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Her aunt greeted her with a kind face and a hint of worry in her voice, you're late, dear Is everything okay?

My exams are coming up, so I'm studying late at school to prepare.

Her aunt, now seeming unconcerned, ask her to join her for lunch.

Following lunch and the chore of washing the dishes, she retreats to her room, closes the door behind her, and retrieves her smartphone from her pocket to dial a number.

She dial the number and waits anxiously for 20 seconds until he answers, his voice strained and barely above a whisper.

'oh, hello kid., he says, sounding like he's in a lot of pain and discomfort.

, he says, sounding like he's in a lot of pain and discomfort

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She asks frantically, 'what's going on? Are you okay?'

her voice trembling with worry.
"He lies there, his clothes and skin saturated with blood.

A doctor works to stabilize him, methodically cleaning his wounds, applying antiseptic, and securing bandages to stem the bleeding

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A doctor works to stabilize him, methodically cleaning his wounds, applying antiseptic, and securing bandages to stem the bleeding.

And he replies, 'I'm okay, kid

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And he replies, 'I'm okay, kid.

What are you doing? How's your preparation going? I'll come to see you tomorrow

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What are you doing? How's your preparation going? I'll come to see you tomorrow.

She's thrilled to hear that he's coming tomorrow and says 'Thank you, dad' before ending the call.

On the other end, he simply smiles and says, 'I'm not your dad, kid. The phone call ends with a click.

She's had a crush on him for ages and finally asks him to meet up.

When he arrives, she's in the middle of a music lesson with Emma's teacher.

Emma's busy practicing for her music exam, but when Feedrick walks in, she asks him to wait, saying, 'Can I grab you for a minute, Mr

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Emma's busy practicing for her music exam, but when Feedrick walks in, she asks him to wait, saying, 'Can I grab you for a minute, Mr. Feedrick? I need to talk to you about something.

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