[ WP ] A young cancer patient is sick and tired of all these damn celebrities popping in for surprise visits .

2 PM hit and as if on cue a high-pitched “ Heeeyyy! ” floated into the room and mingled with resounding shrieks from the hall, prompting a huge sigh from Charlie. It was only 2PM and already he ’ d seen Jennifer Lopez, Khloe Kardashian, and now Taylor Swift. With great apathy he watched his mother swoon and cry over the gift she ’ d brought him ( “ so thoughtful! ” his mom choked out between sobs, clutching the autographed stuffed bear with “ You Can Do It! ” stitched to its blood-red, tiny t-shirt ). Charlie expected that the Cake Boss guy and Dr. Phil, both scheduled for 4PM, would send her into cardiac arrest. Maybe then they could visit her, instead. 
 
 The only reason Charlie had expected Swift ’ s arrival was because he had begged ( and sort of threatened ) one of the registered nurses to hand over a schedule of surprise celebrity visits after the first few weeks of his stay in the pediatric ward. Though initially he had welcomed and cherished each visit, after Christian Bale the visits tanked ( who the fuck is Alex Lambert? Or Maria Menounos ) and yet grew somehow more frequent. There was only one person he could bear seeing, and he knew she would never come; he ’ d eagerly scoured the schedule as often as the available RN would allow, each time disappointed. 
 
 He stared blankly, a ringing in his head cancelling out the hyperactive back and forth between Taylor Swift and his mother, coming back to awareness when he saw her pull out a guitar. His mom lit up like a firework, a Cheshire Cat grin cutting through her snot-painted face. 
 
 “ Your music video for ‘ Shake it off ’ has got to be one of the best music videos I ’ ve ever seen! ” she gushed, initiating gasps of agreement from the RNs in the hallway. Charlie instantly became numb. He could not believe what his mother had just said. He slowly sat up in bed, eyes locked on Taylor Swift as she began tuning her instrument. Uncontrollable rage began to fill the 8 year olds body as he slowly reached for a steak knife he had hidden under his pillow. Cancer would send his soul plummeting to Hell in just a few months ’ time, why not speed the process up and take someone down with him? 
 
 Just as Taylor started the first few chords of her song, Charlie ripped out his IV and sprang from his bed and attacked her with the fervor of a psychopath, stabbing and slashing relentlessly until his mother managed to drag him away. 
 
 “ What the FUCK did you just do?! ” his mother screeched in shock and anger. 
 
 “ Imma let you finish, ” Charlie began as the knife gently clattered to the floor, “ but Beyonce had one of the best music videos of all time. ” He stood over Taylor Swift ’ s bleeding body, ignoring the choked gurgling it issued forth. “ Of all time. ” 
 
 Yeezus wept. 
 

