Tanabata No Monogatari

Chapter 2- They say, Hippos should never EVER jump

Yeah, so it's almost quarter to 1am here. And, I'm bored. Instead of going to my lala-land, I'm updating this! :) Hope you all enjoy.. 

--Anya

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I cleaned the dishes that we used to eat. They went upstairs to do who-knows-what. They both left me to work and left everything on the table for me to work on. The girl? Of course not. She NEVER offers to clean the damn dishes. 

After finishing the dishes and wipinig my hands dry, I was heading to the room upstairs to rest. I was already on the top step of the stairs when--

"LEI! GET THE DOOR! MOM'S HOME!" Jude hollers from his room. I sighed and went down to open the door. 

When I opened the door, mom stormed past me, dropping her bag on the sofa and ran to the bathroom. Oh, so she's being called by the wild.. 

Today is a Monday. And I am preparing for school. Of course I still go to school. I packed my CAT uniform and my things as I prepared. 

School passed by a blur.. It was now training time. Our Commander said today was an obstacle course race. 

I knew I could do that course. I jumped, I ran, I crawled in the heat of the sun, But... The last thing was really, really, unexpected. I jumped the last bar. I got excited because my opponent was still crawling. I didn't notice that my foot caught on the edge of the last bar. I landed on the rocky floor of our course.

And I twisted my knee. 

Everything was so blurry. I didn't see everyone crowding around me. I thing I hit my head as well. I feel two sets of hands lifting me up to a chair. I grunted and whimpered at the pain on my knee. I think I saw one of my teacher come to me and check my knee. I was half-dragged to the clinic and the nurse in charge there asked for my ID, which I retrieved from the back pocket of my pants, and called my mom. 

A few moments later, I saw my platoon walking the hallway and saw me. "Hey, are you alright in there?" One of them asked me. 

I nodded. "Yeah. Probably a little sprain." 

Then a boy came near the window. One of my platoon as well. He was a year older than me. And no, I am NOT his stalker. "Hey, Yukio, are you alright?" His voice reached me so quickly. 

"Y-yes." I stammered and looked at my hands. I hate it. He has that power over me. 

"You should rest, okay? Get well." He said and walked away. 

I sighed and straightened my back on the wall. I sure wish he would notice me just a tiny bit. He's just too much into his classmate who would just flirt with anybody.. Hey, I know I have no chance against her. She's just too pretty. And me? I'm plain old me. I was so engrossed with me thoughts, I didn't notice my class adviser-slash-Science teacher was here. He accidentally kicked the chair my injured knee was in. 

"OWCCCH!!" I cried. 

"Sorry, sorry, Lei. I didn't mean it. So, does it hurt so much?" He asked me. 

Some people call him, 'Gentle Giant' because, he may be big as in, 6ft 3in in height, he's still gentle with his hands. I chuckled at him. "Fit as a fiddle, sir." I told him and smiled. 

He stayed for a few minutes and left the clinic because his 'girlfriend' AKA my TLE teacher is calling for him. I stayed in the clinic till  my mom and Jude came to fetch me. When they came, the both dragged me to the car and pushed me in it. It really hurt, you know?

 We reached the FEU hospital and Jude started a chuckle first. I looked at him like he was crazy. So was the guy who was placing the bracelet thing on my wrist. Then, Jude burst into a full laugh. As in the literal sense of the word. 

He started to shout, "You're so FAT, that happened to you! Look at me, I'm normal in weight and I'm superior in academics and I'm not FAT! So, I don't have injuries. Just. Like. That!" He shouted and laughed some more. I covered my face in embarrasement and shame. 

I  just kept silent while he shouted like he swallowed a megaphone and it got stuck on his throat. I don't need to add gas to the damn fire. Still, waiting in the ER, Jude kept saying so many things, if mom hadn't arrived, I might've punched him square in the face. 

"Doctor said you don't need to be medicated, but you'll need to be x-rayed for other injuries you might've sustained." Mom said as she sighed. 

They wheeled me to the x-ray room, where a cute-looking guy and a not-so cute guy stood beside me and carried me to a room and placed me on a cold metal table. Gosh, he could carry me! 

I felt a really cold thing being placed under my knee. "OUCH!" I yelled. Not-so-much twisted my knee! THE HELL!?

"We need to get a shot of this. Stay still." He told me coldly. Later, he turned it again causing me to grunt and turned in again after a few moments. I never noticed that I had a death grip on the metal table withstanding so much pain. 

Not-so-much sighed and called cute one and asked him to remove my death grip on the table and carry me back to y wheel chair. 

Well, he came over to me and gently placed a hand on mine and carefully pried my fingers one by one. "Hey, relax. it's over." He told me and chuckled. 

I only groaned in response. He smiled a bit and placed my now heated hand on my stomach and gently craddled me onto his chest. "You can carry me?" I asked him. 

He chuckled at me. "Of course. We had a much heavier patient last time. It took two of us to carry her. You're much lighter." He told me. A small smile formed on my lips as he carried me back to my wheel chair. 

"Thank you." I told him as he placed me back to my chair. He smiled at me and I caught his name on his ID next to his breast pocket. Jonas... Same as my uncle. What a coincidence. 

We were sent home and I tolerated everything my Brother said till night came and it was finally my time to sleep. He decided to stop and play games on his computer. 

Few days of my injury, I can walk a bit. I can't tolerate the pain when my knee is in a cold place. It hurts so much.

Then of course, he saw that I could walk again. so he wouldn't leave me alone. I manage to escape him by staying with my mother. I was lying in bed, half-asleep when mom shook me. 

"Yukio, teach me that facebook you're using. Make me one too." She told me, her eyes twinkling. 

"Oh sure." I told her. She immediately turned my laptop on and waited. That's odd. She used to despise social networking sites. Now this? I made her own profile with a picture and everything else and let her explore. I told her if ever she has any questions, she could ask me. 

Mom's not really into computers that's why she's afraid she might push something. Well, she is clueless about computers. That's why I'm teaching her now. 

She didn't have any questions, so I decided to lay my head down and wait. I closed my eyes and started imagining things. Then, I mentally shook my head and relaxed. This is fine.. The day passed without any other event. 

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So, yeah. It's exactly 11:30pm. I started typing this last night cause I was so bored. And, I've been digging my brain for some memories and stuff so that I could go on and on with this story. And, starting the next chapter, We'll introduce a new character. I know you're all bored with Yukio and her family, so, I'll be introducing her counter-part for this story. I hope you all enjoy this because this is actually a tiny story of both our lives. 

Please do comment, vote, and fan if you'd like. And Suggestions are Highly Appreciated as well. Thank you for those who are reading this story of mine. :) 

--Anya