JUNNIE'S POV:
I can't believe we fell into the trap!!! If not for Brad and Priam, I don't know what would have happened to me and Shawna... Maybe it's my fault too... I should have not listened to her and have informed someone elder... That way maybe... Nevertheless, we were saved by Mr. Ben Dunnie. Shawna trusts him, I don't know what makes her do so... But as I have seen so far... He cannot be a criminal.. maybe that is why she chose to help him. The danger had faded... They were gone...Brad Picked me up in his arms to take me to the nurse. I was a little shocked by his behavior and my heart was beating so fast seeing him up so close. It felt like my heart will jump out of my chest. I am pretty sure, he could hear my heartbeat which was out loud. I gasped a little as he picked me, and I looked at his face to see only a frown and concern. Is he worried about me? Maybe it is because just we are friends. I tried hard to control my panic and emotions in front of him, and have a straight face.
But I don't want this to end, what I was craving is for, is his warmth and his care and affection, even if it is just for some time, or by the means of friends I would not want it to come to an end. So I took a deep breath before I put my arms around his neck to tighten the grip and to respond. To my surprise, he tightened his grip too. His hands were touching my waist, and I can feel a little butterfly all over my stomach.
I thought to myself while staring at him secretly, Why do you hate me? Why do you not see me more than friends? Am I that bad?... I wish you could understand... I was thinking all these in my mind when he suddenly put me down on the bed and called out for a nurse.
Brad searched here and there while still calling in a hurried tone-" Nurse? Nurse...? Is anyone here?"
A lady nurse came out with a worried face and Brad asked her to check me as I was hurt. While the nurse was aiding my wounds, I was still staring at his worried face. I was so confused why would he be so much worried about me when he do not feel anything for me? Am I dreaming?
A small scream escaped from my mouth when she was stitching my wound. He quickly came over to my right side as he hold my hands to make sure I am okay. I grabbed his hands hard making them balance with the pain.
He closed his eyes a little due to the clutch but soon he put on a warm smile and said in a very soft voice-" It gonna be okay, Just a little more. Hold on okay?"
I nodded looking at him and as I did... I lost in his beautiful gaze. The tension between us was making me feel anxious. I want to hold him... Hug him... I want him to take me in his embrace just like he did some time ago.. and never let me go and by thinking all these... just like that I could feel no pain, just him around me. All I could see was his beautiful face. The nurse left while handing him a few medicines and telling him to give me them on time. He nodded and came back to me and sat beside me. Looking at my wounds he asked-" Is it hurting that much?"
I nodded and replied in a low voice-" A little"
But soon his expression changed to an angry one and said-" This happens when you go out with anybody without actually knowing them. How can you be so careless Junnie? What would have happened if we would not reach on time? ". I looked down as I bit my lips in nervousness.
He yelled a little-" Answer me!!! " I flinch a little.
While I was still looking at him blankly, thinking how a person can change his expression so often? Is he some kind of alien? I looked down without replying to him anything as I couldn't think exactly to answer him while I was at fault.
He asked again in a demanding tone-" Why did you believe him in the first place? What made him so special? that you ignored me-I mean your friends?"
This time his voice sounded a little jealous more than concern one. Is he jealous? No, Why would he be? He doesn't have any feelings for me, then why...? I stared at him for some time trying to read his mind and again he changed his expression into a serious one and said-" Not only you, but Shawna also became foolish and didn't trust us, and see what happened. How did you both think of something so reckless?"
I was ashamed of myself thinking what he said is right. We have trusted the wrong person and if they didn't come on time, we would have been... God, I am so stupid. But how could I betray her? She asked me not to tell anyone. She isn't wrong either, How could we possibly know that Dekker was one of the evil witch's men? Anyways, I am happy that she is safe now.
I looked up and replied-" I am sorry, I should have told you guys but she asked me not to, We didn't know that Dekker was..."
Before I could finish my words Jenny and John came running. They rushed to the nurse's room as Jenny ran to me and hugged me while asking in a worried tone-" Are you okay?"
I nodded and gave her a little smile while I patted her back and said-" I am okay now. How is Shawna?". She broke the hug as she looked at me.
Jenny replied-" Priam took her to her room, she is unconscious with all that happened, but the doctor and headmaster checked, she is fine now, she will wake up soon. I just came from her room. Priam is there with her."
Brad told them What happened and Jenny hugged me again while sobbing in my arms. I patted her head and asked-" What happened Jenny? why are you crying?"
She replied while still hugging me-" I hate both of you. No... I love you. Why did you not tell me anything? You know, Brad, Priam, John they were angry with you guys, and so was I. I thought you guys forgot us and ignored us because we are not rich like yours, I thought you guys will break the friendship" She broke the hug as she looked at me with her little red puffy eyes and said-" But you know I missed you guys, I still wished every day, you guys will be back and call me as we used to be before".
She was the youngest among us, and probably the innocent one. Her innocent face looks so cute when she questioned me. I cupped her face and replied-" I am sorry Jenny, I should have trusted you guys and should have probably told Shawna to trust to guys too. If I ask for forgiveness will you?"
I asked the question looking at Brad and John, to which John nodded with a warm smile and Jenny hugged me saying-" You are long forgiven, sister.". I smiled. I looked at Brad.
I was waiting for him to reply, but instead, he maintained his cold straight face while staring at me. I understood I would not get any reply from him so I said-" I am fine now, You guys can leave"
Brad replied with a straight face-" I am staying here until nurse says you can return to your dorm"
Sometimes I cannot understand this guy, his duality..., but I nodded without much choice.
SHAWNA'S POV:
I woke up with a headache finding myself in my room. I looked at my side and saw Priam sleeping while keeping his head on the headboard of my bed. My lips curved into a smile as soon as I saw him. He must have slept while waiting for me. He seemed tired, and I could notice the dried tears on his face. Was he crying? For me?. My heart skipped a beat thinking of this.
Without wasting much time I called softly-" Priam?" shaking him a little by his shoulder.
He quickly woke up and sat straight looking at me with concerned eyes and asked-" Shawna? Did you wake up? Are you okay? You fainted on the way. Were you hurt somewhere?"
He searched for any wounds on my body when I calmed him down by saying-" Thanks to you, I am fine now. I must have fainted because of the fear"
Within no second, he hugged me tight making my eyes wide, My heart started beating so loud, Oh God, this is what I wanted for so long, I want him to hug me like this. I didn't waste much time hugging him back and we stayed like that for some time, enjoying each other's presence.
after some time he broke the hug and said-" I thought I lost you..." He stared at me deeply making me feel weak at my knees due to his gaze. His eyes were showing full of love and concern.
I blushed a little as replied with a smile-" I am right here Priam, with you. Thank you so much. And... I am sorry for not trusting you in the first place and listening to him, only if I knew this would have happened...." Tears started forming at the corner of my eyes thinking of the incident that happened before. I asked worriedly as soon as I remember about Junnie-" How is Junnie?"
He replied nodding-" She is fine, Brad and others are with her"
I sighed in relief and said-" Thank god, and how are Jennifer and her friends?"
Priam replied-" they are fine, they were just fainted because of the spell. She used them to trap you guys"
I nodded. He said while looking a bit serious and a bit sad-" I know, I should not be saying this, but you should be careful who you trust and fall in love with, like what happened to Dekker..."
I frowned as I cut him off saying-" Love? What are you talking about?"
He replied looking down-" Shawna you don't need to hide it, I know you have feelings for Dekker, and he..."
I cut him off again, this time I asked in a confused tone-" Who said you that I have a feeling for Dekker?". I looked at his eyes trying to find out what he was thinking.
He looked at my eyes in confusion and asked-" Uhm... Jennifer heard you saying you have feelings for him and also You came with Dekker to the party!!! You always hang out with him and you chose him over me-- I- I mean us...". he sturred as he said all this in one go, with a worried tone.
I could sense the Jealousy and sadness in his voice, but hearing him, a little laugh escaped from my mouth as I controlled it immediately. He looked at me cluelessly while I asked-" Do you believe Jennifer?"
He looked down and replied-" I had no other choice..."
I was happy and mad at the same time. Now that I know, he cares for me, but how can he believe her? Does he not trust me a little? I kept asking myself, Does he feel the same way I feel?
But shrugging the thought I replied-" Priam, I do not have or had any feelings about Dekker. He saved me that day. That is what I thought at least and he made me believe I could trust him in Mr. Ben's case. I was scared of grandma and my dad, that they would be angry with me if things turned out the wrong way. But I wanted to tell you--" I realized I was being out of control with my emotions and was about to reveal everything so I changed quickly by saying-"I mean.. you guys everything, but he asked me that this would only bring danger to you and others. And remembering what happened last time, I thought he was right and I could handle it myself. "
Tears rolled out of my eyes as I continued-" I was scared. Scared of losing you and my friends again, What if something happens to you again? I- I mean to you guys again? I wouldn't stand it.". I looked down and sobbed a little.
After some time when I didn't get any answer from him, I looked up and saw he was staring at me with a sweet little smile. My heart started beating crazily when I feel his sweet gaze all over me, I could feel the butterfly dancing in my stomach and my knees going numb. I was overwhelmed seeing how much power he has over me. I only wish that this moment never ends and we would get locked in this time forever.
I broke the eye contact looking another way because I can feel I will lose my consciousness if he kept staring at me like that.
I asked while clearing my throat a little-" But How did you guys find us?"
He said while escaping a sigh-" Well, I had this feeling that you would be in trouble if I leave you alone. So I wanted to follow you guys and make sure you are okay with him. I was thinking so many crazy thoughts when Brad told me that he heard Dekker talking to somebody to do some work before the party starts and he was having doubts about him too. We followed you but soon lost the way. But then We saw someone standing near a wall on the northwestern wings. We followed towards him and found Mr. Ben Dunnie. Brad was about to spell on him when he said he is here to help you. We were scared and concerned at the same time and had no other option left rather than to accept his help, and that is how we found you."
I looked down and said-"I wonder... What if you didn't come there on time...?" A drop of tear left my eyes As my heart felt the fear of what could have happened.
He hovered towards me as my eyes widened a little and he cupped my cheeks and wiped the tears saying-" I will always be there when you need me."
He was so much close to my face, that his warm breath is directly hitting on my face. I gulped. But his deep eyes, had so much warmth and love in them, the comfort I wanted. But this closeness is making my heart rate go up so fast as if it gonna popped right out. The nervousness was taking all over me. This feeling is so crazy, I wanted to get lost in him, but at the same time, I am feeling so scared and nervous that I wanna run away hiding my blush from him.
We stayed looking at each other for some time and were lost on each other when we heard someone knocking on the door, we quickly separated from each other as we cleared our throats and turned back. We saw Professor Hyle was standing there.
I quickly sat straight on my bed, While Priam went backward a little leaving some space between us. I am sure the professor can see my flushed face from there. But what she said got me gulped my saliva.
Professor Hyle said in a serious tone-" Be ready Shawna, Your father and Grandmother are already here, they will come in any minute.
I looked at Priam with wide eyes, while I can see him calm standing there to welcome them.