From behind I almost got hit and instinctively i turned ready to hit and unexpectedly without touching the guy he was thrown to the wall making the iron bar in his hands tighten around his neck.

But before that happened one of the men had already called for backup but while she was dazed by what she did, the backup arrived. Not giving her time to adjust to the sudden intrusion, they attacked her.

Luckily they hadn't gone far when we heard a voice this time coming from a girl. She's petite and should be around my age. She had her hair tied in a bun, wore a short dress and combat boot. "Hey stupid! why don't you pick someone your own size?" she said while giving a mocking smile.

"And why don't you mind your business" one of them retorted. By then one of the men had gone closer to her trying to touch her. All of a sudden we heard a loud cry. Wondering what happened, the guy turned and saw that the girl broke his hand.

Now that got my attention together with that of the men. They all walked towards her, "I'm not in the mood to get physical especially not on a day I dressed up nicely" she said. Still on that spot, she only lifted her hand moving it to left and right and one after the other she flung them to the wall.

"They did quite a number on you" she said while towards me. "It would be weird if they didn't, i always attract trouble" I replied while giving a cheeky smile. She laughed" Here, let me help you". She placed her hands on my broken ankle and it was back to normal. I gave her a surprised look she smiled then said "if you want to know how you did that earlier call me". She inputted her number in my cell phone then turned to leave. "Wait! You didn't tell me your name?" I asked. "Isabella, my name is Isabella" then she left.

I'm home I shouted. "And where have you been missy. Last time I checked you're jobless ?. That apart where did you get money for the pizza and drink you bought?. And why do you look like you rolled out of a pigsty? Dawn questioned

"Umm which question do you want an answer to Mom?" I drawled giving her a bored look. She looked at me raising her eyebrows. "Well if you're that interested I loaned some money then got into a fight with them" "SIAN! how many times do I tell you not to get into a fight and why did you get a loan. Let me see did you get hurt?" She half shouted

"I'm fine" I said while moving towards the couch. "Dont you dare sit on my couch. Urgh you stink. Go do something to yourself" she said disapprovingly. Then i left for the bathroom.

Later that night as I recalled what happened I heard Dawn groan beside me. "Hey what's wrong?" I asked. "Just having pains in my stomach " she replied still groaning. And i noticed she was running a fever so i rushed out to get some painkillers. The pain got worse for her and she lost consciousness. Panicking I called for an ambulance.

On getting to the hospital, after getting attended to her condition stabilized. "Whats wrong with her" I asked the doctor as I was seated in his office. "Im sorry to say this but miss your friend is already in her last stage of stomach cancer, the only thing we can recommended is for her to undergo chemotherapy without this she has at most 4 weeks to live" the doctor said.

"What do you mean. How did stomach pain change to stomach cancer? I panicked. "Didnt you notice how much weight she has lost or how little she eats and this shouldn't be the first time she's going through this pain?. I've been trying to convince her to undergo chemotherapy but she refuses maybe you'd be able to convince her"

I left the doctors office in daze, on getting to her ward I saw that she's wake."Dawn you're awake how are you feeling?" I rushed to her side. She laughed and said"you didn't call me Blondie this time". "This isn't funny you know what lets get you ready for your treatment. I'm sorry for not noticing how much pain you're going through" I said trembling. "

I'm not doing it. I don't want to do it". "Why?" I was really scared cause Dawn is the only family I have. "Can you just listen to me this time lets" she begged. I wanted to refuse her but the words got stucked in my mouth.

"Can you just listen to me this time hmm,lets just spend this time together" she begged. I wanted to refuse her but the words got stucked in my mouth. "Okay just tell me whenever you're feeling pain anywhere and if you want me to get anything for you" I said while crying.

There were times I tried forcing her to eat, there were times she keeps throwing up sometimes with blood and started having difficulty in breathing she kept on loosing weight and at this point she was already looking pale. But I stayed by her side just looking at her go through all that without being able to do anything.

4 weeks passed and on the 25th of April she was pronounced dead. From feeling sad to empty, numb, despair and guilt my emotions were on a rollercoaster.

At her burial ground it was just me and few people who happened to be the parents of the kids at her day care. Surprisingly Isabel came also. "I'm sorry for your loss" she said. At this time couldn't even cry anymore.

She stayed with me till evening. "Call me when you need me I'll be there" she said as she was about leaving