Emris carries me to the tower building, and security presses the button for us. He then takes me inside the elevator. Then, the same security presses the button that has DR on it.
"Ah…"
I cry out lightly.
"Hang on, Roelle."
Emris.
"Ting!"
Then, Emris quickly gets out and puts me on one of the patient's beds.
"Ah."
"Her leg is broken."
Emris tells doctors.
Then, one of the doctors touches my left leg.
"Outch—outch!!!"
I cry out and Emris comes in.
"You stay outside."
The doctor.
"No."
"You are getting in the way…Scan her now."
The doctor tells him and turns to tell another doctor.
"ha…ha…"
I huff on the bed while Emris stands beside me. He pulls his shirt up.
"What...are you doing?"
I ask.
He says nothing and uses his light blue shirt to wipe my blood from my nose.
"Ah.."
"Sorry."
He flinches.
"I will rotate your leg first."
Then, tell me.
"What!?"
I'm shocked.
"Please move."
The doctor.
Emris is about to move away. I grab his shirt. And look at him with fright.
Please don't leave.
"!!"
He holds me in and pushes my head to his chest.
"Please."
The doctor tells him to move away again.
"He stays here please… doctor… let him be with me…"
I beg.
"…"
Emris strokes my head.
"…I'll count to three and twist it, so be prepared."
"Oh god…"
I speak out.
Emris wraps me tighter.
"You can do it."
He tells me.
"One—"
"I can't, I can't!!... I'm okay with one leg, really!!"
I shout in his arms.
"Two—"
Then, Emris holds my face up.
"Three—"
Then he kisses me.
He kisses me hard and intensely with his tongue inside my mouth. He keeps kissing me until I am about to lose my breath. His tongue is so warm.
"Ahem…It's done."
The doctor.
I pull him out. What am I doing!?
"RIZ…"
Then, Mr. Laith's voice calls him.
"What!?…"
I turn my face to the doctor.
"It's dislocated. It's not broken. We have to check later if there is any torn tendon."
"Ahh."
"I'll do the rest. You stay still."
The doctor.
"Thank you…"
"Thug!!"
Suddenly, Mr. Laith pushes Emris against the wall.
"ha?"
I turn to see.
"I left her with you not even 5 minutes, and you kissed her!!?"
Mr. Laith shouts.
"!!"
Then I realize that Emris kissed me. I shift my eyes at Emris' eyes who is unbothered by Mr. Laith.
He locks eyes with me. And I see my blood is on his nose and over the lips.
Ha…
He kisses me twice.
"I said stay still, see? Your nose is bleeding again."
"Roelle!"
Mr. Laith pushed Emris and he walks to me.
He steals the tissue from the doctor and gently wipes it on my nose. I glance at Emris, who is still gazing at me from the wall.
Then, my cheeks and my ears turn red, I can tell.
"TiddTiddTiddTidd."
Then my heart rate rises up and loud, rapidly along with my heartbeat inside my chest. I quickly turn my face back.
"Heh."
Emris chuckles a little and smiles at me lightly.
The Playground
"BANG!!!"
And a lot of confetti, paper, and glitter are falling in the air.
"!!!"
I flinch.
Coaches, Raden, and two team members pull out the confetti poppers.
"WOOHOO!!!!!"
Two team members scream out of their lungs, including Aven, who is standing between two team members.
I use crutches to support my balance when walking inside. Mr. Laith walks beside me on the left, raising his right hand by not touching my skin, trying to help me with every step.
It's kind of funny.
And Emris walks behind me.
"Hey, she almost fell."
Mr. Laith tells the two team members and glares at them.
"We're sorry, team leader. We're just so happy!!!"
"Welcome back, kid."
Coach.
"Hehe."
I smile at them and glance at Aven. He stands still silently.
"..."
I can see the bruises and scars on his face, but his face is way better than before. His face is a bit red, but not because of the bruises. He looks back at me.
"I'm very sorry, Roelle."
Aven speaks up.
"Sh."
I make a sound to him.
Then, everybody's a bit shocked.
"Roelle."
He steps forward.
"I won't do that ever again...I should be the one to take care of you and Ava."
He tells me
"How can you take care of me and Ava if you don't take care of yourself."
"..."
He hides his face.
"She's kinda scary when she's mad."
One of the team members talks to his mate.
"You're not the one who takes care of us...we take care of each other."
I tell Aven.
"I left you when I was down...I knew you had no one you could lean on but us..."
"You didn't leave me...you were always there, only in a different mode of you...You know what you should do, right?..."
"Yes!"
Aven flinches.
"Do you?..."
I ask and glare at him.
"She's so scary..."
Team members
Mr. Laith watches me with a joyful face. He's probably enjoying me being like this.
"There, there. He knows now, kid."
Coach steps up and puts his hand on Aven's back.
"I already lectured him."
Coach.
"We also did."
Two team members
"A whole night."
Emris' Coach.
"I won't mess with the pills or find the shortcut to handle the problems...I'll learn how to deal with...the shadow."
That's not entirely the answer that I want to hear.
"Mmm...Aven, I just want you to talk to me...don't deal with it alone...please."
"Okay."
He looks at me directly this time.
"What about the loan and the house?"
I ask.
"It's already managed."
Mr. Laith.
"What?"
I turn to Mr. Laith.
"You paid for all of them?"
I ask again.
"...Don't worry, Roelle..."
Mr. Laith looks at me and holds me up.
"Ah!"
"Woah..."
Team members.
Then Mr. Laith carries me to sit on the couch.
"I use your prize money to pay the debts...so you don't owe me anything..."
He tells me with a smile.
"Thank you..."
I also smile at him.
"Thank you."
Then, Aven bows to Mr. Laith from behind.
"But you owe her...I remember you chased me out several times when I visited your gym."
Mr. Laith.
"I thought you were an imposter or a pervert trying to get to Roelle."
"Hahahaha...half truth."
Then, Two team members laugh.
"Hmpt. I did it for Roelle, not your favor..."
Mr. Laith turns to talk to him.
"And you... if you ever do something like this..."
Mr. Laith steps closer to Aven.
Then, Emris joins him with a death glare without opening his mouth.
"I will hunt–"
"Mr. Laith!"
I call him.
"Y-yes, Roelle."
Mr. Laith stops his action and quickly comes to me with a smile.
I glance at Emris, who still gives the death glare. He shifts his eyes to me and is surprised that I watch him, but I am the one who feels the chills, and my face turns hot. Then, I quickly turn my face back.
I can't stop thinking about the kiss when I look at him.
"What about Ava? Did you talk to her yet?"
I ask Aven.
"She'll be here in a minute."
Aven.
"Thug!"
Then, someone runs in through the door.
I turn to see.
"Ha...you fuck, Aven!!"
She shouts at Aven and hits him.
"Ouch! You hurt me."
Aven yells at her.
"Ava!?"
I call her.
"Roelle!!!"
She runs to me, pushes Mr. Laith out of the way, and hugs me.
"Pftt..."
Two team members almost laugh it out again.
"Roelle..Uwahhhh... Oh, Roelle...you must be hurt...I kill him for you!"
Ava cries and screams out loud.
"I don't think you can."
I tell her.
"You don't think I can't beat guys!!... I can protect you, you know!"
She shouts.
"Roelle already kicked him to the hospital."
One of the team members.
"What...Yes! Good girl...Hic...Hic...Uwahhh...Roelle...Are you really alright?"
Ava turns to talk to me and cries.
"Good girl?...that's my word…how dare she."
Mr. Laith mumbles.
Ava holds my face, and I see her tears running down her cheeks.
"I'm alright."
Then I tug her hair behind her ear.
"!!"
They are a bit startled by my actions, especially The two guys who are staring at us intensely.
"Muah, muah, muah–"
Ava kisses me on the cheeks, my forehead, my eyes, and all over my face.
"!!!!"
Then, Mr. Laith and Emris step forward near us.
"It's normal for them."
Aven explains, but the two of them ignore him.
Ava can feel the dark aura from the two guys beside her. She turns to see and starts to open her eyes wide and wider.
"Don't tell me."
Ava.
"Two of them are..."
Then she turns to look at me.
"No!"
I shout.
"The guy who offered you a job..."
She starts to talk to herself, and her mouth begins to extend.
"Don't...Don't say it out loud."
I order her.
"And this guy..."
She turns to Emris.
Suddenly, she gets up and gives me a smirk.
"So these are two guys in your head...huhh?"
"!!!"
My face turns full red.
"Hahahaha."
Ava laughs with excitement.
"I think she's crazy, too."
One of the team members.