In Five Years

The results from the surgery confirm the doctor’s initial diagnosis. Dannie hires a wedding planner. Bella initially feels fine during chemotherapy, which is common. David tells Dannie to go to California and that Bella would want her to. As chemo progresses, Bella gets thinner and more drained and is often nauseous. Bella gives Dannie an early birthday gift; it is the eye chart print that Dannie saw hanging in the apartment in her premonition. Dannie asks about the Dumbo apartment, and Bella confirms that she bought it but promises that she won’t ever live there.

The chemotherapy becomes more painful and takes a severe toll on Bella’s body. Dr. Shaw warns Dannie that remission is rare in ovarian cancer and that they’re trying to contain it rather than cure it. Bella’s mother plans to take Bella to dinner and a musical, but Dannie protests and says she can’t and shouldn’t go. Bella is angry that Dannie is trying to make all of her decisions for her and tells Dannie that she’s tired of being treated like a child. She tells Dannie to leave and not to come to any more appointments. Devastated, Dannie calls Aaron, sobbing.