Echoes In The Field

Chapter 5

The guy was was still gasping for air and coughing blood. But Kyle somehow helped the new dude instead of John, taking the guy's hand and lift him up and sprinting away from the scene, making his 3 other friends watch him leave with the guy.

"Hey! What the fuck Kyle!! KYLE!!"

He was bringing me somewhere else... I was getting suffocated with air and blood. it was about to make me lose my way of breathing through my throat. We just keep running and running.. like an endless hallway. Dying me slowly with the heat melting me into ashes. I then feel a sudden stop from my feet. He was only running now, I'm standing as if I'm floating but in the same pace as his. I can only look up to sky, I couldn't see but feel I'm going safe nearby. I was desperate to find help. But this rescue was different. This guy was different.

"Hold on dude.... I know we're to take you."

What he said echoed through my head but my ears was filled with wind hitting in my face. I squinted my eyes, looking at the front view Infront of me. It was.... Peaceful.

My thoughts raced crazily while I run. And run, and run, and run.... I looked over to my side, seeing the guy looking pale and even worse... He was about to faint. I quickly stopped a bit to place my skateboard to his feet speed it up. I continued to running, panting through my each run trying to be very far from John and his stupid other friends. Minutes felt like hours of running, i found an abandoned warehouse in the woods a bit. I quickly bring him inside with me, my arm around his shoulders to support him and I take him inside.

I close the door and search for the light switch. The light bulb flickered when I flicked open the switch, turning my body to the new guy, sweating with his dried blood dripping all the way to his chin. Breathing heavily as his golden brown bangs covers his eyes. I can only a see a view of his mouth. I slowly went up to him and crouch down to match his height, panting heavily aswell after we run and run from a hot sunny day.

"You okay...?" I said between my pants, staring at him to wait for a response. But he didn't dare to.

"It's okay to... Speak to me. I won't do anything." Kyle added, trying to make him get comfortable to Kyle while he waits for another response.

After the two finally catches their breath and cools down. The guy suddenly speaks in a raspy voice.

"Why...did you rescue me..?" His tone wasn't that deep, but it gives unsettling chills.

"I... I don't even know aswell. I- I wanna get you out of there cause.. ugh I hate those assholes picking on you." Kyle tried explaining but it seems like he did it in some obvious reason, making him blush a bit.

"I can't further explain. Sorry..." He said it off, looking away for a moment before getting his eyes back to the dude.

"What's your...name?" Kyle changed the subject, more curious to know the dude more than ever.

The dude stayed silent for a moment, thinking of a name to be called since mostly he can't remember a time someone called him something.

"It's uh...Gal-io..." he said quietly, which made Kyle stay silent for a moment to process what he had said.

"Ga...Galio?" Kyle said, assuming that's what he said.

"Uh...yeah." Galio nodded, still not making eye contact with him.

"I'm Kyle, it's nice to finally meet you. Galio." Kyle introduced back, making Galio a bit surprised how chill he is with him.

"Why are not scared....of me?" Galio proceeded, making Kyle stay silent for a moment.

"Because... I'm not like other people. I don't judge you how people tells about you." Kyle said, sitting on the floor and smiled a bit. They have minutes of silence before Kyle started speaking again.

"Shoot! I realized...I had to meet up with Jane in the hospital since she has no one to get looked out with." Kyle said, face palming himself.

"Jane...?" Galio said in curiosity.

"Ah... she's my very close friend. We've been close since 4th grade. And she's in the hospital." Kyle talked about Jane, nodding his head and analyzing the stained the blood on his chin.

"Let me clean that for yo-" When Kyle reaches to grabs his jaw, he was suddenly flashed with his eyes making him quickly looking away from getting blinded from how light it was.

"Woah! You have really unique eyes..."  Kyle said in surprise, finally able to adjust his vision and see his eyes more clearly now.

"Oh... Light blue." He mumbled to himself, analyzing his eyes for a moment before snapping out.

"Anyways I... Shoot. It's getting more dark. Just wash your face once you get home. I need to hurry." Kyle said in a rush, standing up and going to the door.

"I will go now...I'll see you soon.. stay safe." Kyle mumbled his last words before rushing out through the door and sprinted his way to the hospital.

Leaving Galio all alone. He sit in the abandoned warehouse for a few minutes until he finally got the courage to stand up. When about to leave, he noticed Kyle's skateboard. He left it and forgot.
He then picked it up...and left.