Eviternity

-Chapter 8-

"One more week of community work!" Teacher Bryan shouted, pinching Lyved's ear.

He soon caught up with what Lyved was doing and immediately punished her. Well, who could be so heartless to crush the life of a man? Lyved was. 

"Really? Can't we just.. combine the two weeks into one or something?" Lyved scratched the back of her neck, not really that okay with the punishment anymore.

Teacher Bryan stared at her more and just rolled his eyes. They were outside the classroom while the others still continued to read the poems of the pairs they chose. 

"Honestly, after a year of being absent, I still can't believe I'm still taking care of you." Teacher Bryan said.

"No need to rub it in.." Lyved looked down.

"I guess I'm also glad to finally see you again. I mean, you just disappeared so suddenly too."

Lyved bit her lip and walked to the door behind Teacher Bryan.

"Can we not talk about that?" Lyved whispered.

Opening the door, she saw that the classroom was whispering around. Apparently, they already finished the activity at least a minute ago. Lyved saw Dragen and Callum just staring at her. Both had different meaningful gazes. As if one has been trying to remember her, and one was trying to make her remember.

"Okay class, you have Physical Education next class. I heard you're going to the gym, so better change clothes." Teacher Bryan announced.

Lyved, her hands still in her pocket, looked around and stomped on her way to her desk. She wasn't allowed to attend Physical Education class due to her.. situation. She just needed a note from her parents that she could join. Unfortunately, they aren't really on good terms.

"Except you, Lyved. You are still banned from entering the gym." Teacher Bryan pointed. Soon, everyone had already changed into their clothes and went outside the class. Lyved and the Teacher was left.

Hell, she wasn't even allowed to enter the gym from the looks of it. She sighed and tossed her feet to put it up on her desk. She didn't plan on leaving the classroom, anyway. She plugged in her earphones and took out another cinnamon bun she had. She didn't know she prepared three this morning, so that was a surprise.

"Hey, can I eat while waiting?" Lyved shouted to Teacher Bryan, who was leaving the classroom.

"Sure. Just, be careful of your health, 'kay?"

Lyved nodded slightly and opened her the bun. Before she was able to bite, a hand stopped her. Surprised, she looked up to see Mike, with an angry face.

"What the hell?" Lyved asked, smirking a bit. Clearly amused from what was happening.

"Don't eat that." Mike said sternly. It made Lyved tip off a little. Did he know that cinnamon buns made me somewhat sick, she thought.

"You're not my mom." Lyved grinned.

Mike sternly looked at her. He grabbed her shoulder and held her chin. His face was inches near from hers. It only made Lyved stiffen and stare back.

"Show me your tongue." Mike ordered.

Lyved, still hesitant and confused, did what he said. He stared at her tongue and moved back a little from shock.

"It's swelling... tell me.. have you been experiencing stomach aches? Coughing? Vomiting? Bloating?" Mike asked questions one after the other.

"What do you know that I don't?" Lyved asked, her heart beating so fast. How could Mike know more?

"Look.. I can't talk about that. You told me not to talk about that." Mike said.

Talk about what? When did I say that? When, she thought. She thought back and just couldn't remember anything much. Mike sighed and abruptly kissed her forehead, as if it was instinct. It was obviously instinct, since he was blushing as well.

"I-- uh.. uhm.." Lyved stuttered, looking at Mike with confused eyes.

"It's a bad habit, I know." Mike smiled, patting her head.

He grabbed the cinnamon bun and raised it up away from Lyved's height. He walked away with a final look from Lyved and closed the door. She was still standing there, stiff and confused. 

What the hell just happened?

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Dragen shook his thoughts off Lyved. He knew why she had to stay in the classroom. It was just that his classmates were just doubting her.

"Is she in detention or something?"

"Did she do something bad again?"

"She might really be the devil..."

Dragen caught the ball from the toss of his classmate and threw it back. It was a weird "catch-and-throw" exercise that the P.E teacher thought was good enough for today.

"She's probably just lazy.."

"Do you think she's dating the teacher?"

"What? No, you're kinda' gross."

"I mean, think about it. The teacher is so awfully close and protective of her."

"Now that you say that..."

Dragen put his tongue out of disgust. What the hell were these high school students thinking? Are they really dumb or do they really know what they're talking about. Finally deciding to leave for a 'bathroom break', Dragen excuses himself from the gym.

He was honestly going to see and look at Lyved. Ever since she was in that room, he just always thought of how she was so peaceful yet distressed through her sleep. He finally arrived to the classroom and opened the door, just to see Lyved sleeping.

He smiled at her sleeping face. He was glad that it was just peaceful this time. He walked to the chair beside her and stared at her face carefully. It was full of make-up. He wiped some away and saw some blisters on her face. They were just small, but it was all over the place. He sighed and brushed her hair away from her face.

This was so much like Lyved, he thought. She hid her blisters so that Mike and him wouldn't worry so much. 

"You really need to take care of your cinnamon allergy." Dragen whispered. "I don't want to see you in the hospital again."

Dragen brushed his hair away from his face and just stared worriedly at Lyved.

"It's so hard to love you when you're like this to me."

Dragen stood up from his chair and looked at Lyved one last time. He stared at his with memories coming to his thoughts. He shook them away, until the door was about to be closed. He just stood there and stared at her again.

"Ah, I hope you would know how much I care."