Willow Grove, Part VIII
Saturday, June 30th, 2007The rest of the tale so far: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, Part VII.
The unholy union has been postponed. I didn’t have anything to do with it, though, since I couldn’t work up my courage to tell Martin what I thought of Tanya. I have to believe he’ll come to his senses soon.
In the meantime, we have other important matters to deal with in our lives. First and foremost is Rob.
He went travelling before starting his new job, so that he’d have a chance to play tourist before he gets down to business. Halfway through the planned worldwide voyage, he became sick. He flew home as soon as he could to see his doctor and was referred to an oncologist.
Best estimates are that he has less than a year to live because there’s an inoperable tumour in his brain. Life isn’t fair, ’cause we’re talking about the nicest man on the planet, whose dreams don’t include getting rich and being famous. Instead, he wants all nations to be educated and equipped for their economic and social good.
Melissa’s helping him through chemo and experimental drug cocktails, but I find it hard to stay positive about the situation. Both Carrie and Martin are sticking close to home so that we have much more roommate time together, even when Rob’s at his appointments.
We all watch WG now. Rob and Melissa will sometimes see it during the week, but they manage to keep quiet until Saturday rolls around and we’re all in front of the TV. For Martin it’s still about mocking the show and that may be the case for Carrie and Melissa as well, but I know Rob is with me in his admiration.
Martin invited Tanya to our last two WG marathons, but she declined, surprise surprise. He probably thinks she’s just uncomfortable around someone who’s ill, so he doesn’t talk about this new withdrawal from interaction with his friends. Doesn’t he recognise the pattern by now?
