Eight years later...
"Hi everyone! My name is Linda! I'm thirteen years old, and I live with my Mommy Violet, and Daddy Parker. Today is my first day in high school, and hope I can get new friends! I... " haha, lively as always, isn't she? Linda was telling us about herself the whole time, while walking in the school ground.
But while narrating her own self to us, "Hmm... I wonder who my deskmate will be? Will he/she will be my closest freind? Haha! I can't wa- OW! " she bumped unto someone, and fell on the ground.
When she looked up, she saw someone looking like the Grim Reaper. He was a boy, over six feet tall, and he emits a scary aura, making Linda feel like it's her last day on Earth, "Are you okay? " he asked
Linda can't see his face much, since he was standing before the sun. But he bent down to pick up some of her stuff that also fell on the ground. He have a nice face, more German than American. She saw he was kind, despite looking like that he would take her life, judging from his worried expression when he bumped unto her.
"Get up. " he said. Just as she was about to get up, she felt quite a sting in her knee, "You're hurt. " Linda scraped a little skin in her knee when she fell.
"Haha, not much of a problem! " then she forced herself to get up, and took her stuff from the guy's hands, "Thanks! " just as she tried to walk, she almost lost her balance from the pain, and fell again. Good thing the kind-hearted boy caught her
"Let's get that treated in the nurse's office. " the nurse was out, so he should be the one doing it, since it was half his fault, "This may sting a little... " he warned before disenfecting the wound with a piece of cotton moistened with alcohol.
The boy made her sit on the bed. Before the cotton swab even came in contact with the wound, Linda was already making such reactions. She covered her face with a pillow, biting unto it, "Oi, I didn't even started yet, you're already crying? "
"I'm not! " she squealed, with tears streaming down her face. She was afraid of the disinfectant, because of her last experience. It was her father who did it, so she felt tortured. Parker was bad at it, since he only knows patching up deep gunshot wounds.
When the boy placed the alcohol moistened cotton on the wound, Linda slightly screamed. But then, she felt no pain, "You're just overreacting. " he said
"I-I'm not! "
"Doesn't hurt right? "
"No... "
"Got a name? " he asked
"Ah! Doss... Linda Doss! A first year. "
The boy stood up, and cleaned up the mess they caused, "Freiderich. Freiderich Müller. A first year too. "
"Nice to mee- "
"Get to your class already. It's been ten minutes since class started. I've still got something to do. "
"Eh? Eeeehhh?! " she looked at her wrist watch, and saw it was running late, "I-I gotta go! I'll catch up to you later! Meet me at Class 1-A! "
Then she dashed through the corridors, thinking ahead would still make it before her name was called
Inside her class, "Linda... Doss? " then suddenly, someone bursted out from the door,
"Present! "
"Hmm... Lucky young lady. You made just in time! Have a seat. " the teacher was kind though.
After roll call, the teacher introduced herself, "I'm Ms. Bulock, I'm twenty-seven years old... " she only made a short introduction and said, "So... The only absent we got is Müller right? Freiderich Müller? "
"Eh? Freiderich? " then she remembered the boy from before, "It was him! " she thought
Just as she was about to speak for him, since he mentioned he would be doing something first, someone knocked on the door, "Freiderich Müller. Sorry I'm late, everyone. " he said with a slight bow.
"Okay... I'll let this slide, since it's first day. Have a seat. " the tall young man walked across the room. He was very tall, that Ms. Bullock was only up to his elbow. He found a vacant seat, beside Linda
"We're classmates after all! Even deskmates! " Linda said
"Mmm... I see. "
Next, came the class officers nominations. Ms. Bullock opened the nomination for class president, "I respectfully nominate Linda Doss. " Freiderich said
"Eh?! "
Most of the students glanced at him, nominating someone just like that. Nothing did they know, they were already acquainted, "Anyone who's got any problem can come to me... " he said giving them a bone-chilling glare. Then, they shook their heads
"Well, I guess that's that. Anyone got anymore candidates? " but the students were too traumatized to speak, immediately giving up the presidential position to Linda. The trauma, stayed with them, so the thirty-minute election took an hour to finish.
After class, Linda announced that they should rearrange the room. They decorated it, with all the available materials and made it more lively than before. Freiderich made a quick sketch of the entire class on a large piece of plywood they saw on the back of the school. They decided to hang it at the top of the board.
Linda stepped on a monoblock chair, and hung the sketching at the top of the board. But just as she was about to step down, she lost balance, "Be careful! " Ms. Bullock screamed. Too late already, Linda was already at the point of not regaining her balance.
Just before she hit the ground, someone caught her. It was Freiderich. He instead received the blow from the fall, leaving Linda unharmed, "Are you alright? " they asked Linda
"Y-Yeah... " then she looked at Freiderich, who just there laying blankly, unable to move, "Oi! Are you okay?! "
"Tip-top. " he replied
Everyone sighed relief. Gladly no one got hurt from the accident. But nothing they know, "Oi, get up. " Linda said to Freiderich. She reached for his hand to help him get up. But just as she lifted his arm, he grunted like it was hurt
"Freiderich? " Ms. Bullock also saw his reaction
"I'm fine, I said... " then he forced himself to get up, but just as he sat, he fell back down again
"Freiderich! " Linda got frightened. It's only when she realized that his arm was swelling
"Call an ambulance! " Ms. Bullock said
Freiderich was sent to the hospital. When Scarlett heard it, she rushed to the hospital as well, "Son?! What happened?! "
"I kinda tripped myself... " he lied
"Be careful will ya?! " Freiderich broke is arm, but under his hospital robe, his upper body is also damaged. He also broke a rib. Haha, what a nice first day.
When Peter heard it, he made Freiderich stay for three more days, "Be thankful you inherited your father's tough body. If you haven't, you must've a broken rib or two." sigh... He did broke his rib
After assuring his Freiderich wasn't hurt badly, he went back to work. An hour later, there was a knock on the door, "Come in! " Scarlett said
"G-Good evening... " a young girl said peeping her head from the door shyly
"Eh? Linda? " Freiderich was surprised to see her visiting him late at night.
"Hmm? Linda? Now, where did I heard that name before? " Scarlett thought to herself
Linda walked over and handed Freiderich a basket of cookies, "Sorry... I hurt you. " she said with quite guilt
"N-Not really... But thanks. " he said as he received the cookies
Scarlett knew she should give them some space, "I'll head home to get some of your things first. "
"Yeah. "
Scarlett left the two alone, "I heard you also broke a rib. " Linda worriedly said
"Sssshhh! " Freiderich shushed covering her mouth
"Sorry... Really... " she said teary eyed
"N-No! It's just I'm not that tough, so I suffered these injuries. "
"But I fell on you! "
"I caught you! You didn't fell on me! "
"R-Really? "
"Yeah! " just before he knew it, Linda planted a kiss on his cheek
"Get well soon! " then she left the room
Freiderich showed no emotion on his face, but he turned red. He touched his cheek where Linda had kissed, "I'm back! " Scarlett came back carrying Freiderich's school bag, he left at school.
Then, she noticed a kiss mark on his cheek, "Hmm... You already made a girlfriend? "
"Eh? Huuuuh?! " Freiderich was only blushing before, but now that his mom teased him, his ears were like an apple's color
After three days, he was discharged. And he was able to go back to school, "Freiderich! " a voice called. He turned and saw Linda
"Hey... "
"Eh? Have you eaten breakfast? How come your spirits are so low early in the morning? "
During lunch break, Linda shared her food with Freiderich, "Have some! "
"Nah I'm good... " just as he said those words, Linda shoved a chunk of steak in his mouth
"Eat up! So... What do you think? "
"They're good... "
"I made them! But it was mom's recipe. "
"I see... "
Compared to his food, which he only tried to make, Linda's were much better, "Hmm.. You're not fit for the kitchen. " she said
"Yeah... "
"Well, starting tomorrow, I'll make you lunch. How's that sound? "
"Better not, if that would be such a bother. "
"Eh? Not at all! "
"Sure then... "