MY GREY WORLD

Chapter 9

"A student was trying to sneak into the school, and was being chased towards this region by the security officers", the matron voice echoed as I stood there frozen.
"The security officers had informed me that it's likely the student has a broken arm so I will start by checking your arms"

The check started immediately, fortunately I hadn't wrapped the arm yet and the swelling wasn't that obvious yet though it's hard not to wince if she did apply pressure.

I had broken my arm on so many occasions but there was one still vivid in my memory.

"Eurell,do this assignment for me" my brother had said with his usual annoying voice.
"Let me finish up this project"
"Do you expect me to wait, help me now"
I ignored him to continue my English project, suddenly my book was snatched.
He had bolted for the door, I stood up immediately to get my book but he was faster he had made it down the stairs, as I running down the stairs I tripped and rolled down the stairs.
"What is going on here" my dad made his presence known.
"Father I had asked Eurell to assist with my assignment but she wanted to hit me" my brother already had is oh-help-me face.
"Father- ,
"Shut up, you can't help your brother with his assignment, do the assignment immediately and you are to clean his room throughout this week as punishment".
I stood there completely shocked, I don't know if my father didn't notice my broken arm or the blood streaming from my head down my face or he just couldn't care less.

"Is everything ok, are you hurting?" Brittney whispered, it was then I noticed I had already been inspected and that I had tears in my eyes.

I hope the matron didn't notice.

I faked a smile and went into the room then I remembered this morning event that led to this.

"Brittney when you took me to the top floor of the building to stargaze, what else happened?"

BRITTNEY POV

Oh jeez this is the moment I had been dreading I tried to make up something.

"Uhh.. you were quite drunk so I decided to take you back to the hostel but when we got to the lobby of the building you saw this lady apparently you knew her, you guys chatted for some time then you insisted on going with her, I tried to stop you but you were creating one hell of a scene".

I saw the mixture of facial expressions she gave me amusement, confusion then it finally settled on fear, I felt bad for lying.

"But I don't know-
She hesitated "nevermind"
I nodded.

EURELL POV
Something didn't feel right with the story hell nothing felt right but I decided not to push it, I was briefly disrupted as Beulah came in, in her usual bubbly nature.

"Hi guys" she said joyfully and then turned to me
"I know you made up that excuse because you knew Dave had planned a surprise".
I grinned at her

"So how did you spend your day?"

"I went to a mini golf center, I met this guy there he showed me around the city, we went to different gaming centers and amusement parks, he had to leave for a dinner date and before he left I found out that he was double R, a famous car racer". I replied in monotones.

"Woow, so did you try to hit on him?"

I chuckled, "off course not, he is in his twenties, old enough to be my elder brother".

She noticed my foot and shrieked, "oh dear, what happened to you?"

"I missed curfew, I came back this morning using the other gate however the security officers were stationed there also, so I kinda had to scale the fence, I probably stepped on the sharp iron while on the run".

"That's bad, but why didn't you use the main gate?"

I looked at her confused, doesn't she know, "I thought the school authority usually punished people severely when they missed curfew"

She chuckled, "not really, you just have to decorate the school for Thanksgiving and clean up the school".

Fuck that lady.

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Beulah had gone for her punishment as she also missed curfew, I have been sitting on my bed trying to get up in vain while Brittney's sitting upright, arms folded across her chest staring at me.

I decided to take a shower but after a few steps I fell with Brittney catching me just in time, she lays me down and hands over some Advil with a bottle of water.

"Lie here for some time, ok?"

I could only nod.

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I woke up 2:00am in the midnight shivering, I already saw this coming, anytime I got injured I always fell sick.

I was shivering but my body was really hot and my headaches had not stopped, I sat up and reached for the Advil but I ended up knocking down the glass cup, the shattering sound echoing.

I looked at Beulah and to my relieve she was still asleep although I had woken someone else.

She rushed over to me with worry evident in her eyes.

"Are you alright? What happened?"

"Yh I a fever" I replied admist shivering.

"Let's go over to the school clin-

I cut her off, "no I can't"

She nodded in understanding.

She wrapped her comforter with mind and tucked me in, then she left.

What was this girl up to.

After sometime the door creaks open and there she is holding a mug with steam evaporating out, she comes up to me and hands it over.

"What is that?"

"This ginger tea mixed with lemon and honey, drink up", she extends the cup.

"Uhhm.. there is no need for -

She cuts me off mid sentence, "keep quiet and drink, I had to sneak into the kitchen to get this, if I had been cut I would have been punished".

I collected the mug and nodded, "thank you"

She pulled up the blanket from my legs, unwrapped the bandage and applied some ointment as I stared at her in awe.

The drink had help me some body heat but I was still shivering.

She took the mug from me when I was done and when I thought she was going to her bed, she climbed in with me wrapping her arms around me.

"What?! What are you doing?"

"Shut up, you are shivering so much, I don't want nobody dieing on me if you don't want this we have to go to the school clinic"

When I felt her warmth, instead pushing her away from me I cuddled into her more with her being the big spoon.

I felt my muscles relax as I slowly fell asleep.

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Sorry for the late update.