Infirmary

Ten:

"Where am I?" I asked as soon as my eyes open. And there he was standing right beside me.

"Are you alright?"

Worries and fears are written all over Almos face and I knew it is a genuine concern.

I smiles before I answered. "I'm fine thanks to you."

Relieve filled him in and to my surprised, he suddenly hold my hand that gives warm through my heart. "This dream won't be long so, I will not make it too long. I promise you I'll always be by your side no matter what." He said before I felt that I'm starting to wake up.

Yet, his warm hand never left me. Almos warmth embraces my whole being.

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Infirmary

When I opened my eyes again I immediately saw the white ceiling and immediately heard Chadd's voice at my side.

"Chadd?" questions, that is the first thing written all over my head and I know it shows all over my face.

"You're okay, now?"

I felt myself and the dizziness I was feeling was completely gone but the weakness was still there and… the warmth of Almos's palm on my hand just stayed there and I couldn't help but quietly think of him and call out his name.

"Oh, you're finally awake." The Doctor of our school suddenly interrupted my thoughts as she check on me. "I'm glad you're okay now." she added and smiled.

"Wh-what happened?" I curiously asked.

"You have low blood and low sugar so you lose consciousness. And it seems that you also felt dizzy before that, right?"

"Yes."

"Then, I think you shall eat candies or drink a glass of sugar or honey for your low sugar level while for your low blood, you need to drink plenty of fluids or eat salty foods because it can raise blood pressure. Okay?"

I smiled. "Thank you Doc." I said.

"Okay, good!"

"Can I go home now?" I asked.

"You can go home now if you can."

"I'll accompany to her home." Chadd said.

"Of course, you need too. And you have nothing to worry about with your teachers because I will send them an excuse letter to excuse you both today."

"Thank you, Doc." We answered in unison.

"Alright, I leave you now and prepare the letters."

Afterwards…

"Do you really need to take me home?" I asked as soon as we came out of the infirmary.

"Of course, I have too."

"But…" I don't know if this is the right time to say this but…

"Anne!" suddenly Claire came together with Rina and Ariel. "Hey! Are you alright, now?"

I smiled. "Of course, I am. I just need some time to rest."

"That's good." Rina answered that I just nodded.

"So, you need to take her home, Chadd." Ariel said.

"That's why I am here."

"But I was worried for his practice later." I said.

"Don't think about it, I'll take care of our Coach besides it was an emergency he will let him leave for this day." Ariel answered that I just look back to Chadd.

"Alright, we need to go back to class and our teacher will be there anytime soon, so, take a good rest and don't worry about our lesson, we'll give you a copy of it." Claire answered.

"Thanks." I said and smiled.

"You're welcome."

"What about me?" Chadd asked.

"Ariel will take care of it." she said.

"What!" Ariel exclaimed.

"I think I'll just borrow Anne's copy because I'm more sure the lesson I'll get are complete and in good shape."

"Hey! Man! You don't trust me?!" Ariel whined.

"No, no." he plainly and coldly replied that makes us laugh when Ariel's face falls down in disbelief.

It was just a simple laugh but I was able to forget the scary experience I had earlier before I lose my consciousness. But that didn't make me forget the warmth Almos gave me. I can still feel it in my hand and I don't know if I will want to wash it or I just let my hand get dirty rather than to take away Almos's warmth.

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Fabbri Residence

I've been staring up at the ceiling while in deep thought. I wanted to know Chadd's reason for his sudden absence in the midst of their practice, and he himself opened up and said, 'at the right time I will explain everything to you' as if he already knew what's on my mind. And with that, he just left me after taking me home safely and just like that, he left.

I then felt like he was hiding something from me that he couldn't say yet and whatever it was. I make him sure, that I'm ready to wait.

…

"You shouldn't be here."

Suddenly someone spoke up to me and to my surprised I'm in a dream again.

I quickly stand up only to find out I'm at the outside field of our school. "What am I doing here?!"

"Dreaming."

"Huh?" I turned to face him. "Almos?"

"Call me Al." he said and sits down on the grass. "Have a sit." He simply said and even if I don't want to sit beside him, I don't have a choice but to do it before it attracts more viewers. Because it was only then that I noticed that not only were we there but also a lot of students were there.

"Alright," I said as I sit down not too closer or not too far from him. "Let us talk since you were here already." I just saw him in my peripheral vision that he lightly nodded. "So, what is happening to me? Why do you enter my waking life? And how?" I asked and look at him straight. "Tell me, what is going on?"

"Looks like you still have no idea of your abilities?"

"It was the same thing that you said before." I said then asked. "What abilities are you talking about?"

"You, being a 'Questor'." Almos seriously answered which further confused my already confused mind.

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