The Eleventh Gifted (The Gifted Fanfiction)

Chapter 7

A/N: The italicised "rule" will be applied to the whole story.

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"Any news?" Ohm asked Aria. The three of them were hiding not too far from the infirmary where Namtarn was, and not too near either.

Aria volunteered to check if Namtarn was awake through her potential. It was early in the morning so there wouldn't be a lot of noises she could hear. Only one bud of her earphones was inserted into her ear.

She raised her hand, as if telling him "wait". Because inside she could hear Namtarn's mother calling her.

"Namtarn, dear."

"I think she's awake now."

"Should we visit her?" Pang asked.

"Wait. Mr Pom and her mom are talking outside," Aria leaned more in the two adults' direction.

"Her physical exam results that I've sent you, show that she's getting better." Mr Pom explained to her mother. "Please don't take her out of the Gifted Program."

"What are they talking about?" asked Ohm once he saw how grim she became.

"I think, Namtarn's mom wants her out of the class."

The boys looked at each other, worried. Pang finally understood what the girl meant last night when she said that might be the last time she'd have her potential.

But their friend quickly masked her sadness with a small smile. "Shall we visit her now?"

The two boys nodded in agreement and proceeded to Namtarn's room. They found her sitting, staring somewhere below, nowhere specifically. It seemed as though she just had cried and they could perfectly understand why.

Pang went to her and sat beside her while the two remained standing in front of them.

"My mum is talking to the Director," said Namtarn. And that breaks her. She started crying and they all knew too well why.

Pang put a hand on her shoulder to comfort the girl, which did nothing but trigger more tears. They watched her cry before she couldn't handle it and hugged Pang. Namtarn poured it all out on him, and the boy did not hesitate to hug her back.

Even Aria and Ohm were sad to watch their friend sob like that. Under normal circumstances, she would have joked about the two. But that moment was not the best of times.

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"Is Namtarn really going?" Ohm asked which Aria replied with a low-energy nod.

The two of them stayed in her room while Pang was in his. There was nothing they could do against her mum. Mr Pom had tried all he could to make Namtarn stay,.but her mother wouldn't budge.

The atmosphere was gloomy, to say the least. They just lost a friend. They wouldn't be able to hang out like before anymore.

"Who's gonna scold us now?" Ohm tried to brighten the mood, but it seemed like it only resulted in another wave of sadness.

But Aria's face lit up all of a sudden and continuously chanted, "Wait up, wait up, wait up!"

"What?"

"Pang." She looked at Ohm, eyes wide and glistening, and a smile displayed on her face. "He's chasing them."

In excitement, Aria stood up and put her shoes back on before running off.

"Where are you going?"

"I won't be able to hear them if they're out of my range." Hurriedly, she exited the room and Ohm followed.