Of course, the entire committee during this orientation period will not be too harsh on their juniors, let alone bullying them, they also have rules that must be obeyed and sanctions if they violate these rules.
Aaron immediately ran towards the commotion, his break was over and his job awaited him again, which was to ensure the safety and health of the orientation participants.
As soon as he arrived, Aaron saw a girl who seemed to have fallen, just sitting on the ground, there was a man who was probably his friend squatting beside her. The man looked panicked and when Aaron looked again, he recognized the man. That's Thomas, his bandmate
"What is wrong with her?" Aaron asked Thomas. He crouched down next to Thomas and glanced at the girl in front of him.
"She fell, Ron and she's bleeding," said Thomas.
Thomas seemed to know the girl, it was predictable because from a distance he could see her angry and anxious behavior. Aaron examined the crying and frightened girl. The wound was not serious even though there was quite a lot of blood. But the girl looked strange, her body was shaking and her eyes were blank. There's something wrong with her.
"Is her head hurt?" thought Aaron.
"I don't think so." thought Aaron.
"Why she's acting like this?" thought Aaron.
Aaron looked back at the girl, her face pale white, her vacant eyes staring blankly at her. Her soul seemed out of place. The black bead that looked sadly bothered Aaron, her gaze was familiar and so was her face. Aaron gasped as he felt a sudden shortness of breath, his lungs running out of air. His memory drifted to the past where regret hit him mercilessly. A regret that can never be fixed. The young man shook his head, what was he thinking at a time like this. Focus, Ron... Focus... What are you thinking?
"She can't see blood. She has a phobia. She's always like this when she sees blood," said Thomas.
Hemophobia? Aaron thought to himself. No wonder. Hemophobia is the fear of blood. The reactions of people who are afraid to see blood usually vary, from mild ones such as the pale face, headache, shortness of breath, heart palpitations to shock like this girl. Some even fainted.
"Let's take her to the clinic first," Aaron said quickly. Wounds on her feet and hands must be treated quickly. His eyes glanced at the name tag the girl was wearing. Mai Anthony.
"Mai Anthony," he said.
"Mai. Just call Mai," said Thomas.
"Ok, Mai... You can hear me. I'll take you to the clinic, we'll treat you. You're gonna be ok." Aaron said touching the shoulders of the girl in front of him, trying to get her attention.
Mai blinked her eyes and then her gaze focused on the person who had been talking to her. That feeling of deja vu bothered Aaron again. Why did this girl look familiar to him? This time he took a deep breath, trying to shake off the strange feeling that had been bugging him for a long time. Aaron tried to focus on the girl again, he had already managed to get her attention, his eyes weren't empty anymore. Aaron smiled at her, trying to be kind to his patient but suddenly the girl sobbed and started crying again.
Wow... what's she doing again? Ok, before that the girl had indeed screamed and cried but earlier she had calmed down a little. What's up now?
"Sorry... Sorry... I didn't mean to. Sorry..." Mai said quietly.
So why is she apologizing? Aaron became even more confused.
This girl is talking gibberish, her words are not clear but she seems to be apologizing for some reason. Aaron suspects this is not just a phobia. This girl's behavior is like having a panic attack. Her body even trembled, her breath was also short.
Phobias that cause panic attacks? How can? What is this girl doing?
Aaron brushed the questions off his head, just calmed her down first, he decided.
"It's not your fault. You don't need to apologize. It's gonna be okay, Mai." said Aaron.
"Don't die... Don't die... I beg you... Don't die." Said Mai.
The girl gripped his arm tightly making Aaron wince. His nails seemed to want to penetrate the alma mater jacket he was wearing.
Eh... Wait.. Don't die? Who died?
Aaron shuddered and then suddenly a soft sob sounded again. The sobs instantly turned into sad and desperate cries. The girl's breath hitched, her body shaking violently. Aaron glanced at the confused Thomas, demanding an explanation but his best friend looked panicked and just as confused as he was. Not helpful at all.
Aaron was just about to say something, but suddenly Mai hugged him instead. Aaron gasped while Thomas was shocked. Mai didn't seem aware of what she was doing, the girl seemed to be in another world. Aaron became embarrassed by himself, how could he not, suddenly being hugged by a woman like this, it was already so he didn't know this woman. Everyone there looked at them and started whispering.
"You're flirty! Why is she hugging Aaron," said one of them?
"Luna must be hot and cold seeing this," said another.
Then, Luna who was spoken of glanced with an annoyed look. Aaron rolled his eyes, he didn't care about Luna's reaction. Aaron knew Luna liked him since the first semester but Aaron never paid attention to it. Falling in love is not the priority right now.
Aaron tried to free himself but Mai hugged him very tightly, her body was shaking violently and she was still crying, somehow Aaron even felt sorry for her. Aaron gently rubbed the girl's back. If words didn't work to calm this girl down, maybe a hug would be more useful.
Aaron could feel Mai's body no longer shaking. The screaming from her lips stopped and her crying started to subside. It turned out to be a hug he needed. This girl looks desperate for help, wanting protection. What happened to her?
"At least she's just pretending, so she won't be punished. These new kids have some sense," Luna said in a mocking tone. She looked disgusted at the sight in front of her.
"I don't think she's pretending. She has hemophobia," Aaron said, refuting Luna's words.
Luna glared at him and Aaron was about to explain what hemophobia meant but he brushed it off, it didn't matter. The important thing is to help this girl.
"Okay... Let's just let Aaron handle her. We'll take care of the others. Thom, get back in your line." Said a man with hair like porcupine thorns and wearing earrings in his ears appeared. Aaron recognized him as the nosy person who made all this mess happen. Who else but Riven, his cousin.
"You know, Riv... It's all because of you. If you didn't tell her to run around the field. This wouldn't have happened," said Thomas to Riven.
Junior scolding senior? Weird right? It's not strange for these two humans who already know each other and are often noisy when they meet face to face. Luckily, it was just an argument, not a fistfight.
"Huh... how do I know if she will fall and become hysterical," said Riven without feeling guilty.
"Who told you to be late and not bring what we asked for?" Said Riven, again.
Riven's words made Thomas, who was usually quite patient, become emotional. Arguing was inevitable, plus Luna joined in to heat the atmosphere. Perfect.
Embarrassingly, they even made a fuss in front of the new college students. Instead of helping, it makes it complicated.
"Shut up!" shouted Aaron.
"Don't you see I'm trying to help someone in here? If you want to fight over there, just say it over there," Aaron said to the three of them. Riven, Luna and Thomas immediately fell silent.
"Sorry..." said Thomas.
"But you can let him go. Don't hug, you don't look for opportunities in adversity," said Thomas. He sounded annoyed, his eyes glaring at Aaron, causing Aaron to snort in amusement. He wasn't the first to hug.
"I think she's passed out or sleeping, I can't let her go," said Aaron.
"Well, then hurry up and take her to the clinic," said Thomas.
This is the senior, who is the Ospek committee, Aaron grumbled in his heart.
Thomas approached Mai, ready to extend her hand but Aaron reflexively tightened his embrace. Looks like he doesn't want to let her go.
"What do you want to do?" said Aaron.
"Help you, carry Mai to the clinic," said Thomas.
"No need, I can do it. You just stay here with Riven," said Aaron.
Aaron easily carried Mai, the girl's body was light, as predicted. Without turning back and speaking, Aaron took the girl straight to the clinic, ignoring Thomas's disapproving stare, his cousin's blank stare, and of course Luna's annoyed look. While the girl who was in his arms curled up comfortably. Her face looks peaceful. Strange.