Awful Words

Of all people, why me?
Max shoved his earbuds further into his ears, listening to the beating of the drums and the riffs of the guitar. He just wanted to be alone, but he also wanted to be with people, to be comforted. Cancer. That awful word had made what little of his life he had miserable.
Cancer, why me?
The doctors had told him that he only had about a year to live. What the heck was he going to do? His life was literally ending and he was only eighteen! He didn’t know what to do with himself.