I Opened my eyes slowly, groaning. Where am I? I looked around and found myself in the School clinic. I groaned again as I realized I have a horrible headache.
'So she will be fine,right?'. I could hear that same mysterious man's voice right outside of the door.
'It depends, if she treats her body rightfully and get some food ,hopefully she can recover. She is pretty much malnourished and full of injuries. So let her take rest'.
'Ok thank you, nurse'.
I could hear faint footsteps coming closer. Not knowing what to do I just closed my eyes again pretending to be asleep. I heard opening and closing of the door. I could sense he was moving around, whistling. I just hope he goes back to his class cause I don't want to deal with him right now asking me questions about Rachel. Even though I am grateful, I just don't know how to socialize with a complete stranger yet.
I slowly peeked to see him, and was shocked to see he was near to me, raising his hand. My breath stopped and I waited for a slap but instead, he gently shakes my shoulders for me to wake up. But I still went on closing my eyes. He shooked me again and stopped when he realized I wasn't moving a bit.
After sometime it was bit quiet. So I peeked my eyes again and saw his back. He seems to be writing something on the paper.
'You're bad at pretending, but I am not gonna force you to talk to me.' He said.
My face heated. I was lowkey embarrassed. Giving up, I sighed and opened my eyes to tell him I was sorry for being rude but by then,
He was gone.
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'Why are you in clinic always?'. Brian asked me in frustration.
'I am sorry..' I said my head bowed, as i kept staring at my fingers.
'This is getting too much. We should just complain it to the principal or the police, which I personally would choose'. Leah said determined.
'It's not necessary'. I said sighing. I was lying on the clinic bed. I had various stitches in my stomach. I was totally tired and malnourished. My headed pounded like crazy. It makes sense since I haven't had food like 2 or 3 days.
'At least have sense when you speak. You should have known those as*holes would have done something like that. why didnt you called any of us. we werent enough?'. Brian said disappointment and anger evident in his tone.
I looked down again, trembling. My eyes welled up. They have been scolding for 30 min straight along with some threatening for Rachel.
'Brian!' Mia glared at him. 'Listen, I know this is hard for you, but you have to stand up for yourself, that's the only way to survive Aud'. Mia said as a matter of fact.
'I did! And look, where it got me? I- I was almost r- ra- raped'. I shivered and closed my eyes controlling my tears.
'Aw, my poor baby. Come here'. Leah said as she opened her arms and I went for it. I needed that.
Mia shook her head in embarrassment. I knew where this was going.
'I am sorry, i shouldn't have said that. It's just you could have called us least. I dont like you being treated like that , and the fact I couldn't even help you at all even though I was-'
'Stop your motherly heart Mia, I understand'. 'Please don't blame yourself over this, for me'. I smiled, and Mia nodded as she also came to hug
'Girls, if you excuse-'. Brian said but Leah pulled him close and we all had group hug.
'But this doesn't stop me from asking who is that boy?' Leah said winking.
'Ugh, which boy'? I asked confused.
'The one who helped you ,duh'. Brian said.
'Oh, him! I don't know him. Thankfully He was just there, when this incident took place, I guess. I couldn't even see his face properly, it was all too blurry for me at that time'. I said trying to recall his features.
'So like you haven't met him before? He did seem little mysterious and I must say, hot'. Leah said as she started daydreaming.
'Eww stop'. Brian said and knocked her head slightly.
'Ouch, you jelly cuz he is more handsome than you and he indeed got more courage than you could ever have'. She poked on his forhead as she teased him and we all laughed.
'Wth, stop with this nonsense'. He said as his face turned slight red.
'So tell me, you saw him. How did he look like'? I asked out of curiosity.
'Why, wanna my help to set you both up'. Leah said mischievously.
'No, cuz I want to thank him. I couldn't gather enough courage earlier to do so'. I said disappointed in myself for being such an ungrateful human.
'Ah, ok. I won't say for now. But I will point it out for you, when next time he comes around'. Leah said assuringly and I nodded.
After talking about random things almost half an hour, they all went back to their classes. I laid back in clinic bed cuz the nurse told me so. i still needed a lot of rest. Sighing, I drifted myself into thoughts on what will mom gonna do cuz Rachel would spit shit about me and mom would definitely give me a punishment. My stomach grumbled loudly and I need some thing to eat. Anything!
They say people who have suffered hunger, can suffer anything. So mom's punishment didn't make it much worse than my hungry stomach growling and rotating now. I couldn't exactly ask my friends for food, cuz that would feel like begging and giving a bad image about my family. Even though they give me hell, I still can't say bad things behind their back.
I clutched my head in pain and my other hand patting my stomach. My vision started to get dizzy, and the stomach begged me for food.
If the nurse knew I was malnourished, why couldn't she least provide me with some food. I looked around, and things started to rotate.
My head ringed loudly. I pressed tightly to the corners of my head and rotated it, soothing my head.
Where is that boy? He could have bought me something. He saved me before. Save me now too. I laughed at how silly I was thinking now. I am probably be drugged now. Lol, the nurse could have injected that. I mean it would be no wonder.
I giggled as I saw a hamburger glitched by my face. Then my hands turned to sausages. This is funny.
I looked around. Various foods were circling around the room. clumsily I got up from the bed, holding onto the sides of the bed for support. Stumbling, I went towards drawer beside me. There were many pills of various types and sizes. Different pill for different disease.
My stomach growled and growled. Every objects was rotating around me. Shakingly I raised my hands and took one pill.
'Do not consume it if you're under 20' it read on one side. I smiled. I got nothing much to lose anyway. I took one pill outside excitedly. Then took another pill from another drawer. It read 'control pill'.
After searching for some time, I got 24 pills, all of various colours. Some with warnings with them, others all pretty much harmless. But all pills used for diff. Purposes.
I excitedly stare at the pills and my mouth watered. My stomach growled more than ever and my heart raced so fast. I put my palm closer to my mouth and took a sniff of the meds.
mhm FOOD!
Without wasting any second, I opened my mouth and gulped all the pills.