"What will I do now?" James thought to himself. Jennifer had refused to help him and Adrian's situation wasn't cooperating as well. James found himself lost and hopeless when he decided to go back to the infirmary to take an update on Adrian's current condition. When James reached the infirmary, he saw that the nurse wasn't there and Adrian was also not on his bed.
James was now literally panicking. Adrian had disappeared in thin air. He wasn't stable enough to talk let alone function properly. Where did he go? James was now angry over the nurse. Who appointed her? She left a patient alone? Is she dumb? Mr. James your patient was not an emergency. He just fainted. It's not a hospital. Calm down and go looking for your friend.
James didn't know where to start. There are a lot of places Adrian could be. Okay. One by one. James searched through all the classrooms, dialing Adrian's number. He didn't pick up. One call. Two call. Three calls. Seven calls. Ten calls. Why wasn't he picking up? James was also losing his patience now. His best friend. Really? After about half an hour, Adrian was spotted sitting in the boys washroom. "Bro? Really? I almost had a heart attack." James rushed in to hug Adrian when he saw him sitting on the floor of the boys washroom with his head in his arms.
Adrian raised his head to see James and James was really surprised to see that there were no evidence of tears in his eyes. He wasn't crying. "At least speak something." James spoke slowly. Adrian didn't say anything at all. He just looked at James, staring at him with empty eyes. "Are you okay?" James tried again. Adrian shook his head in a no. "So you wanna go home?" James asked again. "Maybe to the den?" he was trying to fish some words out of Adrian's throat who had probably vowed to seal down.
Adrian again shook his head in a no. "Staying near Jennifer is only going to hurt you more." James settled with Adrian on the floor. Jennifer's name evoked emotions in Adrian. His eyes were the proof. But still he didn't say anything. "Its time for lunch. Let's grab something to eat." James changed the conversation when he understood that this wasn't going to lead him anywhere. Adrian just stood up and left with a James tailing behind.
At the cafeteria, Jennifer was having lunch peacefully when Darius came running to her shouting, "Adrian and Ethan are fighting on the playground!" He literally shrieked catching the attention of the entire cafeteria. "Adrian is out of control today!" Jennifer choked on her food as this news reached her ears. Her brain stopped working at all. She threw her spoon on the table and ran towards the playground even without a second thought. Her spoiled dress, bruised self esteem, broken heart, nothing was taken into consideration when she decided to go to the playground.
She saw Adrian and Ethan tangled and rolling on the ground. Adrian was punching him aggressively while getting hit too. Another punch was about to land on Ethan's face when Jennifer shouted, "Stop it Adrian." Everyone was shocked to see Jennifer here. She was insulted so badly this morning and yet here she was, saving Adrian's skin as always . When James noticed Jennifer's presence, he ran up to her.
"Adrian is out of control today. He is going to kill him. Only you can save his life Jennifer. You are the only one he will listen to." James pleaded Jennifer to make it stop. The fight was getting serious by the minute and that would mean more trouble for Adrian. When James said these lines, it was only then Jennifer realized that she shouldn't be here in the first place. Adrian had cheated on her. She didn't have to care about him but her heart said otherwise.
Thai conflict between mind and heart was still not solved when Jennifer decided to try again. This time, she went a little closer and said, "Stop it Adrian." For a moment Adrian thought his subconscious was playing games with him. He was probably imagining her presence and her voice but later he realized it was true. Jennifer was here. "Don't interfere Jennifer, I will kill this bastard." He said.
"Look, your slut is here to defend you." Ethan said smirking but soon his smirk broke when Adrian's punch landed on his face. "S-stop!" Jennifer tried again but nothing really happened. They both were still fighting and Ethan's situation was deteriorating sharply. Jennifer could come up with only one thing at that moment. She took a step forward and stood between both of them as the crowd gasped. No one had ever dared to stand between a fight that was fought by Adrian Rains.
At first Adrian couldn't control himself and his punch landed in Jennifer's stomach but when he heard Jennifer hiss due to the pain, he immediately stopped. Could this day go any worse? First I break her heart. Now I physically hurt her. Adrian had done the two things he thought he would never do that too in just one day. "Stop please." Jennifer let out a small whimper as she stumbled in the opposite direction due to the intense impact of the punch.
Adrian couldn't catch her and Ethan deliberately let her fall making her fall halfway through only for James to catch her in time. "Are you okay?" he asked as he helped Jennifer stand up. Jennifer didn't reply. When James asked again she said in an irritating tone, "Ask your best friend. Is he crazy? Getting into a fight. Again?" When Jennifer noticed Ethan crawling away from the sight of the crowd and Adrian lying on the floor panting she finally understood that she had been success in stopping the fight.
Next she saw Debbie jumping in to seize the opportunity. "Baby, are you injured?" she said in a fake voice. Adrian ignored her but this went unnoticed by Jennifer as she was talking to James. "I'll take you to the infirmary-" "You! Come with me." Debbie was interrupted when Jennifer spoke to Adrian in a really angry tone. When Jennifer turned to see Debbie still talking to Adrian, she couldn't believe her eyes. The girl who did nothing but watch her 'boyfriend' get ruined during the fight was now offering to take him to the infirmary. Really?