As per our plan, since your mom is ready, should I come to your room?”I told my mom that Suraj is coming to our room. She saw my sadness and said, “Raj, if you say we both can wait till tomorrow.”I didn’t want them to spoil their mood. I said, “No issues, mom. You guys can continue. Mom. " I will hold a meeting for the men also," I told him. "I will hold themeeting separate because there will be something?s that I will have toshow the women that the men need not see. Like the correct way to do abreast exam."This meeting was set up for the following Monday.Mr. Brown said he would inform the kids.I put out the word on the gossip line. By Friday everyone had heardabout the meeting. AmandaBy the look on Dr. House's face I knew it wasn't a benign cyst."It is cancer," he said."How. I turned and lookedback at everyone who was following behind me. It looked like most ofthe girls' mothers or fathers were following, watching them. There wereeven a few older boys and girls who were interested in following me,but either they were embarrassed or they didn't have the courage towalk next to me."Who wants a picture?" I asked the girls who had been walking besideme. All of them started raising their hands and trying to get myattention. I chuckled at their reactions, but got them. We were all experienced swimmers, and ranged in age between fourteen and seventeen. Karen was the lone seventeen year old, and Judy, her sister, was the youngest in our choir group that day.We had no more than just left Marshal Summit before Lisa started in complaining about how uncomfortable it was having to share a tube with me. Even as big as that truck tube was, she was right about it not being the easiest thing for two people trying to shift around on it.I was fifteen, and for the past two.