Chapter 17: Faint

I kept on running while my tears started falling nonstop. I didn't mind where my feet is taking me, even the people who're looking.

I even heard a group of friends called me. I didn't stopped to look at them, afraid that they might see me weak and ask me what's going on. I will only cry more if that's the case.

All I wanted to happen was to get away. I want to go far away from the cafeteria. Because if I just stop now, he would find me.

He's so mean! Even though I don't want to admit it, I was kind of happy when he agreed to be my friend! When he helped me prepare food, when he followed me and messaged me, when he offered me his food, I loved it. All those things.

But everything went away like a popped bubble when he laughed at me. I felt humiliated and offended by him.

What if I told him earlier that that was for him? What if I told him that he bucked me up? Would he have the same reaction? Would he still laugh at me or would he be touched by that though?

I am no Miss Congeniality but I could've atleast made him happy about my thought of him. Well of course he's happy by seeing his reaction but what I mean is he could've been pleased in some way.

I suddenly stopped running when I felt that I was running out of breath. Maybe it's because of my cries plus my fast running.

I can feel my fast pulse through my beating chest. I just realized that it's the first time I cried so hard while running so fast.

I held onto my chest while trying to catch some air. I realized that I'm already near the crowded soccer field and I can see from here my favorite bench.

I then held my head when I felt dizzy. My sight went blurry so I closed my eyes, in attempt to make it all stop. My tears didn't stopped falling, though.

I was about to walk towards the concrete bench when I fell to the grass floor. I even heard some flinches and some called my name but it felt all like an echo. The last thing I saw was a worried Lucas, before everything went black.

I woke up and the first thing I saw was the white walls of our school's clinic. I immediately closed my eyes when I felt my head sting again but I didn't ignored the conversation that's been going on somewhere.

"She was running so fast that I didn't caught up to her easily. The next thing I knew is that I saw her lying on the grass field while catching her breath," it came from a guy's voice.

"Why was she running, anyway?" now it came from a girl's voice. She sounded angry but she managed to say it in a low tone.

"I don't know. She just—"

I opened my eyes again and now I saw Lucas and Allanis at the bottom part of the bed I'm lying on. Lucas stopped talking as soon as he saw me.

"Oh my god!" Allanis then exclaimed.

She went close to me and helped me sit down on the bed. I didn't want to be treated as a fragile girl but I had no energy to stop her.

Lucas, on the other hand, was just watching is.

"What happened to you? Are you fine now? Why are you even running and Calvin and his friends told me that they saw you crying?!" My friend continuously asked with her worried and angry tone.

Then I turned to Lucas. He immediately paled and I saw him swallowed hard whe I threw dagger stares at him.

"I slept for how many hours?" I curiously asked Allanis. I didn't want to stare at Lucas too long because his expression is making me soft. Is he guilty now?

"Three hours, Jiana. The nurse said that you almost ran out of breathe! What were you—" I didn't let her finish.

"I'm going home," I said as I attempted to stand up.

"Well I think it's a good thing so you could really rest again," again, Allanis.

Lucas was not doing anything nor saying something. I have no idea what he's thinking about but he just stood there quietly while observing us.

"But are you sure you're alright now?" Allanis can't stop asking me questions and I can't help but chuckle a little.

I nodded as I looked down to get my shoes. I was about to wear the other pair when Lucas grabbed it from my hold. He kneeled on the tiled floor and he slipped my shoes in.

My eyes widened and I almost froze when I felt his touch.

My chest clenched as I watched him. I am supposed to be angry and disappointed at him but because of his stunt, it all faded away and it was all replaced with warmth and happiness.

Now I agree, it's the little things tha makes me happy. Especially when those came from the people you look up to.

I then turned to Allanis who had her jaws dropped while watching the guy infront of me. When she saw me staring at her, she smiled maliciously. I pouted and rolled my eyes.

Silence conquered in the whole room and all we can hear was the airconditioner and the friction of the strap of my shoes.

If it wasn't from the nurse who suddenly came in, I would've heard crickets.

"Are you fine now? Do you want to go home? I can contact your brother or guardian," the mid-20s nurse asked me.

I smiled and nodded as my answer to her. She was about to contact maybe my brother when the guy spoke.

"I'll send her home," Lucas said as he stood up. I wanted to stop him and complain when he gave me a serious expression, making me shit my mouth.

Allanis faked a cough and her smile became wider.

I didn't like this feeling.