Virus- A Minecraft Story

Chapter Ten

Krystal's POV

A blur of light was the first thing I saw as I started to slip back into consciousness. Then, my brain started processing where I was and why. I was lying in a bed, with my back aching, head pounding and face swollen.

How did I get like that? I thought drowsily.

Then the whole scene came back to me. Vivian beat me up for just becoming friends with a guy she had a crush on, claiming I "stole him". I scowled. What a jerk.

Then, the door creaked open. Lexus poked his head in and then saw that I was awake.

"Krystal!" he said. "You're okay!"

"Well, yeah, what did you expect?" I said jokingly.

He walked over to the bed and sat down next to it, leaving the door a tad open behind him.

"You were out for several hours," Lexus explained. "If it weren't for Hayden, who knows what would have happened?"

Hayden. How did he find me? Did he notice I was missing and actually had cared to look? I guess I would have done the same. But then Vivian's words echoed in my head:

"I've always known Hayden had a thing for you. I see it in the way he looks at you."

I felt my cheeks grow pink at the thought of that.

"How did he know where I was?" I asked him.

"Beats me," he said while shrugging.

"What time is it anyway?"

Lexus glanced at his clock.

"8:33 PM."

What?! I had been out THAT long? How is that possible? My head and back had just gotten pounded on the wall hard. I couldn't believe it knocked me out for eight hours!

"We all think you might have been drugged," Lexus said. "Unless something else happened?"

"No, no!" I lied.

"You sure?"

"Yes! And you may be right about that!"

That statement was true. Someone might actually have drugged me. Being knocked out for such a small injury was unnatural.

And then I figured I was drugged. I remembered feeling a little sluggish 10 minutes into lunch. Somebody must've dosed my food with sleep medicine or something.

Vivian probably drugged me, I realized. But how did she know I would walk out to the restroom? Did she plan the whole thing?

"So I guess you were drugged," Lexus said. "Should we figure out who did it? Or-"

I cut him off. "Really, don't worry about it. I'm fine. I just need some rest, that's all."

He nodded. "Want Hayden to come in before you go to sleep?"

"No thanks," I said. "I'll thank him later. I'm really tired."

Lexus left, and closed the door behind him. I sighed, and shut my eyes.

When I woke up, it was still nighttime. I checked the clock. 12:30. I was going to have a long night. I got out of bed, and noticed Hayden wasn't in his bed. I wonder where he went. I changed into pajamas and walked outside of my room. In the living room, the TV was on, and sitting on the couch was Hayden. I sat next to him.

"Hey Krystal," Hayden said sleepily.

"Hi," I said. "Can't sleep?"

He chuckled. "I never get a goodnight sleep anymore."