Mark arrived at the entrance of the hospital and saw Alan and Mr. Smith chatting. He pulled over and called Alan. Alan picked it up and soon found the car that was standing nearby. He bid farewell to Mr. Smith and sprinted towards the car. He got in and soon his ride started proceeding towards college." I will only attend this lecture. I won't be staying after that." Alan announced. " You better not wait for me after class."
" But if you are already coming to college then why won't you attend for rest of the day. I mean you already are short on attendance. Aren't you afraid they are gonna fail you?" Mark showed some concern for this omega sitting next to him.
" I can't. I have some work to do." Alan uttered without explaining further more.
" I don't get it. All you do is sit at a cafe near parking lot. Why don't you just attend your classes rather than wasting your time like that." Mark sighed
" I have something else to do. I won't go to the hospital either." Alan continued," I have some businees. That's why I am telling you not to wait."
" But what business?" Mark was curious now." You told me friends don't hide anything and now you are doing the same. Then, should I also scold you like you did."
Alan raised an eyebrow, " Sure go ahead. I also want to know if you dare to do that." Alan smirked, " Go ahead. Scold me."
Mark was trying to speak but he felt suffocated by the smirk on Alan's face. He wanted to scold him but he knew very well, the consequences will be very disadvantageous for him. That smirk on Alan's face surely meant a threat.
" You.... Do you think i am scared of you?" Mark spouted in despair.
" Yes." Alan smiled cutely. " I absolutely believe you are scared of me."
" Hmph. Who is scared of you? I am just scared of losing you. Otherwise I would have..." Mark realised then and there, he spoke too much. He instantly turned to Alan.
" Eyes on the road." Alan quickly placed his hand on Mark's cheek and turned it to the front. Alan realised then and there, he touched too much. He instantly took back his hand.
This all happened quickly but Mark saw one thing for sure Alan was blushing pink. And Alan felt one thing for sure Mark's cheek were hot and so was his hand. They both were lost in their moment of realisation when someone honked from front. The university gate was right ahead. They parked the car right outside the lecture hall and went in early. The professor was still not there.
Alan and Mark got the front seat and sat quite comfortably next to one another. After ten minutes, the professor entered the hall with a big bag and a huge suitcase. One by one, he started taking things out of these bags.He realised something was missing, his laptop.
" You, student in the front seat. Go to the staff room and quickly grab my laptop bag for me." He pointed at Mark. Mark complied with his teacher's order and went out.
Alan was still sitting in the front and curiously looking at the things the professor had laid down on the table. There was a wooden box, a bark of tree, an old vase, a human skull, an ornament, a comb made of bone, a box full of soil and many other. He was staring blankly at all of them. Sure enough, this lecture was really important. Then the professor opened the suitcase, he picked out many old fossil like things from it. Among them all, there was a blue shell. It looked like a lightening whelk shell. It was blue but not completely. It had several shades of blue that gave it a beautiful shine. The places where light touched it, looked a little indigo and the places where light didn't reach looked like the dark ocean depth filled with the reflection of sky. It was one beautiful relic. Alan could not help but stare at it more and more. The more he looked at it, the more he felt drawn towards it. As if it was a part of him and was calling him back. It was a feeling that made him feel uneasy but warm at the same time. Uneasy, because he can hear the sound of it calling him and warm, because he felt like it was his home. He should just dive into it. He kept staring and soon his pupils shrank and everything went black. With a loud bang, Alan fell on the floor.
Everyone around him including the professor were shocked with the sudden event. Within a second, there was chaos in the class. Some people rushed to pick up Alan while most of them sat at their seats looking at him with disgust. ' It's this savage again', that's what everyone was thinking. The students who came forward picked up Alan and held him by his shoulders.
" What are you waiting for? Go! Take him to the infirmary." The professor shouted." And you three, come back for the lecture after leaving him under nurse's supervision. I am not going to repeat this lecture again. Do you get it."
The three students hurried out of the class. Two of them were omegas and one was their beta friend. These two omegas were present in building on the screening day. They also witnessed Alan fighting with the seniors and they also witnessed Alan heading to the terrace to pick Rui. In conclusion, they admired his strength and courage. That's why they weren't like the others. They didn't scorn him for being a savage. In fact, they thought of him as the tough omega. He was admirable in their eyes. Therefore, they wanted to help.
Little did they knew, by taking Alan to the clinic, they were pushing him into a place which he hated the most. The place which reminded him of his past, where he lost something he would never forget.