Opposite Attracts - Lynn Loud Jr

Chapter 16 - shielded away

Lynn's POV :

Oh fuck .

Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck .

I have no idea what to do or how to help the girl currently passed out in my arms with soaked hair I'm not sure is from the blood running down her face or just a shower , I seriously but unrealistically hoped it was the latter .

Not wanting to wake her up , I layed her down on my bed and went to get a towel , the medkit and anything I would need in general .

While doing so , a thousand thoughts started spiraling in my head .

Who did this to her ?

How could she trust me to fix her up ?

Was she passed out from exhaustion or pain ?

Was she gonna be alright ?

Did she get jumped ?

Why'd she look kinda hot ?

WHOA NOT THE TIME .

My family obviously noticed me pacing around the kitchen , rummaging through the cabinets to find the medkit so they flooded me with neverending questions , thinking I was hurt .

I turned all their quascading questions and theories down with one singular , not-so-simple  statement

"Listen , I'm totally fine but Estella turned up at my window all bloody and bruised . She really needs help and I know just as little as you do about this whole thing . Don't ask any questions now and please keep the little ones away from my room and possibly the bathroom just incase ."

Was that gonna totally alarm them and have them up my ass ? Yes . But my new friend desperately needed help and I was not about to turn her down .

I ignored their even more confused and worried questions and grabbed the medkit , making , or fighting my way out of the trenches of war .

Basically racing myself up the stairs , I barged into my room just to see Estella awake and messilly laying on my bed , a  weak smile formed on her face when I entered .

Wait , was that a casual smile or a in-love smile ? God , pull yourself together Lynn , she's hurt .

Leaving no room for her to talk or explain anything , I stopped her before she could give any excuses .

"You're gonna tell me everything later , let me help you first . Where does it hurt the most ?" She didin't argue any further and gestured to her head , obviously .

I took out the towel I had grabbed on my way here and pressed it onto the source of blood - not a shower , got it .

In a minute of quiet , I seemed to forget the depth of this situation and just stared into her eyes , analyzing her features but brushing it off as checking for any injuries .

After a moment , I realised that I really needed to heal her other wounds as soon as possible and asked her if she felt strong enough to carry the towel herself , I earned a nod and that was all it took for me to apply everything I learned at my previous summer camps - Thank you to whoever thought teaching kids how to do all that nurse stuff was a good idea .

When I tried to patch up her less serious injuries , she weakly pulled away from me and slightly flinched .

"Lynn , thank you for everything , really but my head is the only serious thing . I can do it alone . I'm sorry for bothering you but I can't go back home or my da-" she stopped , as if she was restraining herself from spilling anything I didin't need to know .

But I did .

When I frowned and shook my head , the girl visibly tensed and looked at me with such a pleading glance I almost said yes , almost . "please ?"