Creative Writing: Mikey Boy's Death

“YES!!!” Jack yelled throwing his hands in the air. “Touchdown.” He slapped his baby brother Michael on the back .Michael just rolled his eyes and grabbed a handful of popcorn from the bowl on the table. “Whatever Jacky, we still have some time left. “ Jack laughed and took a swig of his beer. “Patriots are winning 35 to 17 Mikey Boy. You guys should just throw in the towel already.” Michael shrugged off his brother's statement and glued his eyes back to the tv. As the commercials played,Jack looked at his baby brother and could not feel any happier than to be with him right now.

3 years ago Michael was diagnosed with stage 3 liver cancer. It shook the whole family especially Jack. Jack and Michael have always been close despite the 10 year
Chemo, radiation, several surgeries,and all kinds of medicines. At one point Michael was lying on his deathbed till Jack agreed to give part of his liver to his baby brother. Jack would have given his own life to make sure Michael survived. So it was amazing news to hear that the surgery went well and Michael was on the mend. Through hardships and battles, Michael had been doing for the past 6 months. He had gone in for some tests a week ago to see how his cancer was and well Jack was just thankful that his baby brother was here
“Oh shit, it's the doctor.” He got up from the couch to take the phone call and Jack muted the tv to hear the conversation. After a few uh huhs and ok’s Michael hung up the phone. Jack stood up when he saw this weird look on his brother's face. “What is it Mikey?” He asked worried. “Is the Cancer back?” Michael looked up at his brother and burst out laughing. Ok that's it, his brother had lost his mind. After his hysterics, Michael wiped his eyes and smiled. “Cancers gone. We got it all. “ Jack was taken aback, letting the words seep into his brain. He finally screamed with joy and ran to his brother, pulling him into a tight hug. His wish had come true. His baby brother was gonna be